House Hunters International

Have always watched House Hunters and international. We are living a show ourselves. We have just brought property in Mexico. We are waiting for our condo to be finished and we will be retiring there. We are working on selling our house here. The process of buying in Mexico is very interesting.

We have an attorney helping us through and a great bunch of friends. Our real estate agent there is a gem and they have made things as smooth as possible for us. What a wonderful opportunity. I hope to maybe teach when we get totally moved. My husband wants to play golf. We both are ready to start our new life.

Just watched an episode in Series 145 of a couple searching for a house in Melbourne and the prices being quoted are just patently wrong even in US dollars. One apartment they looked at for $380k would be at least $800k even when they filmed this. Unless it was shot in 1985.

I've learned a lot about the different countries and cultures through this show. I'm incredibly interested in seeing the different styles of homes and standards that exist around the world. We have see Katmandu, Dubai, Nirobi, Spain, Iceland, Brazil, Caribbean islands, Australia, Vanuatu, Thailand, Italy, France, etc. All of them make me want to explore the areas more. Great adventure and escape. The ones I like the let are France and Italy. Both are beautiful countries but they seem to show the same types of properties when those countries are featured. The others are incredibly fascinating. I am glad that they have added Africa and South American cities into their mix because Europe seemed to be their main continent. Love to see the diversity and highlights of the countries.

Like another review, '8 minutes of content in 22 minutes'.

The premise for the show is House Hunting yet 90% of the show is about Rentals. One, maybe two episodes have a couple actually Buying a house. It's a tv show, allegedly a 'reality show' but it looks and sounds way too scripted. That and the fact that they re-review every place twice might make for good tv but a turn off when watching without commercials.

The couples are, in my opinion, questionable. Seems like a female is moving around the world to 'move in' with a guy way too often. Other couples, whether gay or straight, have unrealistic views on their wants/needs. The women, more often than not, play the 'I'm giving up so much to move around the world for you' card.

A Lot of champagne tastes on a beer budget.

In a lot of these episodes I'm not convinced the couples or job moves are genuine never mind the house search.