A Rhode Island couple is anxious to escape the New England cold and soak up the sun at a waterfront home of their own in St. John.

Tired of Pittsburgh winters, a young couple plots a move to sunny Vieques, Puerto Rico; their shared love of small towns and empty beaches makes this island the ideal home; their wish list includes a yard for their large dogs and a water view.

A Texas couple is ready to move to St. Thomas with a handsome budget of $2,000,000 and looks for a move-in-ready home on the water; while she wants a classic Caribbean-style home, he prefers a modern property with a pool.

A Tennessee couple with eight kids wants a slower pace of life in the Dominican Republic; they frequently visit the island for work and are looking for a large home that comes with a pool and soaking tub in the sleepy beach town of Juan Dolio.

A couple from Toronto is trading in city life for beach life in beautiful Honduras; they're looking for a home with a strong internet connection to support their web-based business and ocean views of the Caribbean Sea.

A Texas family is ready to upend their hectic lives, pack their bags and move to the Caribbean; they'll require something with outdoor space, a water view and proximity to the beach in order to call Turks and Caicos home.

An Austin, Texas, couple that loves to bike relocates to the island of St. Croix; these cyclists are excited to explore new Caribbean terrain and hope to find a condo with ocean views and enough storage for their 15 bikes.

A young family from Utah is embarking on a new adventure to Great Guana Cay after Dad is offered a job opportunity in the Bahamas; they hope to find a house close to town with views of the beautiful blue waters they can enjoy every day.

A busy New York lawyer is leaving her stressful office life behind to work remotely from the sunny beaches of Aruba with her two cats; she loves to entertain and is searching for a home with enough space for guests and room for a small office.

A couple is ready to ditch snowy winters with a move to Aruba; she lived on the island years ago and wants to get back to that life, ideally in a move-in-ready home with a pool and rooms so their kids can visit, though he wouldn't mind a fixer-upper.

A Wisconsin family moves to Puerto Rico's west coast so the kids can embrace their heritage and create the same memories their mom had growing up; they hunt for a home with space for everyone, including family that's already planning to visit.

A Minnesota couple that's overworked and sick of the cold weather is making the move to Bocas del Toro, Panama; before they can unpack, they must find a home large enough to open their own bed and breakfast.

A young couple hopes to find their forever home on Turks and Caicos; they're looking for a condo close to the beach with a swimming pool, but because her husband is busy with work, she enlists her mom to help search for a new dream home.

A busy lawyer from Toronto is moving back to her home country of Barbados to be closer to her family, spend more time on the beach and create a slower pace of life; she looks for a home with an open concept, outdoor space and a pool for entertaining.

A newlywed couple is never able to make time to see each other due to their busy work schedules; after visiting the Dominican Republic a few times, however, they decide it's time to make a change and move to Cabarete and away from Canadian winters.

A Washington, D.C., entrepreneur looks to leave the city life for the relaxation of Utila, Honduras; he wants to continue working with his clients remotely while also expanding into new business ventures on the island.

Beach lovers from Virginia who discovered Utila, Honduras, on a show pack their bags and move to the beautiful island; they want a home with an open concept and casitas where friends and family can stay when they visit.

Newlyweds leave their farm in Ontario, Canada, for a life of adventure on St. Maarten; she wants a move-in-ready condo with a large kitchen, but he's looking for a boat where he can spend his days on the water.

After years of being stuck in traffic and on crowded beaches, an ocean-loving couple is trading in the Jersey Shore for Roatan, Honduras; they seek a home with beach access and a grand patio where they can spend the majority of their time relaxing.

A couple with two daughters leaves behind their hectic life in Texas for the island of Aruba; they're eager to relax as a family and discover more about the island's culture, but are torn between buying a condo or a single-family home.

A California couple wants to trade Bay Area traffic jams for toes in the sand in St. Thomas; they hope to find a condo close to the beach with a fabulous view, but their ultimate dream is to be near a marina where they can enjoy a new boat.

Purchasing a beachfront property doesn't always mean buyers have to break the bank. This series documents the journeys of families who are dreaming of living in a sandy locale with palm trees and warm ocean breezes, but those dreams are accompanied by a firm budget. And by budget we mean substantially short of a million dollars. The house hunters tour three to four waterfront properties -- each with surprisingly affordable price tags -- before choosing the one that turns the beach lifestyle dreams into reality.

Making one's home on a tropical island sounds like an expensive proposition, but this house-hunting series shows it can be done within almost any budget as families seek to find their own corner of paradise. The featured properties run the gamut from ultra-affordable to totally outrageous, located in places like Key West, Fla., Kodiak Island, Alaska, Mount Desert Island in Maine, and Washington State's San Juan Islands. Everyday families ready to start a new adventure, escape hectic lifestyles in cookie-cutter subdivisions, or simply get away from cold and snow, prove that island fantasies can be reality.

The series brings potential home buyers a better understanding of the process, each episode following a prospective buyer and an agent from start to finish.

Fixer-uppers are on the wish lists of house hunters in this addition to HGTV's long-running franchise. In each episode, the featured home buyers tour three for-sale homes and choose the one that is the perfect fixer-upper. The added bonus? Cameras also capture what happens after the home is purchased and the renovation project begins. The progress is charted as the new homeowners turn their property into home sweet home, then they finally reveal their new space.

Buying a house is no easy task, but when it's in another country, imagine the stresses of negotiating in a foreign language. Emotions run high as realtors and their clients leave their milieu to look for new properties abroad in this spinoff of HGTV's popular "House Hunters."

Armed with overflowing bank accounts and dreams of living in mansions bigger than city blocks, recent lottery winners embark on searches for their new homes. "It's an incredible feeling for me to show them properties they never dreamed they could afford. It's like I'm living the fantasy life with them," says host David Bromstad, who shows overnight millionaires three luxurious properties on each episode. After visiting seven-figure listings, 10-acre properties, and nine-bedroom mansions, the big winners' ultimate, life-changing decisions mean an upgrade from average digs to high-dollar properties.

House-hunting programs on HGTV cover all the options, from buyers honing in on fixer-uppers and off-the-grid options to cabin cribs and container homes. On "Lakefront Bargain Hunt," the spotlight is on water lovers who dream of weekends or summers living by the dock of the bay. In each episode, a family on the hunt for an escape from the hustle and bustle of their busy lives tours multiple waterfront properties. With the help of a real estate agent, the hope is to find the perfect lakeside home without breaking the bank.