Families tackle the tough job of transforming their new vacation properties into relaxing getaways. With a little imagination and a lot of muscle, they'll turn their affordable beach home into a vacation oasis.
Cast:John Beach
South Florida residents Cory and Cortney both share a passion for staying active and being outdoors. Whether it's paddle boarding, beach yoga or riding bikes on the coast line, this married couple and expecting first time parents, love taking full advantage of the area's year-round beautiful weather. They're setting out to find a home in Deerfield Beach, Florida - a young beachfront community close to their jobs as a firefighter and yoga instructor, and perfect for their outdoor loving lifestyles . They're looking for a three-bedroom home with a pool and easy beach access, but they also want the home to really feel like a vacation getaway, a respite from the workweek. With their modest budget of $350,000 all in, most homes in the area they'll be looking for will need to be updated to match their vision. With the clock ticking on the baby's due date, these two will have to get to work to make their beachfront dream a reality.
A family of avid beach-goers has outgrown their home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and is looking for a home with more space that they can make renovations on themselves.
Mike, Mariellen and their sons have vacationed in Galveston, TX, for years, and now they're ready to buy a beach home of their own. But as things get underway, they quickly realize that this project may be bigger than expected.
Brad grew up spending summers in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now he's ready to find a vacation home for his family, and local broker Jason Moore is just the man to help them find it. With help from his wife, Jennifer and their three kids, the family finds a condo that they want to gut and renovate. A new kitchen, living room and master suite all sound great - but when they start opening up walls and tearing out floors, they quickly realize they may be in over their head.
A Colorado family trades cold winters for a waterfront lifestyle in Cocoa Beach, FL. They plan to renovate their backyard themselves to add a poolside oasis, but soon realize they could be in for more than they'd bargained for.
Anthony and Amanda find a fixer-upper vacation home in Crystal Beach, TX. The couple knows their new home requires a full renovation, but they soon realize their $55,000 budget might not cover all of the fixes this house needs.
Newlyweds search for a beach-side bargain that they can renovate near Atlantic City, N.J., but it becomes a difficult prospect.
A family of four renovates a home near the beach in Destin, Florida. However, after taking on most of the renovations themselves, they find that without a contractor projects can quickly spiral out of control.
After renting for years, new Outer Banks, North Carolina, homeowners attempt big renovations, including a gutted kitchen and open floor plan.
A Texas family of six finds the perfect waterside home on North Padre Island, but they quickly realize that renovating the home they are living in can get very tricky, very fast.
Leslie and Kris love the crystal waters of Emerald Isle, North Carolina, and want to buy a beach property there that's big enough for their family of four. They find their perfect space, but .
Steve and Stacie move to St. Pete Beach, FL, and are looking to put down roots. They find the perfect beachside home but it needs a ton of work, and they realize that as the scale of the renovation increases, so does the budget.
A family finds a fixer-upper with an unparalleled view on Fripp Island, North Carolina. But when they start tearing up floors and ripping out walls, they run into some interesting discoveries.
A young couple looks for a vacation home with a close proximity to fishing in Galveston, TX. Their agent helps them reel in a winner, but permit problems threaten to prevent them from making their dream renovations a reality.
Frequent visitors to the popular beach town of Ocean City, MD, decide to invest in a property for their family. Once they start renovations, they quickly discover their home on the water has more surprises than they bargained for.
A couple hunts for a bargain and lands the perfect home in the coastal paradise of Gulf Shores, Alabama. With a tight budget and long list of projects, they hope to turn the property into the home of their dreams.
After years of visiting relatives in Galveston, TX, a couple is ready to find a beach home of their own. They buy a house in need of serious work and wonder if they need to scale back their dreams due to budget constraints.
A family of avid beach-goers has outgrown their home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and is looking for a home with more space that they can make renovations on themselves.
Newly engaged couple Missy and Devon are shopping for their first home together in Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL. They settle on a fixer upper that fits their tight budget and get their hands dirty taking on a lot of the work themselves.
A couple buys a fixer upper in Narragansett, RI, that will need a drastic makeover before becoming the vacation oasis of their dreams.
A woman and her grandmother are ready to purchase a home in the coastal community of Anna Maria Island, FL. They find one that could be the perfect family beach oasis after a serious facelift, but the ladies are on a tight budget.
A mother hunts for a Jersey Shore beachfront home for her and her kids. After finding a promising property with her daughter's help, she hopes to pull off all the renovations on a tight budget to create the perfect family retreat.
A woman and her daughters relocate from Virginia Beach, Virginia to the quaint beach town of Cape Charles, where they find a charming fixer upper that will be perfect for their family, but is in need of some serious repairs.
A couple finds a perfect shore getaway in Brigantine, NJ, to renovate for their family of four. However, unforeseen construction challenges may derail their plans to turn the fixer upper into the vacation home of their dreams.
A newly engaged couple wants to be on the water in St. Petersburg, FL, which means taking on a renovation project. However, when they decide to incorporate a big addition, they push the timeline closer to their impending nuptials.
A couple looks for a beach house in Ventnor City, New Jersey where they can make memories with their daughter on the Jersey Shore.
A couple wants a budget-friendly getaway with great views and room for their growing family in Surfside Beach, TX. They find the perfect property, but it will take a lot of elbow grease to get this seaside fixer up to date.
A couple purchases a condo in St. Pete Beach, Florida, that needs a total gut job. But managing a long-distance project from their home in New York poses a challenge, as well as a tight budget and tighter deadline.
A family that wants to live near the beach finds a home in Gulf Shores, Alabama after an extensive search. The home needs serious updates and the family hopes a tight budget and unforeseen issues don't throw a wrench into the project.
A couple that dreams of raising their two sons along the shores of Hampton, Virginia finds a waterfront property in need of serious updating.
A family finds the perfect vacation fixer upper in need of a Texas-sized renovation on South Padre Island, TX.
A couple looks for a cozy beach home in North Fork, New York for their family of six to enjoy throughout the year.
A couple searches for a beachfront vacation spot in Gulf Shores, AL. They find a house in their dream location, but it needs a brand new look and the long list of renovation projects threatens their tight budget.
After a recent medical scare, Nicole is ready to live life to the fullest in a home by the water in Moorehead City, NC. After enlisting her father to help with the search, they find a fixer-upper that could be just what the doctor ordered. But a tight budget and unforeseen problems might put a hiccup in her plan for the perfect beach retreat.
A couple wonders if their dream home renovation in Jacksonville Beach, Florida will ever become a reality.
A woman and her kids are ready to own a piece of paradise in Port Aransas, TX. When they find the perfect beach retreat for the family, they realize it will take a lot of updating to make it move-in ready.
A Dallas couple hunts for a beach retreat that is large enough to share with their family and friends in Cape San Blas Fla.; they find a bargain Bancollo close to the water but it comes with the price of needing a lot of work.
While vacationing in Pawleys Island, SC, a couple fell in love with its friendly, laid-back beach vibe and now is on the hunt for a getaway space of their own. They find the perfect spot for them and their three dogs, but the monumental task of modernizing their new vacation home starts to threaten their budget.
A couple finds a charming house needing a major upgrade in Grays Harbor County, Washington. To save money, they plan to tackle most of the renovations, but issues and budget constraints could sink their hopes of creating a perfect space.
A NYC couple purchases a fixer-upper only a short ferry ride away on the Jersey Shore, but once renovations begin, they discover so many problems that they wonder if they might be in over their heads.
A couple that's relocating to Wildwood, New Jersey finds the perfect beach house for their family of five. It needs serious renovating, and while they have a big budget, they also have a big wish list that may force them to compromise.
A couple finds a home in a perfect location along the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but once renovations begin, they discover they might have gotten more than they bargained for.
After 20 years of renting on North Carolina's Outer Banks, two high school sweethearts are determined to purchase their forever home; their challenge will be transforming a charmer into a dream home without breaking the bank.
A couple with two kids finds a fixer-upper near the beach in Mathews, Virginia that could be perfect for their family. However, unexpected problems that pop up during demolition threaten to double their already-tight budget.
A couple loves spending time at the beach in Westport, WA, and decides to buy a vacation home there. The house they choose needs a major overhaul, but their limited budget may prevent them from creating the perfect retreat.
An Ohio couple is ready to trade in cold winters for the sunny skies of St. Petersburg, Fla.; they find a fixer-upper with potential to be exactly what they're looking for, but unforeseen structural issues threaten to throw a wrench into their perfect plans.
A couple finds a home with potential in St. Joe Beach, Florida. Luckily, they own a construction company and are up for the challenge of extensive renovations, but unforeseen structural issues and budget concerns threaten their plans.
A couple looks for a forever home in Topsail, North Carolina, and find a property that needs major renovations. With a long to-do list and constant changes to their design plan, the project could prove to be more than they can handle.
A couple looking to trade in the hustle and bustle of life in New York for the sun and surf of Flagler Beach, FL, finds find the perfect oceanfront property, but it's in need of a major overhaul, and they have a limited budget.
A woman looks for a forever home in Isle of Palms, South Carolina that's close to the beach and has room for family and friends. She finds a place that could be perfect but needs a lot of work, and she sets out to turn her dream into a reality.
A MN couple escapes the winter with a beach house on FL's Forgotten Coast.
A couple looks for a home along the shores of South Carolina's Hilton Head Island to renovate before prime rental season.
A couple uses a boho design to set the Surfside, TX beach home apart.
A woman seeks an affordable fixer-upper on Texas's North Padre Island.
A couple looks for a place where they can escape on Dauphin Island, AL.
A couple works to cut costs without sacrificing style in Hampton, VA.
A couple hunts for a vacation home close to the beach in pricey Hull, MA.
When renovations are halted on a local property in Gulf Shores, Alabama, a couple seeks to transform it into a welcoming home that serves as a getaway for vacationing women.
An Alabama couple looks for a vacation home along the shores of Panama City Beach, FL.
A couple sets out to fix up a property along the scenic Pacific Northwest coastline in Ocean Shores, Washington, so they can pass along childhood memories of growing up by the beach to their daughter.
A couple and their sons renovate a beach side retreat on Whidbey Island, WA.
A couple yearns to return to the beaches of Tampa Bay and wants to find a property that won't break the bank. They're ready to put in the work, but they must find a balance between renovating while living in the home.
A couple looks for a spacious New Jersey beach house with rental potential.
A thrill-seeker and his girlfriend search for a beach house in the New Jersey summer town where he vacationed as a kid; renovation help comes from a contractor he met through his love of extreme sports like skydiving and base jumping.
A couple looks for a family beach getaway in the Outer Banks along the shores of Avon, N.C.; the family of do-it-yourselfers tackle the home's major projects and repurpose as much as they can to keep renovation costs down.
A couple seeks a New York beach home where they can watch the family grow.
A couple from Houston search for a family getaway in the laid-back town of Surfside Beach, Texas; they've renovated homes before and aren't afraid of a little work, especially when it could get them a beach house at an affordable price.
A couple looks for a forever home large enough for the whole family along the shores of Rocky Point, New York. They'll need to put all their time and sweat into overhauling a fixer-upper to achieve their dream of owning a home close to the beach.
An empty nester looks for a beachfront home on the Connecticut coastline.
A couple looks for a weekend getaway in the nautical hot spot of Lusby, MD.
A family looks for a home to call their own in Ocean County, New Jersey.
A house flipper finally finds a place to call his own in Connecticut.
A couple from San Jose look for a vacation home in Manchester, California.
