Selling Tampa has 10 times the drama of Selling Sunset -- it's "stacked with Christines"

The Daily Beast

"Given how underwhelming our most recent visit with Oppenheim Real Estate turned out to be, Selling Tampa could not have arrived at a better time," says Laura Bradley. "The reality series, which debuts Wednesday with eight half-hour episodes, follows the comings and goings of Allure Realty, run by Sharelle Rosado. Her goal? To take over the luxury real estate market with her nascent firm, run entirely by women of color. Sharelle, wife of former NFL wide receiver Chad 'Ochocinco' Johnson, founded Allure in 2019. While her management style is certainly a departure from the socially awkward Oppenheim brothers, Sharelle’s emphasis on 'tough love,' combined with some colleagues’ belief that she’s something of an absentee boss, is a recipe for frustration. As a native Floridian whose college roommate practices real estate in Tampa, I was curious what the selection of houses would look like. Would the series focus on the ritzy waterfront homes of South Tampa or the suburban ranches of North Tampa? Perhaps a historic mansion or two in St. Pete? The answer, it seems, is all of the above. Selling Tampa casts a wide net, sampling a little of everything from the city and its surrounding areas, but the homes are often newer constructions. They’re huge, full of amenities, and often on large tracts of land, but not necessarily as striking as some of the midcentury homes in Los Angeles. As the Allure agents walk us through their listings, the vibe is often more HGTV than Selling Sunset. We all know that the personality clashes are what really sold Selling. We all know that the personality clashes are what really sold Selling Sunset—and Selling Tampa is stacked with Christines."

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• Selling Tampa avoids Selling Sunset's mistakes: Selling Tampa focuses "on several dramas throughout the entire 10-episode first season instead of letting one personality — like Christine Quinn — hemorrhage the show’s stakes," says Michael Blackmon. "Basically, they’re all complex, unpredictable human beings who all get enough screentime for their own disparate tensions with one another to breathe and develop, the ideal recipe for must-see reality television. One of the main points of contention revolves around salary and pay. The vibe on Selling Tampa is reminiscent of a startup company, and since Allure Realty is growing but not yet established like, say, the Oppenheim Group, Rosado takes drastic measures without factoring in feedback from other employees. During a scene where there’s an office-wide meeting, Rosado informs the agents that their pay will be docked, with the commission split changing from 95/5 to 80/20. Naturally, this abrupt and unexpected change creates pockets of chatter among the women in the office, with the agents deciding the best way to approach Rosado about the changes."
• Sharelle Rosado says she signed on to do Selling Tampa to showcase strong female empowerment: “My overall message was to show women that it can be done,” she says. “People who have low self-esteem … no matter what you’ve been through.” Rosado reveals on the show that she has suffered from PTSD herself as a former army veteran. “Being in the army for almost 13 years, I did experience a lot — being sexually assaulted, sexually harassed, it’s a lot,” she says. “I had to learn to go get therapy, to go get help, and that’s what’s helped me become the person I am today...My business wouldn’t be where it’s at today if I didn’t get the help that I needed.”