The BEST episodes of Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa

#1 - The Never-Ending Flip

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/18/2023

Two friends have completed a few of flips together, but their latest project keeps getting hit with delay after delay. Tarek helps them get to the finish line.

#2 - Going Off The Market

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/8/2020

#3 - The Addition Decision

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/10/2025

After overpaying for their latest property, a flipping couple are unsure whether an addition is worth the extra expense. Tarek helps keep them on track.

#4 - Small Budget, Big Lessons

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/17/2025

Two friends buy a house together and discover major foundation issues. Tarek steps in to make sure their friendship survives this tricky first flip.

#5 - Up Against a Brick Wall

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2021

A real estate agent and a designer have the makings of a flipping dream team, but a tight profit margin on their project in Carson have them looking for help; with Tarek as their renovation and marketing expert, they hope to make big profit.

#6 - Dancing With Disaster

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2020

Professional dancers-turned house flippers see dollar signs with a high-end project in Brentwood, CA. However, a hideously expensive loan and major foundation problem threaten their flip, and Tarek must step in to help them navigate their obstacles.

#7 - Gambling with the Rules

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2021

A husband-and-wife flipping team from Las Vegas is taking a stab at Los Angeles' higher-end market. Accustomed to simple surface repair flips, they're in over their heads with this baffling hoarder home and call Tarek for help on their first LA flip.

#8 - Broken Slab to Totally Fab

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2020

Tarek helps a couple that struggles to make the right decisions.

#9 - Style vs. Substance

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/1/2020

Tarek helps a couple before delays and problems create a nightmare flip.

#10 - Location, Location, Laundromat

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2021

A couple who has been flipping for 13 years is still struggling to make enough money to support their four kids. After discovering that their new property shares a driveway with a laundromat, Tarek must teach them to look at flipping in a whole new way.

#11 - High Desert to High Risk

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2021

Two friends with only cosmetic renovation experience have signed up for a crash course in flipping and enlisted Tarek as their professor.

#12 - Overlapping Mortgages

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/24/2025

A flipping couple bought a fire-damaged house next door to their own home. Tarek helps them get their bank account through the flip in one piece.

#13 - Fighting All the Way to the Bank

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2020

Tarek helps opposing contractor and real estate agent brothers.

#14 - That New Flipper Smell

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2020

Tarek coaches a timid 19 year old through his first $80,000 renovation.

#15 - A First Time For Everything

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/3/2025

A first-time flipper is determined to learn the business from the ground up but problems start piling up before demo even begins. Tarek steps in to help.

#16 - The Craziest Ceiling in Compton

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2020

Tarek wonders if a flip can be saved when a couple faces permitting issues.

#17 - 101 Graduates Take on Studio City

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2021

Having ended their romantic relationship but remaining business partners, two Flipping 101 graduates are chasing their biggest profit yet with a sizable home in Studio City. Tarek returns to help them keep their project and partnership on the rails.

#18 - Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2020

A couple put their savings on the line to flip their first home in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; she's obsessed with expensive design, while he's neurotic about losing money; with no plan and no contractor, Tarek steps in to help.

#19 - Bad Energy BoHo

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/24/2020

A couple can't agree between design and budget in Playa del Rey, CA.

#20 - Hope the Buyers Have a Dog

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2021

A team of long-time friends and first-time flippers is tackling an ambitious first project: an almost 3,000-square-foot home in View Park. With Tarek's guidance, this duo must rush to finish the flip without harming their friendship or bottom line.

#21 - A Horrible Hoarder House

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2020

Amateur flippers tackle the worst house Tarek has ever seen in Fullerton, CA. They work to transform the fetid hoarder home, which once housed over 300 rabbits, but every step reveals new problems that chew away at their potential profit.

#22 - Pilots, Permits and Babies

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2021

Two airline pilots and expectant parents have sky-high dreams for their first flip, but turning a 650-square-foot home into a buyer's dream won't be easy. Tarek must teach this pair to overcome obstacles and make a sale before their first baby arrives.

#23 - Married to the Flip

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2023

Tarek meets an engaged couple who put all their wedding savings into a house. He helps them get it sold so they can make it to the altar.

#24 - Posts, Beams and Bold Designs

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2021

Tarek assists a team in turning their fourth flip into their first success.

#25 - Home Over Improvement

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2021

After losing $40,000 on their last flip, a couple desperately needs to make a profit on their new 2,000-square-foot renovation in Buena Park. They've called Tarek to help make money-savvy decisions that will still draw in buyers and bring in big offers.