HGTV’s ‘Flip or Flop’ Contractors Ranked by Profitability (Photos)
Tarek and Christina El Moussa have made millions on HGTV’s “Flip or Flop,” using roughly a dozen contractors to help them turn some of the ugliest houses on the block into dream homes.
TheWrap has ranked each contractor and contractor pair by how much profit they’ve generated for the divorcing El Moussas. We used Wikipedia’s episode guide for the figures, then did the math. Flips that have not sold during production were omitted.
Here are the worst performers:
Rank: 14
Contractors: Steve Cederquist/Carlos Zepeda* (pictured)
Net profit: $18,750
Number of flips: 1
Average profit: $18,750
*Zepeda is a homeowner who is credited as a contractor by Wikipedia’s episode guide.
Rank: 13
Contractors: Tony Perez/Frank Miller
Net profit: $37,600
Number of flips: 1
Average profit: $37,600
Rank: 12
Contractor: Jeff Lawrence
Net profit: $478,172
Number of flips: 8
Average profit: $59,771.50
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Below are the best performers. These include Pete de Best, who — as far as we know — is an investor, not a contractor. But we deferred to how Wikipedia credit each episode’s participants.
Rank: 3
Contractor: Steve Cederquist
Net profit: $561,350
Number of flips: 6
Average profit: $93,558.33
Rank: 2
Contractor: Jake Rigel
Net profit: $434,500
Number of flips: 4
Average profit: $108,625
Rank: 1
Contractors: Steve Cederquist/Pete de Best* (pictured)
Net profit: $130,550
Number of flips: 1
Average profit: $130,550
*De Best is called a “Real Estate Investor” on the show, though credited as a contractor by Wikipedia’s episode guide.
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