I watched the one near Orlando being built. Pretty darned impressive.
I’m not exactly sure why she’s having problems. Last I heard it was something to do with violating her zoning ordinance. She ran a charity business collecting and donating clothes, which she had done prior to the Extreme Makeover home, and now they are saying she can’t store the clothes there?(I think) Anyhow, whatever the violation is is racking up daily fines which she can’t pay. And, yes, they knew what she was going to do with the residence before she had the EM house built.
The funny part about the zoning issue is that the EM house sits on the edge of a commercial/light industrial zone (faces it) and the back of the house faces a neighborhood that is one step up above slumage.
Anything she does with her EM house is an improvement to the area.
Those homes can't survive being built in a week. The framing isn't dry, the sheetrock and taping isn't dry. I would like to see these homes a year or two later.
I got caught up in the "hysteria" over this show when it first started. Took me about two episodes to wonder how the H*LL these families could afford to stay in enormously expensive homes. They include cutting edge technology and are designed to be sooooo greeeeen! You know what - that all costs money - a lot of money! TAXES, cable subscriptions, internet subscriptions, utility bills, upkeep on green systems, etc. are LUXURY items that the average family cannot afford. Most of the families on the show are not even average wage earners.
Just more of the "average guy trying to live like a rich guy" mentality!