Yeah as a rule you can believe about 10% of those magazine articles. Hard to know what's true and what's not.
Even if people do own another home that they rent out to someone else, who the eff cares really? That just means that they have even MORE mortgage that they're servicing.
I did find it utterly hilarious this bit regarding Adam and Lisa:
"Their neighbours at their House Rules home, which is meant to be their primary residence, barely even know them. “I’ve hardly seen them there,” one said. “We exchange pleasantries when we see each other, but that’s rare,” says another."
Umm yeah you just confirmed that they DO live there. I don't know MY neighbours either nor do I want to. I don't even know what they look like, I just want them to shut up their loud Saturday night karaoke sessions. Exchanging pleasantries is a step up from that and I don't think I'm the only person in the world who thinks that way. Gone are the days of hanging over your neighbours fence gossipping or knowing what the whole street is up to (like my mother does). No wonder Lisa wanted to screen them out lol.