Real estate is a hot commodity.
But around every corner, danger lurks...
from zombie houses.
These rotting corpses aren't just ugly...
What happened?
...they're dangerous.
Whoa!
Fire, get out of there
And they can drag down an entire neighborhood.
It's the ugliest house on the street.
But their days are numbered.
Here in Orlando, Florida,
taking on these monstrosities is our specialty.
It's a wreck, but we don't shy away from things like that.
Ew!
Our team tracks these filthy zombies down...
This place is a total dump, but at least this room is huge.
...and pumps new life into them...
Maybe I got heat stroke, but I'm falling love with this place.
...flipping them into sweet homes that we can sell...
We are ready to go.
...for an even sweeter payday.
Here's to selling another house.
This...
is "Zombie House Flipping."
♪ Make you a believer ♪
♪ You-oo got to dig a little deeper ♪
♪ Bow down, I'll bless you like a preacher ♪
♪ Time to testify, because you know ♪
Man, I love working in Lancaster Park, dude.
The collection of houses, they're just so eclectic.
Yeah. You know, in Lancaster,
when they scrape little houses,
they put up really interesting new houses.
For sure, man.
Lancaster Park is a neighborhood in Orlando
with a population of about 3,200.
It's one of the best places to live in all of Florida
because of the highly-rated public schools,
close access to great restaurants,
and the beautiful lake that borders it on two sides.
It's popular with young families and professionals,
if they can afford it.
In Orlando, the median home price is around $340,000,
but in this neighborhood, they can sell
for over a million bucks.
So this house was like, a new construction house
that was abandoned? Yeah.
Bro, we don't really see too many houses
- that are unfinished. - Yeah.
So it's kind of odd to see something like this.
We got an off-market tip about a property
that's completely different than the usual flips that we do.
The owners did a complete tear down, framed up a new house,
and then just walked away from it.
At this point, we don't even know the layout of the house,
but Keith and I decided we wanted to look at it
real quick while Ashley stayed behind
to do some research on the property.
What does it take for somebody to walk away
from a house halfway built?
We could be walking into a nightmare.
I think we're about to find out.
Here it is.
Look at that thing.
Definitely a zombie, a monster zombie.
Wow.
This big boy has seen some hard times.
I mean, there's debris hanging from the balcony.
There's trash bags on the walls.
But man, it's huge.
What is this? 4,000, 5,000 square feet?
This only happens when somebody runs out of money.
Yeah, I don't know.
I mean, Mother Nature is starting to
- take the house back. - Yeah.
This is going to need a ton of cleanup.
Well, they got the windows installed,
and it looks like they were
putting can lights in and stopped halfway.
Yeah, the roof is on, so it could be dry inside.
Depending on what's behind the black trash bag.
Yeah, we hope there is an inside, right?
You want to go around it before we go inside?
Sure. Get an idea what we're dealing with?
Let's go see what we got.
Wow, dude.
Look at the peel and stick,
the ceiling around the windows.
It looks like it's peeling up.
Hey, look at this.
There's plumbing, electric, A/C,
and if I'm not wrong, that steel line there, that's gas.
Seeing that they've already installed a lot of
the internal trade stuff makes me think
there could be some real potential with this house.
Alright, we're in.
Oh, man. This is freakin' huge.
Are you kidding me?
One look, and it's obvious
this is not the typical zombie we deal with.
It's more like a concrete compound
with a labyrinth of framing inside.
I think that's the kitchen, probably?
Is this a shower or a pantry?
There's no shower pan. No.
This has got to be the kitchen. Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
There wouldn't have electrical outlets in the shower.
Okay. Hey, there's plumbing out here.
This is an island or a bar top.
Alright, so we're - in the kitchen. - Right.
Then this is a bedroom, because there's a tub over there.
So... Yeah.
The layout is a little discombobulating.
All I see is 2x4s.
Hopefully, it'll start to make sense.
Alright, so this is a hallway.
Yeah. This is a bedroom.
Got a tub right there.
Is this a master?
This would be a giant walk-in closet, most likely.
But for a house this size, this couldn't possibly be the master.
It's more like a master, right?
Yeah.
There's another bedroom over there,
and it looks like another bathroom?
Well, let's see what's upstairs.
Stairs seem solid.
All this wood's in good shape.
That looks like a dryer over there,
so it's like, a utility room?
Okay, another bathroom, so that means that's a bedroom.
Bedroom, bedroom.
There's another bathroom back there.
Oh, dude, and these are two different bathrooms.
Yeah. No way.
So, like... yeah, yeah.
How many is that? There are two downstairs.
Three up here so far, I think.
But wait, haven't found the master bedroom yet.
I can barely keep track of how many bedrooms are in this place,
let alone the bathrooms.
This layout is bonkers.
Oh, man. Look at this.
This is a master.
Wow. Dude, what a master.
That's the--That can't be a closet, right?
That's huge. This is a closet.
I mean, you know how this works.
The little one's the guy closet. That's the girl closet.
Neither of these are little, though, bro.
Alright, let's check out this bathroom.
Toilet room?
Sink. Walk-in shower?
Yeah.
This is a double-sink vanity here.
- Two sets of plumbing? - Yeah.
And what's this?
If you say another closet...
Yeah, it can't be another shower.
You wouldn't have two showers.
So this is going to be like some big-ass tub, right?
By the way, this is what, bathroom number six?
Full baths.
I don't know, bro. I got to look at the plans.
It's kind of hard. All I see is sticks.
So this is nothing like a typical zombie.
Yeah, it's been neglected and needs a lot of cleanup,
but this isn't just turning a lifeless property
into a nice home,
it's turning a skeleton into a mansion.
And because of that, this is nowhere near our comfort zone,
but I'm also thinking there could be a whole bunch
of money to be made here
if we're willing to jump into some very deep water.
Let's talk about it, alright?
They're asking $550,000.
We got to figure out what it might cost
to put this back together.
I've never budgeted something like this.
I feel like, 300 grand?
Yeah, I know.
It's gonna be 50 grand just in drywall.
Yeah, and stucco or siding or whatever.
Like, those are big, big things.
- And six bathrooms? - Six bathrooms.
$10,000 a bathroom, at least.
Master bath will be $20,000.
You don't think we can go cheap on this?
I wish we could.
We try to go cheap on it,
we'll probably end up in the same boat
as the last people that owned this place.
We'd have to take out a loan of over 800 grand,
but we could sell this for $1.2, $1.3 million, right?
Yeah, we know we like this neighborhood.
We've already done houses in here.
Yeah, dude, everybody loves this neighborhood.
Yeah. Come on.
Except for whoever was building this house.
Ashley was able to secure the design plans for this house,
and it's every bit as extravagant as it looked.
The two-story structure has
just over 4,000 square feet of living space,
plus an attached two-car garage and a covered lanai in the back.
The bulk of the first floor
features an open-plan flow from the kitchen
and dining area to the living room.
It has a bedroom suite with attached bath,
plus a guest room that's actually separate
from the hall bath beside it.
Upstairs are three other secondary suites,
two with their own bathrooms,
and even a library slash media room for entertaining.
Then there's the master suite,
a huge room with two oversized walk-in closets,
a master bath with a dual-entry walk-in shower,
and even a large balcony overlooking the street.
We like this layout and won't have to spend any money
redesigning the house,
but getting it all put back together
is going to require a budget
unlike anything we've ever done before.
We offered their asking price of $550,000.
Now it's just up to them to say yes.
If they do, we'll set ourselves a renovation budget
of 300 grand, and hope that's more than enough.
We'll have to get a loan from the bank for all that money,
and that means a big interest rate.
The scope of this project will take a good three months,
so we anticipate interest running more than 20 grand.
We also think closing costs at the time of sale
will hit around $54,000.
That puts us all in at $925,000, which is enormous.
But here's the thing--
we think a house of this caliber in this neighborhood
could sell for a cool $1.3 million,
which would earn us a massive profit of around
375 grand.
A project like this isn't necessarily
what we do as zombie house flippers,
but with that kind of money on the line,
it's worth taking on this mega-zombie,
despite the risk.
Our job on this house is basically just to finish
what the previous builders already started.
In the kitchen, for instance,
there's already plumbing set up for an island,
so we'll construct one that includes bar seating
on the dining room side.
Then we'll install shelving for the corner walk-in pantry
and fill out the rest of the kitchen
with top-of-the-line cabinetry and appliances.
We can have some real fun designing this place,
if our offer gets accepted, of course.
When you're doing, like, a new subdivision,
they'll pre-sell five houses at a time?
- Yeah. - What if we did that?
We hit up the local agents
that are working with all the new construction,
see if they have a buyer, and then potentially sell them
the house, like, pre-construction.
We get a small down payment from them, so they're invested.
We let them help design the house,
and then they get the exact house they wanted
and they take it the instant it's done,
rather than us getting stuck with an unsold property
that we're paying huge interest on.
That would be - amazing. - Let's run with it.
So I'll send the escrow money?
Yeah. Send escrow.
- Okay. - Escrow on its way.
Yeah. Yes!
Let's sell it.
While Ashlee's setting up meetings with realtors,
we're setting up the utilities for this massive house.
We know this high-end home will need an awesome gourmet kitchen,
and that means gas appliances.
So we're digging a trench to run the gas line
from the house to the street.
Once it's connected to the main line out front,
this house will really be cooking.
Next, it's time to tackle the huge amount of electrical work
this place is going to need.
A house this size requires a lot of wiring,
and that can get really expensive.
We're even running some Category 5 cable,
which is a bundled wire for computer networks
that can carry up to 100 megahertz,
so the new owner will have
all the broadband performance they need.
Hey, Keith. How are you? Hey!
Today, we've invited a couple of real estate agents
to the Orangewood house for an early preview.
Both of these ladies represent some high-end clientele,
so we're hoping they have some prospects
that might be interested in buying this place.
So, yeah, let's take a look. Alright.
The kitchen's here, pantry here, island here.
So what kind of finishings are you thinking?
If you have a buyer, they can have meaningful input.
- Nice. - Right?
Let's go check out the second floor.
So this is kind of the grand view here.
We have three bedrooms - over here. - That's nice.
In front of us, this is like, a theater-type room.
- I love it. - I love how this is so open to let in lots of natural light.
And this is the-- ahhh-- master.
We have his and hers closets.
If it was my home, I need both of these closets.
- Just for yourself? - Just shoes.
Wow, that's a lot of shoes, Cora.
You can never have too many shoes.
The master bath, double sink vanity,
shower, garden tub.
I think this is a great master. I love it.
I like it.
Yeah. So what do you think?
You think you might know some interested buyers?
Um...
I do have some buyers that I think this will be
a good fit for them.
I think I might have a potential buyer for you.
Really? Yes.
I love it.
This is fantastic.
We've barely started on this place,
and we have multiple parties that might be interested in it.
Hopefully, one of them will actually
come through with an offer.
Cream and sugar, please.
Cream and sugar.
So are you excited to meet our buyer?
Yeah, I'm excited we found someone so quickly.
Our early preview worked,
and we got one offer on the Orangewood house.
One of the agents we met showed her client the place,
and he said he would buy the finished house
for $1.3 million, which is incredible.
Hey! Hi!
He did reserve the right to back out of the deal,
but he paid a nonrefundable 13 grand
as an earnest money deposit,
which means he's less likely to bail on us.
We also gave him the blueprints
so he could weigh in on the design.
So today, we're meeting him to finalize the deal
and discuss the build.
So, are you excited?
Very excited. Love the house.
Great!
But there's some things we want to do with it.
What I want to do is make this a smart house.
I want everything to be controlled by a tablet.
Everything in the house is going to be connected
to a network closet downstairs.
Shades wired back to the closet.
Every TV in the house wired back to the closet.
How many TVs, do you know?
Last time I tried to count, I got up to eight.
I feel like this is good initially.
Then we're good to go.
As for the rest of the house,
my wife and I like a modern look.
Light tones. Maybe some black and white.
We can work together on that.
- Okay, thanks. - Sounds perfect.
- Good meeting you. - Nice to meet you, too.
Congrats. Thank you.
Okay, I guess we're signing on with this guy no matter what.
Take care.
The thing is, we agreed to cover all the reno costs.
I mean, yeah, if his demands push us over budget,
we could say no or tell him to pay more,
but then he might bail and leave us hanging.
This flip could turn into a nightmare.
We're going to need more coffee.
Per Henry's specifications,
we've rewired the entire house with Category 6 ethernet cable
and doubled the service power to 400 amps
to meet all of his electrical demands.
Now we're ready to seal it all in.
We're covering every nook and cranny
with fiberglass batt insulation,
which is perfect for keeping all the electronics
at the optimal temperature.
Then we're ready to close it all up with drywall,
and we're gonna need a lot of it if we're gonna turn this place
from a huge maze of wooden frames
into the beginnings of an actual home.
Henry's early demands had me worried,
but hopefully our good work here will convince him
that he only needs to give us his ideas
and then he can trust us to get the job done.
Now that we've got the wiring redone,
we've come to Synergy Wood today in search of some
top quality planks for our Orangewood house.
We're designing the ceilings of the outdoor patios,
which is going to require a lot of wood.
Our buyer, Henry, gave us some thoughts
on how he wants the place to look.
We're now meeting with Doug, because we heard
he could provide us with pre-finished wood,
which would save us a ton of prep time, and time is money.
We're here to see how the sausage gets made.
Awesome, well, those are going to eliminate
a lot of labor in the field.
We start with this right here.
This is the raw board.
We take that, and the first step
we do is we take it down the molder.
But when it comes out the end of the molder,
it's got this tongue and groove on it,
so the board that you get is 100% usable.
How do you get the color and the polyurethane into it?
Let me show you.
So this is like,
if you had a spray gun and you did it by hand,
that's how you would probably do it.
Wow, that's so cool.
That looks like it's a really consistent finish.
We overspray-- we put a little bit more on,
because we're going to wipe it off.
What we do is, with a rag,
we actually push that stain down into the wood.
We'll let it sit overnight,
and then we seal it the following day
Can I see some finished product? Yep.
So far, I got to say, I'm very impressed with this
home-grown, family run operation.
If this place can save us time, that's huge.
Even though Henry has said he'll buy the house,
we're still paying for all the cost of the renovation,
and that includes our high interest payment on this loan,
so we want to work fast, but we also need the house
to look great, because if not, Henry could change his mind,
cut his losses, and back out of the deal.
So we have some samples on this table here.
Okay. - This is the honey.
This is pretty. The auburn.
Colonial right there, as well.
And then our weathered gray.
Check it out, and I'll be waiting in there.
Just come get me when you're ready.
Alright, thanks.
Henry and his wife said they prefer
lighter-toned floors, so I love this color,
but I think with the light floors that we're putting in,
that this will probably balance better with it.
The honey? Yeah.
I mean, at the end of the day,
it's about what the buyers want.
- Yeah, for sure. - They're the ones taking the house.
My question is, how much will this cost?
It's like a $10,000 spend for that house,
because it's a lot of product,
but if we had to do this the other way,
if we had to actually buy the wood, stain it,
labor, everything,
it could be 50% more, or even twice that.
Manual wood prep can be
time-consuming and labor-intensive,
but this operation saves us time and even money, while still
providing us top-of-the-line, finished wood planks,
and that's exactly the kind of formula this flip needs.
Let's go find Brooke and get the order going.
After three weeks of our three-month flip,
we've spent about 75 grand.
A lot of that went to that high-tech wiring,
which we had to run twice.
But we've already lined up
a bargain on our exterior wood finishes,
and that'll help keep our renovation on track.
For now, at least.
So, Keith, how are things
coming along with the server closet?
We put the fan in there like you asked us to, for ventilation.
- Yeah. - That should be enough to cool any equipment in here.
Our buyer, Henry, seems to be over here all the time,
and he's checking to make sure we're doing everything
exactly right in this house.
We're starting to fall behind,
because of supply issues and scheduling problems,
and Henry's constant checkups aren't helping,
but we do need to keep him happy,
because we want to make sure he stays committed
to this purchase.
Take a look at this wall over here.
It's not smooth.
Oh, I see what you mean.
The contour here, it's almost like a G.
Did they not check this before they...?
It's one of those things,
it's just not super common down here.
Do you think they can fix this?
I think they can fix it.
Henry had requested ultra-smooth drywall in this house,
which isn't that popular in Florida.
Most homes here have textured walls,
which don't require nearly as many layers
of skim coating and sanding, so a lot of installers here
aren't used to doing this kind of work.
But still, that's no excuse for not getting it done right.
I think the best way to reassure Henry...
Hey, how's it going?
...is to have the drywaller come in and take a look.
Kevin, this is Henry. He's our buyer.
We found some trouble spots with the drywall.
There's like, grit.
Right, we've got blemishes and stuff like that.
Yeah.
So we have to have them come back and fix this
Hey, Keith, I'm looking at this post
and it's all twisted.
What is going on with this?
Oh, yeah.
- Right? - It's not square at all.
We might have to shim one side out and re-hang it.
Whoever hung the drywall in the support post
managed to get it twisted on the way down.
It's not wildly off, but these little imperfections
are adding up to a big problem.
Not only will this delay progress on the house,
it's making us look bad to Henry.
We're in a hurry at this point, because we thought
we'd be fully painted and putting lights in,
so we really need to get
the repairs made as quickly as possible.
Yeah, I understand.
We got to be on top of our game from here on out.
Thanks, sir. - Nice meeting you. - Nice meeting you.
We're still going to make the timeline right?
We'll make it happen.
Kevin's team gets to work fixing the drywall.
They use pole sanders to reach all the uneven spots
and smooth out the textures.
Now these walls are ready to be painted.
We're going with a crisp shade of white throughout the house,
a bright, clean finish
that provides the perfect design canvas
for this modern masterpiece of a home.
Meanwhile, outside,
our teams are prepping the house for stucco.
First, they cover the exterior with a waterproof house wrap.
Then, they attach casing beads,
which act as borders to frame the stucco on the wall.
Next, they add a layer of lath,
which is a metal screen with a textured surface
for the stucco to adhere to.
It's going to take a lot of material
to blanket this big house,
but when it's done, we are all set for stucco.
That just looks like electronic spaghetti.
Well, once the rack is set up,
all you need is just an ethernet cable.
Plug it in and let Lutron do the magic.
Today I've invited Osmar from Lutron
to come over to the house.
This is the expert we promised Henry we'd find
when he said he wanted a house
that was both wired and interactive.
Hey, guys. Hey!
So I want Henry to meet him and hear how the Lutron team
is planning to put this smart house together.
The Lutron Caseta or the Select system,
we can control not only your lights, your switches,
and dim them properly, we can also control seamlessly
your shades throughout your house.
Oh, that would be incredible.
I want to show you a bedroom
to get an idea of what kind of shades we can use back there.
This is going to be our guest room.
In the morning, it gets a lot of sun.
Maybe that person's not ready to wake up yet.
We can seamlessly control the shade
so that you have privacy or blockage.
Can I still control the stuff in here
from somewhere else in the house?
You can control it from your app.
You can control it from the Pico handheld,
or if you have a Google Assistant or an Alexa,
you can actually control it by voice.
Well, Henry seems excited,
so if our client's happy, I'm happy.
And I got to admit, all this futuristic, sci-fi stuff,
it's gotten me pretty excited, too.
This sounds like it's ripe for practical jokes.
We'll definitely have to prevent the kids
from yelling "turn off the house in the middle of the day.
Now we can put down our floors.
We're installing engineered hardwood in every room.
It's a pricey material, and we need a lot to cover
this 4,000 square foot house,
but the look is worth the high cost.
This color is called Malibu Oak, and it's a warm, light hue.
It makes this massive house
feel like a really cozy place to live.
Today it's time to tile these bathrooms,
and there are a lot of them.
Our buyer, Henry has told us
he prefers a monochromatic color scheme,
so we've chosen cool designs are mostly black, gray, and white.
For the floors, our styles include
an elegant, large, white hex,
a beautiful, large, black hex tile,
and a dazzling gray and white floral pattern.
For the walls,
our styles range from a classic white subway tile
to vertically layered, reflective black tile
to off-white mermaid tile.
But in the master bath, Henry is letting us
give this room a colorful accent.
The vanity backsplash is being done
with a green, rectangular tile
in a sophisticated herringbone pattern.
We've never put so much tile into one house,
and the cost feels like sticker shock,
but the results are magnificent.
We're a bit more than halfway through this flip,
but we've spent well more than half of our budget,
spending now about 178 grand.
Keeping Henry satisfied is costing us more than we hoped,
but at this point, we don't want to risk
losing him as our buyer, so it looks like our dream profit
might be coming back down to Earth a little bit.
One of the big concerns I have, though,
is the location of the gas tank and water heaters.
They put the gas meter right next to them,
and you have to have 36 inches to separate.
Why is this wet?
You don't think it's just from the garage being open?
Water?
It looks like the guys found the leak.
Apparently, the rain we got last night
revealed a problem to our work crew.
Somehow, this high-dollar house sprung a leak.
They sealed the balcony upstairs,
so whatever they did didn't work.
Right above the garage is the balcony for the master bedroom,
and it still needs surfacing,
but we had a crew in here to waterproof it
just the other day, so it should have been fine.
They put this coating down, then taped it.
It's got to be coming in from a seam.
You can see how that's not even sticking.
We got a real problem here.
This waterproofing job is incredibly sloppy.
There are seams everywhere,
and they should have redundant seals,
a layer of waterproofing, both underneath it and on top of it.
I'm not sure these have either one.
One of the things I can see, though,
is that this is open here.
If we get some caulk and caulk down that,
that'll actually close it up a little bit,
because it could be getting under there.
Even the door molding hasn't been done right.
With the windy rains we've been having,
water blows onto the balcony walls,
and that molding gap is like a channel
funneling moisture to the loose tape below.
The good news is, we caught this early,
and the contractor will cover the cost of their mistake.
But if Henry spotted another mistake before we did?
I mean, there's only so much a perfectionist will put up with,
and we're deep enough into designing this house
to his taste that we might have limited the pool
of other potential buyers.
If he gets fed up and walks, we could be in trouble.
So we got to call the roof company, have them come out,
and go over this with a fine-toothed comb.
Cool.
Hey. Hey, Keith.
So we're ready for stucco.
This is actually one of the first houses
I've stuccoed that's the size.
I know we're doing a sand finish,
and that's a little bit more technical
than some of the other types of stucco.
Is that right? Yes, it is.
I'm meeting with our stucco expert, Maria,
to discuss the huge job ahead of us.
Our buyer, Henry, has said he wants a sand finish,
which is a finer texture of stucco
than most builders in Florida are used to doing.
This is similar to the situation we had with the drywall,
but this time, I want to make sure
our work satisfies Henry on the first try.
A sand finish is more technical,
because you really need to pay attention
on the way it's drying.
- Yeah. - Sometimes when you have sand finish,
you run into hairline cracks
that we never like to hear as a stucco company.
But your team knows how to prevent that from happening.
Yes, we know how to handle a sand finish.
It sounds like Maria has the right people for the job,
which is good, because this is going to be a huge project
requiring a lot of manpower, expertise, and money.
We can't afford any more missteps.
The stucco crew quickly gets to work.
The masons combine a cement-limestone mixture
with sand and water,
then slather it all over the outside of the house,
creating a durable coat that's both fire-resistant
and able to withstand this damp Florida climate.
Once the stucco has cured, the exterior is ready for paint.
We've chosen a light gray that Henry really likes.
It's a classic tone that's both soothing and distinctive.
Yesterday, Synergy Wood
delivered our prefab porch ceiling planks,
so today we've got a crew here hanging them up.
The deck is huge,
but since all the wood is already stained and sealed,
getting these things installed is a breeze.
Now our amazing, expansive porch has a honey-colored wood ceiling
that'll look great for years to come.
We're also laying down the driveway,
which will be a concrete ramp
that transitions into stone pavers.
And the portion of the house is getting a brick facade,
giving it a nice touch of character.
Together, these outdoor accents create
a strong and beautiful presence for this new home.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen,
a team is installing a set of custom cabinets
that Henry helped pick out.
These top-of-the-line touches are the first step
towards creating a classic yet elegant framework
for this high-dollar space.
After 80 days, this renovation has cost us over $275,000.
Henry's demands have made it a lock
that we'll go over our budget by a good 20 grand.
It's worth giving up some of our big profit margin
to keep him on board,
but we want to stop the bleeding,
so it's more important than ever that we finish
within the 10 days left on our schedule
so our loan interest payments don't explode as well.
Let's go in here. This is still open.
This should be closed by now, right?
Yeah, we just need the electric company
to inspect and approve the connections,
and then we'll bury the trench.
Okay, awesome.
Alright.
We're about a week out from when Henry wants to move in,
and although we're close to finished,
this messy job site doesn't look like we're close to finished.
I know Henry is on edge about it,
so I'm just hoping I can reassure him
that we're staying on pace with the progress we're making.
So the rest of the house is coming right along.
We've got the kitchen cabinets in.
Whoa, what is that?
We picked white cabinets. That's not white at all.
Oh, my God.
Let me call Ash,
because she's the one that put the order through.
Oh, my God.
Hey. Hey, I'm at Orangewood with Henry,
and we got a serious problem.
Can you get over here?
Okay, well, I'm nearby. I'll just come over.
Yeah, please. I'm on the road.
Okay, alright. Bye. Bye.
I don't know what the hell is going on here.
I swear I told the vendor exactly what cabinets we wanted,
but we have five other flips going on,
and none of us were here on site
when these cabinets were installed.
Henry's ready to blow his top.
Even if I can calm him down,
I have no idea how long this is going to take to fix,
and time is money.
Keith, hey. Hey!
We got a really big problem.
These aren't the cabinets that he ordered.
They're not even close to what we ordered.
Oh, my God, this is like, premium traditional.
This is completely different than what we wanted.
It's been a string of delays. There's been mistakes.
I mean, how many blunders have I not caught?
This is starting to feel like a bad investment,
and I'm over it.
- How did this happen? - I have no idea.
Like, they...
I don't really understand.
When we took this job, we knew it was a risk.
The kind of zombies we normally flip
are moderately priced homes,
but we wanted a shot at a million-dollar super-zombie.
Now this cabinet screw-up could be the last straw for Henry.
I mean, if he wants to bail on this,
he's going to only lose 13 grand.
If he walks, we're going to have to finish it all.
We're going to have to put it back on the market.
Hopefully, someone who's going to spend $1.3 million
is going to come around.
The whole point of pre-selling this house was we didn't want
to get stuck paying a lot of interest on a huge loan
waiting for a buyer to come through.
If this house sits for a long time,
it could have major financial consequences for us.
This sucks.
Our cabinet supplier delivered these cabinets
in a color called Pearl Glaze instead of the Pearl White
that Henry actually wanted.
They admitted their mistake
and absorbed the cost of the exchange,
but since the install was our responsibility,
we have to pay for the reinstall.
Hey, at least the cabinets were in stock,
so it got done right away.
We add some modern appliances and some beautiful countertops,
and we have a kitchen set-up that our buyer will love.
We're also sprucing up the outside areas.
We're adding some colorful plants near the house's entrance
and filling out the rest of the landscaping
with some evergreens and some triple Robellini palms.
And finally, it's move-in day for Henry.
In order to fill out this huge house,
our friends at the staging company
offered some furniture for sale,
which Henry gladly paired with his own,
making this house a fully finished home.
I want to play with all the the toys.
Man, it feels like yesterday
the inside was nothing but a forest of 2x4s.
Yeah, remember, they were so confusing.
You couldn't tell what was what.
- But now look at it. - Maaaaan.
- This is incredible! - Unbelievable.
So spacious. You could fly a kite in here.
Yeah, I'm really happy with how the kitchen turned out.
This is perfect.
I mean, these countertops are incredible.
Yeah, this is--
Danby marble from Vermont.
I really like that honed finish, not too shiny.
A nice, kind of matte look.
And we finally got the right cabinets after that fiasco,
so this is looking a lot better.
Exactly what we were going for.
That was a scaly part, when I came over
and you're like, "These aren't the cabinets we ordered."
Yeah. Yeah.
I was like, "No! They're installed."
What is that?
We picked white cabinets. That's not white.
Oh, no.
I thought you were going to cancel the contract.
There were some rough discussions at home
about the way things were headed,
but I'm glad that we course corrected, and we're good now.
We're good now.
The appliances are mack daddy, man.
The boss fridge, the Thermador range.
I mean, come on.
That's it's top-of-the-line as it gets.
Even the lighting in here is top-of-the-line.
The best part about this is with all of our smart stuff
and my wires that I had you guys run,
We have full control over everything.
So the pendants, if we want to
bring down the mood a little bit,
- we can drop them down. - Oooh.
Bring them back up when we're actually working in here.
It's so cool that you can control it from anywhere.
In the living room, we have our massive shades.
You can voice control these, right?
Absolutely.
I can go like, "living room shades up,"
and everything will just--
Wow! What?
That's so quiet.
Guys, all our other flips are going to be jealous.
I know.
Let's have a look at the guest room.
The first time we walked in here,
we thought this might actually be the master bedroom.
I'm sure your guests will be happy with it.
My goodness. So nice.
It's like a hotel room with its own television
and its own private, luxurious bathroom.
Which looks amazing, by the way.
Really like the look and how it came out with everything.
That vertical tile with all the light shades of gray
really gives the space a subtle elegance.
It came out awesome.
Alright, hey, you guys want to see the upstairs?
- Let's do it. - Yes.
Here's the media room you wanted.
So this is my play room.
Just like you asked, we put four speakers in the back,
three in the front, four in the ceiling,
and we dropped a couple of subwoofers down
for the ultimate surround sound experience.
That's gotta sound incredible.
You guys want to hear the speakers?
Yeah. Alright.
♪ Before I, woo-hoo, make you a believer ♪
♪ You-oo got to dig a little deeper ♪
- Sounds pretty good, right? - Yeah. Wow. It sounds Amazing.
I definitely want to come over for a movie night.
Yeah, this is like my retreat.
This thing can get the house shaking.
Yeah. Yeah. This'll get us in trouble.
Well, let's go see the kids' bedroom.
Let's do it.
This is a great kid's room. So bright and spacious.
Totally. It easily fits this awesome bunk bed.
Plenty of space to spread out for the little ones.
Let's go check out the master.
I knew the minute I saw the framed-out master
that it was going to be amazing.
Boy, was I right.
Now this is a master bedroom.
It's really impressive. It's a great master.
Yeah, we love the natural light that we have.
Just a lovely layout.
That balcony is fabulous. All the windows.
Exactly. Oh, and the closets here
are the size of New York City apartment.
It's incredible.
And how about that master bath?
It was just begging to become a spa-like retreat.
I think we obliged.
This is so gorgeous.
I mean, honestly, I think this is my favorite tile
- in the whole house. - Yeah, the color
and the herringbone pattern, really great choices, you guys.
Just so much character. - It looks incredible. - Yeah, it does.
This bath chandelier, so fabulous.
I have to go into the shower. All the shower heads.
Very cool. Amazing. So happy for you.
We're happy with the outcome. We're happy to be done.
Well, it was great working with you.
I'm so happy that we were able to pull this off.
I appreciate all you guys, all your work.
Yeah, I mean, it's our dream home,
so it's all come together, and it's amazing.
Let's the three of us - go celebrate now. - Yeah.
Alright, take care, Henry.
Thanks, guys. Bye. Thank you.
I admit, taking on this project,
and the huge loan that we need it for it
had me nervous through the whole process,
but I couldn't be happier with how things turned out,
both for Henry and for us.
We bought this house for 550 grand,
and our reno costs went over our $300,000 budget
by about 22 grand.
But hitting our timeline kept our loan interest
close to what we expected at about $23,000.
Add in the closing costs of just over 58 grand,
and that puts our all-in cost at $954,000.
But with the sale price of $1.3 million,
we made an incredible profit of more than $345,000,
and that is absolutely worth a celebration.
Well, gang, cheers to getting Orangewood done.
Unbelievable.
It was so overwhelming, the scale of it,
it was almost like a commercial building.
All the technology, all the details.
Especially when we have a learning curve.
We've never made a house that tech-savvy,
and we also haven't done new construction.
Also our highest sale price - ever on a property. - Yeah.
You know, we helped this family get their dream home.
Guys, that's a huge win in my book.
Yeah. To the next one.
Yayy.