I hate being skeptical

The other night, I was watching "Flip that House." The management group being featured that episode had bought a house at auction. This meant that the bank had foreclosed and then sold the house for what they could get.

When the owner of the company drove to check the house out, it was obvious that the couple who had owned the house had never moved out. He pretty much had two choices - call the police and have them forcefully evicted or find another solution.

This gentleman remember what life had been like when he was growing up as one of three sons of a single mother and wanted to give this family another chance.

He talked to the husband - not as a white knight, but as a person. He offered to put the couple in a hotel while they fixed up the house - in the manner he normally would. But, rather than selling the house immediately, he would let them move back into the house at a rent set by the husband.

In the segments that were shown by the producers/editors of the program, one of the women expressed her doubt that the couple would care for the house and wondered if they were doing the right thing. When she talked to the couple, it was respectful, but behind their backs she made several derogatory comments about them.

So, I wondered how much the television show played into the portrayal. Did they edit it so it looked like the owner of the company was an amazing person and the young woman a heartless bitch? Maybe he really was the Southern gentleman he portrayed.

In the end, he brought this gentleman to see the changes he made to the guy's former house and he had the classic car the guy had wanted to renovate repaired and painted too - as a gift.

This is one case I wish we could see how things turned out in the end. Did this couple turn this gift into a boost they needed to make their life better?

I want to have faith that there are people out there who work at making a difference. I hope this guy is one of them.