Tarek El Moussa has flipped over 1,000 homes, starred in Flip or Flop and multiple HGTV series, and built a real estate brand seen by over 90 million viewers worldwide. But before the fame, he was door-knocking in 110° heat, living in a garage—and somehow pitching a TV show before he’d ever flipped a single house.
In this unfiltered, live episode with Jeremy Miner, Tarek reveals what the cameras never captured: a near show cancellation, two cancer diagnoses, addiction, divorce, and the 90-day sprint that transformed everything.
Filmed in front of a live studio audience, this conversation pulls back the curtain on one of HGTV’s most iconic figures. This isn’t just about success—it’s about survival, reinvention, and the mindset it takes to defy the odds.
Chapters:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:19) The Door-to-Door Hustle
(04:02) Tarek’s Real Estate Wake-Up Call
(07:10) The 90-Day Sprint
(10:21) Making $300K from a Garage
(12:25) The Escalade Mistake
(20:11) Pitching HGTV with Zero Experience
(25:18) Flip or Flop’s First Pilot
(30:21) Flip or Flop Almost Got Canceled
(33:16) Cancer Found on TV
(37:27) Quadrupling Deals Mid-Treatment
(40:26) Addiction, Divorce, and Rock Bottom
(44:55) Rebuilding with Humility
(48:37) The Yacht That Changed Everything
(52:45) The DM That Landed the Date
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