Episode
Flip or Flop: Covered Costs
Overview
Tarek and Christina take a risk on an unseen house in Orange, California, but they soon discover it's been vandalized and the owners covered a gross pool in the backyard. As more issues pop up, Tarek and Christina worry they won't recoup their costs.
Details
- Series
- Flip or Flop
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2020-12-11
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Covered Costs is Episode 7 in Season 9 of Flip or Flop. It aired on 2020-12-11. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 6: Far Out Flip
Tarek and Christina are lured to North Hollywood, CA, by a 1930s Spanish home. They want to appeal to trendy Los Angeles buyers by preserving the historic architecture, but the home's inconvenient distance causes unexpected issues during renovations.
Episode 8: Tilted Flop
A flip in Mission Viejo, California, looks promising until Tarek and Christina discover cracks and uneven floors -- this house is slipping off the hillside! After receiving a hefty quote for the fix, they realize this home may put them over the edge.
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Episode 10: Flew The Coop
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Between busy schedules, Tarek and Christina find time to check out a home in La Mirada, California, when a good deal pops up. What looks to be a quick flip turns out to be more difficult when problems arise as they try to modernize the layout.
Episode 11: Fifties Flip
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Episode 12: Filthy Flip
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