Man: ♪ Won't you show me how to do those nasty moves? ♪
♪ You got that street freak so locked down in the groove ♪
-Hi. -How was your weekend?
Amanda: Filled with CrossFit.
-I'm back on it. -Oh, you're working out again?
Oh, yeah.
I just started working out again myself.
Mmm.
But I got a house to show you guys.
Wait till you guys hear the numbers.
-Hi. -Hi.
-Perfect timing. -How are you?
I'm good. How are you?
Alright, so I want to show you this house
that just came across in Port Tampa City.
And you know that area is very high-end, luxury.
-A lot of high-end homes. -Right.
It's a three-bedroom, two-bath, 1,200-square-foot house.
Seller contacted me, found us online,
wanted to present this house as a possibility for us to buy,
and I was able to negotiate with the seller
to purchase this house for $225,000.
-Okay. -Her husband passed away,
left the house to her, left her some money.
She tried to renovate it,
but this contractor took advantage
of her inexperience and completely screwed her.
She spent $75,000 to renovate this house.
And just based on the pictures,
you can see that there's no way $75,000 was spent on this house.
It's nasty. It's disgusting.
Amanda: And this is what her house looks like right now?
Yeah, it's every bit of a zombie house.
I think this is something we can definitely do.
We're going to have to inherit all of the issues
that this contractor did here.
And on top of that, there's a stop work order.
He started doing work on the house.
-[Bleep] -Even the work he did do,
it just wasn't done right. -What kind of deal is this?
I mean, it's the types of deals that people call us for, right?
-Right, right, right, right. -I need to know
what the comps are. -Yep.
-Gotcha. -I'll see if I can make
coordinations for access tomorrow.
-Okay. -Okay. Challenge accepted.
Right.
♪
I am so excited about this new house
because of the location.
Everybody wants to live in South Tampa
because of all the trendy restaurants,
hop over to Saint Pete's or get to downtown very quickly.
Port Tampa City is a fabulous coastal community
about 30 minutes southeast of downtown Tampa.
It is amazing because it's surrounded by beaches,
fishing piers, walkable streets,
and amazing schools and nice restaurants as well.
It is a great place for families looking for a new home.
Comps look really good so we can get this house sold
for around $360,000 just because of the location.
I'm just worried that we might have to redo
all the work they've already done.
I know. That's why I want to walk it with you both.
This is the street.
Sam: And here it is.
Amanda: Oh, this is it?
Dolmar: This is "Zombie House Flipping: Tampa."
♪
Amanda: Oh! Sam: It has no front!
[Bleep] What is going on?
-Look at this place. -Look at that fence.
♪
Sam: This looks awful.
Look at all this damage.
Like, what are we going to do with this place?
Dolmar: We have to replace all of this.
Sam: Mmm.
I am already just seeing how much money this
is going to cost already. Oh, yeah.
Ew. Look at all the roaches.
Ugh!
Take a look at this.
The doorbell here, but the door is right here.
So was the door here at one time?
Dolmar: I don't know.
This 1,200-square-foot South Tampa bungalow
was built in 1967.
It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
But there's also a bonus room off the kitchen,
which might be able to count as another bedroom.
Amanda: What is this?
♪
-This is bad. -This is [bleep]
Sam: Fireplace that is much needed in Florida.
I don't think it's necessary to keep. Fires don't care.
Dolmar: Let's take a look at the kitchen over here.
♪
These cabinets are [bleep]. We have to get rid of them.
Dolmar: You have the laundry room on one side,
and so there's not a lot of space here for cabinets.
This fridge and this space right here is so small.
This is supposed to be a sink.
I'm not sure what they were thinking right here.
Amanda: It's off centered.
The stove is supposed to go here, but the microwave, right?
Sam: Even the flooring. You can tell it's cheap.
Not only is it cheap,
but you can tell they put no padding down.
So to get the price point we want,
we're going to have to redo this.
So there's a flooring budget.
Now we got to add flooring to the budget.
But what I'm also noticing,
it's a really tight space in the kitchen.
I would love to bust this wall down
because it's so tight and it'll open up the kitchen.
Sam: I like that because the open floor plans,
they really sell better for buyers,
especially in these smaller square foot houses.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Sam: What's this room?
Dolmar: This is the bonus room. That could be a bedroom.
This is the type of size that would normally
be like the primary bedroom in this square foot house.
But walking in and it being right off the kitchen
just kind of weird. -Do you want to make this
a second family living room or keep it as a bedroom?
Sam: Let's go look at the rest of the layout.
-Right, right. -Right.
Sam: Oh my god, look at this.
This bathroom is tiny. -Yeah, this is pretty bad.
Sam: Wow, guys, I can't believe
this guy left this place like this.
This toilet is way too close to the shower.
This is not to code.
Sam: This is really bad.
No, let's see the rest of the house
to see how we can reconfigure.
What are these, bedrooms?
Sam: I don't know what's going on back here.
This is a freaking mess. -Those are the bedrooms?
Amanda: Look at all this stuff.
Well, clearly there's the demo that went on here.
All right. So this is bedroom three.
-Yeah. -So that's three bedrooms
so far. There's another one over here.
This is really small.
Is this supposed to be the primary?
-I hope not. -I don't know.
Sam: Yeah, because there's that, the other bathroom.
Amanda: The other bathroom.
You could only fit like a twin or a full size bed,
so we do need to make this room bigger.
Let me see this bathroom.
-Look at this! -Oh my goodness.
Dolmar: How does this even work?
Like, it's not to code. -Man.
Sam: We can't even count this as a bathroom.
So, what we're gonna have to do is,
we're gonna have to knock down all these walls
and redo this entire space.
This is not a primary bedroom, whatsoever.
Not with that bathroom.
You would have to like, knock down this wall right here.
Dolmar: We can borrow some space from this room.
-Right. -To make the whole thing bigger.
So I, I do like that idea.
Amanda: Then we can make this a big primary suite,
leaving us back down to three two.
The front room has to stay a bedroom.
Let's go ahead to the back of the house.
♪
Whoa. [Bleep].
♪♪
Sam: Oh my gosh, this is really overgrown
and kinda nasty back here.
I don't know, this could be expensive cutting all this out,
but we have to clear it out for sure.
This is a nice area for a possible patio.
Dolmar: OK.
Do you think we can keep this fence?
Sam: We should definitely replace the fence.
Amanda: Yeah.
So, that's the thing with this house, right?
We're getting it at a good price
but we're also inheriting a lot of issues
that we will have to clear up and fix.
Alright, well, that's having me concerned
that we're gonna go way, way over budget,
so let's get really tight on the numbers
on what we think it's gonna be to do the rehab.
So we have a stop work order, combined with figuring out
if these permits were actually pulled
because that could bring up more expensive issues
that we're not even thinking of.
Dolmar: We gotta add flooring to the budget.
We're gonna have to redo that kitchen.
Make this layout of the house much more functional.
I think this is looking like a renovation budget of $80,000.
This is the problems we deal with for zombie houses.
I mean, it's not just the house itself,
but the challenge of trying to solve these problems.
But we're all problem solvers.
-Right. -Right.
Dolmar: We'll get it done.
We bought this house for $225,000
and plan to put about 80,000 into the renovation
over the next 60 days.
We're looking at closing cost of $18,000,
a loan interest of $6,100,
which puts our all-in cost at $329,100.
In the end, if we sell for our ARV of 360,000,
we stand to make a profit of $30,900.
Despite closing on the property
and agreeing to the renovation budget and plan,
we still cannot start the property right away
because we have inherited a stop work order.
So we have to get engineering drawings and permits.
So, we can't start demo like we usually do on day one.
Once we get approval from the city to get started,
our plan is to remove the walls
separating the kitchen from the living room
to open up and modernize the space.
In the back of the house,
we're knocking down multiple walls
which will allow us to open up the space
and create two nicely sized bathrooms.
We're also combining the two existing bedrooms
into one big primary suite with its own primary bathroom
and walk in closet.
And we're converting the bonus room near the kitchen
into a third bedroom.
♪
Hey.
Keisha and I have been together for 18 years, married for 16.
We have three beautiful kids and I think that our marriage,
our relationship has lasted the test of time
because of common interests, shared values, compatibility
and of course, love.
I wanted to talk to you about a situation I have going on.
Remember when we were living in Fort Meyers?
And you helped me manage crews, contractors?
So that's one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you.
Mm-mm?
I bought this house in the Port of Tampa area.
OK. Good area.
-It is a great area. -Mm-mm.
That house comes with an existing
stop work order from work that the seller was doing before.
The problem is, I have to inherit all the issues as well.
Of course we're gonna fix it, right?
Mm.
But I need help on that property.
Get permits approved, engineering drawings,
all of that stuff. -Yeah.
-So, before you answer... -Mm-mm?
This is why I, I got you your favorite coffee.
-Right? -Alright.
I know which one you like, white mocha, right?
I just want you to... -Enjoy my coffee?
Yeah, before you will give me your answer.
I've not had any coffee today.
Well, you know that I will always help you out.
I can 100% help you and I'm, I'm glad that you actually asked
because usually you're not one that's --
you're a little bit proud.
To ask for help?
You don't really ask to ask, ask for help,
so I appreciate you actually reaching out and asking.
I wasn't sure I wanted to ask you to get back and...
-Yeah. -...and get busy with helping
me solve my problems. So. -Mm.
Well, it's our problems. Yeah, yeah.
[ Laughs ] I like that, I like that.
So, thank you. -You're welcome.
It sounds like you are agreeing to help me.
Yes.
I'll coordinate to walk this house in a few days.
Get me all the info I need from the seller
and I can take it from there.
I actually emailed you everything already.
Oh my...
you emailed me everything about the house already?
Right when you walked in, 'cause I already knew
you were gonna say "Yes."
I know you. -Don't act like you know me.
I know my wife.
[ Laughs ]
Woman: ♪ I could feel the beat in my body ♪
♪
Dolmar: Alright.
Here's... -Oh, my goodness.
Dolmar: ...the house I wanted you to take a look at.
What do you think? -Wow.
This is bad.
While we wait for permits to clear
and the stop work order to be removed,
I'm meeting with Keisha to take a first hand look at the house.
Oh my god, what is going on in this bathroom?
Dolmar: The bathroom has to be completely redone.
Whoa, this is a crazy disaster.
The house is in shambles.
-So, this is... -Oh my gosh.
Dolmar: It gets worse and worse as you walk through the house, right?
-This is so bad. -I know.
This house is ridiculous.
There is mud all over the walls, drywalls everywhere.
So I know that he's gonna need a lot of help on this one.
Are you gonna get rid of these grandma fans?
No, I was actually thinking about keeping 'em.
No.
Each of 'em is like 100 bucks each.
No, no. I hate those fans.
Those are grandma fans. -Keisha.
Keisha, that's a lot of money
that I'm saving by keeping these fans.
That's 100, 200, 300, 400, five, six.
That's like, $700 in savings keeping the fans.
Listening, listen, listen. -Dolmar.
There's nothing going on in this house.
Look around, how long have you had this house?
You're talking about saving money.
Ah-- listen. Keisha, I know.
I know, I know, I know. And I'm working on that.
We're still in the planning phases with this house.
And so, that's why I wanted to bring you here,
to help with some of the decisions
that we're making to be budget friendly
and that's why I don't wanna spend money replacing fans.
Keisha: This house is a wreck
and you're talking about $600 for some fans.
-Can you let me talk? -Dolmar, it's bad.
Can you let me talk?
That's why I have you here.
This just reminds me of how this was when we first started.
The first time that I stepped in to be a project manager
with Dolmar was a result of trying to clean up a mess
from a shady contractor on one of our houses
and we were behind on the timeline
and we were over budget, so I just stepped in,
rolled up my sleeves and I got to work myself.
Gotta get this stop work order lifted.
Gotta get permits.
We gotta get to work on this house as quickly as possible.
Let me help you.
I'll reach out to see if we can get these permits going.
That's, that's first and foremost,
so we can actually get started with the work
and we can make money.
Dolmar and I have always worked together in some capacity
over the past 18 years,
so it's only natural that I would come in
and pick up when he needs help.
I'll go ahead and get on the phone to City
and figure out what's going on with the stop work order
and see if we can move that along.
I got it. -Thank you.
You're welcome.
♪
One week later, after persistent pressure from Keisha,
the city approved our plans and the stop work order was lifted.
It took five weeks to get here, but we're finally here
and our 60 day reno starts today.
♪
Ah, here we are.
Amanda: It's been so long since we've been here.
I'm ready to get this one started.
My favorite day.
-Demo day. -Demo day.
The Zombie rescue team is here.
Sam: We're gonna start with the fireplace
and get that out of the way.
I know you're excited to bang that up and then--
See that thing I've talked about so much.
-Alright. -Let's do it.
♪
Careful.
Amanda: Whoa!
Sam: There you go. We got it, we got it.
Bye bye, fireplace.
Dolmar: Now that we're done with the fireplace,
it's time to move to the kitchen
to take down this load bearing wall
and open up that space to the living room.
But, because we don't have the necessary beam here yet,
today our plan is to take down these cheap cabinets, carefully,
so that we can reuse them in the laundry room.
Ah, this kitchen looks different already.
Sam: I know, right? I wanna go to the primary.
I wanna knock that wall down and see what we're looking at
for the space for the new primary suite.
-OK. -She wants to knock walls down.
Let's knock it down from this side.
-OK. -Save the toilets.
Dolmar: Our demo crew has already started
clearing out the back bedrooms and bathrooms.
But that wall to combine the two existing bedrooms
into one, that's all on us.
Alright, Sam, you're up.
-Sam, your turn. -Alright, let's see it.
It's been a minute since I saw this thing, huh?
Get it, Sam. Woo!
♪
There we go. Go it.
Sam: Go right through it. Go through it.
Hey!
-What's up, guys? -Hey!
Can you imagine this space is gonna be a primary?
This is gonna be a really nice size primary.
-Yes. -I agree.
Dolmar: The demo has been going amazing and the house
is already starting to feel spacious and open,
especially in the bedrooms and bathrooms.
I cannot wait to get the new beams
so that we can start on the kitchen next.
♪♪
-Look at this. -Hey, this looks good.
This is getting much better in here.
-It's better, yes, 100%. -Well, it looks very clean now.
Yes.
But why don't we take this down?
I thought we were taking this down?
We're gonna take it down, it just can't come down yet.
Amanda and I are here to update Sam
on the latest plans in the kitchen and the back yard.
But I also have some really exciting news
I cannot wait to share with the team as well.
We are going to move this beam.
We're actually gonna extend this beam
all the way down to that far wall by the front door.
-Yeah. -And then the new column
is gonna go against that wall.
Sam: I love that.
It's going to allow more togetherness
between the living room, the dining and the kitchen.
I can't wait. -The buyers really like it.
It makes spaces look bigger.
-Right. -It's better for the resale.
-Here's what you guys don't know. -What?
When we first acquired this property
and put it under contract, how much was it?
$360,000.
-That's right. -On the ARV.
Well, guess what. Since recent sales happened in the area,
the value has gone up almost $100,000.
-That's fantastic. -Crazy, right?
It's gonna be a high six figure flip on this deal.
Well, my thought is the increase in ARV,
if we're gonna keep pushing the limit on the sale price,
then I just wanna take a look out back
and see what we need to do back there
to make sure that we complete the project
all the way through the back yard.
Alright, so, let's take a look at the back yard.
Sam: OK, let's do it.
♪♪
Dolmar: Oh, what's this?
Not again.
Oh no.
-Let me see. -Are you kidding me?
You can't, no.
Dolmar: We might have termites.
-Oh my gosh. -I see it up here, too.
It may be old, I don't know.
It may be a non-issue, maybe it was a prior issue
and it's been taken care of.
But we'll definitely have to take a closer look at that
because if it is an issue, more money.
Hopefully it's not.
Gonna have to get the house tented and treated.
That's a no, that's no. that's no.
Yeah, one step at a time.
Sam: What is going on back here?
Dolmar: Here's what I'm gonna do.
Deck, pavers.
-OK. -Pergola.
Sam: OK.
Dolmar: Clean this up, make it look really nice.
I know she's happy.
You're speaking my language, finally we got--
Dolmar: But I'm keeping the fence.
♪
[ Sighs ] Then there's that.
Sam: No, we can't keep the fence.
You can't have all that gloriousness and then just
[Blows raspberry] at the end.
It's almost like you're decking out a whole bedroom
but you're not putting a door there.
You're so dramatic.
I'm not, I'm not dramatic.
Dolmar: I could tell you the numbers, to do a fence here.
-Right. -I've already got a quote on it,
that's why I'm mixing it, is $10,000.
-Privacy. -Mic drop.
-Dolmar! -People spending this amount
of money want privacy. -I'm out.
-It's privacy. -La-la-la-la.
While we figure out the landscaping plan,
work is continuing in the back of the house.
They're right now framing out the guest bathroom.
They're also framing out the bathroom
and the closet for the primary suite.
On the laundry room side of the house,
the crew is opening up the walls to assess the termite damage.
And Jordi just called Keisha,
asking for us to check out the damage in person.
So, I'm assuming it's not good.
♪
While Sam and Amanda went to go
to select tiles for the bathrooms,
I bought Keisha with me to check out the house.
♪
OK, Jordi, what's the damage?
I didn't know you were taking down the whole wall, bro.
Well, had to.
Termites all down there.
The whole main support of the roof.
If we leave it like that, when time goes by,
it's gonna tilt this way.
Dolmar: Ahh.
Jordi: So, that's the main support of the roof.
Keisha: Oh no, so are you saying that we have to take down
all of the support beams here and replace 'em?
Damn!
Now we have to take all of that apart.
Gotta take all of this whole wall down
to put the main support up.
Dolmar: Did you see any live termites at all?
-Not until now, no. -OK.
Dolmar: Well, that's great news.
Let's just hope nothing else is...
Keisha: But it's just more work though,
'cause now we gotta take down everything.
Got to shut up. Shh! [ Laughs ]
I mean, do you want the truth
or you want me to sugar coat it? Honey.
Dude, you're trying to make his budget go up, come on.
Dolmar. It needs to happen.
I get that, but don't say more work.
Like, he's gonna hear dollar signs.
At least, Jordi, you know that you're always
gonna get the truth from me.
This one is a different situation.
I know.
[ Laughs ] -Alright, anyway.
Hopefully we have no more surprises like that.
-Totally. -Appreciate you, man.
-No problem. -Alright, let's get outta here.
Bye, guys.
♪♪
Dolmar: The termite repairs set us back a few days
because we basically had to rebuild two entire walls.
Next, the AC condenser is disconnected
and moved to its new location, further away from the back door,
which will make room for our possible new deck.
HVAC upgrades are also done on the inside.
Followed by a whole house electrical rewire...
...complete with an upgraded panel
in the laundry room.
It's time to install new plumbing.
We're opening up the concrete slab under the bathrooms,
so they can install all new PVC drain lines, vent pipes,
and water supply lines.
And, back inside, we're closing up the old fireplace opening
by attaching wooden studs, then installing drywall,
providing more usable wall space for the next homeowner.
♪♪
♪
-Hey, what's up? -Hey, honey, how are you?
I am good.
How are you doing today?
-Uh... -What's wrong?
Keisha: I just got off the phone with Jordi.
So, we had one of our building inspections today
at Wall Street.
They were inspecting that, you know, that support column?
The one that was in the kitchen and it didn't pass.
Why didn't it pass?
Keisha: Well, remember the supporting column for that beam
in the kitchen, right? -Yeah, I know.
Keisha: Well, remember we decided to change it
and we had a letter from the City that approved the change.
But the inspector's saying that we did
not actually put it in the updated plans.
OK, but are you saying the work the guys did was OK,
it's just we don't have updated plans?
Keisha: Yeah, he approved the work but he's like,
"I'm not gonna give you final approval
until you update the plans."
We always just submit the letter and the letter is fine.
I don't know if I did something to this inspector in the past,
but for some reason, I feel like he has it out for me.
We have our engineering letter filed
and approved by the building department
and the work is also up to code,
but our engineering plan was not updated,
so we did not pass our inspection.
This is super annoying.
Some inspectors are sticklers, but at the end of the day,
we should have been on top of this.
I'm so frustrated right now.
You realize this is more money again because I gotta get plans
so that he can pass this inspection.
And god knows how long it's gonna take them to do that
as well, so it's gonna cost me time and money.
Alright, so, Keisha, what's the next steps then?
Keisha: Well, now we have to update the engineering plans,
we have to resubmit the permits for approval again,
and we've gotta shut down construction on that part
until the problem that the inspector found is resolved.
Alright.
Well, it sounds like you got it handled.
This is our second delay.
This is supposed to be a 60 day timeline,
but we've had this house for over 90 days at this point.
If this gets delayed any further,
it can really hurt our bottom line.
Keisha: There could be a major issue for the tree.
Jordi, when he was over there,
he saw some holes that were in the tree.
He said there could be a potential hazard to the house.
I'm gonna go by the house just to take a look
and put eyes on it myself.
Keisha: [ Sighs ] Jordi said that they're gonna get
an arborist right away.
I'm gonna go ahead and get on the phone with the inspector.
Dolmar: I'll meet the guy.
♪
Keisha called me to inform me
about something going on with the trees,
something that like, is a hazard to the house.
I wasn't aware that this tree was even a issue with the house.
But I need to get some more clarity and insights
on what exactly is going on with this tree.
LJ, what's up, man? -What's going on, big guy?
Dolmar: Dolmar. Thanks for coming out.
I gotta say, I wasn't expecting all these trucks here.
I thought I was coming to consult with you
on what was going on with the tree.
♪
Dolmar: What's going on with the tree?
LJ: This tree has some issues that it's gonna fail.
It needs to come out.
And it is in severe decline.
So, I'm trying to figure out if the tree is decaying,
is it gonna be a big issue for the house, like, right now?
It's better that you do it now than, like,
have regret that you didn't do it,
because it does damage to the house,
or worse than that, hurt somebody.
-[ Sighs ] -Let me put it to you this way.
The only way I'm touching this tree is to remove it
because I don't want the liability.
And if we take the tree down,
you're taking the stump out as well?
Absolutely. Yes, sir.
OK, so what's the price for everything?
What are we looking at?
3,500 bucks.
I guess I have no choice.
You don't control how it comes out,
it's gonna set you back even further.
-Alright, man. -Let's go.
Appreciate you. Thanks, LJ.
OK.
[ Saw whirring ]
Dolmar: After cutting limbs away from the power lines
and the roof of the house first, the bigger branches
and then the massive trunk are chopped down.
And finally, it's time for the remote-controlled stump grinder,
which will stop this tree from sprouting at the roots again.
It's money I did not want to spend,
but I am definitely glad to know that this tree
won't be taking out the roof of our house anytime soon.
♪
So, our renovations on this house
were held up another month
because of the failed inspections
with the kitchen support column.
But, thankfully, Keisha was able
to settle the matter with the city
so our work can begin again.
[ Motor whirring ]
We need to cover up these ugly cinder-block walls
on the exterior,
so we're putting on a new coat of stucco
to give this house a smooth, modern finish.
♪♪
We're painting the trim black and the main walls
in a dark teal green.
♪♪
After thinking about what Amanda and Sam
said about getting a new fence, I realized that they were right.
First, we're removing the old chain-link fence
as well as the broken-down old shed in the backyard.
We're putting in a new deck off the back door
for more outdoor entertaining space.
We're putting down new sod in the front and back yard.
And now we can install an attractive
and modern new fence around the entire property,
offering buyers the privacy that they want.
[ Saw whirring ]
♪
Dolmar. Ooh-ooh!
-Hello! -Yo. What's up?
Amanda: Hey, this looks amazing.
-Yeah. -See?
Got the new fence in, the trees taken out,
got new grass.
How does it look in the back?
Have we done anything back there?
-Mm. -We made progress.
Not done yet, but let me show you.
♪
Alright. So this is the wall
that had all that termite damage.
-Mm-hmm. -And so we tore it down,
rebuilt it, starting to put the metal siding up now
over here and back here. Amanda: Hey!
-We got the new deck. -Wow!
-Right? -Look at this. I like --
-It's looking good, right? -I like the deck.
I'm liking all the sod.
Like, combined with the privacy fence,
this is gonna look beautiful when buyers come out.
-Yeah. -I'm so happy the fence went up.
-Yeah. -What's going on with that
right there, though?
-So when we removed the shed... -Mm-hmm.
...I didn't know that we were gonna
have a concrete slab underneath.
-Okay. -And so now this is this, uh...
-[ Laughs ] It's an open slab? -Yeah.
I'm thinking maybe put a shed back here.
-Ooh. -Possibly.
Or I remember last time you had mentioned a pergola.
You could put a pergola around this concrete area,
and it's a perfect sitting area.
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Amanda: If we have that in the budget.
Dolmar: I love it, but because of all our delays,
I had to move the budget around.
-Okay. -So anything more
-is gonna cost more... -Mm-hmm.
...and I won't be able to finish and beautify the house.
I do love the idea for the shed
that you have, Dolmar, because if we remember,
there's just not a lot of storage inside the home.
And we could even paint it
and match the house if we wanted to do an extra level,
if we have extra paint.
Cool. So I'm glad you both like the shed.
Well, I'm really excited. It looks really good, D.
We got some backyard appeal going on now, too.
-I know. -Yep, it looks good.
Dolmar: We anticipated spending $80,000
on renovations for this flip,
and, so far, we have spent $40,375.
Now that means we've got just under $40,000 left
to finish this flip.
Moving forward, nothing can go wrong with this flip
because, miraculously, we're still on budget.
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♪ Mama raised me a hustler
♪ Turn people to customers
♪ Ain't no love in these streets ♪
♪ Your best friend don't trust ya ♪
Dolmar: Now that the plans are approved,
we are installing the long beam
which will hold up the entire ceiling from the kitchen
to the front of the house
and attaching it to the new support column
embedded in the wall.
Now that's done, we can move on
to installing new drywall throughout the house.
In the hall bathroom, we are laying down
a really cool black hexagonal floor tile.
To give the bathrooms a high-end feel,
we are installing beautiful porcelain wall tile
that looks like marble,
and we're lining the floor of the primary shower
with an attractive black-pebble tile.
Outside, we're finishing putting up the black metal siding.
And on the front, we're installing
a beautiful blond-wood paneling
to offer a contrast to the darker elements.
This house is looking amazing.
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Keisha: Alright. Let's take a look inside.
Take a look at this kitchen.
Amanda: Look at this, yep.
-What do you think? -Drywall's gone up.
And the beam's finally up.
This was a huge nightmare. Lots of delays and issues.
This beam right here has been the bane of my existence.
Dolmar: But we got through it.
So the column is in the wall now.
We did the whole, like, the kitchen design,
around that whole column
because that was, like, such a big issue.
So we've changed it again.
[ Both laugh ]
Because we have that issue over there.
So, what we were trying to do, we were trying to put
the A.C. return in the header, in the column up here.
-Yeah. -But the inspector came
and said, "Hey, if you're gonna do that,
we need the engineers to write a letter, come inspect,"
and it's gonna be this whole thing.
And so we're like, "Nope. I don't want any more delays.
Figure out somewhere else to put it," and the only place
-to put it is right there. -Right over there.
Dolmar: Do you remember what's supposed to go right here?
Amanda: Yeah. The pantry.
-Exactly. The cabinet. -Right.
Because this has to go here now,
It's gonna mess up the whole kitchen flow.
So we gotta get with Panda Kitchen & Bath now
to change it again because of this.
-Yeah, I mean. -[ Laughs ] Hey, guess what.
You know those other designs you did?
Pbht! Nix 'em. No, we're not gonna do them.
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Dolmar: Alright, let's talk about this kitchen.
Yes.
Because the layout does have to change now.
Amanda: Right.
We have designed this kitchen three times now.
And so when I found out that the A.C. return vent
was gonna mess up our plans yet again,
I said, "Nah. No more, I'm done."
But when I found out that moving the air-return vent
would result in more delays,
I decided to allow Amanda to redesign the kitchen again.
-Sink still goes here. -Yep.
We'll do the corner cabinet, and then it's a peninsula
that goes all the way out to here.
Yep. I think the stove goes -- Oh, no.
-The stove is over here. -No, the stove
-is back over here. -Mm-hmm.
-And then we have-- -Yep, microwave up top.
-Yep. -Cabinets on either side.
-Just no cabinet over there. -Yes.
-No cabinet. -Yeah.
I know you wanted, like, a pantry cabinet.
-A tall pantry. -Yes, we wanted it to be
right there by the door. -Okay.
Well, I mean, it's not gonna be a smaller pantry.
They just have to -- we just have to nix it.
We have to pivot and adjust when these things happen, so...
Keisha: Mm-mm.
We have a little surprise for you...
-Really? -...but I don't know
if we should tell you about it now.
I think you've already given me enough surprises.
"Hey, guess what. You gotta redo this kitchen.
Hey." No. [ Laughs ]
Remember we were trying to figure out
this small kitchen space?
Right.
And making sure that we had a space
for the little eat-in kitchen because it's such a small space.
Right.
But I thought that it would be really, really neat,
like, really, really neat, if we were to --
-You see this countertop here? -Yes.
Well, this right here is a hidden hideaway counter.
Oh! Or a pull-out?
Pull-out, yes.
-Okay. -A pull-out.
I love it.
You're adding function. That's -- that's my jam.
-Uh-huh. -Yeah.
-And it's hidden. -Yes.
-That's another jam. -Mm-mm.
Especially in small spaces like this.
-So, Amanda approves? -Of course.
-Amanda approves. Stamp it. -Yay.
[ Laughs ]
We weren't gonna say anything, 'cause I'm like, "You know what?
It's gonna be so seamless."
You know what that is?
-Designing for dollars. -Money.
[ Laughter ]
Keisha: I love it. That's got to be our new slogan.
Dolmar: We are in the home stretch of this renovation.
We're laying down beautiful white oak
flooring throughout the house.
Next, we're coating all the walls in a soft, white paint.
In the primary shower, we're putting up
black and green porcelain tile with a high-end look of marble.
And in the hall bathroom, the vanity is going in.
Recessed lighting is getting installed throughout the house.
In the living room, we're adding a beautiful accent wall
with horizontal wood details.
And in the kitchen, we're putting in modern cabinets
in a custom gray color.
Then, we're installing beautiful white quartz countertops.
This renovation is officially complete.
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Keisha: Today is staging day.
We're having Lindsay from Limelight Home Staging
do it for us.
Now that we've modernized the design of this house,
we're placing just the right furniture
and accessories to show off the potential of every room.
Buyers are gonna see how warm, stylish, and comfortable
this house can be for their families.
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The day has finally come.
I'm so glad we're here.
Thank god.
-It's taken forever. -Dude.
After going through all the issues we've gone
through with this house, I'm so glad we're finally here.
It was one problem after the other.
I am super, super proud of us.
Like, so many obstacles, and we still hung in there.
Alright, so we're almost there.
-Okay. -Yes.
We are literally right around the corner.
-Are you ready? -I am so ready.
-Here she is. -Ooh!
Amanda: Oh, my gosh.
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-Wow! -Come on.
-Yes! -Here she is.
Sam: The big tree was the very first thing
we used to see when we pulled up.
And the chain-link fence that went around.
-That was awful. -Yeah.
Dolmar: I also remember the infestation of roaches
that was in that wall.
That was so nasty.
Sam: This looks amazing. It's so beautiful.
It's gonna look so gorgeous when buyers pull up
and just see everything open. I love it.
-Yeah. -Do you notice anything?
-There's grass. -Grass.
Dolmar: Do you notice anything else?
-There's some curb appeal. -Curb appeal.
Thank you.
And the fence looks really good, too.
-Yes. -This looks great.
Amanda: I love this horizontal fence,
it adds a modern, uplifting touch
to this old traditional home that's here in South Tampa.
Dolmar: Dude, this is the best house
on the entire street now.
-I can't wait to see inside. -Yes.
-Yes, yes, yes. -Hey.
-I am so excited. -Here we go.
-Let's go. -Look at that. Oh, my goodness!
-Wow! -Wow.
-This is amazing! -Look at this.
-I love it. -Oh, my gosh.
Amanda: Do you guys remember when we first walked in here
and, like, how horrible.
Like, straight up looked like a whole construction site
was going on over here and stuff everywhere.
It was seriously a mess.
Sam: It's just so nice and open and just flows so much better.
We had that big wall that went...
Exactly. That's what I was thinking about.
...all the way across.
Especially this panel wall
from the The Forest, that company.
-Yes. Yes. -It looks really good.
When the buyers come in, they're gonna be super happy.
-I agree. -Yeah.
Dolmar: It looks really good.
One of the biggest transformations
was this kitchen.
I-I wanna see that kitchen right now.
Yeah.
This is my favorite part of the house.
Remember the cabinets?
They weren't even aligned.
Dolmar: It was a very funky kitchen, funky layout.
Amanda: Now that the fridge is moved over,
and the wall's knocked down,
the space feels bigger.
The peninsula gives much more counter space.
Dolmar: I love the soft-gray finish of the cabinets.
They contrast nicely with the white-quartz countertops.
Amanda and Keisha came up with a great idea.
Let me show you.
Whoa, I love this!
Oh, this is amazing.
A hidden pull-out for additional seating.
We could out two seats on this side, two seats on this side.
You still have space for your seating here,
and also the additional two over right there.
So, we have space for eight people now.
This is really great. I love that you're utilizing
such a tight, small space
to bring it out to make more room to eat.
And when it's tucked in, look at this.
-Look at all the space. -Yeah.
-I love it. Okay. -We got more.
Dolmar: Let's take a look at this room over here.
Amanda: Remember this room?
We really couldn't make heads or tails what it was.
Was it a bedroom?
Was it a side office?
But now...
And the size of this room is really, really, really nice.
-It's huge. -Yeah.
A bed, we've even got, like, a seating area here...
-[ Laughs ] -...so I can put on my shoes,
get dressed. Like, it's perfect.
You ready to see the bath?
-Yes, I am ready. -I wanna go back there.
-Come on, let's go. -Hey, hey, hey.
Eee!
Amanda: I remember how small this bathroom was?
But now we have this beautiful stone.
Dolmar: Dude, this is a porcelain tile
that looks like marble.
-Uh-huh. -It is so practical.
And it does not have the marble cost.
-It's gorgeous. -I like that.
I really love what you did with the gold in here, as well,
connecting with the faucets
and everything that you did here.
And the fancy faucet.
-Look at that. -Whoa.
The waterfall faucet.
-I love this. -Elegant. It looks elegant.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
This primary.
Oh, dang. This looks great.
I mean, I just remember that we had this wall,
and so this space felt so small.
And now it looks so much bigger.
I'm so glad we turned the two bedrooms
into one ginormous primary.
This is gonna be a big selling point for the buyers.
-I really love this room. -Yeah.
I wanna show you the new and improved,
in my opinion, sexy, primary bathroom.
Yeah.
Dolmar: Remember the weird layout
that was going on in here?
The shower that was tucked right next to the toilet.
And now this entire space that was once a bedroom is now
a large, beautiful, spacious primary bathroom.
Sam: Right.
My favorite feature in this bathroom,
I'm telling you, is that shower.
-That's gorgeous. -It is.
Sam: That large format tile, just--
Sam: It's so beautiful. And then the niche that, like,
goes all the way across, just for all your toiletries,
it's just -- it's a beau-- beautiful touch.
Amanda: Between the gold and the color and the large tile,
it just looks so gorgeous.
And the closet for this primary was on the corner.
-Tiny. -Tiny. Like, this tiny.
Very long.
-Now look at this. -And look.
-So much room. -Yeah.
Sam: This is a huge walk-in closet
-for a primary bedroom. -I agree.
Yeah, this is gonna be such a good selling feature
for the buyers. They're gonna come in,
and then they're gonna step into this, like,
it's really a Zen retreat kind of area for them.
-Yeah. -It's just --
-They're gonna love it so much. -I like that.
So, last time we were here,
the backyard was kind of in process.
I'd like to see what we ended up doing back there
and make sure that it's ready for the buyers
and it looks like a complete project.
-[ Laughs ] -Can we go look at it?
I'm happy to show it to you. Let's go.
Okay. Well, if you're happy to show it to me,
that must be a good sign.
-Yes. -Yeah.
-Wow. -Much better.
Amanda: Remember that pile of debris that was like
-Mount Everest right here? -Yeah, yeah.
And there was all the overgrowth back there.
Dolmar: And look at the backyard now.
Amanda: The loveliness of this backyard is the deck.
I love how it connects the house to say,
"Hey, come to the backyard and enjoy it."
Sam: Ultimately, for me, what I really enjoy
is when the buyers walk out, like, it looks really spacious.
Luckily, all those delays that were really making us
worried a few weeks go have really worked out in our favor
because there have been some very strong sales
in the neighborhood recently, which is gonna increase our ARV.
So, I really do think we could push the boundaries on this one
and push for a higher sale price.
Thank you. That's what I'm talking about.
We listed this house for $500,000.
We originally paid $225,000.
And despite all the delays,
we spent $88,725 on renovations.
That's only a little bit overbudget.
Our closing costs were $25,000,
and because we went over our 60-day timeline,
our loan interest was $12,549.
Our total flipping cost came in at $351,274.
So, if we sell this house for its listed price,
we stand to make a very generous profit of $148,726.
I got one more surprise for you. One more surprise.
Hold on. Just stay right here. I'll be right back.
How can we have any more surprises?
-We're done. -One more surprise!
-I'll be right back. -What's he talking about?
I'm supposed to know all the surprises.
-You don't know what's going on? -I have no idea what he's up to.
[ Horn honks ]
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Dolmar: [ Laughs ]
Yo!
-What is that? -What?
-Oh, my gosh. -Surprise!
-What is this? -Oh, my God.
-What is this? -Oh, my goodness.
-What do you think? -This thing is huge.
It's crazy.
It's ridiculous. Look at the size of it.
It's marketing.
-It's genius. -I know.
[ Laughs ]