Mike Holmes and the clients pay for the Work on Holmes Family Rescue. The clients have to pay 10-20% of the total cost.
In other renovation series, the TV network covers most of the repair costs, or the clients decide the specific amount for the renovation.
However, this show is different as the contractor pays the majority of the renovation costs while even donating his time and effort to the house.
It seemed too expensive for the burden to be completely on the homeowners, so they charged some amount from them too.
Most of the families that appear on the show are not well off, and they all get screwed over out of thousands of dollars, so fans wondered how the homeowner would finance the overall restoration.
While filling out the application for the casting, the production team has already cleared the requirement of the refurbishment budget.
According to the eligibility requirements of the Holmes Family Rescue season 2 application, the homeowners need to contribute to the renovation budget, including relocation costs in renovation duration.
They even asked the homeowner whether they could contribute financially towards the renovation. After the final scope of the work, the Holmes team would determine the final budget.
According to Distractify, clients expected to pay 10% to 20% of the maintenance costs. The source added sometimes the contractor, Mike, also donated some of his money to reconstruct the family home.
Besides this, Mike founded The Homeless Foundation in 2006, which donated to the repair cost.
From the organization, they collect the funds, which will be a helpful hand for the poor workmanship victims.
Nonetheless, the funds are used for the student to enroll in Canadian University construction programs as well.
In some cases, viewers believed they used photos and film as proof of low-quality work by previous contractors when the landlords decided to seek litigation against them.
It's one way for the homeowners to pay for Mike and his crew's hard work.
In Mike's original Canadian series Holmes on Homes, contractors who appeared on the show would contribute their time and materials.
Any additional expense, labor, and material will be covered by the production budget and sometimes by Holmes himself.
Overall, the design work is always free, and the furniture is donated sometimes.
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