They finally decided they could start on a dream of Chip’s the Villa project, developing homes in the Baylor University area, just as they started, the housing market crashed, which caused the banks to recall the loans. Chip had to find private investors to pay vendors for materials used. The local paper heard about the Villas’ development and wrote an article on the front page, and buyers want to buy homes. They were able to sell homes, which meant they could finish them. HGTV saw Joanna’s blog, and contact them about a pilot TV show, about their personal and business life. The TV crew came and filmed them redesigning and remodeling a home, and viewer loved it and contacted them to come to their homes in other states, but with small children, Chip and Joanna decided to stay in the Waco, Texas area. The show became a series on HGTV, which quickly became a hit TV show. Chip and Joanna had to set ground rules with the