The majority of people knowChip and Joanna GainesfromFixer Upperas the golden couple of HGTV.
it’s possible for you to often catch day-long marathons on weekends.
But something almost always goes wrong or they incur ridiculous expenses along the way.
Beyond the on-screen drama, there’s plenty that happens behind the scenes.
Here are some things even the biggest HGTV fans may not know.
They moved out of their house with a $6,000 monthly mortgage payment to a $700/month apartmentwitha roommate.
She was always by my side.
She was filled with love even though we were struggling financially.
We did not know how to pay our bills.
I love her more and more every day."
For a show that runs during primetime at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday nights, that’s super impressive.
Tarek and Christina make$10,000 per episode.However, they don’t use the show money to make purchases.
They buy the houses with money they make on their previous investments.
And now, the couple has anestimated net worth of $4 million.
It turns out that Tarek had been struggling with throat issues and actually had Stage-2 thyroid cancer.
Tarek is now in remission and doing well!
And they don’t all sell right away.
When the show started in 2013, Tarek took toTalk Irvineto answer fans' questions.
We are on track to do 50 this year."
Those auctions aren’t staged
The auctions are real!
Tarek said, “Real estate auctions where we buy are real.
Sometimes Tarek and Christina get outbid, which you don’t see on the show.
The episodes are only 30 minutes, so they focus on which houses they actually do get.
it’s possible for you to watch any episode anytime and it’ll make sense
What?!
Reality television isn’t chronological?
Yup, it’s true.
With shows likeFlip or Flop,there isn’t really a running plot throughout the season.
Tarek made anaudition tapewith the help of a friend and sent it in on a whim.
You could be the next HGTV star!
On their Facebook page, they even asked fans for input of what they would like to see!
If you want to snag a copy, it’sdue to be released in April 2017.
If the couple keeps going the way they do, they might take over HGTV!
If the show can make it through that, it can make it through anything.
