♪
Alright, you guys ready for the next one?
-Mm-hmm. -Always ready.
-Yeah. -Take a look at that.
What do you see there?
-[gasps] Yes. -Hey, it's a pool.
Can't see the pool, so it's probably green, but...
-[Dolmar] But there's a pool. -But there's a pool.
-There's a pool. -Okay, yes.
Pool houses are so good on resale,
'cause who doesn't want a pool in Florida?
Especially in Florida, so here's the numbers on this house.
It's a three-bedroom, two-bath house.
This is a bulk REO deal again,
and my investor friend said I could have it for $200,000.
But we better move fast, because he has others interested.
Now, this house has been vandalized.
-Oh, boy. -[Dolmar] A lot of times
when you buy these houses out of bulk REO packages,
they sit vacant for a very long time,
and so they end up like this.
The ARV on this right now is around $330,000.
And based on the pictures,
this house, I think, will go really quickly.
Like, think about this.
$200,000 purchase price, $330,000 ARV.
-Okay. -There's a lot of spread there.
I mean, I think that's great, but let's just go get in it.
Like, let's go tomorrow morning.
Let's do it. That's fine.
I can't make it.
I got a restaurant design that I'm doing
for the rest of this week, so I won't be able to make it.
Translates to she's surfing.
[gasps] I am not surfing. I am designing.
Alright, fine, we'll walk it and I'll FaceTime you.
♪
Well, I'm taking you to your favorite place.
I can see that.
We're all the way back up in Spring Hill,
and you know I love investing up here.
[Dolmar] Situated about 40 miles northwest of Tampa
and only four miles from the warm waters
of the Gulf of Mexico
is the neighborhood of Spring Hill,
a quiet community filled with natural springs,
botanical gardens, and plenty of picturesque hiking trails.
The city also has terrific public and private schools,
a low crime rate, and compared to the rest of Tampa,
Spring Hill is a less expensive option
when it comes to purchasing a home.
You like surprises?
Oh, no.
What am I walking into today?
Well, after our meeting yesterday,
I called back the investor,
and I kind of bought the house already.
Dolmar, oh, my God.
I know we agreed we could buy zombies
without consulting each other in rare instances,
but why did you do that?
We haven't even walked it.
[Dolmar] I made the decision based on the pictures.
How much worse can it be than the pictures?
And the numbers look good, so why not?
[Sam] Well, I will say this.
Digging into the comps, they're really holding strong
-between like 300 and 320 grand. -Uh-huh.
[Sam] But I did notice on the previous listing
that it could have possibly been a previous sinkhole,
which would absolutely 1,000% burn into our budget.
Yeah. [laughs]
That was the other surprise.
Oh, my gosh.
Listen, my instinct is telling me
that there's no real sinkhole here.
You're gambling, though. You already bought the house.
Yeah. And this is what we're doing.
I do not like when you back us into a corner like this, D.
Okay, I'll admit, buying houses sight unseen
isn't the smartest of moves,
especially when there's record of a potential sinkhole
on the property which could double our budget.
But buying for $200,000 and selling for upwards of $300,000,
we're looking at, potentially,
a really large profit on this flip,
so we can afford to take the risk.
Alright, we are coming up on Pinehurst right now.
-Oh, God, is this it? -Alright.
Here's the house right here.
This is "Zombie House Flipping Tampa."
Look at this house.
[Sam] Wow!
[Dolmar] So the house was vandalized,
so we got to just paint the exterior, clean up the yard.
[Sam] Yeah, this is all normal stuff.
My concern is the sinkhole.
We should look for any cracks in the foundation.
This is normal wear and tear so far.
So we'll just keep an eye on it. We'll look around.
[Dolmar] [chuckles] "Beware."
[Sam] Ooh, so scary.
[Dolmar] You ready to go in?
[Sam] Sure.
-After you. -Shouldn't be that bad, right?
[Dolmar] Built in 1998, this zombie has three bedrooms,
two bathrooms, a galley kitchen, and a huge common area,
which includes the living and dining rooms.
Complete with an in-ground pool,
this single-story house should be perfect for a family
looking for their new home.
Here you go.
-Surprise. -[Sam] What?
[Dolmar] Yeah, it's always worse in person.
It looks like clowns went crazy with spray cans.
This is ridiculous.
[Dolmar] Get rid of the sparkling popcorn ceiling.
Yeah. The tile doesn't look bad anywhere
except where the vandalism is,
and we could have actually just kept this floor.
I don't like this.
Well, we could take it out.
[Dolmar] Alright, so we got some drywall issues.
This mirror has to come down. It's cracked.
Would you put a mirror back up?
-No. -Or just take this down?
Just take it down.
Yeah, I agree. This has to go.
That's like 1980s retro-looking stuff.
[Dolmar] Yeah.
I mean, would you say this is like a little dinette area,
possibly, or living room?
But I can already see the kitchen's there.
It would be really nice to open this up.
-You decide. -Let's go that way,
because if that is a bedroom, that gets me very excited.
[Dolmar] Look at this.
Messed-up floors, outdated wall color.
This room needs a lot of cosmetic upgrades.
Look at this.
There's a pocket door that leads to...
A not existing door.
Alright, D, enough playing with the doors here.
This room is super small.
So look at this, right, your little doorframe thing.
Like, can we knock that back
and add a little extra square footage?
Yeah, so that's what I think we should do,
take this out and put the main door here.
Okay. And now look at this wall for the bathroom.
How weird is this?
Why does it not go to the ceiling?
You could go to the bathroom,
and, like, everything's gonna waft over the wall
and down into the primary.
We should definitely go all the way up to the ceiling.
[Sam] Let's see if this weirdness
carries over into the bathroom.
[Dolmar] Man, these people
really did a number on this house.
[Sam] Look at the tub.
Oh, my God.
So we got to redo the whole bathroom,
so this bathroom's gonna cost us at least,
I don't know, $7,000, maybe $8,000.
Man, they, like, really did a number on this place, man.
Because they damaged the tile so much,
we have to redo the floor -- We have no choice.
But to save money on labor in taking up all this tile,
I think we should use the tile as a nice subfloor.
Lay-over flooring is not my favorite.
But it will save us a lot of money on labor.
'Cause look at this house. This is a massive house.
Rip up all this tile 'cause of what these guys did?
I do agree.
We're gonna have to shortcut it on this one.
What is going on in here?
[Dolmar] What would you suggest we do in the kitchen?
Well, for one, the wall has got to come down.
If this is not load-bearing,
then we should take the whole thing out.
[Dolmar] I'm just trying to think of how we should lay it out.
[Sam] That is a big question.
Yeah, I don't know if I like this right here,
but if you move it, you have to move plumbing and all that.
So it makes me want to keep it.
[Sam] It does make me want to keep it, too.
[Dolmar] Let's go check out the other bathroom.
Again.
[Sam] Redo the tile, get a new vanity.
So what are we thinking, like five grand in here, tops?
-Yep, or less. -Yeah.
[Dolmar] I think we can get this one done easily.
Alright, bedroom number two.
[Dolmar] They got clowns on every wall.
[Sam] Look, I know it's just settlement,
but now that we're thinking possible sinkholes
or not possible sinkholes,
that just has me a little concerned.
Like, as we're pulling up the floors,
-what are we going to find? -[Dolmar] Yeah.
So we need to get a building engineer to inspect the house
and see what we're dealing with.
Hopefully it's not a real sinkhole,
because that completely ruins the potential profit on this.
[Sam] Hey, silver lining, the windows look like
they're in really good shape.
-Yay for good windows. -[Sam] Yes.
[Dolmar] I want to see outside.
[Sam] This is so gross.
[Dolmar] This is one of the nastiest pools I've seen.
So what are you thinking? Are we gonna redo?
Redo the tile? It's kind of old-looking, right?
[Dolmar] I think this pool is an easy cleanup.
I think a professional pool company
can easily revive and resurrect this pool.
[Sam] Look at this, though, D. This is pretty.
Can you imagine taking out this tree and opening this up?
Like, buyers walk outside,
and it's gonna feel like it's their land and look huge,
and that's a really good selling point for us to get the $330,000
or more that you're even pushing for.
I definitely did not think about that.
So I have to go up a little bit
to take this stuff out and clear it.
[Sam] Yeah.
♪♪
While I'm sitting next to my buddy right here,
let's talk numbers.
This may look like a lot of big-ticket items,
but it's only surface-level stuff,
so I think we can get by with a renovation budget of $37,000.
[Sam] There's a couple of concerns here --
unknown sinkhole issue.
Hopefully it's not an issue. That would be great.
And then we're not exactly sure how much we need
for the budget in the kitchen.
You know, hopefully we just keep the plumbing in place
and Amanda comes up with something nice there.
But I'm mostly just concerned with the sinkhole.
I love investing up here.
It's just less congested for us on resale,
and so for me, I'm ready to go.
-So you love it? -I do.
I'm just very concerned about the budget.
So that's all I'm saying. That's all I'm saying.
That's it.
Amanda and I are gonna create miracles here.
-Okay. -It'll be all good.
There's so many bugs in this pool.
With the walk-through of Pinehurst complete,
I am confident we can get this zombie flipped
without breaking the bank.
I'm only estimating $37,000 for the rehab.
Now, that may not seem like a lot with how this place looks,
but most of these fixes are cosmetic.
And with Realtor fees and closing costs
coming in at $16,500,
the loan to cover this 30-day rehab
will cost us a little over 2,300 bucks.
Our all-in costs for this flip will be $255,870.
But after we're done with this reno,
I'm confident we'll be able to sell it for $330,000,
giving us a potential profit of $74,130.
This zombie has so much potential to become a beauty
without us having to do too much heavy lifting.
First, we've decided to remove the kitchen wall,
which will instantly create a grander feeling of space
and a natural flow into the rest of the home.
The primary bathroom will get a full makeover,
with new tile, a double vanity, bathtub, shower,
not to mention we'll get that pocket door removed,
as well as that full wall closed up to create some real privacy.
New drywall and a fresh coat of paint
throughout the bedrooms and common areas
will quickly help to erase most of the graffiti and vandalism
that is currently covering this zombie.
Finally, we'll get some pros in
to give this putrid backyard pool an industrial cleanup,
turning what was once an eyesore
into a huge selling point for potential buyers,
which I know will help get this house sold as soon as possible.
♪
[line ringing]
-[Keisha] Hello? -Hey, babe.
[Keisha] Hey, babe, how are you?
[sighs] Stressed.
-Beyond stressed. -[Keisha] What's going on?
[Dolmar] It's just a lot going on right now.
[Keisha] Okay.
I got this house in Spring Hill that I purchased,
even though there was an unrepaired sinkhole claim
on public records.
-[Keisha] Oh, my God. -Yeah.
That could be another $30,000 in unexpected repairs,
and I only budgeted $37,000 for this house.
So if it is an active unrepaired sinkhole,
a huge percentage of our profit is going to disappear.
[Keisha] Geez, Dolmar.
I know.
I got so much other stuff on my plate.
I got so much going on.
I'm running around like a chicken
with its head cut off right now.
And I can't even function. I can't think straight.
I can't even sleep.
[Keisha] Babe, listen, I mean, I can help you.
What do you need?
[Dolmar] I could really use your help stepping in on this one.
[Keisha] You already know that I got your back,
anything you need.
Basically I need you to look into this for me
so I can focus on other things.
[Keisha] I'll start making some calls
I'll see if I can get an inspector out there.
So don't worry about it. I got you.
[sighs] I appreciate it.
The more I think about this investment,
the more I worry about this sinkhole.
Sinkhole repairs can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
While we still stand to make some decent profit on this flip,
I don't want to lose a good chunk of it on this fix.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
[Keisha] Alright, love you. Bye.
Alright, love you. Bye-bye.
♪
[sighs]
♪ Why would I hang it up when I look good wearing it? ♪
♪ Spend money, make money, only thing relevant ♪
[Dolmar] I recruited Keisha to help us on this flip,
and her first item of business was to meet with an engineer
to see if there is a sinkhole on this property.
So I'm stopping by the house to see what they found.
I'm hoping it's good news.
Otherwise, our entire reno budget
is going down the sinkhole.
So what's the deal?
Well, the engineer just left.
And...
And what? What's up?
He inspected everything,
and he had some interesting, interesting findings.
Okay, and?
We're good. There's no sinkhole.
The property has no sinkhole.
-Why you play with me? -Are you happy?
Yeah, but my heart's like...
It's just settlement cracks.
I'm glad it's just settlement cracks,
but, like, you almost gave me a heart attack.
-Aww. -No, stop playing with me.
You know this has been keeping me up at night.
-You make it so easy. -No, come on.
With the sinkhole drama behind us,
we can finally get started on this demo.
Today the workers showed up early
and got right to work demo'ing this house.
But they left the kitchen and the adjoining wall
for us to get rid of.
Lucky us.
[Amanda] Wow. This is gonna be a lot of work.
I say since we're gonna take down the wall,
we need to take the cabinets out first.
I agree.
-Alright, ready? -Yeah.
Geez. I got it, no worries.
[laughs]
♪♪
Oh [bleep]
Whoopsie.
-You're hitting here. -Okay.
Not the wall, right here.
Alright, alright.
You know you could have just lifted the shelves out.
-I know. -Let me -- Let me --
-You want to take over? -Yeah, you're making me nervous.
♪
[Amanda] Alright. Done.
Look at this.
Are we moving on to the wall?
-Why not? -Why not?
-[Sam] Alright, let's go. -Why not?
♪♪
♪
Oh [bleep]
♪
-This is all off, right? -[Sam] Hope so.
-Aah! -[laughs]
Geez, Louise.
-Keep going. -Nice.
I can see it already. This is gonna be beautiful.
Ooh. [Bleep] Dolmar.
-[Amanda] Geez! -What's happening?
-[Sam] Hey. -[Amanda] Oh [bleep]
-Why did you guys do? -What?
You said you were gutting the kitchen, not half the house.
-It's a load-bearing wall. -What?
If you hit that corner,
half this house is coming down right now.
-No. -Oh [bleep]
Oh, maybe not.
-He's messing with us. -[Anthony] We'll finish it out.
Me and David had already gotten the bathrooms done.
We'll help you guys clean up
and wrap it up and get out of here.
Dude, there's like five more minutes left to work here.
Okay, well, then go ahead, finish it up.
No, I think you got it. You got it.
Before we cause any real damage,
we're leaving Anthony's team to do the rest of the demo,
which includes getting rid
of that hideous sparkly popcorn ceiling.
Even unpainted, the lack of popcorn
makes this zombie look instantly more contemporary.
When we initially walked through the house,
we wanted to use the existing tile floor as a subfloor.
But with all the cracked and destroyed tile,
we thought it would be an uneven subfloor
and we might as well do this thing right.
We want this to be sexy, and cutting corners is not sexy.
So we're taking demo hammers to the old tile
and throwing it away.
Then we're grinding off the old cement grout
and sweeping the floors
so they're ready for the new vinyl flooring.
And outside, we're lollipopping the trees
in the front and the backyards,
cutting any limbs that might do damage
or have done damage to this zombie's roof and siding.
There are a lot of overgrown trees
that could be a danger to the house
and the pool enclosure.
And we want to make sure that it is all cut back
before we get started making changes to the house exterior.
♪♪
♪
[Amanda] Alright.
We couldn't even walk back here the last time we were here.
Now that we have Keisha on board as the project manager,
I want to catch her up to speed
about what's going on here at Pinehurst.
I'm dreaming of, like, a fire pit here.
We could put a deck around the pool
and even fit, like, a pergola on this side.
We have a certain budget for this house.
Where are we gonna get money from the budget to do a pergola?
You said a deck around the pool.
There's already a deck around the pool.
It just needs to be pressure-washed.
Come on, Amanda, let's go enjoy this view.
Can we get seating around this fire pit at least?
I really love the idea of adding some chairs
so people can at least visualize
that they can sit and enjoy coffee as they look,
because they could see a deer.
I mean, they could see animals frolicking.
-Ohh, look. -Oh [bleep]
[Bleep] Don't play with me.
Oh, my God!
[laughter]
Keisha, you threw your phone.
Where's my phone?
[laughter]
It's not -- It's not funny.
-Here, come and talk to my pet. -My heart's still racing.
That's not even cool.
Where's my phone at?
Alright, your phone is right here.
Oh [bleep] That was -- Man.
-[Dolmar] Oh [bleep] -Catch. [laughs]
You got scared off a rubber hose.
-[Dolmar] Here. -Payback.
You know what they say about payback.
And you have to go home with me.
[Dolmar] With things moving along at a good clip
here at Pinehurst, today is all about installation,
and we're starting with covering these bare floors.
With our subfloors sanded and prepped,
a beautiful LVP called Brazilian walnut
from Trident Flooring is installed.
LVP, or luxury vinyl plank,
is a beautiful great alternative to wood flooring.
It looks like wood, but it's cheaper,
more durable, waterproof,
and it's extremely easy to clean and maintain.
And because these planks are click lock,
they go in super fast, which is great for us,
having such a tight renovation schedule.
[tool whirring]
Now that the primary bathroom has been gutted,
it's time to drywall.
Also called gypsum or plasterboard,
drywall is installed in preparation
for the incoming tile that will cover this bathroom.
This stuff is great.
It's more stable than plaster
and is a good insulator of sound and temperature,
and, most importantly, it's easy to install,
keeping labor costs low.
With drywall up and floors down,
this zombie is getting some new doors,
both inside and out.
With a little elbow grease
and installation of some new hardware,
we're taking the zombie out of this house in a hurry,
and you know I am all about getting it done.
♪ Outside, inside, we don't stop ♪
♪ Global, worldwide, we don't stop ♪
So in here we're doing a freestanding tub still, right?
I was able to get him to go in the budget
and do a freestanding tub.
It's just a elegant touch,
especially in front of this window.
And then behind us is gonna be dual vanities.
[Sam] I love it.
How are we looking on the rest of the flip, all that stuff?
A week, right?
He ignoring me. [laughs]
He don't want to look at me.
David, one week, we'll be done?
-David? -We'll be done? Yes.
Okay, so all the flooring, tiling, okay.
And then after that, it's just all the,
you know, fixtures and stuff.
-Yeah, the kitchen cabinets. -Vanities, the kitchen.
Then we've got to get countertops,
but we'll be done in like two weeks.
-Sweet. -[Dolmar] List the house.
-List the house. -Get it sold.
This one is moving quick. Good job.
Okay, so, I'll see you guys soon.
-[Dolmar] Alright, man. -Alright.
-Thank you. -[Sam] See it all done.
[Dolmar] As construction on the exterior
of this zombie progresses,
I decided to surprise the team and build an outdoor shower.
To do this, we're securing the existing plumbing with stucco
and framing out and installing wooden slatted walls
and a door for privacy where there once was none.
While this outdoor shower isn't on Amanda's design plan,
I'm certain it will add some real value to this home,
making it even more appealing for buyers.
Inside, new electrical outlets are wired and installed,
as modern ceiling fans and canned lights are set in place,
updating the look of this zombie,
as well as giving it the illumination it needs.
And we're doing a thorough cleaning
to the entire exterior of the house.
The paint is in good shape,
so giving it a complete power wash
will go a long way to improving the much needed curb appeal.
♪
Cabinets should be coming here pretty soon, right?
Yes, we've been waiting on the flooring,
and the flooring is done.
It looks good.
We've got some light fixtures in.
Oh, this house is coming along.
[Dolmar] Every time I walk into this house,
the openness, the open space, I love it a lot.
-[Keisha] Yeah. -[Dolmar] It looks really good.
What is that?
[Dolmar] That's the shower I asked them to put in.
A shower?
Yeah, I was hoping you'd notice that.
-What do you think? -What in the...
-Dolmar, it's outside. -[Dolmar] I know.
Most outdoor showers are outside.
Come, let me show you. Come on.
Oh, my God, Dolmar.
[Dolmar] You seriously don't like this?
[Keisha] Ugh. It's an eyesore.
I mean, when I look out the window,
I want to see this beautiful pool and the beautiful view.
-[Dolmar] You can still see it. -And I just see this.
Keisha, you can still see it through that sliding glass door,
that door, and this door right here.
You're only taking out the view
from this small little window right here.
[Keisha] Ugh. Look at this thing.
[Dolmar] So I thought, okay,
we have a shower already built in here.
Why not build a privacy surround for it, make it nice?
Dolmar, so that was your process for putting this together?
Yeah, look at it. Come look at it.
You don't like it?
No. I mean, I understand why, I guess, the previous owner
would have something set up here for a shower.
-You know, the lake -- -Oh!
What the [bleep]
Dolmar!
-Sorry! -What the hell?
What?
[Keisha] Dolmar!
All over my new shoes!
It's not turned on. Okay. [laughs]
-My shoes! -Sorry!
I didn't know it was on. Now I'm cold.
-So glad you have a jacket. -You're wet, okay.
You can have my jacket.
You seriously don't like it? You want to take it down?
[Keisha] It's an eyesore. It just doesn't belong.
Let's just get Amanda's vote,
let her make the final decision on if we take it down or not.
She should have made the decision
from the very beginning.
You do not need to be designing, honey.
This was a design fail.
I think you're being...dramatic.
I understand why they would have the plumbing out here
for an outdoor shower, but this is a huge eyesore.
I get it's not the best location for it, but it is what it is.
Well, I need you to promise me
that you're not going to design anymore.
I'll try to stay in my lane and not design.
But I have really good ideas.
This may not have been the best one,
but I often have good ideas when it comes to design, as well.
Sometimes, yeah, but then when it comes
to the execution part of it, it falls short, just a little.
Alright, let's go see the other stuff inside.
There's so many other nice things inside
that we can focus on instead of this.
First, you need to pay for my hair,
and then you need to get me some new shoes.
Your weave budget is more expensive than this.
♪ They should've never let me taste success ♪
♪ Royalty in my mind, I was born for this ♪
[Dolmar] Today is all about the important details.
We're complementing the floor renovation
with a baseboard trim installation.
We were able to keep most of the original sculpted baseboard
from the house.
And now we're installing a trim
to seamlessly integrate the new flooring with the molding.
The primary bathroom is also undergoing major changes
by installing white horizontal tiles
combined with turquoise tiles to create a beautiful pattern.
And for the shower floor,
we will be using white tiles in a chevron pattern
to complement the color palette
while adding a more complex design
that will enhance the look of the shower.
To finish up this bathroom,
we will install rectangular gray tiles
for the main floor surrounding the tub,
toilet, and the dual vanities.
The team is hoping to attract buyers with the functionality
and elegance of this primary bathroom,
and these choices and detail will do just that.
♪
♪♪
[Keisha] I'm responsible for working
within the set $37,000 budget.
So with Amanda and Sam running errands,
I wanted to discuss with Dolmar
how I can spend a little more of it.
What are we doing with this yard?
[Dolmar] Cleaning it up.
I would love to do something out here.
Plant some grass seed, something.
Keisha, we're not doing anything over here.
Listen, we are right here in front of a busy street.
This is a very grand entrance.
This is a beautiful color on this house.
Buyers are gonna love this.
But the first thing that they're gonna see is...dirt.
-We want to do something -- -This is not dirt.
I know you're not one for landscaping typically.
That's not true. That is not true.
-It is. It's 100% true. -That is not true.
We cut the grass and clean it up, I think it'll look fine.
I mean, if there was grass to cut.
There's no grass, honey. That's the point.
What do you call this? What do you call this?
-It has enough grass. -You're picking up weeds.
We have too much grass over there.
[Keisha] I do agree with Dolmar. Grass doesn't sell houses.
But curb appeal does help them sell faster,
and the quicker that we can get inventory off of our hands,
the better.
I think if we had some grass out here,
the curb appeal for a buyer coming up here,
they would just be like, "Oh, my God,"
and this lovely walkway and the grand entrance,
beautiful color of the house now,
I just think it's all going to blend very well
and we will get a buyer very fast.
As long as we have the money in the budget,
or else it's coming out of...
Coming out of where?
[Dolmar] Yeah. Anyway...
Mm-hmm. You never trust me.
You just need to trust me.
Do I ever go over budget where it's my fault?
You have.
Grass does not sell houses.
I like her vision, but there's a cost to it, too,
and I got to make sure we rein her in.
Take a look.
I just hope she doesn't fight for anything expensive
in the rest of this house.
[Keisha] Cool.
Alright, so I want to talk to you about this.
I want to just clean it up, keep it.
The door?
Yeah, the track seems to be okay.
We just needs to clean up the bottom part a little bit,
maybe get some new wheels so it slides smoother.
Yeah. That would save us a lot of money,
so I'm glad you said that.
Yeah, so that's what I wanted to show you.
Also, I don't know if you were here for this.
We had double doors here.
We got rid of the pocket door.
-Okay. -It looks good now.
I like the entrance better.
-Actually, I screwed up. -Why?
'Cause we were supposed to actually bring this
all the way up, as well.
We talked about bringing it all the way up
so that you wouldn't have to hear
what was going on in the bathroom.
Dolmar, I would rather not.
I mean, I didn't even notice it when I first came in here.
The previous owners had it like this.
I don't think that we should really bother with it,
because you're talking about extending
the timeline and the budget.
We don't know how much it's going to be.
I don't want to, like, rock the boat right now,
because we are on a pretty good trajectory with this house.
I don't like it. I don't like it.
We're on timeline,
and I don't want this little hiccup to be a thing.
I don't think it's a big deal.
If you don't think it's a big deal,
I mean, I don't think a buyer's not going to buy the house
because we didn't close that up.
So let's just leave it as is.
Having spent a little over $36,000 on this renovation,
it's certain that we're gonna go a wee bit over budget,
especially when we bring our staging company
to outfit this space properly.
But if we want to get a bidding war going for this place,
there can't be any trace of zombie left.
Here we go, the homestretch.
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Oh, boy.
Alright.
I'll figure something out. Thanks for letting me know.
Okay, bye.
[sighs, groans]
Who was that?
That was Sam, and it's not good news.
What's wrong?
Because of all of the houses that we're flipping right now,
she's basically out of inventory.
What are you saying?
I'm saying that we don't have a stager for the house
that we have in Spring Hill.
Keisha, we have to list this house this week.
Like, I can't go over this 30-day timeline
on this renovation, because the loan
is going to start getting a lot more expensive
the longer we wait.
Holding costs, like, monthly holding costs,
monthly loan payments.
The longer we take to sell this house,
it starts to not make sense.
[sighing] Oh, my God.
If it was in Tampa, it's no big deal.
I know tons of stagers in Tampa, but Spring Hill,
that's another story, 'cause, you know,
we're talking about an hour, hour and a half north.
You got to figure this out.
Otherwise, I'm gonna have to list the house
without staging in it.
We won't get top dollar.
It probably won't go as fast, either.
But I got to get this house listed.
I'll have to figure it out.
[Dolmar] Please.
This is definitely a last-minute blow that I wasn't expecting.
Oh, my God.
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[Amanda] Hey, girl, hey, girl.
-Hey. What's up girl? -How are you?
My gosh, it's so wet outside.
Oh, God, it is raining.
This rain is like the bane of my existence today.
I mean, it was tough trying to get a stager
to agree to come here and look at this property.
Stagers are very, very hard to come by right now.
-Right. -And I need to get
this place staged so that we can get this to market,
and nobody was able to come through,
except for a company called Olive Leaf Staging.
-Okay. -And their stuff looked amazing.
Amazing, amazing. So they'll be here soon.
Alright, that's great.
[Keisha] Staging a home is so important
when trying to sell a house, so I'm kind of nervous
because we're using a company we've never used before.
-Hi. -Hi.
-Rita? -Yes.
-I'm Keisha. -You must be Keisha, okay.
[Keisha] But with Amanda here,
I'm hopeful that they can make this space look gorgeous.
Thank you so, so, so much for coming
and checking out our house.
Can't wait to see the house, then we can talk about
how we're gonna lay it out and really bring it to life.
So where do you guys want to start?
Dining room, over here.
So you see this beautiful round chandelier?
Yes, I love that. That's a great choice.
Okay. I was thinking of a round table.
Yes, I think in this space we can do a six-seat table here.
I'm so excited.
It's all sounding a little too good to be true here.
We'll see if we can do swivel chairs
that still keep some walkway space out to the pool area.
We're really coming up against a deadline,
and we've got to get this house done.
So I've got to get it to the market,
so we've got to get it staged as soon as possible.
Well, yeah, since we walked through
and talked through everything, we should be able to pull it
together really quick for you guys.
Awesome, awesome.
I promise everything is gonna be in,
and you're gonna come in, the house is gonna be clean.
-Everything's going to be great. -Awesome.
[Dolmar] With our staging company is place,
it's time to finish this flip.
Beautiful, bright white custom kitchen cabinetry
is delivered and installed by Panda Kitchen and Bath,
helping to create some much needed storage,
as well as begin to frame out our open kitchen design.
Outside, we're completing our curb appeal
by first using a trimmer to remove any remaining weeds,
creating a uniform space.
Next, construction-grade weed barrier fabric is installed,
which will prevent weed growth
while optimizing air and water flow.
And with these beautiful succulents now planted,
a vibrant red mulch is brought in to retain moisture,
as well as regulate the temperature of the soil.
Finally, old disgusting ripped screens
are replaced around the now-cleaned-up pool,
creating a beautiful bug-free zone for the future owners.
With everything renovated,
it's time for Olive Leaf Staging to do their thing,
outfitting these rooms with just the right furnishings and decor
to help create the perfect look
in order to get this house sold fast and for the right price.
♪♪
♪ Whoo, I'm clear for takeoff
♪ Going viral in the hills, all them years paid off ♪
♪ Had to lose a couple friends, yeah, you bums stay lost ♪
-Yeah! -Look at it.
We have curb appeal.
Yes!
[Dolmar] Remember the broken windows
and the board that was up there that said "Beware"?
-[Amanda] Yes. -[Sam] Yeah.
[Dolmar] The vandals basically destroyed this house.
[Amanda] This is so nice.
-This front yard was a hot mess. -Yeah.
And now it's just a hottie.
[laughs] I like that. I like that.
This is a breath of fresh air, let me tell you, D.
Because I remember when there was, like,
just totally overgrown,
looking all nasty, no curb appeal,
so it's really nice to see that this is done,
and I like the red mulch.
I know we usually go with the black mulch on our properties,
but I like the pop of the red against the pink color,
and when the buyers pull up, they're really gonna like that.
Yeah, I agree. I like the blue, white, and red.
Right. I am super excited to see what's going on in the house.
-Let's go, let's go. -Yeah, I want to see.
-You ready? -Yeah. I'm ready.
[Amanda] Yay, it looks so good in here.
This looks fricking amazing.
-It's so nice. -Wow.
[Sam] All that I remember
from the moment we walked in this house
was the graffiti everywhere,
-the broken glass, the graffiti. -[Dolmar] Yeah.
It was such a mess in here.
[Dolmar] I remember the big wall over here.
[Amanda] Oh, yes, that huge wall.
Now this whole space is all open.
We have this nice seating area
that allows buyers to walk directly to the pool,
and then we have the dining room here,
and you can see all the rooms,
no matter where you are in the space.
That's huge for buyers,
and there's not a lot of houses up in the Spring Hill area
that do clear out the space and make it open,
so this is going to help us list and sell faster.
-[Dolmar] Yeah. -Now with it all being open,
it seems so bright.
There's lots of natural light.
This is very, very, very attractive on resale.
[Dolmar] I agree.
What I love most, though, is this kitchen.
[Sam] The thing I remember most about this kitchen
was how small it felt.
[Dolmar] Remember the outdated cabinets?
I mean, the whole kitchen really honestly was outdated,
and it needed a complete facelift.
And I think we were able to accomplish that
with all of the decisions we made here, from the cabinets
to this beautiful, sparkly white quartz countertop.
I mean, it really, really elevated the entire space.
It's a really nice transition to see it all completed.
-This is the spot right here. -[Dolmar] I agree.
Remember the tile flooring all throughout this space?
It's like they took a sledgehammer
and were strategic in banging certain parts of it,
and so it was very hard to salvage and save the tile,
and so we had to rip up all of it
and replace all the flooring
with this nice, brand-new flooring that's in here now,
this LVP.
We were super frustrated about that, actually,
because that was gonna potentially be a huge savings
for us if we could have saved that tile,
but I like this flooring much better.
It's kind of like a blessing in disguise that they tore it up.
[Amanda] Now that the kitchen is great,
and I know the kitchen is usually my favorite space,
but my second favorite space is the primary.
-Yes. -[Amanda] Yes.
I want to see it. You want to go take a look?
-I do. I want to see it. -Yes, yes, yes.
-[Dolmar] Alright, let's go. -Ohh!
[Dolmar] Double doors are gone.
Remember the sunken doors,
the double doors that were right here?
[Sam] That was not a way to enter a primary bedroom at all.
[Dolmar] This really feels like a primary room.
[Amanda] It does, and when I spoke with the stager,
it was very important to put a king-sized bed in here,
because it allows the buyers
to see how big this primary bedroom really is
and how much furniture you can fit in here.
It looks really good in here.
All the natural light and the bright walls
makes the space look huge.
I couldn't even tell that this was a king bed at first,
because the room is so big.
I agree, but you know what I really want to see?
I think the other room that buyers are gonna love
-is this room right here. -Bathrooms.
[Sam] I just remember the broken glass.
We almost couldn't even walk in here
when we first came in this bathroom.
-[Dolmar] Look at this. -[Amanda] Yes.
[Dolmar] This looks really good, from the tile selection
to the lighting and the LED mirrors.
I mean, this looks nice. I love it.
Hey, what can I say? I design for dollars.
One of the prettiest backsplashes
we've done in a bathroom.
-It looks beautiful. -I love it.
Let's go to the bedroom.
[Amanda] Yeah, let's go to the other rooms.
[Dolmar] You guys don't remember the "Bloody Mary"
that was on the wall?
That was ridiculous.
[Amanda] I remember the hideous paint color.
Now it's bright and beautiful.
[Dolmar] Remember that glass that was shattered?
That broke my heart.
[Amanda] Beautiful.
This tile right here, I wanted to bring in that green
that's from the pool
so that it's just little hints of design intentions,
bringing in the colors.
It looks really beautiful. I love the pop of color.
[Dolmar] This bathroom looks so nice.
[Sam] It's pretty.
♪♪
This looks great.
It looks so, so good.
Buyers can see that they have options.
Like, we have a big square footage here,
lots of space to entertain,
and then they can see that they can move in with a family
and use this as a third bedroom, or it can be an office.
So just giving people a variety of options
helps attract more buyers to make more offers.
Now let's go outside.
-[Dolmar] Yeah. -Let's go.
[Dolmar] Remember how green, nasty,
and disgusting this pool was?
[Sam] You literally could not see the floor of that pool.
This is so much better.
[Amanda] It's so blue.
[Dolmar] It's not a swamp anymore.
The one thing that I notice the most
is how overgrown everything was.
Dolmar and I had talked about on the initial walk-through
clearing out that space
because there's so much land back there
that the buyers actually will feel like
they have a lot more land that's actually on the lot,
and it looks beautiful cleared out.
Yeah. You know what else we cleared out?
The outdoor shower, what ended up looking like an outhouse.
So I was trying to be...
A designer, which you're not,
and we ended up going a little bit over budget for that shower.
Other than that, we really stayed on budget.
-We did. -Let's talk numbers.
Our ARV was supposed to be $320,000, $330,000.
-[Sam] Yeah. -And I think we can hit that
based on recent sales in the area,
and so I think we're gonna do really good here.
We're still looking strong.
We should see a lot of buyers come in
and maybe even get multiple offers,
even though the market's slowed down,
because of that attraction to come up from Tampa
to the Spring Hill area.
With this house, everything was direct replacement,
so we were able to get in and out quickly.
We can list the house on the market now,
hopefully find a buyer within a couple of days.
-Mm-hmm. -[Dolmar] Right? Way better.
I want to do more of these types of zombie flips.
Always. So just more clown houses.
Well, yeah, maybe. [laughs]
Another zombie raised from the dead.
This flip has gone through it all
and came out looking brand-spanking-new in the end.
We paid $200,000 to buy it
and spent $39,870 to renovate it.
So when you add in the extra $17,920,
which is those Realtor fees, closing costs, and loan costs,
you have an all-in investment cost of $257,790.
But we're hopeful we can get $330,000
for this gorgeous converted zombie with an in-ground pool.
If we can sell it for that number, we'll make $72,210.
It's amazing what can happen in just 30 days.
Okay, wait, what are you planning?
What are you doing?
[Amanda] We're going to have a friendly game of competition.
So, Sam, what would you want if you won the game?
I want to skip out on demo, duh.
Dolmar, what would you want?
Agree to everything I say.
I want him to say nothing about my design budget.
[Sam] Oh, gosh, there goes the profit.
Let's get rid of this one. Okay. Let's go.
[Dolmar] Let's see what you got.
[Sam] No demo for me.
Can you clean that up since you lost?
-We'll meet you in the truck. -You lost, too.
-What are you talking about? -What you talking about?
-I brought the game. -It's hot.
-We're gonna go sit in the AC. -Yeah.