The One Real Estate Show I Actually Watch

I know this is going to sound like sacrilege, seeing as how I live in Knoxville, home of HGTV and DIY, but I have always said that I really don't like to watch home improvement or real estate shows. I say, "I eat, breathe, and sleep houses. Why would I want to watch shows about them when I'm not working?"

And I felt pretty secure in that thinking until I discovered Jeff Lewis. For those of you who don't know, Jeff Lewis is the anti-hero of Bravo's real estate reality show, "Flipping Out," the second season of which premieres tonight. This is the one real estate show I will break my "no real estate show" rule for. Why? Maybe it's Jeff Lewis's unbelievable, never-ending OCD. Maybe it's the fact that he never buys an investment property without consulting a tarot reader. Maybe it's the fact that he has an employee whose sole duty is taking out the trash. Or maybe it's the fact that this show has a lot more to do with Jeff Lewis than it has to do with real estate. I'm just not sure.

Here's one of my favorite scenes from last season:



And I'll admit it: I secretly can't wait to see how Jeff and the gang are flipping houses in the now softening LA housing market and still making a profit. Doh! I think I just brought my work home with me.