HGTV immediately loved the idea, and then El Moussa and Haack had to get to work.
However, he did have lots of experience in owning and selling property.
I fell in love.
The asking price was over $800,000."
The two were hit hard by the 2007/2008 recession, but managed to rebound after getting married in 2009.
Located in Santa Ana, the house was up for auction.
We bought it for $115,000, poured $15,000 into renovations, and sold it for $169,000.
We made a profit of $34,000, which felt like $34 million back then!"
That house flip was also the one that landed the two on HGTV.
From there, the two kicked off “Flip or Flop” and never looked back.
These days, El Moussa and Haack are quite possibly the most well-known house flippers in the game.
