HGTV'S "DESERT FLIPPERS" PREMIERES AUGUST 25

New York [For Immediate Release - August 11, 2016] Real estate agents Lindsay and Eric Bennett are transforming sunny Palm Springs, California one dilapidated house at a time in HGTV's new home renovation series Desert Flippers. Premiering on Thursday, August 25, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, the eight-episode series follows the Bennett family as they tackle challenging renovations in triple-degree desert heat while raising three small children.

"Palm Springs is booming right now," said Lindsay. "There are new hotels, hot restaurants and young people with new families moving in all the time. The potential is incredible."

In the premiere episode, Lindsay and Eric buy a house sight unseen and discover the home was vandalized by squatters and is infested with scorpions. Despite the property's unexpected condition, the duo transform the home into a lively desert oasis equipped with a casita, a new pool and a bocce ball court making it the perfect place to entertain and raise a family.

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