After deducting agent fees and taxes, he was left with just $17,500.
Unfortunately, that didn’t pan out for him either.
This severely limited his exposure and made it much harder to build his brand.

While this may be shocking to fans, he’s not the onlyHGTV star to face financial struggles.
Since then, Soria has shifted gears and explored other career avenues.
However, despite his criticisms of the industry, Soria wasn’t done with reality television just yet.

Despite his return to the spotlight, Soria continued to face financial challenges.
But this time around, Soria approached the setback with a different mindset.