So Joey and Kirsten live in Everett? Yeah. She says it's just a small little
bungalow. But they're not selling. I don't know. She had, like, this panic in
her voice. She was super nervous. Okay. And maybe you sound a little bit
desperate. Like maybe there's financial things. I'm sure it's just like, why do I have the
house that's not selling? And they want to be told what to do to sell? Absolutely. They're ready to sell. Hey, guys. Hey. Hey. How do you feel right now? We've been without a steady renter for almost
a year now. We marketed it for five, six months and we
couldn't get rid of it. Wow. I think we can really make you guys some
great money here. So we would invest our own money in the
renovation. And then once we recoup our investment, we
would split the profits. Okay. Okay. So to be honest, when we were driving
down to the home, we were getting excited when we saw the yards that we were passing. And when we got here, we noticed this isn't
the same yard. It just doesn't have that curb appeal and
that excitement. People who are going to drive by will make a
decision based off of what they see within the first 10s I feel like if we could just
add a little bit of curb appeal, we take advantage of the view that you have up here. It would just make such a huge impact. Yeah, it is. First impression and first
impression is everything. Also, buyers are willing to pay more for a
house with an outdoor living space. I think we need to up our patio game saying. This is a bad thing. I'm saying we could do better. Perfect. Awesome. Let's check it out. Oh, okay. Great. Great space. Great light. Yeah. Built up molding. So fun. Yeah. People come into these homes to find
that kind of character. Absolutely. So things that we would want to
address in this room. I'd love to update the paint. We've got the top floor floors, but these
ones look like they've been here a little while, so we would probably throw down some
new floors. Great. Okay. So I got to ask about the
elephant in the room. You love the wall. Did you put it in? No. Okay. Thank you. We were hoping somebody would love it. Yeah. And how'd that work out? This right here is not going to be a huge
expense to take care of, but, man, is this going to be a return? That's awesome. Yeah, I like that. And there are two bedrooms. They're in pretty good shape. Don't need much, but paint and flooring. So this is the kitchen. This is a huge part of the buyers decision. They can love the rest of the home, but if
the kitchen doesn't work, they're out. You guys have great space here. Yeah. With that said, I think these cabinets
need to go. This countertop needs to be updated. This whole kitchen needs a fresh touch. This is where we need to focus. Are you talking about getting rid of all the
cabinets? Yeah, I am. The cabinets have to go. Yeah, they do. These cabinets are absolutely usable. They're beautiful, but they are not the
right cabinets for this neighborhood at the price that we are going to make you guys in
this home. We don't want to just sell the house. We want to make you guys that money that you
deserve after having this investment for ten years. Then I'm in. Yes. Yes. Drop the mic. Boom. We've seen the problems here and we get
why it didn't sell at 279. There's some areas that we want to improve. I'd love to make some improvements to the
kitchen, to the bathroom. But to do that, we need to see what can we
do that this community warrants. Yeah, we're going to get you in the bus. We're going to see other homes that are
selling for what we know we can sell this house at. Yeah, with some improvements and
really make you guys money. And it starts right here. So get it. Right. Oh, this is awesome. Is there a coffee involved with this? Right.
We could stop for coffee. There's always time to stop for coffee. It's easy to see comps on paper and go, Oh,
yes, this looks like my house. Oh yes, this is a good comparable. But when you get in front of them and you
really see these properties, it's so much more tangible for us. Really what adds value and what doesn't add
value for sure when we're trying to improve the property that you guys have right now. This has a great little front yard. Oh, cute portrait. How cute is this? Yeah, Yeah, this is nice. Is this so cute? And they've got great landscaping. They did a great job adding this little path
here. Yeah, or at least accentuating the path. Well, and even. The the little covered porch area. I mean, we do have a covered porch area, but
maybe we could do more with. So I'm sure you guys have some ways that we
could make that look more inviting. That's a great idea. I'd love to bring in some new landscaping
and create a really cool outdoor living space in front. That makes a lot of sense. Okay, let's look inside and see what we find. The first thing that I notice is these
floors. These are gorgeous. These are nice. Very pretty. What a statement it makes walking in. Whoa, what a difference. This has light and bright feeling. I love the light cabinets. Yeah, I love the tile over here. The fact that they used a light color. Yeah. Buyers want light colored tile because
it makes the kitchen feel bigger and brighter. Your kitchen is great space, but
it still feels dark. It does. It feels closed in by upgrading the materials
to the white cabinets, the light tile backsplash. And if we just had one area to
spend our money, this is probably where I would say it goes the furthest. Yeah. What do you think this is on the
market for a 340? Well, I love it because I think this is just
going to show why we're doing the right thing. This house is currently on the market
at 368 903 68 900. So that is almost $100,000 more than what
you guys could not sell your house for. And everything that. Is here. Is achievable with your. Property. Absolutely. On your home, we would have to do floors. We would have to do interior paint, we would
have to do the kitchen. We would have to do the bath and curb
appeal. Here's the thing. We've already kind of crunched those
numbers. You tried to sell it for around 280,000. We think if we invest 30 K of our own money
in renovations, it will sell for 380,000. It's a risk, but we are that sure that we'll
all win in the end. $380,000. Yeah. Nice. That's a good swing. Jeff is our main contractor and he is
literally the heart and soul of getting this done for us. So the plan is to take down the
rock wall and then open up the living room and the dining room. So when you walk in the front door, you'll
be able to see into the kitchen, which will make the whole house feel bigger. The dark kitchen cabinets are coming out. And before we paint everything, all of this
old school flooring is coming up. Hey, look at this. Oh, my. You are. Kidding. Are you serious? Why would anybody ever cover this up? It's been discovered before that hardwood
floors are hidden under something. And I understand that that is exciting and
all that. We also are very excited because this means
we have a little bit more money to spend somewhere else. Let's just rip it all up and see what's down
here. Yeah, this is so cool. There's no doubt about it. Hardwood floors help make a house, sell
faster and for more money. So we need to expose these. Believe that. But we really wanted to save
these floors. And then we started to find the
imperfections. So we found the solution to whitewash them. Knock, knock. You mean it? Wait. Oh, my gosh. Wow. Nice. Sturdy stairs. I think we're like 70% there. Yeah, I like the number 70. Yeah, but something we still have to address
is this odd outdoor space Since it's down here in this cove. It has potential to be cozy and inviting. It just needs some color. I like the leafy look. Textures and colors go well together, so
when they do grow up and they grow together, they look kind of more natural and wild. I always think kind of cottagey feel. I don't know why, but you look gorgeous over
there. I literally don't know why you're even
helping you hate it. I'm actually doing a fantastic job. I've planted two, so any more than that, I
thought the wall was a lot closer than it was. Oh, yeah. A pop of color on the front door is an easy
and affordable way to add curb appeal. So we're going with a light aqua blue to
brighten up the porch. It looks awesome. To the start. I'm really nervous. I'm really nervous, but I'm super excited. Wow. That's awesome. Oh, that is so cool. You guys did all this. This is beautiful. This is amazing. Oh, wow. Did you know that you had hardwood floors? Wow. These floors. I can't even believe these floors were here. And then the way you guys colored them,
stained them or painted them, it's a whitewash. You guys did the most perfect job making this
look still like an 1890s house that's modern and beautiful. Do you notice anything here missing? The rock wall. The whole rock wall really creates that
visual line to carry you. All the way throughout. What we've done is we've really offered
buyers a open concept in an 1890s home, which you can't find. Yeah. Right. Wow. This is. Gorgeous. Before we had those darker cabinets, we had
the older laminate floors, we had the white appliances, obviously with the wall that
closed us in and now bringing in the light. We did the subway tiles. We gave a little bit of modern with the open
shelving. I think this kitchen is now going to sell
this house. A buyer is going to walk into this kitchen
and be overwhelmed. You guys have nailed it. I think the last thing is the bathroom. Oh, real bathroom. Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Do you remember it before? Yeah. And it was not functional. Not like this. Okay, so let's talk numbers. Our goal was to put in 30,000 of our own
money and listed at 380. Now, with that said, after finishing this
and seeing what it came out to and really running the comparables in the market, we'd
like to hit the MLS as soon as possible at 387. Oh, wow. So good. Oh, wait. Never bet on again.
