Property Wars Explained

Genre:	Reality
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	30
Runtime:	21 minutes
Company:	Sharp Entertainment
Channel:	Discovery Channel

Property Wars is an American reality television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and premiered on July 12, 2012.^[1] The second season was announced on December 18, 2012, with the season debut on January 10, 2013.^[2] Property Wars follows a group of men, located in Phoenix, Arizona, who bid to purchase foreclosed homes, without being able to look inside.^[3] In each episode, the main cast members stand in front of the home to see what condition it is in while their bidder is on location at the auction for the home.

Cast

The series focused on six investors:^[4]

• Doug Hopkins
• Scott Menaged
• Lou Amoroso
• John Ray
• Ed Rosenberg
• Steve Simons

Legal Problems

Both during and after the show wrapped, filming some of the buyers found themselves in legal issues.

• John Ray^[5] – Told by Arizona regulators to shut down his business in 2014 due to having his real estate sales license terminated in July 2011. Ray had also filed for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in 2013.
• Scott Menaged^[6] – In May 2017, it was revealed that federal investigators say Menaged and three others (Veronica Castro, Alberto Pena and Troy Flippo) worked together to commit bank fraud. Menaged's furniture stores were raided by federal agents. He was indicted on 24 charges and sentenced to 17 years in prison.^[7] Menaged's crimes were profiled in the 2019 episode "The House Flipping Reality Star Fraudster", of the television series American Greed.^[8]

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	6
	2	24	^[9]

Season 2 (2013)

Notes and References

1. Let's Make a Deal in the Age of Foreclosures: It's "Property Wars" Premiering Thursday, July 12 at 10PM E/P on Discovery. The Futon Critic. October 20, 2012. June 27, 2012.
2. Kondolojy. Amanda. Discovery's 'Property Wars' Returns January 10. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231145432/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/18/discoverys-property-wars-returns-january-10/162279/. dead. December 31, 2012. TV by the Numbers. 26 July 2013. December 18, 2012.
3. Web site: 'Property Wars' TV show follows Phoenix-area home buyers. The Arizona Republic. July 25, 2013. Kara G. Morrison. March 27, 2013.
4. Web site: Property Wars — Cast . Zap2it . July 25, 2013.
5. Web site: Troubles for 'Property Wars' star John Ray continue in Arizona - Phoenix Business Journal. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140515001655/http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2014/05/12/property-wars-star-john-ray-misses-deadline-to.html. 2014-05-15.
6. Web site: Former Property Wars Star Scott Menaged Arrested After Fraud Investigation. 26 May 2017.
7. News: December 19, 2017 . 'Property Wars' star Scott Menaged sentenced to 17 years in federal prison . AZ Family . 2023-08-27.
8. . . . . 13 . 6 . 2019-09-16.
9. Web site: Property Wars: Season 2. Zap2it. May 23, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530184325/http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/property-wars/episode-guide/EP01575474?aid=zap2it. May 30, 2013. dead.