I love these shows... as comedy.
Reno Realities is designed to show the downside to their own DIY content.
BTW they are sending out low rent camera crews, typically on their first gigs, who know nothing about construction. That's the key to the entire show: no expert advice to get in the way of the fun.
The family arguments are hardly staged.
With enough frustration and ignorance astounding follies are possible.
What few HOH I've seen focus on insanely hack work done by what figure to be illegal immigrants. For the most part the original crews didn't even know left from right when they hacked into the job.
Holmes' basic story: use a licensed professional with an established reputation. Forget the clowns with the low-ball quote. They represent clones of RR -- who must have written the book on track-shoe construction.
