Any real estate agent worth his or her salt will tell you that one of the most important factors in selling your home is making sure it has “curb appeal,” and this show uses professional designers and landscapers to demonstrate how to make a home look attractive to prospective buyers who drive by. The homeowners work alongside the experts on the project, and the show offers tips to viewers on how they can improve the curb appeal of their own home.

Prospective home buyers may have a better idea of what the process entails after watching this series. Each episode follows a prospective buyer and real estate agent through the home buying process from start to finish.

Vern Yip gives a morale-boosting break to some people who really need it in this feel-good series. The designer meets with the homeowners to get their input on making over one room, but he secretly makes over a second room as a surprise.

Many homeowners may tolerate unattractive or lackluster areas in their house simply because they believe they can’t afford a makeover. In this series, a design team demonstrates how problem areas can be revitalized on a budget of only $1,000.

Nashville, Tenn., provides the backdrop as nine designers compete for a shot at winning his or her own show on HGTV, as evaluated by returning judges Vern Yip, Cynthia Rowley and Martha McCully. Once the judges have narrowed the field to two finalists, viewers at hoome will vote for their favorite via cell phone or online. Clive Pearse is host.

Designer Candice Olson loves a home decorating challenge, tackling unappealing spaces and transforming them into fresh, stylish areas.

Host and veteran “flipper” Kirsten Kemp introduces viewers to fledgling developers who buy a property in disrepair, then try to fix it up quickly and inexpensively so they can sell it at a substantial profit, usually under nail-biting deadline conditions.