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Oh, boy. What's wrong?
You're giving me that look. What'd I do now?
Babe, have you checked the calendar?
- No. - No.
You know I don't look at the calendar.
You know Taylor's about to have her baby,
and I said I need these two weeks blocked off.
But you decided to check out this house
that needed a bunch of stuff done
within a month's time frame, and I'm not gonna be around.
How long is it gonna take her to deliver the baby?
She delivers the baby in a day,
but especially when you have a C-section,
there is, you know, healing, there's a whole process.
So I got the kids for two weeks?
Me and the kids by ourselves?
Oh, gosh.
I'm gonna have to see if Sam can go look at it with you
because I'm not gonna be able to.
- Hey, hey! - Hey, girl!
- What's going on? - Speaking of...
And this one. So... Amanda...
Sam, and you can go look at the house.
Oh, yeah. Taylor's C-section.
How does Amanda know and remember?
It's on the calendar.
Listen. This is a great deal.
Amanda, it's right up your alley.
- Okay. - It's a house in East Tampa.
It's 800-ish square feet.
And it's a two-bedroom, one-bath. A tiny house.
- Ooh! It's a tiny but mighty. - Oh!
I got the lead from a landlord.
I got the tip that he's tired
and wants to just get rid of some of the properties
in his portfolio, and this is one of them.
Yeah, but when can we go take a look at it?
I mean, we can go as soon as tomorrow.
Okay. I'm available today and tomorrow.
I'll call Sam and see if she can, too.
- Alright. Sounds like a plan. - Alright.
I will say, this neighborhood is pretty cute, D.
Yeah, so this is East Tampa,
specifically the College Hill neighborhood.
There's a lot of renovation
happening to existing properties.
A lot of new construction.
So I think we're in a great area.
This house is located
in the up-and-coming College Hill neighborhood.
At just a short drive to Downtown Tampa
and the Tampa Riverwalk,
this property is the prime location.
Everything's on the table when you go there,
so let's take an eye and look at, can we add a third bedroom?
Or do we have to keep the 800 square feet?
We are very familiar with the neighborhood already,
so we know our comps are--
Two-ones are gonna around 220, 230.
But if we can add a third bedroom,
we can go up as high as $250,000, $260,000,
which will make sense if the numbers work.
What are you thinking on budget?
Rough numbers right now is $50,000 for rehab.
Even if we have to go to $60,000 or $65,000,
there's still potential.
Nice potential profit on the back end.
We need a new roof, and we need to do
some work to the foundation. - Okay.
So those are the two major things.
The roof is easy. The foundation...
- Not so much. - But once those are fixed,
everything else, based on the pictures I saw, seem good,
but that's also why I want to make sure it is.
Because you can trust, but you need to verify.
- Mm-hmm. - Alright.
Let's see how bad it is. Alright.
There's the house right here.
- What is that?! - Oh... my God!
This one?!
This is "Zombie House Flipping: Tampa."
Dolmar! Oh, my gosh.
The freaking roof is already coming down.
Exactly!
Gotta be kidding me right now, Dolmar.
- Aah! - The patio is slanted.
The whole house is slanted.
And then we also can't skip out on this.
This is a freaking mess! - Yeah.
Landscaping has to be on this one, too.
I'm curious to see what this house looks like inside.
Violation already?
There's a notice of violation. - What's it for?
Accumulation. Overgrowth. It's the yard.
- Okay. - We just gotta clean that up.
- Let's go inside. - It's alright.
That's easy to clean.
This two-bedroom, one-bath, bungalow-style house
is a cozy 806 square feet.
While this house is on the smaller side,
it has a nice-sized yard that is sure to appeal to buyers.
Ohh! - Ohh!
God. Are you kidding me right now?!
There is a hole in the ground!
Feel the floor. Do you feel it moving?
- Can you feel it? - I feel the floor.
I'm also looking at the ceilings.
- Yeah. - Oh, man.
There's a crack going all the way down the middle.
So we know there's water and roof damage.
We also have a lot of rotted wood here.
Yeah. Do we even have a wall?
Wow. You almost
kicked out the whole front of the house!
Don't go tearing it apart yet.
Oh, man. So, siding, foundation.
- Roof. - Roof.
A lot of drywall work.
This is not a $50,000 rehab.
Maybe a little dining area?
Dining. Right next to the kitchen.
Look at that. - Look at this.
- Oh! - Look at that!
- Termites. - Ugh!
It's completely rotted.
Alright. So this is the kitchen.
Mm-hmm.
You can see the floors are sloping this way.
You're walking downwards.
- Yeah. - There's a dip.
We have utility closet for the washer-dryer hookup.
What are you thinking for the kitchen, Amanda?
There's not much we can do with...
Layout. It's pretty much staying the same.
- Just new cabinets. - New cabinets.
The sink needs to be aligned with the window.
- With the window. - Yes.
Since this is a relatively small kitchen,
I don't see it going beyond $10,000
for the kitchen. - I agree with that.
That's good, though.
It's gonna be inexpensive for this.
Oh, boy. Look at this bathroom.
This is really tiny.
And it's the only bathroom here.
Well, it's a tiny space,
so it's not gonna cost us that much.
Maybe we can just, like, elevate the space
a little bit since it's so small,
so at least when the buyers walk in, they get excited.
Yeah. $5,000 for the bathroom?
Okay.
This is-- The bedrooms in the back.
This has got to be the secondary one.
Another hole in the floor. Come on.
This wood back here doesn't look as bad, though.
So maybe we can salvage some of it.
Maybe.
So, new floor, drywall, and paint in here.
Alright. So this is the primary bedroom.
Are you serious?!
There's cracks in the ceiling.
There's duct tape holding the crack.
Obviously we need to fix all of that
and put new flooring in here.
- Yeah. - Alright, so,
we don't have space in this house to do any additions
unless we're literally gonna add on to the back of the house.
What I propose is just trying to look at
what we currently have... - Okay.
...and revive what's here.
We just need to get the engineer out here
and take a look at this foundation.
And then once the foundation is fixed,
everything else just flows nicely.
Let's take a look at the back.
No!
What is going on back here?!
Why is there carpet here?
Oh, my gosh.
Wait a minute. Look at the siding.
It's like they were grilling or something.
- It's, like, melting. - Yeah.
What is that?!
It's a cockfighting ring. Look. You can tell.
- They were housing roosters. - Yeah.
I don't like animal cruelty at all.
- No! - No.
- It's bad. - Well, at least it's not
happening anymore,
but it's now our mess to clean up.
Man, there's always some crazy story
at every zombie house we do.
Weird, weird.
At least it's a cleanup back here for the most part.
Alright. So let's talk numbers.
I'm thinking around $10,000 for the roof.
- Ten. - I'm concerned about wood rot.
What kind of buffer do you want to put on that?
- I would put another 5. - 15.
I'm thinking probably another 15 in the foundation.
- Okay. We're at 30. - On the inside,
we have one bathroom, so maybe $5,000.
- Right. - So what's that? 35.
The kitchen. - 10.
So that's 45.
Flooring in this house. $6,000.
That's $51,000.
Water heater. $500 there.
- Siding. - Couple grand on that.
We need new windows. Alright. So we're already over $50,000.
I think we're gonna be closer to like $70,000...
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking, too. Okay.
...on this house.
The good news on this one
is I know the title work is already clear,
so I can close on this as soon as three days
or a couple days from now,
and we can start demo maybe next week.
- Okay. - Alright. Let's go work
on the contract then and get out of here.
I called up the landlord,
and we closed on our original deal at $80,000.
After walking the property,
our new renovation budget is $70,000.
Our projected agent fees and closing costs
will come in around $11,500.
Even though this is a small house,
we've still got major work like the roof and foundation,
so I predict it will take about 45 days
to get all these repairs done,
which means our loan interest will be $1,200.
This brings our total investment to $162,700.
Comps in the area are between $220,000 and $240,000,
so we're planning to list at $230,000,
making our potential profit of $67,300.
Great things come in small packages.
We're not gonna change the layout of this house--
just enhance it.
There's only one bathroom in this house,
so it has to be full of top-notch fixtures.
We'll put in a new tub, tile, and vanity
to catch a buyer's eye.
The primary bedroom is getting new flooring, paint,
and having the foundation issues fixed.
Our kitchen is getting a big makeover--
brand-new cabinets to maximize the space
and then a peninsula to make smart use of the area.
Alright. You guys ready?
This isn't a big house. It's only 806 square feet.
So there's no reason that Sam, Amanda, and I
I can't knock out the demo to save us a few bucks.
- Dolmar! - Yo.
I'm too short!
Alright! Fastest demo ever, right?
- Right? - Exactly.
Look! Roaches! Roaches!
Multiple roaches!
- Eww! - Multiple!
Oh! My gosh! It's infested!
Eww!
Oh. Oh, they're running!
Yeah, there are tons of roaches coming out of the drain.
- Ohh! - So I bet if we open this up,
there's a ton down here.
Can you help me open this up?
I want to get a flashlight on it.
...open this to all the roaches falling?
...open it. I'm waiting for a whole, like...
Are you about to flood the whole place?
Yeah.
I'm gonna throw up. There's a...
You're not a plumber, D.
No. Ew! Is it good?
Wha!
Ugh! God! That stinks!
arm.
I'm gonna throw up. There's a...
Oh! Look at that. Look at that!
Oh...
Yeah. That is...
It's gnarly.
- I'm not-- Blugh! Blugh! - Right?
But this is beyond our normal demo,
and I don't even think we should even finish this.
- The smell is gnarly. - The sm-- Blugh!
Alright. I'm-- I'm gonna head out.
You wanna help me in the back? Because I...
- Can you carry this? - No, no.
It stinks! No! You better not touch me with that.
- Stay away with that. No. - Can you carry this?
No, no, no. I'm done. I'm done.
Are you guys seriously gonna leave me
to do all of this by myself?
Look. I can handle mice, rats, all that stuff.
But the-- the roaches, the maggots,
and that, like, throw-up-smelling water?
We're gonna have to ride back with you
with that stank-ass smell all over you.
So I'm done. I'm done, I'm done, I'm done.
I'm not touching it. You can finish--
What-- - Oh, my God.
You ass! You finished what you want to do.
I'm gonna sit in the A/C. Because that was gross.
- Are you serious? - You coming?
She'll be fine. Can you help me finish this?
Can you at least help me pull this out?
No. I'm out.
Damn. I think I got one in my mouth.
You know what? Maybe the ladies were right.
Maybe we should let the crew finish this up.
Since this is a small house
and hopefully a straightforward flip,
I've decided to try out a new crew.
With so many projects going on simultaneously,
I need to expand my team.
Our new team removes the termite-eaten ceilings,
finishes demo in the kitchen,
and then moves on to the bathroom.
In the front yard, the team works
to cut back all the unruly grass
and then removes the front section
of the ugly chain-link fence.
Back inside the house, we remove the old tile flooring
and then use a chainsaw to cut into the ancient subflooring.
The subfloor is removed in each room
so the team has access to the floor joists
and foundation underneath.
I know you haven't been here yet. Take a look at this.
Wow. Well, I'm back from my trip helping my sister.
And apparently there's a lot that I got to catch up on.
I mean, Dolmar told me that we're not even using
Jordi or Jesús, our normal crew on this flip,
so I don't know what's going on.
What do you see right away?
Dolmar, this whole house is sloping.
I know. Exactly.
- You knew this in advance. - I know. Yeah.
And you still chose to buy it.
The numbers made sense.
What's up, guys?
There's no floor.
I know. I had them pull up all the floors
so we can see what we got to work with.
Just go on the floor if you don't want to stand on the beams.
Gosh. You are gonna--
So you see this right here?
A lot of this wood. See this? Termite-rotten.
Oh, goodness!
But some of this is pretty good.
Like, we don't have a lot of bad wood like I thought.
We just have to jack up the house a little bit
and rebuild the foundation.
This-- This right here is the major challenge already.
And, by the way, the other thing.
This roof is, uh-- The house could collapse.
It's kind of like a death trap.
This is a complete death trap.
What? Keisha, it's gonna be fine.
This is just-- Is this all within budget?
That's my question. And how long is this gonna take?
Because this is nuts.
I am so uncomfortable right now.
I did not want to take on another project.
I mean, I thought this was gonna be a small house,
which means small problems,
but we're talking about foundation, roofing, framing.
I mean, those are not small.
And on top of it, I wasn't even here
to make sure the proper permits have been pulled,
so I really hope that Dolmar got a good team in here for this.
I don't know. Let's just-- Let's talk to the guys and see.
I want you to meet him real quick
so we could talk about what needs to be done here.
Let's go in the back. What's up, Ken?
Hey. How you doing?
He is a master at rebuilding issues and situations like this.
- Awesome. - Check out over here.
Let me-- Let me show her. So... look at this.
That's how bad it is.
There's no support throughout the house.
And this is one of the worst areas.
Oh, my goodness. In other words, Kenneth,
you're my new best friend because you're gonna fix all this, right?
Yes, ma'am. I'm the man.
- Oh, my goodness! - Ken, can you show us how--
What's the plan for over here? How are you gonna--
Yeah. This whole plate here has got to be raised up.
The floor's got to be raised up.
We're gonna have to put some hangers on it
in order to hold it.
Um, the joist foundation is gone.
So now what we're gonna have to do
is put some floor joists in here in order to
keep the foundation from sinking.
Wall plates-- a lot of these are gone. You see that?
Oh, my goodness!
So we're gonna have to take these out.
So to do all of this, you got to jack up the house.
Yeah, the whole house is gonna get jacked up
in order to take the pressure off the foundation.
He's the-- Keisha, he's gonna get it done.
Alright. Alright.
Ken, can you give her some assurance
that this is what you do?
Yes. This is what I do every day.
You're guaranteed to have a nice floor when you come back.
Alright, my man. I appreciate you.
We're gonna get out of here.
Thank you. Thank you, guys, so much.
I appreciate you guys. Truly.
Now that Keisha has met the team,
they continue work repairing the floor supports--
removing the rotted pieces
and adding in new joists and boards.
With the floor's open, it's time to put in new PVC pipe plumbing.
Once that's done, new subfloor is put down
throughout the house.
Then the crew begins ripping out the old drywall
so they can begin reframing the house.
Outside, we're getting our brand-new roof
courtesy of Hi Low Roofing.
We're getting new shingles, gutters, flashing-- the works.
Thankfully, this is a small house,
and the cost reflects that.
Then the old windows are removed,
and new windows, courtesy of Ply Gem, are installed.
With the new roof and windows in place,
our Trident luxury flooring is delivered.
And the home gets a brand-new front door.
Right now we're on target to finish this house
ahead of schedule. Ha!
And remember? Keisha didn't even want to do this house!
She really has to trust me more.
Alright! Where's the crew?
Oh, my gosh!
- What is that? - What?
We got a stop-work order.
Did we pull the permit on this house?
I don't know, Dolmar. I wasn't here.
This is gonna delay us.
It could take a couple days or a couple weeks.
I hate this house.
Maybe they hadsome kind of mix-up?
I'll have to get on the phone with them
because we can't afford any delays.
This is gonna be an issue with our timeline now.
And over here they're talking about extra fees
if this is not cleared up. - I got to get on
the phone with them and figure this out.
The sooner you take care of that,
the sooner we can get back to work.
We have to go focus on other things right now
since we can't do anything here. Yeah.
Unfortunately, the team that I hired
did not pull the proper permits.
Now, Kesha got rid of them right away.
She's trying to work things out with the city,
and she's asked our main contractor, Jordi,
to come on board.
Now, all of this is gonna take some time.
And in the meantime, we can't do anything
on the inside of the house, so Amanda and I are
gonna brainstorm some ideas for the backyard.
What-- Dolmar...
we're supposed to talk about design here.
And there's, like, a piece of, I don't know, fire pit?
What are we doing here?
This is not cleaned up yet.
No. For real?
- Yeah. - You know, we are
all about curb appeal,
and that's, like, on the front of the house,
but we need to apply that same principle
on the back of the house, too,
because you don't want buyers to walk through the house,
love it, and then they just get out here and like, "Ugh."
What do we have planned for this backyard?
Other than it needs obvious cleanup and some grass.
I was gonna put seeds down.
It's rainy season right now. - Mm-hmm.
And with all the rain that's happening,
hopefully by the time this house is done,
you know, we have some green grass back here.
This does not look like soil.
This is like sand. - I'm hopeful.
You're hopeful. Yeah.
I want to go that option first.
And if it doesn't work, we'll look at other options.
Okay. So do you plan on redoing the fence, like a privacy fence?
I will probably replace this fence.
- Okay. - Or do something with this.
I'm not planning on touching any of this.
To do a new fence here all around this property,
you're looking at at least $7,000.
That's materials, labor.
That cost is too big for the budget that we--
That's gonna blow the budget by itself.
Since we're not gonna put a new fence,
we need to at least clean up the existing fence.
Paint it, make it have, like, some kind of facelift to it.
- I totally agree. - Okay. Alright.
So we're gonna clean up the fence,
put down some grass, and then call it a day for this backyard?
- Grass seeds first. - Or seeds. Something.
- Then sod if it doesn't work. - Okay.
So, next door, there's a pool. You see that?
You want to put that in here? - We gotta go.
It's time to go. - Come on!
- We're not doing a pool. - We can do a kiddie pool.
I need a new A/C unit.
While we're waiting on the permits to resolve,
I'm gonna take Dolmar to my world-- design.
We're gonna head over to Panda Kitchen and Bath
so we can figure out how we can maximize the space
in this small kitchen.
Aleks, thank you so much for meeting with us.
We have another challenge. - Can't wait!
Are you ready? Okay.
This one is going to be the smallest one.
So, what can we do to make this kitchen functional,
with Panda inventory,
make it sexy, and then make it within budget?
Yeah? Yeah.
It needs to stay under $10,000.
We can definitely try to stay in budget.
Since it's a small space that we're working with,
we definitely want to make sure it's functional.
So, by the stove area that you currently have laid out,
I would definitely go shorter
so the peninsula connects to the side of it.
And add a spice rack instead of a bigger cabinet.
- You have spice-rack cabinets? - I do. Yes, I do.
- Ooh! - Alright!
See? We're already getting sexy.
Well, sexy would be if we do a pantry
on the side by the refrigerator.
You have a tall cabinet?
- We do. - Okay. What are the sizes?
The size-- The smallest size that I carry,
my single pantry, would be an 18,
so it definitely would be custom-cut down
to 12 or 15
due to the lack of space that we have on the side.
Oh, a custom?
So what does that mean for our cost?
Is that really gonna increase the budget
because it's not...?
Not on material, but on installation, yes.
- Okay. - Because it's more work.
- Okay. - More work.
Okay. What are we talking? Like...
A few hundred dollars. We try to keep it in budget.
Oh. Okay. That's fine. So I have a feeling
that we're also able to put a corner cabinet, lazy Susan.
So if the pantry is not enough for storage,
they can use also the lazy Susan as a pantry.
- I like that. - I like it. I like it.
What do we need to do to prepare to make sure
that we're ready for when you get in?
I would prefer if the drywall is done, the flooring is done,
the electrical and the plumbing is in place,
so we don't have to come back out and remeasure.
And then we can start selecting all the fun stuff.
Yeah, the colors and all the things you want?
Yeah. Aleks, I love you, man. Thank you so much.
I love you, too, Keisha. - You're awesome.
- Alright. Let's get out of here. - What about me?! No?
You're-- I like you today.
- Today. - I like you today.
He always changes his mind.
- Tomorrow is questionable. - Yes. Gosh!
This is a little house with a huge budget problem.
While we're not at risk of going over yet,
we're gonna have to keep a close eye on our spending
to make a profit.
Hello!
Hey, hon.
- Hi. - How are you?
Oh, my gosh. Listen.
I just got off the phone with the city and the engineer,
and we have to submit all new plans.
- Oh, my gosh. Really? - Yep.
And it's gonna take a lot longer
because once we submit them, it's gonna be another,
what, month or so to get approved.
Yeah, the engineer is gonna take at least a couple weeks.
- Yeah. - And then we got to submit
to the city to review.
And hopefully everything goes good,
because if they don't, they're gonna send back comments,
and then we go into this back-and-forth
until they get it right.
So this is gonna delay us months.
If we're lucky, maybe just two months.
But two months is still too much.
So this is gonna delay us months.
I'm anticipating like two, maybe three months
of holding costs, on top of all the other crap, so...
- We have no choice. - We have no choice.
We just have to beg the engineers
to move as fast as they can,
and hopefully the city approves everything quickly.
But-- - Hm. When do they ever?
Let's do some calculations real quick and figure this out.
I can tell you this.
The word "please" does not work with the city.
Begging on your knees does not work with the city.
The only thing that works is hiring the right crew
to do the job right the first time.
I have lost three months of time
between the city and my engineers going back and forth,
and that is holding costs, engineering costs,
and loss of sanity.
But I finally got my permits approved,
and I'm meeting up with Jordi and his team
to figure out what our next steps are.
- What's up, Pa? - Hey.
How you doing? Hey, Jordi.
Ha ha!
Jordi, you shared your your father with Dolmar, I see.
I guess. I guess that's how it is.
So, after months of going through multiple engineers
and getting plans drawn up, we finally got our permit,
so we wanted to meet and discuss some things.
I know you guys walked the house already.
Yeah, we-- You sent me the plans for the engineer.
Me and my dad looked over them.
Based on here, we got to strip everything down
and start from scratch.
- Mm? - What do you mean?
Because they got involved,
now they want to look through the inspection fully.
So we got to open everything up
and make sure it's up to what they said here.
To permit a house and get inspections done properly,
The city has to sign off on every single step of the repairs.
That means if they don't see something like framing going in,
they won't sign off on it after the fact.
So you're trying to say that all the work
that has been done to this point needs to completely be redone?
- Yes. - All the work was done
in vain, basically. - Pretty much.
We're already $35,000 into this project.
- How much? - $35,000
is already spent on this house.
What's the--
But the worst part is the foundation.
Wait a minute. What? The worst part?
Is the foundation.
What?
Let me see the inside. What do you have to show me?
I'll show you inside. I'll tell you about the foundation.
Yeah. Show me the foundation.
This need replace everything.
And I need raise it up two blocks.
Plus 4x6 till the joints. go like this.
Not like this. Like this.
Pretty much we gotta put two layers of blocks,
and then the 4x6 on top of the blocks
so the trusses can sit on that 4x6.
- Throughout the entire...? - Based on here.
And they want four-- four layers of block.
So we got to raise up all the plywood
throughout the whole house
because they want to have it like this.
What?! You're gonna have to jack the house up a lot.
Yeah. 22 inches.
- Isn't that a concern? - Yeah.
Because when we got to raise it up that high,
we got to use multiple jacks at the same time.
That's why we wanted
you to come out here so you can see it yourself
what exactly-- and what the plan says
so you won't think that we're just saying things to say it.
I mean, we spent $35,000 so far on this house.
And you're saying that that $35,000 in repairs
that we've already done to this house is basically in vain,
so that's a wash and that's a waste.
- Yeah. - Now, with this foundation issue
that's even worse than we thought,
there's no way that we can do all of that
within the amount of money that we have left.
We need to just tear this thing down at this point.
- Not an option. - Okay, so what is the option?
Oh, man.
It sounds like it's gonna be a loss for us.
I just need to stop the bleeding as much as possible.
Deal Maker needs to be in full effect at this point.
Thank you. - Dang, man.
- Man. - Alright. Thanks, guys.
I wanted to give you good news, but...
Jordi and his team get to work
sorting out the issues with our foundation.
First, blocks and beams are put into place to support the house.
And then the new subfloor the other team put in is ripped out
so Jordi and his crew can get in there and correct any mistakes.
Several floor joists are not up to code,
so the team has to remove and replace them.
Then holes are dug so hydraulic jacks can be placed.
Once they are all positioned, they slowly raise up the house
so that the team can get access to the blocks and wood below.
New cement blocks are put in place.
And Jordi begins shaping new rebar
to further support the home.
Jordi! - Yes.
- What's up, man? - What's going on?
This nightmare has been taking a really long time.
I'm hoping you got some good news for me.
Oh, yes. They came recently.
They did the inspection for the five holes of the rebar.
So we passed. - Okay.
He gave us the go-ahead to to set the house down.
So that's what we're doing now.
We're dropping down the house on the blocks
so we can level out the house.
That's what they're doing right now?
Yeah, they're putting jacks down
so they can remove the supports that we had already.
So once-- It's gonna drop down on these.
So once we drop the house,
once we pass inspection, we'll start with sheathing next,
wrapping the house, doing the siding,
the plywood on the inside.
Once the insulation is installed,
I got a call for inspection.
And once that pass, then we can lay down the plywood.
To speed things up, could we drop the house
and install the insulation
so we can get inspections done faster?
Two inspection in one? Yeah. Yeah, we can do that.
Alright. Thank you, man. It's looking good.
No problem.
Hopefully this won't be a nightmare anymore.
Ah. Hopefully not.
- Thank you, Jordi. - No problem.
The team can now lower the house down
on its new blocks.
Then they tear off the old siding and boards...
...and add new beams where needed.
New plywood goes down on the exterior.
And then the house is wrapped with a water-resistant layer
of material to keep away mold.
New trim is cut for the windows and doors,
and then new siding goes up.
Inside, the team repairs some plumbing that was not to code
and then lays down new subflooring.
Next up, it's time for drywall to go up over our framing.
With that done, we're painting the interior of our house
and doing luxury vinyl flooring from Trident Flooring.
Look at this exterior!
- It's looking good. - I know.
I know. It's coming along.
Alright. So siding is all done.
Posts are in. The roof is done. Windows.
What's next?
So we're gonna keep the front as is,
and we're just gonna paint the vinyl siding
that's on the sides, and we're gonna paint the back.
We are gonna paint the window sills, the trim, and the posts.
What kind of color do you have in mind?
Like a darkish gray, black.
Trying to go with, like, a modern theme.
So we'll see how it comes out.
- That's gonna look nice. - Yeah.
Alright. Let's go take a look inside.
What's up, Jordi? - Hey.
- Hey, Jordi. - It's looking good!
I see you've made some good progress in here.
Yes, we have.
Drywall, texture, painting done.
Man, I've never seen you move this fast.
As long as you have the material ready for me
at the job site, we have no issues.
You know what that means. You've raised the bar now.
My expectation now is always gonna be this.
Yeah.
I don't know about this accent wall color.
I don't know. In the rendering,
I just-- I pictured something a little different.
I don't know if I'm feeling it that much actually.
Oh, babe. We can't change it now.
I don't know. I don't really like it.
otdone with it, right?
You still got more work to do.
I still got to put the accent wall.
So let's just finish it and see what it looks like.
I want to look at the back to see what's going on there.
Go ahead. After you.
- ♪ Okay - Well...
Not too long ago, I couldn't even walk in here.
So we have the flooring down in here.
It looks like you guys are getting ready to do baseboards?
- Yes. - I think we're going to do
just a regular flush-mount light versus a fan.
- Fan. Okay. - Perfect.
- Looking good. - Yeah.
I want to go look at the bathroom.
Okay. After you.
Alright. Cool.
So the tile should be here shortly,
and then we've got to get the vanity in, mirror.
It's not L.E.D., so it's just a regular mirror.
It should be pretty easy. - Yep...
Alright. Cool.
Okay.
Alright.
Man, you are already ready
for cabinets. - Yes.
- Countertops. - Yep.
- Appliances. - Yep. Whole nine yards.
At this pace, Jordi, I'm thinking
one more week left, and you're done.
By the weekend, maybe.
Alright. Let's get out of here.
We've got a lot to get done in these final days.
Outside, we're painting our trim and side
and back side in a stunning dark-gray...
...building new back-door steps...
...and then giving our front door a pop of color.
In the living room, wood slats have been added
to the ceiling near the brown accent wall
with the hope that the design will grow on Keisha.
Then it's time to tile our only bathroom
with a dynamic three-tile combo
that'll make the space feel more high-end.
Now that the floors are in, Panda Kitchen and Bath
are here to install our brown Shaker kitchen cabinets.
They'll tie in nicely with the brown accent wall in the living room
where we're currently installing a chandelier.
Then, after some final touches in the bathroom
and installing our kitchen countertops,
we'll go outside where the crew is building a new gate.
Then our trim and the gate and fence get a coat of paint.
Because this house is on the smaller side,
the staging company is here to make sure
that each piece of furniture and each decoration counts.
There's no room for excess
because that will make our home feel smaller.
So the team from the staging company picks neutral colors
and places minimal furniture to maximize our limited space.
Whew. Whew!
Wow! Wow, wow.
Yes!
I can't believe this house is still standing.
Remember... we had really high grass...
and for the driveway, they put down shingles and carpet?
And all the broken windows.
And they were all taped up.
That roof was rotted.
And the house, the porch was slanted.
Thank goodness that we replaced all of the foundation,
so now it's a stable, nice place for any buyer to come in.
Yeah, and thank goodness Hi Low Roofing came through
and hooked us up with a brand-new roof, as well.
And you know who else hooked us up?
Sagiper with this faux wood siding,
along with new paint.
It's definitely not a zombie anymore.
No, it's so cute and tiny, like...
You? ...you!
It's definitely not a zombie anymore.
Let's go inside.
Hey! Look at this! Nice!
This is so nice!
I remember the water-damaged ceilings
that were caving all throughout the house.
I remember I put my foot in this wall.
The walls, they weren't walling.
But thankfully, we got that fixed.
We have new walls, new ceilings,
new white paint all throughout, and new fixtures.
It looks so much better.
And we have brand-new floors
all throughout the house-- nice and safe, sturdy.
And we have a chocolate accent wall
going into the ceiling.
How do you feel about the chocolate wall?
It's growing on me, for sure.
And I think the staging helps.
With everything put together, it looks much better.
Alright. Let's go take a look at the first bedroom.
Mm-hmm.
I remember this was one of the rough rooms
because there was a lot of rotted-wood damage everywhere.
I remember there was a big hole right here.
The floor was really bad. I mean, busted-up tile.
Everything had to go.
But now we got textured walls and new paint.
It's looking really refreshed in here.
And new windows, as well.
Way better than before.
Let's move on to the next bedroom.
This was the room that was collapsing on itself.
It was rough in here.
Wow! This room is a far cry from what it was before.
But now look at it.
Of course, again, we have new paint,
new light fixtures, new floors.
This is a nice-size bedroom.
It was the worst bedroom in the house,
but now it's the best room in the house.
And you know what's the other good room?
The bathroom.
Alright. Let's go take a look.
This bathroom was rough. - Unh-unh.
I mean, it had a fiberglass shower tub.
The ceiling was cracked and also leaking.
It was a tiny but rough space.
But now look at it. It looks so much better.
Very nice.
I mean, we replaced the vanity.
We replaced the toilet, tub, mirror, light.
It looks great.
This bathroom is gonna help sell this house.
- Yeah. - Alright.
Let's move on to the kitchen.
We had a couple infestations going on.
There were roaches crawling out of the drain of the sink.
We also had limited
countertop space in this kitchen.
We didn't even have a dishwasher.
We didn't have all the appliances.
It was just this little corner piece.
Now we have, like, a fully operating kitchen
with nice countertop space for cooking and preparation.
And we even added a dishwasher in there.
Through that back door,
we now have stairs leading into our large backyard.
And, by the way, we also added fence on either side
to keep it enclosed for privacy.
I mean, a fenced-in backyard is perfect
for fur babies and little kiddos.
This house turned out nice.
Yeah, I mean, we really did well with this house
because we did not add any additional square footage,
so it's still a two-bedroom, one-bath.
Did not change the footprint, but we made it more functional.
- Hey. Tiny but mighty. - Hey!
Yep, and everything has been upgraded and brand-new
for a new buyer to enjoy.
Now that we've wrapped this house,
it is time for our favorite part-- listing it.
I mean, we did hit a few hiccups
with the foundation rebuild and all the crazy stuff
that happened with this house and the amount of time it took,
but I still think that we're set up to make a great return.
I'm ready to list it. Let's go.
Alright. Let's do it!
This house turned out even better than we expected,
so we're listing it at $260,000.
Thanks to all of our permit and crew delays,
we went over our renovation budget of $70,000
and ended up spending $110,000.
Our agent fees and closing costs will come out to around $13,000,
and our loan interest will be close to $6,000
because of all the issues and delays.
That makes the total cost of this house $209,000.
If we can sell it for our asking price,
we stand to make a profit of $51,000.
What is this?
Hey, hon.
Hey, babe. What is this alarm
I'm getting on my phone?
It says that you added something to my calendar.
I just wanted to test the new alerts on your calendar,
just to make sure that you are actually getting them.
Because, you know, for some reason,
you never get your appointments.
Babe, I know I dropped the ball with Taylor that one time.
It won't happen again. You don't have to test
and add bogus appointments to my calendar.
You ever heard of the boy who cried wolf?
I'm gonna start ignoring these appointments
if you just add bogus appointments.
Oh, my goodness. You better not. Listen.
Alright. I won't add any more appointments
that you actually don't have.
Please only add appointments that actually matter.
As long as you promise to be aware.
I love you. Bye.
Bye.
You don't run me. You don't run my life.
What is wrong with her?
Dolmar. What did you say?
Oh! I thought you hung up. Bye! Bye-ee!
- Wow. - Love you. Love you.