♪ Yeah-yeah-ah, yeah-yeah-ah ♪
♪
♪ This is what it takes
♪ Oh-oh-oh -♪ Yeah
-♪ Oh-oh-oh -♪ Yeah
♪ Oh-oh-oh
[Amanda] Like, we're in jackets.
So, by the time we're done with this flip,
we better be in bikinis.
'Cause you know Florida has, like, two months of winter.
Yeah. If that.
Alright, guys, I got a beautiful zombie to share with you today.
Remember that house I was telling you about
on the Hillsborough River?
Oh, I did not bring my paddleboard.
I was not prepared for today.
We have the potential to buy a waterfront property in Tampa?
Yes.
-Now? In this market? -[Dolmar] Yes.
So it's over by the Hillsborough and 40th Street area.
Okay.
And it's right on the Hillsborough River.
I really love the neighborhoods off the Hillsborough River.
They're established. I love the trees, the vegetation.
[Dolmar] At only a 15-minute drive to downtown Tampa,
the aptly named neighborhood of River Grove
is situated on the beautiful Hillsborough River.
River Grove's proximity to downtown Tampa
gives it access to great dining, shopping, and other amenities,
all while maintaining a cozy, family-friendly vibe.
[Dolmar] So, great location.
It's very hard to find houses,
especially in that area on the water.
-Yeah, yeah. -And so I know, for a fact,
this house will sell really, really fast.
I was contacted by a retired landlord
who saw one of our billboards.
Three bedroom, two bath, block house.
You can't go wrong with that.
What's the price that you're looking to pick it up at?
Right now they're hovering around the $300,000 price point.
Okay.
But based on the pictures,
I don't think the house needs much work.
Of course, pictures can be deceiving.
That's why we're gonna walk the property right now.
But if my gut is right,
I think we should be able to renovate this house
fairly affordably.
Well, what is the rehab budget?
I'm hoping we're looking at around $45,000, maybe $50,000.
Again, that's a guesstimate.
I think we can get in and out of this house within 30 days,
again, based on the pictures I saw.
Well, you know, let's just see.
Let's wait till we actually look at the property.
[Dolmar] I think this is it right here.
Yep, this is it.
This is "Zombie House Flipping," Tampa.
Look at that!
It looks like a rerun from the 1950s.
[Dolmar] Come on now.
Structurally, it looks fine.
Aesthetically, it looks like [bleep]
[Dolmar] We definitely got to replace the old windows.
Probably need to replace or fix some of the gutters.
We need to update this outdated home.
I mean, between the paint, the shutters, even the lighting
to make this house on the next level.
You guys ready to go inside?
-[Amanda] Yes. [Dolmar] All right.
-What is that smell? -[laughs]
What is that smell?
[Dolmar] This 3-bedroom,
2-bath, 1,637-square-foot single-level home
was built in 1958.
It sits on a large, overgrown lot
right next to the Hillsborough River,
making it a desirable waterfront property.
[Amanda] Oh, my goodness. Greeted by a boring white wall.
[laughs]
I mean...
-Oh, wow. -You smell that?
[Amanda] It smells old.
I don't see much house with this wall right in front of me.
Yeah, that's the first thing we walk into.
-Yeah, I don't like that. -The kitchen's right here.
♪
I already think I know what you want to do.
You already know.
-[Dolmar] Yeah, you want to... -[Amanda] Knock down this wall.
[Keisha] Yeah.
[Amanda] This kitchen feels so enclosed and small and tight.
Like, I know it's a galley kitchen,
but I don't like the feeling.
As long as it's not a load-bearing wall,
let's get rid of it.
But this...
[Dolmar] Look at this. This is old-school.
[Amanda] This is -- Yeah, this is super vintage.
It's funny 'cause they took a new one,
and then they just left this here.
It's definitely not being used right now.
Alright, so we're gonna basically remodel
the entire kitchen.
Yep, new appliances, all that stuff.
Hopefully plumbing is good.
We're probably close to $15,000, $16,000 just on this kitchen.
Think we should go check out the bedrooms.
-Yes, yeah. -Yeah.
[Dolmar] Alright, bedroom number one.
[Keisha] It doesn't need a whole lot.
Just these windows are old.
Yes.
So, we would need to replace those.
We need to get rid of these blinds.
This is from the 1980s.
I would probably change out all of the baseboards.
Definitely.
-And the shoe molding. -100%.
[Dolmar] They're old and looked dated.
So, let's take a look at the rest of the house.
[Amanda] Yes, I want to see this bathroom.
♪
It definitely came from the 1960s.
Definitely need to replace this.
It seems like we're gonna have to replace windows...
-Throughout. -...throughout.
[Amanda] They literally painted on top of the tile.
[Dolmar] They painted it, yeah.
[Amanda] If we decide to get this house,
it's just gonna be a complete redo on this bathroom.
So, what are we thinking, like, $5,000?
-[Keisha] $5,000 for this. -[Amanda] $6,000 for this?
[Dolmar] Yep, so that's the guest bathroom.
This is the primary bedroom now.
-Okay. -Yeah, you can tell. Big space.
This bathroom is the same size as the guest bathroom.
And if this is supposed to be a primary bathroom,
that's a concern, because who wants to buy a house
that's the same-size bathroom as your guest?
Yeah, I think if we were to buy this house,
list this house in that $450,000, $500,000 price point,
we have to compete with other houses on the marketplace.
And a buyer that's gonna buy a house, again,
they're gonna be looking at primary bathrooms and kitchens
and this is not...
-Sexy. -Definitely not.
[Dolmar] We have to figure out how to redesign this bathroom
so we accommodate more space.
We have this linen closet. Oh, wait.
[Amanda] This is it! Oh, there you are.
-Oh, hi! -Okay, yeah.
This area could be more shower than closet space.
Alright, so you're saying if we buy this house,
we need to take out this linen closet
completely and move the shower
that's right now probably about right here, all the way out?
Let's look at the rest before we get into that
because I keep -- something keeps, $45,000 budget.
$45,000 budget and reconfiguring this whole space...
It's getting expensive already.
It's getting -- it's definitely expensive.
So, let's go see the rest of the house.
We still have to look at, what, the dining, living?
The living, all of that, yeah.
[Keisha] So, here's the living room.
-Alright. -Oh, guys. Look at this.
[Amanda] They have termites.
I knew this house was too good to be true.
This is a big deal, and it definitely eats into our budget
and is something that we were not expecting.
You need to go back to the seller
and ask for a lower buy price
so we can put more money into the reno.
So, there may be issues with the framing here.
Could be issues even into the ceilings.
There could be issues all throughout the house.
So, again, these are negotiation points
that we can use when I talk to the seller.
What is this room? This is --
[Dolmar] I don't know.
[Keisha] Let's check it out.
[Amanda] Alright, we have to redo these ceilings.
[Keisha] Sliding glass door --
we're gonna have to figure this out.
So, what it looks like, with these sliding glass doors here,
this was the exterior of the house,
and this looks like it used to be a patio.
-And then they enclosed it. -It definitely was. Yeah.
[Amanda] And then there's an AC unit in the window here.
If we buy this house,
I agree that all of this has to be redone.
We're gonna redo the ceilings, anyway.
We're gonna have to run ducts,
the AC ducts, into this space to make this space heated.
Panel walls, we'll probably want to take those out.
[Amanda] We just have the last room of the house,
and that's the dining room, so let's see this over here.
We don't need a fan in the dining room.
This door has got to go.
[Dolmar] If we were to put a dining table in here,
it'll be over here so you have a walkway
around it to get outside here.
Yeah, and then, we just got to make sure
that that light is centered with the actual dining space.
You want to take a look outside?
Mm-hmm.
[Keisha] This is a lot of landscaping to take care of.
[Amanda] I don't like this.
It's the neighbor's fence. We can't do anything about that,
but we can definitely do something about this.
At this point, the budget's definitely not $45,000.
Ya think?
But this is why we walk the house
'cause we can't see some of these things in the photos.
I haven't bought the house yet, at least.
-Right. -Can I get an amen?
[Amanda] I can give you an amen to this water.
-Wow, this is beautiful! -[Dolmar] Look at this view.
This is the selling point right here.
[Amanda] Look at these trees!
[Keisha] I'm just looking at it like it's beautiful.
I think that the buyer is going to enjoy this backyard
once it is cleaned up,
so I'm looking at money to clean up this backyard.
Dolmar, there's no way that we can get this house at $300,000.
Yeah, I know. I know.
We need a huge buffer.
I think that if you are able to negotiate
and shave off another $30,000 to $40,000 off
of that purchase price, I think it's a solid deal.
It'll make my design heart comfortable.
If I can get the discount, you guys like the house?
[Keisha] Yes.
Now go do your deals. Go do your thing.
-You got it. -Alright, yes.
Let me work. Let me work.
-Let's go this way. -Do your thing.
[Dolmar] I spoke to the seller about my concerns with the price
and the termite damage we saw.
They revealed that there had been some termite issues,
but they treated them.
Even so, they agreed to drop the price of the house
down to $270,000.
This will give us a much bigger spread.
However, that doesn't mean we get to run wild
with our renovation budget.
That's bad business.
I'm only gonna bump up the renovation budget to $50,000.
If we go over or run into a surprise,
then we have some buffer room to do so,
but we need to avoid that at all cost.
Our goal here is to make a profit.
Our agent fees and closing costs will come in around $22,000.
And our loan interest for a 30-day flip
will come to around $2,700.
This puts our total investment at $344,700.
Looking at the comps in the area,
we believe we can list this home for $450,000,
giving us a potential profit of $105,300.
Now it's time to help this riverfront property reach
it's full potential.
We'll start in the primary suite
and expand that tiny primary bathroom
by removing the linen closet and moving
and enlarging the shower into the space.
In the sunroom,
we'll be adding new HVAC vents to make the area
livable square footage and we'll be removing the old AC unit.
Then we'll remove the old sliding glass doors
and the drop ceiling.
Finally, we need a kitchen worthy
of a riverfront property.
We're going to knock down the wall that blocks our view
to create a more open floor plan.
Then we'll add a large island
and update all the cabinets and countertops
to really impress potential buyers.
♪
It's demo day, and the ladies
and I are here to get a head start before the crews come in.
Alright, so here's the plan.
We don't know what this is. I suspect it's load-bearing,
but let's have the crew take that out.
So, we're gonna focus on the cabinets.
We'll do that for the crew,
and that will help us reduce some of our labor costs.
-All right? You ladies ready? -Yep.
♪
♪♪
A few hours of sweat equity can save us about $500
in crew costs,
and demoing a kitchen is pretty straightforward.
Oh, crap. Oh, look at this.
It stinks.
[Dolmar] Oh, crap. Oh, look at this.
It stinks.
[Dolmar] Ugh! That smell.
[Amanda] That's a lot of black growth.
[Dolmar] Guys, we should not be breathing this in at all.
I did not expect this extensive amount of water damage or issues
with this house, so we should get out of here.
We should not be breathing this in.
-This is not safe at all. -All right.
Shocker. Unexpected surprises with zombie houses, right?
Come on. Let's go. Let's get out of here.
[Dolmar] All right, let's go.
♪
Black growth is serious, and we need a specialist to see
how far it spread.
We had to delay demo until we can get an accurate assessment.
Hopefully this doesn't delay us any longer.
You know when it comes to black growth and things
of that nature, we're talking thousands of dollars.
Yeah, it definitely wasn't part of the budget.
This was supposed to be a quicker flip.
We were supposed to be in and out,
so I hope that this is not what we think it is.
I hope it's not serious.
That does look pretty serious to me.
Don't say that.
Dude, I don't want to say that, but --
Oh, he's here.
What's going on? How you doing?
[Dolmar] Thanks for coming out here.
-Yeah, no problem. -Hey, nice to see you.
Hey, how you doing? Yeah, you too.
-Thanks for coming. -Yeah, no problem.
So, what's the deal? -So, we got a little situation.
We were doing demo in this house yesterday,
and we came across some black growth.
Ah, all right. So, this is the kitchen.
Oh, okay.
Anytime you have this discoloration,
the black or the brown, that means that,
you know, there's been some growth.
I mean, mold and stuff can grow within 24 to 48 hours
with the right temperature.
How are you able to tell whether or not this is actually mold?
Well, really, it's not mold until it's tested.
So, what we're gonna do,
we're gonna come in here, we're gonna take a sample,
we're gonna send it off to the lab,
and then we're gonna check it.
But for right now,
we want to treat everything like it's black mold
and just make sure that everyone's safe
and no one's gonna be exposed.
You know, get sick. It's definitely possible.
So, if your guys are working in here,
we want to make sure there's masks, gloves, all that. So...
Once you test this, and let's say it is black growth,
at that point, how much does it cost to remediate?
Something like this could really hit you hard
in the pockets for the budget-wise.
It could run anywhere
from $15,000 to $20,000 for this area.
But with our guys,
it could run anywhere from a $1,000 to $2,000.
Okay.
[Mike] So, don't really want to blow out the budget, but...
You could have started with that, Mike.
I mean, you had to give us a heart attack first
before giving us the "real" real.
I'm assuming this entire area is probably infected.
I mean, even if you look at it over here, it's just so wet.
Oh, my!
All this type of stuff, you can just knock this out right here.
Let's just hope the specialist can get started soon.
-Yeah, let's hope. -[laughs] Okay.
We could be here first thing in the morning.
Thank you so much for being here because it needed to be done.
-Yeah. -Yeah, seriously.
-Thank you. man. Appreciate you. -Yeah, of course.
-Call me, hook up. -Yes, thank you.
All right, guys, thank you so much.
[Dolmar] We had the growth tested,
and while it did turn out to be black growth,
it was only in the drywall and cabinets,
which the mold-remediation company ripped out.
We found out that the kitchen wall was not load-bearing,
which means we have the go-ahead to tear it out
and create a more open floor plan.
The sliding glass doors are removed in the sunroom.
And the outdated drop ceiling and wall panels are taken out.
Both bathrooms are then gutted so we can update the space.
♪
-Here she is. -Hey!
Man, I love an open space.
What's up with the mold? What happened?
-Oh, it's gone. -Okay.
Thank God. It was just in the drywall,
so we didn't have to do any kind of remediation.
It's like win, win, win. So far.
So far. Alright, well, you know, I want to talk about
my favorite space in the house.
So, we would turn this into an island
with the stove and a hood.
And then we'll have like an overhang in front of the stove.
We need to do that because otherwise trying
to put all the functions -- the refrigerator, sink,
stove and dishwasher -- all on this one wall
and not in the island,
that's gonna make it real funky and not --
It'll be too cluttered over here.
We would keep the sink here,
and then we'd put the refrigerator on this side.
Okay. That works.
Now, I would like to add to this if we could?
Oh, geez, I knew something was coming.
Okay. Just think with me.
All right, so I'm just saying like if we have the budget...
If we have the budget, we have the island here, right?
Then we would do an extension of a dining seating area
that's connected to the island.
So, let me show you.
See how like there's the island right there.
[Keisha] Okay.
And then you have this dining piece that comes out here.
That's actually dope. That's cool. All right.
So, it would be one whole piece.
Right. Now, that is very expensive when it comes to,
like, quartz if you're gonna do the whole countertop.
That was gonna be my next question.
Yeah, 'cause we're talking about another slab,
which is another $1,000,
$2,000, depending on what grade we choose.
The other option we could do is like butcher block
or some other, even concrete, some other kind of material
that will still blend in with the entire kitchen.
But it'll still be the extension off the island.
That is very, very unique.
This kind of house, it deserves it,
with this waterfront from all the windows there.
I mean, there's not a bad seat in the house.
-Ay! -Ay!
[Keisha] I love that!
Dolmar's gonna love it. and we are not gonna talk about cost.
We're gonna just figure it out between you and I.
-Yes. -And he will just know
that everything was done under budget.
Alright, well, this room here
was also demo'd, so it's still a really, really nice space for,
I don't know, a family room, den,
whatever the case may be, 'cause it's sunken, right?
And then also when the guys were taking down the drop ceiling,
look at what they found with the ceiling up here.
That wood is so pretty. We have to keep that.
You know how we were talking about that extension
on the kitchen island? We could match the woods.
Oh! That would be dope! Now, that would be dope!
That would be really, really neat.
Now we are gonna have to run insulation back here.
As you can see, we've got this air-conditioning unit.
So, I'll talk to the guys about that.
Okay. Alright! This is exciting!
[Keisha] I know.
[Amanda] And then here, this is the guest bathroom.
[Keisha] Yes.
[Amanda] We're gonna keep the vanity and toilet here,
and then, you know, obviously keeping the tub.
Just basically everything's gonna get exchanged.
All right, cool. So, this one's pretty easy, cut-and-dry.
Mm-hmm.
All right, and then this bathroom.
[Amanda] Yes.
[Keisha] I remember you wanted to do a little bit
of reconfiguration here.
Right.
So, we'll still keep the vanity and the toilet here,
just like the other guest bathroom.
Correct.
Before, this was the linen closet.
We tore that out. So now we can extend it
so that we have a larger shower, especially for the primary.
[Keisha] Yes. The primary is good.
Closet will replace the door.
But, I mean, other than that, we are good to go.
Okay. This is all good news.
[Keisha] I love it,
'cause we get a lot accomplished when it's just the two of us.
I know, right?
-♪ Just the two of us -♪ Just the two of us
[Dolmar] With the walls open,
it's time to work on updating plumbing.
In the primary bathroom,
we removed the linen closet and are expanding the shower.
This means we'll need to move the position of the drain line.
Then we'll add in waterproof drywall, called greenboard,
to stop any mold or mildew growth.
In the bedrooms,
we remove the old blind and the outdated trim on the doors.
Outside, our crew spotted something big
that we overlooked.
The electrical box is as old as the house itself.
This won't fly for new buyers and is below my own standards,
so it's time to update the electrical throughout the house.
At this stage, while we had a few surprises,
we're on track to stay within our $50,000 budget.
But it's best to not tempt fate.
We've still got cabinets and the bathrooms to finish.
That $50,000 could disappear really fast
with any more surprises.
♪
I hear work.
-Jordi? -Hey.
-How's it going? -Good, good, good.
So you called us here because there's an issue in this room.
What's going on?
Yeah, I know you told me just to take the trellis off,
but this whole ceiling has to come down.
-The wood? -Yeah, the wood.
-It's all rotten. -[Amanda] What?!
No.
[Dolmar] Why? Why does it need to come down?
'Cause the termites got to it.
-Do you have a ladder? -Yeah.
This sucks.
Jordi, it really doesn't look that bad.
I mean, I don't see why we can't --
I mean, this is beautiful wood, and we had --
[Jordi] Yeah, I know.
We had intentions for this.
-Oh. -Oh, my God.
[Dolmar] Can you pull that one down?
Watch out.
-Keisha, Keisha, come over here. -[Jordi] Be careful.
[Dolmar] I don't see any live termites.
So, I'm wondering if we can save the ones
that aren't damaged like this,
and then maybe you can restain it.
Yeah, we totally can.
We just got to see how far back it's going in,
'cause it's worth saving this ceiling.
I mean, I agree with you guys.
I would love to keep this,
but if let's say we had to get rid of 75% of it
or we got to do drywall, whatever the case may be,
how much is that going to cost us?
I would have to get some numbers together,
but, I mean, it would be the, probably the cheapest way to go.
-To drywall it? -To drywall it.
All right, please let us know how much it'll cost.
Yeah, I will.
Once I have finish investigating how many are bad,
then I'll let you know.
[Keisha] Well, let's get out of here.
-Thanks, Jordi. -No problem.
-Thanks, man. -Yeah.
[Dolmar] Sadly, it turns out Amanda's
wood ceiling is too damaged to be saved.
The wood has to be replaced with drywall.
With our new shower in the expanded primary bathroom,
we can now add new drywall over the hole
of where the linen closet used to be.
More drywall is then put up throughout the house.
The drywall is then taped and mudded.
And new holes are drilled into the ceiling
to add recessed lighting.
♪
-[Dolmar] What's up? -Hey, how are you?
-How's it going? -How are you?
What are you guys working on?
-Mixing colors. -Mixing colors? For what?
[Chad] For your Venetian plaster wall.
[Dolmar] What are you talking about?
How much is that gonna cost?
[Dolmar] What are you guys working on?
-Mixing colors. -Mixing colors? For what?
[Chad] For your Venetian plaster wall.
[Dolmar] What are you talking about?
How much is that gonna cost?
Okay, so I know we lost our beautiful wood ceilings here.
So, we do something else.
A venetian accent wall right here, and we have our buddy,
Chad, from Stone Creation to make that happen.
All right.
A Venetian accent wall is plaster
that's actually mixed with marble dust,
and what happens is there's a soft,
smooth texture that's laid on the wall and it mimics marble.
The idea that we had for this house --
so, we're gonna start with a gray vein
that's gonna run through here.
I'm gonna be able to tie in some of the greens, too.
So we're gonna have some gray, some white marbling.
But basically the idea is this whole wall's
gonna look like a giant sheet of marble.
Thought it would look cool with the river right here,
the way the river flows here
and to kinda carry that river onto it.
I love this idea.
How much will this cost me?
[Amanda] Roughly around $3,700.
It's gonna be much cheaper than real marble,
so, you know, that's the trade-off from our loss
of our wood ceiling beams.
So, we do something different.
I agree. I like this a lot.
Will you like it so much
that we're gonna also put it over in the kitchen, yeah?
-What?! -Can I -- yes.
As a backsplash?
As a backsplash, so can I show you over there?
-Sure. -Okay.
We're in the dining, right?
And we have cabinets
that are running all from the kitchen into the dining.
So, I was thinking instead of our traditional backsplash,
we bring that Venetian wall over here.
It'll be much cheaper than real marble.
Once the cabinets go up,
that's when you're gonna come back and do the backsplash.
Correct, correct. Once everything's in place,
I know exactly where I need to lay everything out,
and then we'll get it all tied in together.
Ultimately, this is gonna be an amazing house,
and I think it's gonna sell like that.
So, I'm going to actually get on the phone,
make sure we get these floors ordered
and make sure everything's in place for the cabinets,
so we can just get this house done.
-Okay. -Awesome.
Thanks, guys. Appreciate it.
-Yeah, looking forward to it. -Thank you.
I can't wait to see this when it's done.
Chad gets to work immediately on our Venetian accent wall.
Using a painting scraper knife, he mixes dark grays and greens
to give our wall a marble look without the marble price.
For the guest-bathroom shower floor,
we're using stacked horizontal tile to tie
into our Venetian accent wall.
On the shower wall itself, we have an emerald vertical tile
and white-and-gray tile done in a block herringbone style.
In our primary bathroom,
we're doing large-format tile in a marble-gray color
to help this space feel open and larger.
The interior walls are getting a coat of white
or bright-green paint to make the space pop.
And new oak-colored LVP flooring is going down
throughout the kitchen and living room.
With the floor in, Panda Kitchen & Bath
comes to install our charcoal-gray cabinets
with shaker doors.
This will give our new kitchen an incredibly stately look
and tie into the other colors throughout the house.
But before they finish, they ask Keisha and myself to check in.
♪
[Alecks] Make sure we don't come too far out
and still have a nice walk-through.
To 65?
Yeah, that's nice from that side,
but we're gonna have an issue on this side.
-What's up, guys? -[Jordi] Hey.
Oh, wow. This is looking really nice.
Panda coming through for us again.
-Enough storage. -[Dolmar] Yeah, yeah.
It looks really, really nice.
So, what are you guys thinking?
You should be done today or tomorrow?
-We have a slight issue. -Wait. What?
What's the issue?
We're not gonna have overhang on this side
because we're too far out with the electrical of the stove.
So, that means if you want an overhang,
we would have to move the electrical for the stove back.
That means we have to open up the floor, correct?
Yeah, so that involves me taking out the flooring
from over there in the corner,
all this over here and cutting the concrete.
How long will it take to do that?
-Like another week. -Yeah, no. Unh-unh.
We have stagers already scheduled.
We have countertops scheduled to come in.
We have holding costs.
Like, we don't have that kind of time, Jordi.
Well, listen. We need to come up with a solution like ASAP.
I mean, I've got to get this house listed like "now" now.
So, like, this delay of trying to rip the flooring
and all that is just, that's impossible.
We can't do it. So, what's a plan "B," an option "B"?
There's got to be something.
The other thing is moving, probably moving
these two cabinets back this way behind here.
That way, once it's done,
we can make a custom box in front of that,
and then we can run that cable underneath
for where the stove is.
That will give you an overhang of at least 9 to 12 inches.
[Keisha] So, we can just keep the electrical here
and just cover it with a box
because we can move this island back?
Yeah, it can be another cabinet of those.
That way they can use it for like storing
some small things or anything.
What about the custom table
that's integrated into the island?
It will basically sit lower and inside of the cabinet.
I am cool with that.
If you accept that, then the schedule will be just how it is,
how y'all want it.
-Everything stays on track? -Yeah. Stay on track.
-[Dolmar] And budget? -Yeah.
-I like it. Yay! -I love this.
[Keisha] I can't wait to list this house
because I have a feeling it's not gonna sit very long.
Yeah, all right, cool. Thank you, guys.
Appreciate it.
See? That's what I'm talking about.
Problem-solving on the spot.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
[Dolmar] With that sorted out,
Panda Kitchen & Bath gets to work on our island.
Then with our cabinets installed, Chad returns
to finish the Venetian accent-wall backsplash.
And once that's done, it's time
to add in brand-new windows throughout the house.
But before we can get any further,
work has to pause so that Keisha and I can head to the house
to discuss an unexpected issue.
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[Keisha sighs]
Man, it is a ghost town in here.
Oh, man, there's still so much left to do, though.
But we got to talk about the money conversation.
We got to get that going on this house.
There's literally like two to three days left worth of work.
I know, but we haven't received our last draw yet.
We bought this house with the help of a private lender.
However, their final reimbursement payment is late.
We already came out of pocket for the bathrooms
and the cabinets, and we cannot continue
until we get that final payment from our lender.
We really need them to come through for us.
I've sent e-mails. I've sent a follow up e-mail.
I texted him. Still no response.
So, right now we're in a holding pattern.
If we don't get our last draw from our lender,
I mean, we're stuck.
This is gonna affect everything.
[Dolmar] If we don't get our last draw from our lender,
I mean, we're stuck. This is gonna affect everything.
I know that we can't really afford to float anything else,
and it sucks because we are, like, right here.
We're like at the finish line with this house.
Yeah. What sucks is this is going to affect the timeline
to list the house, paying the guys, holding costs.
It just snowballs and compounds.
Yeah.
One of the things I'm gonna have to talk to the lender
about is like listen, you are the one delaying the progress.
Yeah.
And so you have to work with me on some of these lender fees.
I just messaged him. Let's hope he responds today
and also sends the wire before 4:00.
Hope and pray that we get that draw
so we can just keep the train moving.
We got to keep the train moving
because we've got to get these guys in here,
get this house done.
We can get it cleaned, staged, listed, and sold.
-I'll meet you back outside. -Okay.
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Man, I am so relieved
that you were able to take care of that lender situation.
I mean, I was biting my nails for days on that one.
-Really? -Yes.
It only took a sit-down,
an in-person sit-down, to smooth things over.
Some of his concerns were our timeline and the budget.
So, he just wanted to talk about it, and we're good now.
I was talking to Jordi last night,
and I told him, "Full steam ahead, you have the green light.
-Let's go." -Awesome. Awesome.
Yeah, so can you call him and let him know we're...
[Dolmar] Yeah.
[cellphone ringing]
-[Jordi] Hello? -Hey.
I just wanted to get a head start
and let you know some of the key things
that we need to get done to wrap it up.
I want to make sure that you finish hanging the doors,
the doorknobs are installed,
that the wood slat by that front door is done.
Also, the vanities are completed
'cause I know that we were waiting on the tops,
which those should actually be delivered today.
[Jordi] There's only one issue with the vanities.
Both vanity tops were shattered, in pieces.
-What? Shattered? -What?
[Jordi] Yes, they're in pieces. Like, literally in pieces.
[Dolmar] Like, they arrived like that,
or one of the guys...?
[Jordi] Yeah, they arrived -- no, they arrived like that.
-Oh, my goodness. -Man. Come on, man.
Ugh! Alright.
Let me go ahead and get on the phone with the company
and see how fast we can get a replacement
because we've got to get these vanities finished.
We're too close. We're like right there.
[Keisha] Okay.
Thanks, Jordi. We'll see you in about an hour or so,
and we can go over anything in person, as well.
-[Jordi] Alright, sounds good. -Alright, thanks.
-Thanks, man. -[Jordi] All right, bye.
[Dolmar] Bye.
[Dolmar] The team moves to finish
all the finishing touches.
New doors go up in the hallway...
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...and new pendant lighting from Niche Designs.
We add black shower fixtures
and a black rainfall shower head in the bathroom
to give a nice contrast against Amanda's gray-and-white tile.
The exterior of the house swaps out that bright-blue paint
for a more classy gray-and-white combo.
Then we update and paint the gutters and clean off the roof.
And, luckily, Jordi was able to find a local supplier
to swap in some new bathroom sinks for our vanities.
With that done, it's time to stage
and really make this home stand out.
Homes that are staged almost always sell faster.
The team from Affordable Staging is bringing items
with a lot of grays, browns, and some pops of green
to complement the tile and paint
that Amanda picked for this home.
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♪♪
Look at this place!
I remember when this house was not a nice blue at all.
[Keisha] Remember the windows were just old and dingy,
and they just needed to go.
[Dolmar] And they also didn't have much landscaping.
[Amanda] Now we've painted this house with neutral colors.
It's very welcoming and warm,
and anybody's gonna walk up to it.
[Keisha] We also have brand-new windows here.
[Dolmar] And I really think that buyers
are gonna love this house.
The location checks many boxes,
and I cannot wait to get this house listed and sold.
But first, I want to see inside.
-Yeah, let's go. -[Dolmar] All right.
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-Wow. -Yes!
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-Wow! -Yes!
I remember this kitchen was a galley kitchen,
and it was so tight.
[Dolmar] I remember all the black growth
that was going on in the walls and the cabinets.
Now all of that has been taken out, cleaned out.
We have this beautiful Venetian wall,
all these cabinets,
way more cabinets than we had before, by the way.
I really love this custom island and dining table here, as well.
The kitchen was closed off before
so you couldn't even see the dining room.
[Dolmar] I remember the walls that closed off this space,
and it led to a space that really was nothing.
[Amanda] Now we have joined the spaces,
and there is consistency between the two.
We got rid of the fan
and put proper lighting over the dining table.
[Dolmar] I really love how this turned out.
I want to go over here and check out this sunken room.
This room had a lot of issues and termite damage.
[Amanda] I remember the sliding glass doors right here.
[Keisha] Remember these drop ceilings that we had?
And that old window-AC unit?
[Amanda] And now we have this beautiful Venetian wall
that replaced it and just elevated the space.
[Dolmar] And we extended the AC ducts into this space, as well,
which brings us additional heated square footage.
And no more ugly window unit.
With this new space,
we have a family room in addition to this living room.
[Keisha] I love the new sort of open concept.
[Dolmar] We have this beautiful, nice,
white-oak floors now, as well, that look good throughout.
I agree. But I really want to see this office.
[Amanda] This room was just so dull before.
-[Keisha] Ooh, man! -[Amanda] Right?
[Keisha] Look at this office, y'all.
[Dolmar] The paint and flooring
really brightened up this entire room.
We had those dingy blinds before and now we have nice,
new windows, and we have some sheer curtains
and we still have that lovely view to look at.
All right, well I want to see the other bedrooms.
Do you remember how boring and outdated this space was?
Oh, wow!
[Amanda] Just like the other room, we updated the space.
We added, you know, new paint, new baseboards, and a fan.
[Dolmar] New flooring.
[Amanda] Of course, new flooring.
And now we have a nice, refreshed bedroom.
Yeah.
And with a guest bedroom, there's a guest bathroom.
-Ooh! Let's look at it. -Yes.
[Dolmar] Remember what it looked like before?
We definitely had a very old, outdated window
that didn't work, as well.
[Keisha] Wow!
Look at the brand-new vanity, mirror, the lighting.
And, I mean, the tile is, like, exquisite.
We did such a transformation in this bathroom,
we have to see what we did in the primary bathroom.
-Oh, let's go take a look. -Mm-hmm.
So this bathroom was pretty much the same as the guest bathroom,
but we had such a small shower in this one.
-[Keisha] I remember. -[Dolmar] Yeah.
[Amanda] You could only fit one person in here.
[Keisha] Whoa! Wow.
[Amanda] We got rid of the linen closet
and made the shower much, much bigger.
[Dolmar] I love the tile selections all throughout.
[Amanda] And then with this bathroom,
we kept with the same color palette,
and in the vanity, we added the wood
so that we can have a little bit of softness in these bathrooms.
All right, well, we got this beautiful bedroom now.
[Amanda] Yes.
[Dolmar] We updated the flooring,
elevated the baseboards, new paint all throughout, fan.
I mean, it looks really nice and clean.
And, again, look at the view.
[Amanda] We've talked about this view so much.
We need to get to the backyard.
I agree. Let's go.
[Amanda] We didn't really have to do much in this backyard.
Really, just cleanup.
And with us staging this area with a fire pit and some chairs,
it allows the buyers to envision themselves in this property
and actually enjoying the backyard for what it is.
And now, the new buyers get to be enthralled
with this whole scenery.
Oh, yeah.
I think this is going to definitely be our selling point.
About the numbers -- where are we with them?
Well, if you recall,
dealmaker over here was able to get a discount to $270,000
for the purchase of this house.
But we didn't quite stay on budget with the renovation part.
We didn't go over by much, though.
You know, our initial reno budget was at $50,000,
and we went over by about $6,000.
So, it's not too bad, considering
that we're still gonna list this house at $470,000 to start.
[Dolmar] We had a lot of challenges on this flip.
But in the end, we came through.
We paid $270,000 for this house.
Our goal was to renovate it for $50,000,
but we came to right above that at $55,920.
Our agent fees and closing costs are $22,000.
And our loan interest rate is $2,700.
This puts our total cost at $350,620.
If we can sell this house for $470,000,
that gives us a potential profit of $119,380.
Properties on the water are in high demand right now.
I mean, it's very hard to find properties like this
with this amount of land.
-I love you. -Well, thank you.
Properties like this don't come up often for sale in Tampa.
[Keisha] Yep.
Before we list this thing and leave,
can we just sit and take it all in one last time?
-[Keisha] One last time. -[Amanda] One last time.
I don't think we'll see a backyard like this in a while.
[Amanda] Why am I facing Dolmar? This is not the view.
[laughter]
-[Keisha] There you go. -[Amanda] There.
Now we have a view!