6.9/1031 votes#1 - Spanish-Style Salvage
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2013
Tarek and Christiana spot a curbside auction for a foreclosed 1920s Spanish-style house in Santa Ana, CA. It needs an overhaul but has charming original architecture that will add to its value.
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- 6.8/1028 votes
#2 - Flop House Flip
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2013
Tarek and Christina win a great deal on a four-bedroom foreclosure with a pool in La Mirada, CA. But when they discover a bevy of unpermitted construction, they are forced to demo additions and decrease their square footage.
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- 6.8/1026 votes
#3 - Vandalized Foreclosure
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2013
Tarek and Christina purchase a foreclosure in Anaheim Hills, only to find the house has been vandalized. They worry their entire budget will be spent fixing the damage instead of doing the upgrades that would attract buyers.
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- 6.8/1022 votes
#4 - Underwater Flip
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2013
Tarek and Christina spot a family home in an upscale neighborhood in Cypress, CA. They tour the house to see if they want to make an offer and discover signs of water damage that can't be investigated until they own the house.
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- 6.9/1022 votes
#5 - Double-Trouble Flip
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2013
Tarek and Christina convince an investor to invest in a Garden Grove foreclosure, but soon realize the house is a money pit. With their investor breathing down their necks, this flip has them surfing the brink of disaster.
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- 6.8/1024 votes
#6 - The Bungalow Gamble
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2013
Tarek and Christina jump on a bank-owned, 1920s Craftsman bungalow in Whittier, CA, with a bonus permitted studio in the back. But their schedule gets delayed and profit margin gauged by lead paint and a broken water main.
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- 7.0/1021 votes
#7 - A Flip With a View
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/2013
Tarek and Christina decide to invest in a banked-owned hilltop home with a view. But they realize even after maxing out the credit cards, the only way to cover costs is for Tarek's mom to invest by taking out a home equity loan.
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- 6.8/1021 votes
#8 - Keeping Up with the Joneses
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2013
Tarek and Christina purchase a large family home in Fullerton, CA, that needs extensive rehab. They check out a newly renovated neighboring home with an identical floor plan and decide to replicate the house for their own flip.
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- 6.9/1022 votes
#9 - Facelift Flip
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2013
Tarek and Christina buy a short sale for only half of what is owed on the house. But when they realize a back addition is unpermitted, the added costs may erase their profits and leave their planned facelift covered in red ink.
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- 6.6/1020 votes
#10 - The Moldy Mess
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/2013
Tarek and Christina secure a promising five-bedroom house in Bellflower, CA. But while they're thrilled to find a newly renovated kitchen and dining room, their hopes are dashed when they discover toxic mold and termite damage.
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- 6.9/1020 votes
#11 - Awkward Floor Plan
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2013
Tarek and Christina spend more than they planned on a foreclosure in Yorba Linda, CA. During their walk-through, they find the house has a very awkward layout and an unpermitted loft conversion to make it a four-bedroom home.
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- 6.9/1020 votes
#12 - Inland Empire Cosmetic Nightmare
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/21/2013
Tarek and Christina take a leap of faith and bid on a large house in Ontario, California. Renovations appear to be only cosmetic during their walk-through, but after work begins they find rotted wood and extensive termite damage.
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- 6.6/1019 votes
#13 - The Foreclosure Heebie-Jeebies
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/28/2013
Tarek and Christina El Moussa put their life savings on the line at a foreclosure auction to buy a house they've never been inside. When they walk through the door they find the house is a disaster, but there's no turning back.
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The Best Episodes of Flip or Flop Season 1
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Tarek and Christina El Moussa buy distressed properties -- foreclosures, short sales and bank-owned homes -- remodel them and sell them at a profit. At...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Spanish-Style Salvage" is the best rated episode of "Flip or Flop" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/16/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Flop House Flip".