<p>Wow, Richard and Ginger, huh? I must be really naive, I never suspected! I suppose I should have figured it out, though. He used to let her get away with a lot of stuff that most bosses wouldn’t. I hope his ex got a good settlement!</p>
<p>Didn’t Richard get in some sort of trouble with his real estate deals?</p>
<p>I always liked that show. Also liked the flip show with the Texas guys, the Monteblanos or something like that? Is it still on the air? Haven’t noticed it lately</p>
<p>And I about two years ago I read that Richard has significant legal problems related to his real estate activities. In addition, didn’t he sue the A&E Network claiming that he was the originator of the idea for the show?</p>
<p>As for the rest, the Yalies and the San Antonio couple were cheapskates. How annoying they were. They wanted riches but drove very hard bargains with their suppliers and labor, particulary Armando in San Antonio. I had mixed feelings about the Atlanta team. The married couple [realtor/contractor] was nearly obnoxious as Armando and wife. The Atlanta finaciers however, usually made me laugh; particularly when a good ol’ boy crooked contractor challenged one of them to a fight on the front lawn.</p>
<p>Not only did he sue, he won $4,000,000. I have not seen anything about him having legal issues other than suing A&E.</p>
<p>Sam, the first Atlanta guy was a MAJOR fraud and thief.<br>
Armando has numerous lawsuits about his dealings and many of the sales on the show were fakes.<br>
The other Atlanta people and New Haven guys seem legit. All flippers like to pinch pennies. Even Jeffrey on Flipping Out.</p>
<p>If he won his lawsuit, it sounds like Richard knew what he was doing. And I did like the episode where he renovated a multi-unit building into a off-campus apartment complex (was it Clemson?) and made that single-mother tenant the building manager.</p>
<p>In Atlanta, which one was Sam? Was he the realtor’s husband? No wait, he was the well-dressed guy with the cell phone grafted to his ear, driving around in the big black Mercedes Benz? No crime in having a Benz but the guy also seemed like a cheapskate trying to exploit suppliers and homebuyers. I’m very familiar with some of the Atlanta neighborhoods featured on the show and believe me, the asking prices for a few of the rehabs were unjustified, based on the location of the home.</p>