So today we're going to go meet Jeff and
Kristen. They have a house out in Lake Stevens. Lake Stevens is a beautiful city right on a
huge lake. It's a fast growing and desirable community
with lots of new builds, and families are moving in there by the day. Hello? Hello. Are you guys doing good? Jeff and Kristen's kids just moved out of
the house, and they are definitely ready to downsize. Yeah, they've been actually trying
to sell their house for a while now, but in the current condition of the home, they're
having some problems. What a great area. We love this area. Yeah, it's a nice area too. We raised our kids here. Oh yay. Can you guys tell us bedrooms
bathrooms square foot. It's four bedrooms. Oh wow. Two and a half baths. About 2100ft². Wow. I listed it back in October just for
sale by owner for a couple of months. Okay, it was on for 415 and I just didn't
get a lot of activity. Not very much foot traffic. I think it just needs some updating. Yeah. Yes. Do you guys want to show us around inside? Sure. Awesome. This is really nice, guys. Thank you. Yeah. I like high ceilings. Yeah. You see upstairs. It seemed like you guys were. Had a little bit of urgency when we talked
on the phone. Yes, I have pretty much already found a place
to go. Oh, yeah. I need to get this thing sold. Yeah, it's just too much. And we just need to. We need to move. Okay. Yeah. So this would be dining? I assume this was. This was dining room. Yeah. Back then they did the dining, but we never
used it as a. Have you ever. Used this room. Just for a playroom for the grandkids? Yeah. So I feel like with this room without
overhead lighting, I can see where these darker floors could, like, distract a buyer
from wanting to move forward. Yeah. So you definitely have to address it
in this room, either by putting in lighter floors or some type of overhead lighting. More lighting. Yeah. And this is a big room. This goes around to our dining. Is that right? So this is another cut
through. Yes. Okay. How would you guys feel about this giant
island? I don't like it. It's really hard when it's so open and we
have all the family over. It's hard to move around. Yeah. Cook like can I example here, you know, I
mean when you're in here doing this and I mean. I can't do that. Can't even walk by. It's it just feels too
crunch of a space. Next. Okay. So this is your main bedroom. Wow. This is big. Holy moly. Yeah. And great vaulted ceilings. Two walk in closets. Two walk in. Closet. Can I. Peek? Yeah. Well, try. Oh, yeah. All your clothes there, Jimmy. Rigged. That would be like mine. Hold on, tuck it in, I love it. Tuck and pull. Yep. It's like putting on my pants. Yep. Every day I find you funny. Thank you. Sister. Okay, I'll laugh at you. So we'll go get you guys some facts and
bring it back and see how we can best help you. All right. Sounds great. Hi. Thanks for coming, guys. Come on in. Thank you. We asked you guys to come here because this
is what we would consider a comparable house. Being that it's also four bedroom, two and a
half bathrooms. It's a little over 2000 square foot. And we are just across the lake from your
guys's home, right? What was your first impression outside? It's clean. It looks fresh. Did you notice the siding? Yes. Yeah, it looked like it was in great shape. So that's a huge selling point for our buyer
on this house. Yeah. Tell us first impressions. You know, I like how open this is. And it doesn't feel like there's right when
you walk in a wasted area like ours. One thing I find interesting is we've got a
dining space here, and we have a dining space over there. So we're kind of working with
the two dining areas like you guys have. So we've got two big tables. Yeah, I think we can do something better
with your guys's space. Yeah. In your formal dining room, I'd like
to close the cased opening to the living room and make that into a home office. In the living room. I'd love to replace the dark floors to
brighten up the space, but that'll depend on budget. Either way, I'd repaint, add canned
lights, and stage with smaller furniture to increase the flow. Highlight the square footage and show how it
can be used by family. So what do you think of this kitchen? There's no island in the middle so it is a
little bit open. I do love that everything is consistent and
clean, and it does feel like we've been talking about with your home. We just need to make it that turnkey move
in. Ready. So in your kitchen, I'd remove the
oversized island to free up walking space, add cabinets and appliances, backsplash and
more lighting to brighten up the space. So with all of this that you have seen, what
would you think this home sold for 475? How about you? Oh 490 it was listed at 499. And it went over 520,000. Oh, wow. This here is just a perfect example for us of
how much potential value we have to capture in your guys's property. So with that, Lindsay, what are you thinking
inside? We do need to lighten up the space. You know, lighting or floors, paint or all
of the above. Opening up the kitchen just so that it
doesn't feel so tight. And then address the main bathroom and the
siding. That's an absolute must. So with you having been at 415, if we invest
$60,000, we believe that we'll be able to list the home at 510. That would be 35,000 above what your listing
was. Once we got our 60,000 back, and that would
be 75 each that we would walk away with. Let's do this. Awesome. All right. We're jumping right into
demolition at Jeff and Kristen's house. This is a 90s home that needs a serious
facelift to bring it up to date. We're removing the 90s cabinets, tile
countertops, and oversized kitchen island. We're getting rid of the old carpet in the
bedrooms and clearing everything out of the main bathroom. We want to get this into a
move in ready family home here in Lake Stevens. We're competing with a lot of new
builds, so we need this 90s home to feel crisp, clean, and brand new. So we're updating all the trim around the
house. We're also painting the whole interior a
soft gray tone. Our style here is rustic luxe, so the gray
will blend nicely with the rustic accents we added. Oh, it looks like mountains. And that's okay. It doesn't have to be
perfect. Okay? Imperfection is perfection. Like this. Oh. I'm sorry. Like that. We got a. Third color to mix in. We're done. So what do you think? I love it. Our team is finishing painting up
the exterior. Our design style is rustic, luxe. And to boost that rustic feel, we're
wrapping the beam between the living room and the kitchen. And using the same wood for a
giant accent wall in the foyer, which will wow the buyer right when they walk in. We're installing a cool gray tile in the
main bathroom and mixing it up with a diagonal design on the back wall of the
shower, which is going to give it a modern luxury feel and bring that room back from
the 90s into a new five piece bath. We've been moving as fast as possible to get
this house finished for Jeff and Kristin, and the end is in sight. We added some wood panels to the media
closet and Leslie installed some shelves in there. Jeff is adding grey tiles and rustic
wood panels to the fireplace, and we're installing a sliding barn door in the main
suite, which will finally give that bathroom some privacy. Now we have some final touches
to do on the porch, so when you have a covered porch, it's just nice because you
have another place to sit outside. This is actually an extended living space
now. Yeah, carpets getting delivered later today,
and then tomorrow we stage. We're going to get this done real quick. I'm excited. Get it in front of the owners. I think they're going to be shocked okay. We're getting so close. Oh my gosh this is them is it. Hi. What do you. Think. It looks great. Wow. And that front porch is really something you
want to enjoy and sit out on. Yeah. Oh it. Looks great. Yeah, yeah. Just wait till you see inside. Yes. Okay, okay. Let's go. Welcome back to your house. Oh my God. Oh, jeez. Wow. This is so, so cool. Crazy. I'm gonna cry. Oh. What we really focused on here was making it
an entryway. And by just putting this wood to elongate
and show people how big these ceilings are, there is plenty of space to be able to
utilize the entryway. Yeah, I love the colors. Awesome. Yeah. Good. Okay, back into what was the dining
space. We as you can see, we added a door and then
took away a door. This is perfect. And yes, Jeff, we kept your floors. Yeah, we'll talk about that. So we didn't want to go over budget on the
paint, the lighting and the floors. So we kept those floors throughout most of
the house. But you're going to love how the entire
house feels lighter, right. And with the floors, it doesn't bother me
anymore because it's brighter. Exactly. And that's one of the focuses we
had, was really lighting up the trim, the walls to make sure that the floors didn't
feel as dark as they did. Yeah. That's great. Okay, guys. Hey, guys, go see your living
room. Nice. Oh, wow. This is so different. You like that, Jeff? I do. Do you want to go check out the kitchen? Yes I do. Go ahead. Wow. I love the backsplash. Oh, you guys did a great job. That's nice, I like it. I love the layout. I never envisioned the island not being here. Yeah, me. Either. But it just opened it so much up. Like everything you did here. I mean, it's just great. It's nothing I would have thought of doing. What do you. Think of the floors being on a diagonal? I like it with. The boards of your wood floors going this
direction. If we laid the floors in the kitchen the
same direction, it would have been an odd transition. So we felt like going at a
diagonal was a better transition. Yeah. Love it. We'll go check out those
bedrooms. Our first bedroom. Oh, wow. We did kind of like a teenager room. That's cool. So here we go. Come on in. Wow. I like it. Yeah. It was very important for us to do a king
size bed, nightstands and chairs, a bench, you know, all of that in this room? Because this room is awesome. It's just such a great size that we really
wanted to showcase high ceilings. Yeah. I love that door. That is a nice tub. I love it. I would have loved to have had
this. Overall, you guys are happy. I'm so. Happy. Yeah. Okay, well, let's go downstairs and talk. Okay. Perfect. Okay. Let's go. So, guys, now that you've seen the whole
house, what are you thinking? Well, looking at the project now, it's way
better than I ever imagined. And I know it's going to sell. Awesome. So your original list price was 415 and you
guys were unable to sell. We invested $60,000, and now we're going to
list at 510,000. Once we get paid back our investment, that
is $35,000 that we will split at the end, which is 17.5 and 17.5. And what I would like to do is list the home
and hold offers for five days. And then we would review offers Sunday
night. Let's do it. Okay. Awesome. I'm so excited. I'm so happy you guys like
it. As great as this house is, I am so ready to
get it sold and just start a new chapter in our lives. So again, thank you. Yeah, absolutely. Thank you for letting us be a part of this. Thank you. Really get you guys some good
offers. I feel very confident about this. I do too. Hi. Hi. Hello. Here for the open house. We are. Awesome. Okay, so here we go. Wow, I love the fireplace. That wood is cool. And it ties into the wall out here with the
beam. Yes. All right. I'll probably. Paint on it some more. Myself. We're encouraging creativity. Look at us, I love it. This is gorgeous. That tub alone, right? That tub is gonna be mine, right? I love the way how everything is flowing
together. The decoration is really nice throughout the
house. Thank you. What a sweet. Boy. Can you believe that? We got 32 offers on
Jeff and Kristen's house in Lake Stevens. I'm still in shock, honestly. So I sent them a spreadsheet. Okay, so they've had time to process. I told them that we would call them this
morning. I love it offers in coffee. It's my favorite coffee. Let's go. Hey. Hey, how are you guys? So, did you see the spreadsheet that we sent
you last night with 32 offers? No. Wow. I think you've given us kind of the
top five of what the offers were and kind of looking at financials and everything. I think we've figured out which one we want
to take. Yeah. Okay. Which one are you thinking? Thinking the 712. All right. I think that's a good one. I mean, we looked at these offers in a lot
of depth, and yeah, that one definitely looks like one of the top strong ones being that
they waived inspection or closing in 30 days, they release that earnest money up front. So we were listed at 510. Their offer was 712. That's $202,000 over the original list
price, which is just mind blowing. Once we paid ourselves back that 60,000 that
we invested. There was still $142,000 left of additional
profit. So that's $71,000 for the Jacobsons. And for us. I don't know that we could look for anything
better than that. Woo woo. Yeah. Thank you guys so much you guys. It looked beautiful and you did such a great
job. So happy and just. Happy to move on to our next chapter. Yes. Well thank you guys so much. And I will send over the offer for you guys
to sign. Thank you, thank you. Bye.
