HGTV‘s renovation sequence The Flipping El Moussas returned on Thursday night time (December 26) and noticed Tarek El Moussa and his spouse, Heather Rae El Moussa, tackle “the grossest home ever.”
“Have you ever ever stepped foot in a home that requires a hazmat swimsuit?!” Tarek posted on Instagram forward of Thursday’s double episode Season 2 premiere. “That is critically the grossest home we’ve *ever* flipped.”
The episode noticed the couple flipping a three-bedroom home in Los Angeles overflowing with trash. “Actually, I didn’t comprehend it was this dangerous,” Tarek mentioned as he placed on a white hazmat swimsuit. “It’s poisonous. It’s dangerous… and for me to say that, it’s dangerous.”
“Honey, I’m scared,” Heather added.
As defined within the episode, Tarek’s firm, Tarek Buys Homes, had bought the 1,200-square-foot property for $430,000 with the intent to promote the house to a different flipper at wholesale. Nonetheless, as a result of the home was so filthy, Tarek and Heather determined to flip it themselves somewhat than spend cash on cleansing it out.
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Each room of the home was stuffed to the brim with trash, bins, damaged furnishings, bugs, rat droppings, and even human feces. Total, Tarek defined it took him and his group three days and ten separate journeys to utterly filter out the property.
Setting themselves a price range of $184,000 with hopes of promoting it for near $1 million, the El Moussas started working on renovating the property. This included opening up the kitchen and making for an airier, open-plan dwelling house. They changed the drab, darkish kitchen with white cupboards and tiles and a brand-new oven because the centerpiece.
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The flooring all through the house had been ripped up and changed with wooden floors. The partitions had been painted white, brightening up the place, whereas new furnishings, together with tables and sofas, was added. As well as, they made the bed room larger and in-built a correct en-suite toilet.
Even the yard obtained a makeover, with a continental-style patio and decking changing the sunburnt grass.
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After 12 months of engaged on the property as a consequence of numerous delays, Tarek and Heather spent $276,000 on the flip, virtually $100,000 over their unique price range. They initially listed the home for $999,999, and received a suggestion of $920,000.
Followers jumped into the feedback on Instagram to react to the garbage-filled home and the El Moussas mammoth enterprise.
“Omg .. the roaches would have me freaking!” wrote one commenter.
“Nope. I’m leaving lol,” one other quipped.
“Sure! My aunt’s home in Vegas. She was useless fir some time throughout Covid earlier than she was discovered. I’ve a greater appreciation for you after I see the nasty flips!!” mentioned one other.
One other added, “Love each episodes. Nice chemistry between @theheatherraeelmoussa and @therealtarekelmoussa The flips had been (hearth emoji).”
“Actually, on the finish, the home seems wonderful! Nice job!” mentioned one fan.
“That was a nightmare!!! Watching now. Finish end result was spectacular,” wrote one other.
The Flipping El Moussas, Season 2, Thursdays, 9/8c, HGTV