Thursday, February 28, 2008

HGTV's "Sleep On It"

"Sleep On It" is a national half-our television show which airs on HGTV (Home & Garden Television).

It's a great opportunity for all parties involved (the seller, the home buyer and the realtor) but the best part is that the home buyers have a chance to spend the night in 1 of the 2 homes they are interested in purchasing. It's a great opportunity and a lot of fun!

The perk for home buyers is that you get a chance to spend the night in a home of your choice that you are interested in purchasing, testing out the neighborhood, the house itself and whether or not it suits your needs.

There is a small compensation for each party involved as they greatly appreciate everyone's time and efforts. It's a fun, high energy, reality show that offers a unique perspective on the real estate market nation-wide.

Overall, it takes 3 full days of shooting for home buyers. They do a 1/2 hour interview with the realtor & homeowners/sellers. The realtor also assists them with setting up/finding the homes for the home buyer. Ideally, the single family home prices should be in the range of $375,000-$550,000. The homes should also be vacant and staged or lightly furnished. If the homeowners currently live in the house, they'll provide a hotel stay for them during our shoot.

Edelman Productions has been producing award-winning programming for HGTV, The History Channel and The Food Network for over 10 years. A few of their shows include: Curb Appeal, Color Splash, Design to Sell, Design Remix, Decorating Cents, Double Take, House Detective, Landscape Smart, Ultimate Kitchens and Find Your Style to name a few.

They will begin shooting their second season of "Sleep On It" April 1st. Please feel free to forward this opportunity on to other realtors or homebuyers who may be interested. Also, if you have any clients that would be a great fit on the show and would be interested in this experience, please have them get in touch with me and I can forward the appropriate information.

Here is some recent press on the show.

"Sleep On It" airs Wednesday evenings @ 10:30pm on HGTV.

Enjoy!

kevin Shirley & Michael Dillon
Long & Foster Realty
kevin@RealAstute.com
202-547-9200

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