Summary: A southern California couple looking to start a family wants a spacious home; after buying a place, they jump straight into renovations with his fellow contractor and face a string of problems, including installing a half-ton support beam.

Summary: Two dads with a young son buy a bigger home, but more space creates more renovation projects; design plans change when one of them goes out of town, but the choices may not be for the better.

Summary: A couple with three children under the age of three has their hands full needs to move into a new home with more space; after they find a house large enough for their family, they start a major overhaul and need all hands on deck.

Summary: The heads of a Pasadena, Calif., family are ready to work through their differences to find a new house; but once they start renovating and money starts going out the door, it gets harder and harder to see eye to eye.

Summary: A Denver, Colo., transplant is ready to buy a home but doesn't know a lot about renovation; even with guidance, this inexperienced homeowner finds out how tough it can be to get through a major renovation.

Summary: Newly married musicians are looking to buy a bigger home that can house all their instruments. While he's more enthusiastic to take on renovations than she is, they both know that putting in some sweat equity is the only way they'll get a house that truly reflects their creative side. The SoCal couple learns something new about themselves and each other when their designer pushes them to make some bold design decisions.

Summary: A Boston couple is looking to buy a home for their rapidly expanding family. Due to their budget and the area they're targeting to live in, any house they buy will be a fixer-upper. Once they decide on a place and the renovations begin, the problems come fast and furious, putting even their relationship at risk.

Summary: A Los Angeles law enforcement officer and his wife face a competitive market with a modest budget while searching for their first home together. Once they decide on a place and renovations begin, they're hit with surprise expenses like needing lead abatement and a new electrical panel. The couple is determined to not let these expenses prevent them from taking on other projects, however, so they're forced to take on some of the work themselves.

Summary: A young family saved for years to buy a home of their own in the suburbs. But while he's focused on safety and structure, she wants bling. And once renovations start, they see that their dream home make take more work and money than they anticipated.

Summary: A first-time buyer is moving across town to be near her tight-knit and opinionated family in Valley Village, California. With a perfectionist personality, finding a home that suits her tastes won't be easy. Her construction-savvy sister-in-law complicates matters, offering guidance on renovations but also prompting second thoughts about her decisions.

Summary: They met on a dating app and this couple is ready to buy a home together. At nearly seven feet tall, everything he does is big, including renovation projects. She wants to make sure he thinks about how much money those projects will cost.

Summary: A Southern California family wants to trade their rental for a home with lots of land. But her sunny disposition bumps into his practical outlook, and the massive renovation with major problems has them both struggling to keep a positive attitude.

Summary: A Denver therapist wants to prove naysayers wrong by buying and renovating a home with her two roommates. Armed with only enthusiasm and their belief that girl power can get things done, they navigate the pitfalls of a kitchen and bathroom renovation.