Where Is Bargain Mansions Filmed? Cast, Fake or Real?

Bargain Mansions is a hit show on HGTV. Tamara Day, a designer and restoration expert, hosts this show. This home restoration show revolves around the old and dilapidated mansions that Tamara purchases and restores in her Kansas hometown. The mansions are acquired at a relatively low price because of their state of disrepair. She takes on these challenging projects and converts the hideous mansions into something stunning. Read this to know Bargain Mansions cast and where it’s filmed.

About The Show Bargain Mansions

Bargain Mansions first aired on November 15, 2017, on the HGTV network. Tamara Day hosts the weekly renovation show.

The show revolves around Tamara’s acquisition of old and run-down mansions in her hometown in Kansas. She redesigns and renovates the mansions so that a new family may live in them.

The mansions are transformed from being neglected into something beautiful and liveable.

Bargain Mansions acquires two dilapidated mansions to renovate and put out in the market every three months.

Tamara is not just the show’s host; she also leads the entire renovation process. Her designs pay homage to the history of the old mansions.

The mansions’ important historical elements are retained. At the same time, the mansions are also modernized to make them more comfortable and liveable for the new occupants.

The newly renovated mansions have the perfect blend of historic and modern elements. At present, Bargain Mansions already concluded its 4th season on HGTV in 2021.

There is still no news about the release of the 5th season. It is confirmed if the show will still be renewed or just on a break.

Bargain Mansions Cast

1. Tamara Day

Tamara Day is a native of Kansas City, Missouri. She is the daughter of Ward Schraeder and Trish Schraeder.

The young Tamara got her passion for renovating old homes from her father. Regarding her education, she graduated with a communications degree from Kansas State University.

She has been happily married to Bill Day since November 2000. Tamara met her husband on New Year’s Eve of 1998. Bill is also in the business of renovation and construction, just like her. The Day couple now has four kids named Henry, Bobby, Thomas, and Nora.

Tamara’s first major renovation project was their family home. The 5000 square foot home that they acquired needed a lot of repairs.

They did not have adequate funds to hire a professional crew at that time, so they decided to do it themselves. That was the start of her career in flipping homes. Eventually, the creators of Bargain Mansions hired her to host the show.

Tamara is the owner of Growing Days Home, a home furnishings shop, interior design firm, and showroom.

2. Ward Schraeder

Ward Schraeder is the 74-year-old father of Tamara Day. He was the one who introduced the love for home restoration to her daughter.

This occurred after he hired a professional crew to renovate their farm home. However, they were not able to do a satisfactory job, and their services became very costly.

At some point, Bargain Mansion cast Ward decided to do the renovation himself with the help of his children. This started their career in flipping homes, which eventually became a business.

Bargain Mansions Location

The show Bargain Mansions is filmed entirely in Kansas City. Tamara Day searches across the city for wrecked mansions that its previous owners have neglected. The mansions are flipped and sold to new owners afterward.

Is Bargain Mansions Real Or Fake?

Bargain Mansions is definitely real. The host and creators of the show believe that there is no need to create a fake scenario on the show. The show purely documents the restoration process of old mansions, and there is no need to fake that.