Do you come with the house?
NY Times: Model Homes and Model ‘Families’
“As shoppers stepped through the front door of the largest model home, a barefoot affable man in his 30’s shouted hello from the kitchen and offered juice to the buyers’ children. His ‘wife’ — slim, blonde and agreeable — pressed them to try some fresh-baked cookies. Their ‘children,’ 12 and 14, offered to show the visitors their rooms. A birthday card was propped on the mantel, and a chocolate layer cake with blown-out candles sat on the speckled granite countertop. In truth, this cheerful family of four was a group of professional actors — paid to show buyers how life could be in the house, which is one of 166 units planned by Centex Homes of Dallas…”