HGTV At Upperend???
Recently I began helping a first time homebuyer find a condo in St. Charles. He was ready to move out of the downtown area and make the switch to the suburbs. While the house hunt started out normal, it took a complete 180 when I got a phone call from him that would change the whole “normal” first time home buying experience.
A short time before starting this process, my client signed himself up to go thru all the ups and downs on a show called My First Place. Ever hear of it? Yeah if you are anything like me (a total fan), the next thing I’m about to tell you would probably not shock you. Now after a long pause over the phone, I asked if he was serious and then my heart starting beating with nervousness and excitement at the same time. Not only was my buyer stressing about his first place, he was now stressing about being featured on NATIONAL TELEVISION!!! Oh and what about me, his agent….I was going to be on too and like I stated earlier I LOVE THAT SHOW.
Fast forwarding a bit. I called my boss and co-workers at Upper End Properties to tell them the good news and believe me, they were excited! What an awesome opportunity we would have to spread the word about our agency!
The next step was to start filming. We began meeting a production crew at different times and venues to get all the exciting events on film. Totally not easier, especially if you’ve been involved in the “home buying” process before. The hardest part for me was trying to keep my mouth shut long enough and to not spoil the real emotion that HGTV was trying to capture.
I had no idea that filming a reality show was so intense. Getting fitted for my microphone pack, running over exactly what I wanted to say and how I wanted it to come out, smiling, walking without tripping and standing up straight were the duties and thoughts going thru my head at each taping.
The neatest part about filming for My First Place is how natural and normal they try to keep the process. The film crew really wants the scene to play out as it actually would.
We are still in production for our show and I will have lots more to share as this process continues. But for now please let me know your thoughts about all of this and will you watch?
