BreakThru Dream Home Project: The Series
Now casting season one
BreakThru Realty helps buyers find a home in the right location that needs work, then coordinates the architects, designers and licensed contractors who turn it into the home they wanted. The series documents that journey with real buyers, from the first showing to the day they move in. The first season is being cast now, so there are no episodes yet: this page explains the format and how to apply.
Season 1
Coming soon. Nothing has been filmed yet: this is the season as it is planned, and each episode appears here when it is released.
- The Search Begins (coming soon). Meet the buyers and follow the search for a home in the right place, with the potential to become theirs.
- The One With Potential (coming soon). The home they choose and why: the location, the bones, and what the Potential Check turns up.
- Design Day (coming soon). Architects and designers put the vision on paper, and the decisions and trade-offs begin.
- Demo Begins (coming soon). Out with the old, and a first look at what the walls were hiding.
- The Transformation (coming soon). From vision to reality: the finished home, before and after.
Project Types
- Light Cosmetic: Small updates. Big impact.
- Full Renovation: From dated to dream home.
- Tear Down + New Build: A fresh start on the right lot.
- Condo Transformation: What the association approves, and how.
Behind the Build
- The Potential Check: Know what a home can become before you buy it.
- Meet the Team: Architects, designers and licensed contractors.
- Budget & Planning: What it really takes, and how it is paid for.
- Before & After: Finished projects, as each one is completed.
What the Series Is
Each project in the series follows one household through the whole journey: why the finished homes on the market did not work for them, the houses they considered instead, the one they chose, the design, the construction and the finished home. The appeal is that it is real. The buyers, the budget decisions, the surprises behind the walls and the professionals doing the work are all exactly who and what they are, in neighborhoods viewers can drive through.
Honest by Design
Nothing in the series is staged, and nothing is published before it has happened. There are no sample families, no invented budgets and no before-and-after images of homes that were not part of the program. That is why this page has no episodes on it yet. A project appears here only when a real buyer has taken part, has approved what is shown, and the work shown has actually been done.
Where It Will Be Shown
Finished projects are published on this site, each on its own page with the full story, and released as episodes and short clips on BreakThru Realty’s video and social channels. A single project produces a long-form episode and many shorter pieces along the way: the search, design decisions, construction updates and the reveal. Projects stay on the site permanently as a record of what was done and how.
Who Can Apply
The series is for buyers taking part in the program in the counties BreakThru Realty serves, at any size of project, from a refresh to a new build. First-time buyers, growing families, downsizers and buyers relocating to South Florida are all of interest, because the stories differ. What matters is a real plan to buy and improve a home, and being comfortable with a camera along for parts of it. Applying is not a commitment, and not every applicant can be included.
What Taking Part Involves
Filming is planned around the milestones that would happen anyway: tours, the Potential Check, design meetings, key days on site and the final walkthrough, with some footage captured by the homeowners and the project team themselves. Every participant signs a written release before anything is filmed and sees their episode before it is published. The home’s exact address is not published while it is under construction, and children appear only with their parents’ written consent.
The Same Service, On Camera or Off
Being in the series changes nothing about how the purchase or the project is handled, and declining changes nothing either. BreakThru Realty is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Design and construction are performed by licensed, insured professionals you choose, under your own agreements with them. The professionals on a featured project are chosen by the homeowner exactly as on any other project.
How Each Project Is Told
- The Dream. Who the buyers are, how they live and what they could not find in a finished house.
- The Search. The homes they toured, judged on location, lot and structure, and what each would have needed.
- The Find. The home they chose, why, and what the Potential Check turned up before they committed.
- The Vision. The first concepts: what the house could become, on paper and in images.
- The Design. Drawings, layouts, materials and the decisions and trade-offs behind them.
- The Budget. The scope, the bids and the choices made to keep the total where it needed to be.
- Demo Day. What came out, and what the walls were hiding.
- The Build. Construction milestone by milestone, including the problems and how they were solved.
- The Reveal. The finished home, before and after, and the day the owners walk in.
Completed Projects
No project has been completed yet. The first season of BreakThru Dream Home Project is being cast, and each project is published here when its work is finished and its owners have approved the page. Apply to be featured.
Apply to Be Featured
Tell us where you want to live and the project you have in mind. Applying is not a commitment, nothing is filmed without a signed release, and not every applicant can be included.
Prefer to talk? (786) 914-1017 · sales@breakthrurealty.com
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where can I watch the series?
- The first season is being cast now, so there are no episodes yet. When projects are complete they are published on this page and on BreakThru Realty’s video and social channels.
- How do I apply to be featured?
- Use the application on this page. It asks where you want to live, the kind of project you have in mind and your timing. An agent contacts every applicant, and those who fit the season’s projects are invited to talk further.
- Do I have to take part in the series to use the program?
- No. The series is optional and by application. Most of what the program does, from the search to the Potential Check to coordinating your team, happens the same way for buyers who are never filmed.
- Will my address or personal details be shown?
- Only what you approve in a written release. The exact address is not published while the home is under construction, and you review your episode before it is released.
- Does being featured change what my project costs?
- Your project is priced by the contractors you choose, through their written bids, in the same way as any other project. Being featured does not come with a promise of free or discounted work.
BreakThru Realty is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Design and construction are performed by licensed, insured professionals you choose, under your own agreements with them.
More From BreakThru Dream Home Project
- BreakThru Dream Home Project
- How It Works
- The Potential Check
- Homes With Potential
- Analyzer & Visualizer
- Refresh & Remodel
- Whole-Home Renovation
- Home Additions
- Teardown & Build
- Renovation Financing
- Projects & Before-and-After
- Partner Network
- Start My Project
- The FEMA 50% Rule
- Buying a Fixer-Upper in a Flood Zone
- Teardown or Renovate?
- Condo Renovation Approvals
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- Palm Beach County real estate
- Martin County real estate
- St. Lucie County real estate
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