Tarek el Moussa Net Worth

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Tarek el Moussa Net Worth, How did the American real estate agent and reality television personality amass his wealth? Read on to find out more about Tarek el Moussa Net Worth and his career.

Tarek el Moussa Early Life

He is an American reality television personality and real estate agent. Tarek el Moussa and Christina were married in 2009. They have two children together Taylor and Brayden.

Unfortunately, Tarek and Christina split up in May 2016. After their split came an incident where police were called to their home after Tarek fled the home after an argument and was reportedly suicidal. 

Tarek claimed he was never suicidal and simply went for a hike with a gun to protect himself from wild animals. In January 2017 they filed for divorce.

Tarek el Moussa Career 

Tarek El Moussa was born on 21st August, 1981 in Long Beach, California, United States. He is known for his success at buying homes at auction, renovating, and selling them for a profit. At age 21, he earned his real estate license and immediately began flipping houses. 

With his divorce, the future of their show and their co-owned real estate agency ‘The El Moussa Group’ was uncertain. Their divorce was finalized in January 2018. The couple did manage to film an eighth season of Flip or Flop after the divorce.

The two teamed up as Christina focused on design and Tarek managed renovations. Business boomed until the economy collapsed in 2008. In the wake of the crash Tarek and Christina famously went from living in a large luxurious house that cost $6000 per month to a tiny apartment that cost $700 per month. 

Though as the global economy recovered, so did Tarek and Christina’s real estate business. In 2011, on a whim, Tarek asked a friend to film him and Christina flipping a house from start to finish with the goal of editing it into an audition tape. 

However, the tape, along with Christina’s Instagram page, caught the eye of producers at Pie Town Productions and HGTV. Christina and Tarek signed a deal with HGTV in 2012 and their show ‘Flip or Flop’ premiered in April 2013. 

The Flip or Flop show follows the couple through the often tense process of bidding on a property, renovating it and restoring it so that it is competitive on the market, and then reselling it. 

Tarek manages the renovation while Christina handles design and keeping them on schedule. From 2013 to 2017, The couple filmed 92 episodes over seven seasons. They became extremely popular. 

A registered nurse and fan of the show wrote to the program’s production company in 2013. The nurse suggested that a doctor examine a lump that was visible on Tarek’s neck which she had seen while watching ‘Flip or Flop’. It proved to be cancer. She probably saved Tarek’s life by enabling him to seek treatment before it became a major problem. 

Tarek el Moussa Net Worth

As of today, Tarek el Moussa Net Worth is $6 Million. Tarek el Moussa Net Worth is acquired from his career as a real estate agent and reality television personality.

In the early seasons of the show, Christina and Tarek earned a relatively paltry $10,000 per episode total around $130,000 for the season. In season three, their pay per episode was raised to $40,000 total, roughly $600,000 per season.

As at the time of their marriage they bought a $4.1 million house in Newport Beach, California.

Summary: 

Tarel el Moussa is an American real estate agent and reality television personality. He is well known for his success at buying homes at auction, renovating, and selling them for a profit.

As of 2020, Tarek el Moussa’s net worth is $6 Million.