1 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:09,109 ♪ 2 00:00:09,176 --> 00:00:11,411 -[cellphone rings] -Oh, somebody's calling me. 3 00:00:11,478 --> 00:00:12,913 Cameron's calling us. 4 00:00:12,913 --> 00:00:15,382 -Hey, Cam. -[Cameron] You see that? 5 00:00:15,482 --> 00:00:16,884 [Keisha] You got a new credit card? 6 00:00:16,950 --> 00:00:19,753 I got approved for a couple lines of credit! 7 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:21,421 [Dolmar] You can't be going in debt now. 8 00:00:21,421 --> 00:00:23,023 What you gonna do with the cards? 9 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:25,425 I'm going to use the cards to pay for each for other, 10 00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:28,996 but then also use only the smart investments. 11 00:00:29,062 --> 00:00:30,697 -[chuckles] -Oh, my God. 12 00:00:30,797 --> 00:00:32,266 All right, well, just be careful. 13 00:00:32,266 --> 00:00:35,235 Yeah. All right, guys. Just wanted to share that. 14 00:00:35,302 --> 00:00:37,437 Well, thanks. I'll talk to you later. 15 00:00:37,504 --> 00:00:39,072 We're trying to go over some properties. 16 00:00:39,139 --> 00:00:41,308 -[Cameron] Love you. -I love you. Bye. 17 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:43,911 -[chuckles] -This kid. 18 00:00:43,977 --> 00:00:45,445 -Hello. -[Keisha] Hey, girl. 19 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:46,747 -How are you? -[Dolmar] What's up? 20 00:00:46,847 --> 00:00:48,749 -[Dolmar] Good morning. -Good morning. 21 00:00:48,749 --> 00:00:50,517 -How's it going? -[Dolmar] Good. 22 00:00:50,584 --> 00:00:51,618 -Yeah? -You're right on time. 23 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:53,186 -Okay. -Let's talk about this house 24 00:00:53,186 --> 00:00:55,222 that I got from one of my lenders. 25 00:00:55,289 --> 00:00:58,225 I used to sell him hundreds of houses back in the day, 26 00:00:58,292 --> 00:01:00,427 and he turned them into rental properties. 27 00:01:00,494 --> 00:01:03,196 And the negotiations on this house was pretty easy 28 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:05,599 because of that relationship I had with him. 29 00:01:05,666 --> 00:01:07,568 It's always easier to make a deal with someone 30 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:08,702 you've worked with before. 31 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:11,438 So I bought this house for $190,000, 32 00:01:11,505 --> 00:01:13,707 but when I bought it, it was still tenant-occupied, 33 00:01:13,807 --> 00:01:17,110 so I wasn't able to get inside prior to buying the house. 34 00:01:17,110 --> 00:01:19,079 One of my runners was able to get some pictures 35 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:20,948 now that the tenants finally moved out. 36 00:01:21,014 --> 00:01:23,183 As you can see, it's pretty nasty. 37 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:25,619 Based on just thee pictures, I'm thinking 38 00:01:25,719 --> 00:01:27,854 maybe $40,000 to rehab. 39 00:01:27,955 --> 00:01:29,823 It's a three-bedroom, two-bath house. 40 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:32,059 [Keisha] This property is in the Port Richey area. 41 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:33,427 Mm-hmm. 42 00:01:33,493 --> 00:01:35,963 And, you know, we love buying houses in that area 43 00:01:36,029 --> 00:01:38,165 because you can get more bang for your buck there. 44 00:01:38,231 --> 00:01:40,901 What are the comps running at for this property? 45 00:01:40,968 --> 00:01:44,972 We're looking at around $300,000 to $320,000. 46 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:47,174 -Okay. -I think we should honestly be 47 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,710 very conservative about that right now, 48 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:51,078 especially in this market. 49 00:01:51,144 --> 00:01:53,547 I think that we should stick to maybe $310,000. 50 00:01:53,647 --> 00:01:55,549 I've noticed that the days on the market 51 00:01:55,549 --> 00:01:58,185 have started to increase, especially in that area, 52 00:01:58,251 --> 00:02:00,220 when it comes to properties sitting, 53 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,557 so I just wanna make sure that when we list it, 54 00:02:03,624 --> 00:02:05,025 that we can sell it quickly. 55 00:02:05,025 --> 00:02:06,626 I don't want it to sit. 56 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:08,462 When can we take a look at this property? 57 00:02:08,528 --> 00:02:09,963 How soon are you available? 58 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:11,965 Towards the end of the week would be better for me. 59 00:02:12,032 --> 00:02:13,033 -[Dolmar] Let's do it. -Okay. 60 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:14,901 -Does that work for you? -Yeah, it works. 61 00:02:15,002 --> 00:02:20,240 ♪♪ 62 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:21,875 [Dolmar] All right, we're going to Port Richey. 63 00:02:21,942 --> 00:02:25,078 Ah, I'm so excited! I love Port Richey. 64 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:27,447 Yeah, we made a lot of money over the years here. 65 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:28,882 Amanda, take a look at the houses 66 00:02:28,949 --> 00:02:30,784 compared to housing in Tampa. 67 00:02:30,784 --> 00:02:32,386 We actually have yards out here. 68 00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:34,154 Right, it's the place 69 00:02:34,221 --> 00:02:36,390 that you would wanna raise your children in. 70 00:02:36,456 --> 00:02:38,458 [Dolmar] Located about 35 miles from Tampa 71 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:40,327 along the Gulf of Mexico, 72 00:02:40,394 --> 00:02:42,763 Port Richey offers an affordable option for housing 73 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:45,599 while also giving residents access to great beaches, 74 00:02:45,666 --> 00:02:49,436 shopping, restaurants, and businesses. 75 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:53,173 All right, we should be coming up to the house. 76 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,142 [Amanda] Looks like we bought the worst house 77 00:02:55,242 --> 00:02:57,077 in the best neighborhood? 78 00:02:57,144 --> 00:03:00,514 We bought the best house. 79 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,049 This is... 80 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:10,057 [Amanda] The paint on this house 81 00:03:10,157 --> 00:03:12,559 is so, so boring. 82 00:03:12,626 --> 00:03:14,761 -[Keisha] Ugh. -[Amanda] And it's just stucco. 83 00:03:14,828 --> 00:03:17,998 There's no brick. There's no rock. 84 00:03:18,065 --> 00:03:19,700 -[Amanda] It's just flat. -[Keisha] Yeah. 85 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,468 So before we go inside, let's talk about that. 86 00:03:21,535 --> 00:03:23,570 So we know we wanna paint the house. 87 00:03:23,637 --> 00:03:24,971 -Right. -On a house this size, 88 00:03:25,038 --> 00:03:26,706 we're talking at around $3,500. 89 00:03:26,807 --> 00:03:28,942 -[Amanda] Okay. -That's materials and labor. 90 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:31,411 Landscaping -- I mean, we don't have a whole lot 91 00:03:31,478 --> 00:03:33,046 I think we have to do, 92 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:34,915 so I would say $1,000 for landscaping. 93 00:03:34,981 --> 00:03:36,516 -[Amanda] Mm-hmm. -I think that we can 94 00:03:36,583 --> 00:03:38,018 salvage this driveway. 95 00:03:38,118 --> 00:03:39,786 Maybe it needs a pressure wash. 96 00:03:39,853 --> 00:03:41,655 I'm just trying to think of ways 97 00:03:41,755 --> 00:03:43,657 that we can save money before we even to into this house, 98 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:45,425 because I have a feeling 99 00:03:45,492 --> 00:03:47,327 that this is not gonna be a light rehab. 100 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:49,062 Let's take a look inside. 101 00:03:49,129 --> 00:03:53,467 This three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,634-square-foot ranch house 102 00:03:53,467 --> 00:03:55,669 sits on a large fenced-in lot. 103 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:58,438 In the backyard, it has a screened pool enclosure 104 00:03:58,505 --> 00:04:01,842 that surrounds a nicely rounded kidney-shaped pool. 105 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:06,046 -Oh, whoa. -[Amanda] Oh, geez. 106 00:04:06,113 --> 00:04:09,750 -[Keisha] Oh, my goodness. -[Dolmar] Wow. 107 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:13,120 -[Dolmar] This is not good. -[Keisha] Tons of gross trash. 108 00:04:13,186 --> 00:04:15,122 [Dolmar] It's disgusting. 109 00:04:15,188 --> 00:04:17,924 You walk through that front door and you're looking at this wall. 110 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:21,862 The wall is, like, right in the front door. 111 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:23,497 At least this is a closet. 112 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:24,698 [Dolmar] We need to completely take it out. 113 00:04:24,798 --> 00:04:26,166 -[Amanda] Yeah. -[Dolmar] I don't like it. 114 00:04:26,233 --> 00:04:28,034 [Amanda] Laundry room to the right, 115 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:30,470 needs some cosmetic upgrades. 116 00:04:30,470 --> 00:04:33,306 -[Amanda] Dinette area. -[Dolmar] Ooh. 117 00:04:33,406 --> 00:04:36,743 [Keisha] We should consider a new floor and an exterminator. 118 00:04:36,843 --> 00:04:38,845 -Kitchen. -Kitchen over here. 119 00:04:38,912 --> 00:04:41,148 [Dolmar] Boring and outdated. 120 00:04:41,214 --> 00:04:43,717 This wall over here -- I don't like it. 121 00:04:43,784 --> 00:04:45,385 Would you agree to taking this down? 122 00:04:45,385 --> 00:04:47,187 [Amanda] Yeah, I mean, so that wall 123 00:04:47,187 --> 00:04:49,256 that we just walked into in the front door 124 00:04:49,356 --> 00:04:50,657 looks like it's all connected here. 125 00:04:50,757 --> 00:04:52,726 If we just totally remove that, 126 00:04:52,792 --> 00:04:56,463 this will open up over to the living space on that other side. 127 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:59,800 [Dolmar] So keep in mind we have a $40,000 budget. 128 00:04:59,866 --> 00:05:02,369 Remember, that's what I planned on from these pictures. 129 00:05:02,435 --> 00:05:05,038 I have a $10,000 buffer to bring us to $50,000, 130 00:05:05,105 --> 00:05:06,706 but I'd prefer to stay around $40,000. 131 00:05:06,806 --> 00:05:08,208 -Sounds great. -Okay, what are we thinking 132 00:05:08,275 --> 00:05:09,810 dollar-wise for the kitchen? 133 00:05:09,876 --> 00:05:11,344 [Dolmar] It's not a huge kitchen, 134 00:05:11,444 --> 00:05:14,114 so we can probably get away with $10,000, 135 00:05:14,181 --> 00:05:16,183 but keep in mind, if we're taking down walls, 136 00:05:16,283 --> 00:05:18,351 that also means we have to take out the floor. 137 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:19,719 How big is this house again? 138 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:21,221 [Keisha] It's about 1,700 square feet. 139 00:05:21,221 --> 00:05:24,591 That is a lot of flooring. That's about $7,000, $8,000, 140 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:26,193 maybe a little bit more, depending on 141 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:28,228 what you pick out material-wise in flooring. 142 00:05:28,295 --> 00:05:29,196 -Okay. -Well, let's see what else 143 00:05:29,262 --> 00:05:30,630 needs to be done in this house. 144 00:05:30,697 --> 00:05:32,699 All right. Let's go this way. 145 00:05:34,034 --> 00:05:36,770 [Keisha] Oh, my gosh. 146 00:05:36,836 --> 00:05:38,905 What is that? 147 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:40,273 [Dolmar] The fact that this is here means 148 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:41,908 that there might have been a roof leak before. 149 00:05:41,975 --> 00:05:44,411 I'm hoping it's before and not current, 150 00:05:44,477 --> 00:05:47,047 because that might mean we might need a new roof now. 151 00:05:47,113 --> 00:05:50,183 This is the first bedroom, obviously, that we walked into. 152 00:05:50,283 --> 00:05:52,586 We have a small closet space. 153 00:05:52,586 --> 00:05:56,022 I mean, typical -- just add a fan, clean up the room. 154 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,190 It's a basic bedroom. 155 00:05:57,257 --> 00:05:58,625 [Dolmar] All right, on to the bathroom. 156 00:06:01,428 --> 00:06:02,462 Yikes. 157 00:06:02,462 --> 00:06:04,464 Look at this pink floor. 158 00:06:04,464 --> 00:06:05,866 [Amanda] What can we pull from here? 159 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:07,033 [Dolmar] We're gonna have 160 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,369 a complete bathroom remodel on the list. 161 00:06:09,436 --> 00:06:11,271 Maybe about 4 to 5 grand. 162 00:06:11,271 --> 00:06:13,406 Let's see how big this other bedroom is. 163 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:15,075 [Dolmar] Looks like it's the same size. 164 00:06:15,141 --> 00:06:17,043 -[Amanda] Yeah. -Oh. 165 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:18,678 This is concerning to me. 166 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:21,715 [Keisha] Oh, man. Look at all this damage here. 167 00:06:21,781 --> 00:06:26,219 That's weird. They have cardboard held up with screws. 168 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:28,922 I don't know if this is a real problem with this ceiling 169 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:30,824 or if the tenants did this, because the tenants 170 00:06:30,824 --> 00:06:33,193 that lived here before were evicted. 171 00:06:33,260 --> 00:06:35,829 I'm thinking maybe the tenants damaged the house. 172 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:38,632 [Keisha] Let's look at the room next door. 173 00:06:38,698 --> 00:06:41,234 Ooh. Wait, wait. 174 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:44,271 What is this room? This is weird. 175 00:06:44,271 --> 00:06:46,172 There's a fireplace. 176 00:06:46,239 --> 00:06:50,110 It looks like they put, like, a hodgepodge closet there... 177 00:06:50,110 --> 00:06:51,411 -[Dolmar laughs] -[Keisha] Oh, my goodness. 178 00:06:51,478 --> 00:06:54,014 ...and tried to turn this room into a bedroom. 179 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,316 It definitely was a family area, 180 00:06:56,383 --> 00:06:59,352 because you just wouldn't have a fireplace in a bedroom. 181 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:03,223 We could either turn it back to the living room 182 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:06,660 or turn this into a fourth bedroom. 183 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,496 I think turning this into a fourth bedroom is very easy 184 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:11,398 and cost-efficient to do. 185 00:07:11,464 --> 00:07:12,666 All we do is add a closet. 186 00:07:12,666 --> 00:07:14,567 We already have our egress right here, 187 00:07:14,634 --> 00:07:18,438 so we could take this out, all of this out, close this up. 188 00:07:18,505 --> 00:07:21,241 This whole section can be a closet, 189 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:22,942 and this room can be a fourth bedroom. 190 00:07:23,043 --> 00:07:25,345 -[Keisha] It can be. -Four bedrooms are nice. 191 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:27,147 But let's see the rest of the house 192 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:30,183 before we lock in, like, this is gonna be a fourth. 193 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:31,985 [Dolmar] I agree. 194 00:07:32,052 --> 00:07:34,454 All right, I think this is the primary bedroom. 195 00:07:34,554 --> 00:07:36,523 [Keisha] Let's look into this bedroom here. 196 00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:39,826 [Amanda] It's so soulless in here. 197 00:07:39,826 --> 00:07:41,027 [Keisha] We're being watched. 198 00:07:41,094 --> 00:07:42,762 Oh, wow. 199 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:44,698 [Keisha] Look at the camera. 200 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:46,700 Man, they had a big set-up in here. Look at all the wires. 201 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,601 [Amanda] Yeah, look at the wire. 202 00:07:48,668 --> 00:07:51,037 [Keisha] For being a primary, I feel like it's a little tiny. 203 00:07:51,104 --> 00:07:52,806 It is a bit tiny. 204 00:07:52,872 --> 00:07:55,442 The one plus, though, is we have French doors 205 00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:57,110 that go out to the pool, 206 00:07:57,177 --> 00:08:01,181 so I love the private, you know, exit and entrance 207 00:08:01,281 --> 00:08:03,116 to the primary bedroom from the pool. 208 00:08:03,183 --> 00:08:04,784 [Keisha] Let's look over here. 209 00:08:04,851 --> 00:08:06,553 This looks like it's the bathroom? 210 00:08:06,619 --> 00:08:09,823 What in the heck is this? 211 00:08:09,889 --> 00:08:11,591 [Amanda] Ew, no! 212 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:13,526 [Dolmar] So the bathroom is in the closet? 213 00:08:13,593 --> 00:08:15,028 We have to lay this out differently. 214 00:08:15,095 --> 00:08:16,796 It's a funky layout. 215 00:08:16,863 --> 00:08:19,466 [Amanda] What we should do is just look at this space 216 00:08:19,466 --> 00:08:21,167 as a box right now. 217 00:08:21,234 --> 00:08:23,002 Take down that wall, take all the dividers, 218 00:08:23,069 --> 00:08:25,905 and now we have one big rectangular space. 219 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,541 The bedroom is a little bit small. 220 00:08:28,641 --> 00:08:30,010 -[Keisha] Yes. -[Amanda] So if we wanted to 221 00:08:30,076 --> 00:08:33,113 bring this wall out even just 1 foot, 222 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:36,649 and then that will create the primary bedroom to be bigger. 223 00:08:36,716 --> 00:08:39,552 As long as we're not moving any plumbing, 224 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:41,421 'cause I'm just thinking money. 225 00:08:41,488 --> 00:08:45,759 So $5,000 for this space would, I think, be enough. 226 00:08:45,825 --> 00:08:47,460 Maybe we could push it to $6,000. 227 00:08:47,560 --> 00:08:49,896 I was gonna say, we probably wanna push it to $6,000 228 00:08:49,996 --> 00:08:53,199 because just tearing down a wall, changing a wall, 229 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:55,001 that's like $1,000. 230 00:08:55,068 --> 00:08:56,403 [Dolmar] I have to run the math real quick. 231 00:08:56,469 --> 00:08:59,639 We can go outside and do it. 232 00:08:59,706 --> 00:09:01,341 -Ew. -Blah! 233 00:09:01,441 --> 00:09:03,109 Oh, my goodness. 234 00:09:03,176 --> 00:09:06,346 This is a zombie pool. 235 00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:07,947 This is one of the most disgusting pools 236 00:09:08,014 --> 00:09:09,382 that I've ever seen. 237 00:09:09,482 --> 00:09:10,784 [Amanda] You know what this looks like? 238 00:09:10,784 --> 00:09:12,619 If you push me in this pool, Dolmar -- 239 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:15,622 this is disgusting! 240 00:09:15,622 --> 00:09:17,390 Dolmar, we're gonna have to replace this 241 00:09:17,457 --> 00:09:19,058 'cause this is just... 242 00:09:19,159 --> 00:09:20,760 [Dolmar] All the screens have to be redone. 243 00:09:20,827 --> 00:09:22,829 We have a lot of cost out here now. 244 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,664 The budget's actually gonna go beyond $40,000. 245 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:26,366 [Amanda] To be really, really honest, 246 00:09:26,433 --> 00:09:28,234 we really don't know what we're looking at, 247 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:31,671 because if the pump is out on this, that's 10 grand. 248 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,606 Let's a do a little recap. 249 00:09:33,673 --> 00:09:35,442 The house is, what, $190,000? 250 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:36,843 [Dolmar] Yeah, I bought it for $190,000. 251 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:40,747 $190,000, and you said a $50,000 renovation budget? 252 00:09:40,847 --> 00:09:45,785 And then our ARV based on a 3/2 was $310,000? 253 00:09:45,785 --> 00:09:47,987 -[Dolmar] $310,000, $320,000. -It was $310,000 or $320,000. 254 00:09:48,054 --> 00:09:51,458 Okay, so we have a possibility of adding like another $20,000 255 00:09:51,558 --> 00:09:53,927 if we do that fourth bedroom. 256 00:09:53,993 --> 00:09:55,895 Although a fourth bedroom definitely helps, 257 00:09:55,995 --> 00:09:57,964 it's not gonna raise our ARV enough 258 00:09:58,031 --> 00:10:00,467 to justify a higher renovation budget, 259 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:02,702 so we're gonna have to be fast and efficient 260 00:10:02,802 --> 00:10:06,172 to get this house done in 45 days. 261 00:10:06,239 --> 00:10:09,642 I already bought this house for $190,000. 262 00:10:09,709 --> 00:10:13,713 Now we're going to try and rehab this house for $50,000. 263 00:10:13,780 --> 00:10:15,915 Keyword -- try. 264 00:10:15,982 --> 00:10:20,753 Our agent fees and closing costs will come in at around $16,500, 265 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:24,858 with our loan interest at $2,850. 266 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:30,797 This means our total investment will be $259,350. 267 00:10:30,864 --> 00:10:32,665 With our new fourth bedroom, 268 00:10:32,732 --> 00:10:36,369 we can easily go after the $330,000 sales price I want, 269 00:10:36,436 --> 00:10:42,308 giving us a potential profit of $70,650. 270 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:45,612 Now it's time to stretch that $50,000 renovation budget 271 00:10:45,678 --> 00:10:46,913 as far as it can go. 272 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:48,681 We'll start in the primary suite 273 00:10:48,748 --> 00:10:51,184 and tackle the poorly laid-out bathroom. 274 00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:54,521 It will no longer be a bathroom within a closet. 275 00:10:54,587 --> 00:10:57,323 We're adding access to the closet from the primary bedroom 276 00:10:57,390 --> 00:11:00,727 and then closing off the strange entrance from the bathroom. 277 00:11:00,793 --> 00:11:02,662 In the bathroom itself, 278 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:05,431 we'll be adding a new vanity, shower, and fixtures. 279 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:07,467 In the makeshift fourth bedroom, 280 00:11:07,534 --> 00:11:10,837 we're going to remove the old fireplace and add a real closet, 281 00:11:10,904 --> 00:11:13,673 making it an official fourth bedroom. 282 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:15,909 Out back, the screened enclosure for the pool 283 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:17,644 will get new screens, 284 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:19,913 then we'll power wash and paint the pool deck, 285 00:11:19,913 --> 00:11:23,249 drain the pool, and repaint and clean up the shell and tile 286 00:11:23,316 --> 00:11:25,818 that were underneath that filthy water. 287 00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:29,222 Back inside, our big moves are happening in the kitchen. 288 00:11:29,289 --> 00:11:32,358 The awkwardly placed coat closet by the front door 289 00:11:32,425 --> 00:11:34,627 and the nearest wall are coming down to create 290 00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:36,296 a more open floor plan. 291 00:11:36,396 --> 00:11:38,431 Then, we're adding a large island 292 00:11:38,498 --> 00:11:40,266 and giving the space all new cabinets 293 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:41,868 to really impress the buyers 294 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:44,571 when they walk in the front door. 295 00:11:44,637 --> 00:11:50,410 ♪ 296 00:11:50,476 --> 00:11:56,182 ♪ 297 00:11:56,282 --> 00:11:58,551 -Whoo! -Hey! 298 00:11:58,618 --> 00:12:00,386 Dang. It's spicy outside. 299 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:02,922 -[Dolmar] It is hot! -It is very hot. 300 00:12:02,989 --> 00:12:04,190 -[Dolmar] All right. -[Amanda] Oh, my gosh. 301 00:12:04,257 --> 00:12:05,458 Let's gear up. 302 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:07,827 To get the most out of our $50,000 budget, 303 00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:09,662 the team and I are gonna save some money 304 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:11,831 by starting some of the demo ourselves. 305 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:14,167 -Let's get to it. -All right, let's do it! 306 00:12:14,234 --> 00:12:15,668 -All right. -All right, Keisha, come on. 307 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:17,270 -You're with me. -All right. 308 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:19,405 -[Dolmar] Let's go! -All right. 309 00:12:19,472 --> 00:12:24,711 ♪ 310 00:12:24,777 --> 00:12:27,680 Oh, look at you! [laughs] Good God. 311 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,082 Okay, Keisha! 312 00:12:29,148 --> 00:12:34,387 ♪ 313 00:12:34,387 --> 00:12:36,055 Lift it. 314 00:12:37,624 --> 00:12:39,759 Go high. 315 00:12:39,826 --> 00:12:42,862 -[screams] -Oh, shoot! 316 00:12:42,862 --> 00:12:44,964 [Keisha] Somebody turn the water off! 317 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:47,433 [Dolmar] Oh, my God! 318 00:12:47,500 --> 00:12:49,268 [Keisha] What are you doing?! 319 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:50,670 -Oh! -Turn it off, turn it off! 320 00:12:50,737 --> 00:12:52,572 Hold on. 321 00:12:55,074 --> 00:12:57,110 Oh, my God! We gonna flood the house. 322 00:13:01,047 --> 00:13:01,914 [bleep] [bleep] 323 00:13:02,181 --> 00:13:02,982 -[Dolmar] Turn the pipe off. -[Amanda] That is not it. 324 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:05,284 -Go turn it off outside. -Outside, outside. 325 00:13:05,351 --> 00:13:07,987 -I gotta find -- -Hurry. It's flooding. 326 00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:09,822 Ah, [bleep] 327 00:13:09,822 --> 00:13:11,591 Nope. Can't find it. 328 00:13:11,658 --> 00:13:13,559 Where the hell is...? 329 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:17,497 Is this it? [sighs] 330 00:13:17,597 --> 00:13:23,870 ♪♪ 331 00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:25,872 Nope, that's not it. 332 00:13:25,938 --> 00:13:27,840 -[Amanda laughs] -[Keisha] It's not coming off? 333 00:13:27,907 --> 00:13:29,142 [Amanda] Nope. 334 00:13:29,242 --> 00:13:32,412 Here it is. 335 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:34,013 -[Amanda] That's -- -Oh, now it's going back on! 336 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,149 Oh, my God! Now you got the other one on. 337 00:13:36,215 --> 00:13:39,085 [shrieks and laughs] 338 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,821 All right, I got it. 339 00:13:41,921 --> 00:13:43,856 [bleep] 340 00:13:43,956 --> 00:13:46,159 It's off! It's off! It's off! 341 00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:49,028 -Okay. [laughs] -Oh! 342 00:13:49,095 --> 00:13:51,864 We didn't have water damage before. 343 00:13:51,864 --> 00:13:53,700 That's another thing we can add to the list. 344 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:58,071 Yeah, somebody forgot to turn off the water main, 345 00:13:58,071 --> 00:14:00,306 but to make sure that we have no more issues, 346 00:14:00,406 --> 00:14:03,242 I'm bringing in our contractor, Jesus. 347 00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:05,211 So the girls started taking this apart -- 348 00:14:05,278 --> 00:14:06,346 -[Amanda] What? -[Keisha] See how he did that? 349 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:07,613 -"The girls." -[Amanda] No, no, no. 350 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:08,748 [Dolmar] Well, honestly, I'll tell the truth. 351 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:10,383 I forgot to turn the pipe off, 352 00:14:10,483 --> 00:14:12,352 so it started spraying everywhere. 353 00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:14,887 I wanna see if you can disconnect everything for us. 354 00:14:14,954 --> 00:14:19,525 ♪ 355 00:14:19,592 --> 00:14:20,827 All right. 356 00:14:20,827 --> 00:14:29,836 ♪ 357 00:14:29,902 --> 00:14:31,904 You wanna help me take this fridge out? 358 00:14:32,004 --> 00:14:33,706 I was in this fridge already. It smells. 359 00:14:33,806 --> 00:14:35,174 Look at all the roaches. 360 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:37,677 [Keisha] Oh! Oh, the smell! 361 00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:38,878 -[Dolmar] They running. -[Keisha] Yes. 362 00:14:38,945 --> 00:14:39,946 All right, let's get this out of here. 363 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:42,081 Ooh, God! Mnh-mnh. 364 00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:46,352 ♪ 365 00:14:46,419 --> 00:14:48,554 -Okay, yeah. -I love how open this looks. 366 00:14:48,621 --> 00:14:50,156 Look at how open it looks already. 367 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:52,158 It's looks so much bigger already. 368 00:14:52,225 --> 00:14:54,394 -Yep. -This was a great decision. 369 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:55,828 -Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. -Ooh! 370 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,264 Now that this wall in the front has been taken down, 371 00:14:58,331 --> 00:15:00,400 this house now feels so much more open 372 00:15:00,466 --> 00:15:03,102 and ready to be worked on. 373 00:15:03,202 --> 00:15:05,705 The crew finishes tearing down the entryway closet 374 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:10,476 and the kitchen wall to prepare for our updated kitchen layout. 375 00:15:10,543 --> 00:15:12,712 Then it's on to getting rid of the fireplace 376 00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:15,848 in what will officially become our fourth bedroom. 377 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:19,185 The crew starts by removing stone after stone. 378 00:15:19,185 --> 00:15:21,187 It's a time-consuming process, 379 00:15:21,254 --> 00:15:23,222 but it will really be helpful for our ARV 380 00:15:23,222 --> 00:15:26,159 to add a closet where the fireplace used to be. 381 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:27,326 In the primary bedroom, 382 00:15:27,393 --> 00:15:29,362 we've added new access to the closets 383 00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:31,264 and have begun walling off the closet 384 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:34,901 inside the bathroom itself. 385 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:36,269 Outside around the pool, 386 00:15:36,269 --> 00:15:38,271 we're tearing down the old lattice and screens 387 00:15:38,337 --> 00:15:40,606 and powerwashing the pool deck. 388 00:15:40,673 --> 00:15:43,075 Then the filthy water is drained from the pool, 389 00:15:43,142 --> 00:15:46,045 so that we can check the state of the shell and tile. 390 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:53,786 ♪ 391 00:15:53,786 --> 00:16:01,427 ♪ 392 00:16:01,427 --> 00:16:03,429 Our team's done a lot of work removing the walls 393 00:16:03,496 --> 00:16:05,198 and draining the pool, 394 00:16:05,264 --> 00:16:06,699 and they're still there working on the bathroom 395 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,668 and the new closet frame, 396 00:16:08,768 --> 00:16:10,470 so the ladies and I are here to check in on the progress. 397 00:16:10,536 --> 00:16:11,904 Wow. Wow. 398 00:16:12,004 --> 00:16:13,472 -It's so open. -Dang! 399 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:14,674 [Dolmar] Yeah, it's definitely way better 400 00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:16,242 than what was here before. 401 00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:18,044 Let's go to the primary. 402 00:16:18,110 --> 00:16:19,879 -That's where I was gonna go. -Okay. 403 00:16:23,115 --> 00:16:24,784 -Yes. -All right, so this is where 404 00:16:24,851 --> 00:16:27,720 a lot of the transformations 405 00:16:27,787 --> 00:16:30,423 and moving of walls are happening as well. 406 00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:32,124 -I like this. -Right. 407 00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:36,662 Yeah, so remember we walked into this door 408 00:16:36,729 --> 00:16:38,998 and then walked through here into the closet. 409 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:41,801 -Right, right. -So this wall was put up 410 00:16:41,868 --> 00:16:46,005 to separate the closet from the bathroom. 411 00:16:46,072 --> 00:16:49,475 I know you said we're not going to move any plumbing 412 00:16:49,542 --> 00:16:52,912 or any electrical, so again, it's the same blueprint. 413 00:16:52,912 --> 00:16:57,583 Design-wise, it's not the best design, 414 00:16:57,717 --> 00:17:00,920 so I'm worried how that's going to impact a buyer. 415 00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:04,790 But I understand, you know, it all comes down to the cost 416 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:07,159 of moving the plumbing and electrical, 417 00:17:07,226 --> 00:17:10,630 which can easily add another $5,000 to 10,000. 418 00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:13,266 I can't think anything that we can do 419 00:17:13,332 --> 00:17:16,302 to drastically reduce our cost 420 00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,070 to be able to make the investment here, 421 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:19,572 to change the layout. 422 00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:20,873 [Keisha] It sucks that these are the decisions 423 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,441 that have to be made now, 424 00:17:22,508 --> 00:17:23,910 and it's not like it's something that can wait 425 00:17:23,910 --> 00:17:25,745 till the end of the project so we can see 426 00:17:25,845 --> 00:17:27,113 if we have any wriggle room. 427 00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:28,648 We don't have the time to wait. 428 00:17:28,714 --> 00:17:31,484 Yeah. I think we're stuck. 429 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:32,785 [Keisha] Okay. 430 00:17:32,785 --> 00:17:35,588 I do wanna talk about that other bedroom. 431 00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:39,759 [saw whirring] 432 00:17:39,825 --> 00:17:42,228 -[Keisha] Ooh. -Hey, what's up, Richie? 433 00:17:42,295 --> 00:17:43,596 -What's up, Dakota? -Hey, y'all. 434 00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:44,564 -What's up, guys? -How are you? 435 00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:45,998 -What's up? -How you doing? 436 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:46,999 -Pretty good. -Hey, love the work 437 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,034 you guys are doing in here. 438 00:17:48,034 --> 00:17:50,269 -Thanks, man. -Coming along. 439 00:17:50,269 --> 00:17:52,872 Did Keisha tell you you gotta finish this in a week? 440 00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:54,674 Yeah, we'll be done. 441 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:56,309 See, that's my guy. I like him. 442 00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:59,211 He said, "Yeah." He was like, "Uh..." 443 00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:00,947 -Okay. -All right, so this is the room 444 00:18:01,047 --> 00:18:04,784 where we took the fireplace down that took up this entire wall, 445 00:18:04,850 --> 00:18:08,955 framed it off so the access to the chimney is no longer there. 446 00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:14,026 Now, because there are windows, we don't want to close them up, 447 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:16,629 so putting the closet in the middle, 448 00:18:16,696 --> 00:18:18,764 and then if you see right here, 449 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:21,834 there's actually, like, a bench right in front of the window. 450 00:18:21,901 --> 00:18:24,270 Look, I love this. That's an amazing idea. 451 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,372 I'm so glad that we decided to turn this into a bedroom. 452 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,908 -I like that. -And I'm hoping, hoping, hoping 453 00:18:29,008 --> 00:18:32,845 that the value would increase by us doing this. 454 00:18:32,912 --> 00:18:35,982 Here's the thing -- whether the value increases or not, 455 00:18:36,082 --> 00:18:38,818 having more sleeping space, rooms, 456 00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:40,753 is gonna make the house more desirable for buyers. 457 00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:43,122 More, in this case, is better than less. 458 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:44,323 -Yes. -And in a market right now 459 00:18:44,390 --> 00:18:46,258 where the market is starting to shift, 460 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,061 I think that's gonna, you know, play in our favor. 461 00:18:49,161 --> 00:18:51,630 I love it. This was a great, great, great idea. 462 00:18:51,697 --> 00:18:53,599 All right, what I wanna see now is the pool. 463 00:18:53,666 --> 00:18:54,634 -Mm! -I wanna see what it looks like 464 00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:56,102 now, 'cause they drained it. 465 00:18:56,202 --> 00:18:58,571 I know. It was so disgusting the last time we were here. 466 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:01,674 This is my favorite part of the house is this pool area. 467 00:19:01,741 --> 00:19:03,442 Look, it looks much better now, doesn't it? 468 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,411 It doesn't look good. What is that? 469 00:19:05,478 --> 00:19:07,113 Look over there. 470 00:19:09,315 --> 00:19:11,751 What happened to the pool? 471 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,352 I'm not swimming in that. 472 00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:22,128 [Amanda] That is not good. Do you see that? 473 00:19:22,194 --> 00:19:23,863 Look at this. 474 00:19:23,863 --> 00:19:26,432 This has to be completely resurfaced. 475 00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:28,367 This whole area right here. 476 00:19:28,434 --> 00:19:29,802 This is, like, in there, 477 00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:32,271 and there's a few spots all over the place. 478 00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,073 [Dolmar] Yeah, this is not good at all. 479 00:19:34,073 --> 00:19:36,275 Yeah, that floor needs to be completely resurfaced 480 00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:38,277 and even, like, look at this tile. 481 00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:40,613 This tile is so dingy. 482 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,948 Like, that can't be cleaned up at all. 483 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:44,550 That needs to be replaced. 484 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:45,985 [Keisha] We don't have the budget for this. 485 00:19:45,985 --> 00:19:49,355 I know that. Rich, Dakota. 486 00:19:49,422 --> 00:19:51,624 Can you guys come out here for a second? 487 00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:55,861 Yeah, I was gonna let you know about it. 488 00:19:55,961 --> 00:19:57,463 You got come cracks in the pool. 489 00:19:57,530 --> 00:20:00,066 You need to resurface the entire pool. 490 00:20:00,066 --> 00:20:01,200 [Dolmar] What's that gonna cost? 491 00:20:01,267 --> 00:20:03,436 Around like $8,000, $10,000. 492 00:20:03,502 --> 00:20:05,371 [Keisha] Oh, my goodness. 493 00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:06,772 [Amanda] That's the thing with these pools. 494 00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:08,441 The pools are always surprises. 495 00:20:08,507 --> 00:20:10,476 We don't know what we're getting into. 496 00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:12,912 We were gonna do the basic remodel 497 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:15,414 and revival of this pool. 498 00:20:15,481 --> 00:20:17,917 I was hoping to just drain it and put fresh water in here. 499 00:20:17,983 --> 00:20:20,753 The most I was thinking about doing is maybe the tile. 500 00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:22,621 Well, you can see that it's cracked. 501 00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:24,156 You don't want it to leak later on. 502 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,825 It's probably gonna leak, 503 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:27,426 so that's what the marcite's gonna do. 504 00:20:27,493 --> 00:20:29,628 It's gonna re-waterproof the entire pool. 505 00:20:29,628 --> 00:20:31,397 Is this the best price you can do, for real? 506 00:20:31,464 --> 00:20:33,466 [Dakota] 8 to 10 grand is pretty much the price. 507 00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:36,168 All right, so let's use the $8,000 number. 508 00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:37,636 What does that all include? 509 00:20:37,703 --> 00:20:39,805 We're gonna find all the hollows, 510 00:20:39,872 --> 00:20:42,842 fix the cracks, re-marcite it, fill it back up. 511 00:20:42,908 --> 00:20:44,610 Just to be clear, that includes material? 512 00:20:44,677 --> 00:20:46,112 Yeah, yeah. 513 00:20:46,178 --> 00:20:47,346 How long will that take to fix this? 514 00:20:47,446 --> 00:20:48,914 About three days. 515 00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:50,950 And that wouldn't interfere with your timeline on the inside? 516 00:20:51,016 --> 00:20:53,085 -Nope. -All right, we gotta, like, 517 00:20:53,152 --> 00:20:54,186 seriously get this house done. 518 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:55,621 Yeah, it's gonna get done. 519 00:20:55,721 --> 00:20:57,223 -[Dolmar] Okay. -[Keisha] Okay. 520 00:20:57,223 --> 00:20:58,824 I don't know what else to say. I guess we don't have a choice. 521 00:20:58,824 --> 00:21:00,760 We gotta do it. All right, thanks, guys. 522 00:21:00,826 --> 00:21:02,628 [Richie] No problem. 523 00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:04,396 I don't think we have any other option at this point. 524 00:21:04,463 --> 00:21:05,798 [Amanda] We have to just spend it. 525 00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:08,667 [sighs] All I know is that this is not good. 526 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,970 [Dolmar] Just need to come up with solutions at this point. 527 00:21:11,036 --> 00:21:12,671 It smells like fishes in that pool still. 528 00:21:12,738 --> 00:21:14,240 [Amanda laughs] Oh, God. 529 00:21:14,306 --> 00:21:15,474 [Dolmar] This news about the pool 530 00:21:15,541 --> 00:21:17,476 is definitely not what I wanted to hear. 531 00:21:17,543 --> 00:21:21,547 It is going to be a struggle to make a profit on this house. 532 00:21:21,647 --> 00:21:23,315 We did get some good news 533 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:25,518 in that the roof does not have to be replaced. 534 00:21:25,584 --> 00:21:27,953 The holes are just from the evicted tenants. 535 00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:29,788 Because the roof is in good shape, 536 00:21:29,855 --> 00:21:32,391 we can start repainting the exterior of the house. 537 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:35,728 We have swapped out the bland tan color for a creamy white 538 00:21:35,794 --> 00:21:39,064 to give it a fresh and clean look. 539 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:40,866 In our fourth bedroom, 540 00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:43,035 the team is finishing the new closet space. 541 00:21:43,102 --> 00:21:47,006 ♪ 542 00:21:47,072 --> 00:21:50,409 Then the drywall the evicted tenants damaged is removed 543 00:21:50,476 --> 00:21:52,044 and new drywall is put up. 544 00:21:54,947 --> 00:21:59,385 The electrician updates a few broken outlets. 545 00:21:59,385 --> 00:22:01,954 And it's time to cover the original dark walls 546 00:22:02,021 --> 00:22:03,756 with a fresh coat of paint. 547 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:05,658 We have picked a warm but neutral tone 548 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:07,826 that will go well with any color scheme 549 00:22:07,893 --> 00:22:10,396 to appeal to a broader audience of buyers. 550 00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:15,834 We're halfway through this flip, and while it seems like 551 00:22:15,834 --> 00:22:17,703 we have a lot of money left to work with, 552 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:19,071 we've still got some big items 553 00:22:19,138 --> 00:22:21,640 like cabinets and countertops to go. 554 00:22:23,475 --> 00:22:27,947 ♪ 555 00:22:28,047 --> 00:22:30,482 Ugh. I've been looking over the numbers and the comps 556 00:22:30,549 --> 00:22:35,221 for this property, and I've got some thoughts. 557 00:22:35,321 --> 00:22:36,589 -Okay. -The houses are staying 558 00:22:36,655 --> 00:22:40,426 on the market a lot longer than they were before. 559 00:22:40,492 --> 00:22:42,228 -[sighs] Okay. -I think that we're not gonna 560 00:22:42,294 --> 00:22:45,864 be able to fix and flip this property like we typically do. 561 00:22:45,931 --> 00:22:48,167 Like, our profit is not gonna be anywhere near 562 00:22:48,234 --> 00:22:49,435 what we're used to. 563 00:22:49,435 --> 00:22:51,203 See, this is the problem 564 00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:53,372 when we buy houses in these tertiary markets. 565 00:22:53,439 --> 00:22:55,441 When you're buying houses outside the major cities 566 00:22:55,507 --> 00:22:57,509 like Tampa, St. Pete, 567 00:22:57,576 --> 00:23:00,246 houses tend to move a lot slower, 568 00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:02,281 or if a market is shifting, 569 00:23:02,348 --> 00:23:05,584 fluctuations in the marketplace affect those tertiary markets 570 00:23:05,584 --> 00:23:09,221 first before the houses closer to the city. 571 00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:11,724 The thing about it is we're not even done with the house. 572 00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:13,559 So what do you suggest? 573 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,661 I think that we need to hold onto this property. 574 00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,596 We can hold onto it, rent it out for a while, 575 00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:19,198 and see if the market shifts, 576 00:23:19,265 --> 00:23:21,033 and then we can always resell it later. 577 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,535 I'm open to it. I mean, I think that's a good idea. 578 00:23:23,602 --> 00:23:25,471 Renting this house out is not a bad idea, 579 00:23:25,537 --> 00:23:27,873 especially now that we have fourth bedroom. 580 00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:29,275 We can rent this house out 581 00:23:29,341 --> 00:23:31,877 between $2,000 to $2,300[ a month. 582 00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:34,713 That's close to $27,000 for the year. 583 00:23:34,780 --> 00:23:39,385 So then that is going to affect our decision-making 584 00:23:39,451 --> 00:23:41,487 with what we're doing there right now. 585 00:23:41,553 --> 00:23:43,522 Yeah. One of the first things we're gonna need to do 586 00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:45,024 is call Amanda. 587 00:23:45,090 --> 00:23:47,026 I know that she's been working on the design of this house 588 00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:49,361 and she's choosing more high-end finishes, 589 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:53,065 and, you know, we're not gonna need that for the rental house. 590 00:23:53,132 --> 00:23:55,834 Low-maintenance is the best choice for renter wear and tear. 591 00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:57,136 [Dolmar] Let's call her right away 592 00:23:57,202 --> 00:23:58,671 because I don't want her to waste her time. 593 00:23:58,737 --> 00:24:00,072 She's already spent a lot of time on this house. 594 00:24:00,139 --> 00:24:03,042 -Mm-hmm. -[line ringing] 595 00:24:05,911 --> 00:24:07,613 [Amanda] Good morning, good morning! 596 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,148 -Whoa! -Good morning. 597 00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:11,950 Well, hello. What are you working on? 598 00:24:12,017 --> 00:24:13,919 [Amanda] I'm over here at the Peppertree House. 599 00:24:13,986 --> 00:24:15,821 I'm doing some things. 600 00:24:15,921 --> 00:24:19,124 I've got, like, preliminary drawings and ideas going. 601 00:24:19,191 --> 00:24:20,826 All right, stay there 'cause I wanna talk to you 602 00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:23,462 about something, and I'd prefer to do it in person. 603 00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:24,630 [Amanda] Okay. All right, cool. 604 00:24:24,697 --> 00:24:26,899 All right, we'll be there shortly. 605 00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:28,400 [Amanda] All right, see you soon. 606 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:29,668 -All right, bye. -All right, bye. 607 00:24:29,768 --> 00:24:31,236 [Amanda] Bye. 608 00:24:34,273 --> 00:24:36,709 [Dolmar sighs] 609 00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:38,911 -Hey. -What's up? 610 00:24:38,911 --> 00:24:43,015 What's wrong? What's that face for? 611 00:24:43,082 --> 00:24:46,318 -We gotta talk. -Okay. 612 00:24:46,385 --> 00:24:48,520 On the phone, it didn't sound too good. 613 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:49,755 It's not good. 614 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:57,796 Based on the market and the comps in this area, 615 00:24:57,796 --> 00:24:59,832 we've made a different decision on this house. 616 00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:01,700 All right. 617 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,369 This is so bad where we might actually lose money 618 00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:05,904 if we were to flip this thing. 619 00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:07,973 Instead of fixing and flipping it, 620 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,676 we're gonna fix it and keep it as a rental. 621 00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:13,746 Okay, so then, what, Level 1 budget? 622 00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:16,215 No, we're gonna have to actually make 623 00:25:16,281 --> 00:25:18,384 some more drastic decisions than that. 624 00:25:18,450 --> 00:25:22,788 We're gonna have to go lower than Level 1 in some areas. 625 00:25:22,855 --> 00:25:26,024 Some of the things that we would normally even replace 626 00:25:26,091 --> 00:25:29,428 for a fix-and-flip, we're probably just gonna keep as is. 627 00:25:29,428 --> 00:25:32,264 So you don't want me to design at all for the house? 628 00:25:32,331 --> 00:25:34,600 Well, no, it would be great if you could still consult, 629 00:25:34,666 --> 00:25:37,336 but there's no point of having you here all the time. 630 00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:39,071 I get where you're coming from. 631 00:25:39,138 --> 00:25:41,673 Just hit me up whenever you need me. 632 00:25:41,740 --> 00:25:43,575 I can pop in and out 633 00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:45,711 whenever you guys need me throughout the process, 634 00:25:45,711 --> 00:25:49,281 and even though I've spent time already on this house, 635 00:25:49,348 --> 00:25:52,518 you can make up the time with lunch. 636 00:25:52,584 --> 00:25:54,286 -[Amanda laughs] Yeah? -Fair enough. 637 00:25:54,353 --> 00:25:58,557 ♪ 638 00:25:58,624 --> 00:26:00,626 [Dolmar] While we buy Amanda lunch, 639 00:26:00,626 --> 00:26:04,129 our team starts to implement our new rental-grade renovations. 640 00:26:04,196 --> 00:26:06,665 This means instead of the vinyl flooring we were thinking of, 641 00:26:06,665 --> 00:26:09,435 which would show wear and tear faster with rowdy tenants, 642 00:26:09,435 --> 00:26:11,437 we have decided to do a neutral-colored 643 00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:13,472 square-tile floor with white grout 644 00:26:13,539 --> 00:26:14,807 all throughout the house. 645 00:26:14,873 --> 00:26:16,875 It's durable, cost-effective, 646 00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:20,813 and it's still an improvement over the previous flooring. 647 00:26:20,879 --> 00:26:23,048 In both the guest and primary bathrooms, 648 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:25,984 we're installing a hardy and neutral-colored tile 649 00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:28,220 for the bathtub and shower. 650 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,289 This is a step up from the fiberglass surround 651 00:26:30,355 --> 00:26:32,124 that was in there previously, 652 00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:34,927 but still cost-effective enough to be rental-grade. 653 00:26:34,993 --> 00:26:41,967 ♪ 654 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:48,974 ♪ 655 00:26:49,041 --> 00:26:50,809 All right, house is painted. 656 00:26:50,876 --> 00:26:52,211 It is looking good. 657 00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:55,080 [Dolmar] Let's go check out the inside real quick. 658 00:26:55,147 --> 00:26:57,216 Since Amanda is just consulting now 659 00:26:57,282 --> 00:26:59,384 instead of actually being here to design, 660 00:26:59,384 --> 00:27:01,487 we've had to cut some corners on some design decisions 661 00:27:01,553 --> 00:27:03,555 that I now need to show Dolmar. 662 00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:06,425 [Dolmar] All right. Oh, the tile looks good. 663 00:27:06,492 --> 00:27:09,361 [Keisha] Yeah, look, it's all painted. 664 00:27:09,428 --> 00:27:12,464 I'm glad we went with tile instead of LVP 665 00:27:12,531 --> 00:27:14,600 or even carpet throughout the rest of the house 666 00:27:14,666 --> 00:27:19,271 because with us renting out this house instead of selling it, 667 00:27:19,338 --> 00:27:21,440 I think this is a benefit to the tenant. 668 00:27:21,507 --> 00:27:23,876 It's easier to maintain, easier to clean. 669 00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:25,944 So we got fixtures left. 670 00:27:26,044 --> 00:27:28,213 What are we doing for that? What's the plan? 671 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,616 [Keisha] I ran some items that we already own by Amanda. 672 00:27:30,682 --> 00:27:33,018 I was able to pull some lighting, 673 00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:35,888 some fixtures, and some fans from our storage, 674 00:27:35,954 --> 00:27:38,190 the ones that we use at our other rental properties, 675 00:27:38,190 --> 00:27:40,192 and pull them over here. 676 00:27:40,259 --> 00:27:43,795 These choices are very modest, they're very cost-effective, 677 00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:46,098 but they're still very, very pretty. 678 00:27:46,198 --> 00:27:48,467 So as far as timeline goes, 679 00:27:48,467 --> 00:27:50,002 we got fixtures that need to be done. 680 00:27:50,068 --> 00:27:52,037 Those are one their way. 681 00:27:52,104 --> 00:27:55,240 Cabinets need to be installed in the kitchen and the bathrooms. 682 00:27:55,307 --> 00:27:58,443 -Yes. And counters. -Yep, and counters, appliances. 683 00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:01,480 I don't wanna have a huge gap trying to get this thing listed 684 00:28:01,547 --> 00:28:03,015 and filled with a tenant, 685 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:05,050 so let's start premarketing this house, 686 00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:08,754 hype it up, get some, you know, potential interest in this, 687 00:28:08,820 --> 00:28:10,556 so we can get a tenant in here as quickly as possible. 688 00:28:10,622 --> 00:28:12,224 Start marketing. 689 00:28:12,224 --> 00:28:13,458 Let's go over here to the primary 690 00:28:13,559 --> 00:28:15,227 because I wanna show you this amazing tile 691 00:28:15,294 --> 00:28:18,530 that I found on an amazing, amazing price. 692 00:28:18,597 --> 00:28:19,865 -[Dolmar] Okay. -[Keisha] I sent a picture 693 00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:22,167 to Amanda before I bought it, and she liked it. 694 00:28:22,234 --> 00:28:25,370 -[Dolmar] This looks good. -[Keisha] Yeah, isn't it nice? 695 00:28:25,437 --> 00:28:26,438 [Dolmar] Yeah, I like it, 696 00:28:26,505 --> 00:28:27,472 especially for a rental property. 697 00:28:27,539 --> 00:28:29,474 -Yeah. -It looks good. 698 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,577 What I love about it is that it's still very neutral, right? 699 00:28:31,643 --> 00:28:33,312 So any tenant can come in here, 700 00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:36,114 and they can still feel like it's their home. 701 00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:38,884 What I love even more is that we got it on a rental budget. 702 00:28:38,951 --> 00:28:41,086 This tile was like 79 cents a square foot. 703 00:28:41,153 --> 00:28:43,021 This is less than a dollar? 704 00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:44,556 -Yes. -Wow. Okay. 705 00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:47,192 Yes, exactly. And I decided to tie this in 706 00:28:47,259 --> 00:28:48,527 with the other bathroom as well, 707 00:28:48,594 --> 00:28:49,962 just to make sure everything's uniform. 708 00:28:50,028 --> 00:28:51,630 [Dolmar] I like it a lot. Yeah, bathroom looks good. 709 00:28:51,697 --> 00:28:53,265 What about the pool? 710 00:28:53,265 --> 00:28:54,866 [Keisha] Pool cleaner's coming in next week. 711 00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,935 They'll repair and patch the cracks. 712 00:28:57,002 --> 00:28:59,671 And then we've got people coming to paint as well. 713 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,073 -[Dolmar] Paint the deck? -[Keisha] Yep. 714 00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:02,474 Sounds like you're top of everything. 715 00:29:02,474 --> 00:29:05,210 Yeah, we are. So far so good. 716 00:29:05,277 --> 00:29:08,213 All right. I'm gonna get those rental comps 717 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:10,849 and see where we can come in at getting it rented. 718 00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:12,784 -[Keisha] As soon as possible. -[Dolmar] Yeah. 719 00:29:12,851 --> 00:29:14,753 [Keisha] Yes. 720 00:29:14,820 --> 00:29:15,988 [Dolmar] While I look for comps, 721 00:29:15,988 --> 00:29:17,723 the crew starts work on the pool. 722 00:29:17,789 --> 00:29:20,058 All of the cracks in the pool's shell and deck 723 00:29:20,158 --> 00:29:23,428 need to be patched with plaster so we don't have any leaks 724 00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:26,598 or unsafe conditions for our renters in the future. 725 00:29:26,665 --> 00:29:29,134 Because we are renting out this house and not selling it, 726 00:29:29,201 --> 00:29:31,603 we made the decision to just clean up the pool tile 727 00:29:31,670 --> 00:29:33,905 instead of replacing it. 728 00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:36,274 Brand-new pool tile isn't a necessary expense 729 00:29:36,341 --> 00:29:38,310 to attract a renter. 730 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:40,879 And the tile already looks a lot better after powerwashing it. 731 00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:45,984 ♪ 732 00:29:45,984 --> 00:29:49,187 Inside, the crew is installing our white kitchen cabinets 733 00:29:49,254 --> 00:29:51,156 and bathroom vanities. 734 00:29:51,223 --> 00:29:53,659 We've picked Shaker doors because they are affordable, 735 00:29:53,759 --> 00:29:57,162 but still classy. 736 00:29:57,229 --> 00:29:59,798 Our original plan for the countertops was granite, 737 00:29:59,865 --> 00:30:01,767 and even though this is a rental, 738 00:30:01,833 --> 00:30:04,569 we're still doing granite because it's scratch-resistant, 739 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:06,672 heat-resistant, and stain-resistant -- 740 00:30:06,738 --> 00:30:10,976 the perfect materials for renters. 741 00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:12,844 Then it's time for the lights and fans 742 00:30:12,911 --> 00:30:16,448 Keisha sourced from our warehouse to get installed. 743 00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:18,483 New trim goes up throughout the house 744 00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:20,385 to give a clean look. 745 00:30:20,452 --> 00:30:23,422 And our plumber works to install our new dishwasher, 746 00:30:23,522 --> 00:30:26,024 kitchen, and bathroom faucets. 747 00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:31,430 ♪ 748 00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:36,868 ♪ 749 00:30:36,968 --> 00:30:42,240 ♪♪ 750 00:30:42,307 --> 00:30:47,612 ♪ 751 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:48,947 -Here you go. -Thank you. 752 00:30:49,047 --> 00:30:52,084 -Oh, wow. -Ah! I love the countertops. 753 00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:54,219 [Dolmar] Yeah, this is looking really, really nice. 754 00:30:54,319 --> 00:30:55,787 I love the color selection as well. 755 00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:57,422 Yeah, I think it's pretty neutral. 756 00:30:57,522 --> 00:31:00,225 I think it will go for anybody's decor. 757 00:31:00,225 --> 00:31:03,128 We just gotta finish installing these light fixtures, 758 00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:05,230 the switches, and then this room will good to go. 759 00:31:05,297 --> 00:31:07,099 Let's go take a look at the bathroom. 760 00:31:07,199 --> 00:31:08,867 [Dolmar] Okay. 761 00:31:08,934 --> 00:31:10,435 [Keisha] Oh, look at this vanity. 762 00:31:10,502 --> 00:31:12,871 I love the faucet. I love this choice. 763 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:14,406 It goes with the kitchen. 764 00:31:14,473 --> 00:31:18,510 We just gotta get the mirrors up, the light, and that's it. 765 00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:20,512 All right, cool. It looks good. 766 00:31:20,579 --> 00:31:21,713 -Okay. -I love it. 767 00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:23,448 This is our converted fourth bedroom. 768 00:31:23,515 --> 00:31:25,117 [Dolmar] I remember the fireplace area. 769 00:31:25,217 --> 00:31:26,585 This looks much better now. 770 00:31:26,585 --> 00:31:27,919 It could be, like, a little reading nook. 771 00:31:27,986 --> 00:31:29,688 We could put some cushions. 772 00:31:29,755 --> 00:31:31,323 Turing this into a fourth bedroom was a smart idea. 773 00:31:31,390 --> 00:31:33,325 Oh, yeah. I love it. 774 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:35,827 Um, what is this? 775 00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:37,028 -[Keisha] What? -[Dolmar] Keisha, you see this? 776 00:31:37,095 --> 00:31:38,897 What is this right here? 777 00:31:38,997 --> 00:31:40,599 Oh, my God. Is that water? 778 00:31:40,665 --> 00:31:43,201 [Dolmar] It's water. Where's this coming from? 779 00:31:43,268 --> 00:31:44,970 It's not coming from outside 'cause it's dry. 780 00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:47,873 It's dry up there, and it's dry down here. 781 00:31:47,939 --> 00:31:50,041 Oh, my goodness. This is all we need. 782 00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:56,648 So I know it rained recently, 783 00:31:56,648 --> 00:31:58,650 I don't know if one of the guys left the door cracked open, 784 00:31:58,717 --> 00:32:00,285 but we need to look into what this is. 785 00:32:00,352 --> 00:32:01,920 Yeah, let me get on the phone with PJ 786 00:32:01,987 --> 00:32:03,822 and figure out what this could be. 787 00:32:03,922 --> 00:32:07,025 This is not just a little bit of water. It's a lot. 788 00:32:07,025 --> 00:32:08,627 All right, let's see out here. 789 00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:10,562 Wow. Out here looks good. 790 00:32:10,629 --> 00:32:12,731 [Keisha] Yeah, they did a great job on these screens. 791 00:32:12,798 --> 00:32:14,266 The pebbles out here are looking great. 792 00:32:14,332 --> 00:32:16,601 -[Dolmar] Yes, they are. -[Keisha] And on top of it, 793 00:32:16,668 --> 00:32:18,436 the pool's gonna get filled in today as well. 794 00:32:18,436 --> 00:32:20,105 -Really? -Mm-hmm. 795 00:32:20,205 --> 00:32:21,873 Wow. So out here is basically gonna be done. 796 00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:23,775 Pretty much done. 797 00:32:23,842 --> 00:32:24,676 Like, a couple days, boom, boom, 798 00:32:24,676 --> 00:32:25,844 we can clean and stage it. 799 00:32:25,911 --> 00:32:27,913 All right. I love it. What's next then? 800 00:32:27,979 --> 00:32:29,514 Well, I wanna get with Amanda 801 00:32:29,514 --> 00:32:31,550 to see if she can get with the stagers 802 00:32:31,650 --> 00:32:34,386 and make sure that this house is really staged nicely. 803 00:32:34,386 --> 00:32:36,188 Love it. All right, cool. Let's get out of here. 804 00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:37,823 Yeah, let's go. 805 00:32:40,091 --> 00:32:42,828 [Dolmar] Luckily, we discovered that a worker had just left 806 00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:46,064 the door open in the rain, and there was no leak. 807 00:32:46,164 --> 00:32:48,500 Next, we turn our attention to the landscaping. 808 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,069 We clear the debris, and then lay mulch 809 00:32:51,169 --> 00:32:53,872 and some simple flowers for some pops of color. 810 00:32:53,939 --> 00:32:55,507 This look will be a perfect 811 00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:58,877 low-maintenance option for our renters. 812 00:32:58,877 --> 00:33:01,646 Then the Pressure WashKing removes old dirt and oil 813 00:33:01,713 --> 00:33:03,114 to make the driveway shine. 814 00:33:03,114 --> 00:33:09,521 ♪ 815 00:33:09,588 --> 00:33:15,961 ♪ 816 00:33:16,027 --> 00:33:17,996 [knock on door] 817 00:33:18,063 --> 00:33:19,030 -Hi. -Hi. 818 00:33:19,097 --> 00:33:20,599 -How are you? -How are you? 819 00:33:20,665 --> 00:33:22,701 -So good to see you again. -You too. 820 00:33:22,801 --> 00:33:24,636 -Nice meeting you. -Nice to meet you. 821 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:26,438 -Amanda. -[Keisha] Thank you so much for 822 00:33:26,504 --> 00:33:28,106 coming and taking a look at the house 823 00:33:28,206 --> 00:33:30,508 to see what you can do here. 824 00:33:30,609 --> 00:33:32,077 You know that you typically stage 825 00:33:32,077 --> 00:33:34,512 our fix-and-flip properties, so we're usually in and out, 826 00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,014 but the unique situation with this house 827 00:33:36,081 --> 00:33:37,682 is we are renting it out. 828 00:33:37,749 --> 00:33:39,584 Just because we're trying to rent it out, 829 00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:42,988 it doesn't mean we don't want it to look amazing. 830 00:33:43,054 --> 00:33:44,789 And that'll help us rent it out a lot faster. 831 00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:47,259 So it would be amazing if you could come in 832 00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:50,028 and check out our space and walk the house with Amanda 833 00:33:50,095 --> 00:33:52,030 and see what kind of ideas you come up with. 834 00:33:52,097 --> 00:33:53,365 Absolutely. I'd love to. 835 00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:54,599 All right, so where do you guys wanna start? 836 00:33:54,666 --> 00:33:56,434 Let's go in the kitchen 837 00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:58,436 'cause you know that's the selling point of the house. 838 00:33:58,503 --> 00:34:00,505 -[Andrea] Heart of the house. -So I was thinking 839 00:34:00,605 --> 00:34:02,874 if we could just, like, have some bar stools here. 840 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:04,843 Yes, I'm thinking the same thing. 841 00:34:04,910 --> 00:34:06,912 We usually put a little coffee station, make it feel like home. 842 00:34:06,912 --> 00:34:08,146 Right, right, right. 843 00:34:08,246 --> 00:34:09,948 And then over here -- the living room. 844 00:34:10,048 --> 00:34:11,950 What color palette are you thinking for here? 845 00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:13,618 I think some neutrals. 846 00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:15,387 You know, the walls are pretty neutral, 847 00:34:15,453 --> 00:34:17,389 but the pops of color, you know, some blues. 848 00:34:17,455 --> 00:34:22,260 On to the primary. So your typical primary bedroom. 849 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:24,396 [Andrea] This seems like it could fit a queen bed in here. 850 00:34:24,462 --> 00:34:27,232 It seems like a perfect size with some nightstands 851 00:34:27,299 --> 00:34:30,969 and, you know, a console table over there and some cute art. 852 00:34:31,036 --> 00:34:33,371 All right, let's go to the other side of the house. 853 00:34:33,438 --> 00:34:35,607 We got typical bathroom. 854 00:34:35,674 --> 00:34:38,877 Of course, you know, stage it up, make it a spa. 855 00:34:38,944 --> 00:34:42,314 And the two bedrooms are on this side. 856 00:34:42,314 --> 00:34:44,416 People will probably use this as a children's bedroom, 857 00:34:44,482 --> 00:34:46,451 so we're gonna dress it up and make it cute 858 00:34:46,518 --> 00:34:48,987 with some great colors and kid-size bed. 859 00:34:48,987 --> 00:34:50,822 -It'll be great. -All right. 860 00:34:53,992 --> 00:34:56,528 Oh, my favorite part. 861 00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:59,230 Typical outdoor furniture. What do you have 862 00:34:59,297 --> 00:35:01,266 as far as, like, inventory goes for your staging? 863 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:03,134 I have a nice L-shaped couch 864 00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:05,136 that I think would be perfect right over there. 865 00:35:05,203 --> 00:35:06,371 -Okay. -[Andrea] Think I'm gonna 866 00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:08,306 probably bring a couple of Adirondack chairs 867 00:35:08,406 --> 00:35:10,642 to put them over there so, again, people can feel, 868 00:35:10,709 --> 00:35:12,644 "Oh, I can drink my wine over there. 869 00:35:12,711 --> 00:35:14,412 I can get a sun tan over there." So... 870 00:35:14,479 --> 00:35:16,047 [Amanda] Yes. I love it. 871 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,717 Thank you so much for walking through the house, 872 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:21,353 and just let me know if you have any questions... 873 00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:23,755 -[Andrea] Okay, I will. -...or anything hiccups 874 00:35:23,822 --> 00:35:26,558 or anything like that, and me and Keisha are around. 875 00:35:26,624 --> 00:35:27,792 Yeah. 876 00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:29,995 [Dolmar] Now that Amanda and Andrea have a plan, 877 00:35:30,061 --> 00:35:31,830 Staged Right gets to work. 878 00:35:31,896 --> 00:35:33,264 Thank you. 879 00:35:33,365 --> 00:35:35,266 [Dolmar] They're sticking with lighter neutral tones 880 00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:37,435 by adding pops of color here and there, 881 00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:40,572 like in the kids' room, guest room, and living room. 882 00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:43,074 The neutral colors we picked for our walls and floors 883 00:35:43,074 --> 00:35:45,710 mean that any furniture our future renters bring in 884 00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:48,113 will work, which is something we think 885 00:35:48,113 --> 00:35:49,614 will appeal to families. 886 00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:51,916 But, hey, if they want to copy this great set-up 887 00:35:51,983 --> 00:35:54,386 by Staged Right, I don't blame them. 888 00:35:54,452 --> 00:35:56,287 ♪ 889 00:35:56,354 --> 00:35:59,090 ♪ Big house on the hill, leather seats is my throne ♪ 890 00:35:59,157 --> 00:36:00,558 ♪ Yeah, we started from the bottom ♪ 891 00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:02,527 ♪ But my team, we up 892 00:36:05,196 --> 00:36:06,831 [Dolmar] Look at this! 893 00:36:06,898 --> 00:36:09,367 This looks so much better than what was here before. 894 00:36:09,434 --> 00:36:10,468 [Keisha] It used to be 895 00:36:10,568 --> 00:36:13,138 the worst-looking house on this block. 896 00:36:13,204 --> 00:36:16,508 Dingy, peachy, just ugly, dirty color. 897 00:36:16,608 --> 00:36:20,445 The landscaping was such a mess and the exterior was so dirty. 898 00:36:20,512 --> 00:36:24,249 The driveway was filthy and not inviting. 899 00:36:24,315 --> 00:36:28,420 This house has now become one of the beauties on this block. 900 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,089 We have a house with curb appeal. 901 00:36:31,156 --> 00:36:34,059 I mean, the flowers give so much color. 902 00:36:34,159 --> 00:36:36,461 [Keisha] The color of this house is so much better 903 00:36:36,561 --> 00:36:38,563 than it was before, much brighter. 904 00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:41,199 I'm glad we were able to get this driveway pressure washed. 905 00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:43,234 Pressure WashKing -- they came through. 906 00:36:43,234 --> 00:36:44,636 Exactly. We want the renter 907 00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:46,638 to feel like this can be their home. 908 00:36:46,638 --> 00:36:48,640 -I wanna see inside. -Me too. 909 00:36:48,706 --> 00:36:50,008 All right, let's see. 910 00:36:54,913 --> 00:36:56,648 Ladies first. 911 00:36:56,714 --> 00:36:59,551 -Look at this. -Wow. 912 00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:02,020 [Amanda] I remember when we first walked in, 913 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:04,589 you couldn't see anything in the house 914 00:37:04,589 --> 00:37:07,592 past that hallway storage closet. 915 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:09,227 [Dolmar] I love what we did with this space. 916 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,563 [Keisha] It just looks so great. 917 00:37:11,629 --> 00:37:14,132 I love, love, love this countertop. 918 00:37:14,199 --> 00:37:16,067 It definitely brightens up the space, 919 00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:17,669 and one of the things I noticed when we walked through 920 00:37:17,769 --> 00:37:19,671 the front door -- it makes it feel bigger. 921 00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:22,173 [Keisha] I think that this color palette will go with 922 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:25,410 any renter's furniture, any of their choices 923 00:37:25,477 --> 00:37:27,278 when they move in here. 924 00:37:27,345 --> 00:37:30,348 Even these kitchen cabinets were just gross and dirty. 925 00:37:30,448 --> 00:37:32,117 They just needed to go. 926 00:37:32,183 --> 00:37:34,452 Now we've replaced them. Brand-new appliances. 927 00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:36,988 [Dolmar] All right, I wanna see in this room right here. 928 00:37:37,055 --> 00:37:38,490 Here's the primary bedroom. 929 00:37:38,556 --> 00:37:40,625 [Keisha] This room was dark, dingy, 930 00:37:40,725 --> 00:37:43,995 and there were cameras everywhere. 931 00:37:44,062 --> 00:37:47,265 [Amanda] But now we have a neutral color palette 932 00:37:47,365 --> 00:37:52,036 with natural tones, and it's making this space cozy. 933 00:37:52,103 --> 00:37:53,805 Show me what you did in the bathroom. 934 00:37:53,872 --> 00:37:57,041 Come on, let me show you a little bit here. 935 00:37:57,108 --> 00:38:00,979 So remember, in here we had this disgusting green tile. 936 00:38:01,045 --> 00:38:04,249 [Dolmar] I also remember the nasty floors. 937 00:38:04,315 --> 00:38:06,951 It was like peel-and-stick floors. 938 00:38:07,018 --> 00:38:10,688 We took all of that up and had these nice new tile here. 939 00:38:10,755 --> 00:38:12,423 I also love that we put up a wall here 940 00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:14,392 to separate the bathroom from the closet, 941 00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:17,629 which wasn't there before, and the space feels much better. 942 00:38:17,695 --> 00:38:19,430 Like, it functions better. 943 00:38:19,430 --> 00:38:21,466 All right, I wanna see the other bedrooms. 944 00:38:21,466 --> 00:38:23,434 Here's the first bedroom we saw. 945 00:38:23,434 --> 00:38:26,237 [Keisha] Remember when this room was just dark and dingy? 946 00:38:26,237 --> 00:38:27,772 Remember all the holes on the walls? 947 00:38:27,839 --> 00:38:30,008 [Dolmar] Yeah, and the holes in the ceiling. 948 00:38:30,074 --> 00:38:32,010 This is very colorful. 949 00:38:32,076 --> 00:38:34,479 [Amanda] I really love neutral, natural color tones 950 00:38:34,546 --> 00:38:37,315 for the paint so that it can brighten up the space. 951 00:38:37,382 --> 00:38:39,284 And I love what the stager's done 952 00:38:39,350 --> 00:38:41,419 because there's four bedrooms in this house, 953 00:38:41,519 --> 00:38:44,155 so why not stage it into a kids' room, you know, 954 00:38:44,222 --> 00:38:45,790 to bring that color 955 00:38:45,790 --> 00:38:47,192 and to bring that living situation 956 00:38:47,258 --> 00:38:49,027 to the potential renter? 957 00:38:49,027 --> 00:38:51,129 -Let's go see the bathroom. -Yeah. 958 00:38:51,196 --> 00:38:53,331 [Dolmar] This was a pretty bad bathroom. 959 00:38:53,398 --> 00:38:57,368 [Keisha] This was really, really just dark and dirty. 960 00:38:57,435 --> 00:38:59,204 I mean, remember these pink floors? 961 00:38:59,270 --> 00:39:03,875 [Amanda] Even the shower wall was made out of fiberglass. 962 00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:05,677 [Dolmar] Look at this. 963 00:39:05,743 --> 00:39:08,680 [Keisha] So now it just looks so much bigger, brighter, 964 00:39:08,746 --> 00:39:10,548 and it's nice for a second bath. 965 00:39:10,648 --> 00:39:12,717 -[Dolmar] Yeah. -We added blinds throughout 966 00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:14,586 because, of course, we're renting this house 967 00:39:14,652 --> 00:39:16,588 versus fixing to flip it. 968 00:39:16,654 --> 00:39:21,459 So we owe the renters privacy in every single one of these rooms. 969 00:39:21,559 --> 00:39:23,061 [Dolmar] I wanna now see the room 970 00:39:23,161 --> 00:39:26,197 that we turned into a fourth bedroom. 971 00:39:26,264 --> 00:39:29,801 [Amanda] Before, there was that wire clothes rack 972 00:39:29,868 --> 00:39:32,003 that was the closet. 973 00:39:32,070 --> 00:39:34,872 There was a huge fireplace. 974 00:39:34,939 --> 00:39:40,078 Now we have a closet that makes it technically a true bedroom. 975 00:39:40,144 --> 00:39:43,214 I love the fact that we turned this room into another bedroom 976 00:39:43,281 --> 00:39:45,984 because it automatically boosts our comps. 977 00:39:46,084 --> 00:39:48,753 Regardless of whether we rent it or whether we sell it, 978 00:39:48,820 --> 00:39:50,622 it still makes the value much higher, 979 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:51,990 so it was a great decision. 980 00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:53,291 [Dolmar] You wanna go see the pool? 981 00:39:53,358 --> 00:39:55,159 -[Keisha] Yes. -[Dolmar] Let's go check it out. 982 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:58,129 -Yes! I wanna go for a dip. -Wow! 983 00:39:58,997 --> 00:40:01,266 [Dolmar] Remember the ripped-up screens that were hanging, 984 00:40:01,332 --> 00:40:03,968 we were, like, fighting when we first walked the house? 985 00:40:04,035 --> 00:40:06,204 [Amanda] This pool was so murky 986 00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:08,373 you couldn't even see the bottom of it. 987 00:40:08,439 --> 00:40:11,276 It was really a swamp thing. 988 00:40:11,276 --> 00:40:13,478 [Dolmar] I think this was one of the nastiest pools 989 00:40:13,478 --> 00:40:15,280 we probably revived. 990 00:40:15,346 --> 00:40:18,883 I just know I can say goodbye to the swamp thing 991 00:40:18,950 --> 00:40:22,620 and say hello to this beautiful blue lagoon. 992 00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:25,189 [Keisha] It looks completely different. 993 00:40:25,189 --> 00:40:26,724 I love this pool deck. 994 00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:29,160 [Amanda] It gives a nice, refreshed look. 995 00:40:29,227 --> 00:40:31,029 But we really did a good job on this house, guys. 996 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:32,430 I think we knocked it out the park. 997 00:40:32,497 --> 00:40:34,198 We had a lot of challenges, 998 00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:36,200 the biggest of which was the limited budget 999 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:38,670 we had to work with because of the changing market, right? 1000 00:40:38,770 --> 00:40:41,272 Some things we can control and some things we can't. 1001 00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:43,875 Now, initially, we had a $50,000 budget, 1002 00:40:43,875 --> 00:40:46,210 but interests rates going up, you know, 1003 00:40:46,277 --> 00:40:49,213 probably values not holding strong like they were before, 1004 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,950 longer days on the market, we had to make a decision. 1005 00:40:52,050 --> 00:40:53,952 So instead of reselling the house, 1006 00:40:54,018 --> 00:40:56,587 we decided to rent it out. 1007 00:40:56,587 --> 00:41:00,091 [Dolmar] We bought this house for $190,000. 1008 00:41:00,158 --> 00:41:03,394 We planned on spending $50,000 in renovation costs, 1009 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,063 but thanks to some hard choices, 1010 00:41:05,163 --> 00:41:09,500 we squeaked in right under $47,455. 1011 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:13,604 Our yearly mortgage and taxes will come in around $26,000, 1012 00:41:13,671 --> 00:41:16,474 and our yearly maintenance will be $4,200. 1013 00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:21,179 This brings our total investment to around $265,000. 1014 00:41:21,245 --> 00:41:24,482 Our monthly goal for rent is $2,300 per month, 1015 00:41:24,549 --> 00:41:28,619 which brings in $27,600 in market rent a year. 1016 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:31,789 this will cover our mortgage and give us a little extra 1017 00:41:31,789 --> 00:41:34,625 until the market swings back in our favor in a year or so, 1018 00:41:34,726 --> 00:41:36,928 and then we can sell this place. 1019 00:41:39,297 --> 00:41:44,669 ♪ 1020 00:41:44,769 --> 00:41:47,638 [Keisha] I gotta call Cam. 1021 00:41:47,638 --> 00:41:49,307 -[Cameron] Yo. -Hey, hon. 1022 00:41:49,407 --> 00:41:50,908 [Cameron] Hey, Mom. 1023 00:41:51,008 --> 00:41:57,448 So I got your credit card statement in the mail. 1024 00:41:57,515 --> 00:41:58,916 What do the charges even look like? 1025 00:41:58,983 --> 00:42:01,719 I mean, I can probably open it up, 1026 00:42:01,786 --> 00:42:04,389 kinda go through stuff and kinda see where -- 1027 00:42:04,389 --> 00:42:07,492 [Cameron] Mm...yeah, so do you wanna have a heart attack, 1028 00:42:07,558 --> 00:42:09,727 or do you just wanna be peace of mind? 1029 00:42:09,794 --> 00:42:12,964 Your son is a grown-up now. 1030 00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:15,466 He's an adult, and he's probably doing things 1031 00:42:15,466 --> 00:42:16,934 that he doesn't want Mom to know about. 1032 00:42:17,001 --> 00:42:18,536 [Cameron] Yeah, exactly. 1033 00:42:18,603 --> 00:42:20,538 The Lord himself doesn't even wanna know, 1034 00:42:20,605 --> 00:42:22,273 so God forbid you do, too, Mom, 1035 00:42:22,340 --> 00:42:25,676 so let's just go ahead and put those envelopes back. 1036 00:42:25,676 --> 00:42:27,412 I love you, too, sweetheart. 1037 00:42:27,478 --> 00:42:29,547 [Cameron] I love you with all my heart, Mom.