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I'm James Dainard.

I've done over a billion dollars worth

of real estate deals in greater Seattle.

Big money.

Now my team and I are partnering with other flippers

taking on zombie houses,

run-down properties no one else wants...

Oh! Oh...

...and turning them into stunning million-dollar homes.

-Let's get it listed. -Yes!

I make the plan, put up all the cash,

and split the profit with our flip partners 50/50.

This is amazing!

But it's up to them to put in the work

and to see it through.

Whoo!

And if they don't...

What's going on here?

...they're out...

You're off the job.

...and I'll take the house over for myself.

Let's bring these zombies back to life.

♪ Zombie

♪ One look at me with those pretty eyes ♪

♪ I'm glowing up with the city light ♪

I like this area,

but it reminds me,

Ryan, remember when we hired the contractor

who was completely fake?

Oh, dude.

He had a fake ID, a fake business, a fake logo.

What?

That was the one by the strip club, wasn't it?

You would remember that, wouldn't you?

Well, thanks for scrambling together, guys.

We're heading out to meet Tyler.

Nice kid, he's got some flipping experience,

but I'm not sure he's the kind of partner we need.

What's your background?

Do you get your hands dirty on these projects?

Uh, I've fixed a couple toilets.

Okay.

We're gonna roll the dice on this young guy.

Okay? Do I have that right?

Well, yeah.

When you see the house,

you're gonna like what you see.

I think we can get it today for 774.

It is a hell of a way to get to know someone.

"Hey, can I borrow three quarters of a million bucks?"

It's listed for $774,000,

and if we want to partner with this kid,

we have to fork over all the cash today.

Let's see this baby.

But before we put skin in the game,

we need to check out this house.

The house is located in Lake Forest Park.

He picked a good neighborhood, though.

And look at the street that it's on.

Like, look at this house.

I know.

Good schools.

And you've got parks.

It's easy to get to the city.

And then, yep, there's us.

The ugliest house on the block, as usual.

I mean, it's a little messy.

Trash we can deal with,

but the bones look good so far.

Y-you brought heels for the, for the garbage houses?

Don't worry about me.

Okay.

Hey, Tyler!

Hey, what's up, guys?

I want to get into flipping

because I love the idea

of taking something that's been unloved,

fixing it up, making it beautiful again,

and making a profit.

So, Tyler, we have to

make the decision today on this, right?

That's right.

There's a few investors circling it.

If James wants to partner on this flip,

this would be life-changing for me.

He's the biggest flipper in the area.

Being able to learn from his wisdom

would kickstart my career in a big way.

It's a three bed, three bath.

Tyler needs me to front the money

to flip this house.

He got a good price, the right location,

but it's got to hit that million-dollar mark

or I'm not interested.

Megan, three-bedroom house.

Do you think we can get over a million dollars

for this property?

I'm a little concerned about the three beds.

This is a very family-oriented neighborhood.

The fourth bedroom is pretty key,

so if we wanna get over the million dollars,

I think we need to figure out

how to get that last bedroom in somewhere.

We gotta get inside this house

and take a look at what's going on,

especially if we gotta give an answer today.

I mean, this entryway is not grand.

Buyers want to come in to an inviting approach.

It feels more like a gate.

We got the kitchen,

the dining room,

and then the sunken living room on this floor.

Little dark.

A little...

We got multiple steps going on.

The more it's chopped up,

the smaller it feels,

and maybe, like, pick a theme.

We've got all sorts of flooring going on here.

We've got nautical floors.

We got modern tile over there.

We got 1997 carpets.

What is on the white carpet

over there, bro?

That's what we call mystery juice.

- Oh... - Ugh!

This floor right now, it's super compartmentalized.

Old-school sunken living room, too.

Yeah.

I mean, it wouldn't be too hard

to raise the sunken living room, right?

We're looking at, like, 8,000 bucks to do that.

Oh...

Let's go through the rest of this house

and figure out,

can we even get to that million dollars?

'Cause it might not even matter if the floors are raised.

Let's check out this kitchen over here.

Ugh...

That's disgusting.

I feel like we're in a little dungeon.

Yeah, this whole space feels claustrophobic.

Yeah, it's never a good sign when I can touch it.

-This is too short. -It is too short.

This is too small.

I would want all these walls opened out.

This is not gonna be the kitchen

to get us over a million dollars.

And it's, uh, too smelly.

Well, you got rat poop.

Oh!

-So you just pick it up? -Gross!

-Haven't you learned anything? -No!

The rat poop is the least of our problems.

This kitchen needs a full $20,000 redo.

There's some structural work going on here.

We're blowing out walls.

We're raising ceilings.

That's not the easiest scope of work.

That's kind of scaring me a little bit.

I'm not gonna lie, uh, thinking about demoing,

it didn't include all this structural work.

I'm a little nervous

'cause it doesn't look like he gets his hands dirty,

but if he doesn't want to put in the work,

we'll put in the work and take it over.

So, this is the party pad.

Oh!

What the hell is this?

We got a hot tub.

We have bamboo stairs.

It's made out of furniture, grass,

and whatever else junk he could find around.

- Yeah, well, it's wired, too. - Oh, great.

There's electrical in there.

That's actually a major concern.

Not good.

This is the definition of a weekend warrior.

Yeah, I knew it was gonna get worse.

Weekend warriors make the worst zombie houses,

because there's tons of hidden problems.

Oh, my gosh. I mean, this thing is...

This is one of the jankiest structures I've ever seen

in 15 years of doing this.

This tub's actually not...

Oh, my gosh, there's a condom....

Dude.

Jimmy!

It's the swinger...

- Oh! - ...swinger's paradise.

- Stop it. - Dude!

I've seen some zombie homes,

but this takes the cake.

On the back deck,

the party pad, it would have to go.

We would have to turn it back to a traditional deck

and re-landscape the whole back yard

so it fits a family's needs.

Yeah, this thing is all...

Be careful, Jimmy.

And what is going on here?

There's like a secret trap door.

What in the hell?

Dude, you guys gotta come and look at this.

Are we sure this is sturdy?

Can this thing hold us all?

Oh...

Holy.

Yeah, real sturdy.

This sucks.

Feels very unstable.

You guys are all much smaller than me.

Come on, Ryan.

I got it, I got it.

That was graceful.

Wow!

Dude, check this place out.

I don't know, man.

I don't know what to say.

Yeah.

Tyler, what is underneath here,

because obviously we're not inside the house anymore.

Underneath this is an actual deck.

They enclosed it, which is weird.

Ceiling's made out of plastic.

Wires hanging off the wall.

This is a full tear-out.

I mean, we're...

20-30 K in demo work going on right now.

I'm almost scared to go,

what's... what's behind the next door?

Well, this doesn't seem so weird.

So, this might be the most normal room in the whole house.

Surprising, actually.

The bathroom in-suite is right here.

That's a tiny little shower.

So, Megan, would this work as a primary suite?

I mean, the space is nice,

but the bathroom is definitely too small.

The two, like, main spaces that sell homes are, like--

- Not good. - ...not impressive.

Fully renovated kitchens and bathrooms

are key spaces that buyers expect

at that million-dollar range.

The budget is going up with every step we take.

As I'm walking through the house,

I see issues everywhere.

So, up here, Tyler, we got two bedrooms

and a bathroom, right?

Yeah, it's not bad.

I don't think there's a whole lot we have to do.

But we still need to figure out

where to get that fourth bedroom,

'cause there's no place to squeeze it up there.

Let's check out this basement.

But to become a million-dollar house

in this family-friendly neighborhood,

we need to add a fourth bedroom.

So, this is the bonus room.

Gross.

I mean, Megan, do you think

we can cut this in half, add a bedroom,

and still have room for a family room?

I think so.

I think we can get a little bonus space,

a fourth bedroom...

I have a lot of concerns about this house,

but if we can add a fourth bedroom in this space,

there's a chance this house could work out.

I will say, though,

I mean, they did put some money

into this basement bath down here.

Toilet looks good.

Whoa!

What?!!

Oh, my...

Why?

-New rule. -I thought it was--

Do not open the fridge,

do not open the toilets.

Zombie houses are full of surprises,

and typically not good ones.

I hope this deal doesn't go down the crapper.

Disgusting.

♪ I'm not givin' up I'm not givin' up ♪

♪ I'm not givin' up I'm not givin' up ♪

So, what do you guys think?

So, Tyler, I'm a little worried about this project.

Okay.

Um, it looked a lot more cosmetic from the street,

but there's definitely some red flags in this house.

We have a lot of crappy construction going on

on the inside,

and there's a lot of layout changes.

Yeah.

This house has some pros, but a lot of cons.

There's a ton of work to do inside,

and I'm not sure if young Tyler is up to the challenge.

So, Ryan, I mean,

what do you think this project is gonna cost

to get all the things that we covered in there?

The demo alone is a big number,

but I think for everything,

with all the layout changes and everything,

we're closer to, like, 130,

and in, like, you know, an eight-week timeframe.

Okay.

Tyler's got an eight-week schedule,

because time is money.

Every day that goes by,

we pay interest,

which takes away from our profit.

So, Megan, what do you think we can sell this thing for,

if we add the fourth bedroom,

we get this thing dialed in,

we make the kitchen a lot bigger.

Well, I think I have good news.

I think you can get closer to 1.15.

I like those numbers.

The numbers are looking good.

They definitely got some cushion.

So... with those numbers,

are you down to fund this project?

I think I'm down to fund this one.

So, Tyler's brought me this house

that we can get for $774,000.

The plan is I buy the house

and put in $130,000 for renovation.

To keep from paying additional holding costs,

Tyler needs to get this house done in eight weeks,

then we'll sell it for a nice profit

that we'll split 50/50

before taxes and closing costs.

But in this partnership,

my responsibility is to send the check out.

You're going to be responsible

for hiring a contractor and a crew.

We'll get you a new floor plan that you can work with,

and Megan's going to handle the design,

and Ryan will help out with construction,

but your responsibility is to run the job site.

We're going to be back to check the progress

and make sure you're on track.

Lean on us if you run into any problems...

Okay.

...but if you don't run this project correctly,

we're gonna turn from 50/50 partners

into a 100% partner.

At any point, I can take this deal away

and keep the profit for myself.

So, Tyler, you up for this?

Let's go.

Nice work.

Congrats.

All right, guys, party in the hot tub.

-We're gonna celebrate. -Let's go.

Tyler!

You guys ready?

-Are you ready? -Are you ready?

We're back at Tyler's flip

to help him with his first demo.

Opening up the main floor

will help us come up with a renovation plan.

You have a tight timeline.

Eight weeks is... that's a tight one

for this project. -Yeah.

Megan, what-- I mean, what do we gotta finalize

with this floor plan?

Definitely have to clean this all out.

We need to see, like, everything wide open.

For the main floor of the house,

it's currently designed like the '70s,

so we're going to open up all the living spaces

so that they feel larger, for one,

and they function more for a modern lifestyle.

This wall will be huge to get rid of.

We want to open up this kitchen wall.

So, Tyler, I want this whole wall stripped out here.

Okay.

The pony walls have to go.

So both pony walls

need to be blasted out here, Tyler,

and then, we're going to raise the floors.

All the flooring needs to go,

this nasty carpet, the hardwoods, the tile,

strip it all out,

and this kitchen sucks right now.

It is just too low in here.

I want these guys to strip out this whole ceiling, okay?

All the way through, I want this demoed out,

so we're raising up the floors,

we're gonna raise up the ceilings,

which is gonna raise up the price.

I want this wall opened.

This wall here, I want this open, too.

Everything is getting wiped out through this section.

Once we get it open,

then we can start laying out the kitchen...

but this is where the real work is.

Just need to wipe this thing out.

I don't even have enough spray paint...

- Yeah. - ...to cover this whole thing.

We need to rip all of this off.

I can't wait to see this gone.

All right, let's do it.

Get after it.

All the cabinets, countertops...

We're going to be taking this whole ceiling down.

We've pretty much demoed the entire kitchen.

We've been moving really quick,

but there's still a lot of things to do.

♪ Face down All the cards on the table ♪

♪ Don't make a sound 'cause I've got the ace now ♪

We do all kinds of projects,

big and small,

and each one has its own unique problems.

So today, we're heading out

to a property I bought a few years ago

in Bellevue, Washington.

15 years of working for you,

I've never seen you fall in love with a house,

but you definitely fell in love with this one.

This property is one of the most exclusive properties

in Bellevue.

This is a gorgeous house.

4,000 square feet.

Five bedrooms,

three and a half baths.

It's on a two and a half acre lot,

which is almost impossible to find.

I mean, look at this front yard.

-I know. -I love it.

It's so beautiful.

I paid $1.8 million for this property.

We put over a million dollars into the transformation,

and right now, we're listed for 4.3 million,

but it's not selling.

It's now been on the market for almost 90 days.

Every month that goes by,

I'm paying $25,000 in holding costs,

which is nearly a thousand dollars a day.

I need this thing sold.

I mean, I will say every time I do come out here,

I feel like it could be better.

Potential buyers love the house itself...

There's no, like, "wow factor"

when you walk back here.

...but we need something

to get us across the finish line.

We have a couple key spaces, right?

We have all this dirt area,

then we have our gravel area.

We need to come up with some ideas

to how to make this look better,

and I'm open to any idea.

If this was my call,

I'd continue the pavers out,

do a barbecue fire pit area here,

plus the rock speakers,

and get a little music vibe out here.

So, I do like the idea,

and then for this section in here...

I think we do need that green kind of area

for kids to play.

What about, like, a turf option here,

with, like, a putting green off the back,

and then a retaining wall coming all the way around.

So, in the gravel area,

fire pit and barbecue,

how much do you think that's gonna run?

Like, 10 to 15,000 bucks.

For the turf with the putting green,

I mean, what do we think the damage is on that?

10 to 12,000 bucks.

20 to 25 total back here.

Okay.

I like these ideas.

-I think we have to do this. -Yeah.

I hope this works,

because every month that goes by

is extremely expensive.

Our team is here

to support our flipping partners,

but they have to do all the work,

and if they don't,

I will take over,

and they're off the job.

Door here, washer-dryer here.

After demo was complete,

we left Tyler to get the job site cleaned up,

and to oversee the framing plan we gave him.

It's nice we don't have to pull into a bunch of garbage.

I know.

All the trash is gone.

It looks so much better already.

How goes it, man?

Good.

The exterior of the house

is looking a lot better already.

-Cool. -But, uh...

I definitely want to get this yard under control

a little bit.

Get some water on it, get it growing now.

Because flipping's more than just the house.

It's the whole vibe we're gonna create,

and then Megan come in, put her fairy dust on it.

We'll get it to pop out.

It's a new trick I have.

All right. I wanna see

what's going on on the inside, though.

This front entryway, though, is dog.

It's sloped the wrong way, it's rotten.

This is not good.

-Wow, you got some progress. -Okay...

-Yeah. -It feels a lot better.

We took out this kitchen wall,

and we raised the sunken living room.

Yeah, they cranked these floors out pretty quick, huh?

Yeah, super quick.

Wait, hold on a sec.

I feel like this floor is dipping.

Let's check.

I think there's a bit of a slope there, bro.

Yeah, I see that.

I'm worried about Tyler's attention to detail.

Anybody can slap together a renovation

and say it's good enough,

but that's not how I work.

So, do you think we need to rip all this out?

That's gonna cost time,

but the faster way,

they could self-level the whole floors...

...and then that way, we don't have to rip it out

and lose a week. -Good call.

Let's go look at the primary.

So, we, we framed it all in.

This is gonna be the bathroom for the primary.

What do we got going on here?

Are those paint lines accurate?

Is that where your vanity's going?

Where Jimmy's at?

Yeah, the vanity's gonna go right there.

Why did this get framed this way?

Um, this is what the contractor and I came up with

with the plumbing.

So your bathroom,

you walk in, and you hit this counter right here.

It's gonna have a single vanity,

a small-ass shower, and a toilet.

The door's gonna swing in,

and you're gonna have to jerry-rig yourself around

to get to your shower.

Tyler is making huge decisions without us.

Now we need to spend the money to fix it.

I do not have time for that.

When we laid out the bathroom,

we were gonna do a double vanity on this wall,

big giant walk-in shower through here.

This doesn't work at all.

We just made it worse.

Tyler's messed up the framing in the primary.

He didn't follow my plan,

and now the bathroom is a disaster.

I want this completely tore out.

Bring this wall back like we had it before.

Okay, got it.

In the basement, we, uh, got rid of the toilet...

Um, yeah, laundry...

That's a good thing.

...and then bonus room,

and this is the bedroom.

In the lower level,

we framed in a new bedroom,

and a large bonus room

to get it to a four-bedroom property

from a three-bedroom.

Dude, this bonus room.

Why is this so small?

Yeah, it feels more like a closet.

It definitely doesn't feel right down here.

This is why it's so important

to walk your job sites after framing.

We're gonna need to move this over.

We have the width here.

It looks like we have about 12 and a half feet.

Our minimum size for a bedroom is 10 by 10,

so I think we can cheat this wall over

about a foot here and bring it to nine feet,

and then to get this room feeling bigger,

we wanna bring in more natural light.

We wanna take these French doors,

we want this thing dead center.

Okay.

So when you come down the stairs,

it's a lot more area, it's a lot more open,

so it feels more like the indoor-outdoor room.

It might be a good idea

to pop a French door into the bedroom,

so make it more of a flex space.

It could still be a fourth bedroom,

but it allows more flexibility.

Megan, I like that.

This could also be, like, an office,

or maybe this is a TV room.

The more flexible our space is,

the wider the net for buyers.

It's gonna get more people in the door,

which usually means more offers.

I like that.

Check it out.

This looks a lot better.

Way more open.

This is nice.

The party pad is out,

the sun deck is in,

and look at this sweet deck we found behind the walls.

This is what was hidden inside the pink walls?

That's right. It's in good shape.

That might be a first, actually.

That's a win, right?

Heck, yeah.

We have way more space than I realized.

We got a primary deck.

We can get some grass put in.

Man, this thing is huge.

Anyone would wanna hang out here.

This is an awesome space.

Yeah, I mean, it's got big deck energy.

You gonna use that in the listing remarks?

- Yeah. - "Big deck energy here!"

Okay, maybe not.

Big deck, little deck, lots of deck.

Okay.

Ryan and I and the rest of the team,

we put in a lot of work

to get the backyard looking complete...

so I'm super excited to show him what we've done.

I've been trying to get this thing sold

for almost 90 days.

Hopefully this is enough to get it sold.

Oh, hello!

What do you think?

This is awesome!

This looks amazing.

Remember what it looked like before

with the gravel and the mulch,

and there was really no definition to this space.

Now we have our lovely, like, barbecue area

and entertaining space.

I just love how this flows out into this barbecue area.

And then a putting green,

which gives the whole area a little entertaining piece...

And our new retaining wall,

which kind of defines that hillside.

It looks phenomenal,

and I need this thing gone.

Yeah.

This thing has eaten up a ton of cash.

What was the final damage on this?

Okay, so we got all of this done...

The big patio, 12 x 20,

the retaining wall coming all the way around,

and the putting green...

...for $20,000.

Great job, guys.

You guys absolutely killed it.

It's a fantastic day.

-Good job, Ryan. -Bam.

Investing the 20 grand to upgrade this backyard

will be just the thing

to finally make this sale happen.

I bought the house for $1.8 million.

Our renovation budget is now $1,020,000.

Our listing price is $4.3 million.

Our potential profit

before taxes, holding, and closing costs

is $1.48 million.

Primary's looking good.

Obviously we've got some work to do still.

Things have been moving along pretty good at this house.

For in here,

we're gonna float the cabinet.

We put drywall up.

We've been working on the plumbing,

the electrical...

I see what you guys did with this deck. It looks good.

...the deck out front.

James said he didn't like the way it looked,

so we went ahead and fixed it.

What in the is going on?

This yard looks like.

Yeah, what is with this kid?

There's not even any sprinklers out here.

We gotta get this fixed.

He's not following direction.

We told him to start watering the grass,

and it's completely dead.

Dude, what is this?

What's this beauty?

Is this a new deck?

It-it's new lumber.

You gotta be kidding me.

He put it right back...

exactly the same.

Right now, this deck feels like a barrier.

It needs to feel inviting,

it needs to draw you into the house.

This looks like absolute dog.

That's an understatement.

Tyler's gone rogue again.

I'm not sure Tyler's cut out to do this house.

Hey, what's up, guys?

We are suffocating the whole curb appeal.

We have to get this grass coming back to life.

That's three to five grand to replace that grass.

-Okay. -We have plenty of money

that we've been sticking in this house.

We don't need to put it out front

with grass that we already have.

Okay, yeah.

Speaking of that we already had,

people will hate or love this house

within the first step inside this door,

but they're really not gonna get inside the door

when they gotta go around this deck with no approach.

It literally looks like the back of the house.

Okay.

So now we got the ass in the front,

which is no good.

We had $5,000 in our budget,

and you approved this?

I mean, it's not stained right now,

so it looks a little rough.

If we wanna sell for a million dollars,

this doesn't work.

I mean, do we really need to redo it, though?

I mean, it's all done, man.

We've already covered that it can't--

, dude, this thing's gone.

No, it does not work the way it is.

We're gonna rebuild the whole thing.

Meet with Megan, figure out the design,

and then let's get this planned out.

We cannot sell this house for over a million dollars

with someone walking through a back door.

You should know that this looks like ,

and if you don't, you're in the wrong business.

So, off to a good start.

Dude, I... sorry.

I was just trying to run the job site

and get it done quickly.

If everybody's in a rush,

we're gonna wind up with a rush product.

It's gonna be a long sale,

and we're gonna sell this for a lot less money.

Yeah.

I mean, the good news is the floors feel a lot better.

You got the self-leveler done.

We're all drywalled in.

We got the, the can lights are up.

The space is turning out really good.

This is our probably best space in the whole house.

Mm-hmm.

Here's the primary.

How'd the bathroom turn out?

Big shower, room for the toilet,

double vanity.

This is way better, yeah.

We went from having a very small shower.

Unusable.

To where now,

this bathroom feels like a spa bathroom.

This does not feel good, though.

It feels small in here.

Doesn't this feel small?

We're just off-balance, I think.

Our light is just filtering from the corner over here,

so maybe that's just throwing us all off.

We have this dead shadow spot in the corner.

I think it's like shrinking the space down.

I think what we need to do is get more light coming in,

-Agreed. -And so if we frame in,

like, a three-foot-wide by four-foot-long window...

Yeah.

H-hold on.

Now we have to spend more money for the window?

It's okay to spend money.

You just have to spend it in the right places.

You've already wasted plenty of money.

You guys have been on me

about the budget this, budget that, and...

Come out here for a second, dude.

That's never a good spot to be in.

We've been flipping homes for years.

We know how to maximize this profit.

You are doing whatever you want.

You are diminishing the value in the front

and burning my money.

I'm increasing the value over here.

So follow the instructions,

and if you can't, I do not need you here.

I did not sign up for a babysitting job.

Megan, Ryan, let's go.

Tyler does have a lot to learn.

This doesn't work.

It can't-- , dude.

We're seeing mistakes happen.

He doesn't really have a strong design background,

and might need a little help.

This is the buyer's first impression,

so we don't want to start off

by, like, this uninviting entry

where you just walk right into a fence-looking deck rail.

"How do I get to the front door?"

It's almost the worst thing as a broker,

so the idea would be

if we could just center it mainly on the door here,

straight off the pathway. -Okay.

Okay, Tyler,

we need to focus heavily on this kitchen area.

Helping new flippers understand

the ins and outs of design is my specialty.

Because it is our first impression,

and it is a huge piece to this home...

I want them to learn where they can splurge,

and then where they can also save,

so we can make the house as attractive as possible

to potential buyers.

If you pick a lighter finish,

it's going to be more reflective.

If we have a reflective surface,

it just keeps brightening the space.

I would like to move towards a white slim Shaker cabinet,

something sleek and modern.

Okay, cool, I love that.

I want to maximize the cabinet space,

so I would do lower and upper cabinets

in an L-shape along these walls.

The sink would go here,

the range here,

with a microwave above,

and then dishwasher with the fridge

could go over here...

then we would have a nice, large island here

with seating for four

to create lots of counter and entertaining space.

The best part

is when you start adding in the hardware,

and the lights, and the paint,

and all the furnishings come into play.

So all the finishing work is the jewelry.

Jewelry, yes.

Let's go see your primary bath.

It could be very boring

if we just did all greige kind of tile and paint, right?

Don't want boring.

So I was thinking your shower surround

can have a little bit of color,

like this aqua type of subway.

This is pretty.

To spice it up just a little bit.

A little penny tile

for the shower floor where you're standing.

Okay.

It's a nice texture, adds a little pattern.

To warm it up,

we're going to use a wood type of cabinet.

It looks beautiful.

This will be

a beautiful spa-like primary ensuite.

We've got a double vanity here,

and then this giant shower,

which is really going to be a selling point.

The time I spent with Megan today,

I learned a lot about design.

She definitely knows what she's talking about.

It should feel like this spa-like experience.

And they'll be excited to buy it, right?

For big dollars.

That's what we're going for.

Jesús?

Just take this out.

This gutter...

-Put a cap on it? -Yup.

Tyler's gotta stay focused.

This is gonna be a really tough deadline to meet.

The process has been full of ups and downs,

tons of problem-solving.

The deadline's coming up.

I'm going to work so hard to get this thing finished.

It's crunch time right now,

so the landscapers are working on the yard.

The front of the house is painted.

The front porch is looking good...

...but there's just so many items left to do.

You're going to paint this?

Yeah, we're painting it black.

The back deck still needs to be painted.

It looks rough.

You need to get your handrails in.

Tyler's house gives me a little anxiety right now,

so much to do

and such a little amount of time.

You've got it?

Heck, yeah, we got it.

We're getting close to finishing Tyler's house.

We're going to have to get it all cleaned, staged...

-Yeah, right here looks good. -Okay.

Okay, Tyler, your corner is up too high.

A couple inches. Perfect.

I feel good about the house,

and I'm hoping that it can get us top dollar,

but I don't know how James is gonna react.

Are we ready?

It's ready,

so I'm excited to show you.

It's been a little bit of a rough road with Tyler,

and I'm hoping today is the day that he redeems himself.

Yeah, it's looking clean, dude.

He said the house is ready,

and I'm eager to see what it looks like.

You like what we did with the landscaping?

This looks so much better, Tyler.

When we came here the first time,

there was trash everywhere,

everything was dead and dying...

and now everything is popping out.

This is this approach

that we were looking for, but...

I also wanna see

what this front porch looks like,

'cause I know last time we reviewed that porch,

I wasn't so warm and fuzzy.

Here it is.

W-what do you think?

I mean, Tyler, this looks so much better now.

We totally redid it,

much better wood, better craftsmanship.

Now this makes sense.

I love how they tied the body colors

in with the railing.

Your first design, it was a swing and miss.

This is way better.

Okay.

Wow, dude,

this looks unreal.

You like it?

What's not to like about this?

When I first came in,

that sunken floor, boxed-off kitchen.

The ceilings were super low.

Between the kitchen being all opened up,

and the vaulted ceilings...

The living room flows into the dining room,

and even the fireplace.

Painting it black,

adding a little bit of wood accent in there.

It's warm, it's inviting.

It's amazing what a little paint can do.

Yeah.

Look at this kitchen here.

The island is bigger than normal.

When you got a million-dollar house,

people got a lot of friends they want to entertain.

The more they can envision having their friends over,

hanging out,

they can party.

Digging the finishes here.

We did this brushed gold on the hardware.

We got these cool pendant lights hanging down.

The pendant light ties in with the handles.

You have a pop of a darker gold faucet

that's blending in with a brushed gold.

It's those little details,

and bringing the kitchen all the way over here...

really expanded our dining area.

This is a lot bigger,

and it leads out to the back deck.

Wow.

This looks great.

I gotta say,

that was one of the worst weekend warrior jobs

I've ever seen.

We freshened things up.

We painted the deck.

I mean, talk about a transformation.

Yeah.

It's come a long way.

Check out what we did with the yard.

Oh, dude.

It was just rocks and dirt,

and we created a yard.

That was one of my biggest concerns

about this house.

We're in a family-friendly neighborhood.

We have a house that's sized for a small family,

but we didn't have this space.

I mean, you're talking about

hundreds of thousands of dollars difference on the price.

The house is looking great so far,

but we still need to see the upper and lower floors.

If they're as good as all this,

we might just get this house

over the million-dollar listing price

and make some serious money.

Tyler's been showing me

the renovations to this house flip,

and so far, they're looking great.

I'm hoping the rest of the house

lives up to my million-dollar standards.

Now, Tyler, this is a primary.

Do you remember what this thing was like before?

It was so dark and dingy.

We added this window over here.

You were right.

This window balances the whole room,

and it brings so much light in.

When you come through your door, you're seeing green.

We spent a lot of time and effort on this room.

We reframed it twice.

This primary bath,

do you remember it before?

It was tiny,

and now we have this earthy wood-tone vanity,

a room for the toilet,

a huge shower.

This primary bath looks amazing.

It has this spa-like setting with natural tones

to give it that warm feel.

And then we have this deck,

which is such a bonus feature.

We got a nice private deck

we didn't even know was there.

The pink closet...

It was creepy.

That was one of the weirdest structures

I have seen.

Talk about the Christmas present

we found inside.

And these bedrooms,

they turned out great too.

Warm, inviting, perfect for kids.

How did the basement turn out?

Come check it out.

Wow, man,

for a downstairs basement bathroom,

this thing really turned out.

Got rid of that smelly toilet.

Oh, I forgot about the toilet.

Talk about a huge shower for a basement bathroom.

Most of the time,

a basement bathroom is an afterthought,

but it's your third bathroom,

and we've got to make it feel good.

Wow.

This feels amazing.

I think this bonus area really turned out.

If you remember, this was just one big room.

And this flex space here,

it could be an office.

We added the closet so it could be a fourth bedroom,

but the more flexibility we give a buyer,

the more they can envision how they're gonna live here,

and that's how we get paid flipping houses.

We take wasted space,

and we maximize it by creating livable areas.

Tyler, I gotta say,

this whole house feels great.

There was definitely a few times

that I didn't think I was gonna make it to the end.

Uh, I thought James might fire me a few times.

I'm glad that he didn't.

The last eight weeks

I know have probably had to have been

pretty much a grind.

It was constant problem-solving.

This flip, it started off rocky,

but Tyler has really brought it together.

When you're flipping homes,

there's so many things that come at you.

When I first started flipping houses,

I wasn't much younger than Tyler is today.

I see a lot of myself in Tyler,

and now we've got a beautiful house to sell.

-Hey, guys. -What's up?

-Hey-hey! -What's going on, guys?

You've got a smile on your face, so...

This house has everything a buyer wants.

We have an expansive yard.

We have the flow.

Oversized kitchen.

It's got vaulted ceilings.

We got dual decks.

The primary.

The house turned out amazing,

and you know what would make this house

look even better?

A "sold" sign out front...

Mm-hmm.

...so let's get this thing ready to sell.

What are we thinking, Megan, on pricing?

So, we had originally talked about 1.15,

and then it turned into this beautiful gem,

so I think,

I think that you can maybe press the price

a little here.

Oh?

I think we can press it to 1.25.

Whoa-ho.

-Yeah. -That's a nice little bump.

Megan, that's great news.

Sitting here right now in this beautiful kitchen,

I feel proud about what we put together.

Yeah, buddy.

I feel a huge weight off my shoulders.

You don't celebrate until the money is in the bank,

but we're off to a great start.

This house has all the unique features,

spaces, and finishes

to get us a premium price.

I'm excited to see

what buyers think of this property,

and what it's gonna sell for.

We got a little bit of good news.

So, we got an offer for 1.25 million.

That's huge.

I mean, Tyler, that's a pretty good payday for us.

At 1.25 million,

that's nearly $350,000 in profit.

And we split that.

Oh, we're splitting that 50/50.

Divide that by two before taxes and closing costs,

that's way better than my first flip,

I can tell you that much.

Are you hooked now?

Yeah! When's the next?

When we flip homes,

we put the time, energy, and thought into every space.

We transform homes,

not just flip 'em.

I'm going to go start looking for the next one.

Let's go!

Yeah, don't spend it all in one place.