Slate, the Washington Post, and others have reported that when the show is filmed, the âhuntersâ are typically already in contract on a home to which theyâve agreed to wait to move into; the other two homes toured during the show are there for dramatic effect.)Â Par for the course for reality television, Caughman and McGinnis were gently nudged to play up their supposed differences for the cameraâin their case, Caughmanâs skepticism over McGinnisâs ability to manage DIY home-reno projects. In reality, Caughman says, she didnât doubt her partner, and in the months since filming theyâve redone the bathroom and kitchen floors on their own, installed new carpeting, redone their baseboards, replaced their refrigerator and dishwasher, and tended to the garden that sold them on the house in the first place. (Theyâve also added their baby boy, Nico, born last fall.)