Buy Your First Home on a Reality Show

• May 12th 2009

by Mark Wellborn

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Housing Complex is reporting that the HGTV program My First Place is currently holding casting calls in the DC/Baltimore area for its seventh season. The show follows first-time home buyers and chronicles the buying process.

Housing Complex author Ruth Samuelson points out that that the program application has 25 questions, some which are a little daunting. We took a peek and picked out some of our favorites:

• If you are buying as a single, you’ll need to arrange to have a trusted friend join you for the househunt, and numerous key scenes through closing. This person will serve as your sounding board. He/she needs to be comfortable on camera. Who will be your sounding board?

• If your mortgage payment is more than your rental payment, what sacrifices will you make to pay for the monthly increase? Will you have to give up luxuries?

• Tell us why you think you’ll have a high tolerance for having a camera crew follow you around during the potentially stressful period of buying your first place?

Participants will receive a DVD copy of the episode that they were on and a “specially chosen gift” for their new home. In short, it sounds like the true reward for most is just being on the show.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/buy_your_first_home_on_a_reality_show/901.