Tarek Gustave El Moussa (born August 21, 1981) is a real estate investor and television personality. He is best known for co-hosting HGTV's Flip or Flop alongside his wife Christina. The pair found success flipping houses as an alternative to their previous business of selling real estate, which took a hit during the 2008 economic crisis. In 2020, he launched a second HGTV show, Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa, in which he serves as a mentor to novice house-flippers. He and Christina were mar...