Recent data suggests that millennials are buying older homes and try to fix them up by themselves. The Home Improvement Research Institute reported that two-thirds of home improvement projects are completed without professionals. Millennials in particular are possibly emboldened by programming they see on HGTV, mistakenly believing DIY renovations can be completed quickly and easily. However, a recent study completed by equipment rental platform BigRentz finds that only three in five adults can fix household programs without Google.