Episode
Flip or Flop: Pipe Dreams
Overview
Tarek and Christina come across a For Sale By Owner property in Garden Grove, California. This type of sale is always exciting for a flipper because it means no real estate agent commissions and an opportunity to negotiate a fair sale price. The house is in good shape and looks to need only cosmetic repairs and improvements.
Details
- Series
- Flip or Flop
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2015-05-05
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Pipe Dreams is Episode 6 in Season 3 of Flip or Flop. It aired on 2015-05-05. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 5: Junk Yard Flip
Tarek and Christina spot an interesting property with an attractive backyard structure in Long Beach, California. Because the house is currently tenant-occupied, they must make their decision without the benefit of personally inspecting the property. Tarek and Christina make a deal to buy the property, but when they arrive as the new owners, they are shocked by what they find.
Episode 7: Freeway Flip
Tarek and Christina find a well-priced fixer upper in Anaheim, Calif., but in spite of the character, historic homes hide unknown problems.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: Abandoned Flip
A home that was abandoned in the middle of a massive do-it-yourself renovation catches the interest of Tarek and Christina.
Episode 8: No Risk, No Reward
Despite their project manager's numerous concerns, Tarek and Christina take the plunge with an Anaheim, Calif., trust sale property.
Episode 3: Custom Craftsman
A friend reaches out to Tarek and Christina looking to partner up on a craftsman-style home in a historic area of Santa Ana, Cal.
Episode 9: Too Good To Be True
Tarek and Christina find a clean house in good shape that is aggressively priced in comparison to comparable properties in the area. It appears as good as advertised, so they quickly make an offer to snatch up this fast and simple cosmetic flip. But when they return as excited new owners a few days later, they are floored by what they discover.
Episode 2: Toxic Flip
Tarek and Christina take a calculated risk on a small house that's boarded up and in rough shape.
Episode 10: A Flip With the Enemy
Being so busy, Tarek and Christina are very interested when a fellow flipper contacts them about partnering on a house, but they have to be careful not to give away their trade secrets while working together on budget and design.
Episode 1: Cracked Flip
Tarek and Christina come across a listing for a newer home in Yorba Linda, California that has great potential but has seen better days. The owner is motivated to sell quickly which could yield an enticing deal; but it also means Tarek and Christina won't have much time to inspect if they want to wrap up this investment property. The home is newer and will require mostly cosmetic fixes, but a series of cracks inside and outside have piqued Tarek and Christina's interest. Can they handle the problems hidden throughout this house or will they crack up before they can finish this cracked flip?
Episode 11: Big Lot, Little Flip
Tarek and Christina find a small, rundown listing on a large lot in Buena Park, Calif., with a low asking-price.
Episode 12: The Money Pit
An offer is made sight unseen on a weathered home in Norwalk, Cal., which has the potential to turn into a money pit.
Episode 13: Thrifty vs. Glitzy
Tarek founds himself caught in the middle when working with Christina and a friend to flip a newer home in Orange, Cal., that needs some cosmetic updating.