Today I had a missed call on my cell phone, from the 212 area code – that’s the Big Apple, if you’re not familiar. Â I figured it was a telemarketer or someone looking for money – not to be judgmental, I think a lot of us are looking for money. Â But I got a voicemail, and when I had a few minutes, I checked it…and there was an unusual message, from a lady working for HGTV. It turns out that HGTV wants to help you renovate your Santa Cruz home!
Not familiar with HGTV? Â Ask my wife, she’ll tell you – I’m a HGTV junkie. Â HGTV stands for Home and Garden Television, and they produce such wonderful shows such as House Hunters, Property Brothers, Love it or List It, Design It, and many others. Â I “Tivo” a number of their shows and watch them in the wee hours when no one’s around to see…a guilty pleasure.
I called the lady back, and it turns out that HGTV is working on a new home renovation series – they are looking for first-time vacation-home purchasers who are about to renovate their new investment into a beach rental/getaway and use the rents to help cover the repair cost. Â I was told that HGTV will contribute up to $20,000 for the repair, but whatever amount they contribute must be at least matched by the home owner. Â In addition, they will donate about $10K worth of products, paid for I assume by the sponsors of the show.
They are looking for projects in towns like Santa Cruz, Capitola, and Aptos…priced between $400K and $600K. Â That’s going to be a tough call of course finding a home in that price range in our area, but that’s another story.
If you or someone you know has a project that might work for the show, check out this page on the HGTV web site.
If you know of a good candidate for this, please contact me (my contact info is all over my web page) and I can put you directly in touch with the HGTV representative.
Time to talk to a REALTOR?
