Flip or Flop

Tarek and Christina uncover some unpleasant surprises after buying a tenant occupied home in Whittier CA.

Tarek and Christina uncover some unpleasant surprises after buying a tenant-occupied home in Whittier, CA.

Tarek and Christina get lead on a four-bedroom home with a strange layout in Garden Grove, CA.

Tarek and Christina get lead on a four bedroom home with a strange layout in Garden Grove CA.

Tarek and Christina get a lead on a large and partially renovated home in Anaheim, CA. Is this house a flipper's dream home or are the structural issues the first of many problems to come?

Tarek and Christina get a lead on a large and partially renovated home in Anaheim, CA. Is this house a flipper's dream home or are the structural issues the first of many problems to come?

Tarek and Christina attempt to pull off the perfect flip when they pick up a dirty but charming home in Garden Grove, CA.

Tarek and Christina attempt to pull off the perfect flip when they pick up a dirty but charming home in Garden Grove, CA.

A seller is looking to offload a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in Garden Grove, CA. The home already has an open floor plan, but an extra bedroom with an illegal permit might drain any potential profit.

A seller is looking to offload a three bedroom two bathroom home in Garden Grove CA. The home already has an open floor plan but an extra bedroom with an illegal permit might drain any potential profit.

Tarek and Christina make plans to view a property in Diamond Bar, CA. But when Tarek rushes off for a date, Christina relentlessly pokes fun at him, and a blowout between them could get in the way of making a profit.

Tarek and Christina make plans to view a property in Diamond Bar, CA. But when Tarek rushes off for a date, Christina relentlessly pokes fun at him, and a blowout between them could get in the way of making a profit.

Tarek and Christina flip a small home with big problems in Long Beach, CA. From the front door to the garage, what seems like a great home is actually a junk pile filled to the brim with hidden obstacles.

Tarek and Christina flip a small home with big problems in Long Beach CA. From the front door to the garage what seems like a great home is actually a junk pile filled to the brim with hidden obstacles.

Tarek and Christina are out of town when they get a lead on a house in La Mirada, CA, so they buy the house sight unseen. Christina worries the house is packed with problems, but Tarek believes big risks come with big rewards.

Tarek and Christina are out of town when they get a lead on a house in La Mirada, CA, so they buy the house sight unseen. Christina worries the house is packed with problems, but Tarek believes big risks come with big rewards.

Tarek gets a lead on a house in Buena Park, CA, but it needs more work than they'd hoped. Meanwhile, Christina struggles to tell Tarek she wants to sell the house they lived in for fear of sending their flip off the rails.

Tarek gets a lead on a house in Buena Park, CA, but it needs more work than they'd hoped. Meanwhile, Christina struggles to tell Tarek she wants to sell the house they lived in for fear of sending their flip off the rails.

Tarek and Christina get a lead on a home in Hacienda Heights, CA. They find outdated designs and others that are in-style again, so the retro property could be profitable, or they might find something underneath the old shag rug.

Tarek and Christina take on a home that's full of surprises in Santa Ana, California. They work to modernize the house as much as possible to appeal to the modern-day buyer, but with every challenge comes more problems.

Tarek and Christina take on a home that's full of surprises in Santa Ana, California. They work to modernize the house as much as possible to appeal to the modern-day buyer, but with every challenge comes more problems.

Tarek and Christina flip a large home in the unfamiliar neighborhood of Arcadia, CA, but their differing opinions threaten their profit margin in an area with a high market standard.

Tarek and Christina flip a large home in the unfamiliar neighborhood of Arcadia, CA, but their differing opinions threaten their profit margin in an area with a high market standard.

Tarek and Christina buy a dirty and outdated home in Whittier, CA. They struggle to strike a happy medium between design cost and profitability, running the risk of ending up at rock bottom.

Tarek and Christina get a lead on a four bedroom, two bathroom home in Lakewood, CA. Their hopes of a great deal in a good neighborhood are shattered, however, when they discover that the dilapidated house has been vandalized.