dnhamilton Love this show! There's been some negative reviews but everyone has a different way of doing things and Christina & Terek have their way! As far as the little boy jumping in the pool I can relate after raising four boys myself, we had a lot more incidences over the years, so that doesn't make you a bad parent! God bless and I wish you both the best! Xoxo dedicated fan

youserguide . I enjoy watching reno shows and seeing a home go from dilapidated to beautiful, however this show is perpetually a huge episode, lasting from the first season to the last (thank God it's ending!). Essentially, same show, same predictable problems, different house. Aside from the premise, I cannot Stand Christina. She's your typical SoCal beautiful blonde who wears falsies, high heels, lots of makeup, jewelry- for a renovation! Hell, I don't get that gussied up when I go out to a dinner party. She has natural beauty and doesn't need to take it to extreme, Look-At-Me levels. It's not a darn catwalk, Christina. Stop FLIPPING your hair, your show is a FLOP. And that voice....Ugh... I realize she has no control over her vocal chords, But she does have control over her vocabulary and Christina clearly...I mean, Clearly, wants to sound like a Los Angeles bimbo. She succeeds at that! The dude, well..he's OK but seems to know a lot more about cost and financial gain than the bimbo. Why did Hollywood choose these people for a show? People who have no talent, personality, or humility? Because Hollywood likes the way they look on camera. Good God... That's what reality shows are about, folks. I look forward to the demise of this show, and apparently their marriage is another casualty of reality TV.

librashell I confess, I enjoy this show. It can be formulaic with some hiccup the flippers didn't anticipate (no house inspection? the contractor walk-thru didn't catch it?), but somehow overcome by throwing a few thousand at it. Tarek and Christina seem to have a pretty good handle on what type of design appeals to the most buyers. Not everyone wants or can afford super sleek modern design and the point is to sell as fast as possible and make the most profit. You just can't do that with more specific design, folks. Even so, they still go for some higher- end finishes like granite and real tile over linoleum and plastic shower surrounds. You've got to spend money to make money and they seem to know that. They also seem to respect the bones of the house - keeping or reinstating Craftsman details in older homes, going with a mid-century vibe, opening up spaces for modern living, bringing things up to code. Yes, they rely on their contractors a lot, but most people do and, in many cases, are required to. And, since the show's inception, you can see that they've learned a lot. Since I don't live in California, I have to take their assessments for value, location and desirability at face value. I suspect some of these homes go for the high end of the comps just because of the show but it's not my money so what do I care? I am fully aware that many scenarios are embellished or staged. It's ridiculous to think that ANY show on HGTV doesn't do this. You seriously can't tell me that the "problem" that Fixer Upper's Chip and Joanne have to call their client about on every single episode wasn't known from the get-go. My main quibbles are:1. The "closing costs" at the end of the show. I have to assume these include their real estate agent commission - which should be included in the profit. 2. New sod in almost every remodel. They did install drought- tolerant landscaping in one episode but I don't understand why they're not doing this the majority of the time. It would be a great message to send and make more sense in California. 3. C'mon, Tarek. Putting one tile up in the shower, applying glue for countertops or swinging a sledge-hammer doesn't make you a pro. Let's just stop pretending - the gig is up. 4. I don't have a problem with Christina's clothes or makeup. She's a product of her environment. At least she doesn't pretend she's instrumental in the actual labor. She gets to do the fun stuff like picking out tiles and paint colors and who wouldn't love to do that? 5. I think Israel should get his own show.6. Pete de Best comes off as an entitled, petulant jerk in every episode he's on. Please do not show him again.7. Christina's parents can't act. Her dad trying to deliver the line about needing his money back right away was downright painful. And did we really need this storyline? Would rather they show more of the actual remodel. 8. The opening sequence needs to change. They are no longer in dire straits and the housing crash has recovered. 9. They may not show all the flips they're involved in but they have had some flops that they have shown. I'm not sure why some other reviewers haven't seen these episodes??Overall, this is a good show and I like the hosts. Was sorry to hear they're having personal troubles but hope they can keep the show on track. I love the before and afters, especially with the staging, and would be bummed if it went off the air.

daikon I'm a sucker for any of these home improvement shows and it's easy to have on in the background, which is probably why it's always playing at the dentist's office. That being said, after really watching this show up close a few times I've caught onto things.So first let's be honest. Neither Tarek or Christina really come across as talented people. I'm sure they were both perfectly good real estate agents in their previous careers, but essentially every episode of this show is the same. They buy a dilapidated house, their contractors come on-site to fix it for them, some crisis arises that rocks them to the core and makes them question their investment, but in the end they still walk away with a big healthy profit.So in almost every episode they make a profit. OK, that's wonderful and all, but neither of them actually do anything or add anything insightful. Christina is there to hold the cell phone while Tarek speaks (they can afford an $80,000 Cadillac, but not a cell phone mount?) and her contributions to each house are basically as follows:1. Let's make the kitchen bigger 2. Let's make the master bathroom bigger and put in subway tile 3. Let's paint the front door a bold color for "curb appeal" 4. Let's add subway tile for the kitchen back-splashWow, what would they ever do without her. She's also pregnant for at least half the episodes so she quickly excuses herself from the job site as soon as any real work needs to be performed. The shows are so formulaic that Tarek even makes the same joke each time, "Hey now I get to design the house by myself!" And all the viewers must be wondering, "OK. Why not?"But I don't mean to just pick on Christina. Tarek is an idiot too. He's actually on-site and seems to be available in person or by phone to make decisions when needed, but this guy never has a clue what he's talking about. If it wasn't for the backing of their mysterious investors and HGTV, these two wouldn't be able to run a successful lemonade stand, let alone a real estate business.And here's the deal. The producers obviously ran the show for test audiences and realized that despite their pretty looks, Christina and Tarek are really lacking in personality. So now they run a "family moment" at the beginning of each show which usually means we get to see a staged scene of them hanging out at home with their daughter. It could have worked, but 20 seconds later they cart their kid off to Christina's mother's house where I can only assume she spends most of her time. I mean, we never see her otherwise and I doubt that Christina is taking her along on her many shopping trips and visits to the salon (seriously, I've never seen this woman wear the same thing twice).I give this show 4 stars of 10 because despite all of its problems, it's still nice to have on in the background. It requires very low attention from the viewer, which is perfect in this modern age with all our distractions from smart phones and other stimuli. The contractors they hire are clearly talented people, but if HGTV genuinely wants to improve the show, I would suggest cutting Tarek and Christina and finding a different team of flippers who know a little about construction and DIY work. Given what I've seen, I'm not sure that the two of them are even capable of changing a light bulb.