Hey, do you remember the country club that was in Garland,
was-- I think it was Eastern Hills?
- Ooh! I love Eastern Hills! - I know.
We wanted to live in Eastern Hills.
Yeah. There's a house over there
that I want you to see. I found it off market.
Okay. Why do I need to see it?
'Cause it might be a Derek special.
You bought a house in Eastern Hills?
You know this area's hot.
And the houses over here, they're typically never
on the market longer than five days tops.
Yeah, it's sought after.
This is a location play all the way.
As soon as it was available, I had to jump on it.
Eastern Hills is a very diverse community
with beautiful older homes
that are well-maintained on tree-lined streets.
It has great school options for families with kids,
and there are a lot of parks, amazing restaurants,
and entertainment venues for residents to enjoy.
I'm excited, but I'm also concerned
because there are no zombies in Eastern Hills.
It's definitely nicer than our typical zombie buys.
We're talking 4/3, almost 2,800 square feet.
- Ooh! - It's a '76 build.
Babe, that is a big house.
Like, the materials on something like that's
gonna be astronomical, and you said built in '76?
What did we buy it for?
Yeah, so we picked it up for $295,000,
and I have the ARV pegged
for about $550,000...
- Ooh. - ...maybe higher,
depending on what we do with the pool.
The pool?
Yeah, it's got a pool.
We don't buy houses with pools.
I did break our rule on that one.
I don't even know what to do with a pool.
We just don't buy houses with pools
because pools just hardly ever increase the ARV.
Pool renovations can ultimately double your renovation costs.
They're just not worth the risk.
So you bought a gigantic house
in an expensive neighborhood with a pool?
Sight unseen, don't forget that.
I'm afraid of the reno budget
with it being so large and it having a pool,
and I'm also afraid because you're so quiet.
I don't trust you.
Such a pretty street.
- Nice. - Is this the house?
This is the house.
This is "Zombie House Flipping: Dallas"
y'all!
Look at you, babe.
- Looks good, doesn't it? - It does!
Yeah, I mean, the roof looks like it's in good shape.
I do see a little bit of the soffits up underneath here.
It looks like it maybe leaking.
Okay. I see ya.
This would need a little bit of help,
but the brick looks amazing.
Like, I don't even see any cracks.
Landscaping's not too bad.
Obviously needs water,
but it's in really good shape.
But the windows look old.
Yeah, they could be replaced.
Fence, too, isn't necessarily looking like
it's in tip-top condition.
I mean we might could just get away with
even replacing just this side fence part.
Right.
I like it, but I don't know
that we can really call it a zombie, though.
Let's go inside. Hope it keeps getting better.
This 1976 one-story brick house
is four bedrooms, three baths,
with a two car garage.
At 2,736 square feet,
there's plenty of room for a growing family.
It also offers several suburban comforts
like a sunroom and built-in pool
for entertaining relatives and friends.
Holy hell, this house was deceiving
on the outside versus the inside.
How are there no cracks outside,
and it's cracks literally everywhere inside this house?
Yeah.
There's another crack over by this fireplace.
Yeah. It's not good.
I'm feeling a little bit nervous.
I feel the floor sloping.
Foundation is definitely an issue.
No, it's a major problem here.
I know this house was built on a slab foundation,
so that means there's no crawl space underneath.
We've had several cold winters,
so if the soil under the house froze,
that can damage the foundation
and cause the cracks that we're seeing.
But, I mean, I do like the space of this room,
and I could do a whole lot with it.
Yeah. We could something
fun with the fireplace and knock out...
Open this wall. ...this wall and,
like, open it up.
I didn't even know zombies existed in this neighborhood,
and your ass can always sniff them out.
You know me.
Ugh! I mean, look at this kitchen.
And it's little,
especially for, like, the size of the house.
Look at the plumbing.
Looks like we've got a water leak where the fridge goes.
Yeah, and they've rigged up
some bucket of filth to fix it.
I'm budgeting about 8 grand for plumbing.
I hope it's not an issue throughout the house.
Kitchens sell houses,
and this kitchen ain't selling nothing.
I'm gonna have to reconfigure the whole layout
and open up the wall to the breakfast nook.
Eww! Look at this dining room.
Oh, man!
Holy hell, the cracks!
Yeah, so these are some of the worst cracks I've seen.
Even here, like, it's like it's almost coming apart.
We need a foundation company out here ASAP.
Uh, what's down this hall?
- It's a pretty large bedroom... - Yeah.
...but gotta replace interior doors.
Here's another pretty large bedroom.
All the bedrooms are huge.
Big rooms, big budget on materials.
Yep.
Good size bathroom, but nasty in here.
Yeah, look at that vent.
Yeah.
What are we even breathing?!
Yeah, that's disgusting.
But I won't touch the layout.
It's a great layout. It's got lots of space.
Yeah, that's a good-size bathroom.
Alright, so I would assume this is the primary bedroom?
- Yeah, look at that. - Good grief!
All the way across.
But this is a giant freaking room, like--
- Yep. - The layout of it is fine.
Take care of all these doors.
And what is happening in here?
Big space, big money.
Oh, we got the "Scarface" tub.
It's got gold jets.
Look at the rusted vent for those jets.
I'ma need a shot.
The space allows us to do what needs to be done in here.
We've got a his-and-hers closet.
That's what I was gonna say-- two closets.
This shower is tiny, though.
I'm almost touching the ceiling,
and you've got rust here with the light,
so we're gonna have to deal with this shower...
It's nasty.
...and maybe put, like, a standalone tub in here.
If we leave the closets, then we can do something,
but it needs a lot of work.
- So what's out here? - Ooh.
Oh, it's a little sunroom.
That's cool to be, like, right off the primary.
It's pretty nasty.
These windows need get replaced.
A dog's been out here chewing everything up.
What's in that? Is that, like, a closet or something?
No, I think it's another... bedroom,
but it's-- it's locked.
It's, like, lock-locked.
Is that blood on that door?
Oh, man, I was just touching it.
Maybe there's a body over there.
You just like terrifying me!
Oh, bullets!
That might explain why the door's locked.
This is the door to that room, but this is an outside door.
It's a steel door.
What the hell is in that little room?
Yeah, I'm gonna need to get the sledgehammer.
Let's bust this [bleep] open.
- We need to get in there. - Yeah, I'll be right back.
Alright.
What if there really is a body behind the door?
Whatever it is, we own it. This is really creepy.
I got your door breaker right here.
What in the world? Let me get back,
'cause you don't know what you're doing.
Yeah, I'm about to have a hurt back after this.
Just open the door!
Are you ready?
Oh!
What's in there?!
Oh, you're gonna wanna come in here.
- We got a greenhouse. - This is wild!
I guess this is the fourth bedroom.
- Yep. - And it looks like this wall
here was put up as a partition,
and then this was turned into
some sort of horticulture situation.
Yeah. Smells good.
This is, like, for hydroponic plants?
Yeah. - Something tells me it's not,
like, monsteras and ivies.
You've got fans. You've ventilation.
Sprinkler systems? Uh-huh.
These are, like, industrial growing lights.
Yeah, this is serious stuff. It's definitely a greenhouse.
Our very own grow house.
I expected to find something like this in California,
but, man, not Texas.
Needless to say, we're turning this into a bedroom.
Look at the back.
This doesn't even feel like the same house.
The front yard was so beautiful.
This is weeds gone wild.
The steps are all cracked.
Man, but look at that pool, though.
Ready to go for a swim?
No! It's tadpoles, okay?
It's freaking-- This is like a small ecosystem.
Alright, come on.
This is why we don't buy houses with a pool.
This is one of those gigantic Olympic-sized, like, '90s pools.
Expense out here could be $100,000
just to repair the decking in this pool,
as well as pool equipment.
I budgeted $50,000 for the yard,
which includes the pool.
If it becomes too pricey when we get our pool quotes,
why don't we just fill it in, make a sports court out here--
tennis court, pickle ball, you name it.
There's a lot of options.
Look at this way right--
so we bought it for $295,000.
I'd say after walking it, we could put $100,000,
maybe $120,000 max into it.
You already know the ARV's $550,000, $560,000.
Even with all these problems, this will be a great deal.
So, timeline-wise, how long do you think it's gonna take?
It's a big house.
90 days, depending on how the foundation goes.
Well, let's call the guys and get them started.
- Let's get this pool quote. - I'm scared!
You know it's gonna be fine.
We purchased this property for $295,000.
Our reno budget is 120K
with estimated closing costs at $24,750.
Our loan interest will be $11,925,
which puts us all in at $451,675.
So if we can sell it for $550,000,
we can make a profit of $98,325.
We will begin with opening up
the formal dining room on both sides
and build unique archways
to the front entrance and kitchen.
We're going to remove the window and door
between the living and sunroom and replace them
with beautiful French doors to better connect the spaces.
The wall between the breakfast nook and living room
will also come down to create a sizable kitchen
that is worthy of the space.
Derek may not approve, but that "Scarface" tub
in the primary bathroom has got to go.
It's going to be replaced with a beautiful walk-in shower
and an oversized soaking tub.
On the outside, we're going to stucco over the brick
in the front of the house,
spruce up the landscaping, and replace all of the windows.
Let's get it.
It's demo day, and Chauncey and I are doing our part.
I'm removing the drywall from the kitchen
and formal dining room wall.
We're also getting rid of that ugly built-in cabinet
in the breakfast nook.
All of the cabinets in the kitchen must go,
as well as the chandelier and crown molding
in the formal dining room.
Meanwhile, Chauncey is taking out her aggression
on the tile in the guest bathroom.
We hired a foundation company,
and they've confirmed the cracks on the wall
are from a faulty foundation.
Every room in the house is gonna need new piers.
This is gonna be a huge undertaking
and take well over a week to complete.
Step one-- insert the piers
around the perimeter of the house
to fortify and level the foundation.
Step two-- the crew heads inside
and starts digging up the floors
and installing the piers throughout the house.
With all the piers in place, the guys are refilling the holes
and covering them with concrete
in preparation for the subfloor.
Now that the foundation is level,
we can finally start bringing this zombie house back to life.
Come on, Derek, we need to talk about this kitchen.
Kitchens, bath-- that's where we make our money.
And so this layout is kind of a doozy.
Let's hear your grand plan.
- Envision this. - Okay.
The idea here is to use the old kitchen
as well as utilize the breakfast nook area
and make one big, giant kitchen.
This entire wall here comes out.
Okay.
And we put a giant island right here in the middle
and it has a waterfall countertop,
and it's overlooking this bay window.
We could fit probably a 42-inch range
right here in the middle.
Keep these upper windows.
and we could put cabinets on either side.
You'll have your countertops, have your range hood.
It's not gonna obstruct the floor
because it's obviously recessed back into the window.
I mean, I'm gonna say that that sounds cool.
Looking at that being blown out, that makes sense.
I love the view, but then closing in the bay window--
I don't know about that.
You're talking about 42-inch range.
Those things are expensive.
I mean, I was hoping to do this kitchen for like 12 grand.
This doesn't sound like a $12,000 plan.
Okay, well, maybe we do like a 30- or 36-inch range.
That's fine.
So then what happens to this wall?
- We take this wall out... - Okay.
...up until here.
Oh, wow.
We've got a refrigerator here.
We've got cabinet lowers here.
We can do a freestanding pantry here
that's about 48 inches wide.
I mean, this is the type of kitchen, though,
that would belong in a house that's this big, this size.
Yeah! We're not adding anything. We're just using it better.
- Right. - I've already had Juan check.
He can run a LVL, get a header right up here.
- Okay. - It won't cost us much at all.
We don't need to get an architect or anything in here,
and we're good.
Wow. This kitchen's gonna be huge.
It's gonna be a big-ass kitchen.
So you're selling me on the layout, but...
I don't know how much money. But the designs gonna work.
Mm. Alright.
You get the design. I get the budget.
I'll make it work.
Now that Derek and I have a plan for the kitchen,
the crew immediately gets to work
installing the LVL beam between the living room
and informal dining room.
They're also opening up the house entryway
to the formal dining room and adding another LVL beam
to give a more open feel to the front entrance.
Demolition continues in the primary bathroom,
and we're saying farewell
to the 1980s-style "Scarface" tub.
Now that it's gone, the crew starts reframing the en suite.
The grow room-- I mean, greenhouse is a clean slate
and is ready to be transformed back into a bedroom.
Meanwhile, skim coating is under way
in the two guest bedrooms,
and the electricians are starting to rewire the house.
The outside of the house is getting a facelift as well,
and we're cladding over the brick-front exterior
for a more contemporary look.
We're only three weeks into our 90-day flip,
and the foundation was an $8,000 hit that we expected.
But to stay on track, we're gonna have to fill in the pool
because we found out it's gonna be 60 grand just to repair it.
That's over the $50,000 I budgeted for the entire yard.
We've spent just over $30,000 out of $120,000 budget,
which means we've got just under 90 grand left to work with.
I'm heading over to Carriage
to take some measurements in the kitchen.
We have a lot of stuff to order,
and I'm trying to do my part to keep this flip on schedule.
No. No, no, no, no.
No!
Stop work order? Dammit!
I've gotta call Derek, let him know we've been shut down.
Ugh. No, this cannot be happening!
- Hey. - I'm at Carriage,
and there's a freaking stop-work order on the door.
I thought that we were getting permits for this house,
so I didn't think this would be a problem.
Yeah, Albert just called me about this.
Our permits were filed, but they were on hold
pending blueprints from our drafter.
A neighbor complained about the construction noise to the city,
so they shut us down until we submit our final plans.
But we're also having issues with the drafter.
But we had already started the process
'cause we had plans drawn up and stuff.
The drafter was taking forever
and came back with a price that was like
triple the price the last time that we used him,
so we were holding off to go on
and somebody else get out there and get another quote.
But now that we're at a standstill,
we need to decide if we're gonna use a different drafter
or pay his inflated fee.
We need to get that part handled
to be able to get this lifted.
Holding cost on this bad boy is what?
We're talking close to 4K a month.
4 grand a month? This house is expensive as hell.
So how long extra do you think that this is going to take?
Is that gonna, like, add to our bottom line
and increase the cost?
If we need to get a new drafter,
then we're starting the process over.
I mean, you know, a couple weeks then
dealing with the city.
We definitely wanna go the fast route, so, you know,
if it's $1,800 or so to pay for this drafter at the end,
it's triple the price, but, you know, we just do it,
and we should be able to start work within a couple of days.
Let's do that. We gotta get a move on this house.
Please don't tell me that this extra money
has to come out of my design budget?
I mean, everything comes out of your design budget.
- Okay, I'm gonna-- - All the surprises.
Okay, I'm gonna hang up on you now. Goodbye.
- Good talk. - Goodbye. Good talk.
We paid the original drafter,
and he submitted plans to the city for approval.
It's been a couple of days,
and we're hoping to be back to work soon.
Although nothing is happening on the inside of the house,
Chauncey is meeting with Mike and Warren from Texas Lawns.
I have to admit that Chauncey was right about the pool.
It's a budget buster, and we have to fill it in.
We're hoping that Mike and Warren have some creative
and reasonably priced options for our backyard and pool area.
This is the easy part.
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
I've got the hard part... right here.
Oh, my God! Holy cow.
Yeah, it's big and nasty. You wanna go swimming?
I know it's hot, but I'm not jumping in that. No way!
It's so gross, and it's so massive...
It is.
...that after we got quotes for it, like, we just can't keep it.
It just doesn't make any sense,
so we're gonna demo out this whole thing and fill it in.
That being said, I've gotta figure out what to do with this,
like, second backyard space.
This could be a really cool feature
and add some value to the house. What do you think?
We could do sod.
You're looking about a dollar a foot, finished yard.
We'll have to do some upgrades to the irrigation system.
- Not a big deal. - Okay.
But this area really looks like it should have a putting green.
How much is turf?
Well on a golf green, you're looking somewhere
between $17 to $21 a foot.
What do you think all this square footage is?
You're gonna be somewhere between
7,000 and 8,000 square foot.
Excuse me?
No! Absolutely not, Mike.
Like, I could get two new pools for that price.
Like, absolutely not. So that's not gonna work.
But if we can find some middle ground,
like, maybe cheaper turf?
Write it up for me-- write up the sod option,
write up the putting-green option--
and then I think I can push Derek
and swing him in one direction or another,
but I gotta have some numbers in front of me.
I really wasn't sure about this house at the beginning,
but I am now.
This house is gonna be fabulous when we finish it,
and the backyard has to match.
$17 a square foot is a lot, I know, but Mike and Warren
are gonna come up with some incredible numbers
that I know I can get Derek to approve.
Write it up and let's see what we can do.
We will do it, no problem.
Thanks for coming out.
And after a one-week delay,
the work permit finally got approved,
and it won't affect our timeline.
Before my landscaping can happen in the backyard,
the crew gets busy cleaning it up,
mowing the lawn, and whacking the weeds.
The carpenter is fixing the rotten soffit boards
on the outside of the house, while on the inside,
our new kitchen layout is beginning to take shape.
We putting up new drywall throughout the house
so there won't be any more cracks in the walls
and ceilings, and skim coating is under way.
On the other side of the kitchen
in the former breakfast-nook area,
they're digging holes to lay new plumbing pipes
for the kitchen sink and dishwasher
that will be housed in the gigantic island.
So, yeah, so, babe,
do you wanna talk a little bit about the kitchen?
Yeah, run me through the layout.
A range hood in front of a bay window--
that's a new design feature for us,
so we're meeting with Chad from Maverick Windows
to discuss the best option
for this extremely large luxury kitchen.
What are we gonna do with that big opening?
Yeah. I finally convinced this guy to let me do something fun,
so this is gonna be the money shot of the house.
I'm gonna have a big, giant island right here
with some pendants hanging down,
and you'll essentially be overlooking the range here.
So that will not be a kitchen sink?
No. - Okay.
That is going to be the range.
I want natural light to come in, so I need some windows for it.
Yeah, you need some windows for it.
It's a great vision, but that's gonna be a custom project,
and obviously that's gonna increase our lead time
as well as the cost.
Are you wanting these windows to go up and down,
side to side, or just big picture windows?
I want them to be as cheap as possible.
We could go to a single hung window,
and that would eliminate tempered glass.
What's the damage for the rest of the house been?
So 20 windows total for the whole house.
About $18,000 to $21,000.
This is already open, so we gotta make it happen.
Yeah, we gotta get these windows in ASAP.
- Alright. Cool. - Alright, bro.
We better jump on it. - Let's do it.
- Let's get to it. - Alright, let's get to it.
Write it up.
Write the check, Derek.
Yeah, I'm writing that check.
I'll take the money.
The floor-to-ceiling Panoramic Doors
for the sunroom arrive,
and painting begins in the living room.
Meanwhile, new windows go in throughout the entire house,
the bay window area in the kitchen is closed off,
and the windows overlooking the yard
give the kitchen a luxurious and unique feel.
The kitchen cabinets from Nelson Cabinets arrive,
and the crew gets busy putting them together.
The kitchen is going to have plenty of storage.
Stuccoing the fireplace and hearth is under way,
giving it a sleek, modern look.
Damn. This landscaping, definitely needs a lot of love.
Giant holes still.
We're on the back nine of the flip, and Chauncey and I
are stopping by Carriage to take another look at the pool.
We need to decide soon what we're gonna do with it.
Yeah, it is a disaster back here.
Yeah, it's a big, giant mess.
Yeah, it's awful.
This is why I hate buying houses with pools.
- Yep. - What are the quotes
that we've got at this point to fill in the damn thing?
We're talking $25,000, $30,000, $35,000.
To just demo the pool?
Yeah, and drill some holes.
$25,000 to $35,000? We don't have it in the budget!
I mean, we don't have it in the budget.
I mean, let's not forget that's just demoing this, right?
That's not including the landscaping
that we're gonna do here, too.
I actually heard back from Texas Lawns,
and after we fill in the pool, they can do the landscaping,
including a putting green for $27,000.
If we went with one of those quotes
and what we would need to do back here landscaping-wise,
we're probably talking close to $50,000.
So what do we do?
Well, we have one more pool bid that we're waiting on.
We gotta get on this right away.
Getting this thing demoed is gonna take some time.
We're gonna need a Hail Mary or something,
'cause we are not paying $50,000 for this.
We budgeted 50K for the whole yard
and just 5K for the pool demo.
These quotes-- they're way over budget.
Here goes Albert.
Albert?
Hey, what's going on, man?
We're over here at Carriage.
That's what I'm calling about, actually.
I got the last bid back for the pool demo.
Okay.
We had that third dude we were waiting on.
He started off a little higher, but we got him down to $9,000.
I think that's a deal.
It's probably gonna be as good as we can get.
Hell yeah, bro, $9,000-- I mean that's the best deal so far.
Timeline-wise, how long is it gonna take?
It'll take between one and half and two weeks.
Cool. 9K to demo.
We still have to figure out how much it will cost to fill it.
Then Texas Lawns-- they can take it from there.
- Okay. - Hell yeah, bro.
Well, yeah, let's get that scheduled.
Thanks, bro. Alright, man.
Hey, babe.
I got the water bill for Carriage.
It's $1,000.
It's a vacant house. How's it $1,000?
You have a leak somewhere in the house.
We don't know where. I called the utility company,
had them come back out, check the meter.
Even with the water turned off, there's still a ton of usage.
No, that's not good.
We're talking about ripping up the floors,
probably having to jackhammer through the foundation.
And then we still have to fix the actual plumbing leak.
How much is that gonna cost?!
If it gets ugly, it could be 10, 20 grand.
I definitely didn't budget for redoing anything like this
to the plumbing.
The comps are really going up over there,
so we might be able to list for a lot higher
than what we were thinking,
in case this is, like, a freaking catastrophe.
Then we might be able to recoup some of it
with the ARV going up.
That would be great 'cause right now,
I mean, it's just not looking good.
Get the guys on it ASAP and let me know how it goes.
Yep, I'll keep you posted.
Alright, bye, babe. Bye.
As if we didn't already have enough budget issues
to worry about, now we've got a $1,000 water bill,
40,000 gallons of water used during that billing cycle.
Multiple leaks were discovered in both the water supply
and drain lines running beneath the concrete slab
in almost every room of the house.
And now the crew is digging up the floors
to replace the plumbing pipes on the outside of the house
and in the living room, kitchen, bathrooms,
formal dining room, and sunroom.
It's a lot of work to find and repair all of the leaky pipes,
and then it still has to be filled back in again.
In the primary bathroom, the new larger shower pan is going down.
In the bedrooms, they're carefully removing
old wood flooring,
grinding down the uneven concrete floors,
and clearing away the dust before applying a fresh layer
of concrete for a smooth, level surface.
Well, babe, how the hell
do we still have holes all over the floor?
Yeah, they've been digging up all around the house
to patch up all these leaks,
but it's like you fix one, another one pops up.
You fix that, another one pops up,
I mean, essentially, this house, we came in to do repairs.
It's got all new plumbing in the entire damn thing.
My God.
I mean, we're still busting up holes.
After they patched stuff up from the foundation,
that plumbing budget's more than doubled, so...
So where are we at now with the plumbing budget?
I mean, I'd venture to say we're probably somewhere all-in now
with these repairs, $17,000, $19,000?
Good grief.
It can definitely help with the ARV
understanding that, you know, it has all-new plumbing.
All-new plumbing.
Alright, well, tell them to patch that [bleep] up
so I can get my kitchen purdy.
Yeah, no doubt. Make do some floors!
Y'all are killing me.
These plumbing problems are really causing us
to take enormous hits to our budget.
We really planned to just do minor plumbing work,
not re-plumb the entire house.
Man, this increase is a punch in the gut.
We spent just north of $84,000.
Our reno budget is $120,000.
We still have to demo and fill in the pool,
landscape the entire yard,
and add a special feature where the pool is.
Plus, we have to finish the kitchen and three bathrooms.
We're definitely gonna blow past our $120,000 reno budget,
and if something else goes wrong,
who knows what else we'll end up spending?
Fortunately, comps in the neighborhood
have been on the rise, so with that in mind,
we're gonna increase the list price
to try to recoup some of the extra cash
it's gonna take to get this house up to par.
The exterior transformation of the house
is under way, and the painters are busy spray-painting
around the newly installed windows.
The garage door and gutters are also getting a fresh coat.
In the back of the house,
the sunroom is undergoing a transformation.
The roof above the wall of windows
and the exit to yard is getting removed.
They're reframing it for the new
floor-to-ceiling Panoramic Doors
that will bring in even more light.
All three bathrooms are coming along.
The second bathroom's footprint is the same,
but now it has a modern, contemporary feel
with slightly raised tiles and a niche for bath products.
They're laying the tile floors in the third bathroom
and primary.
And the recessed lights are going in the living room.
Now that the Panoramic Doors are in place,
the crew is close to finishing the sunroom,
and they're installing the shingles for the new roof.
It's looking good out here.
Once this is all stucco...
Yeah, I'm gonna like that.
...yeah, it's gonna look really, really good.
- Whoa! - Whoa what?
What happened to the arch?
This was a big archway leading right into the kitchen.
I mean, this was a lot bigger.
What's going on over here? Who did this?
I told them to do it.
The idea was necessary for the house.
Babe, this is a giant house, and it didn't have any type of,
like, designated pantry spot,
so I just had them frame this out.
We're gonna use those existing pantry cabinets,
floor to ceiling, so that'll be pantry.
And then this will be a butler's pantry area
with a light, some shelves.
You can make it a little coffee area,
whatever you want-- make it a bar with some drinks.
Yeah, so you got a fancy plan,
so how much is your fancy plan gonna add to our budget?
$1,300. But don't panic...
Okay.
...because you've taught me something,
and I listened to you.
- Oh, you listen to me? - Mm-hmm.
If I want something, you always take it away
from my design budget, so I took it away from myself.
- Okay. - I beat you to the punch.
Got ahead of the game.
- This French door? - Uh-huh.
This was gonna cost us maybe 2,700, 2,800 bucks.
Yeah, probably all-in.
We're taking it out. I don't want it anymore.
So now we have two cool features.
Like, you could really see this whole Panoramic Door,
sunroom kind of area. It extends the living room.
And we have a designated pantry space with a butler's pantry
that I can, like, make fun with design stuff.
I appreciate it, but next time, let's make sure
that we just don't break our process, right,
and just go randomly change all the time.
You buy houses without talking to me.
I can get a pantry. Calm down.
In the backyard, pool demo is finally under way,
but we're still looking into how much it's gonna cost us
to fill it in.
Back inside, our electricians are installing
our new main panel,
while the painters are making things pretty for us.
And the new contemporary front door's going in,
along with all the interior doors.
This pool keeps confirming why we don't buy houses with pools.
But there's one thing I can say about Chauncey--
she's not afraid to take the bull by the horns
and make it happen.
Ooh, yeah!
She's at Carriage right now
working with the crew to make sure that the pool
gets filled in with 12 truck loads of dirt
and that the ground is smooth and level
in preparation for the putting green.
We're on the 15th hole of this remodel,
but before we can close out this flip,
the crew has plenty to do.
In the kitchen, the gas line is going in for the new range,
drywall is going up around the bay window area,
and they are prepping the kitchen floor for LVP
that we're installing throughout the house.
Chauncey's grand vision for the primary bathroom
is coming together.
The tile floor for the oversized spa shower is going in,
followed by a gorgeous new shower glass enclosure
from our friends at JPON Glass.
The pressure is on to finish up this flip,
and today is a big day.
Texas Lawns is here,
and they're getting started on the landscaping.
In the pool area, they're clearing out the weeds
and prepping the ground for building the putting green.
For the putting green, we decided to go
with an artificial turf to keep the price down.
We're also updating the irrigation system
with new zones in the back and side yards.
Out front, we're planting a ton of new shrubs,
flowers, and bushes to make the yard pop,
in addition to laying new sod and mulch
across the entire lot.
Meanwhile, the hot-water tank
and my magnificent extra-large range
is going in in front of the custom bay window.
The crew is installing the kitchen cabinets
and island base.
And in the living room, they're painting the accent wall,
and ceiling beams are getting refreshed with a dark stain
that will showcase the expansiveness of the room.
We had a delay with our countertop installer,
and when countertops can't get installed, it's a domino effect.
Then you've got plumbing fixtures
that can't be installed,
you've got backsplash that can't be installed,
and there are lot of touch-up items as well.
So the countertop guys are here hustling
to finish up the kitchen.
We're using quartz slabs from Best Cheer and Stone
for the countertops and the backsplash.
Unfortunately, it's also staging day,
and Nikki and her team just arrived,
so the stagers and our crew are just gonna have to
work around each other so we can finish up this house.
And they're gonna have to move whatever stools that go here,
'cause they're not done with the caulk and the trim and stuff.
They gotta finish them out.
Oh, that's so beautiful.
And it literally matches the floors perfect.
I already like where the staging is going.
Perfect.
Man, I'm loving this already.
This thing looks freaking amazing.
Oh, my gosh. So when we first came,
the vibe of the house was really kind of traditional.
Taking this front façade and putting stucco here
and using a complimentary color with the brick--
because let's not forget,
we didn't even paint the freaking brick!
And with the new windows,
I feel like they've really helped kinda change
the whole look of the house, too, right?
Absolutely. They're nice, they're big.
It really kinda gives it this modern vibe now, right?
Yeah. And speaking of modern,
this iron glass door really transformed what was
just, like, a traditional ranch-style house
to now being more of, like, a modern, Mediterranean feel.
And then this landscaping, babe!
This is a transformation.
We're talking new sod everywhere.
These flowerbeds out front.
The greenery really pops up against that stucco.
I mean, the house really has a lot of curb appeal.
It's like the showcase of the neighborhood now.
Yeah, it's beautiful.
It is. It ain't a zombie no more.
- Mnh-mnh. - Let's check out the inside.
Can't wait to see it.
Ooh!
I love it so much!
Man, do you remember all the freaking cracks
that were in this room?
This dining room was a mess.
Yeah, it was horrible.
I mean, like the cracks were
coming from the ceiling, they were in the walls,
they were around the windows, they were everywhere.
And now look at it.
It is a proper dining room.
This light fixture is absolutely beautiful.
Well, I mean, you've got a lot of space right here
and it's functional.
Yeah, I love this arch right here at the entrance.
This butler's pantry was the space
that I didn't get permission on.
You can't tell me you don't love it.
This was a good call.
We've got a lot of space here.
Yes!
That keeps the kitchen nice and open, too.
We are standing in what used to be the kitchen.
Yeah, that's right.
This was the whole damn kitchen!
This is where the refrigerator was
and that leaky-ass water line.
That's all I remember, 'cause the plumbing issues
in this house, man, they really drove me crazy.
It was a mess, and now look at it.
We have taken the old kitchen,
created this wonderful prep area.
Yeah.
This was the breakfast-nook area.
Now we've got this beautiful
48-inch gas and electric ZLINE range
in this bay window, framed out here.
This waterfall island and then the countertop material
and then the hardware kinda matches
some of the tones in the countertop--
freaking beautiful.
Let's check out the living room.
There was a freaking wall right here.
We had a brick fireplace.
It was ugly. And don't forget those
built-ins over there, too.
They were a mess.
And so this definitely makes this entire wall really clean,
and I love this space, how it overlooks the kitchen
and ties all of it together.
This is just a spectacular room.
So let's go check out these bedrooms.
Ah!
This bedroom was so nasty before.
It had just stuff everywhere.
Yeah. New windows helps it out.
Nice and clean, open. It's the perfect size.
- And then this bathroom! - Ooh.
It was so ugly before.
It was green.
Like, everything was, like, zombie-puke green.
Yeah.
And now we have this beautiful artisan tile
in the shower.
We have this vintage kind of checkered floor.
This looks a lot more luxurious.
Definitely loving the floor, the tile,
of course, the countertop's killing it.
It turned out so perfectly.
I could not be happier.
This is a giant primary.
Remember when we first came, it was so, like, dark and dingy.
It just felt closed in.
Yeah.
So I went with this really bright
white color on the wall, added these can lights,
put light floors in here, and now this room,
honestly, feels like twice as big as it did before.
It's huge, it's open, it's bright.
It looks good. Come show me this primary bathroom.
Ooh! This is where the money is.
When we first came in here,
right here in this wall area was the shower.
The tiniest shower you've ever seen.
Your "Scarface" tub.
Wish we could have kept it, but, you know,
I'll settle for this tub, which is still big.
This primary bathroom is light.
This giant walk-in shower, dual shower heads,
this marble-look tile.
It looks damn good.
From zombie to luxury.
Crushed it.
It's nice to come in here
and not have to break down a damn steel door.
Remember this space had a freaking wall in the middle.
It had its own AC,
its own lighting, a lot of equipment.
Where the hell did all the equipment go, Derek?
I'll let you know if we're in any new business ventures.
You can even go out into this beautiful sunroom.
This, remember, used to be a door.
It was all closed off.
Babe, I love this space.
I'm glad that this is now open,
because it really makes that space great.
Yeah, and these Panoramic Doors
are just a reason to buy this house alone.
The whole damn thing opens up to outside.
Love the indoor-outdoor space.
Yeah. Look at this freaking backyard.
The pool, number one, was nasty.
It was disgusting.
It was not functional.
And now we've filled it in
and created this oasis back here.
Lots of new sod and grass, and then this putting green!
- I love the putting green. - This turf feels like carpet.
This makes me wanna step my golf game up.
Why don't we worry about getting the damn house sold first?
So let's talk about that.
What are you thinking we should list for?
With this type of finish out, we're looking at least
$625,000, something like that.
I've pulled some recent comps, and that's not far off at all.
- Yeah. - Think we knocked it
out of the park, and I think we're gonna knock it out
of the park with selling it, too.
This house is probably one of the most deceiving ones
that we've ever renoed.
On the inside, we had massive amounts of issues--
the foundation, cracks in the walls and the ceilings.
We had to bust open the floors
even after the foundation was done
to install new plumbing pipes through the entire house.
And don't get me started on the pool.
Fortunately, the comps are ticking up in this area,
and we're gonna list Carriage for $625,000,
which is $75,000 more than we initially thought.
We purchased the house for $295,000
and then just under $158,000 in renovation costs.
Realtor fees and closing costs are just over 28 grand,
and our loan interest is $11,925.
That puts us all in right under $493,000,
giving us a potential profit of over $132,000.
Ah!
Derek Dwayne, what are you doing?!
I left some clubs here,
but I didn't leave any freaking putters,
so this is what I'm working with right now.
I'm trying to get a damn house sold,
and you're out here playing golf?
Well, you always like to play with the fun stuff
that we put in the houses. It's my turn.
Give me that. I'm gonna beat you,
and I'm gonna sell this house for more money
than you think I'm gonna sell it for,
because I can do all things.
- I like that. - Oh!
Maybe I can't play golf.
- Yeah. Try again. - Is this how I hit it?
Uh, yeah, so you're not gonna beat me.
Whatever. It doesn't matter.
I'm gonna get the house sold for more money
than what you expect, so just--
- What? - Just be happy about that.
You saw that you didn't make any there, though, right?
- Come on, let's go. - So you owe me a set of clubs.