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-[Chauncey] You wanna feed me? -[Derek] Yeah.
-[Chauncey] What're you gonna -- -[Derek] Are you gonna eat?
I don't wanna feed you if you're gonna just have,
like, a piece of broccoli.
[Chauncey laughs]
Um, but no, check it out, for real.
So, I got -- I got a call from Yuri.
Okay.
You know, Yuri's normally doing rentals.
-[Chauncey] Yeah. -And he bought this one,
I guess the tenant moved out, and he's looking to flip it.
Yuri doesn't flip.
[Derek] Yuri is a local real estate investor
that we know, that we've done some deals with in the past.
Yuri doesn't flip houses, so he came to us for help.
He's asked us to come in and do a quick flip on this house
because he's ready to move on to his next project.
Most of what he buys is ready to, like, move in.
[Derek] Pretty much ready to go, right.
-Yeah. -Well, that's where
we come into the equation.
The idea that we were thinking was, we would partner with him.
We'll front the construction,
so we'll pay for all the construction costs.
He's gonna pay us back the rental costs,
and then basically split the profits at the end.
What type of shape is this freaking house in?
I mean, somebody was living in it before,
-so it's not... -That don't mean nothing.
Have you not seen the houses that we've bought
that people have been living in?
Where are you taking me?
[Derek] We're headed to Lewisville.
Everything in Lewisville moves really fast.
Yeah, I mean, it's desirable, people wanna be there.
They love the location.
That makes me feel good that I think it's definitely
something that we can be in and out of, so...
-Yeah, we know it's gonna sell. -[Chauncey] Yeah.
[Chauncey] Surrounding one of the largest urban area lakes,
the neighborhood of Lewisville is a Dallas gem
with plenty of fun in the sun to offer any buyer.
With a wide range of outdoor entertainment
as well as restaurants and quality schools,
we've scored an excellent opportunity
with this very well-located zombie.
So, what's the size of the house?
Like, what are the specs on it?
[Derek] Almost 1,600 square feet,
3/2, two-car garage.
I'm thinking that, yeah, we go in and out
in two weeks for 40K.
[Chauncey] Two weeks is not a lot of time.
[Derek] I know.
We always wanna help a friend, but this is a big favor.
We gotta do this flip quickly or else
we're losing time on our other investments.
I'm just really apprehensive.
[Derek] You're always apprehensive.
[Chauncey] So, based on the square footage of this house,
what we normally do for our renovations,
price per square foot,
we normally do about $50 a foot on the low end.
But you can't do that, though.
Since we're splitting the profits with Yuri,
we need to keep the budget low
in order to maximize our investment.
Like, we're not talking about coming in
and doing the "Chauncey Special"
and [bleep] blowing out all the walls.
It's supposed to be a quick job
that makes some money real quick.
Two weeks is all the time we really have to help Yuri out.
We have other projects that need our time and attention.
This one should be easy.
I mean, it's fast.
Nothing is ever easy. Nothing is ever fast with us.
With you, everything is easy.
I told you it didn't look that bad.
[Chauncey] What do you mean, it doesn't look that bad?
[dramatic music plays]
This is "Zombie House Flipping: Dallas," y'all!
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The neighborhood looks fine, but...
[Derek] Some landscaping.
[Chauncey] It needs more than landscaping.
[Derek sighs]
-[Chauncey] Hey, Yuri. -[Yuri] Hey, guys.
Thank you for showing up so quick.
Yeah, what do you have going on over here?
Yeah, let's hug, 'cause it looks
like you need a hug this morning.
[Yuri] I do need a hug this morning.
The house is vandalized.
Come in and look at it.
[Chauncey] Built in 1974,
this 1,594-square-foot house is a large bungalow
that reflects the popular style of the times.
It features three bedrooms,
two bathrooms,
a living room,
a dining room, and a kitchen,
as well as a covered backyard patio
and two-car garage.
-What in the world?! -Oh, wow.
[Chauncey] Oh. You got condoms in here.
[Derek] So they've been partying in here.
[Chauncey] Yuri, what in the world did you get yourself into?
[Yuri] It wasn't like that last week.
Last Friday, when tenant moved out,
it was perfectly clean, I promise.
Now look at it.
[Chauncey] They trashed it.
[thunder rumbles]
This one was an opportunity buy.
I wasn't sure, rental or light flip,
but definitely not hard rehab.
[Chauncey] This is not gonna be
the light rehab that you were thinking.
I think this is gonna be a real renovation.
Yep.
Unfortunately, Yuri's tenant decided to trash the place
before they left and in its current state,
there's no way he can rent it out.
I guess let's just walk it and see what all it needs.
And then we can kind of figure it out from there.
The fireplace is nice, just needs some paint.
[Derek] What's this space back here?
[Chauncey] This is a weird little bar area.
There's no plumbing, so is it a bar or is it not a bar?
Yeah, it's not really a bar.
[Chauncey] The sloping here is really weird.
[Derek] This house has major foundation problems,
so that'd be the first thing to fix.
[Chauncey] This is a weird layout in the kitchen.
I mean, it's a tiny kitchen right now.
[Chauncey] This wall right here, I feel like could be closed in.
I can put some sort of piece of furniture here
and create a coffee bar.
And then opening up this wall,
create a little bit more countertop space.
These cabinets are in good condition.
We can definitely salvage these.
Ultimately, you'll have a U-shaped kitchen
instead of an L-shaped kitchen.
We'll fi-- Oh, oh,oh!
There's a light bug!
There are bugs all over this house.
Does it have an active infestation?
They are all over the place.
[Derek] Yeah, we might be spraying this bad boy.
[Chauncey] Yeah. So, this is the dining room.
-[Derek] Yep. -What do you guys think?
You know, this is kind of weird with the layout,
knocking out these little pony walls.
Yeah, get rid of this. Blow out that wall.
When you say something like that, I see money, so...
I mean, it's trashed now, Yuri.
You can't save everything that you wanted to save.
It's kind of a mess.
We got this bathroom. This is a big bathroom.
What in the hell happened in here?
Oh, what did they do to your plumbing?
Holy crap.
We need to just make sure that they didn't stuff anything
down into the plumbing, so we definitely need to run
some sort of plumbing test to make sure.
Alright, so this is the primary.
-[Yuri] Yes, it is. -[Chauncey] It's a big room.
But you got popcorn ceilings throughout the whole house.
Were you just planning on leaving that?
Normally, I wouldn't remove popcorn ceilings.
I mean, I definitely think it's something to consider.
I think most buyers now,
especially considering the price point
we're probably looking at selling this for...
[Chauncey] Yeah.
...probably gonna expect it to be gone.
Yeah, no, I agree.
What is going on over here?
What's this?
We got two closets.
No, it's... Oh, yeah.
It does have two closets -- one over there, one here.
That's good.
So, you got double closet in the primary.
Alright, let's go see the other two bedrooms.
The other bedroom are a nice size, so that's good.
Let's go see the garage.
-[Derek] The garage... -What is this?!
The garage is not big.
Like, what is this space, Yuri?
That's a man cave, I guess.
[Chauncey] This is no longer a two-car garage,
which is gonna decrease the value,
because this closet is taking up
so much space, you can't get a car in there.
You can get a car in there.
[Chauncey] I don't think you can.
I would wanna take this out and maybe just have
a small closet for the water heater,
and then you have a full-size garage.
[Derek] The garage is fine.
You can definitely fit two cars in here.
[Chauncey] Let's go outside, see what else is there,
'cause inside is a mess.
[Derek] Ooh.
That's kinda weird, like, the step up.
Look at all these cracks.
[Chauncey] Yeah, you got some big cracks out here, like...
[Derek] Yeah, I mean, it's definitely not just one area
that needs foundation.
It's probably gonna need it all around the house.
[Chauncey] Foundation is gonna be major.
[Derek] That could be expensive if...
[Chauncey] That could get expensive.
But it does have a nice covered patio,
so I mean, it's not all doom and gloom.
[Derek] Yep.
[Chauncey] Man, this lawn has not been watered
since like 1999.
Yeah, it's been a while, like, everything is just...
-It's just hard. -[Derek] Yeah.
[Chauncey] And this is what's causing the foundation issues.
So, I mean, the first thing, get a sprinkler out here,
and that can help with some of the settling.
But, I mean, it's some major cracks out here.
Like, that's the first thing we need to attack.
[Derek] Yeah, foundation for sure, big gaps everywhere.
We need to get the pros to take a look,
'cause that could be pretty expensive.
Yuri, what did you actually buy this house for?
$248,500.
[Chauncey] Okay, so, you bought it for $248,500.
Based on just, like, eyeballing it,
what are you thinking renovation wise?
I'm thinking no more than $40,000,
as long as the foundation doesn't come back
-with a crazy number. -[Chauncey] Yeah.
Some of these houses are selling around like 375 to 380.
I mean, with holding costs, we'll be looking at about
a $60,000 to $70,000 profit that we can split.
If you can stretch it out to 375,
I will definitely go with you.
-Okay. -Okay.
Alright. I think we can do it.
-So, let's make it work. -Yeah.
Let's make it happen. I like it!
Thank you, Chauncey. Thank you, Derek.
This house is looking a lot worse than Yuri told me.
But I'm confident we can still get this done
on a $40,000 budget.
We're gonna have to salvage what we can from the house
and get a little creative.
Our partner Yuri has already purchased this property
for $248,500.
We're fronting $40,000 for the renovation,
which Yuri will then pay us back on closing.
For that budget, we're planning to repair
the cracked foundation,
put in new flooring throughout the house,
and refurbish the kitchen and bathrooms.
Our closing costs are estimated to be about $15,000.
We're only giving ourselves two weeks to flip this zombie,
and since the house is already owned,
we're already saving money by having no loan interest.
This puts our all-in costs at $303,500.
The ARV for a comparable house in this neighborhood
is $375,000.
If we can sell at that price,
we're looking at a potential profit of $71,500
split between us and Yuri.
[Chauncey] While vandalism and lack of updates
may be this bungalow's biggest issues,
a modern refresh is a sure bet for a winning flip.
We're going to repair the cracks in the foundation
and fix up the curb appeal on the dry front lawn.
In the dining room, we'll be removing the weird pony walls
and we'll also knock down the wall between the kitchen
and dining room to open up the space.
New wood floors will go down in all the rooms.
In the kitchen, new tile flooring goes in.
The unnecessary window looking into the kitchen
from the living room will be closed up
to create a proper TV wall.
The bathrooms will get new tiling and sinks
and refreshed vanities.
And in the backyard, we're gonna paint the porch
to spruce it up a bit.
In the kitchen, we're getting rid of the outdated '90s sitcom
countertops and replacing them with brand-new butcher block.
We'll repaint the existing cabinets to keep costs down.
The old cabinet hardware will get swapped out,
and new appliances will be installed.
To spruce up the kitchen, we'll install
a brand-new coffee bar area with butcher block countertops,
backsplash, and refurbished lower cabinets.
♪♪
Well, babe, we need a new mailbox.
[Derek] That wasn't in the budget.
It -- It needs a new mailbox.
I'm about to paint it.
We're not painting that mailbox.
We're back at Glenhill today because unfortunately,
I ran some of our plans past our contractors
and it looks like our costs are gonna be a little too high.
I'm here with Chauncey
so she can make some changes to our design plan.
We've only got two weeks to do this flip, and every day counts.
We need to get in and out of here quick
so we can move onto demo.
[Chauncey] Alright.
So, tell me about the budget changes.
[Derek] I've got estimates from our contractors.
We're gonna have to cut some things
because it's just too expensive,
so just tell me what you think you need to have.
We've gotta get rid of the popcorn ceilings.
We're not doing the popcorn ceiling.
Why?
We have to take it off. It's not in the budget.
We don't have enough time, and a rush job is too pricey.
Nobody's gonna buy a house for almost $400,000
with popcorn ceilings.
I mean, it's just not in the budget.
Listen, to make this deal work,
we've got 40 grand for the rehab.
We have to make a lot of concessions.
Well, I mean, so no popcorn ceilings.
What about re-texturing the walls?
Like, we can't keep the walls like this.
I thought we were gonna do orange peel.
Yeah, so it's not in the budget to re-texture the walls either.
Bro, we can just paint it.
I mean, they're clean enough.
-What?! -Yeah.
What about, like, the baseboards?
'Cause we're changing out all the floors.
So, we'll get new wood floors.
[Derek] Maybe.
We'll need to see what kind of deal we can get
for the wood floors.
[Chauncey] Okay, not in the kitchen,
but we're still gonna get tile in the bathrooms, right?
Man, I've got a lot of bad news to deliver to you today.
♪♪
Oh, my God.
So, trim and base is gonna have to stay.
We are gonna be able to paint it so they look new.
[Chauncey] Derek! It's like one-inch trim.
It's not even about the trim costs, it's about the labor.
It's like another $2,500 to $3,000 just to install it,
within our time frame.
It's the same with the flooring.
Based on the estimate, we can't afford tile
for the kitchen or the bathroom floors.
I'm -- I feel you.
We don't do lipstick-on-a-pig renovations,
and this is starting to feel very lipsticky,
and I don't like it.
If we ax all of this stuff
and we manage to make it look decent,
I just don't know that the ARV is gonna be high enough
that when we split the profits,
it's even gonna be worth our time.
[Derek] I mean, it works for me.
You're just the only one that doesn't like it.
♪♪
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-[Derek] You're getting strong. -I am strong.
-Yeah, you've been working out. -Look, I can do it by myself.
-Alright, do it. You toss it. -I can toss it.
[Derek] Ahh! Look at that.
First off, the pony walls that were cutting off the space
are demoed to open up the dining room.
The old wood bar next to the fireplace
gets kicked to the curb.
♪
Ahh! You are getting strong.
To keep within our 40K budget,
this demo needs to be efficient and fast.
[Chauncey] This thing is rickety.
-And it's sharp. -Yeah, be careful.
That's why we got these gloves,
so you don't damage those pretty hands.
[Chauncey] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
♪
[Derek] The graffitied wall panels in the living room
are pulled off,
and the old non-functioning appliances
have a date with the dumpster.
While that's happening inside,
large overgrown branches above the house
are cut down in order to protect the roof
from any potential damage.
♪
[Derek] Whoa!
I thought demo was done.
Bro, why are you breaking holes in the wall?
What are you doing?
I'm getting rid of this wall.
Why? Why are you breaking this up?
Because I can't sell this house
as a three-bedroom, two-bath, two-car garage,
'cause this ain't a two-car garage.
This is like a one car/go-kart garage.
Man, you've got two garage doors,
there's definitely plenty of space.
Like, it just has to work.
[Chauncey] No, it can't work.
This wall is the only thing keeping me
between having a full two-car garage
and not having it, and you guys said we can't afford
to pay to get it demoed, so I'm just doing it myself.
[Derek] It's not just about knocking down the wall.
We would have to build another wall
just to make a smaller closet for the water heater.
We just don't have this time.
You guys are killing me.
So, like, the hard answer is no, we can't get rid of this wall?
If you would like to make some money on this project,
that answer has to be no.
As much as I would love to give Chauncey what she wants here,
we just don't have the time for the guys to come in
and build a new water heater closet.
They're already busy with the essential stuff we need done.
This is pretty much an aesthetic deal.
We don't need to invest in it.
We're not gonna do it.
[Chauncey] This is dumb.
I know, it's hard to do it with a tight budget.
[Chauncey sighs]
♪
[Derek] Our first priority on this house
is filling in and repairing the broken foundation.
The crew uses water to loosen up the dry soil
to make it easier to dig out underneath the house.
Then, several bottle jacks
go into the hole underneath the base
and it's cranked by foot in order to raise the foundation
and level the flooring inside.
This cost us about $6,000.
♪
Inside, our crew is digging into the floor
to further correct the foundation.
Cracks in one of the bedroom walls also gets caulked.
♪♪
The exterior of the house is in rough shape,
so it gets a bath with a power washer
to wash off any dirt and other gunk
that's stuck to the brick.
Finally, the cracks in the exterior brick are filled in
and any additional gaps or breakage in the roof overhang
is caulked.
Now that the house has been washed and the cracks filled,
we can move on to painting.
To give the bungalow a more contemporary look,
we went with a crisp, white base and black trim and accents.
♪
Inside, the walls of the house
are getting freshly mudded and painted.
The upper part of the wall we removed between the kitchen
and dining area is getting a plywood reinforcement
to help support it.
And in the kitchen and bathrooms,
we're keeping the original cabinets,
but giving them a fresh makeover with white paint
to make them look as good as new.
♪♪
[Chauncey groans]
The house is looking good, but this yard, babe...
[Derek] Yeah. I mean, it's not great.
So, what do you wanna do?
So, first off, hauling this stuff off.
We call somebody, that's gonna cost us probably $1,000.
At least 750 bucks.
So, can we check and see when the city does bulk pickup
and then just maybe have the guys move it out to the curb
so it can get picked up for free?
-Yep. -So, let's do that.
But, damn, these flowerbeds got jacked up
when they did the foundation.
[Derek] Yeah, they're ugly.
Babe, this is gonna be hard as hell to clean out.
[Derek] I mean, I think at this point,
we can pretty much afford to, like,
-make some mulch beds. -[Chauncey] Yeah.
Maybe a little sweat equity here for us.
I mean, it's like the only option we have
to come in at budget.
So, we've gotta do the landscaping on this one?
Derek is making it really hard
to work within this tight budget.
I know we need to do it for our bottom line,
but it's hard being creative with two pennies and a dime.
But this is gonna be, like, some hard work.
We gotta get in here, dig all of this crap out,
and then I would say just get a bunch of mulch, fill it up.
[Derek] Yep.
Make it match kind of the trim, so like a dark mulch.
That'll just make it look nice and clean.
What do you think about this porch situation?
We can see where the concrete had to get broken up
for foundation work.
That's not very appealing, either.
So, can we do something with the porch?
Can we tile it?
I mean, normally I'd say yes,
but that's like another 800 bucks that we don't have.
♪
Come on, y'all gotta give me something.
♪
Yeah, let's not forget we're working
with a shoestring budget here.
So, I'd say my compromise, because it does look bad,
let's paint it the same color as the trim.
It's cheap. That won't stand out anymore.
Alright. And then change out the light.
And painting the door...
-Yep. -...a good color and maybe
even changing out the hardware on the door.
So, I mean, all of this is gonna help out the curb appeal,
but ultimately we're gonna have to get out here,
'cause you need either time or money.
-Yep. -And we don't have any money.
So you're ready to put in some work.
-I don't have a choice. -You're ready to sweat.
You said you wanted to work out today.
I'm giving you a workout.
Unh-unh, not this kinda workout.
♪
[Derek] Weather sucks today.
It is wet and dreary and cold.
We have so much stuff to do, too.
I hope that the weather doesn't, like,
hold up anything on Glenhill.
Speaking of Glenhill, that actually reminds me,
I need to give Yuri a call.
What are you calling Yuri about?
[Derek] Well, the foundation issues were pretty bad,
so it ate up a decent chunk of our budget,
and I need to fill him in.
[line ringing]
[Yuri] Hello.
Yuri, hey. It's Derek, man. How you doing?
Good, good. What's up?
Wanted to touch base with you on Glenhill.
How are things?
Yeah, so, I mean, we had the foundation work done.
That was actually a pretty big dent.
We spent about 6 grand on the foundation.
The damage was a bit worse than we expected.
Obviously, we still have a couple things coming up --
electrical, flooring, landscaping.
We went a little over budget on that,
but we'll make it up elsewhere.
I've got some ideas up my sleeve that I think can save us
some money in some different areas.
Just trust me on the design process here,
and some of the ideas, I think we can come in okay.
I'll let you guys know kinda what I'm cooking up
and show you my ideas a little bit later on today.
Sounds good. Keep me posted.
[Derek] Alright, bro, we will be in touch.
-Thanks for checking in. -Alright. Bye, Yuri.
-[Derek] Alright, bye, Yuri. -Bye-bye.
I wanna check out those floor samples from Design Quad.
I don't think you're gonna have a lot of options, right?
-Yeah. -Like, we'll get what we can get
but the deal floor is the deal floor, so...
Deal floor.
[Derek] We're gonna stick with the color.
Everything with you and Yuri is about deals.
[Derek] Unfortunately, the foundation was damaged
worse than we thought.
So, a $6,000 foundation makes a big dent,
and it doesn't leave a lot of room for design choices.
We're full speed ahead at Glenhill today.
Now that the new sheetrock has been put up
and the walls have been prepped, we can get started on repairing
and rerouting the electrical throughout the living room.
We'll also be removing the old light fixtures.
Next, in the kitchen, our crew works on the plumbing
in order to get it ready for the new sink.
Thanks to our friends at Design Quad Floors and Home,
those musty, dark floors from before
are replaced with some fresh, lighter-tone wood
throughout all the rooms in the house.
For Chauncey's design touch,
she's decided to have our crew paint the fireplace
a smart, modern shade of black,
but we'll leave the mantel unpainted
to let that natural wood really shine.
♪
[Both] Ooh!
-Look at these floors. -Wow.
What a big difference it makes.
I was so worried we were gonna get stuck
with those dark, old floors in here from before,
but Nikki at Design Quad Floors and Home
saved the day by giving us some discount pricing
on this new light-wash wood flooring.
Thanks, Nikki.
Alright, so here's the bathroom.
[Derek] Oh, whoa.
What's going on with these floors?
What do you mean, what's going on with 'em?
I thought we were putting the LVP everywhere.
No, it would have been way too "blah"
if you would have brought the LVP into here.
-Come on, like... -I mean, blah, yes.
But good for the budget, also yes.
I want tile in these bathrooms, and sometimes
when you want something done, you gotta do it yourself.
So, you told the guys not to put the floor down in here?
Yeah. 'Cause I want tile.
And who's installing that tile?
I'll do it. It's not that hard. It's just tile.
[Derek] Dude, it is that hard.
And look, you got a giant hole over there.
The floor's not even level anymore.
Okay, well, we'll have the guys prep it with some self-leveling
and then I can put a good, durable
peel-and-stick tile product,
also waterproof like the LVP, but it looks like tile.
It'll bring in a little bit of design contrast.
I can get that stuff for under $50 a box.
I'll throw in some spacers, a little vinyl-safe grout --
it'll be done, it'll be pretty.
Let me guess -- just so easy, right?
It's so easy.
And I'm gonna do it, so just...
-I'm gonna do it. -[Derek] Alright.
You'll be cheap labor. Nobody's gonna help you.
Did you just call me "cheap labor?"
Nobody's gonna help. Yeah, you're doing it for free.
I'm not cheap labor. Don't call me cheap.
Oh, I know you're not cheap. We know you're not cheap.
I'm very expensive, thank you.
[Derek] You're gonna be free for this tile job.
[Chauncey laughs] Watch, it's gonna be great.
It's gonna be the best tile job ever.
♪
[Chauncey] Now that the kitchen cabinets have been painted
and the floors have been installed,
it's time to add some design details to this kitchen.
We've got butcher block countertops
added onto our refurbished cabinets.
And for something so economical,
they sure look luxurious.
Once the countertops have been stained
and the backsplash installed,
it's time to cut in some space for our new kitchen sink.
Next, we'll install this cool light fixture/ceiling fan
that will really emphasize the high ceilings
in the living room.
[Derek] Our budget for this flip is $40,000.
At this point in the process, we've spent $30,550.
That's over 75% of our budget.
The expenses from repairing the foundation
and the damage from vandalism, as well as the flooring install
and other work, have really eaten up our budget.
We have about $9,450 left
and we haven't even gotten to the bathrooms yet.
We're gonna have to make some concessions.
It's time to tighten up the purse strings,
and I just hope Chauncey doesn't get too mad at me.
♪♪
Phew! This house is hot.
I'm stopping by Glenhill because unfortunately I've got bad news.
-There you are. -Hey.
[Derek] Why are you always doing something
that you're not supposed to be doing?
What do you mean?
I thought we were only doing the tile in the hall bath.
I thought this was staying the same.
Nope. I'm putting it everywhere.
Put it in both bathrooms.
[Derek sighs]
They're not ready for the other bathroom yet,
for me to install it,
'cause the tile guys are still doing the shower.
So, I figured I'd take it out,
check it out, check out the material.
-I like it. -[Derek] Yep.
Start figuring out how I'm gonna lay it out, and that's it.
And stress me out a little bit in the process.
-Yeah, of course. -Alright.
I actually have some bad news to deliver to you.
-So... -What you mean?
Let me bring you to the kitchen and I'll show you.
-So now you wanna stress me out? -Oh, yeah, it's my turn.
Your breakfast bar area...
[Chauncey] My coffee bar?
-[Derek] Coffee bar. -Yeah.
[Derek] We don't have a lot of time left,
and it would be an expensive rush job
to build out that coffee bar area.
It's gone.
What you mean, it's gone?
You can't take that away from me.
We can't do it. It's not in the budget.
How is it not in the budget?
It's like 1,200 bucks total.
How?!
You've gotta buy a cabinet, then you've got a countertop.
You want shelving, you want tile backsplash.
We're gonna have to buy that material and have it installed.
So, it just... It's kind of a trickle effect.
It has a lot that needs to be done to put in that coffee bar.
You start at 300, but you really end at like 1,200
before it's said and done.
I hate to burst Chauncey's bubble, but the reality is,
with a flip with this tight of a turnaround,
we can't move our crew from the essentials onto a coffee bar.
I'm sorry.
I thought I'd be able to make it work.
We're just gonna need to pass on this one, but...
That blows the whole, like, special part of the kitchen.
Otherwise it's just like a basic-ass kitchen.
What do you think about staging around it?
I mean, why can't we just -- bar cart, something like that?
[sighs] I don't like that idea, but I have to live with it.
[Derek] We're rubbing two nickels together on this house,
and I mean, it's just what we got.
[Chauncey] Don't even sound like we got nickels.
We got pennies.
♪
[Chauncey] In the hall bathroom,
new tiles are laid on the shower walls.
We went with a split beige and white tile
to create some visual interest
while still keeping the tone neutral.
At the same time, tile goes up on the shower walls
in the primary bathroom as well.
The tiles then get a top coat of grout
to fill in any gaps between them
and give it a smooth, cohesive look.
Our new countertops get cut and added
onto the refurbished vanity,
and then a tasteful raised sink in brown glass
is installed on top.
Looking sharp.
Finally, to spruce things up in the hall and primary bathrooms,
we've replaced the old cabinet hardware
with a rectangular black hardware.
Now these cabinets are looking crisp and modern.
♪♪
Ooh! It looks really good.
Oh, and I love this light, babe.
-[Derek] Yeah, it looks good. -It does.
And like, now this is, like, a well-defined dining space.
-It fits. -Yeah, it does.
The black, the wood tones.
I feel like this wall is a totally waste of opportunity.
I can't figure out how I can make it a feature
without spending a lot of money.
Because at this point, I think I have about 250 bucks.
I wanna do something fun with it,
but everything costs so much,
so you tell me what fits in my budget.
I mean, this is a pretty big wall,
so you really need a really cheap material.
Bead board, something like that, maybe.
I mean, you don't have tile.
There's not much you can work with.
-Mm, bead board might work. -[Derek] You can paint it.
Some sort of, like, paneling situation?
[Derek] Yeah, something like that.
Huh. Yeah.
And do it maybe chair-rail height.
-Paint it, like... -There you go.
...a color, like an accent color.
Leave the top white, do the bottom. Okay.
[Derek] Bam. Put me on the design team.
Okay, you're not on the design team.
-Yeah. Come on. -No. No.
I think it can work.
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[cellphone ringing]
Hey, babe.
[Derek] Hey, baby. What are you doing?
I am running some errands,
picking up some last-minute things.
Alright, so you're driving, it sounds like, huh?
Yes, I'm driving.
Good, so you're sitting down.
So, I've got some news for you.
Okay...
I just got a call from the stagers,
and they're not gonna be able to stage the house tomorrow.
What do you mean?
They're like, they're not gonna be able to make it.
And, like, they're not asking to reschedule
or be delayed by like a day or two days.
Apparently, they had some flooding in their warehouse.
I think it's affected the furniture.
They're talking about assessing the damage.
So, like, we're not on the horizon
for staging for at least a week.
What?!
You have got to be kidding me!
-Nope. I wish I was. -[Chauncey groans]
We can't do that. We can't do that.
Like, it's so important timing wise
to get this house on the market, with Yuri.
This is a two-week flip.
We don't have another week to wait for staging.
We need to stage this house immediately.
What do you think about Nikki?
She's helped us out before.
You think maybe she could do
some last-minute staging for us?
I mean, it's definitely gonna be a Hail Mary.
My only concern is that she's significantly more expensive
than this discount stager that we don't know anything about
that you reached out to.
But I think that's our only choice at this point.
Let me call Nikki.
[line ringing]
[Nikki] Chauncey!
Nikki!
[laughs] Yes?
So, we have this Glenhill job going on,
and because we were so tight on the budget,
Derek reached out to this discount staging place,
and they have canceled on us, last minute.
I know this is a long shot,
but do you think that there is any way possible
that you could stage this Glenhill house for me?
Like, tomorrow?
Let me see what magic I can work.
I think you're in luck.
We did have one of the jobs that we have tomorrow cancel.
-Hot damn! -We can squeeze you in.
Okay. That is perfect.
I will text Derek and send pictures
of how it looks so then you can, you know, get, pull together
whatever you need to, and let's get her done.
Okay. Well, I got you.
-Alright, thanks, Nikki. -Alright.
Alright, bye.
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It's staging day, but there's still a lot to get done.
While the front door gets a final paint touch-up,
I'm gluing down these adhesive vinyl tiles
in the hall bathroom.
We decided to keep the original tile
on the floors in the primary,
but I think this black vinyl in the hall bath
is a really nice modern touch.
I promised Derek I would DIY this curb appeal myself,
and I am gonna.
I start off by spreading some fresh mulch
over the flower beds.
That looks so much healthier already.
Then, I start planting some pink flowers in the beds and in pots.
Such a cost effective, but pretty touch to the yard.
Finally, I need to touch up some of the exterior paint
that was covered up previously by the piles of old dirt.
I'm so good at this.
♪
What are you doing?
[Chauncey] Girl, do you see me?
I'm doing landscaping, I'm doing floors.
-You got knee pads! [laughs] -I got on knee pads.
Let me take you in this damn house.
-Please help me. I'm so tired. -[Nikki laughs]
So, it's done. It's almost there.
-It looks good. -But it's so basic.
-It is. -And I just don't do basic.
And I don't know what to do.
Like, this living room
was supposed to have a whole feature wall.
I was gonna do bead board at the bottom of this wall,
chair-rail height, paint it a fun color.
We just didn't have it in the budget
to do any of the cool stuff.
So, I don't know if you guys brought any extra furniture
or if you can come up with something
that we can do to zhuzh up this room,
because I have nothing.
I have a big, blank, white wall.
I mean, I got a lot of stuff on the truck.
I feel like we can make the room feel full and use some artwork
and some cool stuff just to, you know, pack it,
where they won't even notice. It'll be okay.
[Chauncey] Getting the staging just right
is crucial for this house.
It's the key to showcasing the full potential
of this property to buyers.
And Nikki has given me her assurance
that she'll make it look truly stunning.
Perfection!
[Chauncey] Design Quad really came through for Glenhill today.
And after talking to Nikki, I decided
I am gonna have my feature wall after all.
With a little elbow grease and some help from our crew,
I'm gonna install some trim along the center
of the main wall here and paint it.
Who says I can't design on a budget?
In the back yard, we're dolling up the covered back porch
with a fresh coat of black paint on the ceiling.
And it wouldn't be a proper DIY
if I didn't have to repair a big hole that I made
through the garage closet wall.
Oops.
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[Derek] It's time to check out Glenhill.
[Chauncey] Yeah. I deserve a promotion to DIY queen
after everything I did for this house.
Now, you know I love the DIY,
especially when you're saving us money, right?
This was also the fastest project.
We haven't done one this quick in a while.
-[Chauncey] No. -[Derek] Down to the wire.
And down to the penny and down to the wire.
Now we just gotta see the finished product.
[Derek] It'll be great.
[Chauncey] Ta-da!
Ooh-wee!
[Derek] It does look good.
This is what I call
turning chicken [bleep] into chicken salad.
[Chauncey laughs]
What do you think of that landscaping?
[Derek] I mean, it didn't look good before,
but now it's nice.
-It's clean, it's simple. -[Chauncey] Yeah.
I know what the landscaping looks like
'cause I got out here and I actually did the landscaping.
So, say thank you.
Yeah, thank you. It looks good. You did a good job.
I mean, I think the outside turned out so super cute.
[Derek] Yeah, I mean, it looks great.
[Chauncey] Is Yuri coming today?
[Derek] Nope, he's out of town, but he'll see it next week.
[Chauncey] Well, let's head inside.
Ooh!
I just remember when we first came in,
how it had these pony walls here
and it just really felt closed off,
-and especially with this wall. -[Derek] Yep.
[Chauncey] And so this wall into the kitchen being opened,
the pony walls being removed --
it made the impact that I wanted
and it didn't cost us a lot of money.
[Derek] It didn't.
But also, you took away my bead board.
So, when we first came,
this wall was full of wood paneling
that had graffiti all over it.
We used leftover paint from what we painted the cabinets,
added a piece of trim to the top and just painted it.
And it really transformed this room.
Big impact, no money.
And I'm feeling the free labor too.
So, might have to put you to work more often.
It ain't free. It's gonna cost you.
Let's also talk about these beautiful floors.
Compared to what, when we first came in,
it was like that really dark brown,
kind of cheap-looking laminate that you see in,
in most of these houses.
So, this really elevated it. It's kind of like
-a weathered oak look. -[Derek] Yep.
And so this flooring really kind of brightened up the space
and made it feel a lot better.
It's no longer ugly.
And also, can we talk about how we got a whole ass wall here
instead of that weird window opening that, like,
looked into the kitchen?
[Derek] I'm really happy now,
you know, you have a proper living area.
-[Chauncey] Yeah. -[Derek] And place to put a TV.
Right. And fireplace.
This bad boy was all cracked up.
[Derek] But look, everything got patched up,
-painted, painting the inside. -[Chauncey] Yeah.
[Derek] We didn't have to spend any money,
-and it makes it look great. -But hold on.
-[Derek] Mm? -Hold that thought.
Look!
I know, I'm so happy that that bar is gone.
[Chauncey] Yes, the weird bar situation
that was over in the corner when we first got here.
[Derek] It just really closed everything off to the room.
-The space was not functional. -[Chauncey] No.
Now you basically have, like, a little nook.
You can make this a reading nook.
It can be a little office to work from home.
Yeah. Good call. Let's check out this kitchen.
Ooh, we got a kitchen!
When we first came in here, it was all closed off.
[Derek] Yeah, I mean, do you remember those old countertops?
I don't even know the material.
[Chauncey] I don't know, it was something super-duper cheap.
And while this is an affordable product...
-[Derek] Right. -[Chauncey] It's definitely
a step up from that,
and it saved us money on the install.
We didn't have to get it fabricated
-by an outside stone source. -[Derek] Yep.
Pairing it with a new faucet, some new hardware, some new
-paint on the cabinets, like... -Yeah.
It feels like a brand-new kitchen,
and we were able to actually use what we had.
That's it, we made all the right calls on the upgrades
and, you know, didn't go over budget.
This gives a potential buyer an idea
of what they can do with this space.
And it was totally the right call to close in that window...
so that you can visualize what can be done with this space.
-Correct, correct. -Yeah, I like it.
-And then this dining room. -Yeah, I mean, look.
You've got this big old table, all this going on,
there's still so much space.
It really is.
Opening up this wall and getting rid
of this pony wall, that made all the difference.
really, in the layout of this house.
It was a quick and easy fix and made a huge transformation.
-Big impact. -[Chauncey] Yeah, big impact.
And this light is pretty bomb.
I'm feeling the design choice on that. That was a good call.
Ahh! You like the design choice?
On a dime, 'cause that's all I had was dimes.
Gonna be working with dimes moving forward.
Don't start.
Because this bathroom was my nightmare.
When we first came here,
this was just like the standard builder-grade 12x12 flooring.
[Derek] Yep.
[Chauncey] But look what I did with it!
[Derek] It looks great.
I mean, I'm really loving the floor.
I mean, I can't believe you did this floor.
[Chauncey] And, babe, we salvaged the cabinets.
The cabinets in here were great. They were almost new.
They were just an ugly color, so we painted 'em,
you know, changed out the hardware.
So, all of these little touches,
while they look fancy, didn't necessarily bust the budget.
[Derek] Correct.
Let's check out these bedrooms.
[Chauncey] Before, it just felt so small and closed off.
[Derek] It did.
[Chauncey] Everything was just dingy and dark.
[Derek] Wow, I mean, even with the bed
and the night stands in here, this is such a huge space.
[Chauncey] It is such a big room.
You could literally add a dresser in here,
a sitting area, a TV stand with TV, like...
[Derek] Workout area, even. I mean, whatever you want.
I'm very happy with all this.
[Chauncey] Do you remember this bathroom?
[Derek] Well, I'm loving the floors...
[Chauncey] Kept the floors.
[Derek] ...because we kept the floors.
[Chauncey] But you know what?
-I like these floors. -They fit.
So, they fit because of the paint color that we chose
for the cabinetry -- again, we're able to save the vanity.
[Derek] Yep.
[Chauncey] We changed out the countertops
-to a really pretty quartz. -[Derek] Right.
Did the same vessel sink situation.
But this color cabinet, it's in the flooring.
[Derek] Yeah.
And then the beautiful tile work that we ended up doing.
[Derek] I love that tile.
I mean, it really sets off the bathroom.
No, absolutely. I think it turned out great.
We didn't even have to touch it,
and it actually looks really good.
You killed it. High-five you for that.
I ain't high-fiving you.
-Don't wanna high-five me? -No.
We gotta figure out what we're gonna sell the damn house for
before I high-five you.
Well, babe?
I'm happy that everything's done, it was done quick,
so, let's talk about the details.
What do you think we're gonna sell this bad boy for?
Well, I mean, look at this finish out.
It turned out so much cuter than anything I thought we could do.
I did not think it was gonna look this good,
especially with this cheap-ass budget.
Yeah, we've had two more houses pop on the market on this street
-within a couple of doors down. -I saw those.
One went on at $425,000, another at $415,000.
-Wow. -So, with those price points,
I think we can list it at like $385,000.
-Oh, wow. -And fly off the shelf.
$385,000 and a quick sale?
I mean, considering that we're looking at $248,000
for the acquisition, 40K for the rehab, I mean,
that leaves a lot of profit to split after.
No, absolutely. So, I think that'll work.
So, you need to get the hell out of here,
which is what you've been good at on this project.
Yeah, I'm gonna be happy to leave
and review your future budgets.
I mean slash your future budgets.
-Bye. -Goodbye.
[Derek] Now that we've completed this renovation,
this house will be listed for more
than we originally planned, at $385,000.
The house was previously purchased by Yuri for $248,500.
Chauncey's DIY skills
and salvaging materials from the house
means sweat equity saved our budget.
We're gonna come in under our $40,000 budget,
at $39,325, which Yuri will be paying us back for.
Our closing costs are $17,055.
With no loan interest,
the total costs for us and Yuri
are $304,880.
We're set to make a profit of $80,120
split between us and Yuri.
♪♪
-What up? -What are you doing back?
You know, I was thinking as I was leaving,
you were complaining a lot
'cause of all the "no" I was saying.
So, I thought I would bring you...
[Chauncey] Aww.
A peace offering?
A nice little peace offering.
You finally gave me something, since you just
took everything away with this house.
And that was definitely not in budget,
but it didn't matter, right?
Well, thank you. They're very pretty.
They're as pretty as I'm gonna make the next house
that I don't stay on budget for.
This looks great for what you were working with.
Derek, get outta here. Go.
-Let me do my job. -[Derek] Alright.
-Go away. -[Derek] We slashing.
[Chauncey laughs]
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