[rj] this is fort worth, texas, where the west begins.
I'm rj bates iii and I'm known as the king closer
Because in these neck of the woods,
Nobody buys more houses than me.
How long is this gonna take, how much is it gonna cost?
My team at titanium investments
Specializes in buying zombie houses.
You know, those houses that you can smell from a mile away
That make you feel like you're in a scene of a horror movie.
Cassi dehass has led our operations for over a decade
And designs all of our flips.
You just gotta remove this, right?
No, no! We did not check power.
Real estate agent nicole espinosa
Uses her marketing expertise
To sell all of our projects at top dollar.
I literally have three offers.
[she yelps] oh, my god!
This is zombie house flipping, fort worth.
[rj] right, so what are we doing today?
Swing by some comps.
Go pick out a couple of materials.
Materials needs to happen.
I emailed to try and get...
An eta on the windows for the projects we've got going on now.
Fort worth, texas is a hot real estate market
That has been consistently booming
Over the last couple of years.
A lot of neighborhoods are seeing houses
Sell faster than ever.
Some homes stay on the market for only a few days.
For me, cassi and nicole, that makes buying zombie houses
A great investment for my company, titanium.
Zombie houses are an eyesore for the neighborhood.
Usually old, neglected, and falling apart.
Literally rotting from the inside out.
That's where we come in.
-Can you pull over real quick? -Yeah.
I want y'all to take a look at something.
A wholesaler just sent us this deal.
It's over in blue mound.
-Can you see this? -Yeah.
Purchase price 199, the arv is 290.
It's a 1998 build and it's only 1180 square feet.
It says the roof is five years old.
Foundation is great, hvac is eight years old.
[cassi] wow. It looks dirty enough to potentially
Be a zombie, so...
[rj] the house is in a suburb called blue mound,
And it's only about 15 minutes away
From the center of fort worth.
People love the suburban feel of this neighborhood,
Without being too far away from the center of the city.
It has young families, great schools
And people consider this to be a hidden gem in forth worth.
Why is it so cheap?
[cassi] probably had tenants and they left it dirty.
It's around the corner. Can we go take a look at it?
-Oh, hell, yeah. -Alright. Let's go.
[rj] I always want to be the first to jump on a deal,
Especially if the price is under $200,000.
If the after repair value is high enough,
Then this deal could make a sweet profit for my team.
-[rj] yeah, this is it. -[cassi] ok.
[nicole] oh, girl!
Something happened to the roof!
It's right here on this front load panel,
So maybe we can only replace the shingles right here.
[cassi] overall, I mean, there's nothing major.
-[rj] let's go inside. -Alright.
[rj] this brick single-story home was built in 1998,
Has three bedrooms, two baths
And is just under 1,200 square feet.
It's got a two car garage and a large fenced-in yard
With mature trees.
Oh!
-[coughs] oh no! -[rj] [bleep]!
Oh, I'm not doing that. My god, what the hell is that smell?
[rj coughs]
Oh, my god! [coughs]
Absolutely not. I'm not doing this.
[nicole] what is that?
Come on, we gotta do our due diligence.
I'm not going inside.
-[rj] oh, my god. -[nicole coughs]
That's not safe. Cover... Plug your nose.
Listen, it's just cat poop and pee. Come on.
[she coughs]
There's a litter box, that's all it is.
No, that is not a litter box. There's [bleep] on the walls!
We need to get hazmat suits.
I'm not going in there and smelling that.
We can at least get a quick walkthrough...
That can make you sick.
I veto, we're not buying this house. I veto.
-This is what we do. -Veto!
-That kills people. -Veto!
We have somewhere else.
It doesn't kill, you just clean it up.
-It's a hazard. -Can we go?
No. I'm walking the house.
Get me a suit.
You want to get hazmat suits?
I can smell it from here!
Let's go get hazmat suits, but we're doing a walkthrough.
We gotta shut the door.
-It's really bad. -Where are we going?
[rj] we're gonna get hazmat suits.
We looked at the photos and it looked completely normal.
Clean, nothing wrong with it.
Just, we're gonna replace some flooring, do some paint.
But it literally is a biohazard. It is not safe to walk in.
[coughs] oh, god!
Got man-toe?
-No? -Yeah.
[he grunts]
Don't wanna be nut-hugging.
Alright. Just figure out what's going on in here.
[cassi] it's still smelly!
What is the point of a mask if it doesn't work?
[rj] I can't escape the smell in this living room.
[cassi groans]
Why is there literal [bleep] on everything?
Is this actual poop on all the flooring?
[nicole] yes!
[cassi] it's layers of cat poop.
It has to be cats, cos there's litterboxes.
[rj] it is literally making the flooring disintegrate.
It ate through the baseboards, y'all.
Oh, my god, this is not cosmetic.
We can not keep anything.
[rj] let's go to the kitchen.
Oh, it's so bad. I can't do this.
Tits up, nicole, ok? We're gonna get through this.
-Can't believe you opened that. -All this has to go.
-Look at this. -Oh, my god.
-Why are you touching it? -[nicole] put it down!
I'm just curious.
If you don't want to make any decisions...
Did you touch that? I hate you!
-New gloves, now! -Can we just walk through?
Let's check the garage real quick.
I'm allergic to cats. This is not good for me.
[rj] oh, my god!
[cassi] how are there not actual dead cats in here?
[rj] it's like the cats were living in the attic.
Why is this all over the floor?
This is so bad that the drywall actually fell.
[cassi] that's what it looks like. They got in the attic.
You're not going up there! Rj!
You're literally breaking it, dude.
I do not want to pick you up in the cat [bleep].
[rj] everything's gotta go.
All the drywall, all the insulation.
-[she coughs] -all the duct work.
Even this concrete, we would have to put muriatic acid on it.
[cassi] it's not safe if we don't.
[rj] we're gonna get sick if we're in here too long.
See the primary... [laughs] [bleep]!
Look at this!
Why are you focused on that? Look at the wall.
Oh, my god!
[nicole] that is not paint, that is urine.
[rj] I've never seen anything like this before.
I can't be in here. Can we please hurry up?
We just gotta do the primary bathroom.
[nicole] oh, my god, you guys,
There's a bunch of cans of food in here.
Why is there not more bugs?
Like the bugs don't even wanna be here!
-You want me to find... -Stop it!
[cassi] I've seen bad cat houses.
I've never seen anything like this my whole life.
[rj] no, this is unbelievable. Everything has to go.
Quit touching things!
Let's go into the backyard real quick.
Oh, it still smells out here.
This place is creeping me out, man.
This place is haunted.
The roof is fairly decent,
Besides what's in the front yard.
But this fence is [bleep].
[cassi] yeah, this fence is gonna have to go.
And then look at the bottom of the siding, rj.
[rj] yeah. All that's gonna have to be replaced at the bottom.
-At least the bottom piece. -Yeah.
We're gonna have to do some pretty significant work
To the landscape here,
But this is easy-peasy, and we can get it done.
Let's get outta here.
I gotta put my mask back on before I go back inside.
-So bad, so bad. -[they cough]
-Oh, my god! -Oh, my god!
[they laugh]
Cat [bleep] all over me!
We have to renegotiate that sales price,
Cos that is [bleep]
We're gonna buy it at that price and deal with that.
I can't believe they're asking that.
Hell, no.
I did not just do that to not get this house.
We're gonna have to get that smell out even to demo.
What do we think the rehab's gonna be?
I think we can get it done for 35 to 40.
-[nicole] really? -Yeah.
The only reason I say we can get it in cheaper
Is because we don't have to go over the finishes on this.
I think that we be super conservative with our numbers
Because, like you said, everything has to go.
That means a brand new kitchen.
Listen, this is cheaper to gut this
Than try to remediate and salvage anything existing.
This is a first-time homebuyer neighborhood.
If this gets in the hands of the wrong investor,
That doesn't know what they're doing,
This could actually significantly impact
The family that buys this house.
I'll see as cheap as I can possibly get it with the seller.
Good luck with that.
It's gonna be an easy conversation.
I'm literally throwing up cat [bleep] in my mouth, ok?
-That's a plan? -Yeah, I'm ready to go.
-Let's get outta here. -I need to get the hell out.
Rj, help!
I'm clumsy. I don't wanna fall in the cat piss or poop.
-Ok, I got it. -Got it.
Yeah.
Hey, don't worry about your trash. I got you, queen.
[nicole] that's not mine, that's cassi's thing.
I was getting it.
Uh, we're not putting that in my car!
We're not putting that in my car!
Any excuse to touch [bleep]
We're not putting that in my car!
[cassi] stop!
What is wrong with your brain? What is wrong with you?
Due to the condition of this cat house,
I was able to get the seller down on his asking price
Of $199,000.
We got it for just over $182,000.
And because nothing is salvageable,
It's very important we stay within our $35,000 reno budget.
Or otherwise, our profit's gonna stink
As bad as this house.
Our realtor commissions and closing costs
When we sell the property will be around $12,000.
We plan to do this flip in 30 days or less,
So our interest payments will only be about $2,500.
Which makes our total investment $232,000.
I pulled comps in this area,
And we plan on selling this property for $290,000
Which gives us an estimated profit of $58,000.
Since we need to keep this budget tight and right
To make a profit, we need to stick to a couple of areas
That we make fancy.
In the living room, our focal point will be the fireplace
Where we'll add either a marble or a pattern tile
All the way to the ceiling,
Which will make the room feel more grand.
In the kitchen,
We'll replace all of the cabinets and countertops.
We'll also cover the walls with a tile backsplash
That will give it a more modern feel
That won't bust the budget.
Both bathrooms will get all new vanities,
Fixtures and floor tiles.
Nothing fancy, so we stay within budget,
But still gives this place the major upgrade it needs.
Alright, what can I bust a hole in?
This is gonna go, and this is gonna go,
And this is gonna go! [laughs]
Get everything gone in here.
Gone.
How are we treating the plywood, the studs
To get rid of the cat smell?
We'll spray it, basically, just like we would for mold.
-[cassi] anti-microbial? -Absolutely.
Ugh!
So, this is the thing in here, we have drywall
0-already taken down for us. -Oh, my god.
What happened over here?
Is that a fire?
[nicole] oh, wow.
[rj] what the [bleep]?
How did we miss this in the walkthrough?
What would have caught on fire?
Is [bleep] flammable?
[rj] what happened over here?
Is that a fire?
Wait, could it mix with some of those chemicals?
I'm so confused. That's not even...
[all groan]
Could this be an electrical fire?
Holy [bleep].
I hope not, since the power's on.
It was in such bad condition we didn't even look over here.
Which means that we did not factor that into the budget.
[rj] I was the one that pushed for us to buy this house.
I mean, we already knew about the cat pee and poop
But now we have a fire and don't know the source of it.
Work just keeps piling up.
Stop. Let's get an electrician out here as quickly as possible.
We have a sellers disclosure.
Oh, my god, we do.
-You need to pull that up, bro. -Ok.
Are we good? Can we get the hell outta here?
-[cassi] yes. -All right, thank you.
While we check on that seller's disclosure,
Scott and his crew can continue the demo on this house.
Not only do we have to demo this house,
But we have to demo this cat smell.
We're going all the way down to the studs
With the entire house.
To remove the cat stains,
We treated all of the concrete with muriatic acid.
It's the only thing that will get rid of the horrible smell
And this house has to be a clean slate
Before we can start absolutely anything.
[rj] what's up, guys, what are we doing?
So jake will come through and when he does hvac,
He's gonna be checking the ductwork
And everything like that.
He'll redo the registers, service our unit.
Tell us if we need to replace it.
New fans, new drywall.
Registers. All new finishes throughout here.
I mean, there's just nothing, really, that's gonna stay.
One of the things I just noticed from here is our fireplace.
Right, that's a big ticket item I do want to talk about.
[nicole] so we're gonna demo it completely.
Then do a tile fireplace all the way up.
I hear you, and I love the pretty of it,
But I'm more concerned about what happened to that firebox.
And are we gonna have to replace that?
What it looks like here...
Is that not on the inside?
Um, don't touch that without gloves.
Oh, man.
[cassi] ugh!
Honestly, I'd rather just get a bid
For what does the entire new firebox cost.
No one's looked in there. Is there a dead cat in there?
Stick your head in and find out.
You wouldn't let me touch it without gloves,
Now you want me to put my head in?
Seriously, I am concerned about what's going on inside there.
We need to have someone come take a look.
I agree.
[rj] our crew is still cranking out these cat piss walls
And they're moving fast,
Seeing as we only have 24 days left in our 30 day deadline.
Now the cat pee stained walls are finally out of here,
For additional smell protection,
We painted the studs
With anti-microbial paint
To make triple sure this house smells super fresh.
Brand new insulation is being installed.
And drywall throughout the entire house is going up.
We have our go-to hvac guys here
To put in all new ductwork.
And restoring the original ac unit.
Since the siding on the back of the house
Is in pretty decent shape,
We're gonna replace just the damaged lower section.
And we'll match it with the existing siding above.
We power washed the exterior to give the natural brick
A new lease on life
And we updated the rest of the exterior
With a new coat of ivory satin white.
We got brand-new white double-grade pane windows
Going in throughout the house
That add some much needed natural light
To this old, dingy cat house.
And lastly, we're replacing the patch of roof
That was damaged at the front of the house
With the same light gray colored shingles
To match the existing roof.
Now this house is ready for the next stage of renovation.
[cassi] got some new windows up in here.
Hey, did you ever find out what happened
With this little fire that was right here before?
Yeah, so I looked on the seller's disclosure.
There was a chemical fire in here.
No electrical issue, so we lucked out.
Let's get in here and see what we've got going on.
-What's up, guys? -Morning.
[man] hola.
Man, looks so much better
And smells so much better in here.
Lots of fresh drywall.
It smells tons better.
So what are some of the things that we can do to stand out
With the market slowing a little bit?
So, really quickly,
We're doing the tile for the fireplace
To go all the way to the ceiling.
I'm hoping to find a really luxurious,
Sophisticated white marble for the fireplace wall.
And then the primary bathroom vanity
Is just going to stun.
I'm thinking a really sleek, classy tile
To bring some drama into the neighborhood.
I mean, they're going to be such gorgeous features
For this price point.
It's going to blow people away when they walk through here.
[rj] that sounds great.
My concern is that we don't have any more room in the budget
For anything additional. You ok with that?
Yeah, we're gonna do what we're gonna do.
I felt like we had an opportunity in the kitchen.
Can I show you an idea that I had in here?
Yeah, let's do it.
So, we do have these beautiful windows right here.
Right.
Maybe we can add wallpaper throughout the kitchen.
Maybe from cabinets here, over.
[cassi] the wallpaper's a great idea.
But I think we put wallpaper along all of the walls.
The color of the cabinets that we chose,
It will just look really pretty in here.
This means we don't have to wait on them to put backsplash tile.
It'll add protection to the walls,
So that helps them on the drywall.
That knocks off a couple of days.
So, everything is a lot faster and cheaper.
I don't normally pitch things like wallpaper,
But I just thought it was a cool opportunity for us
To do something that's different
And also, just adding kind of a wow moment.
It does also help with budget and timeline.
I'm not gonna lie.
Can I show you something outside?
Yeah. I don't like it when you say that
And make that face at the same time.
Yeah, well, it's not good.
Uh-oh!
So, this is going to be the first thing
That our buyers see
When they walk out this back yard.
And there's holes in the concrete.
I don't even understand why there's holes.
[cassi] I don't either.
We didn't notice because when we came out this door,
We were gagging.
Yeah.
I don't know what we wanna do.
We don't have anything in the budget for this.
I think cassi's budget of $35,000 was a little ambitious
Considering all the [bleep] we had to dig ourselves out of.
There's no money to spend because I made a mistake.
-Yeah. -Is it better than this?
It's way worse.
There's no money to spend on we oopsie
Because I made a mistake.
-Yeah. -Is it better than this?
It's way worse.
Ok?
[pops lips] alright.
Alright, so, if you remember,
These bottom pieces of siding back here
Were rotted, swollen.
[cassi] right, they were gnarly.
So, I told them to remove the bottom three pieces
-And we would replace it. -Right.
They ripped it off, threw it in the dumpster,
It's gone.
I know what you're about to say, don't I?
And this is masonite siding that no longer is manufactured.
They don't make it anymore.
We're gonna have to replace this entire siding.
I'm gonna be honest with you, the thing that annoys me more
Than anything about this
Is that, in addition to having to replace all of this,
We already wasted paint and paid for exterior paint.
I hear you, but it is what it is, and so,
This is why, when I talk about some of the other issues...
I'm with you.
...Where we're gonna have to pay for this.
[cassi] how much additional is this gonna cost us?
As far as materials,
Probably 5, 600 bucks.
With labor it's gonna cost about $1,500.
I'm just gonna have to talk to him about it
And see if he can hook us up.
It sucks. I mean, we gotta do it.
I really thought that we could find a replacement
Of the siding.
I've never have run into this,
Just not being able to find this material before.
Ok, so the other thing that we need to talk about
While we're back here...
Jeez louise, man, rj bates the third,
You just give it, give me problems in threes now?
-Yeah. -Man.
So we already knew that we had to replace the fence,
But we have 12 trees on the fence line,
And some of them are dead
And, or growing towards the fence.
I actually had talked to the landscaping guy,
And he had said that he was gonna pull a couple of these,
So hopefully that won't be too big of an issue.
But, does that line up with what the fence guys want?
And if not, how much more money is that gonna cost,
And how long is it gonna take for him to get the job done?
[rj] again, listen, my biggest concern with this project was,
Is it was an epic [bleep] show when we bought it,
And it's turned into a [bleep] show for us since we bought it.
Right.
I don't see how we're gonna get this done on time,
And our budget is evaporating.
It's gonna be tough, it's gonna be long days,
Lots of work, but I think we can do it.
I don't want to make multiple mortgage payments on this house.
I don't either.
First one is coming up, so let's get it going.
Hey, I think this tree is dead.
[rj] yeah, long gone.
[she laughs]
We're pretty much halfway done with this flip
And there is still a ton of work
That needs to be done on canyon ridge.
[machinery whirrs]
We're getting rid of the old firebox
And prepping for our new fireplace
So cassi can finish designing this dramatic wall
From floor to ceiling.
The entire old composite siding
On the back of the house is coming off
So we can install the new vinyl siding
Which will now match entirely
Throughout the back of the house.
The dead trees in the backyard are being removed
In order to make space for the new fence.
We're demolishing the existing fence
To make way for a brand new, sleek wooden picket fence.
That's gonna go all the way
Around the perimeter of the house.
New flooring's going throughout the house,
Thanks to nunez flooring.
And also, we've installed our firebox.
Even though there were no dead cats inside,
It's more cost effective to replace it
Than try and salvage it.
All of our medium gray classic shaker kitchen cabinets
Have been delivered by the cabinet saver,
Complementing the tones throughout the house.
The guys from texas designer flooring
Are delivering tile,
And the glass diamond patterned tile accent wall
Is going up in the primary bathroom.
[insects chirp]
We're just over halfway done with this flip
And we've already spent $32,700 of our $35,000 rehab budget.
With only $2,300 left,
There's no way we're not going over budget.
[chainsaw whirrs]
This will be exciting.
Ooh, I mean they're dirty, but they're pretty.
Oh, look at that. Are these our cabinets too?
This is gonna go in the primary, and then this is the hall.
-Dude. Looks awesome in here. -[tiles clink]
[cassi] I hear tile. I wanna see the tile.
Alright. I know it's your favorite thing.
[cassi] it's my moment.
Can we go in there?
-[man] yeah. -[rj] yeah?
Ooh, it's everything and more!
It's so pretty.
[rj] cassi, is this how you wanted this?
[cassi] ooh, it's everything and more!
[rj] cassi, is this how you wanted this?
Yeah, why, you don't like it?
Um, you came up with some complicated designs.
Yeah?
We could've just done like a straight brick pattern
Or something like that.
Well, I mean, we could have.
My issue with the tile is
Not necessarily the material choices,
It was, hey, this is a basic porcelain tile
But let's put it on a herringbone pattern.
That takes time, more cuts.
More cuts on tile equals more time,
And more time equals more labor dollars.
This is not good for the bottom line.
It's so... Look, look at my nails.
Yes, it is beautiful.
I mean, this is like death by a million cuts.
Look what you put these people through.
This was on a mesh.
That's... I don't care, look at that, on all of these edges.
I didn't put them through that, the tile manufacturer did.
Sometimes when we have to make decisions based off of time.
Look, tile is the moment in this house.
This whole design, this is our shining moment.
[laughs]
Seriously, it's our shining moment.
If I do a slight upgrade, like a herringbone pattern on one wall,
The cost is a few hundred bucks,
But the perceived value to a potential buyer is much higher.
Basically, it looks fancier
So the right buyer will pay more for it.
This is my statement stuff, so...
I mean, we still haven't even started laying the floor tile,
We haven't grouted.
You have counter tops being delivered today.
We are standing where the vanity is going to exist.
You know if we go over the 30 days,
We're have to make another mortgage payment.
I am well aware, bro.
It's gonna quick-set, it's gonna be done by 1pm,
We'll have the cabinet installed,
Which takes 15 minutes,
And them counters are going in this afternoon.
Don't question my ability to pull something like this off.
If it can move that fast,
Why hasn't it moved that fast so far?
The devil's in the details, bro.
We got it.
Ok.
The floor is easier, it's a grid pattern, it'll be fine.
Ok, y'all, time is ticking over here at canyon ridge
And we're shifting into high gear
In order to get this done in a matter of days.
We chose a simple white with light gray veining,
Ceramic tile for the bathroom floors,
And on top of that,
We're installing gray shaker vanities in each bathroom.
The new white doors are finally able to get installed,
Which will help make the rest of the house
Feel way more cohesive.
The white quartz counter tops are going in today too.
They're not dramatic necessarily,
But the clean and modern look
Is exactly what we're going for,
And we've got it with simple white quartz.
We're in the home stretch of this flip
And we've already spent $48,000 out of our $35,000 rehab budget,
And I'm nervous about being able to finish this flip
Without another mortgage payment.
What, what is this?
We painted our driveway!
[cassi] yeah.
We painted the dumpster.
Why?
We've had a few new sub-contractors on this project
And it seems like they tried painting our doors
And baseboard and ended up painting all over the dumpster.
What are we gonna tell the dumpster guy?
Well, what we're gonna have to do is...
No, no, no, I, I... [laughs]
I'm not dealing with this!
This is supposed to be done,
Like we're staging in three days.
This is the most dumb-ass [bleep] I've ever seen.
The dumpster's rented, like, this is not good,
And I don't have time to deal with this [bleep].
Cassi's gonna have to call someone to fix this tonight.
There's not a door knob.
Yeah, and, dude, there's just [bleep] all over our floors.
This is ridiculous.
So, we're three days away from our deadline
And it literally looks like
We dropped a nuclear bomb on our job site.
This house should have all of the baseboards in
And all of the fixtures installed,
Not [bleep] just left lying around everywhere.
I get it, we're pushing the guys
To get in a certain time frame,
But it's just slowing down the process
And every single hour matters.
-[rj] there is good news. -[cassi] what?
I mean, dude, this is amazing.
Yeah, it's, it's pretty epic.
I know I gave you a hard time, but this is pretty great.
I'm used to you giving me a hard time
And I knew it was gonna look great.
-[rj] alright, so... -[cassi laughs]
Our appliances and counter tops are in.
Ooh it's so pretty.
Wallpaper guys are coming today,
So we'll have the wallpaper all the way around.
We need to make sure that we fully explain to them
What we want now that everything is in.
[cassi] mm-hmm.
Alright, let's go check out the tile in the bathrooms.
Ok, so we still have to grout this.
[cassi] mm-hmm.
Set the toilet, set the vanity,
Bring the counter tops in,
Put in the fixtures, hang a mirror, do trim and paint.
Yes.
-[rj] my god. -We're gonna get there.
-Oh, man. [sighs]
Let's check out the primary.
-Messy everywhere. -[cassi] I know.
We're literally about to have to be...
Place some calls and clean up messes.
-[rj] listen to me. -I will sweep it so you don't
Have the dust up your nose.
Listen to me. No. We have people
That can sweep pieces of wood.
Ok?
That's how we end up in situations where...
Do we have mirrors?
-No. -Do we have sink faucets?
No.
-Do we have a front doorknob? -No.
That's just off the top of my head.
There's too much [bleep] that needs to be done.
[rj] there's too much [bleep] that needs to be done.
-Is it grouted? -[cassi] no.
-[rj] no? -No.
[groans] ok.
But it looks good.
It is how flipping goes sometimes,
Especially if you have a hard deadline
Like we set for ourselves.
It's extremely frustrating,
But there's still an astronomical amount of work,
And in order for us to get it listed
Before this coming up weekend,
We're gonna push as hard as we can to get this done.
The next thing is we need to go outside.
[cassi] ay-yai-yai. The mess continues.
I don't know what we're gonna do about that back porch,
But we've gotta figure something out by tomorrow morning.
We're at least starting to get fence posts up.
[cassi] yeah.
Do we think this is gonna be done today?
Yeah.
-Lonnie. -It's already stained.
Will it be done today?
I'm shooting for it. We should be good.
The only thing we ran into over there was just two holes
By the wall cos of the tree, but...
Listen, I know it was a big project for you,
But I got enough problems on the inside.
You guys are doing good, I just, if we can push,
At least get it to the point where the sod guys
Can be out here tomorrow, and you guys are just finishing up.
That way you're not tripping on top of each other, ok?
-Appreciate you, man. -No problem.
Alright, well, we have
An astronomical amount of work to get done today.
Yes, sir.
I mean, we've gotta get...
-[cassi] yeah. All the things. -Just... We gotta get to work!
Love it. Can't wait.
Oh, man.
Our crew is working overtime
To make sure that this old cat [bleep] house
Doesn't have any more crap on the floors
And to give this place the shine it deserves.
So, our subs came back and they cleaned up the mess
And now we're ready to finish this project.
The standout design in the kitchen is looking even better
With a subtle shimmery flower design of pale gray wallpaper,
And we're installing our awesome black wooden fence.
We are so close to the finish line.
We put this off long enough.
What are we gonna do with this side yard?
[cassi] I think this is just one of those
That we're going to have to do an affordable solution.
What do you think about if we come and we put quick level?
Yeah, that's gotta happen no matter what.
Then we do that deck over paint,
Maybe ask the stager
To put some outside furniture or a rug on it?
Put some tables, nice rug.
We could probably get the guys to do that
In a couple of hours.
We don't have time to do anything else.
I think it'll be a great space.
Let's get out of here, I'm hungry.
I feel like I can see the finish line on this one.
We are finally almost done
With all of the construction and design inside
And outside of the house.
With the black picket fence in the backyard finished,
The side porch area of the house
Is getting the necessary upgrades
To complement the fence
And make the whole backyard feel cohesive.
And we're finishing up all of the landscaping
By laying down brand new sod
To give this former zombie the curb appeal it deserves.
Just put it right in front of it.
We've finally finished and now it's time to stage this puppy.
It felt like we'd never get to this point,
Especially after all the cat poop
We had to dig our way out of.
The staging is going to make this house come together,
And hopefully the buyer
Can see themselves and their family living here.
We finally made it to the end of this flip
And I couldn't be happier with how this turned out.
Even though we went over our reno budget,
Which was initially $35,000, by $20,000
For a total of $55,000,
I'm happy with knowing that we did this the right way
And it's going to be a special home for the next owner.
[rj] that's a fancy sign.
-Looks good in the yard, right? -Yeah.
Our brand new yard.
I know.
It's nice to have a yard, right?
We didn't even have grass.
It was just cat poop.
It's just such a huge difference
From what it was before.
This is crazy.
[rj] I remember it was
That ugly baby blue color.
[cassi] remember how gross the windows were?
[nicole] remember how much damage was on the roof
And we were scared we'd have to replace it?
God, it's just so fresh and clean.
It's crazy.
I'm really proud of the product
That we're putting on the market.
What a huge difference, guys, this is crazy.
[rj] I remember it was that baby blue color.
[nicole] everything just... Just comes together.
This is just like a really creamy neutral white,
And it just does everything for it.
[nicole] remember how bad the roof was?
[rj] we had tree limbs that had taken out part of the roof.
[nicole] the roof looks so much better.
[cassi] remember we were worried about it blending in
And having to replace it all?
They did a great job on the repair.
[nicole] I'm excited to see the inside.
-Let's do it. -Let's look at it.
Let's look at this bad boy.
We love it this much on the outside.
[nicole] I just remember seeing the yellow stained walls.
[rj] and all of the flooring that we had in here,
It was so saturated with cat pee all over.
I mean, I've never seen anything like it before.
-[cassi] but now... -[nicole] oh, it looks so good!
[rj] wow.
Guys, can we just take a moment to appreciate the smell.
[rj laughs] I love it so much.
[nicole] I have so much trauma.
Did you even make it this far in the house the first time?
No, this is the first house I've ever been pushed physically into
Just so that we can see it.
How good does it look with the floors?
Like, these floors are perfect with our tile.
It's very light and bright,
But I think my biggest concern when we took this project on
Was how do we make it stand out, and the fireplace.
[rj] didn't we have, like, a hearth here at some point?
[cassi] big old round circle.
It was such a weird, impeding walkway thing.
But now we've completely removed it.
With the size of this living room,
It just opens it up and it is absolutely stunning.
[nicole] ties it all together.
[rj] one of the biggest transformations I've ever seen.
[nicole] it is a statement piece.
Speaking of statements, can we go look at the kitchen?
Oh yeah.
I'm proud of this one.
I don't know if y'all remember, but the mixture of aromas
Going on was horrible.
[cassi] it had that nasty builder's grade cabinet,
And now we have these wonderful soft close,
The white quartz with the wallpaper.
Everything makes it pop,
The black hardware, the black faucet.
[nicole] I have to give it to rj,
He nailed it with this wallpaper,
Like look at the way that the wallpaper
Just makes it feel so open.
Yeah. I love this wallpaper so much,
I want to put it in my personal home.
We couldn't have done better.
[nicole] we were able to turn an ordinary kitchen
Into something awesome.
I love it.
[rj] let's go check out the bedrooms.
[nicole] I'm excited to see the primary.
Do you remember that huge disgusting couch
That was right here?
[rj] seriously.
It had like this cat claw marks and pee.
[cassi] but now this primary bedroom
Feels so large and open, and it is such a great space.
[nicole] but we're missing the best part. The primary bathroom.
[cassi] I am super excited.
[rj] remember there were cans of cat food all over the floor?
[cassi] it was so tragic to me
How somebody treated this place.
But now...
[rj] I mean, this is incredible.
I wanted to just bring in
Some glitz and glam and luxury and the spa feel,
And you gave me so much trouble about this tile pattern.
[rj] I love it.
Again, my issue was just time and budget,
But you guys, y'all nailed it.
[nicole] I have to give cassi props because she had a vision
And it 100% came to life.
I have never seen subway tile laid this way.
It's very luxurious.
[rj] let's go check out the side patio.
[nicole] remember this area was covered in trash,
Cat carriers and cat poop?
[rj] yeah, and under all that
We discovered that the concrete
Was all cut up and ugly as hell.
[cassi] now it's a cleaned up sweet spot
To enjoy your morning coffee.
[rj] putting down the quick level there
On the existing concrete slab,
Painting it, gives it some texture.
Let's go check out the backyard.
[cassi] this entire backyard was absolutely trashed.
I mean, absolutely trashed.
[rj] we had all these overgrown trees that we had to remove
Along the fence line, and the fence itself was falling apart.
Dude, this is a completely different backyard.
[nicole] this fence is amazing.
The fence usually isn't, like, the statement,
But it makes the backyard, and it looks awesome.
[cassi] I f you remember, the siding.
[rj] it was rotted and swollen and it had to be removed,
And now we have all new vinyl siding
Across the entire back of the house,
It's a pretty big upgrade.
[cassi] it does look really good.
It was an expense I didn't really wish we had to do,
But this yard is huge, it is beautiful,
It is a place you would wanna come spend time in.
I love it. I think we nailed this.
-Good job, guys. -Yes!
Canyon ridge really came together here in the final hour,
And I'm telling you, I am done with cat [bleep].
The family nicole found to purchase the house
Came in at $20,000 over our asking price of $290,000
For a sale price of $310,000.
We paid $182,500 for this zombie,
And went over our $35,000 rehab budget by $20,000.
So that brought us up to $55,000.
Our closing costs came in at $16,000,
And thankfully, we were able to complete the house
Within 30 days so our carrying costs were only $2,500.
This puts our total cost to flip this zombie
At $256,000,
Which makes our profit $54,000.
We're finally done with this one!
[all laugh]
I feel like we put so much love into this house and...
-And money! -Well, yeah.
A lot of love, but there's a lot of money.
[rj] there's a lot of everything in this house.
I don't wanna talk about this anymore cos it's sold.
I think we've earned a drink.
-Can we have two? -Or four.
We don't have to ever be at the cat poop house again!
Three ten!
I kinda like the cat poop house now,
I just don't wanna call it the cat...
The luxury wallpaper house. Oh!
[they laugh]
-[nicole] on to the next. -[rj] yeah.