Oh, baby. Where are you taking me on a rainy, cloudy day?
-Gonna mess my hair. -[chuckles]
Got a little Derek special for you.
Close to the Bishop Arts District.
We don't even buy by the Bishop Arts District,
-and you've already bought it. -I'm telling you,
this one's gonna be a pretty good deal,
I'm excited about it. Let me give you some specs,
a little highlight real quick.
We're talking two-one.
It's a little over 1,000 sq ft.
1920s build.
It's little and it's old.
Exactly. So, something we can come in and spruce it up.
I know that doesn't sound great,
but you need to check out the stats, right? The numbers.
We're talking 170,000 for the acquisition,
I'm thinkin' maybe 80,000
if we have to do all the majors, right, for that house.
Houses are selling in that neighborhood for 380, 400,
some 420,000.
I've got a good feeling...
I've got a great feeling about it.
You and your feelings,
and buying houses off of pictures,
that does not help me much,
because every time I see your Derek specials,
they get worse and worse.
Apparently, some flippers abandoned it.
Uh, you know what that means, right?
-I do, I do. -Problems.
Something that is going for the house is the area,
because that area's so hot.
This is a hip part of town.
Located about five miles outside of Downtown Dallas,
the Bishop Arts District has quickly become
one of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods.
Home to an historic shopping district
with over 60 boutiques, restaurants,
bars, coffee shops,
theaters and art galleries,
this neighborhood has attracted a young
and diverse population.
I am concerned that it's a two-one,
like, that's a tiny little house,
but because it's so old,
it still cost us a lot of money to renovate.
Yeah, it won't be cheap. I mean, it's not something
we can budget, you know, a small amount for,
so M.E.P.'s always take up a big piece of that.
But I'm telling you, this low acquisition price
and these high comps could lead to a six figure profit.
[Chauncey] What in the world... Derek?
This is Zombie House Flipping Dallas, y'all!
[eerie music]
[Derek] A little trap house special.
This is terrible.
There's nothing special about this house.
It's got skirting that's missing.
We can't sell this house at the price point
that we're gonna want with old vinyl siding.
And then we got windows that are probably original.
I mean, they're pretty freakin' old.
-Yeah, they're old. -And then, this tree is huge,
and it's hanging on the roof.
The roof's probably gonna have to get replaced.
It looks old and buckled. That's gonna cost you ten grand.
Well, you're real fun to take to a walk-through.
[chuckle] Well, you can't just spring
houses like this on me and be like, "Fix it."
This is scaring me. I don't even know if I wanna go inside
Let's check it out.
Built in 1925, this 1,020 sq ft house
represents the popular bungalow-style in its time.
It features two bedrooms, one full bath,
a living room, a dining room and a kitchen.
As well as an outdoor deck in the backyard,
and an addition.
It's gonna be fine, let's go check it out.
[tense music]
What d'ya know?
[Chauncey] What do you mean, "What d'ya know?"
It looks like somebody's actively working on the house.
There's a freakin' work bench.
[Derek] So, this is an abandoned flip.
An abandoned flip, which means there's a problem somewhere
that someone else has put some work in,
put some money in and just decided to leave it.
You know how it goes, people run out of money,
things happen all the time, I'm sure it's fine.
I mean, it looks good to me, and it make it a better buy.
What looks good? Babe, this doesn't look good.
Look at the floors. You got, probably, original floors.
That's true, maybe we could salvage them.
Oh, my goodness.
This is giving the most zombie vibes ever.
It's an abandoned house.
We've got old shiplap on the walls.
Having to fix what someone else has started,
that they did wrong, oftentimes costs more
than just starting from scratch yourself.
Okay, so Debbie Downer today, I got you.
This is wild, babe. This is so wild.
Yeah, definitely looks like they've done
some electrical work,
because here's this whole pile of old wires.
-New wires, there. -Maybe our guys can check,
make sure it's done right?
They're for recess lighting.
So, I mean, you got rough-in done, for sure.
And so then, I guess, this front area is living room.
And then this would be formal dining?
And then this, I mean, naturally, has to be a kitchen,
because the rest of the house is just bedrooms and bathrooms.
-Right. -So, framing already here.
They've thrown up some drywall, but I don't necessarily know
what's gonna be on that side of this wall,
And then speaking of framing, this looks to be, maybe, like,
framed up to be a door.
This is a door frame.
I'm not sure, there weren't any plans.
[Chauncey] It's a whole extra room in there.
Looks like it's a mud room.
This house is like a maze.
[Derek] I'm seeing PVC around. We can go around and check.
Hopefully, the plumbing's updated.
At this point, I'm seeing a lot of problems.
Like, you can't say it looks good when we can see outside!
I see outside everywhere in this house.
So, then I guess this is a bathroom.
This was the original bathroom.
So, as long as everything's good. Again, I'm seeing PVC
and drains and all of that, so as long as they did it right,
that could be okay.
Okay, so this is a bedroom.
-Um... -Decent size room.
-Oh. -Oh!
Okay. So, this is what's on the other side of the kitchen.
-[Derek] Oh, yeah. -So, this is a bathroom.
-This was added. -So, I guess the point of this,
is to make it the primary, then?
Yeah, this would be the primary,
so then, this would be the second bathroom?
-Right. -Okay, well that was unexpected,
because we thought it only had one bathroom.
[Derek] The listing info didn't mention a second bathroom.
So, a two-two, that would definitely help on value, right?
Yeah, and it's already framed out.
Collectibles are already in there.
And then, this is... This is just a closet.
You can go on and tell me how good
this is starting to look now.
This ain't starting to look good.
Babe, there's termite damage in the shiplap.
-That's a huge issue. -Yeah, I see it.
We don't know the extent of it.
[Derek] This is a big room.
This is, what, the second bedroom?
Yeah, it looks like it. There's a closet.
Babe, like, the wall is, like, not the wall anymore.
Ugh, let's go take a look outside.
[Derek] It looks like most of the majors have been done,
except for the air conditioning.
It's probably gonna cost us 8,000 to 10,000.
[Chauncey] Oh, Lord. Wait a minute.
So, some foundation work has been done on this house.
[Derek] I'm telling you, they started all the majors.
Oh, whoa!
This looks cool.
So, they've rebuilt this deck.
Is it a rebuilt deck, or is it a built deck?
Because my concern would be,
is it freakin' permitted?
That looks like a fun little issue, there.
Does that not worry you, that the support beam
has freakin' plumbing running through it?
-Hm. -Yeah, that's not good.
Where's Mr Optimistic, now?
You know what, so far, I was pretty confident,
but you definitely shouldn't be cutting into the support beam.
No! They've literally shredded up the support beam
and run PVC piping.
[Derek] But, other than that, this is a nice deck
and a great backyard,
so I think we should invest some money in landscaping,
meaning we could spend as much as 10K.
[Chauncey] What are we up against, at this point?
This house is looking pretty good, to me.
Look at the pros, right? You're talking about
a lot of the majors being done.
That's normally a big, big, big dent on our budget,
and it comes out of your design budget.
New deck. There's a new addition, here.
I mean, it could be a laundry room.
A lot of things have already been done.
So, we can come in, hopefully fix it up,
make it pretty, restore it, bring it back to life
and then we're solid. In and out.
The numbers look good. We bought it for 170,000.
ARV here is, you know, 380, sometimes a little bit more.
I know it looks like all of these majors are done.
So, it looks like foundation has been here.
Electrical has been here. Plumbing has been done.
We've got some framing work that's been done.
But if it wasn't done right,
how much money is it gonna cost us, number one,
to assess if it was done right, and then, number two,
to fix anything that wasn't done right,
not to mention any permitting that might need to be done?
Fair enough. I will say, them cutting into the support beam,
-that, you know... -That's sketchy.
I was pretty confident up until that point.
But even though most of the majors look done,
I'm setting the reno budget at 80,000,
just in case things go wrong.
But guess what? Even if we had to go up
in the rehab budget, ARV supports a good number,
we can still make some money, so...
[Chauncey] All right.
[Derek] We've purchased this property for 170,000.
So, it turns out we were right
to set our reno budget at 80,000.
That will include redoing the plumbing, electrical,
all new HVAC and a new roof.
The estimated closing costs are $24,700.
With a 60-day timeline, loan interest will be $5,000,
which puts our all-in cost at $279,700.
The ARV for a comparable house in this neighborhood
is $380,000.
So, if we can sell it for that number,
we stand to make a profit of $100,300.
[Chauncey] This house may be old and in disrepair,
but it's a vintage bungalow with a lot of charm.
And once we merge the original style
with a fresh, contemporary vibe,
buyers are going to come flocking.
In the living and dining rooms, the walls have already
been opened up by the previous owner.
So, we're gonna update the space with fresh paint,
new windows, wall treatments and recess lighting.
But the biggest impact will be restoring
the original hardwood floors.
In the kitchen the walls have already been removed
to make it an open-concept, so now,
we're gonna finish off this space with new cabinets,
granite countertops and new flooring.
We're going to remove one window,
and install a fixed transom window above the sink
to serve as a backsplash.
And in the new addition,
we're gonna add washer/dryer hookups
and install new flooring
to make it a functional laundry room.
In the new primary bath, we're going to install
a walk-in shower, vanity and flooring.
In the hall bathroom, we're going to install
a shower/bath combo and vanity.
And in the backyard,
we're going to finish construction on the new porch
and build a pergola, to provide more outdoor living space.
[upbeat rock music]
[Derek] This house has definitely seen
some termite damage.
So, the first thing we gotta do,
is demo all of that rotten framing and paneling.
Then, we're installing new framing.
-Next... -[drill whirring]
...we're cutting the doorway from the kitchen
into the new addition which was planned as a mud room.
But we're upgrading it by installing framing
for a washer-dryer closet,
and making this a proper laundry room.
In the kitchen, we're framing out a new window,
which Chauncey designed to be the same height
as the backsplash.
And since we didn't have to do much demo...
[drill whirring]
...we're ready to go right into drywall installation.
Finally, on the back porch,
we checked with the city, and to our relief,
the deck is officially permitted.
The previous owner left a few things undone,
so we're finishing the job by installing
the last of the porch framing and soffits.
[upbeat blues music]
-What's up, guys? -[Jeff] Derek.
Today, I'm meeting with Will and Jeff
from Moss Heating and Air to find out what it's gonna take
to get proper heating and air installed in this house.
Summers in Texas are brutal,
so adding central AC is a must for this house.
I found the access.
So, this would be a great access.
We may need to... It's gonna be a little too narrow
to get the units up and down, but it's workable.
Any time that we relocate a unit to the attic,
or in this case, install a new unit in the attic,
there's some additional code requirements
that we really need to be aware of.
This house has never had an AC unit before,
so, there's all those little things
that need to be accounted for.
So, I mean, I'm sure that's not gonna be free,
so that definitely increases the budget.
What do you guys think the damage
on something like this would be?
Unfortunately, it does affect the budget, for sure.
Whenever you take on a project like this
where it literally has never had heating and air conditioning.
Then, we have to start from scratch.
And so, yeah, you're right,
that can definitely add to the budget.
I think a good expectation of a project cost,
when we're going into a brand new home like this,
you can flirt with $15,000 to $18,000.
-Oh, wow. -That's definitely not uncommon.
I get that it takes a lot of work to build an HVAC system
from scratch, with all the ductwork
and infrastructure needed,
but I'm gonna look at the numbers,
to see if I can negotiate a lower price.
Um, okay, what else do you guys
need to do to complete your assessment?
Could you show us where you wanna locate the outdoor unit?
-Let's check it out. -Cool, alright.
Okay. So, we're probably thinking
out here for the outdoor unit.
[Derek] Yeah, I think that would make sense.
I don't know if you guys suggest on the side of the house,
or if it should be, maybe, like, right back here?
[Will] Probably on the side of the home
might enable them to utilize the backyard a little bit,
without any kinda sound echoing back there,
so it's probably not a bad idea to put it on the side there,
-I think that'll be perfect. -I know you guys feel that heat,
I know it's hot in the house, right?
So, obviously this is something we need to get going
-sooner than later. -Yes.
How fast could we get this job done?
As soon as y'all make a decision
on the options that we give you,
we could be out as quickly as next week
to do the installation, and we're looking at,
probably, two full days,
maybe a little bit into a third day.
Okay. Alright, man, well, let's sharpen that pencil.
-Derek. Good to see you. -Will, thank you.
Jeff, good to see you guys again.
-Really appreciate your help. -Yes, sir.
While we negotiate prices
with the heating and cooling company,
the crew from Maverick Windows is here today
to install new windows at the house.
[glass shattering]
But the window frames in this old house
are falling apart, so we're replacing all of them.
[tools whirring]
That was unexpected, but thankfully,
it wasn't an expensive fix.
With their sturdy aluminum construction
and double pane technology,
they'll keep the house energy efficient,
while upgrading the look.
[drill whirring]
Although we thought the foundation was great,
we did find some problems.
Our crew is installing new support beams under the house.
And although the previous flipper started the plumbing,
a lot of it wasn't up to code,
so we're installing new plumbing
for the kitchen and bathroom.
This transformation is off to a good start.
-Hey, girl, how are you? -I'm good, how are you?
Pretty good, I'm looking forward to tackling this yard.
Today I'm meeting with Courtney, the landscape designer
from Texas Lawns to help me elevate this backyard.
The home itself is on the smaller side,
so I really need to make the backyard
feel like it's an extension of indoor living space.
Essentially, the back of this house...
Honestly, I'm gonna lean on your expertise
since, you know, you're the designer.
But my first thought, you know,
as an investor on this type of property, is...
I have an issue with privacy.
-Right. -Everything is chain-link,
so everyone can see straight into the backyard.
-It's wide open. -Yeah, it's wide open.
So, I don't know if you have any ideas on things
that we can do around the perimeter of the fence.
And then anything beyond that to, like, make it look pretty...
-Spruce it up. -...but not go overboard,
I think is the direction that we wanna go.
I'm thinking that I would like to add a pergola,
and then having a whole little sitting area under the pergola.
I did plan for some privacy, 'cause it is a chain-link.
-So, that's this back fence? -Right.
We can definitely add some privacy fence panel over there,
and privacy screen,
using different types of shrubberies or trees.
Maybe coming off the deck, plan a pergola.
We're gonna have to add some soil
and do some actual grade work, back here.
We also have to put in our irrigation.
Just another kinda, like, practical thing,
not necessarily very pretty,
but this tree is kind of hanging.
Is this something else that we can throw in,
as at least trimming this large branch?
We can definitely trim that down.
Perfect.
Let's talk about timing and pricing.
Mm-hm.
If we were to trim this tree out,
make this whole patio area really pretty
and add this privacy,
how long would that take for you guys to execute?
We're looking at about four days' worth of work.
So then, let's talk about the big number,
because I'm gonna have to take this to the husband
and beg for mercy.
So, what's this gonna cost us?
So, with everything,
um, the grading, irrigation and all that, um...
around 15 to 20.
-Thousand? -Yes.
Oh, my God.
We normally do not spend more than, like, $10,000 max,
so this is not great news.
$15,000 to $20,000? Like, come again?
That is a quarter of the budget for the entire project.
This is way too much money to commit to this early on.
-Let me recalibrate... -[laughs]
...because we normally don't spend more than $10,000 max,
so this is not great news.
Why is it so expensive?
So, if you see all of the holes,
and you've got some low spots.
And also to keep the integrity of the structure
-of a new patio... -Yeah.
...we need to keep as much water
away from the house as possible.
So, sounds good and I think it could add some value,
but before we totally pull the trigger...
Definitely will.
...let me check in with the husband,
-then we'll take it from there. -I gotcha. I understand.
We're gonna have to figure out the landscaping,
but in the meantime, the guys from Moss Heating and Cooling
are here to install
the new heating and air conditioning system.
Luckily, the number they quoted Derek
was a lot higher than the actual cost.
A common business tactic
to manage the customer's expectations.
And once they finish installing the equipment in the attic,
and on the outside,
as well as all of the ductwork,
this house will be cool and comfortable year round.
Now that the plumbing is done in the kitchen,
bathrooms and laundry room,
more drywall is going up.
[drill whirring]
In the hall bathroom, we're installing the tub...
with an extra special addition.
.,A nice wide ledge to store bath products,
and maybe even some candles.
And in the primary bath, we're laying the groundwork
for the new walk-in shower.
[nail gun fires]
All the windows are getting new trim installed.
And outside...
we're replacing the roof,
to keep this house safe from the elements
for the next 30 years.
[nail gun fires]
[Derek] Our budget for this flip is 80,000.
At this point in the process, we've spent $38,810,
which means we have a little over 41,000 left
to spend on renovating this house.
I'm concerned about the high costs for landscaping,
so we might have to cut back on what we do there,
to make room for other major work like electrical,
painting, tile and flooring.
[Chauncey] Ooh, baby, we got new windows.
Yes, come check out your new windows.
They look so pretty.
Derek and I are at the house to check out
the recent work that's been done,
and to make sure there aren't any problems.
-I love the windows so much. -They look good, huh?
No, they look great. I mean, it makes some of the headaches
-we had to deal with worth it. -What headaches?
The windows... I didn't hear about any headaches.
Yeah, I mean, you don't notice all this new framing,
right here, around all the windows?
I mean, I see trim. What do you mean, "framing?"
Dude, you know this house was built in the '20s, right?
It had original framing around all the windows.
So, they weren't gonna last more than a year or two,
some of them broke when we were adding in the windows,
so we had to replace it in the entire house.
-Wait, what? -Yeah.
And you won't believe how much that cost.
It wasn't that much, though. It only ended up
being about 400 bucks.
You're such a jerk. [laughs]
I think you like to see the panic in my face.
Let's not forget, the budget was already pretty tight
-with adding in these windows. -Right.
So, we don't wanna spend more than we need to.
At least we did them right.
You know, the windows look really good,
but not only do they look good, it's mechanically sound,
we did the new framing around,
they'll last a long time for the new buyers.
Oh, and what do you think of my masterpiece, here?
Instead of the backsplash, putting in this cool window.
Hm, I don't know that I love it still, honestly.
So, this window was, you know, $1,000,
so is it worth the investment.
-I don't know. -Because this house
is already small, it's already kind of dark,
I figured this would just be a really cool design element,
to just add a little zhuzh to it,
in lieu of doing backsplash,
which is what everyone kind of expects.
But, I just think it adds some light to the room.
It brightens it up, makes it feel bigger,
'cause this was a tiny little kitchen, before.
No, light and bright, yes.
I just think it's a great window,
it's a good size, but then, the view is just...
-Just trust me. Just trust me. -[laughs]
-The view ain't great. -It's not great.
But, it's gonna bring some light in.
I don't do design, so I'm gonna let...
Trust me.
I'm gonna let the design person
-do their design stuff. -Trust me, gonna be good.
[saw whirring]
At first I wasn't really feeling
the siding on this house,
but after looking at other homes
in this old neighborhood,
I decided that preserving it would be best.
[tools whirring]
So, we're replacing all of the damaged siding,
which is way cheaper than starting over from scratch,
and it'll look great once it's all painted.
Next, we're upgrading the electrical.
But we were able to save some money
by keeping the existing panel and simply upgrading
all of the wiring for the circuit breakers.
[creaking]
And for the front porch,
we're replacing all of the wood decking...
[saw whirring]
...getting rid of the ugly wrought iron,
and replacing it with attractive wood posts.
[tools whirring]
On the back porch, we're building new steps
on both sides of the porch,
to make it feel like a luxurious deck.
After noticing that pipe in the support beam,
we checked with the city and to our relief,
the deck is officially permitted.
And finally, we're adding framing to the back door
and installing wood paneling
on the exterior of the new addition.
[upbeat rock music]
Alright, so let me show you my thoughts...
Okay.
...on the floor in here.
-Right. -So, this is a sample.
You know I don't normally roll with gray...
-Yeah. -...but I think that's what
we're gonna do in both of the bathrooms.
But these aren't the floors
that I really wanna spend time talking about.
I wanna spend time talking about these hardwood floors.
Okay. I mean, we're keeping them, aren't we?
Uh, you're joking, right?
Bro, who gets rid of original hardwood floors?
I mean, they're not necessarily the prettiest looking thing,
but they can be cleaned up, and at the same time,
if we keep these, that's really gonna help us for our ARV.
Looking at them aesthetically...
Yes.
...they look great.
Okay, there are some places where they're a little funky,
some boards need to be replaced,
-it's not the end of the world. -Right.
But, I don't know if you felt, as we were walking through here,
while we have had the foundation fixed,
it's still a bit of sagging going on.
The reality is, this is an old-ass pier and beam house,
and I thought that the foundation work
would completely fix the sagging.
It fixed it a little bit,
but it's never going to be perfect.
[Derek] [sighs] Yeah, you're right.
You know, these old houses,
they're pretty hard to get perfect, right?
It is. It's so hard, because they just didn't use
the same amount of beams that we use now.
and so, I mean, ultimately,
if we really wanted to keep these hardwoods,
we'd need to have the foundation company
come back out and add even more beams than what they've done.
Cha-ching. Add money to the budget.
-Yeah. -When they do that,
that's going to obviously
shift things around in the house.
it's gonna jack up your pretty drywall.
Not to mention we just had windows put in, plumbing.
I mean, all the other things that could break.
-That's not good. -Right, we just can't do it.
-So, what do you wanna do? -We initially had this plan
to re-finish the floors,
but after the foundation was done,
it moved the floors,
we found out that there were no sub-floors
underneath the existing floors.
So, we're gonna need to add to the budget
in a less expensive way,
by simply leveling the floors
and then adding LVP on top.
I mean, I don't want to do it,
don't get me wrong.
-I don't want to do this... -Alright.
...because covering up hardwood floors
-just pains me. -It is painful.
But, I think our only option
that's gonna make the most sense,
money and time-wise,
put down a little bit of self-leveler,
to make the floor totally level,
and put down LVP.
[scoffs]
I know, I know, it's-- it's like...
It's like when we uncover beautiful hardwood
under, like, carpet that they covered it up with
in the '80s, that-- it's giving me those vibes,
but I don't think we have a choice, babe.
I mean, I don't wanna get rid of it,
but I think you're right,
and we've also done too much work.
We've made to much progress to go back and deal with...
-Run that back. On what? -Yeah, so, it's hot.
We need to get in some AC.
-Run that back. On what? -You may have been correct.
I'll take it!
Sometimes renovations have disappointments,
but on the bright side, Derek and I found a way
to cut back on the landscaping by not building out a pergola,
and not putting in a new fence.
Our total budget to fix this house is $80,000.
At this point in the renovation,
we've spent $49,830,
including new windows, plumbing,
foundation and electrical, which leaves us $30,170 left,
to spend on things like tile, painting,
flooring and cabinets.
[heavy blues music]
We're playing with color and pattern
to create a vintage yet modern feel in both bathrooms.
Starting in the hall bath,
we're installing a light gray hexagonal floor tile.
And around the tub, we're playing with a mix of pattern.
Horizontal white tile below,
and a vertical pattern above, in a gorgeous navy blue tile.
And in the primary shower,
we're installing a small-format tile
in a vertical straight stack pattern,
to create an interesting texture.
We're giving the entire interior
a fresh coat of white paint.
And on the outside,
we're painting the trim in a medium gray,
and the siding in a warm off-white.
I have to say, I really love the siding now.
[mixer whirring]
And back inside, we're leveling the warped old floors
with a self-leveling concrete.
And then, we're installing luxury vinyl floors
in a gold oak finish.
The cost is pushing us a little over budget,
because it's more expensive than simply
refinishing the existing floors.
But it's gonna be so worth it.
[upbeat rock music]
What is this janky-ass window unit?
There's not even any vents.
There's no... No vents.
What is going on?
-[Derek] What happened? -Babe...
Uh, I'm over here at Lake Cliff,
and the house don't have AC.
What do you mean?
Uh, this is the AC situation
that we have, right now.
It is a janky-ass window unit.
-What? -Yeah, like,
I thought we paid for AC.
Yeah, I-- I paid them $10,000 for the AC,
so I mean, that's-- that's crazy.
Do you not see any duct work?
-What-- what's going on? -Yeah, there's duct work,
but there's no vents,
and there's no cold air coming out.
Like, it's nothing. It's hot in here,
other than this window unit.
Man, you gotta be kidding me.
I mean, is at least a condenser there?
I don't know, where's the condenser
supposed to be outside?
Uh, it's on the right side,
the right side of the patio.
Okay, let me see.
-No, that's crazy. -Uh...
Is it supposed to be in this here corner?
Oh, no, you gotta be kidding.
There's not even a concrete pad for the condenser, babe.
Like, there's not even electrical out here.
First, I thought, like, maybe it's stolen.
But it's not stolen. There's no cage out here.
There's no electrical. You gotta call them.
Did you already write the check for that?
Yeah, I already wrote the check,
but this is some [bleep]
I'm gonna call 'em right now,
let me get on the line,
-see what's going on. -Alright.
[upbeat blues music]
What in the Sam Hill hell is going on
with the Lake Cliff house?
When you were melting down the last time about the HVAC,
I was actually pretty fired up, too.
'Cause as you know, AC, I mean,
-all that should have happened. -Yeah!
But, when I spoke to Jeff,
turns out, they were actually waiting on the electrician.
Remember, the house didn't have central AC,
so when they wired it,
they didn't wire anything in the back.
-Oh, for the condenser! -Yep, yep, yep.
But the electrician is running power for the condenser now,
so we can finally install it soon.
Oh! Yeah, 'cause I remember being real pissed off
walking out the the backyard, and there was not a condenser,
there wasn't even a pad out there.
-Yup. -But, that makes sense
if the electrician hadn't run the plug,
and so there was nowhere for them to plug it.
God knows, they weren't just gonna leave a condenser
sitting on the porch not secured.
Correct, correct, correct.
They were worried about it getting stolen,
so keep it secure, they hung on to it.
Well, I mean, good thing it was just a miscommunication,
because I was starting to worry that we'd spent money
and, you know, things weren't gonna happen.
So, we are all good on the AC, now.
Whatever, it's done, it's handled,
and we're almost done with this damn house.
Could you please help me keep from freaking out?
I feel like you constantly like to see me freak out.
-Sometimes. -[laughs]
Oh [bleep], where am I going
Hello, Chauncey?
-Hey! -Hi!
-Hey, Ken, hi! -Hi, Chauncey!
-How are you? -I need your help.
Today, Ken from Houss on Bishop is stopping by
to talk about staging.
I like to meet up beforehand,
just to make sure our design visions are in sync.
Tell me, kind of, what you're thinking
that we can do, staging-wise,
to kind of help bring this whole thing out.
Okay. What I'm thinking about the house is color.
I think if we punch it up, that'll be great.
We'll do two, I think, brightly-colored carpets.
Area rugs, we'll do some really pretty area rugs
and designate those spaces.
You've got a lot of great light in here.
I love that more than anything, so let's take advantage of this.
-And I've got local artists... -Ooh!
...that are doing some really fabulous art,
so we'll do some pops of color on the walls,
-and some local art. -And we have some big walls.
-Like, look at these-- -You've got good art walls.
-Absolutely, you really do. -Okay.
So, we'll punch it up with that.
Almost everything is in stock,
so really, truly, once this is knocked out,
I can load it up and get it in here,
it'll make a huge difference.
I mean, all of that sounds great, Ken,
but what is that gonna cost me?
So, it's going to run about between 2,500 and 3,500, so...
But you're gonna get that back.
-Okay. -Once somebody comes in here,
and they fall in love with the idea of the furniture
and the color and what they're able to do with it,
you're gonna-- you're gonna love it.
This house is gonna shine.
-I promise. -You're selling and I'm buying.
-Good, done!
Reserve the furniture for me, let's get her done.
I'm gonna do it today.
Gonna pull everything for you today.
[upbeat rock music]
[Chauncey] We're in the home stretch on this renovation,
but we still have some of our most expensive budget items
left to finish.
For the landscaping, the initial quote
was just too much for our budget.
So, Derek and I decided to scale back
on our initial plan by not doing a pergola
or a big privacy fence.
But we're still going to have a stunning yard,
as we install a sprinkler system,
lush green sod, and beautiful shrubbery.
The air conditioning company's here to install
the missing pieces of equipment,
which are the condenser unit and the ceiling vents.
And I'm so glad that we got all this worked out,
so that this house can be nice and cool in the summer.
In the kitchen, we're installing new cabinets
in a gorgeous blue-gray finish...
[tool whirring]
...white quartz countertops,
and a backsplash in a white herringbone pattern.
And in the laundry room, we're installing
a Spanish-inspired patterned tile
which will really bring some design interest
into the space.
[machine whirring]
And outside, we're removing the old broken concrete...
and pouring cement, to create a whole new driveway
that is sure to make this house stand out.
This wasn't in our original plans,
so it's definitely pushing us over budget.
And even though we've cut cost in other areas,
we're still probably gonna end up
at least $5,000 over budget.
[upbeat music]
And now that we've finished our renovation,
we're staging this house with funky and eclectic furniture
and accessories from Houss on Bishop.
We're filling this home with bright colors
and interesting textures to appeal to buyers
in this artsy neighborhood.
Our budget to flip this house was $80,000.
Now that we've completed the renovation,
we've spent $89,398,
which means that we've gone over budget by $9,398.
Not great, but because we've been careful
about reducing costs wherever possible,
we still might be able to squeak out
that six-figure profit.
[Derek] I can't wait to see how this house turned out.
[Chauncey] Mm-hm.
Oh, man!
This looks so good.
Is this even the same house?
I mean, let's not forget that this house was blue.
-Like, powder blue. -[Chauncey] It was powder blue,
and it had, like, the rickety metal skirting
around the bottom.
But now, instead of being blue,
it's a nice creamy off-white.
We've got nice trim color.
[Derek] The roof being replaced,
-that was good. -No, looks great.
And then, let's talk about this yard.
When we first came, it was all overgrown.
There was patches of dirt.
There was absolutely no landscaping around the house,
in terms of the flowerbeds.
And now, it looks immaculate.
[Derek] Look at this freakin' grass.
[Chauncey] Yeah, the landscaping is top notch out here.
Between the grass, all of the rocks and the flowerbed,
-it looks great. -I love it.
The window, here.
Remember, it was two windows?
And then, it had the kinda raggedy-looking shutters
around the two windows.
Now we got a nice big pretty picture window,
so that really changed how the front of the house looks.
[Derek] That was really such a great call,
instead of having separate windows.
The outside looks so much better. The curb appeal.
I mean, the porch doesn't look like it's falling apart anymore.
[Chauncey] Yeah, remember, the posts were kind of
that ornate old school-looking wrought iron post.
-[Derek] It was terrible. -And now, we've got some nice,
clean, modern-looking wood posts,
painted in the same color as the trim.
And then, that accents and highlights
this really pretty porch.
Now, you've got a front porch to sit on.
And before, it was kinda rickety.
I didn't trust it.
Think I trust this one. Wanna walk up on the porch
-and go inside? -Looks good.
Let's roll in.
I was scared to open this door the first time we came...
-Oh, wow. -...but oh, my gosh!
[Derek] Remember how closed off this was, before?
[Chauncey] Yeah, this whole entire wall
was, like, closed off, had a really small opening
to lead into the next room.
It looks so cute.
Like, this doesn't even look like the same freakin' house.
[Derek] I mean, when you walk in,
you can feel that it's nice and open.
New windows here, they're looking... Whew!
This looks so, so good. This entire room has opened up.
The staging from Houss on Bishop,
that was a really, really good call to use them.
Being that this is, like, a really artsy neighborhood...
-[Derek] Yeah, it fits. -It really fits.
This is totally different than what we normally
would stage a house with,
but it makes so much sense for this neighborhood.
So, then, look at this amazing dining room space.
-And it's huge. -It is!
This isn't a big house, but this is, like,
a big space for a family to actually to come and eat.
But let's talk about this kitchen.
Before, this room was just, like...
we didn't know really what the hell it was.
[Derek] It was kinda weird, the layout was funky,
everything was already ripped out.
[Chauncey] It didn't really have a defined space.
And now, this is a great space.
Eat your words and tell me how beautiful
that window, in lieu of backsplash, looks.
[Derek chuckles]
You know what, it came together very well.
Hm, I know. This is so cute.
So, the gray Shaker-style cabinets,
with the countertops, this beautiful sink.
I mean, this is a really cool, modern space.
It's clean, I love it. So far,
the design choices on the house, you've killed it, of course.
Mm-hm. But then, let's not forget this little laundry room.
There wasn't even a laundry room.
Do you not remember how it was peeking
out of this little hole in the wall,
trying to figure out what this weird space was out here?
And we were able to take it
and convert it into a proper laundry area,
that also leads out to the back porch.
Yep.
We'll check that out in a little bit.
I wanna check out this bedroom/bathroom situation.
-So, this is the second bedroom. -Right.
It's really cute, we staged it like an office.
'Cause, I mean, ultimately, this house is just two bedrooms,
but these are really nice size rooms.
They'll bring in the extra lighting with, you know,
the paint color and everything being bright.
-It's a great space. -Yeah, nice and clean.
The staging actually shows how big the room is.
Yeah, 100%. You could still add a bed here.
-Yeah, it's a big space. -I like it.
Take a look at this bathroom.
Alright.
This bathroom was literally nothing.
It just had, like, bland shiplap on the floor.
We had some raggedy boards that looked rotted out,
and the sub-flooring.
And now, we have this beautiful,
finished-out, modern-looking bathroom.
It's clean, and again, it's such a big space.
I feel like that's every room in this house,
it just feels like a large space.
Alright, let's check out the primary, boo.
Yup.
[Chauncey] When we first came in here,
it just had shiplap everywhere.
Again, just boards that were rotting out.
And now, we've got this beautiful space.
-[Derek] Yeah. -It's so cute!
-[Derek] It's a big space. -It is.
You know, you'd typically think,
on a two bedroom, two bathroom house,
it's gonna be a tiny, little space.
But this, yeah, it feels great.
[Derek] Now, you got a big bed, a nightstand,
-still plenty of space. -Yeah.
We've got the LVP floors,
begrudgingly, over those original hardwoods,
but it looks amazing.
Let's go and check out this bathroom.
It's big.
-It's a whole-ass bathroom. -It's a whole-ass bathroom.
It is. This is so cute.
[Derek] It's not the biggest bathroom,
but honestly, for this size of house,
-it works as a primary. -Yeah.
I mean, I don't think you can ask for much
from a primary of this size house.
[Chauncey] It's as good as it's gonna get,
-and it's perfection. -Yep, I love it.
Yep.
Look at this beautiful porch and backyard.
[Derek] I'm loving this space.
[Chauncey] Yeah, like, this is a huge porch,
it is so pretty, every space is large and in charge.
I'm loving every moment of it,
and I think the buyers will, too.
Well, since we love the house so much
and we've seen it looks great, it was done well,
what were you thinking in terms of list price
-for the house, now? -[sighs]
Based on some comps in the area,
I'm thinking we can probably swing some multiple offers
-if we list around 365,000... -Okay.
...and just get her off the market as fast as possible.
-I'm down with that. -I think it's aggressive,
but it's fair, it'll drive some traffic in here,
get it sold fast, so we can be onto the next.
From expensive landscaping to unsalvageable floors,
to missing air conditioning,
this house has seen its share of problems.
But now that we've completed this renovation,
we're able to put this house on the market for $365,000.
We paid 170,000 for the house,
and we spent $89,398 to renovate it.
Our closing costs are $23,725,
and our loan interest is $5,188,
which brings our total cost to flip this house to $288,311.
So, we're set to make a very good profit of $76,689
when it sells.
[upbeat music]
-What are you doing? -Shopping.
Why are you shopping? We don't need any more stuff.
You're supposed to be selling this house.
You're supposed to be helping me clean...
I'm not cleaning.
...so we can get it ready to sell.
You know how you go shopping for houses without me
-and come with Derek specials? -Okay?
-I'm shopping without you. -We don't need this furniture.
Are you buying it for the house?
That's so cute.
That's cool. Okay, I'll let you get that.
You can have this.
It's the cheapest thing in the house!
When you sell the house, you can buy that.