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Flip Men
GenreReality
StarringMike Baird
Spike
ReleaseOctober 25, 2011 (2011-10-25) –
September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23)

Flip Men is an American reality television series starring Mike Baird and Doug Clark that premiered on

foreclosed houses
at auction, remodel the homes and sell them for return profits.

History

A neighbor introduced Clark to producer Danny Thompson, who helped Clark and Baird make videos about their endeavors as professional house flippers, in an online series titled Foreclosure Boys.

financial meltdowns of 2008.[4]

Flip Men premiered on Spike on October 25, 2011.

One in October 2012. On January 7, 2014, the series started airing on Dave in the UK.[8]

Overview

Shot on location in and around

Salt Lake City, Utah, the unscripted half-hour series follows Clark and Baird as they purchase foreclosed houses at bidding auctions and quickly fix them up to get them back on the market and turn a profit.[5] They also renovate and hold some houses, waiting for the value to go up further. They have no legal right to enter a house until they win the house at auction.[1] When entering a house for the first time, they often have to kick the door down, since the houses don't come with keys.[9] Items Clark and Baird have found inside the homes include thousands of bees, wedding dresses, vehicles and television sets, as well as a house that was formerly a meth lab.[5][10] They are able to make quick purchasing decisions based in large part on their understanding of specific neighborhoods and their values.[11] When a foreclosed house doesn't sell at auction, it is almost always subject to bank repossession, widely considered to be a negative result because banks are typically slower at turning around a foreclosed property.[3]

Hosts

Clark and Baird have contrasting personalities, with Clark more spontaneous and impulsive, while Baird is more careful and analytical.[3] They often disagree over the risk involved in various properties. Prior to Flip Men, they bought and sold an estimated 750 houses in the Salt Lake City area.[1]

Doug Clark

Clark was born and raised in Murray, Utah.[3] After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in economics and science,[12] he became a commercial airline pilot for SkyWest Airlines.[2] As a pilot, he found himself with a lot of free time, and became interested in learning more about the real estate business.[2][13] After meeting Baird at a real estate auction, they formed Equity Capital Group in 2005.[13] Clark continued to work as a pilot part-time until 2011, when he decided to focus solely on real estate.[12] Since 2005, his companies Equity Capital Group and Clark Venture Capital have purchased nearly $50 million in property.[12] Clark has said that while location is the most important factor in real estate, the most important factor in flipping is price.[13][14]

Mike Baird

Baird grew up in

Marriott School of Management with a BA in business management in 2002.[3] He then began to learn about home maintenance and repair, and started investing in real estate.[1][13] He is the owner of Baird Investment Properties and Equity Capital Group.[15] Mike is also known for Founding the Smarter Real Estate Tribe and.[16]

Episodes

Season 1

No. Title Original air date
1"Meth House"October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
2"Gang House"November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
3"Flood House"November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
4"Mystery House"November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)
5"Masturbation Station"November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
6"Suicide"November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)
7"Bombs Away"December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
8"Sinking Home"December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)
9"Maggot House"December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
10"Mike Fights Doug"December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
11"Death Trap"January 3, 2012 (2012-01-03)
12"Million Dollar Money Pit"January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)

Season 2

No. Title Original air date
1"Jacked By Thieves"August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)
2"Drive Through Meth Lab"August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05)
3"Bee House"August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12)
4"Hoarder House"August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12)
5"The Stench"August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19)
6"Polygamist House"August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)
7"Bloody Crime Scene"September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09)
8"The Bet"September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)
9"Doug Vs. The Building Inspector"September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23)
10"A Huge Mistake"September 23, 2012 (2012-09-23)

References

  1. ^
    Inman News
    , November 30, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Lorri Vodi Rupard, “Flip Men's Doug Clark: I'm a risk taker who got lucky,” Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Salt Media, November 20, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jamshid Ghazi Askar, “From flipping homes to stars of reality show ‘Flip Men’,” Deseret News, October 27, 2011.
  4. Media Life
    , October 24, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Michael O’Connell, “Spike TV Renews ‘Flip Men’ for Second Season,” The Hollywood Reporter, February 1, 2012.
  6. ^ “Bar Rescue, Flip Men: Spike TV Revises Season Two Dates,” tvseriesfinale.com, July 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Electus Secures Global Distribution Rights for Spike TV's Reality Television Series Flip Men, American Digger and Car Lot Cowboy". Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  8. ^ "Flip Men | Dave Channel". dave.uktv.co.uk. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  9. ^ “Tackling Foreclosures,” ABC News, November 29, 2011.
  10. New York Times
    , October 25, 2011.
  11. ^
    Wall Street Journal
    , August 9, 2012.
  12. ^
    Spike
    . Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d Mary Ellen Podmolik, “Property flipping regains traction in Chicago area,” Chicago Tribune, October 4, 2012.
  14. Huffington Post
    , August 6, 2012.
  15. ^ “Flip Men Bios: Mike Baird,” Spike. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  16. ^ a national real estate investment consulting firm

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