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Justin: All across America,

neighborhoods are under attack...

from zombie houses.

[ Electricity crackles ]

[ Thunder crashes ]

They were once beautiful homes.

Now they're abandoned and rotting,

contaminating neighborhoods,

and they're a buyer's worst nightmare.

That's where we come in.

I'm Justin Stamper...

It's off-market. We don't have to pay commission,

so maybe let's make an offer at, like, $230,000, $240,000.

...and here in Orlando, Florida, I put together a great team --

Our Realtor, Ashlee...

I wanted to show you this tile that I picked up

I was thinking for this back room.

...our builder, Keith...

We have to get rid of that.

There's no room on the side of the house with the shrubbery

and how close the other houses are.

...our designer, Duke...

This view right here, to me, is worth 250K right by itself.

Justin: ...and my trusty sidekick, Marley.

Go save Keith.

Oh, look. Marley's on her way to save you.

Together...Oh, that stinks.

...we hunt these zombies down...

-Oh, what's that? Oh. -Look, look.

There's a window here.

Justin, oh, God, he's running towards me.

Man: Get him out.

Justin: ...and bring them back to life to flip for top dollar.

This is "Zombie House Flipping."

Captioning provided by A+E Networks

♪♪

Justin: Where are we going today?

Ashlee: I got a phone call from this woman,

and she said that she has a house in Conway.

Right, okay.

Ashlee: Conway was actually one of the first suburbs in Orlando,

and today, it's a great neighborhood.

It's especially good for young families.

It's a quiet neighborhood surrounded by lakes and parks,

but it's also very near downtown and all the shopping there.

It's not even on the market.

She's putting it on the market this weekend.

Apparently, it's on a lake.

Oh.Off-market on a lake.

Yeah.

You know how there's books out there that, like,

you read the first sentence, and you're like, "Oh, my God.

This is gonna be a great book"?

Yeah. This is gonna be a great book.

Grabbing a house before it's on the market is a flipper's dream.

I mean, honestly, if we could put in a fair offer

and get it accepted before it hits the market, man,

we can avoid a bidding war

that would drive up the price for prime property.

It's on this street.Is that it?

That is it, I think.That's it.

Justin: Looks like a zombie to me.

Let's jump out and get on it.

This looks promising.

This thing is ugly up front, though.

That's the front door?

You got to through the carport to get to the front door.

It's all covered, dark. -It's all dark, yeah.

-Yeah, super dark. -Yeah, it feels dark.

What if you sacrifice this one carport and just cut it off

and open it up, let some light in?

This is exactly the type of stuff

that I love to see in a zombie house.

It's ugly things that turn other buyers away,

but they're actually easy to fix.

Justin: So, Ash, what do you know about the house?

Well, it's a three-bedroom, two-bath with 1,550 square feet.

Other than that, I know what you know.

Should we see inside?

Keith: Wow, look at all of the dirt.

What a mess.

First impression of this place is it's a pigsty

maybe with actual pigs judging by how much mud

and dirt's all over the floor in here.

The upside, though,

is that a lot of this floor is pretty nice.

This is actually some really good-looking terrazzo.

I don't see any big cracks or anything.

-Yeah. -Does the terrazzo carry over?

-No. -No, that's the end of it.

That means this probably was an addition.

Patio?This was a patio because that's the former back wall

of the house right there.

So we've got terrazzo, just not quite through the entire house.

I wonder what other half-cool things

we're gonna find throughout this place.

Let's see how the bedrooms look.

What the hell?Oh, God, what is that?

Oh, that stinks, dude.Oh.

What's on the wall there?That stinks.

-What's that? Oh! -Look, look.

Yeah.

Duke: Normally I would say something about

the horrible color on these walls,

but we've got other issues.

Some critter or, like, family of them

has been making its home in a corner of this room.

Holy [bleep] why is there a nest in the bedroom?

Duke: Hey, this one is the same way.

Look at this, like a animal's living in here.

Ugh. Justin: Look at the blinds, man.

Dude.What do you think did that?

A monster.What did they keep in here?

Looks like a velociraptor got loose in here.

Yeah. Like that.

It's crazy.

Each bedroom that we walk into is ridiculous,

and the smell is so overpowering.

It's just getting worse and worse.

I'm actually a bit worried that we might run into

whatever is living in here before we even finish this tour.

Justin: What is this, the master? Yeah.

Room is a little bit small but has nice natural light.

Yeah.And did anyone look out the window?

Look at the view.I see a lake.

Hey, man, look.That's the money shot right there.

Look at that lake. -Wow.

Check out these money shots right here on the sill, too...

-Ew. -...with the claw marks

of whatever has been coming in and out. Oh.

Keith: Looks like whatever has been coming in from the lake

is stopping in here to do its business.

Justin: What's the bathroom look like?

Oh, yeah, what does the bathroom look like?

Totally basic.

But on a nice note, the terrazzo is still here...

-It is. -...intact, and it looks good.

Yeah.Terrazzo is terrific.

So let's go check out the kitchen.

And they spent some money in here.

There's some nice appliances. Look at that.

Wow.

This -- is that rat poop?

Oh, yeah, that is rat poop. Gross.

Great, more poop.

Duke: Well, these cabinets are in decent shape,

but I'm not feeling the style.

Ashlee: Yeah, I would definitely vote to replace them.

Guys, lake.

Yes, exactly, onto the lake.

Ah, finally some fresh air.

Ta-da, look at this.

Okay. Oh, yeah.

Oh, my God, and you can't even hear the road.Keith: Wild birds.

Why don't you inspect the hot tub?

This rickety Jacuzzi here.

Justin: I love a nice hot tub, but this is not a nice hot tub.

Unless this thing also doubles as a time machine,

there's no saving it.

-Oh. -Oh!

-It's going down. -Oh.

Ashlee: Go on. Jump in there, Keith.

I feel like a whole heap of snakes

are just gonna come running at us.

Yeah. Come and attack me.Yeah.

Alright.Let's go down to the backyard.

Duke: This is the moment we've all been waiting for.

Oh, and you can feel the fresh air.

Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. The breeze.

All the cares in the world and the traffic on the street...

Washing away right now.

This is amazing.

This is amazing. Oh, man.

Everybody else has a dock.

Why don't we have a dock?

If we buy this place, there's no way

we can get out of putting a dock in.

That's a huge expense that we got to consider

as part of our offer.

I like this house.

We got to figure out what they're asking for it

and what we can pay for it.

Yeah, well, I guess let's start with,

what do we think it's worth?

Well, this view right here, to me, is worth about 250K

right by itself.

I mean, this house is probably...

Hello. ...worth $350,000 or $400,000, yeah.

I think it's definitely $350,000, maybe $399,000.

It's off-market.

We don't have to pay commissions on the front end,

so maybe let's make an offer at, like, $230,000, $240,000.

I say we go in at $225,000.

-Let's get it done. -Alright.

Okay. Let's lock it up.

Perfect.

Keith: We were able to negotiate a great purchase price

on this property of $230,000.

It needs a lot of cleaning up,

but we think we can keep our overall reno budget

around 60K,

which pushes our total investment to 290 grand.

We're gonna spend seven weeks on the reno

then aim for the top of the market,

listing it for around $400,000

which would give us a nice six-figure profit of 110 grand.

Having a house on a lake is a great selling point,

but to take it to the next level,

we need to turn up that master bedroom.

First, we'll push that main wall out,

giving us a ton more space in the master

while still maintaining a good-size sunroom.

Then since we don't need two entrances to the master,

we'll close off that hallway space

and add it to an awesome new walk-in closet.

Finally, we'll build out the wall

between the living room and the sunroom

to allow for more furniture in the family area.

Out front, that dark, wide carport

makes the whole door feel like it's in a cave,

so we're gonna eliminate the right half of it

and replace it with a tall, open pergola for the entryway.

This will still leave enough covered parking for a car

while making the front of the house

a lot more welcoming.

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

What's up, brochacho?What's up?

How are you doing?

Today is demo day,

which in this house

mostly means cleaning up the mess.

Duke, you have the demo tools?

Do I have the demo tools? What am I here for?

Since there isn't a lot to destroy,

Ashlee is actually already out picking out new cabinets

for the kitchen, but before we get started,

there's one weird little thing inside that

I got to show Duke and Justin.

So this left wall on the back room here,

that wall, I, like, leaned against it,

and I could hear rattling.

It's kind of shaky.

They just didn't attach it correctly.

There's something in there.

The only way to find out what's behind that wall

is to break it down,

and this is as good a place as any to practice

my hammer-throwing technique.

It's just pulling right off the bottom.

There's a window here.

Why would they cover up a good --

It's a broken window.Oh, broken window.

That's what the rattling is, is a window?

What the heck were the previous owners thinking?

I mean, I know replacing a broken window can be expensive,

but how is drywalling over it a good idea?

Bro, are you serious?What, you idiot?

It's a lot easier to take it out when it's in one piece than 60.

This is demo day. I was demo'ing.

[ Scoffs ]

Demo techniques aside, these broken windows have to go.

Then we're pulling out the laminate flooring

from the back room...

There we go, perfectly stacked.

...opening up the closet in the master bedroom,

and taking both bathrooms down to the studs

so we can rebuild them later.

Out front, the crew is taking down

the right half of that carport.

Yeah!

We also needing to get all this stinky trash

from the wildlife refuse out of here.

Where are you guys when I'm doing the dirty work?

Stinks in here.

♪♪

You got your hunting gear on today?

Oh, yeah, girl, hunting for an end to this framing today.

Ash and I are stopping by the house

to see how Charlie and his crew are doing today.

Charlie and his guys have been hard at work

framing up the new layout we have planned.

Hopefully they're finishing on up and moving on out.

It's Charlie. Hold on. Hey, Charlie.

Hey, you have a skunk problem over here in your house.

Are you serious? There's a skunk inside.

We're here to work, and we can't work.

A skunk in the house?

Who has ever seen a skunk wandering around

during the middle of the day?

I mean, one probably came last night

and sprayed something nearby,

and I'm sure it's long gone by now.

Is it out back, or what?

Open the door, and you'll see.

Oh, man.Skunk's probably gone, right?

I'm not -- I don't know, and I'm not gonna find out.

I'm gonna find out.

Yeah, good luck, and we're supposed to be working all day.

Oh, I'm about to not go in there.

Whoa, a skunk definitely sprayed in there,

and it smells like it was fresh.

Charlie, I'll call you once we get this place aired out.

Alright. We'll see y'all later.

So any ideas?

Well, I have a bunch of painter stuff in the back of my truck.

What if we put on the painter overalls and our respirators

and then just, like, chase it out with a broom?

Oh, my God.

If there's any chance the skunk is still in the house right now,

this is probably one of the dumbest ideas I've ever heard,

but the only thing dumber would be going inside

without a protective suit, so here goes nothing.

You ready to do this?Think so.

I have my golf stick.

Ugh. Wait.

I can still smell it. Can you?

Marley, stay.

♪♪

I don't know where it's at.It stinks.

Here, skunky, skunky.

Here, skunky, skunky, skunky.

Oh! Found it.

Where?

Oh, my God.

Push him towards the back.

Justin, he's gonna spray you.

Oh, God, he's running towards me!

No, no.

You just hit him with the tennis racket.

Justin, help!

Get over here.

We got to catch him.

Aah! He's coming towards me again!

Go back!

Keith: Marley, what are you doing?

Where's Justin, huh?

Push him towards the back.

Guys, I found Marley outside.

What's that smell?

What is that, you guys?

What the hell?

Ah, I got sprayed!

You okay?

Ugh!

What the hell did I just walk in on,

a skunk running around the house?

I get sprayed.

Why couldn't they put a sign on the door that says,

"Biohazard, keep out"?

Just get outside.What the hell is going on?

We're hunting skunks, obviously.

Go, go, everybody out, out.

Oh, my God. You stink.

Marley got sprayed, too.

Come on, buddy. There you go.

Yeah, that way.

It took a little work, but we finally got

that rascal out of this house.

Now to go deal with that other rascal we had to chase outside.

But I'll run down to the store.

Apparently tomato juice works.

You throw it on the smelly person.

I will be back.

Oh, my God. This smells so bad.

Getting sprayed by a skunk has been a nightmare of mine

since I was a little kid.

Ah! Ugh.

But the cold and slimy tomato juice...

Dump it on his head.

...is just about as bad as that skunk spray.

Ohh. That's what I need.

Oh, there you go, Marley.Ugh, ugh.

Keith, I think your -- I think you've rubbed it enough.

Go jump in the lake, go.

Aah!

Oh, no. Jump.

Oh.

Well, it definitely wasn't smooth,

but mission accomplished.

I just feel bad for my buddy, though,

and Keith.

With that mess taken care of,

we can get Charlie and his team back in here,

finish up this framing, and keep the smelly old house moving.

[ Cash register dings ]

♪♪

Next, we get to work on repairing these gorgeous

but worn-down terrazzo floors.

We'll fill in the divots with crushed stones and epoxy resin

and after the patches have hardened,

we'll buff them down and polish the floors

to a showroom-quality shine.

[ Cash register dings ]

Meanwhile, we're making huge strides outside the house, too.

We're fixing up the roof with Roof Commander.

We're reinforcing the steel portions with heavy-duty bolts

and sealing in the top part of the carport

so it's completely waterproof.

[ Cash register dings ]

Out back, we're replacing some worn-out joists under the deck,

and we're rebuilding the pergola with fresh lumber.

[ Cash register dings ]

Justin: These big early fixes have cut our $60,000 renovation budget

by an impressive $13,800.

It's always money well spent

when it's going to a good upgrade,

but we still have a budget to adhere to

and a lot of renovation to go,

so it's time to get back on track.

♪♪

-Hey. -Hi.

-Hey, what's up, gang? -How are you guys?

I wanted to show you this tile that I picked up

I was thinking for this back room.

I found a beautiful and affordable

concrete-colored tile.

It's porcelain, and we're gonna put it

next to the refinished terrazzo.

I think it's gonna look fantastic.

Kind of picks up the grays in the terrazzo.

Yeah.

I was thinking we could tie it into the master bathroom, too.

What do you think about that?

I know they're big tiles, but it might look cool.

Alright. Well, let's go see it.

These are large 2-by-2 tiles

which is unconventional for a master bath,

but I think it's gonna work in this house.

Duke: Actually it's just wide enough to cover the doorway.

You know what? I'm a big fan of eliminating

the number of different floors in the house.

Mm-hmm.

So if we use that in there and here,

that's two floors instead of six floors or whatever.

What would we do about this transition

into this block right here?

Is that a branch?Well, they're gonna fill that --

What is that? What's the big thing that's just --

Is that a backpack?

That's an animal.

Justin: It's a snapping turtle. That thing is crazy.

It's got horns on it. That's an animal.

That is a really big horny turtle.

Thought we came here to pick out some floor tile,

not some reptile. [ Rim shot ]

The hell is this thing, and what's it doing in our house?

Those things are mean.

Stay the hell away from it.

Ashlee: How can we tell if it's alive?

I'm gonna get a stick.

Maybe I can just bait him and lead him out of here.

I have an apple in my bag.

Go get the apple.

I think Justin is sounding the alarm

a little bit too much here.

I mean, it's a turtle.

They're supposed to be slow.

Watch your legs.Yeah.

Would it grab your ankle?

I don't think it's grabbing anything.

I think it's dead.

Keith: Well --I don't think we should --

Hey, it's alive.It's alive.

Holy cow. It's getting bigger, man.

Look at it.He doesn't like you.

Okay, so not dead.

Oh, my God.

I need you to take the bait so I can lead you out of here.

Duke: So apparently, we just discovered

a killer snapping turtle

that's from the lake running loose in our house.

It's not coming this way.

And we can't it to go back where it came from.

Wait, why don't we just call Rick?

Let me Google.Oh, yeah, yeah.

Call Rick the Reptile Guy.

I'ma FaceTime him.

What's up, Rick?

How are you doing, bro? -Hey.

Check out what we just found.

Rick: Yeah, dude, stop.

That's a alligator snapping turtle, man.

They can bite your whole finger off.

Back up.Okay.

Don't get hurt. I'll be there in about 20 minutes, okay?

Rick runs his own zoo where he takes in animals

that need to be rehabbed back to health.

Good to see you, bro.

This job is turtle-y up his alley.

That's an alligator snapping turtle.

I'm gonna grab him, but I know how to do it

without getting bit, so just back up.

Ashlee: Back up.Wait, this sounds like, "Hold my beer."

When they're full-grown,

they can bite a hockey stick in half.

Oof. Ah.

Oh, like, there's the apple is in his mouth.

-That is one cool turtle. -Dude.

Keith: Rick is one cool cat.

He picked up that finger shredder like it was nothing.

Now that turtle can get the shell out of here.

[ Rim shot ]

I crack myself up at turtle jokes.

Justin: Thanks for coming out and grabbing that.

-Alright. Thanks, Justin. -Yeah, dude.

-Thanks, Rick. -See you guys.

Bye. Thanks, Rick.

[ Cash register dings ]

♪♪

Keith: The inside of the house

is really starting to come together.

We're finally getting all the drywall in place,

patching up the old while installing the new.

Then we're adding a subtle texture

that'll add a touch of character to the ceiling and to the walls.

[ Cash register dings ]

♪♪

Ashlee: We have to pick a paint color.

Keith's gonna kill me if we don't have any paint colors,

so I said I'd rope you in...Okay.

...try and pick something cool.

You know, the terrazzo is gonna stay.

Yeah.And it's got hues of gray.

It's got hues of, like, a terra-cotta kind of color...

White, yeah....some white, some cream.

What if I take a photo of it, and we just bring it

to the store and see if they can match

the kind of the grayish, the watery-looking bluey?

Well, you don't even need to take it to the store.

You can pull out the app and take a picture

and choose the colors right there.

Sherwin-Williams has this ColorSnap app

that'll allow you to see your walls

painted any color you choose.

Okay, take a picture of the wall.

That'll be our palette.

It's like trying on everything in the store

right there on your device.

I've used it a few times, and it's easy.

Okay, take a photo.

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

There you go. Hmm.

Okay, so --So now take another picture of the floor,

and you can actually zoom in and touch

what part of the picture you want to pick a color from.

And it paints that color onto the photo of your wall.

So have you guys picked out a color yet?

We're using this ColorSnap app.

Right.And I like this.

It matches the floor.Uh-huh.

Or if you don't like that, touch that.

Touch the wall. Boom.

And that's the potential color that matches the...

The floor....the hue of the terrazzo bits perfectly.

That's cool, but isn't that color a little bit strong?

There's more options.

We can -- There's millions of colors.

I always love some grays.Oh, look at that.

Oh. There actually is a good hue.

Hey. And look, read it.

Okay. Agreeable gray.

What's easier to agree on...

Agree on than agreeable gray?

Duke: Bold color choices may not fit the taste

of some potential buyers.

It's best to choose something neutral

but distinct that will have a wide appeal.

I think this looks fabulous, so I'm glad...

Yeah....we could all agree.

On agreeable gray.

Text a picture of that to Justin.

You can send it from the app.

Oh. There you go.

This ColorSnap app saved the day.

Perfect.

♪♪

Keith: Today, we're putting in an awesome new dock

from Kona Docks.

The prebuilt floating platform

is carefully backed into the water.

Then sturdy pylons are sunk into the ground

to attach the platform to land.

Finally, an anchor is attached underneath the dock

to keep it nice and steady.

This lakefront backyard finally has the dock it deserves.

[ Cash register dings ]

And just like that, our 60 grand reno budget

is down by over $21,000.

We're burning through this money fast,

but I think I can make Justin happy

by saving us a few bucks on our other pressing outdoor project.

-Hey. -Hey, guys.

We have a little dilemma here.

That's why I asked you guys to come.

We have to get rid of that.

This old hot tub's got to go, but getting it out of here

is not gonna be easy as we thought.

There's no room on the side of the house now with the --

with the shrubbery and how close the other houses are.

And obviously, this thing is way too big to go through the house,

so I was thinking,

"What would happen if we floated it across the lake?"

Justin: What, take it across to the boat dock on the other side?

Yeah, like, 300 yards, but it's right there.

Crossing the Potomac on the hot tub.

Seriously. I'm cool with that, George Washington.

I have my paddleboard stuff in my truck

because Marley and I went paddleboarding the other day.Yeah.

So you're gonna put your truck around there

to the boat ramp, and if the boat --

Jacuzzi makes it there, we load it up, and away it goes.

Let's go get the paddles.

The only way that Captain Keith is gonna pull this off

is with an even-keeled crew.

Luckily, our friends at Kona Docks are still here,

and they're gonna help us pull this Jacuzzi

out of dry dock,

and I'll make sure that we stay on course.

Give them a push.Alright.

Oof. Yeah, come on.

Give me an oar.Go on, Washington.

Row. Faster, faster.

They're like "Dumb and Dumber," right?

Quit yelling. You're not helping.

Ashlee: Why do they leaning on the same side?

Oh, no! Oh, help!

Help, guys! It went under!

Oh, my God.

Do you guys have any way of rescuing --

Keith and Duke just found out the hard way

that this hot tub isn't necessarily seaworthy,

so instead of saving a couple bucks,

it looks like we're gonna have to save them.

Go save Keith.

Oh, look. Marley's on her way to save you.

Keith, are you okay?

[ Grunts ]

Well, our boating trip just turned into a salvage operation,

so I got to free dive down into this murky lake water

and have the team help me pull this old Jacuzzi

out of Davy Jones' locker.

I got it.

This is crazy.

Oh [bleep] I got it.

-Hey. -That's on me.

It looks like this hot tub's

gonna ding our wallets after all.

Only way to get it out of here now is to pay a crew

to haul it away in pieces --

many, many pieces.

[ Cash register dings ]

♪♪

You ready to pick some winners here?

Yeah. Yes. Yeah.

Duke: It's time to go buy the paint we chose

for the main room of the house.

The problem is we're still a bit unsure

of a trim color to go with it.

Cody: Hey, everyone, welcome to Sherwin-Williams.Hey.

Duke: Hopefully the Sherwin-William reps

can give us some good direction.

Hey, what can I help you with?

We actually want to pick some colors

for this house we're doing.Okay.

We used the ColorSnap visualizer app

and chose the interior wall color first.

Perfect, perfect.

I think we could use some help picking out the trim and stuff.

Yeah. Let's -- Let's take a look at the color in person then.

Yeah. Perfect.

Ashlee: So I have the app here,

the picture of the house that we are working on.

Okay.

This is the actual house.Huh.

Looks like we're going with agreeable gray.

Yeah, is that a popular one?It's very popular.

So we want something that provides some pop for the trim.

Okay. Let's pick out a couple colors for you, then.

We have the popular, lighter colors here.

Maybe even a dark trim. Would you like a dark trim?

I love dark trims.Oh, he brought out dark trim.

So we got the dark option.

Okay.Couple popular whites.

Oh, yeah. I like this one here.

White tail.I like that.

You know, we could put it on the ColorSnap visualizer...

Well, let's try it....and visualize it, right?

Yeah. See how cool that looks?

Nice.Keith: Wow.

Yeah. That color is perfect.

Ashlee: Cody is, like, a paint whisperer.

The first try, and he finds us the most amazing trim color.

It's gorgeous. We love it.

So on top of that, we also have the paint calculator,

and that's gonna be an estimator on how many gallons

you guys are gonna need for the whole project.

This tells you exactly how much paint you need?

Almost to the drop.

For instance, we'll pick a certain room.

Let's do the living room, yeah.

So just go over to the paint calculator.

Yeah.

This one, you're gonna want to get the perimeter.

Okay, well, I've got the sizes right here.

Okay, so we have 8-foot ceilings.

Total perimeter of this room is 100 feet.

Boy, aren't you prepared?

Okay, so we need 1.4 gallons per coat.

With this level of precision...Mm.

...this is gonna save us on paint.

And money. Yeah.

Keith: Not only did we find the perfect colors,

but we were able to figure out the right amount of each one.

Considering how often I screw up both of those things,

today was pretty much Keithproof.

-This was so easy. -Yeah.

-It was great, huh? -Sure.

Nothing shows progress on a flip

like finally getting paint on the wall.

This agreeable gray and the trim color

we picked out with Cody look even better

than they did in the app, and what do you know?

We had the perfect amount for the job.

[ Cash register dings ]

Meanwhile, we're lining the master shower

with concrete board and prepping for tile.

For the back wall, we're installing

a French-inspired field tile

with a repeating fleur-de-lis pattern.

Then we're putting some small gray squares

on the shower floor.

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The sunroom is getting large tiles

that have a flowing mix of gray tones

and a smooth matte finish.

It's a durable but stylish floor,

and it's perfect for the space.

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In order to kick up the curb appeal of this lake house,

we're constructing a cedar pergola

over the front entrance and wrapping the beams

and columns of the carport in cedar

to create a cohesive and contemporary look.

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Justin: Our renovation budget of $60,000 is going by quick.

We've already spent over 30 grand of it.

We're going to need to be super disciplined moving forward

and stick to our budget, or else our profit margin

is gonna sink faster than Keith and Duke in that hot tub.

♪♪

Alright, dude.Ashlee: Oh.

Swear to God, if we get sprayed by a skunk

without biosuits on this time, I'm gonna freaking lose it.

The workers just called and said that they smelled skunk again

on the jobsite, so they dipped out,

which I can't blame them after what happened last time.

You tell me if it's safe.

Yeah.Okay, yeah, I'll go.

I mean, I don't see anything.

I mean, I don't, like, see little footprints

or droppings or anything.

I think maybe the workers just wanted to take

a nice long lunch.

I can smell skunk but barely.

Ashlee: Did you look in that laundry room?

No, there's nothing.

Whoa!

We came to the house today

thinking we were flushing out a skunk,

and instead we found a giant killer snake.

That's a huge snake.

It probably ate the damn skunk.

That thing could probably kill us.

Yes! Get out of here.

Somehow, I don't think my tennis racket or paint suit

is gonna be any match for this monster.

Lucky for us,

I got Rick the Reptile Guy on speed dial at this point.

I just hope for this removal he doesn't charge us by the foot.

I can't believe it's here.

It's a damn anaconda, dude.

-What do you guys see? -Ah!

Ashlee: Whoa.

Actually, that's a reticulated python but very cool snake.

Can you get it?

I can't wait to get it.

Justin: Dude, Rick is a badass.

That man will seriously hop in and wrestle any animal

that's up for the challenge,

and how this man still has all his fingers and toes,

I just don't know.

Rick: Oh, yeah, he's big.

Yeah. David, give me that stick.

Do you think you're gonna be able to get it?

Oh. We'll get him.

-Does he bite? -Whoa, whoa, whoa.

-[Bleep] -Are you okay?

-Oh! -Ah!

David, grab this back part against it.

Keith: Geez.

Ashlee: Oh, God.

-[Bleep] -Careful.

Are you okay there? Okay.

What if he -- what if he eats --

Justin: It's huge, dude.

I want to see it come out.

That's crazy.

That is a snake.

Ashlee: Oh, God, don't bring him near us.

Hey, that's really --

Oh, my God. It just keeps going.

That snake is beyond ginormous.

I can't even believe it fits in that box.

Whew, that's a snake, man.

Well, you know we've had that weird skunk problem.

I wonder if that snake came in, ate the skunk...

Keith: Ate the skunk....took a nap.

That's absolutely possible it could eat the skunk,

so we'll take him home and take care of it from there.

Ashlee: To be honest, I did not care where that snake ends up.

I just hope it's far away from here.

Good riddance.

Alright. See you guys. Thanks so much.

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That was a big snake.

Keith: It's time to button up this animal house

with some nice fixtures and trim.

We're getting new doors on...

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...and fine carpentry like baseboards

and window sills are cut and installed.

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But the coolest interior add-on is a custom-cut

sliding barn door for the master bedroom,

a stylish touch to bring down some rustic charm

to this lakefront home.

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Today, we're putting the finishing touches

on the outside of the house.

For the exterior paint, we've chosen a clean,

classic white with black trim to help the color pop.

It really beats that dingy yellow color

the house used to be.

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♪♪

It's finally time to update this kitchen,

and we're gonna do it all in one go.

The crew from S&W Kitchens

are installing new white Shaker cabinets

to go along with some pristine stainless-steel appliances.

Then we've got some gorgeous gray

quartzite countertops from Mystic Granite.

And to complete the look, our tiler's put in

a modern star-and-cross pattern for the backsplash.

This is a kitchen that's gonna look great for a long time.

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♪♪

Oh, hey, Allison.

Hey. Hey, guys, how's it going?

We're at Palmer's Garden and Goods today,

and Allison is gonna help me pull off my Greek theme

that I have for all of the garden areas.

It's gonna be gorgeous.

Couple different options.Uh-huh.

We have some of the blue ones that are really nice.

Yeah.Duke: That's pretty much, like, a Mediterranean theme

going on there, yeah. Yeah.

Allison: The other suggestion other than the blue pots

might be this Aegean color over here.

I think it's a great idea if you put a blue one there

for a signature piece and a few of these

just to carry the color.

We love working with Allison.

This shopping trip at Palmer's was another home run.

In addition to some great pottery choices,

she also brought in some fresh plants

to green up the front of the house.

We've also got Firefly Landscaping Contractors here,

and they're putting up a brand-new privacy fence

around our yard.

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Justin: We gave ourselves 60 grand for this renovation,

and things are looking good.

We've spent $55,650,

leaving us just enough for staging.

Assuming there are no more animal invasions in this house,

we should be able to bring this flip home on budget.

♪♪

Oh, yay. Megan's here already. That's amazing.

Ready to stage and crank it out.

Yeah. Oh.

What? Dude.

Sod was supposed to be delivered yesterday.

We can't have an open house like this.

There is no lawn,

and there's just literally just dirt everywhere.

The open house is tomorrow.

I need to talk to Charlie right now.

Wow. Hey.

Alright. We'll talk at you in a little bit.

Man, they dropped the sod in somebody's yard and hauled ass.

Justin: Are you serious?I'm serious.

Somebody like the next-door neighbors, or --

No, down the road around the corner.

Why can't we just call them and tell them

they went to the wrong house?

I don't got that number.

This is so bad.

I don't know how we're gonna get the sod over here,

and we barely have enough time.

Ashlee: So there's a million pallets

of grass somewhere else that we need to get to.

Six pallets.Six pallets.

Yeah, down the road.

We have millions of people coming tomorrow.

This is on the market.

Yeah, I don't see it happening.

What?

Charlie, how do we solve this, man?

You got to get with Keith, I guess.

It's all got to be hand loaded, hand unloaded.

This is becoming a muddy nightmare.

Now Charlie is saying we have to go pick up

all the sod with our trucks

and bring it back to this jobsite.

We don't have the manpower to load six pallets of sod

and get it over here in time.

Keith: Oh, man. We're gonna have to do this the hard way,

so we're gonna have to put it in the trailer,

bring it over, and lay it out.

I'll get my kids to help out.

This is a big break for us because not only does

Keith have a trailer we can borrow, he also has three kids,

and that's gonna be the extra hands

we need to load these pallets of sod,

get them to the jobsite, laid on the ground.

We might actually be able to pull this off.

Alright, brother. -Yep.

Let's get moving.

♪♪

All the stuff in my truck is going to the backyard.

Justin: Wrangling sod is dirty work,

but with everybody chipping in,

we hauled grass, and we got it laid out.

Meanwhile, Megan Morris is here from MHM Staging,

and she's dressing up the house to make it look great.

The open house is tomorrow.

Well, all hands on deck, I guess it'll get done, right?

Justin: Yep.

Ashlee: We're going with a little bit of an out-of-the-city kind of vibe,

kind of the country look for this house

because it's a lakeside property,

and I think buyers are gonna find it irresistible.

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Justin: Our 60 grand budget came in a notch under the wire

at $58,950.

It wasn't easy, but we showed this animal house

who the real king of the jungle is.

♪♪

Look at this place. Big ol' change, huh?

Yeah.

It's a shame after all of the hard work that

Keith can't be here for this.Oh, yeah.

His kid is in one of those big races,

so he's doing that, yeah.Yeah, yeah.

And I have to go do something with Myles later,

so, Justin, you're gonna handle the open house, right?

Justin: Oh, for sure. I've got this.

If someone showed me the way this place looked before

with how it is how, I would not believe it.

Taking the carport down from here really opens it up.

Totally.

Adding the new pergola gives it some texture.

Want to check out the inside?

Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely.

Wow.

Look at this living room.

It came out really nice.

You guys remember it before?

The place was straight-up filthy.

The way we polished the terrazzo,

I think it really brightens up the whole house.

And this agreeable gray we picked out

from Sherwin-Williams pairs beautifully with this terrazzo.

Looks fabulous.

Let's go check out the kitchen.

You guys remember those out-of-place,

like, French country cabinets

and those nasty appliances that were here?

Well, it's all been replaced with some brand-new

clean white Shaker cabinets and new stainless appliances.

It looks amazing, and the quartzite we got

from Mystic Granite looks super cool.

I love it.

A drastic transformation.

Yeah. Gorgeous.

But now everything just flows nice, you know?

The kitchen opens up into the dining room.

The dining room opens up into the living room.

And everything connects to the lake view.

Ashlee: Let's go check out the other rooms.

We've got a couple bedrooms over here.

Oh, yeah. It looks great.

Duke: Yeah, the rat's nests are all gone,

and there's no more signs of a velociraptor attack.

Justin: Pretty sure I ended up chasing the skunk

in this room at one point, too.

Well, thankfully, this place is critter-free now.

Show you guys the master because it looks beautiful.

Ooh.You got your sitting area

leading into your master bedroom.

Yeah.It's gorgeous.

This used to be the saddest master suite in existence.

It was a tiny dirty little room with too many damn entrances

and who knows what living in here.

Now it just feels really spacious

like your own wing, you know?

And we also have this giant walk-in closet over here.

It really, really changed the space a lot

to steal this space from the hallway

and add it to the master closet.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Let's check out the bathroom.

So we've kept the footprint of the bathroom the same,

but we replaced the tub with a large walk-in shower

and of course put in a new vanity and fixtures.

It actually feels larger with all the new tile and everything.

Duke: Mm-hmm.

Justin: Let's go check out the sunroom.

Do you guys remember how we discovered these windows?

Oh, yeah.

They were all blocked off with a wall.

Yeah.Duke: Until Keith decided to throw a hammer through it.

I can't believe that somebody would drywall

over these huge, wonderful windows.

It's such a great place to just relax and check out the lake.

Let's go see the backyard.

Right.

Wow. Love it.

This is the final stop of the tour.

Looks fab.

I know, right?

This yard was such a mess before.

This place is everything it should be.

I mean, look at that lake view now.

Lily pads and the breeze coming off the lake,

I mean, this backyard's fabulous.

This house has been a wild adventure of a flip.

Oh, yes. Yes.

You know, I don't usually get to do this,

but you guys got to get out of here.

My open house is about to start.

Alright. See you guys.See you.

I'll call you after.Good luck.

Yeah, yeah.See you, bro.

You ready to have an open house, huh, huh?

You're gonna get somebody to buy our house.

Yeah.

Justin: No joke, it took a lot to tame this beast of a house.

Now we just have to sell it.

Between all the nice upgrades we did

and the super desirable lakefront location,

I think we'll be able to sell this house

for just under $400,000.

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What's up, gang?

-How's it going? -Hi.

Welcome to the open house.

This is Marley. So cute.

Hi, how are you?

Hey, guys. How are you?

You can see the lake view as soon as you walk in.

That is gorgeous.It's not too shabby, huh?

We've got an open floor plan here with the living area

right across from the dining nook.

This kind of has that, like, beach feel, which is nice.

Yeah.Oh, look at this floor.

It's amazing. I just love terrazzo.

Woman: Yeah, very nice.Justin: Me, too.

The view of the lake and all these windows, this is so nice.

-Here is the master bedroom. -Oh, gosh.

-Oh, wow. -Oh, my gosh.

Look at this seating area.

Wow, another sitting area and the view of the lake, as well.

Oh, barn door.Oh, I love this.

Is this the closet here?

Yeah. Wow.

This is the closet?

This is the closet.Wow.

Oh, my God. Look at that.

I like how they have two different types of tile,

and it actually goes together really well.

Here is the kitchen, all brand-new everything.

And look at the backsplash.

-I love these countertops. -Yes.

A whole lot of cabinet space, too.

Oh, this is beautiful. And look at the pergola.

-Yes, it's very nice. -Check it out.

Justin: We just put a brand-new dock in.

Wow, what a great view, babe. This is awesome.

We're going to have to talk about it seriously.

I'd love to. Yes.

I love working an open house

that has such an enthusiastic response.

There were a couple groups of interested buyers,

and one soon agreed to our asking price of $395,000.

We bought the house for 230 grand

and spent just under 59K fixing it up,

so when this deal is complete,

we'll pocket a sweet six-figure payout of just over 106 grand.

Duke: Would you look at this guy?

Oh, my God. Did he even have an open house?

Hey. Seriously, did you spend all your day on the dock,

bro, or what?I wish, man.

All the buyers that came by sure loved this dock.

I'm gonna get into that action.

You gave me an idea, you know?

Mm-hmm.

Yes, you're so wunderbar.

Sunshine and fresh air.

Some snapping turtles.[ Record scratches ]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay. That's a big not right there.

The water looks real nice, alright?

As long as you don't lose a limb.