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Whether it's a newlywed couple or a big family, these homeowners will rely on real estate experts Hillary Farr, who will renovate their current home, and David Visentin, who will find them a new home, to make or find them a dream home and ask them to chose whether they will "love" or "list" their newly renovated current home.

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    • Author: Mr.Twister
    As a Realtor and design enthusiast, I thought I'd enjoy seeing these two sides compete. But I find myself seriously stressed by every single aspect of this show, and I think the formula is to blame:

    1) The homeowners must watch way too much HGTV because they have THE MOST unreal expectations on what Hilary the Designer can do for them. For example, homeowners always give Hilary a $20,000-$50,000 budget (up to a very rare $70,000 budget) to basically rebuild their 90-year-old, 1500 sqft, 3 bedroom home, and turn it into a sparkly new 4,000 sqft, 5 bedroom home with all the bells and whistles, that also includes a finished basement underneath the home where there is currently a concrete slab on top of a pile of dirt. And in EVERY show, at least one wall must come down.

    HOWEVER, we usually find in 90-year-old homes, and in almost every episode, that behind-the-wall issues basically drain Hilary of her entire teensy-weensy budget, leaving the homeowners emotionally drained and unfairly frustrated with her. Most viewers may blame the homeowners for being so unreasonable. Well, so do I.

    Meanwhile, David the Realtor is given an $850,000 budget to find their move-in ready dream home in the same neighborhood.

    2) Once David the Realtor has shown them their dream home in their same neighborhood, it's consistently, approximately $100,000 over their original budget.

    3) Fortunately for both David and the homeowners, Hilary the Designer has scraped every cent together to somehow get at least a little something exquisitely done in their home (the gal is talented!), which then boosts their profit a consistent, surprising, $100,000, which David then points out will allow them to buy the $950,000 home he last showed them, right before they make their "tough" decision.

    Basically, using Hilary's hard work against her.

    4) Meanwhile, Hilary has had to continually educate the homeowners regarding the shabby state of their home's construction, then get blamed and verbally abused by the homeowners, and then allow David to take the final word to win his argument.

    Perhaps I am wrong, but I sense something is amiss with this formula, leaving me with a single question...

    Did David create this show? :-)

    Happy Watching!
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    • Author: Renthadral
    I remember watching this show for the first time and I thought, "Wow, the acting in this show is horrible!" And then I realized it's suppose to be a reality show not a staged show. But when watching this show you know that almost every scene is staged, the homeowners complaining about not getting what they want is annoying, yes I know you're not going to get the master bath you want! But you can tell when they are complaining to the camera that the producer asked them to over react to the news. And David ALWAYS shows them a a bad house at first, then an okay house and then the grand slam at the end; so it's not in my opinion worth watching the homeowners reactions you always know the end results. And Hilary is absolutely annoying with her complaining about her budget she whines to the homeowners that with her budget only one or two things are possible with the list they give her, then when the final reveal comes she has only done one thing on their list and the rest of the budget went into staging the home. Half of the time I wonder why David is even on this show they always love it never list it, Its an annoying show and terrible acting. If you want to watch a show that's actually entertaining to watch, try Fixer Upper, Property Brother, Rehab Addict or any of the crasher shows. They get everything done!
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    • Author: Fek
    One of the worst on HGTV, but has such a prime time slot as it seems to be on whenever I work from home....

    Hillary promises to do a full house gut, moving 2 bathrooms, redo kitchen, knock down a structural wall and finish an unfinished basement for $60k. Quoted prices are often low on HGTV because they seem to ignore labor costs, so I can deal. Then, some unforeseen issue like a few spots of mold shows up in the basement. The work to spray some bleach on the mold is going to cost the same as what they had budgeted for the kitchen!! No more kitchen. So when all is said and done, instead of getting the original list of crazy promises, for $60k they get a coat of paint, a new bathroom vanity and a built in desk in the otherwise unfinished basement. And lots of stuff from Winners Homesense.

    The flip side is that they always start in awesome semi-urban neighborhoods in Toronto and say that they value the location. Then David tells them that they have to compromise "slightly" on location, that they will go "just 5 minutes" away, and suddenly they are looking at a new build in north, barren Oakville - and for the sake of television drama, the owners are actually shown debating this. The suburban options are "just 5 minutes" away, like I am 5 minutes away from my parents' house - by bullet train at 240 mph.

    The drama in this show is so contrived. I don't know why people keep participating, because the producers go to such lengths to make them look like such brats.

    Also annoying is how many of these people just need to bring a trash dumpster to their house, throw everything out, put in some built ins and stay put.
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    • Author: Zulkishicage
    When it first aired, I liked the show, but it's degraded into something difficult to watch. Yes, Hillary and David can be abrupt and snotty, but I am SO over the homeowners. The spouse that wants to stay is always negative of anything David shows them, and when Hillary can't deliver on her design due to bad wiring or asbestos, they b!tch about that, too. Lately, I've seen shows where Hillary has $100,000+ to renovate and she still can't do the whole makeover.

    It drives me crazy when David finds a house that meets all the requested needs but the couple still 'Loves' their old house even if there is no more space, just a pretty paint job and new decor.

    For good reno stuff, I watch Mike Holmes, Property Brothers or Income Property. Those guys can do the job.
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    • Author: Jaberini
    I have been watching the show and as most reviews stated it's repetition acting... Nothing is different. The one that want to stay hates the houses David show. The one that want to stay, Hilary take something off the list that makes him or her think she is not listening. However, the episodes I have been watching, Hilary has been given a renovation budget of anywhere between $75k-160k. My opinion, this is a generous amount and should be able to take care of most or all the renovations. By the end of the show she only cover a 1/4 of the list. That is just crazy to me. Or maybe its just me. Watching the other shows like Property Brothers, Fixer Upper, House Hunters Renovations and income property. The renovation budget ranges from $55k-$160k and those shows seem to cover every room (even if they do air every room) with the budget. It is really odd to me that Hilary is unable to do it on any episode. Don't get me wrong, Her designs for the most part is great and some of the things are unrealistic but the money she is supposedly given should be able to cover at least 3/4 of the list.
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    • Author: Gir
    This show reeks of amateur hour. The realtor David never delivers what the buyers ask for. But the real aggravating part of this show is Hillary asking for must haves then making grand promises but ALWAYS coming up short. Then to top it off, she becomes argumentative and confrontational with the homeowners. In fact these are the 2 most unprofessional "professionals" I have ever seen. Why does HGTV even keep this show on the air? 2 words. Property Brothers. Now that is a decent show. The brothers take into account how much a project is going to cost and then delivering on the budget they have to work with. You get to see the conversion of an ugly outdated property into a beautiful work of art. Same with Scott M. on Income Property. The skinny little know it all David and his uppity English cohort take rudeness and incompetence to a whole new level.
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    • Author: Wizard
    Hilary is always lacking on major renovations (bathroom, kitchen, additional rooms, etc) then they " love" the house because of pretty paint and decor. She makes promises that there is no way she can deliver, then gets into arguments with the family. Why is there no preliminary home inspection before she makes her promises? At times David finds homes that are above budget, but it's always exactly what is asked for. Why would someone stay in a home that does not have adequate space just because it is their first home together? That is completely unrealistic. The worst shows are when children who have no financial input get a "say" in the decision. That makes no sense at all. Time to add more Income Property, and bring back Mike Holmes. Andrea
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    • Author: MEGA FREEDY
    This could be a great show. I have tried to get through it because I love the idea of seeing the finished product and what they choose. However, the soul crushing stupidity of the fake drama stops me from completing even one episode. Do they search for complete A holes to yell and act like a six year old or did they just hit the A hole lottery?

    On top of the drama and antics by the homeowners the "surprise" every time something is screwed up is laughable. Here is an idea, how about you get someone in there that has done the job before?

    I could not be more shocked that this show has continued to air as long as it has.

    WTF HGTV?
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    • Author: Dont_Wory
    The basic premise is pretty good. People all over struggle with fixing up their current home or moving. That's where it ends. While some of the before and after are good work, the journey is unnecessarily painful. I have been watching home shows for over 30 years from when they were simple "how-to" on PBS to the current menu. I am a fan of This Old House and HomeTime where the camera moves smoother and actually gives me a chance to see what is going on and they explained what was happening. Love it or List it is a culmination of all the fears people have to move or remodel. Testy people to deal with, sarcasm, and Hillary who demonstrates the stereotypical behavior that people expect from a contractor. Over promise and under-deliver then surprising the homeowner with tough financial and functional choices. I have built many things and fired many contractors who perform just like Hillary and I never get held hostage. This is exactly what scares people away from remodeling.

    While I have grown a tough exterior for dealing with these things, many people have not and fear getting ripped off. The encouraging truth is that if you do your homework there are actually honorable contractors who will take your money and deliver a quality product as promised. Nothing is ever completely perfect, but the surprises should not be as drastic as the failures on this show. Good contractors just do not do what Hillary does and get half-way through a project before doing their homework and examining the entire house first and then presenting choices to the homeowners. The other encouraging news is that there are better, "can-do" shows. While I miss Norm and, yes, Bob Vila who encouraged you into making things happen and taught you how to do it, the Property Brothers and Fixer Upper, plus so many more take their place pretty well. I only wish they would have better or smoother camera work. That aside, while I like some shows better than others, only one is truly annoying to the point of changing the channel and living up to every stereotypical contractor fear...it is "Love it or List it". With so many other great, positive, shows, I would say do not Love it or List it, just lose it.
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    • Author: Fenrinos
    I have spent most of a gloomy cold weekend watching this series which is very interesting, informative & somewhat addicting but boy oh boy the drama and repetition! The dialogue must be pre-determined in adding just enough drama to keep people "interested" because it's clearly outside of natural behavior. Both sides of the equation are just downright rude and over the top sometimes. As much as I've come to like the main characters, I'm grateful for the opportunity to fast forward through the repetitive lines that are clearly required of them to speak every episode. All in all,I really like the show but I could do with a whole lot less sass & script & more natural behavior.
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    • Author: Adoraris
    I have to admit, when I first discovered this show--I WAS HOOKED. I actually love the hosts and their squabbles; I thought they were funny. BUT, it does follow the SAME formula: 1) couple disagree about the home, whether to keep it or move, 2) Hilary is never satisfied with the money they offer for renovations, 3) David rarely finds a worthy new home on the first try, 4) Hilary runs into problems with her renovations and need more money. and she NEVER fully completes the "asked-for" renovations, and 5) the majority of the time the couple decides to stay and not list it. FYI--the need for a "mud room" seems to be an issue quite often.

    Well, I tired of the same formula, but I still liked the show, BUT I discovered a more satisfying technique to watching it. I DVR the show, and watch the last ten minutes of the show. It's all I need, and it's satisfying enough.
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    • Author: Trash Obsession
    This show is so stressful to watch. If you have ever seen "Flip or Flop" on HGTV, you know that Tarek fixes foreclosed, destroyed homes for around $50,000. Hilary on "Love it or List it" barely does anything to the houses even with budgets that exceed $100,000. She must be ripping off the people on the show and paying her contractor friends a ton of money. I have seen her say, "We don't have enough money to add a closet." A closet only costs about $800 to add! Hilary is an absolute disgrace. Then, she spends half of the budget on furniture and decorations, which have nothing to do with the value of the house! I have no idea how Hilary even has a job, let alone a TV show.
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    • Author: Nilador
    Not only has this show gone to the dogs but I am so sick of Hillary's Rude and Hatefully "I know it all" attitude!! She just plain and simply a SNOB! She always says "Oh I will make you love it" and agrees on the money they have to do reno but NOT ONCE has she ever come through on 1 of her promises to redo as she says! Now they found someone just as bad to do love it or list it too in Jillian. Don't any of these people think to look at the home thoroughly with their contractor to be sure what needs done? I find it very hard to believe that a True designer doesn't take all things into consideration before saying they can do a job! Absolutely the worst of the worst!
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    • Author: Alsalar
    Do you read what the viewers are telling you? Fortunately, I found myself this past summer with extra time to catch-up on my HGTV watching. Love the Property Brothers - class act! Rehab Addict! Another entertaining and informative program. BUT then at the other end of the list is LIorLI. Please pay attention to your viewers. End the pain!!! I immediately, after being bored, annoyed,insulted, angry (Yikes! It's only a TV show), and just plain tired of wasting my time -- changed my channel to another network. Despite so many complaints, you continue to insult the viewer with this low class junk, I believe you just don't care what people really want to see. The show also portrays the 'buyers' as less than intelligent homeowners. What those people see at the comparison ending is a partially redone home filled with lots of 'fru-fru'. What happen to all the owners original furniture, bedding, etc.? Scam-like to me!!! Also, where are the 'buyers'? The listing prices of the homes are completely out of range with the lack of quality, location, general ugliness of the properties. No one ever on LIorLI ever mentions the dumpy areas the homes are in (next to business bldg., jammed in between to awful other homes, etc.)- no such thing as 'curb appeal' on this show. Please consider better programs that actually help the viewer, not depress them!!
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    • Author: The Rollers of Vildar
    The program is an interesting premise; Canadian homeowners (probably from Toronto) have a house that no longer meets their needs. So they look for a better one while their current house is updated with funds provided by the homeowners.

    The problem is, they have selected some of the most difficult, wining, snotty people living in Toronto. During the whole process, the homeowners bitch and belly ache about every update being done to their house, and they hate each house being showed to them.

    I rather like Hilary but real estate David belongs on Selling New York or Selling L.A., because he's even more snotty than the homeowners.

    I really dislike every aspect of the program that I've seen thus far...and believe me, I don't expect to see any more episodes!
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    • Author: Munigrinn
    I love HGTV. Watch it avidly on weekend mornings while sipping my coffee. When this show starts, I turn it off. The premise is a good one. And that's where it ends. By the time I had seen 3 shows I could predict the entire episode, and often, the endings. Hilary gets a budget that isn't big enough to handle all the renovations on their house adequately. Then, the usual setbacks occur (think plumbing, electrical, insulation, leaks, etc.) necessitating the omission of a key 'must-have' from the homeowner's list. Meanwhile, David shows them a number of houses that clearly don't meet their requirements until the last house they see is perfect in every way. Ta Da. Usually they 'love it' and stay. Well, so would I if I got a cheap, professional remodel and didn't have to deal with a move. Throughout the episode there is bitching and backbiting and general unpleasantness. I find Hilary and David to be unlikable. I really dislike the cookie cutter predictability of the show.
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    • Author: Qusserel
    Since when did watching other people spend their money become entertainment. The mere fact that folks are given the option of only 3 other homes or to remain with their current residence after a renovation is no form of entertainment.

    This show fails to provide anything other than a documentation of the idiocy of home buyers and willingness to allow home values to surpass the inflation rate by hundreds of percentage points. The show continues to exploit the ignorance of pathetic home buyers through the scam artistry of inflating home defects discovered during the renovation process.

    In every show there is some form of defect discovered and it must be exploited. In one of the shows they discovered mold and that the cost of removing this mold was enough to completely eat away at the possibility of renovating another project. A simple search on the internet will reveal that the mold removal does not cost tens of thousands of dollars. homeadvisor.com placed the average amount spent was between 1100-3100 dollars. No where near the amount they charged an ignorant couple.

    HGTV is setting a trend of airing crooks and scam artists as a form of entertainment.
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    • Author: Siralune
    This is not a fair competition because no matter what the designer always wins. She gets the money for the renovation; he doesn't always get to list the house. How is that even a fair competition. No matter what she wins in my opinion. Even if he gets the home owners to list the house, she still got the job to renovate the home first! Stupid competition if you ask me!!!
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    • Author: Skiletus
    I kinda like Hilary and David, there is a cute chemistry between them and their bickering is funny. Also, I like the idea of the show, that looks promising. However, homes and homeowners are just horribly picked. They seem to chose most horrible people they could find and that made show almost unbearable to watch. Also, they picked enormous, expensive homes, and instead of helping people who really could need help, they were helping a$$holes who were constantly whining about their "tiny" homes with 2 kitchens, 4 bedrooms, large yard etc, etc... There are people living in shoe-boxes! Most people in the world live in tiny flats, most like 90% families have one single bathroom. And here we see families living in large, and I mean enormous houses with large yards, and complain how unhappy they are with their tiny tiny homes. To add to insult, so many of them were acting like they hired Hilary so they were "disappointed" with her work, when it's quite obvious their house is repaired on the tv with huge discount and they applied for the show hoping they will get it. And their remarks, some were so appalling. One women like lived in large but filthy house and complained with very rude words when David was showing her homes. There were so many unpleasant people I just could not watched the show anymore. I live in a tiny flat, I work a lot, yes, but well, not everyone is lucky. They would be better of with some people who really need help. These are just most awful people they could find and I don't enjoy watching them.
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    • Author: Chinon
    This show just reeks, although it starts with a great premise. My wife watches it, so by default I do as well at times. A recent marathon cemented my opinions.

    The hosts are pathetic. Designers and Realtors are in a service business, and Hillary presents nothing but an obnoxious, condescending libertine, intent on spending someone else's money how she wishes. The fact is if she works like this in real life, which each week is a commitment to an extensive remodel on a tiny budget on usually ancient, code busting, monstrosities only to be derailed by an obvious structural issue, would put her out of business from lawsuits and possible fraud charges. She is as repulsive a personality as exists on TV.

    David, the realtor, is equally dense about his clients, and each week provides the same "same house, wrong house, worse house, perfect house". He'd be fired after the second wrong house.

    Next are the clients. It appears the show is filmed in a just a couple of neighborhoods in Toronto. Usually the couple is insistent on remaining in their urban, regentryfying, stultifyingly hip neighborhood to the point they squawk about even considering a move just several blocks away.
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    • Author: Ballagar
    Besides the fighting with each other and the Home Owners they are only out to protect their own hides. They don't even acknowledge what the Homeowner would potentially want in a new home and she is atrocious all on her own. Snarky horrible attitude and expects the Home Owner to do what she says when she says it instead of listening to what the Home Owner wants. I seriously have no idea how or why this "show" (sorry it's actually an abysmal sorry excuse of a "show") is on TV. Their so terrible and very nasty. I feel terrible for the Home Owners who have to deal with these two. One woman was pregnant with her fourth child due in less than a month and they were beyond torturing her. Pushing her and her husband into horrible situations. Again I really can't understand how this is on TV. It's a form of abuse actually.
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    • Author: Shliffiana
    I like to watch the changes and send it the renovation process. But I can't stand Hillary. She is a stuck up stuffy b!+ch. And no matter what the home owner's budget is she always asks for more money. & Every house that has everything they are looking for he always does them something out of their price range. Neither of them understand what a budget is and that not everyone can afford to increase their budget just because they like a house more. & Hillary & David's banter is so horribly acted out!
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    • Author: Giamah
    Hilary Farr is a substandard designer! Perhaps she is just an actress playing a designer on TV. The episode I just watched showed her missing the HVAC issues at the beginning of the project; the issue was that converting the basement to living space would require heat for the space. She seems to let the fake builder, Eric, bring up these issues after work has started. If she was an experienced designer she would know to consider such a thing before starting work. Hilary is also deficient in her knowledge about structural issues and her designs that involve structural changes. She also doesn't know much about building code! Unfortunately this show leads people to think that these unforeseen issues are typical, when in reality a competent builder or architect's due diligence at the beginning of the project would identify these and many other issues. The only unknowns should be defects hidden out of sight.
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    • Author: Zainian
    Solid and entertaining competition show. The two host have great chemistry which contributes to the fun. I also like the contractor who has a great relationship with the designer. I'm not sure how anyone can hate this show!
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    • Author: Seevinev
    These two guys could be the most boring duo in the history of tv. That brings zero enthusiasm to the rest of the show. Gillian and Todd are thousands of times better than these two.
  • Series cast summary:
    Hilary Farr Hilary Farr - Herself - Host / - 198 episodes, 2008-2019
    David Visentin David Visentin - Himself - Host 198 episodes, 2008-2019
    Jason Byrd Jason Byrd - Himself - Project Manager / - 64 episodes, 2014-2019
    Eric Eremita Eric Eremita - Himself - General Contractor / - 64 episodes, 2014-2019
    Jenny Kaye Mahorney Jenny Kaye Mahorney - Herself - Design / - 64 episodes, 2014-2019
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