1 00:00:02,135 --> 00:00:03,504 -[man] What's up, Chauncey? -Hi. 2 00:00:03,604 --> 00:00:06,840 I'm Chauncey Pham and they call me The Boss. 3 00:00:06,907 --> 00:00:10,110 I'm thinking we can push about 425,000 with this primary suite. 4 00:00:10,110 --> 00:00:12,913 The trick to real estate is buying the worst house 5 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:14,381 in the best neighborhood. 6 00:00:14,481 --> 00:00:17,951 But zombie houses are a whole different beast. 7 00:00:19,253 --> 00:00:20,654 In Dallas, Texas, my husband and I 8 00:00:20,754 --> 00:00:23,223 are the best at flipping them. 9 00:00:23,290 --> 00:00:24,825 That price is way too high for that damn house. 10 00:00:24,892 --> 00:00:26,827 Do we actually get to see this one though? 11 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:28,862 -We can actually head that way. -Ooh. 12 00:00:28,862 --> 00:00:30,864 I'm Derek Pham. The man behind the master plan 13 00:00:30,931 --> 00:00:32,366 and the money guy. 14 00:00:32,432 --> 00:00:35,068 I'm known for the Derek Special, which means 15 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:36,803 buying the worst zombies, 16 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:39,239 sight unseen, for rock-bottom prices. 17 00:00:39,306 --> 00:00:42,209 Bullet holes. My type of house. I mean it's got some good bones. 18 00:00:42,276 --> 00:00:44,745 [Chauncey] No Derek. Dallas is a hot real estate market 19 00:00:44,845 --> 00:00:46,313 with fierce competition. 20 00:00:46,313 --> 00:00:48,682 -This looks amazing. -This was money well spent. 21 00:00:48,749 --> 00:00:51,018 Hmm. And as a husband and wife team, 22 00:00:51,118 --> 00:00:54,421 we broke the mold on flipping zombies with high-end appeal 23 00:00:54,421 --> 00:00:56,123 to create Family Capital Partners, 24 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:58,025 a multi-million dollar business. 25 00:00:59,826 --> 00:01:01,595 And no matter how bad the flip is, 26 00:01:01,662 --> 00:01:05,098 we design and sell 'em for Texas-sized profits. 27 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:09,970 This is Zombie House Flipping Dallas, y'all. 28 00:01:12,606 --> 00:01:14,474 [rock music] 29 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:22,983 We need to go on and book travel this weekend. 30 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:24,584 Yeah, I'm feeling the beach. 31 00:01:24,584 --> 00:01:27,354 I really want us to like, go and relax and unwind. 32 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:29,790 Like, it's been a lot of stress for the last couple of weeks. 33 00:01:29,856 --> 00:01:32,225 -I'm down with that. -Where are you taking me? 34 00:01:32,292 --> 00:01:34,828 We are headed to a zombie in Arcadia Park. 35 00:01:34,895 --> 00:01:37,864 Arcadia Park. It's close to all the major highways. 36 00:01:37,864 --> 00:01:40,801 It's a Dallas proper address. This is the neighborhood, right? 37 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:43,103 -Yes. -This is really nice. 38 00:01:43,203 --> 00:01:45,038 Some houses look like they're brand new. 39 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:47,407 Like, this is a total new construction house. 40 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:49,443 [Derek] That's cool. This looks pretty new. 41 00:01:49,509 --> 00:01:51,712 [Chauncey] These houses have above average size lots, 42 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:54,348 they're really big. I'm liking it. 43 00:01:54,348 --> 00:01:57,517 Arcadia Park is a quaint suburb in West Dallas, 44 00:01:57,584 --> 00:01:59,886 with only about 6,000 residents. 45 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:02,022 This neighborhood has a great community feel 46 00:02:02,022 --> 00:02:04,424 with lots of public parks, golf courses, 47 00:02:04,424 --> 00:02:06,126 shopping and restaurants. 48 00:02:06,193 --> 00:02:07,694 And with the median sale price of homes 49 00:02:07,794 --> 00:02:10,364 in this area on the lower end, that should translate 50 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:13,266 to bigger profits for Derek and I. 51 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:14,901 [Derek] Got a Derek Special for you. 52 00:02:15,002 --> 00:02:17,104 [Chauncey] Ugh, another damn Derek Special. 53 00:02:17,204 --> 00:02:19,039 [Derek] Some flippers abandoned it. 54 00:02:19,106 --> 00:02:22,142 Oh babe. Like, a lot of those houses are real sketchy. 55 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:23,910 So what are the specs on it? 56 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:26,513 We're talking three bedrooms, two baths. 57 00:02:26,513 --> 00:02:27,948 Okay. 58 00:02:27,948 --> 00:02:30,083 So it's 1500 square feet. 59 00:02:30,183 --> 00:02:32,919 Half done does not tickle my fancy. 60 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,821 Is it half done or half-ass done? 61 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,223 Derek's found this abandoned flip 62 00:02:36,289 --> 00:02:38,658 and he thinks it's a good idea to take this job on. 63 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:40,060 We don't know what the hell 64 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,396 the last flippers did or what they didn't do. 65 00:02:42,462 --> 00:02:44,164 So this could really be a disaster. 66 00:02:44,231 --> 00:02:45,999 It could be more than a zombie. 67 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:48,969 -Is this the house? -[Derek] Oh yeah. 68 00:02:51,438 --> 00:02:54,808 -[Chauncey] Derek. -Yeah, this looks like [BEEP]. 69 00:02:54,875 --> 00:02:56,510 Damn, this isn't right. 70 00:02:56,576 --> 00:02:58,879 [eerie music] 71 00:03:00,313 --> 00:03:02,783 What up? 72 00:03:02,883 --> 00:03:04,684 -[Chauncey] This is terrible. -It's a zombie. 73 00:03:04,751 --> 00:03:07,154 [Chauncey] This is a zombie zombie. 74 00:03:08,655 --> 00:03:10,424 Oh man. 75 00:03:10,424 --> 00:03:13,827 [Albert] This is a half-started remodel. 76 00:03:13,894 --> 00:03:16,830 [Derek] We got it for 125,000. 77 00:03:16,897 --> 00:03:18,799 That looks like a 125 foundation. 78 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:19,866 [Albert] Yeah. 79 00:03:19,866 --> 00:03:21,668 This is not looking good like, 80 00:03:21,668 --> 00:03:23,837 what is happening with this foundation situation? 81 00:03:23,904 --> 00:03:25,672 Everything is crumbling. 82 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:27,274 [Albert] Foundation is shot. 83 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:28,742 Somebody touched the foundation. 84 00:03:28,842 --> 00:03:30,811 -It wasn't completed so... -[Chauncey] Okay. 85 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:32,512 ...the front needs to be redone 86 00:03:32,579 --> 00:03:34,247 but maybe not the whole house. 87 00:03:34,314 --> 00:03:35,949 Okay? Are those new windows? 88 00:03:36,016 --> 00:03:38,151 The windows are brand new. The siding is new... 89 00:03:38,218 --> 00:03:40,587 ...and there's other stuff that we have inside as well, 90 00:03:40,587 --> 00:03:41,988 materials left behind. Yeah. 91 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:43,423 Looks like we'll need a new roof. 92 00:03:43,490 --> 00:03:44,624 [Albert] Yeah. 93 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:46,259 I'm also seeing a lot of wood rot, 94 00:03:46,359 --> 00:03:48,261 kind of up around like, this soffit. 95 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:50,030 We're gonna need some new wood trim. 96 00:03:50,097 --> 00:03:51,865 Yeah, I mean it's, it's close to 80 years old, 97 00:03:51,932 --> 00:03:53,867 so there's definitely gonna be some stuff in 98 00:03:53,934 --> 00:03:56,603 -the bones we have to replace. -It's gonna have cast iron. 99 00:03:56,670 --> 00:03:58,105 It's got cast iron plumbing so we're 100 00:03:58,205 --> 00:03:59,673 gonna have to deal with that. 101 00:03:59,740 --> 00:04:02,809 [groans] And all the mud. 102 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:04,911 Are we gonna have to do a driveway too? 103 00:04:04,911 --> 00:04:06,680 [Albert] I think it needs a driveway at least 104 00:04:06,746 --> 00:04:09,049 to the front of the house. But check that out. 105 00:04:09,116 --> 00:04:10,183 Oh yeah, electrical panel. 106 00:04:10,317 --> 00:04:12,819 The electrical is already redone. 107 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:14,821 All-new electrical, the panel's brand new... 108 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,923 -Yeah. -...the poles already installed. 109 00:04:16,990 --> 00:04:18,625 Then you'll see inside, it's already ran. 110 00:04:18,692 --> 00:04:20,727 I like this house, it's saving me money already. 111 00:04:20,794 --> 00:04:22,162 [Albert] 12 grand immediately. 112 00:04:22,229 --> 00:04:23,563 [Chauncey] I won't say that. 113 00:04:23,630 --> 00:04:25,031 [Derek] But I do like the huge lot. 114 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:27,134 That's gonna be a big selling point. 115 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,668 [Chauncey] This is a big yard, babe. 116 00:04:28,735 --> 00:04:29,636 A quarter of an acre. 117 00:04:29,703 --> 00:04:31,238 Expensive to landscape. 118 00:04:31,304 --> 00:04:33,006 Do you guys really wanna try to go inside? 119 00:04:33,073 --> 00:04:34,474 This porch does not look safe. 120 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:38,512 It looks that way but it's, it's safe enough. 121 00:04:38,578 --> 00:04:40,647 -[Chauncey] Here we go. -[Albert] Watch your step. 122 00:04:40,714 --> 00:04:43,450 [Derek] This house was built in 1947 123 00:04:43,517 --> 00:04:45,118 and features three bedrooms, 124 00:04:45,185 --> 00:04:48,622 two bathrooms and stands at 1,492 square feet. 125 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:51,191 It also features a primary suite 126 00:04:51,258 --> 00:04:54,694 and a partially completed addition in the back. 127 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:57,097 [Chauncey] Y'all... this is terrible. 128 00:04:57,197 --> 00:04:59,666 [Derek] Woo. House looks like a real dump. 129 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:02,435 [Albert] It is as bad as it looks. 130 00:05:02,502 --> 00:05:06,273 [Chauncey] Holy moly. This is bad. 131 00:05:06,273 --> 00:05:08,808 I see a hole in the floor. 132 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:11,678 Literally, I'm looking at the earth. 133 00:05:11,745 --> 00:05:13,880 I know how it looks, but you gotta look at positives. 134 00:05:13,947 --> 00:05:16,483 There's a lot of stuff here we can use. This sheet rock is new. 135 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:18,318 Yeah. New electrical and new sheet rock. 136 00:05:18,385 --> 00:05:19,486 Everything is ready to go. 137 00:05:19,553 --> 00:05:21,555 There's a bunch of paint, tile. 138 00:05:21,621 --> 00:05:23,590 Y'all are more optimistic than I am right now. 139 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:24,858 It's 125. 140 00:05:24,958 --> 00:05:27,127 I would assume this is probably the kitchen. 141 00:05:27,194 --> 00:05:28,361 Yeah. 142 00:05:31,464 --> 00:05:34,568 Kitchen, dining combo here. Living there. 143 00:05:34,634 --> 00:05:36,436 [Chauncey] I guess we're gonna carefully 144 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,038 make our way through this house 145 00:05:38,104 --> 00:05:39,573 but seeing this dirt down here... 146 00:05:39,639 --> 00:05:42,209 but also seeing this framing. It's good. 147 00:05:42,275 --> 00:05:44,010 Guys, this is a whole new room. 148 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:45,745 -New addition. -Yeah, I like that. 149 00:05:45,846 --> 00:05:48,548 Yeah. It looks like this could be like, a bedroom. 150 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:50,784 'Cause I see like, a closet here. 151 00:05:50,784 --> 00:05:52,118 And then a bathroom... 152 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:54,187 -[Derek] Okay. Yeah. -[Chauncey] ...over here. 153 00:05:54,254 --> 00:05:55,989 This is a nice size room. 154 00:05:56,056 --> 00:05:57,424 [Albert] A new addition. 155 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:58,925 [Chauncey] Is it permanent? 156 00:05:58,992 --> 00:06:00,827 Can we even use it as an addition 157 00:06:00,894 --> 00:06:02,295 with extra square footage? 158 00:06:02,395 --> 00:06:04,798 For the price point I think that's something we'd deal with. 159 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:05,699 -Right. -Might not be. 160 00:06:05,799 --> 00:06:07,567 They wouldn't be selling it cheap 161 00:06:07,634 --> 00:06:09,302 if it was ready to go for us. 162 00:06:09,402 --> 00:06:12,572 It does it make it bigger than 1,400 square feet too? 163 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:14,841 Absolutely it does. It's probably not accounted for. 164 00:06:14,908 --> 00:06:17,477 [Chauncey] Yeah. Alright, well that's all things to consider. 165 00:06:17,544 --> 00:06:19,012 Alright, I'm not hating it. 166 00:06:19,079 --> 00:06:20,847 The ceilings are even high, like-- 167 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:21,781 -Yeah. -Okay. 168 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:23,350 I'm feeling better. It's still-- 169 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:25,185 The electrical looks done right. 170 00:06:25,185 --> 00:06:26,753 [Albert] The electrical looks good. 171 00:06:26,820 --> 00:06:28,989 This is a big bathroom. So then you have a hall bath. 172 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:31,124 Yeah. Big secondary. Right. 173 00:06:31,191 --> 00:06:32,192 [Chauncey] But huh. 174 00:06:34,060 --> 00:06:36,763 Man, this shiplap looks terrible. 175 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:39,833 [Derek] Yeah, it looks like [BEEP]. 176 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:43,003 [Chauncey] And then this is another bedroom? 177 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,672 Look at the size. Like, that is the one thing 178 00:06:45,672 --> 00:06:48,341 that I am pleasantly surprised about with this house. 179 00:06:48,441 --> 00:06:50,143 The size of these rooms is insane. 180 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:53,647 But man, it's a dump. Like, everything is just open. 181 00:06:53,713 --> 00:06:56,483 [Derek] I love it though. I'm feeling this house. 182 00:06:56,549 --> 00:06:58,718 They've done quite a bit. Free lumber we get to use. 183 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:00,387 [Derek] Yeah, insulation. Come on, 184 00:07:00,387 --> 00:07:02,789 lumber, windows, electrical. 185 00:07:02,856 --> 00:07:05,992 Y'all really are loving this raggedy zombie house, like-- 186 00:07:06,059 --> 00:07:08,662 Hey man. It's, it's right on the money. 187 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:10,764 Let's just keep looking. Hold your horses, okay? 188 00:07:10,830 --> 00:07:12,499 I'm looking. She'll like it by the end. 189 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:14,601 [Chauncey] This is a mess. Another bedroom. 190 00:07:14,668 --> 00:07:16,970 Oh my God. Look at this termite damage. 191 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:18,571 -Yeah. -Like, 192 00:07:18,638 --> 00:07:20,440 that shiplap is shot. 193 00:07:24,978 --> 00:07:27,113 [Derek] We're gonna have to take that down. 194 00:07:27,113 --> 00:07:28,982 [Albert] Got termite damage, wood rot. 195 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:31,518 This is another good-size room and look, 196 00:07:31,584 --> 00:07:34,321 here's another bathroom that's totally framed out. 197 00:07:34,387 --> 00:07:36,022 [Derek] This might be the primary. This-- 198 00:07:36,089 --> 00:07:37,757 [Chauncey] It has two primaries. 199 00:07:37,824 --> 00:07:39,359 -[Albert] Yeah. -[Derek] Oh yeah. 200 00:07:39,426 --> 00:07:41,895 Huh. And it looks like the layout of this bathroom 201 00:07:41,995 --> 00:07:43,430 has already been established. 202 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:44,664 -Yeah. -Over-sized shower. 203 00:07:44,731 --> 00:07:47,267 Ready for a can light. Full bath. 204 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:48,835 That makes this a three-three? 205 00:07:48,902 --> 00:07:50,270 With two primary suites. 206 00:07:50,270 --> 00:07:51,671 -I'm liking that. -It's a three-two. 207 00:07:51,738 --> 00:07:54,274 So as a three three, when we're done with it, 208 00:07:54,341 --> 00:07:56,276 -that's great for the ARV. -Right. 209 00:07:56,343 --> 00:07:58,912 I hear y'all talking, but I'm still a little skeptical. 210 00:07:58,978 --> 00:08:02,382 I can still see the ground but it's got some potential. 211 00:08:02,482 --> 00:08:04,951 Let's go talk numbers and see 212 00:08:05,018 --> 00:08:08,855 if we can...bring this zombie back to life. 213 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:13,259 My biggest concern is 214 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,228 that we're cleaning up somebody else's mess. 215 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:17,664 Like, any time we've walked into these situations, 216 00:08:17,664 --> 00:08:19,899 it's never as good as it seems. 217 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,434 Run the numbers by me one more time. 218 00:08:21,501 --> 00:08:24,204 [Derek] I think it's a good deal. Buy it for 125. 219 00:08:24,270 --> 00:08:25,872 Then for the reno budget. 220 00:08:25,872 --> 00:08:27,741 I mean, initially I was thinking 75,000. 221 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:30,043 But could we get it down to maybe 50? 55? 222 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:32,679 Hmm, no. It's not that good. 75 is more realistic. 223 00:08:32,746 --> 00:08:35,448 The comps I saw on the way over here were in 224 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,384 the high 200s, around 285,000. 225 00:08:37,450 --> 00:08:38,785 -Okay. -So I mean, those numbers... 226 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,186 -Still money. -...could work. 227 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:42,222 As long as there's no unforeseen problems, 228 00:08:42,222 --> 00:08:44,057 which you know with these zombies, 229 00:08:44,157 --> 00:08:47,026 we're always uncovering issues when we start breaking in and-- 230 00:08:47,026 --> 00:08:48,428 -I think this is a win. -Alright. 231 00:08:48,495 --> 00:08:50,230 -There's a big cushion. -Alright. 232 00:08:52,198 --> 00:08:54,000 [Chauncey] This house definitely has issues, 233 00:08:54,067 --> 00:08:55,969 but it also has a ton of potential. 234 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:59,005 Because it's already been gutted and had walls removed, 235 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:00,774 we're starting with a clean slate 236 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,209 and spacious open concept floor plan. 237 00:09:03,276 --> 00:09:05,512 Starting in the living room and dining areas, 238 00:09:05,578 --> 00:09:08,114 we're going to put in al-new vinyl plank flooring 239 00:09:08,181 --> 00:09:09,516 in a beautiful oak finish. 240 00:09:09,582 --> 00:09:12,118 And we're installing accent wall paneling 241 00:09:12,185 --> 00:09:13,386 in the living room. 242 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:14,988 In the kitchen, we're putting in 243 00:09:15,054 --> 00:09:16,823 black and white checkerboard flooring, 244 00:09:16,823 --> 00:09:19,726 we're maximizing cabinet and counter space by building 245 00:09:19,793 --> 00:09:21,661 a peninsula on one side and putting 246 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:23,863 all of the appliances on the other side. 247 00:09:23,930 --> 00:09:27,367 With a laundry closet in the back. 248 00:09:27,434 --> 00:09:29,369 In the first primary bath, we're installing 249 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:32,205 a double vanity, a massive walk-in shower 250 00:09:32,272 --> 00:09:33,640 with his and hers shower heads 251 00:09:33,706 --> 00:09:36,309 and we're continuing the checkerboard flooring. 252 00:09:36,376 --> 00:09:40,513 The first primary bedroom will feature a walk-in closet. 253 00:09:40,513 --> 00:09:43,149 In the second primary bath, in the new addition, 254 00:09:43,216 --> 00:09:45,084 we're also installing a double vanity 255 00:09:45,151 --> 00:09:47,187 as well as a huge walk-in shower. 256 00:09:47,187 --> 00:09:48,822 And the second primary bedroom 257 00:09:48,888 --> 00:09:51,257 will also feature a walk-in closet. 258 00:09:51,357 --> 00:09:53,359 And on the front exterior of the house, 259 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:56,062 to create a show stopping first impression, 260 00:09:56,062 --> 00:09:57,864 we are tearing down the old front porch 261 00:09:57,931 --> 00:10:00,667 and completely rebuilding from ground up. 262 00:10:00,667 --> 00:10:03,102 We're painting it a bold dark gray accent color 263 00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:06,039 and installing new floorboards in a warm wood finish. 264 00:10:08,842 --> 00:10:11,511 [Derek] We've purchased this property for $125,000. 265 00:10:11,578 --> 00:10:14,581 Our renovation budget is $75,000. 266 00:10:14,681 --> 00:10:18,351 The estimated closing costs are $5,780. 267 00:10:18,418 --> 00:10:20,120 With a 30-day time line, 268 00:10:20,186 --> 00:10:22,822 our loan interest will only be 1,390, 269 00:10:22,889 --> 00:10:27,427 which puts our all-in cost at $207,170. 270 00:10:27,494 --> 00:10:30,296 The ARV for a comparable house in the neighborhood 271 00:10:30,396 --> 00:10:32,198 is 285,000, 272 00:10:32,265 --> 00:10:34,033 so if we can sell it for that number, 273 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:37,804 we stand to make a profit of $77,830. 274 00:10:44,677 --> 00:10:46,913 [Chauncey] We have our crew working demo day. 275 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:48,715 Even though we bought it mostly demoed, 276 00:10:48,781 --> 00:10:50,350 there's still plenty more to do. 277 00:10:50,350 --> 00:10:53,286 First, we're removing all the nasty old shiplap on the walls. 278 00:10:56,055 --> 00:10:59,259 Then we're getting rid of the old, rotted sub core panels. 279 00:10:59,359 --> 00:11:02,061 We didn't find any active termites in this house 280 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:04,597 so we're ready to rock and roll. 281 00:11:04,664 --> 00:11:06,833 We're removing all the old construction debris 282 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:08,801 around the exterior and cleaning up 283 00:11:08,868 --> 00:11:11,204 the overgrown grass. 284 00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:13,473 And back inside, we're repairing and replacing 285 00:11:13,540 --> 00:11:15,475 some of the wood framing in the living room, 286 00:11:15,542 --> 00:11:17,610 the kitchen and in the new addition. 287 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:19,412 This renovation is off to a good start. 288 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:21,981 [thunder crackles] 289 00:11:31,224 --> 00:11:33,226 Ah. Hey guys. 290 00:11:33,293 --> 00:11:34,460 Now that all the demo is done, 291 00:11:34,561 --> 00:11:36,462 the house is full of building materials 292 00:11:36,462 --> 00:11:38,665 as our crew gets prepared to start on the sub-floors. 293 00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:41,901 Meanwhile, I'm here to take a fresh look at all the spaces 294 00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:44,704 to see if I can come up with some inspiration for the design. 295 00:11:46,072 --> 00:11:51,077 Huh. What in the world? What's that smell? 296 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:54,480 [gasps] What is this? 297 00:11:57,817 --> 00:12:00,887 It's wet. Oh my God. 298 00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:04,824 What the hell? 299 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:18,871 -Hey. -Hey, baby. 300 00:12:18,938 --> 00:12:21,608 How are you feeling? I know you're at home sick. 301 00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:24,110 I know. I'm hanging in there. I'm getting a bit better. 302 00:12:24,110 --> 00:12:26,646 What I'm about to tell you won't make you feel any better. 303 00:12:26,713 --> 00:12:27,647 What's going on? 304 00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:30,984 I am over here at Arcadia and... 305 00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:32,952 I did a quick little walk through 306 00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:35,922 and I came to this, this back room. 307 00:12:35,989 --> 00:12:38,057 Look. It's all wet. 308 00:12:38,157 --> 00:12:41,628 The subfloor looks to be moldy or mildewy. 309 00:12:41,694 --> 00:12:45,264 And then look, babe. Even up on the drywall. 310 00:12:45,264 --> 00:12:48,434 That's like, on the wall leading to the bathroom. 311 00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:51,604 Same thing like, up there, it looks awful. 312 00:12:51,671 --> 00:12:55,108 Yeah, I know. Everything's kind of a little bit wet back there. 313 00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:56,509 I talked to Albert about this, 314 00:12:56,576 --> 00:12:58,611 I guess I forget to talk to you about it. 315 00:12:58,678 --> 00:13:00,246 But yeah, the roof's not on good there 316 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:03,049 But, but wait, wait, wait. Stop, stop, stop. 317 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:05,184 -You knew? -Yeah. 318 00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:06,753 Why didn't you say anything to me? 319 00:13:06,819 --> 00:13:08,821 'Cause I figured you would probably freak out 320 00:13:08,921 --> 00:13:10,590 like how you're freaking out right now. 321 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:13,726 This is like, a three to $500 fix. 322 00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:16,396 We need like, two sheets of subfloor and maybe... 323 00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:19,065 ...like, one or two sheets of drywall and then we're good. 324 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:20,800 It would be nice if you would communicate 325 00:13:20,867 --> 00:13:22,568 and tell me these things 'cause I literally 326 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,437 came in this house and had a damn heart attack. 327 00:13:24,504 --> 00:13:25,638 Freaking out. 328 00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:28,274 I'm freaking out. Yeah, 'cause everything's wet, 329 00:13:28,274 --> 00:13:30,109 it smells mildewy back here like-- 330 00:13:30,176 --> 00:13:31,477 Yeah, this is-- Just look up, 331 00:13:31,544 --> 00:13:33,513 you'll see some gaps in that roof. 332 00:13:33,513 --> 00:13:35,114 It's the roof. I mean, that does bring us 333 00:13:35,181 --> 00:13:36,983 to a major problem though, so you're right. 334 00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:39,185 Like if, if we don't fix this then, you know, 335 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:40,553 we'll have more problems so... 336 00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:42,922 we're getting on the roof and scheduled, 337 00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:45,425 but that's gonna be the big part is getting the roof on, 338 00:13:45,425 --> 00:13:47,226 especially with all the rain that's coming. 339 00:13:47,293 --> 00:13:49,062 -Yeah. -And then we'll be fine. 340 00:13:49,128 --> 00:13:51,431 Okay. So we definitely need to get the roof on 341 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:53,366 but this is a quick fix, thank God. 342 00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:55,134 But next time, can you and Albert 343 00:13:55,201 --> 00:13:57,070 please tell me so I don't pass out? 344 00:13:57,070 --> 00:13:58,504 Three to 500 bucks, it's easy. 345 00:13:58,604 --> 00:14:00,873 Alright, well get back in bed. Take your cough drop. 346 00:14:00,873 --> 00:14:02,342 -Love you. -Love you. 347 00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:06,346 [BEEP] just happens, they don't tell me. 348 00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:16,222 [Derek] The roofing team's scheduled a couple weeks out, 349 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:18,191 so we've covered the addition for now 350 00:14:18,257 --> 00:14:20,026 to keep water from getting inside. 351 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:23,863 Now that the framing of the walls has been replaced, 352 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:27,967 the next job is to swap out all of the rotten floor joists. 353 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,571 Followed by new plumbing starting under the house, 354 00:14:31,637 --> 00:14:33,840 then working our way into the kitchen 355 00:14:33,906 --> 00:14:37,110 and the three bathrooms. 356 00:14:37,176 --> 00:14:39,278 The electrical was already run throughout the house 357 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:40,847 by the previous flipper, 358 00:14:40,913 --> 00:14:42,882 so we need to connect the wires 359 00:14:42,949 --> 00:14:44,817 to the breakers inside the new panel 360 00:14:44,917 --> 00:14:46,419 and that job is done. 361 00:14:54,827 --> 00:14:56,262 Woo, child. 362 00:14:58,831 --> 00:15:01,134 Albert. 363 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:02,402 What up? 364 00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:05,805 We got work to do. I've come bearing design. 365 00:15:05,872 --> 00:15:08,274 Oh, you're finally getting to it, huh? 366 00:15:08,341 --> 00:15:09,709 Stop fussing, okay? 367 00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:11,611 -I need you to speed that up. -Stop judging me. 368 00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:14,714 I wanted to make sure the tile I picked out 369 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:18,151 made sense with these wall colors, and it does. 370 00:15:18,217 --> 00:15:20,319 [Chauncey] Figuring out the design's a challenge 371 00:15:20,386 --> 00:15:23,756 because I'm trying to combine vintage with a modern flair. 372 00:15:23,823 --> 00:15:25,258 So I'm sure Albert is relieved 373 00:15:25,358 --> 00:15:27,026 that I've come up with something. 374 00:15:27,026 --> 00:15:31,230 Let's roll with this alabaster color as the walls 375 00:15:31,297 --> 00:15:34,033 and this high reflective white for the ceiling and the trim. 376 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,334 Okay. 377 00:15:35,401 --> 00:15:37,804 We'll do this for the exterior body of the house. 378 00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:40,173 And let's do this color for the trim and the soffits. 379 00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:41,407 Okay. That's cool. 380 00:15:41,474 --> 00:15:43,342 But I did wanna ask you a question about 381 00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:45,812 these penny tile sheets in the shower surround. 382 00:15:45,878 --> 00:15:47,847 And like, see if we can save some money. 383 00:15:47,914 --> 00:15:50,316 -Let me show you what I mean. -Okay. 384 00:15:50,383 --> 00:15:52,985 I'm thinking that we do like, a modern take on the vintage look. 385 00:15:53,052 --> 00:15:54,887 Remember how the old-school bathrooms 386 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:57,356 had the same color tile on the countertops 387 00:15:57,423 --> 00:15:58,558 -and the walls? -Yeah, yeah. 388 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:00,760 I wanna do the same with penny tile. 389 00:16:00,827 --> 00:16:02,829 [Albert] Material's cheaper than subway tile. 390 00:16:02,895 --> 00:16:04,897 I like the idea of this because this whole house, 391 00:16:04,997 --> 00:16:06,833 -I'm wanting it to feel vintage. -Gotcha. 392 00:16:06,899 --> 00:16:08,067 I think we'll roll with it, 393 00:16:08,167 --> 00:16:09,368 let me get you the spreadsheet 394 00:16:09,435 --> 00:16:10,670 so you can get to ordering. 395 00:16:10,736 --> 00:16:12,839 -Finish my spreadsheet. -Alright, alright. 396 00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:16,309 While I order tile and work on Albert's spreadsheets, 397 00:16:16,375 --> 00:16:18,444 work continues inside the house. 398 00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:20,313 With most of the plumbing work complete, 399 00:16:20,379 --> 00:16:22,748 we can finally lay down new subfloor sheets 400 00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:25,084 and make this house safe to walk in again. 401 00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:27,019 Next, we're adding new insulation 402 00:16:27,119 --> 00:16:29,422 to the exterior walls in every room, 403 00:16:29,422 --> 00:16:30,823 followed by new drywall. 404 00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:33,993 And we're installing a new front door 405 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:35,962 for upgraded security and curb appeal. 406 00:16:41,801 --> 00:16:43,569 Watch your step. 407 00:16:43,636 --> 00:16:47,273 Oh Lord, this porch is raggedy. Landscape guys. 408 00:16:47,340 --> 00:16:49,308 -What's going on? -Hey guys. 409 00:16:49,308 --> 00:16:51,811 -Hey, how are you? -Ah, I'm making it. 410 00:16:51,878 --> 00:16:53,512 -You're making it. -Good to see you. 411 00:16:53,512 --> 00:16:54,814 Trying to make it in the heat. 412 00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:57,049 -Thanks for making it out here. -No problem. 413 00:16:57,116 --> 00:16:58,684 Ready to tackle this masterpiece? 414 00:16:58,751 --> 00:16:59,752 -You bet. -I think you have 415 00:16:59,819 --> 00:17:01,721 a lot on your hands though. Wow. 416 00:17:01,787 --> 00:17:04,590 Today we're meeting with Mike and Warren from Texas Lawns 417 00:17:04,657 --> 00:17:07,727 to come up with a design plan for the landscaping. 418 00:17:07,793 --> 00:17:10,396 This house has a generous 9,400 square foot lot, 419 00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:13,065 so making the curb appeal pop is gonna be a big job. 420 00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:15,835 This is gonna be a whole new porch that's built here. 421 00:17:15,835 --> 00:17:18,204 We really wanna highlight that feature of the house 422 00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:21,107 'cause it'll have a nice, large porch kind of on the front. 423 00:17:21,207 --> 00:17:23,242 Are you picturing a modern landscape? 424 00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:25,912 Or are you wanting to stick with traditional? 425 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:27,914 I'm thinking a little bit more modern. 426 00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:29,015 -Okay. -Yeah. 427 00:17:29,081 --> 00:17:30,716 Because even the fencing that I plan on 428 00:17:30,783 --> 00:17:33,586 bringing into the front here, I'm thinking horizontal, babe. 429 00:17:33,653 --> 00:17:34,954 Of course. Thinking expensive. 430 00:17:35,021 --> 00:17:37,924 She likes to spend, if you haven't figured it out. 431 00:17:37,990 --> 00:17:39,625 We don't mind spending your money, so 432 00:17:39,692 --> 00:17:41,560 we can do whatever you guys want. 433 00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:43,663 [Chauncey] And then we have the side of the house. 434 00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:44,697 [Warren] Oh my gosh. 435 00:17:44,797 --> 00:17:46,999 It's a big lot for this size house. 436 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:49,068 I don't wanna go overboard with a bunch of stuff, 437 00:17:49,168 --> 00:17:51,103 but I want it to be clean and manicured. 438 00:17:51,203 --> 00:17:52,371 [Warren] Okay. 439 00:17:52,438 --> 00:17:56,242 How much is doing this right will cost? 440 00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:58,277 Mike, you've been doing this a long time, how much? 441 00:17:58,344 --> 00:18:00,813 I think we're starting at 28. 442 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:02,915 -Hundred or thousand? -Thousand dollars. 443 00:18:02,982 --> 00:18:05,418 [Derek] Oh [BEEP]. 444 00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:14,126 [laughs] 445 00:18:14,193 --> 00:18:19,465 Wait, that is way far beyond what we ever thought. 446 00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:21,567 We're trying to do this whole project for 75,000. 447 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,569 I can see the wheels turning in Derek's head. 448 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:24,904 Like, this is not gonna work. 449 00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:26,172 But we gotta do something 450 00:18:26,238 --> 00:18:27,840 because this yard is a complete desert. 451 00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:29,842 The curb appeal on this house is zero. 452 00:18:29,909 --> 00:18:31,944 You know, there are a lot of considerations. 453 00:18:32,044 --> 00:18:34,113 The main thing would be all the irrigation 454 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:36,048 that we're gonna have to install 455 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:37,550 for all of the sod 456 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:40,286 that's gonna go out of this huge, beautiful back yard. 457 00:18:40,353 --> 00:18:42,421 But it's, it's a big back yard and all the flowerbeds. 458 00:18:42,521 --> 00:18:44,857 And I think we have to worry about the grading too, right? 459 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:46,192 We do. We gotta grade it. 460 00:18:46,258 --> 00:18:48,027 And grading requires a little bit 461 00:18:48,027 --> 00:18:50,196 from the city's perspective for drainage 462 00:18:50,262 --> 00:18:51,497 and everything else. 463 00:18:51,597 --> 00:18:53,566 City regs, drainage, 464 00:18:53,632 --> 00:18:55,234 containing water, 465 00:18:55,301 --> 00:18:57,870 not causing a problem for your neighbors. 466 00:18:57,870 --> 00:19:00,706 You are throwing out things that I didn't even think about. 467 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,708 But I do think that this yard 468 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:05,878 -is a primary selling point. -Absolutely. 469 00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:08,814 Get us on schedule and we can work out some numbers 470 00:19:08,881 --> 00:19:10,650 and figure out what we can do, 471 00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:14,387 I think that this could be a good deal for us. 472 00:19:14,387 --> 00:19:15,688 No I, I strongly believe that 473 00:19:15,755 --> 00:19:17,590 we can do wonders with this yard. 474 00:19:17,656 --> 00:19:19,191 We just have to figure out 475 00:19:19,258 --> 00:19:20,626 what that budget looks like. 476 00:19:20,626 --> 00:19:23,229 Yeah. I, I hope you can do wonders for $28,000. 477 00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:26,165 That budget's definitely a lot less than $28,000. 478 00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:29,235 We've decided to hire Texas Lawns to do our landscaping, 479 00:19:29,235 --> 00:19:31,437 even though it'll put us over our original budget. 480 00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:33,973 But we were able to scale back on the plans enough 481 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,475 to get the quote down to $15,000. 482 00:19:36,475 --> 00:19:38,678 It's way more than we would usually spend, 483 00:19:38,744 --> 00:19:40,546 but people buy in this neighborhood 484 00:19:40,646 --> 00:19:42,348 for the over-sized lots. 485 00:19:42,448 --> 00:19:44,383 So we need to do everything we can 486 00:19:44,483 --> 00:19:46,986 to really make the yard and curb appeal stand out. 487 00:19:47,053 --> 00:19:49,688 Inside, our bathrooms are starting to take shape 488 00:19:49,755 --> 00:19:52,558 as we install the tub in the guest bathroom... 489 00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:54,160 prep the showers 490 00:19:54,226 --> 00:19:57,763 in both primary baths and install the tile. 491 00:19:57,830 --> 00:19:59,165 For both primary baths, 492 00:19:59,231 --> 00:20:00,866 we're using a white penny tile 493 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,668 but differentiating the spaces 494 00:20:02,768 --> 00:20:04,570 by simply changing out the grout colors. 495 00:20:04,637 --> 00:20:07,440 One having the light blue, the other, light green. 496 00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:14,814 It's like a separate neighborhood. That's kind of a-- 497 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,716 This is very interesting. These are really cute houses. 498 00:20:17,783 --> 00:20:19,218 These are nice. Pretty updated. 499 00:20:19,318 --> 00:20:21,020 -Yeah. -They're pretty maintained. 500 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:22,922 Yeah, these are newer. 501 00:20:22,988 --> 00:20:25,424 Oh hey, this is Joe with Good Guys Roofing. 502 00:20:25,491 --> 00:20:27,526 Joe Joe, how are you? 503 00:20:32,098 --> 00:20:33,666 Uh-oh, what's-- 504 00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:35,401 Okay, what's going on? 505 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:41,240 What does that mean, Joe? 506 00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:48,748 Oh man, that's some bad news. 507 00:20:48,848 --> 00:20:51,150 Listen, we're pretty close to Arcadia now. 508 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:52,918 How about we stop by in a few minutes 509 00:20:52,985 --> 00:20:56,021 and you can show us what's up in person? 510 00:20:56,122 --> 00:20:58,424 Alright, bye. Damn, that sucks, man. 511 00:20:58,424 --> 00:21:00,559 I mean, you know, the roof was already in bad shape. 512 00:21:00,626 --> 00:21:03,195 I knew it was in bad shape, I didn't know that bad. 513 00:21:03,262 --> 00:21:06,031 Yeah, the [BEEP] just falling apart. 514 00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:11,470 -Hey, Joe. -Hey. 515 00:21:11,537 --> 00:21:12,905 -What's up bruh? -Hey. 516 00:21:13,005 --> 00:21:14,607 -Hell yeah. Good to see you. -You too. 517 00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:17,042 Well I see you've already been, I guess, up on the roof? 518 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:19,845 We tried. So we were ready to put the roof on today. 519 00:21:19,912 --> 00:21:22,014 But they found some things that may make 520 00:21:22,081 --> 00:21:24,150 the build a little bit more costly. 521 00:21:24,150 --> 00:21:25,351 So let me get up there, 522 00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:27,286 take a look at it and I'll meet you there. 523 00:21:27,353 --> 00:21:28,420 And we'll talk about it. 524 00:21:28,521 --> 00:21:30,022 -Alright. -Alrighty. 525 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:31,457 -Here we go. -More costly, 526 00:21:31,557 --> 00:21:32,725 that sounds like fun. 527 00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:35,027 You know, it's never good 528 00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:37,396 if Joe has to get up on the roof, right? 529 00:21:38,864 --> 00:21:40,566 [Chauncey] He's up in a nice shirt 530 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:41,767 so it's gotta be serious. 531 00:21:45,337 --> 00:21:47,640 So we've got three layers of roofing. 532 00:21:47,706 --> 00:21:51,143 We have two layers of asphalt shingles. 533 00:21:51,243 --> 00:21:52,812 The bottom layer is wood shake. 534 00:21:52,878 --> 00:21:55,881 And the wood shake is installed over open decking, 535 00:21:55,948 --> 00:21:57,983 which means under this wood shake 536 00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:00,786 there's nothing to keep all of this small debris 537 00:22:00,853 --> 00:22:03,222 from falling in your attic space. 538 00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:05,591 Alright Joe, so what does that mean? 539 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:08,227 It means we're gonna have to be very careful 540 00:22:08,227 --> 00:22:11,263 and we have more layers of roofing material to remove, 541 00:22:11,263 --> 00:22:13,999 so there's extra labor with dumps and all of that. 542 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:15,668 And then when we're done with this job 543 00:22:15,768 --> 00:22:17,870 we're gonna have to get a cleaning crew 544 00:22:17,870 --> 00:22:19,505 to go in the attic and pick up 545 00:22:19,605 --> 00:22:22,208 all of this really small wood shake debris. 546 00:22:22,274 --> 00:22:24,677 So is that just where you're standing, Joe? 547 00:22:24,743 --> 00:22:26,445 Or is this for the entire roof? 548 00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:27,880 I've looked at the entire roof 549 00:22:27,947 --> 00:22:30,516 and it's fortunately just this back half of the roof 550 00:22:30,583 --> 00:22:31,717 -that we have... -Okay. 551 00:22:31,784 --> 00:22:33,385 ...this issue so it's not terrible. 552 00:22:33,452 --> 00:22:35,554 But it is gonna add a little bit to the cost. 553 00:22:35,621 --> 00:22:37,189 And unfortunately it looks like 554 00:22:37,189 --> 00:22:38,724 the last three or four roofers 555 00:22:38,791 --> 00:22:40,192 didn't wanna do it the right way 556 00:22:40,259 --> 00:22:41,727 and that's why we're in this spot. 557 00:22:41,794 --> 00:22:42,928 -[Derek] Right. -Okay. 558 00:22:42,995 --> 00:22:44,763 You wanna come down off the roof first 559 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:46,065 before you deliver bad news? 560 00:22:46,131 --> 00:22:48,300 I don't like yelled bad news up above. 561 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,569 Yes ma'am. I'll-- Yeah, I'll come down so-- 562 00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:58,410 Yeah, don't fall. We do not need any more expenses. 563 00:22:58,477 --> 00:23:00,079 No. Slow and steady wins that race, 564 00:23:00,145 --> 00:23:02,314 my old boss told me. And we do have insurance. 565 00:23:02,381 --> 00:23:03,749 We're covered if that happens. 566 00:23:03,849 --> 00:23:05,985 What's the cost for all of this additional labor? 567 00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:08,187 Additional materials? What's that looking like? 568 00:23:08,254 --> 00:23:11,390 We've gotta get the OSB here to completely deck it 569 00:23:11,457 --> 00:23:14,426 so we've got a solid surface we can nail into. 570 00:23:14,493 --> 00:23:17,429 With the OSB and the labor to install the OSB 571 00:23:17,496 --> 00:23:19,832 and then to remove the extra roofing 572 00:23:19,898 --> 00:23:21,700 and haul everything off, 573 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:25,237 we're looking at about $5,000 in addition to the roof costs. 574 00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:28,474 So it brings the reroof budget to about 15,000 total. 575 00:23:28,540 --> 00:23:30,075 Ooh. 576 00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:31,410 Are there any alternatives? 577 00:23:31,477 --> 00:23:34,346 Any other things that we can do that's cheaper? 578 00:23:34,446 --> 00:23:36,882 Unfortunately we can't. If you want it to pass inspection, 579 00:23:36,949 --> 00:23:39,418 we have to have a solid surface to nail the shingles into. 580 00:23:39,518 --> 00:23:40,386 Right. 581 00:23:40,386 --> 00:23:42,788 Unfortunately, the last roofers 582 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:45,224 that did this kinda put you in this tough spot. 583 00:23:45,291 --> 00:23:47,726 Right. Is this gonna add any more time to the job? 584 00:23:47,793 --> 00:23:49,561 A little bit more time, but not much. 585 00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:51,463 We just didn't wanna open it up today 586 00:23:51,463 --> 00:23:53,065 because it will make the job longer. 587 00:23:53,065 --> 00:23:54,266 It makes sense. 588 00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:57,236 -We gotta do what we gotta do. -No choice. 589 00:23:57,303 --> 00:23:59,972 I'll go inside, figure where to take it from design budget. 590 00:24:00,039 --> 00:24:02,808 No, it's cool. We know we can depend on you to do it right. 591 00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:04,610 Yes, sir. We'll get you taken care of. 592 00:24:04,677 --> 00:24:06,612 -Alright, thanks Joe. -Thank you. 593 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:09,315 -Damn it. -We don't have money for this. 594 00:24:09,381 --> 00:24:11,383 We don't. 595 00:24:11,517 --> 00:24:13,585 [Chauncey] With unexpected costs for landscaping 596 00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:15,487 and now this roofing overage as well, 597 00:24:15,554 --> 00:24:16,789 we've already spent almost all 598 00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:19,425 of our $75,000 budget for this house. 599 00:24:19,425 --> 00:24:22,027 With just over $10,000 left to spend 600 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:24,396 and 40,000 hours of work left to do, 601 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:27,800 we're projecting to go over budget by at least $30,000. 602 00:24:27,866 --> 00:24:29,535 This is eating into our profit big time. 603 00:24:29,601 --> 00:24:30,970 I'm not sure what to do about it. 604 00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:41,447 So right now, I don't think we can do this porch. 605 00:24:41,513 --> 00:24:44,650 Not do it, or wait till the end, figure out what we can do. 606 00:24:44,717 --> 00:24:46,185 What are you guys talking about? 607 00:24:46,185 --> 00:24:48,287 I'm glad you're here, we got news for you. 608 00:24:48,354 --> 00:24:50,622 This looks like a serious conversation without me. 609 00:24:50,723 --> 00:24:52,758 It's not something you're gonna like. 610 00:24:52,825 --> 00:24:53,959 Yeah, it's not good news. 611 00:24:54,026 --> 00:24:55,994 We don't have any money for this porch. 612 00:24:56,061 --> 00:24:58,263 Yeah. The porch is not happening at this point 613 00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,199 unless we figure something out. 614 00:25:00,265 --> 00:25:02,034 Guys, we have to. 615 00:25:02,101 --> 00:25:05,604 This is literally a shotgun house without this porch. 616 00:25:05,671 --> 00:25:07,873 This porch is the main feature of the house 617 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,274 that makes is sell-able. 618 00:25:09,274 --> 00:25:11,410 We're even considering not doing the driveway, 619 00:25:11,477 --> 00:25:14,279 if that tells you how over budget we are on this house. 620 00:25:19,985 --> 00:25:21,987 We're already over budget. Babe, we have to do the porch. 621 00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:23,389 We're at my maximum budget. 622 00:25:23,389 --> 00:25:26,125 We came into this house thinking we'd spend 75 to rehab. 623 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:27,626 But we've already gone over budget 624 00:25:27,626 --> 00:25:29,361 on the landscaping and the roof 625 00:25:29,428 --> 00:25:31,864 because the porch is probably gonna cost 15K, 626 00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:33,799 plus we still need to do the painting, 627 00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:35,367 flooring and cabinetry. 628 00:25:35,434 --> 00:25:37,836 I really-- I don't think it fits here. 629 00:25:37,903 --> 00:25:40,606 What else can I do that's maybe a cheaper alternative 630 00:25:40,672 --> 00:25:43,275 than like, re-decking this entire porch? What's-- 631 00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:46,211 -Wood stairs and some mulch. -Wood stairs and mulch. 632 00:25:46,278 --> 00:25:49,481 Getting rid of all of this here. This whole structure. 633 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:52,384 You guys are talking about taking out the roof 634 00:25:52,451 --> 00:25:55,120 and this entire porch just sitting some stairs... 635 00:25:55,187 --> 00:25:56,722 -Over there. -...in front of the door? 636 00:25:56,789 --> 00:25:58,323 And maybe some mulch to cover it up. 637 00:25:58,390 --> 00:25:59,258 Yep. 638 00:25:59,358 --> 00:26:00,659 Just landscaping. 639 00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:02,861 It becomes a shotgun house. 640 00:26:02,961 --> 00:26:04,663 [Derek] Yeah, I guess. 641 00:26:04,763 --> 00:26:06,632 I can't sell it without a porch, 642 00:26:06,698 --> 00:26:08,267 with some freaking stairs 643 00:26:08,267 --> 00:26:09,635 floating, walking up-- 644 00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:11,003 I knew you'd say that. 645 00:26:11,070 --> 00:26:12,704 Look around at these other houses. 646 00:26:12,805 --> 00:26:14,873 I don't see porches on every house. 647 00:26:14,873 --> 00:26:17,509 That's the point is that we stand out 648 00:26:17,609 --> 00:26:19,745 against all of other houses in the neighborhood. 649 00:26:19,845 --> 00:26:21,713 Otherwise, we sell for the same low prices 650 00:26:21,713 --> 00:26:23,082 that those houses sell for. 651 00:26:23,148 --> 00:26:24,516 We've got a good design in there. 652 00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:26,585 It's gonna be really, really pretty 653 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:27,986 and beautiful on the inside. 654 00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:29,988 But curb appeal is such a big deal, guys. 655 00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:31,623 We need something different. 656 00:26:31,723 --> 00:26:33,358 I don't care what the hell they say. 657 00:26:33,425 --> 00:26:34,860 A porch is going on this house 658 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,596 'cause it won't sell without it. So I'm getting my porch. 659 00:26:37,663 --> 00:26:40,265 Let me regroup, let me-- let me go and look 660 00:26:40,332 --> 00:26:42,968 and see if there are some low cost options 661 00:26:43,035 --> 00:26:45,904 that I can come up with and throw y'all's way. 662 00:26:46,004 --> 00:26:48,774 Because we have to do something with this front. 663 00:26:48,841 --> 00:26:51,276 Look, it's not gonna really solve the issue 100 per cent, 664 00:26:51,343 --> 00:26:53,145 but maybe the type of material 665 00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:56,048 that we are using for the porch might take a little chunk off. 666 00:26:56,114 --> 00:26:58,884 And then I'll see what, what Juan says 667 00:26:58,951 --> 00:27:00,819 about changing some of the other material. 668 00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:03,388 But again, it's not gonna eliminate the amount of money 669 00:27:03,388 --> 00:27:05,824 that we need to eliminate, it'll reduce it a little bit. 670 00:27:05,824 --> 00:27:10,329 Alright. Let me think. Just let me think. I'll figure it out. 671 00:27:10,395 --> 00:27:12,297 -I love good news. -Yeah. 672 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:14,199 So we've look at the renovation budget again 673 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:15,434 and I've convinced Derek 674 00:27:15,434 --> 00:27:17,169 that in order to save the front porch, 675 00:27:17,236 --> 00:27:20,005 we need to cancel the new driveway and the new fence. 676 00:27:20,072 --> 00:27:21,507 These were really hard sacrifices 677 00:27:21,607 --> 00:27:23,075 but I think it's the right decision 678 00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:25,310 because these changes will ultimately 679 00:27:25,377 --> 00:27:26,945 net us more profit in the end. 680 00:27:27,045 --> 00:27:29,448 Meanwhile, the renovation continues full speed ahead. 681 00:27:33,785 --> 00:27:36,121 [Chauncey] Good Guys Roofing are here to clean up the mess 682 00:27:36,188 --> 00:27:38,156 left behind by previous roof jobs, 683 00:27:38,223 --> 00:27:39,825 by getting rid of the old shingles 684 00:27:39,892 --> 00:27:41,193 and wood shake debris. 685 00:27:41,260 --> 00:27:43,228 Then they're installing a new roof 686 00:27:43,228 --> 00:27:46,431 the right way with a solid OSB decking layer underneath. 687 00:27:47,466 --> 00:27:49,601 For the front porch, we're fixing the foundation 688 00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:51,870 by installing new concrete piers. 689 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:55,974 Then we're jacking up the roof overhang 690 00:27:56,041 --> 00:27:58,277 to counteract the settling... 691 00:27:58,277 --> 00:28:00,946 and replacing the rafters in the porch ceiling. 692 00:28:01,046 --> 00:28:02,915 This is an expensive job 693 00:28:02,915 --> 00:28:04,917 but to save money on the decking and stairs, 694 00:28:04,917 --> 00:28:07,119 we're installing affordable pine boards, 695 00:28:07,186 --> 00:28:10,422 which we still stain later in a beautiful cedar finish. 696 00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:12,424 Then we're finishing the job 697 00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,826 by adding siding to cover the foundations. 698 00:28:14,826 --> 00:28:17,229 Inside, we're giving the entire house 699 00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:18,997 a fresh coat of paint. 700 00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:22,834 Next, we're putting in luxury vinyl floors 701 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:24,636 in the living, dining and bedrooms 702 00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:26,438 in a white-oak finish. 703 00:28:34,713 --> 00:28:36,715 [Chauncey] Arcadia house is driving me insane. 704 00:28:36,782 --> 00:28:38,250 [Derek] Our budget's destroyed. 705 00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:41,086 Our typical landscape budget's around 2,000. 706 00:28:41,153 --> 00:28:44,189 This house is-- We've spent 15,000. 707 00:28:44,189 --> 00:28:46,992 The roof, that went up another $5,000 708 00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:50,162 on top of the ten we already spent for the roof. 709 00:28:50,228 --> 00:28:53,198 We're still looking at flooring, counters, some paint. 710 00:28:53,265 --> 00:28:55,167 There's still a lot to do that's expensive. 711 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,336 You know, I mean it's not good. 712 00:29:03,342 --> 00:29:06,011 Our only saving grace is really to be able to sell the house 713 00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,547 for more money than what we thought. 714 00:29:08,647 --> 00:29:12,317 So we'll get the comps, maybe we'll get lucky. 715 00:29:12,384 --> 00:29:17,122 Ooh. Hear me out. You know the new construction 716 00:29:17,189 --> 00:29:18,957 that's going on right there 717 00:29:19,024 --> 00:29:20,626 -in the next couple of streets? -Yeah. 718 00:29:20,692 --> 00:29:24,563 Those houses have driven the ARV up so freaking much. 719 00:29:24,630 --> 00:29:28,667 -Here's one that's 320. -Okay. 720 00:29:28,667 --> 00:29:30,936 There's another one that's 349. 721 00:29:31,003 --> 00:29:32,270 Oh wow. 722 00:29:32,371 --> 00:29:34,673 All of these are three twos and we're a three three. 723 00:29:34,740 --> 00:29:38,810 Just with the time that has elapsed since we got the house, 724 00:29:38,877 --> 00:29:40,912 and with all of this new construction being done 725 00:29:40,979 --> 00:29:42,648 and having gone on the market, sold... 726 00:29:42,714 --> 00:29:44,049 -Right. -...we might be able 727 00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:47,419 to put this bad boy on the market for like, 320 to 330. 728 00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:50,322 Oh, I mean that would be great. I mean, originally what? 729 00:29:50,389 --> 00:29:51,990 We were thinking like, 280? 285? 730 00:29:52,057 --> 00:29:52,924 Yeah, tops. 731 00:29:52,991 --> 00:29:54,960 That would offset everything 732 00:29:55,027 --> 00:29:57,663 that we've gone over budget and probably then some. 733 00:29:57,763 --> 00:29:59,865 No, absolutely 'cause we've gone over budget what? 734 00:29:59,931 --> 00:30:01,433 At this point, you know, about 18,000 735 00:30:01,500 --> 00:30:03,669 just with the roof and the landscaping alone. 736 00:30:03,769 --> 00:30:06,171 If I scale back a little bit on the finishes 737 00:30:06,238 --> 00:30:08,640 and we're just smart with how they're actually applied. 738 00:30:08,707 --> 00:30:11,510 And then we can list at a much higher number, 739 00:30:11,610 --> 00:30:13,145 I think we'll be in the money. 740 00:30:13,245 --> 00:30:15,247 I still need you to cut your budget though. 741 00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:17,816 Just-- Just hush. 742 00:30:17,883 --> 00:30:19,551 [Chauncey] We're down to the home stretch 743 00:30:19,618 --> 00:30:21,153 on this renovation. Outside, 744 00:30:21,219 --> 00:30:23,588 we're painting it a warm tan 745 00:30:23,588 --> 00:30:24,956 called accessible beige, 746 00:30:25,023 --> 00:30:26,792 with a bold charcoal accent color 747 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:29,561 called iron ore for the front porch and trim. 748 00:30:29,628 --> 00:30:31,763 Not much money left for floor tile in the kitchen 749 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:33,665 and bathrooms, but I really wanted 750 00:30:33,665 --> 00:30:35,267 to have the impact of a classic 751 00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:36,868 black and white checkerboard floor. 752 00:30:36,968 --> 00:30:39,037 So I got creative and found 753 00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:41,707 very affordable ceramic tile at a discount warehouse 754 00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:44,409 that achieves the bold look I was going for. 755 00:30:44,476 --> 00:30:46,745 Next, we're installing white shaker cabinets 756 00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:48,413 in the kitchen and bathrooms. 757 00:30:49,648 --> 00:30:51,717 And we're adding sleek black light fixtures 758 00:30:51,783 --> 00:30:53,218 with an art deco vibe. 759 00:30:53,318 --> 00:30:55,187 We're finishing off the bedrooms 760 00:30:55,187 --> 00:30:57,923 with all new trim and door hardware. 761 00:30:57,989 --> 00:31:00,592 In the kitchen, the appliances are going in. 762 00:31:00,659 --> 00:31:02,127 And in the bathrooms, 763 00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:05,130 we're installing dark gray quartz countertops. 764 00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:07,566 We saved about $2,000 765 00:31:07,632 --> 00:31:09,401 with butcher block counters in the kitchen, 766 00:31:09,468 --> 00:31:11,470 instead of granite or quartz. 767 00:31:11,570 --> 00:31:13,438 But we're adding a touch of elegance 768 00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:15,407 by creating a waterfall countertop 769 00:31:15,474 --> 00:31:17,109 for not much extra money. 770 00:31:18,343 --> 00:31:20,011 Our final design touches include 771 00:31:20,078 --> 00:31:22,881 bamboo accent walls painted iron ore, 772 00:31:22,948 --> 00:31:24,516 and floating shelves in the kitchen 773 00:31:24,516 --> 00:31:28,153 which save us $750, instead of additional cabinets. 774 00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:29,755 And on the outside, 775 00:31:29,821 --> 00:31:32,357 Texas Lawns is here to do the landscaping. 776 00:31:32,424 --> 00:31:34,359 They're grading the soil, 777 00:31:34,426 --> 00:31:36,728 installing the irrigation system, 778 00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:39,831 rolling out the sod, 779 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,234 and installing beautiful flowerbeds. 780 00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:43,969 This house is ready for staging. 781 00:31:49,474 --> 00:31:51,376 [parking sensor beeps] 782 00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:52,711 I'm excited. 783 00:31:52,811 --> 00:31:55,714 This house looks great already. I'm ready to see inside. 784 00:31:55,781 --> 00:31:58,216 Alright, let's get this stuff inside. 785 00:31:58,283 --> 00:32:00,285 [Chauncey] Ordinarily, Sarah stages our flips 786 00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:01,820 but she has been so busy. 787 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,688 So this time, I'm having to bring in 788 00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:05,924 Nikki Watson from Design Quad. 789 00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:08,226 It's the largest staging company in North America, 790 00:32:08,226 --> 00:32:10,195 so hopefully she has enough inventory 791 00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:11,797 to come in and save the day. 792 00:32:11,863 --> 00:32:15,367 It's gonna be cozy. It's gonna feel like a family lives here. 793 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:17,235 [Chauncey] Nikki's style is transitional, 794 00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:19,871 which is a good mix of modern and traditional. 795 00:32:19,871 --> 00:32:21,773 And I'm noticing of lot of buyers 796 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,375 are really attracted to it. 797 00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:25,710 We're going with a neutral color palette 798 00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:27,012 with warm earth tones 799 00:32:27,078 --> 00:32:28,680 to make the house feel cozy. 800 00:32:28,747 --> 00:32:30,916 In the end, it'll be easy for buyers 801 00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:34,386 to imagine themselves living here in comfort and in style. 802 00:32:34,386 --> 00:32:36,988 I did it. [laughs] 803 00:32:36,988 --> 00:32:39,591 Let's finish getting this damn house staged. 804 00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:43,028 [Chauncey] Our renovation budget for this house was $75,000. 805 00:32:43,028 --> 00:32:45,530 Now that we've completed all of the work, 806 00:32:45,597 --> 00:32:48,600 we spent $102,400. 807 00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:52,037 We went over budget by $27,400. 808 00:32:52,037 --> 00:32:54,172 Based on the comps I pulled in this neighborhood, 809 00:32:54,239 --> 00:32:55,674 we're confident that we'll make 810 00:32:55,740 --> 00:32:58,043 a good profit on this one. 811 00:33:04,783 --> 00:33:08,587 [sighs] We're finally done with this frickin' house. 812 00:33:08,653 --> 00:33:10,522 Yeah, I'm ready to go see it so-- 813 00:33:10,589 --> 00:33:12,991 -You haven't seen it in forever. -Oh, it's been a while. 814 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:15,794 I'm super excited to see how it looks 815 00:33:15,861 --> 00:33:19,130 with sod and flowerbed and all the things. 816 00:33:19,197 --> 00:33:21,266 Arcadia, let's see what we're working with. 817 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:24,636 [Chauncey] Holy crap. 818 00:33:24,636 --> 00:33:26,171 [Derek] Oh wow. 819 00:33:28,607 --> 00:33:31,109 -[squeals] -Man, this thing looks crazy. 820 00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:34,112 Remember how this house looked before? 821 00:33:34,112 --> 00:33:36,481 The porch and foundation were crumbling. 822 00:33:36,548 --> 00:33:38,750 And a lot of the wood was rotting too. 823 00:33:38,817 --> 00:33:42,153 [Derek] Yeah, the paint was peeling. It was such a mess. 824 00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:45,223 [Chauncey] And now, look at this transformation. 825 00:33:45,323 --> 00:33:47,425 It looks so beautiful. 826 00:33:47,425 --> 00:33:48,760 [Derek] Yeah I can't believe it. 827 00:33:48,827 --> 00:33:51,029 [Chauncey] It looks like a different house. 828 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,498 This is insane, look at this porch. 829 00:33:53,598 --> 00:33:55,033 [Derek] It's got good curb appeal 830 00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:56,234 with the porch actually. 831 00:33:56,234 --> 00:33:58,570 Yeah, so you got the modern wire railing 832 00:33:58,637 --> 00:34:01,072 and look at how pretty the decking is. 833 00:34:01,139 --> 00:34:03,708 And believe it or not, this wasn't like, high-end lumber 834 00:34:03,808 --> 00:34:05,710 but we just chose the stain color 835 00:34:05,810 --> 00:34:09,481 that masked it and pops out against this paint color. 836 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:11,249 -[Derek] Like cedar. -[Chauncey] Yeah. 837 00:34:11,316 --> 00:34:13,785 [Derek]I like the two tone. That's all not the same color. 838 00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:15,754 -This paint color pops. -Yeah, it looks good. 839 00:34:15,820 --> 00:34:18,390 It's really great. And then what about this roof? 840 00:34:18,456 --> 00:34:21,226 Before, from the street, you could even see like, 841 00:34:21,293 --> 00:34:23,361 all of the divots in the decking and roof. 842 00:34:23,428 --> 00:34:25,664 And so it looks so, so good now. 843 00:34:25,764 --> 00:34:27,966 [Derek] Good Guys, they really came through on this. 844 00:34:28,033 --> 00:34:30,335 -They hooked it up. -Let's talk about this yard. 845 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:33,271 Back when we first bought it, this was just dirt. 846 00:34:33,338 --> 00:34:35,006 [Derek] it was ugly. 847 00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:37,475 [Chauncey] Old tires and trash. 848 00:34:37,475 --> 00:34:39,244 [Derek] So bare and nasty, yeah. 849 00:34:39,311 --> 00:34:42,514 [Chauncey] And now it just looks so good. 850 00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:44,916 The landscaping set off this whole thing. 851 00:34:44,983 --> 00:34:46,952 [Derek] Flowerbed, that's going in. 852 00:34:47,018 --> 00:34:48,987 [Chauncey] This is a great yard. 853 00:34:49,054 --> 00:34:50,588 [Derek] Got sod everywhere... 854 00:34:50,588 --> 00:34:51,890 -Yeah. -...this was a huge job. 855 00:34:51,957 --> 00:34:53,825 [Chauncey] This was the best investment 856 00:34:53,892 --> 00:34:55,060 that we made in the house. 857 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:56,861 [Derek] It helps with the curb appeal. 858 00:34:56,962 --> 00:34:58,797 That is going to bring us so much more money 859 00:34:58,863 --> 00:35:00,465 than this just being a dirt lot. 860 00:35:00,465 --> 00:35:01,633 [Derek] I'm happy we got that done. 861 00:35:05,203 --> 00:35:06,071 [Chauncey] Looks like a different house. 862 00:35:06,171 --> 00:35:07,272 [Derek] I can't believe it. 863 00:35:07,372 --> 00:35:09,507 Outside's great, I can't wait to see inside. 864 00:35:14,346 --> 00:35:16,281 -Oh wow. It just-- -[screams] 865 00:35:16,348 --> 00:35:21,219 -It just keeps getting better. -It does. When we first came 866 00:35:21,319 --> 00:35:24,556 this was just like, open, rotted out looking shiplap. 867 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:27,158 No insulation, no floor. 868 00:35:27,225 --> 00:35:29,794 [Derek] No sub-floor, right? You had holes in the floor, 869 00:35:29,861 --> 00:35:31,596 you could see to the ground and the dirt. 870 00:35:31,663 --> 00:35:34,199 [Chauncey] Absolutely. 871 00:35:34,265 --> 00:35:36,968 And now we have this like, well-defined space. 872 00:35:37,035 --> 00:35:40,238 [Derek] When you walk in, you get hit with the wow factor 873 00:35:40,305 --> 00:35:41,873 and I mean, it's got a lot of space. 874 00:35:41,940 --> 00:35:44,676 It really, really does. And then here we are 875 00:35:44,676 --> 00:35:46,644 in an actual like, dining area. 876 00:35:46,711 --> 00:35:48,546 [Derek] Right. It's got a big table. 877 00:35:48,646 --> 00:35:51,316 [Chauncey] This is added bonus when it comes to selling it... 878 00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:52,684 -[Derek] Yep. -...that we have 879 00:35:52,751 --> 00:35:54,185 a sit in dining area. 880 00:35:54,285 --> 00:35:55,220 Plenty of space. 881 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,789 Let's talk about this kitchen. 882 00:35:57,856 --> 00:36:00,592 Before, when we first walked into the house, 883 00:36:00,658 --> 00:36:03,995 there was no real separation in these spaces. 884 00:36:04,062 --> 00:36:05,664 It was just one big open room 885 00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:09,034 and then a big-ass hole in the floor right here. 886 00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:12,270 You could just fall into the ground. 887 00:36:12,370 --> 00:36:14,339 Now we've got this peninsula, 888 00:36:14,406 --> 00:36:16,174 we've got separate of spaces. 889 00:36:16,241 --> 00:36:19,177 [Derek] I really love this tile and I mean, this waterfall. 890 00:36:19,244 --> 00:36:21,112 Mmm, that's killing it right there. 891 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:22,914 Isn't this really, really cute? 892 00:36:22,914 --> 00:36:25,050 This is such an economical product, 893 00:36:25,116 --> 00:36:27,652 but you can get some good quality butcher block 894 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,487 and then install it in a way 895 00:36:29,554 --> 00:36:31,589 that makes it appear more luxury. 896 00:36:31,589 --> 00:36:34,392 Yeah, I mean that looks great. The open shelving is nice. 897 00:36:34,392 --> 00:36:37,629 These ceiling mount shelves saved us money on cabinetry. 898 00:36:37,696 --> 00:36:40,832 But also brought in some cool like, design interest... 899 00:36:40,899 --> 00:36:42,500 -[Derek] Right. -...wasn't expensive. 900 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:44,235 -Love the cabinets. -American Made... 901 00:36:44,235 --> 00:36:45,670 Yeah. 902 00:36:45,770 --> 00:36:47,238 I think it looks really, really good. 903 00:36:47,305 --> 00:36:48,773 -Yeah, I love it. -And... 904 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,210 we now have a laundry room and pantry. 905 00:36:52,277 --> 00:36:53,244 [Derek] Looking nice. 906 00:36:53,311 --> 00:36:54,913 House didn't have it before. 907 00:36:54,979 --> 00:36:59,050 And then, hello. Primary bathroom. 908 00:36:59,117 --> 00:37:01,186 Before, this was not here. 909 00:37:01,252 --> 00:37:03,888 It was framed-out but we didn't quite know 910 00:37:03,955 --> 00:37:07,392 what the last flippers, their intention was with it. 911 00:37:07,459 --> 00:37:09,627 -[Derek] Right. -We're able to flip it 912 00:37:09,694 --> 00:37:10,795 into a bathroom. 913 00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:12,630 So now we've got double vanities. 914 00:37:12,697 --> 00:37:16,034 Yeah, this looks great. Man, I love these countertops. 915 00:37:16,034 --> 00:37:18,803 [Chauncey] Ample space in here. You've got a large shower. 916 00:37:18,870 --> 00:37:20,171 I love it. 917 00:37:20,238 --> 00:37:23,775 And then this bedroom. If you remember, 918 00:37:23,842 --> 00:37:25,210 when we first got here, 919 00:37:25,276 --> 00:37:27,445 whoever abandoned the dang house, 920 00:37:27,512 --> 00:37:29,848 -they framed it out. -[Derek] Right. 921 00:37:29,914 --> 00:37:31,883 -But that's all that they did. -[Derek] Right. 922 00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:33,985 -The roof wasn't on. -[Derek] Yep. 923 00:37:34,085 --> 00:37:38,923 It was leaking. And so now... holy schmoly. 924 00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:41,426 We've got this big room, tonnes of furniture 925 00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:42,794 with this nice window here. 926 00:37:42,861 --> 00:37:45,163 You can see outside, it's a nice flowerbed. 927 00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:46,598 This is a true primary suite. 928 00:37:46,664 --> 00:37:48,199 It's a big bed, it's a big room 929 00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:50,201 and this is one of two primary suites. 930 00:37:50,268 --> 00:37:54,139 So now this house is a three bedroom, three bathroom 931 00:37:54,205 --> 00:37:58,243 with two primary suites like... What else do you want? 932 00:37:58,309 --> 00:38:00,578 Oh, so you're telling me this might have been a good buy. 933 00:38:00,645 --> 00:38:02,847 -I'm not tell you nothing. -Oh, okay. 934 00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:05,350 [laughs] Speaking of two primaries. 935 00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:06,684 Yep. 936 00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:09,587 When we first came in, it just looked nasty. 937 00:38:09,654 --> 00:38:11,990 [Derek] This thing used to be such a dump before. 938 00:38:12,056 --> 00:38:14,092 I mean, this room was so nasty before. 939 00:38:14,159 --> 00:38:15,627 [Chauncey] It was disgusting. 940 00:38:15,627 --> 00:38:17,629 Now look at it. 941 00:38:17,629 --> 00:38:21,199 -This is such a big room. -[Derek] Yes, nice big bed. 942 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:23,434 -Yeah, again. -It's got a lot space. 943 00:38:23,501 --> 00:38:25,436 It's got a lot space. Again, we've got 944 00:38:25,503 --> 00:38:27,338 -lots of furniture in here. -[Derek] Yep. 945 00:38:27,405 --> 00:38:29,641 It's got a huge closet. This just looks great. 946 00:38:29,707 --> 00:38:31,075 There's just so much room, 947 00:38:31,075 --> 00:38:32,677 What could else anyone want? 948 00:38:32,744 --> 00:38:33,778 [Derek] I love it. 949 00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:35,613 -And then-- -Oh. 950 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:38,650 When we first came here, this was again, 951 00:38:38,716 --> 00:38:40,952 -another framed-out room. -[Derek] Yeah. 952 00:38:41,019 --> 00:38:43,388 [Chauncey] It was nowhere close to being finished. 953 00:38:43,388 --> 00:38:45,623 There wasn't even really any floor. It was the... 954 00:38:45,723 --> 00:38:47,192 -[Derek] Right. -...raggedy wood. 955 00:38:47,192 --> 00:38:49,027 You had shiplap that you could see through, 956 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:51,162 there was no insulation, there was no drywall. 957 00:38:51,229 --> 00:38:54,699 And now we have this really beautifully finished out 958 00:38:54,799 --> 00:38:57,836 primary bathroom in this house. Dual vanity. 959 00:38:57,902 --> 00:38:59,070 -[Derek] Yep. -Dual shower. 960 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:00,238 It's all finished out. 961 00:39:00,305 --> 00:39:02,574 This house will give you bang for your buck 962 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:04,409 and I told you it was gonna be a good buy. 963 00:39:04,475 --> 00:39:05,977 Stop it with the "I told you so's". 964 00:39:06,044 --> 00:39:07,078 Just saying. 965 00:39:07,145 --> 00:39:09,948 And... bathroom number three. 966 00:39:10,048 --> 00:39:13,551 -This room didn't have walls. -[Derek] Right. 967 00:39:13,618 --> 00:39:16,387 We had to kind of figure out the configuration 968 00:39:16,387 --> 00:39:18,089 of where everything was gonna lay 969 00:39:18,156 --> 00:39:20,391 because it was just an open space. 970 00:39:20,458 --> 00:39:22,026 And so now we figured out, 971 00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:24,629 we got a nice size vanity in here, toilet. 972 00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:26,264 We got the tub, shower combo. 973 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,466 Again, we brought the penny tile in here. 974 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:31,603 So an economical choice but it's really pretty. 975 00:39:31,669 --> 00:39:33,238 I love it. It's finished out great. 976 00:39:33,304 --> 00:39:34,672 [Chauncey] Finished out so well. 977 00:39:34,739 --> 00:39:37,475 I really, really think this one's gonna be a winner. 978 00:39:37,542 --> 00:39:39,811 And then we got one more bedroom to take a look at. 979 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:41,346 Oh wow. 980 00:39:42,847 --> 00:39:44,015 When we first got here, 981 00:39:44,082 --> 00:39:46,351 it was just another shoddy room with... 982 00:39:46,351 --> 00:39:48,786 [both] No walls. [laughs] 983 00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:51,956 It was ridiculous. It looks so good. 984 00:39:52,023 --> 00:39:54,025 -[Derek] Nice. -[Chauncey] Third bedroom, 985 00:39:54,125 --> 00:39:56,427 but this essentially is like, the same size as a primary. 986 00:39:56,427 --> 00:39:58,830 -Yeah. -The value for this is good. 987 00:39:58,896 --> 00:40:02,433 -[Derek] Nailed it. -Well... let's talk numbers. 988 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:06,004 As you remember, we bought this bad boy for 125,000. 989 00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:08,506 We ended up, of course, going over budget, 990 00:40:08,606 --> 00:40:10,642 but putting, all in, about 102,000. 991 00:40:10,708 --> 00:40:13,011 -Right. -ARV. I know we thought 280 992 00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:14,212 when we first bought this. 993 00:40:14,279 --> 00:40:16,281 -I'm seeing like, 320... -320. 994 00:40:16,347 --> 00:40:18,349 -...maybe even more. -Yeah. 100% 995 00:40:18,449 --> 00:40:21,286 I think the smart move here is that we can list it at 319 996 00:40:21,352 --> 00:40:24,322 between all of the sales in the neighborhood, 997 00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:25,823 the market just having gone up, 998 00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:28,226 with it being a three bed, three whole bath. 999 00:40:28,293 --> 00:40:29,827 We'll have no problems selling at 320. 1000 00:40:29,894 --> 00:40:31,596 Yeah, and all that sod too. 1001 00:40:31,663 --> 00:40:34,232 I mean, a full landscape was done so-- 1002 00:40:34,299 --> 00:40:36,234 Let's get to it and speaking of landscape, 1003 00:40:36,234 --> 00:40:37,435 let's figure out how the hell 1004 00:40:37,502 --> 00:40:38,970 to keep this grass alive outside. 1005 00:40:39,037 --> 00:40:41,139 From water damage, to roof troubles, 1006 00:40:41,205 --> 00:40:42,640 to busted budgets, this house 1007 00:40:42,707 --> 00:40:44,809 has seen its share of problems. 1008 00:40:44,876 --> 00:40:47,078 But now that we have installed stunning landscaping 1009 00:40:47,145 --> 00:40:49,280 and built two whole primary suites, 1010 00:40:49,347 --> 00:40:51,249 we're able to put this house on the market 1011 00:40:51,316 --> 00:40:54,719 for a whopping $320,000. 1012 00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:57,722 We paid $125,000 for this house 1013 00:40:57,789 --> 00:41:02,327 and we spent $102,400 to renovate it. 1014 00:41:02,393 --> 00:41:05,630 Our closing costs are $5,780 1015 00:41:05,630 --> 00:41:09,033 and our loan interest is 1,510. 1016 00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:15,306 Which brings our total cost to flip this house to $234,690. 1017 00:41:15,406 --> 00:41:17,809 So we're set to make a very hefty profit 1018 00:41:17,875 --> 00:41:20,778 of $85,310 when it sells. 1019 00:41:22,580 --> 00:41:25,450 This former zombie is now a welcoming abode 1020 00:41:25,516 --> 00:41:27,452 and it is officially on the market. 1021 00:41:30,521 --> 00:41:32,523 Derek, where are you? 1022 00:41:32,590 --> 00:41:34,759 I'm over here, side of the house. 1023 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:36,994 Trying to get this thing to work. 1024 00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:41,065 Well, hurry up. We cannot let all this sod die. 1025 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:42,367 It cost way too much money. 1026 00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:44,669 Yeah. I don't know what's going on. 1027 00:41:44,769 --> 00:41:46,237 Fix it. 1028 00:41:46,237 --> 00:41:49,107 -Yeah, see I think-- -[screams] Not on me. Not-- 1029 00:41:49,207 --> 00:41:51,309 -[screams] Turn it off! -[laughs] 1030 00:41:51,409 --> 00:41:53,478 Hold on, it's not-- It's not going off though. 1031 00:41:53,478 --> 00:41:55,313 Well, figure it out. 1032 00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:57,115 -Uh-oh. -This is a mess. 1033 00:41:57,115 --> 00:41:58,649 I'm going to the car. 1034 00:41:58,716 --> 00:42:01,352 Yeah, you know what? I'm gonna just go-- It's everywhere. 1035 00:42:01,352 --> 00:42:02,987 Hey damn. 1036 00:42:02,987 --> 00:42:07,759 -[laughs] I did not expect that. -[Chauncey] My God. 1037 00:42:09,060 --> 00:42:11,596 -That did cool me a little bit. -Right.