The host and a real estate expert walk through the property while the homeowners watch on closed-circuit television from a neighbor's home. Because the goal is to get the most money for the house in the shortest possible time, they are very direct in their opinion of the home's assets and flaws and recommend three rooms or areas to be re-done. If the property has been neglected or the decor is too eccentric for the most likely home-buyers, their assessments can be brutal.