Mina Starsiak Hawk

 After graduating from Indiana University, Mina wasn't sure what she wanted to donext, and while she worked her way out working as a waitress to pay the bills. However, she wanted to take more of a leap and chose to purchase a home for $37,500. She was in search of an affordable fixer-upper, and sought the help of her mom to improve it. In the past, Karen was a lawyer. Laine had been a defense attorney. In the process she realized that she loved tearing things down to the studs and building it up again up.Fans of Good Bones already know that Mina and Karen make a killer team--and must-watch TV--because their differences compliment each other so well.Karen's an "hippy-dippy dreamer," Mina told USA Today as well as the "sieve" who condenses the mother's OTT ideas into practical changes that appeal to a general audience (as in, people who aren't as crazy about taxidermy and channel glass as Karen is).Mina and her mother had been working together for seven years when they received a shocking message on Facebook from a talented scout from the production company High Noon Entertainment. She was initially doubtful. The 31-year old said, "I was like,"I'm sure we're not so cool.'" "So I did some investigation about the company and found out that they're legit.