HGTV Show Fixer Upper vs Reality

[Neil Henderson]

So, in trying to get my spouse motivated about investing in real estate, (her eyes tended to glass over when I tried to explain BRRRR) I asked her if she wanted to start watching reruns of the show Fixer Upper from HGTV. Worked like a charm, within one episode she was talking about how much she thinks she would enjoy rehabbing properties. Great success!! Now, the caveat is, I know many of these shows can be pretty far from reality. Are there any especially egregious falsehoods that these shows propagate to watch out for?