Viewers saw the transformation process from start to finish.

The show follows a common plotline on HGTV, making it right at home on the online grid.

Not all of them, however, had the same start.

Christina Hall and Tarek El Moussa pose in a kitchen

“Flip or Flop’s” origin story is unique.

The ambitious entrepreneur saw an opportunity to make a profit in 2008 when house prices plummeted.

After a successful flip, El Moussa sent out an email pitching the show.

Christina Hall and Tarek El Moussa pose on the red carpet together

He put together a video and submitted it but HGTV only responded a year later.

El Moussa and Hall split in 2016 but continued working together for the remaining seven seasons.

Tarek also fronts “Flipping 101”.

Christina Hall and Tarek El Moussa speaking onstage

Heather and Tarek also founded the solar company Solar Vision.