Flip This House

Out trolling for investment opportunities, Atlanta real estate investor Sam Leccima stumbles on a money maker. It's the smelliest property on the block, and Sam quickly discovers why when he opens the door to a house full of dog poop. Smells like money to Sam. Seeing potential for a big return, he limits the construction and renovation budget to just $12,000. It's up to his project manager, Lamont, to make it work. Lamont quickly discovers that skilled workers aren't willing to take a pay cut, but Sam's not willing to budge. So Lamont turns to Warner, the unpaid intern, to bail him out. Angie, Sam's ace real estate agent, worries that Sam has gone too far. She pushes him to hire a ""stager"" to spruce the place up. Will they pull off the job on budget, or will Sam pay the price for being cheap?

Frustrated when their husbands spend Mother's Day searching for deals, Veronica and Melina challenge Armando and David to a competition. The women take on the men to see which team can flip a house for the biggest profit -- $10,000 is at stake. Each team must renovate and sell a house, whoever gets the biggest return on their investment wins. Of course, Murphy's Law is in full effect, and Armando and David are soon embroiled in a feud with their contractor, while the women have to deal with an explosive plumbing problem. At wit's end, both teams resort to dirty tricks as they race to the finish in this battle of the sexes.

Angie finds a big, pink house in Atlanta's historic West End--a neighborhood known for its elegant Victorian homes, and the occasional eyesore. The West End is also right around the corner from Sam's venerated alma mater, Morehouse College, but Sam is skeptical. Efforts to revitalize this once desirable neighborhood have failed to restore it to its former glory. Angie gives him a tour and changes his mind. He's lured in by the historical charm of the house, only to discover an unexpected foundation problem AND ""antique details"" that prove not so old and worse, not so valuable. Shani comes to the rescue with some forward-thinking design ideas, but her style obsession clashes with Lamont's no-fuss approach. Sam is determined to put an end to the bickering before it takes a bite out of their bottom line.

A simple update has unforeseen problems.

Lamont comes to center stage when the Leccimas discover a new property with huge potential. This house has a sauna in the basement which Lamont thinks is perfect to convert to a recording studio. Of course Lamont has an agenda--his singing career--and it's hilarious as he tries to persuade his manager to buy the house. Of course Shani and Sam still need to be convinced that fixing up the basement as a studio is worth the extra money. Will Lamont prove that his talent is worth the risk--or should he keep his day job?

In this episode, the Montelongos decide to give back to the community, but it's not going to be easy. David and Armando buy five houses on a block that have been rented out to the same families for the past 20 years. They take on the ambitious task of renovating all five houses at the same time. After moving the current tenants into apartments, team Montelongo have just four weeks to complete the work. The families will then be given the option to buy or continue to rent. Will the Montelongos turn renters into owners and help these new citizens to achieve the American dream?

The team renovates a Texas ranch.

In this episode David discovers a property with a lot of potential but it needs a lot of work. It's a tight budget and to make it work the Montelongos have to get creative. Armando decides to recruit an intern, and after a series of interviews, chooses a young prot g . The intern soon finds himself in over his head as the Montelongos give him a crash course in real estate. When problems at the house arise, it's up to intern to make it work. Will team Montelongo rise to the challenge -- and most importantly, will the house sell?

With their third baby on the way, Shani and Sam need help overseeing the renovation of their next project--an ugly brick house in a nice middle class neighborhood. Sam recruits Terrence, the Leccima's Client Services Manager, who usually spends his days working behind a desk, to project manage the job site at Alder Lane. At first, Terrence is thrilled to get out of the office and into the field, but as problems mount he realizes that he might be better suited to handling paper work. Meanwhile, Shani copes with swollen ankles and Sam struggles to keep her off her feet and away from the job site. When complicated window orders, an over-ambitious deck project, and stubborn tree stumps finally overwhelm Terrence, Lamont comes to the rescue and gives a lesson in Project Management 101.