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In fact, Chip flipped his first home while he was in college (viaCountry Living).
And whenJoanna met Chip, that’s when she joined the business of flipping houses, too.

That might explain whyJoanna and Chipdidn’t hesitate to purchase their own fixer-upper.
Joanna was quick to keep all of the charm and character from the home.
He always had a wad of cash, but we were broke.

If I needed to gogrocery shoppingit’s whatever was in his pocket.
That’s how we paid the bills."
I was like, ‘I have a job and I like it.'"
They contacted us through our website and the rest is history!"
Despite their massive success, Chip and Joanna Gaines have still stayed true to their real estate roots.
That might be why they still continue to flip homes even today.