
Flip or Flop
A dirty house with surprise issues will take much work to flip.

A dirty house with surprise issues will take much work to flip.

Tarek and Christina find a short sale home in Whittier, Calif.

A house with great potential has a very limited time for offers.

A listing in an upscale neighborhood will require cosmetic updating.

Bidding on a distant property without a preview.

Tarek and Christina use their life savings to buy a house without seeing the interior.

Tarek and Christina bid on a house in Ontario; renovations seem cosmetic at first.

Tarek and Christina check out a foreclosure in Yorba Linda, Calif.

Tarek and Christina's hopes are dashed by mold in an upstairs master bathroom.

Tarek and Christina make an offer on a short sale.

A family home in Fullerton, Calif., will need a full remodel and a new roof.

A high-end hilltop home with a beautiful view.

A studio may be a major selling point for potential owners.

A couple realizes that their recent flip purchase is a money pit.

A couple must buy a house before investigating the depth of water damage.

A couple learns the house they have had their eyes on has been vandalized.

A couple buys a property at an auction and strives to flip the house.

A foreclosed 1920s Spanish-style house in Santa Ana, Calif.

A couple set down roots in a community they can't imagine leaving, but their home is too cramped.

Two travelers fall in love with a house near Las Vegas, and they need help making it the right fit.