Lifelong friends Mario Merlos and Ernesto Olivares achieve the dream of homeownership for themselves and their families. With the support of the Extreme Makeover team, Homes 4 Families and hundreds of volunteers, their new, modern duplex is the inaugural home in a new development raised in an effort to make housing affordable and accommodatable for veterans. By building this community, the hope is that it's easier for veterans to transition back to their families, and have an immediate built-in support system through their neighborhood.

This is the first duplex completed by the Extreme Makeover team of Breegan Jane, Darren Keefe, Carrie Locklyn and host Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Special guest Ty Pennington makes an appearance, too! See what they did to customize this new construction for both families.