“Flip This House” Gets Flipped

Below is part of an article from The State, that speaks to the lawsuit Richard Davis won against the cable network A&E.

I’m not sure who’s right or wrong here, but it seems to me that A&E got greedy with Mr. Davis’s hit program, and decided to take the low road.

Richard Davis seems to be one of those fellows that can make things happen. I’m not saying this because he won a lawsuit. I’m giving him props for his ability to be able to “bob and weave” and “move and shake,” to get in and out of a situation.

I’m not sure why the guy is compelling. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t seem like the sharpest tool in the shed, but still makes things happen. Maybe it was the way he made it look like anyone could turn a POS (piece of s&^%), into a desirable home in 5 days.

I have to admit, the show made Mr. Davis look like freegin MacGyver of flipping (you remember the guy who could make a hammock out of thumping a piece of Juicy Fruit hooked to a paper clip). The differnce between the two is that Davis had $50,000 worth of work, and a $7000 budget (or whatever).

Whatever happened to the Montelongo’s and the other house Flippin‘ House teams?

I’ve certainly sold my share of “flips” around Columbia, which made the series even more fun to watch. FJ

The State; CHARLESTON — A federal jury awarded a South Carolina real estate investor more than $4 million Wednesday in a dispute over profits from the reality television show “Flip This House.”

Charleston jurors deliberated five hours before awarding the money to Richard C. Davis, who created the show and appeared on its first season, The (Charleston) Post and Courier reported.

Davis, who runs the Trademark Properties Inc. real estate firm on James Island, sued after he said the cable network broke an oral agreement to split profits from the show.

A federal jury awarded a South Carolina real estate investor Richard C. Davis more than $4 million Wednesday in a dispute over profits from the reality television show “Flip This House.”