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MINA: Hello!

-Yo. -All right. Ready to go.

-Okay. Everyone's good? -Yep, everybody's rockin'.

You're watching "Bare Bones," a behind the scenes look

at the family dynamic of the "Good Bones" team.

And today we're taking a closer look

at one of my most personal renovations.

This is a property that Steve and I bought a few years back.

So we're going to give you some behind the scenes look

at how it all went down.

It was a real family affair,

and we'll get to see how it all actually happened

and we'll get to see where Tad lives now.

MINA: This is the biggest house

we've ever tackled on East Street.

I'm a little nervous about the amount of work we have to do.

What the heck?

Versus the amount of money we have to spend.

The sewer line detached.

Ugh! [ Coughs ] I can't even look at it!

Ugh!

It's just a hot mess. Express.

TAD: Let it fly!

-Alright, let's go inside. -Cool.

Oh, wow!

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MINA: Mom and I take on some of the nastiest houses

you've ever seen.

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KAREN: We're not afraid to tackle the worst of the worst.

That is so gross!

Holy cow!

Then we turn those run-down houses

into some of the nicest homes in the neighborhood.

-Wow. -I love it.

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♪ We are unstoppable ♪

♪ We can do anything ♪

♪ We are unstoppable ♪

Want to give Dada a kiss?

Ah, mwah, mwah, mwah!

So, Tad's officially out of the East Street House.

Yeah. So, what do we want to do?

I think we renovate it and sell it.

Whatever we make from it,

we just dump into his college fund.

This is all for you, baby. All for you!

[ Babbles ]

[ Laughs ]

I love that Jack's in some of the show

because I forget like he's so big now

and he was so little and he was so fat.

His head was like a basketball.

I mean obviously Jack real time is about to turn 2,

so he's a hot minute away from college.

But I mean those first two years flew by,

and I think the earlier you plan, the better.

It's like retirement.

So we want to be in a position where, look,

he's not getting a free ride by any means,

but where we can help with his college

and also be in a position

where we have some disposable income at that point, too,

so we can enjoy being empty nesters.

Where's my baby?

-Hello. -Hello.

Hello, hello. What are you doing?

Are you gonna come with us today, huh?

We are gonna roll by Tad's place because he's out now,

so we are gonna do the renovation there.

Okay, excellent.

B-GE has to come play with you later

because it's time to go to work!

It's time to go to work.

Bye. You want to hang out?

I know, I got to go.

I'm sorry. Bye.

-Bye. -There we go.

Love you, mwah! Bye, baby.

Bye.

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MINA: So, it's a cool location in Bates-Hendricks,

and that street is really improving pretty quickly.

Yes. It's exciting.

MINA: Bates-Hendricks is close to downtown,

and the area has come a long way

since we bought this house three years ago.

We've done some smaller renovations on this street,

and they've done well,

but this is the biggest single-family home

we've done on the block, so we wanted to really make sure

the market was right before tackling this one.

We bought it for $85,000 about 3 years ago.

Okay. It's 2,720 square feet,

and it's got three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

It's a big house,

and we need to renovate every square inch,

which means we need to be careful

where we spend our reno budget.

Otherwise we're gonna run out of money fast.

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Alright. Alright.

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This house is still ever so slightly confusing to me.

I like the front door,

but it's awkward the way there's a porch

and then nothing over the door. MINA: Yeah.

I think keeping the door there.

But I think we need to move the sidewalk and the staircase

so it lines up with the door. -Yeah.

Because our front yard is all choppy and weird

and it's just a mess. So, tidying it up.

MINA: I want it very clean,

but comfy and a little dramatic.

So, I'm thinking, my version of the urban Hamptons.

It's gonna be bad-a-s-s, okay?

Wait till it's done.

It's all making sense in here.

Let's go look inside.

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KAREN: This is pretty.

I forgot how pretty the woodwork is. MINA: Mm-hmm.

The floors look good. Yeah.

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This property is definitely a little bit different

than a lot of the ones Two Chicks buys,

which really aren't habitable or shouldn't be inhabited.

This one Steve and I bought as a rental

and had lived there for a while.

The inside, perfectly fine, perfectly functional.

The outside is a little dumpy, but everything worked --

Water, plumbing, electric.

So definitely much nicer than what Two Chicks usually buys.

I love the picture rail.

It's an old-school picture rail.

This is technically crown molding.

With a picture rail. With the...yeah.

MINA: It's like a little nubbin of wood,

and then there's a hook that kind of hangs on it.

So, instead of putting nails in the wall,

what you do is you slide this hook

wherever you want it on the picture rail

and then you hang the picture from that.

It's really pretty,

and it's a cool throw to the past.

But the idea down here,

I think I would kind of leave the setup as is

and I would just open the openings more.

Because right now, when you walk in,

you just get, like, a sliver of the kitchen.

I want, like, two 5-foot openings that line up.

So, living room, dining room will both stay as they are.

The kitchen will stay where it is.

So my thought is, this goes to outside,

so French doors here out of the dining room.

Okay. Got this giant half-bath.

And then make this, like, a reasonable size half-bath

and give the rest over to the kitchen area,

so the kitchen can be bigger.

We could maybe push this all back,

get an island in here.

And then we can tile this

where the vinyl is right now.

Mm-hmm. Yeah. And leave the wood.

Yeah! Okay.

You want to go upstairs? Yeah.

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Oh, I like these.

So, this does get bumped up.

Yeah, but I like this railing.

Mm-hmm. We keep this window seat.

Nice.

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KAREN: I wonder what's under the carpet.

Tad tore it up in here already. It's hardwood.

So I think what makes sense is taking this chunk...

This is huge! Yeah.

...and making it bathroom, closet.

Closet, bathroom?

And then we still have this really,

really big bedroom. Yeah.

And then the other two bedrooms and bath

are gonna stay where they are and just get...

Let's see. ...fixed.

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This is a perfectly nice size bedroom.

Uh-huh. How's your closet here?

Oh, this is a nice size closet. Yeah.

[ Gasps ]

Oh, Mina, you're not gonna believe this.

There's a pile of pennies. A pile.

I want to keep all the wood doors, though.

Yes, the doors are fantastic. I love them.

Who left all their pennies?

Gonna make it rain, baby.

There's a lot of pennies, which mom's digging for.

I just -- I just have to start.

I can't fit them all in one hand.

I can't fit them all in two hands.

This house is magical with pennies.

-Come on! -Wait, wait, wait.

Lookit.

KAREN: I mean, stick your hand in my pocket.

I have no desire to do that.

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I mean, we find weird stuff, gross stuff,

wild stuff all the time in homes and closets.

On occasion, we'll find like a closet or a whole room

dedicated to pee and poop.

-Ugh! -[ Laughs ]

Gross!

Which I can appreciate

that they would like that separate

from the rest of the home they're squatting in.

We find lots of clothes, lots of undergarments,

sometimes animals dead and alive.

I mean, you name it, we've probably found it.

[ Laughs ]

This room is the smaller of the two,

but still a perfectly appropriate size.

-So, make a closet. -And it's got a good --

It's got a closet. -Oh, it's got a closet?

Yeah, and it's big.

Oh, this is nice! Yeah.

It doesn't have any pennies, though. No.

I'm a little disappointed in this closet.

It had no presents for me.

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And the bathroom down here is gonna stay where it is.

We'll just reconfigure it. Ah, okay.

Mom, come on, I want you to see the basement.

Okay.

So, it's actually a really, like, ample basement.

So, nothing -- nothing crazy,

nothing too fancy.

Mom!

Yes?

What in the hell? Oh.

♪ Huh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

Since Tad has moved out of the East Street house,

he's now moved in with his girlfriend, Christina.

TAD: Hey, welcome to our crib. This is the living room.

This is my beautiful girlfriend.

Those are her beautiful plants. And we got more to see.

We've got this really quirky design in here.

-Baby, do you love it? -I hate it.

You hate it. I love it.

So when we got the place, it came with

a paper-mache palm tree.

It's got fake plants.

-And real seashells. -And real seashells.

I think it's awesome. She hates it.

Okay, and then most importantly, we got the kitchen.

This is where I keep her happy.

Okay, so we got the sink where I do the dishes.

JK, she does the dishes, I cook.

This is my stove. I hold it down there.

But there's so much more to see.

So let's go check out the backyard.

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The backyard is a major work in progress.

We've been living here for like 10 months now.

The garden's for When I get fired by Mina

for doing something I'm not supposed to,

and I can...

-I can still eat. -She can still eat.

I can still eat.

The dogs can still eat. I enjoyed showing you the crib.

Did you enjoy showing them the crib?

I enjoyed it. Thanks for coming.

Thanks for coming!

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MINA: What in the hell? Oh.

That looks important.

KAREN: Yeah.

How did that get disconnected?

It looks like the sewer line.

I don't know why it's disconnected.

I wonder how long it's been disconnected.

Yeah. It doesn't smell.

I mean, if you get up there, it kind of smells.

But it doesn't smell as much as I would expect it to.

Yeah, okay. Yeah. It's not a hard fix.

I just don't know how these things happen.

Just a little concerning.

Whatever.

Tell me about money.

MINA: It's a big house, but our budget isn't,

so we'll really need to plan carefully.

Here are the big-ticket items that we need to tackle.

We need to paint the exterior and realign the steps

so that they lead to the front door.

Inside, we'll expand the kitchen and convert

the large upstairs bedroom into a master suite.

So, Steve and I bought this gem for $85,000.

I think we could probably put about $130,000 into it.

So all-in at $215,000.

I think we can sell it for at least $265,000,

so we could make a really good profit of about $50,000,

which would be great for Jack's college fund,

but it is risky.

We just need to be really careful with the budget

and make it look like the Hamptons

but not cost like the Hamptons.

-All right, good talk. -Demo. That's next.

Demo's next.

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-Good morning. -Good morning.

-Morning. -What's up?

I have the lovely, handsome, very strong Steve.

He's gonna be doing some demo with us today.

So, the staircase, we're saving.

Upstairs, I'd leave the carpet down for now

because we're gonna save the hardwoods,

so that we don't damage them as much.

We can probably keep the doors,

so maybe we'll take those off

and put them down in the basement for now.

But other than that...

-Let's go. -...get in there.

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Alright, so, usually the way we go is we'll get the trim.

Okay. And then after the trim,

we'll start in on the plaster and lath.

Tad was like, "This is my wheelhouse,

Steve is here, take him under my wing.

We can totally bro out." It was great.

Yeah, he was excited.

Actually, do you want to break that now?

-Sure. -I want you to break that.

TAD: This is like the best bonding we could ever do.

Whoo!

Oh, yeah, that was satisfying.

MINA: Tad's tried to take Steve under his wing,

which is a terrible plan

because Tad usually is making poor decisions.

But I think it was good brotherly bonding for them.

Yeah! Whoo!

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You know, so the last time I demo'd with Steve

was like 8th grade, he came to the house --

The orange duplex. Right?

And Jessica, our younger sister's boyfriend at the time,

threw a 2x4 out the window.

And it hit him in the head

and he got back in his car and he left.

I either forgot or didn't know that happened.

Yeah. I'm just going to be real.

He does not like to really get dirty.

He's a very clean-looking boy.

So him coming to do demo is a little bit outside

of what he's usually comfortable with.

-He had fun, though. -He did. He did have fun.

And it was it was fun getting to to teach him some stuff.

Well, I think we've done well in here.

Yeah. I think we should squirrel

and go throw a toilet out of a window. Sure.

Usually we'll do rock, paper, scissors.

It's clean water at least. That's -- that's good.

Usually it's filled with poop. Yeah.

But if you're new to this...

He's got to earn his keep.

You get the toilet. You got to earn it.

Watch out, let's get out of the room for him.

Watch out for those nails.

TAD: One, two, let it fly!

♪ 'Cause they're ain't nobody holding me back ♪

♪ I'm on the move, I'm brand new ♪

-Heya! -Hey!

MINA: So to get everything back on track a little bit,

we're talking about this episode because it's special,

because it's a property Steve and I owned

that we rented to Tad for a while.

It was our first investment property.

Yeah, I was your tenant for a little bit.

It was mostly okay.

It's a little awkward having your sister

as your landlord, though.

I mean, you mostly paid, right? Mostly on time.

-Yeah, that's true. -Neither here nor there.

Right. Yeah. No, I got a new place.

I got a pond that I've been working on pretty heavily.

I love the new digs.

I got three lots for the dogs, so I love it here.

And all my little roommates.

You've settled in nicely.

Yeah. It's coming along well.

Maybe just don't disconnect any pipes at this location.

Landlords don't really like that.

What?

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TAD: Whoo!

It's clean water at least. That's -- that's good.

Usually it's filled with poop. Yeah.

It was like a right of manhood for Steve

to throw this toilet out the window.

Yeah.

Watch out, let's get out of the room for him.

TAD: One, two, let it fly!

-Nice. -That was great.

STEVE: I was told by Tad I had to do it.

It was like -- When have you ever --

Well, I'm just saying, that's just what I was told.

Yeah, so has Tad ever been your boss in life?

No. No. But this weird dynamic

happens in settings like this where it's like,

"Oh, well, if Tad can do it, I can do it."

It seemed fun.

Yeah, yeah. It was fun.

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MINA: Whoo!

Hey, Tad! Thadeus!

Yeah, I'm coming!

Come with me, sir.

What are you about to show me?

Oh, God, it smells bad down here.

TAD: Why does it smell like this?

Yeah, so Mina took me downstairs to the basement

and as soon as I got to the basement, I was like,

"That smells different than when I lived here."

The sewer line detached.

Oh! Ugh! [ Coughs ] I can't even look at it!

Ugh! I can't do it.

Oh, geez. I can't do it.

You lived here!

It didn't smell like that.

Tad has, like, such a weak stomach.

Ay, ay, ay.

But he smelled it, started dry-heaving, and ran away.

Oh, you guys unhooked it.

I thought he was pooping in the house with it undone!

You guys undid it! No, no.

Two of our workers unhooked it to scope the sewer line

and never rehooked it, so the stench of sewage

has been just like wafting out into the house.

So, yeah, we'll get that little problem fixed today.

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Definitely would have known

if it had happened when I was there.

Because his laundry's down there.

My laundry is literally right there.

And then there's the sewer pipe.

So, no, I did not, like, take a massive

[clicks tongue] and like knocked the sewer pipe loose.

[ Laughs ] That never even crossed my mind.

But like, how else would that happen?

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MINA: We still have a ton of demo to do,

but once we're done, Mom and I can finalize

the floor plans and start framing.

♪ Let's not wait until the weekend ♪

♪ Weekend ♪

♪ 'Cause every day should be a party ♪

I brought you something really special today.

Yeah? Come on over here.

Looks like a tomato.

It's not a tomato.

It definitely looks like a tomato.

This is...

It's a heart! ...a heart.

This is an "I love you" tomato.

Just take a bite, these are delicious.

Oh, my God. Isn't that amazing?

They're the best tomatoes I've ever had.

Oh, my God. [ Slurps ]

That was the loudest...

But it would have dripped.

...tomato bite I've ever heard.

I wanted to slurp all the juice.

Oh, that's so good. Oh, my goodness.

Okay, we'll come back to you, tomato. Okay.

Your big East Street house.

The floor plan is not changing much.

It's just opening up a little bit.

Okay. So, when we walk in now,

we've got kind of this entry way, living room.

But opening this space up

so we can see actually into the kitchen.

Okay. Living room stays where it is.

Dining room stays where it is.

Other thing that's super cool is off the dining room,

we're adding French doors,

so we'll have this nice, big, wrap-around deck.

The kitchen, mudroom, half-bath area

is the biggest change

because the kitchen was wrapped around this wall.

Yeah. So now we're making it a galley

and then your access to your half-bath

and the outside is back there.

See, this is nice

because your powder room is accessible

but it's not opening into your kitchen. Yeah.

Which is very nice, very nice.

Exactly. And then upstairs.

So, this whole space was master bedroom,

and then we just had the closet right here. Okay.

So, we're sticking the shower pan in where the closet was.

Okay.

And then taking two thirds of the room to be master closet,

master en suite. It's still gonna be huge.

Yeah, it's still a really big room. Excellent.

I'm excited to get started.

Yeah. Let's roll.

Alright, that was easy.

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So right now, we are in Tad's house,

and in this episode, we're renovating

Ted's old house he lived in, that's actually

an investment property that Steve and I own.

Did you follow all that? You got it?

Yeah, my old place. Your old place.

I kind of went with shabby chic,

but I really just leaned more into the shabbiness.

Mm-hmm.

These guys ruin anything that's chic.

So we have to look shabby.

I mean, while I really like the design

you have going on here, but in this episode,

I just took it up a couple of notches on the design.

Oh, for sure. Yeah. Yeah, I'm not that fancy.

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♪ Keep the party going ♪

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MINA: Over at our big house on East Street,

we're pouring concrete for the realigned steps

and walkway in front of the house.

On the inside, drywall is almost finished,

which means it's time to finalize our design plans.

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Ready to go through this stuff? -Yes, I am.

MINA: I'm gonna start on the outside.

We're gonna go, like, an updated,

urban version of Hamptons. Yeah!

So, some shake. Yes.

Remember how good it looked on

that house we did on Talbot Street?

I think it would look really good here.

It's very Hamptony. It's very beachy.

Very Cape Cod.

So, this is the siding color. Oh.

And then the trim is just bright white. Okay.

And then the front door is this black.

Ooh, I like the black door. Yeah, I do, too.

So, urban Hamptons.

There is shake, that's the Hamptons.

It's dark gray with a black door.

That's the urban. Urban colors.

Hoo-shah! Urban Hamptons.

What was that noise? Hoo-shah!

Now, when we walk in...

We see all the way to the kitchen.

We can actually see the kitchen.

Yeah. Which is great.

So, this is the kitchen floor.

Okay. Yeah. I want to play with these.

So, you've got a lot of drama.

Yeah. So, kitchen floor.

Can we do, if this is cabinets,

could we do uppers a little bit lighter, maybe in this --

There's not many. Oh, okay.

It's open shelving on each side of the stove.

Oh, okay.

So, it's not going to feel super heavy.

So, this is our wall color in the kitchen?

In the whole house.

In the whole house? That's nice.

The countertops are just gonna be butcher block.

Something similar to this. Nice.

This is countertop. And this is cabinet.

And I want to do this cool backsplash idea.

A piece of stone,

just behind the stove and out a little bit.

So, let's say this is our countertop

and this is our stove. Okay.

And then you just come up like the 4 inches of backsplash

and then, you know, do something like --

Like, that's a terrible shape, but --

Oh! No, I get what you're saying.

That look --

And that's it. Yeah!

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The remnant, I think, is a really good idea here,

because it's paired with the butcher block countertops

which are very cost effective,

and then that remnant was only a few hundred dollars

and it creates a really big impact,

whereas a backsplash you would have been paying

for the cost of the tile

as well as the labor to install it.

So we probably would have been looking closer

to a thousand dollars there

for even just kind of a standard backsplash.

And no other backsplash.

And no other backsplash. Just...oh.

And obviously, this is Carrara in my mind.

Of course.

And then all gold fixtures.

And then it's just gonna be like jewelry

with the sink faucet and the cabinet pulls and all that.

It all looks so pretty.

The kitchen design captures

this urban Hamptons kind of theme,

and it saves us a little bit of money.

The butcher-block countertops cost less

than marble or granite

and really kind of play into that beachy theme.

And then we've got the Carrara marble

and the gold, which is a little fancier

and makes it feel a little urban when it's all mixed up.

This is some of our flooring.

We're just refinishing what's there. Yeah.

We have a lot of original stuff we can keep.

The original hardwoods, the original staircase.

We're able to keep the picture rail

that's in the front living room area.

We've got the hardwoods upstairs, too. Yep.

And they were covered with carpeting for so long,

they're in good shape.

Bathrooms, I haven't decided on a tile,

but something Carrara.

This is kind of different, we've never used it.

I would go with this, just because,

as a cleaning person,

I feel like this would be impossible for me

to be happy with cleaning.

Yeah. Vanity top is Carrara marble.

Okay. With gold faucets.

Black base with a lot of detail.

Okay.

So, it's gonna feel very, like, rich.

I like this, yeah, I like this better.

Okay. Hoo-shah!

Okay.

That's what we got. That's what we got.

Alright, I'm gonna go work. Okay.

♪ 'Cause there ain't no, no, no, no, no way ♪

♪ That you can bring me down ♪

♪ Bring me down today ♪

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MINA: We are really cruising on the construction

at our urban Hamptons house.

On the inside, our soft gray paint is going up,

which makes the whole space feel polished and elegant.

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And we're also laying our graphic kitchen tiles,

which adds interest and drama to the room.

The dark gray paint is going on

and it totally gives off a cool, urban vibe that we wanted.

And the white trim and shake are pure Hamptons.

Okay, finish up that last little bit up there?

-Oh, yeah. -The shake looks so good!

You like that? I love it.

It's our little bit of Hamptons.

-Thank you. -I like it a lot.

CORY: The color looks amazing.

The black door looks amazing. Yeah.

Lots going on here.

Gives it a little of that urban feel?

-Yes. -Yeah.

Let's go inside. Yeah, it's chilly out here.

Yeah, my paint's dried out.

Whoa. -What the heck?

-Wow. -Do you see that?

MINA: They've made a bit of a mess of things.

♪ We're living fast, yeah, we're cruising ♪

♪ Never slowing down, that's how we do it ♪

So I love living here,

but if I wanted to stay at the East Street house,

would you renovated it anyways?

I mean, it was nice having a tenant

that I didn't have to fix anything for.

But the renovation was not as simple.

That's true.

♪ No, oh, no, no, no ♪

♪ No apology ♪

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-Whoa. -What the heck?

Do you see that?

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-That is a hot mess. -Is it still wet?

It's still wet! Get it now!

KAREN: And it was very upsetting to walk inside the house

and see this huge paint spill

on those beautiful stairs.

MINA: Like, why would you leave that there?

I mean, someone knows they did that and they just left it.

-Yeah. -It's like...

It's frustrating.

...toddlers.

And then, aren't you putting,

like, a picture-hanging rail back in here?

Wasn't that what you were doing?

When we did demo, I had the guys just cut under it,

'cause they were worried they were gonna break it.

-Well, it's gone. -Where's your picture rail?

That's what we were just talking about.

I'm so confused. A lot going on in here.

During demo, we specifically decided,

we'll cut under it because we don't want to take it down

because there's probably no putting it back together.

KAREN: And now it's down. And now it's gone.

And there's fresh drywall.

Yeah, this is it. -That's the stuff?

Think so.

As long as they put it back up.

It's just a hot mess. Express.

I mean, I really felt bad for Mina

because this is her personal property.

We'll come back when this is all spruced up

and the picture-rail situation sorted out,

and then you'll have happy Mina.

We'll get through it and we'll get it

all spic and span. It's gonna be okay.

Yeah, everything's gonna be fine.

Okay, let's go.

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Walking into the house with all those things

seemingly having gone wrong just in that moment

is a little frustrating, and we cannot reiterate enough,

like, how important just communicating is,

because the last I heard, picture rail was staying up

and we were going to cut around it, and now it's gone.

Apparently, they uninstalled it,

put it somewhere safe, but nobody told us that.

The paint, they knew they spilled.

And apparently the plan was to let it dry and peel it off,

which was a terrible plan,

but again, one which was not communicated.

So we just thought someone left it there.

But it's just frustrating.

♪ It's my kind of world ♪

♪ All the boys and all the girls, come on, yeah ♪

♪ You can be anyone ♪

♪♪

MINA: Cory assured me that within the next 48 hours,

he will have the floors cleaned, sanded, and stained,

the picture rail will get rebuilt and refinished,

and that the urban Hamptons theme

I envisioned for the East Street house

will be pulled from the flames.

In the meantime, I have to find a unique stone slab

for my genius kitchen backsplash idea,

and Steve offered to make it a family field trip.

Hello. -Hey, guys.

I'm Steve, pleasure to meet you.

I'm Sean. Nice to meet you.

Jack. Hi, Jack.

Say hi. Hello. He's hanging out.

-Yeah. -Yeah.

It's really, really nice to have a job

where I have the flexibility that I can bring Jack along,

and Steve, even, sometimes.

And it doesn't always work, because Jack's a baby,

but it's nice to be able to have some days where I can say,

"You're just with me," and he's along for the ride.

So, something...

-Marble look. -Marble look.

But it's 87 and something is the whole width,

and we have a lot of play

with the highest point of the height.

The look that I'm going for, instead

of doing a tiled backsplash or a standard 4-inch,

I want something that's kind of, like, bloop, bloo, doop.

Bloop doop. Curvy.

And this place has a ton of stone

and, more specifically, remnants, which are cheap,

to choose from.

♪♪

81 1/2.

Okay, so, yeah, we need 87 and something.

So, this one would probably work.

Mm.

-And that is remnant. -This is the back side, right?

-No. -That's the front side?

This actually sat outside for a little while

is why it looks kind of dirty, but that would clean up.

So it is a really nice, veined marble.

-Yeah, that is. -You want to see it?

I kind of do. I like that one.

I really want something

that's marble with some, like, depth and some veining.

We have butcher-block countertops,

so I want to do a really cool marble backsplash

to make it feel fancier and more expensive than it actually is.

I'm so... I'm so torn.

SEAN: Again, it looks a little dirty,

but that would clean up.

The chunk of marble that we found,

it's got some veining in it

that's more earth tone, like a brown.

And the butcher-block countertops

will actually probably work well with that,

because it will pull in a little bit of the butcher-block color,

into this remnant.

Cool.

♪♪

♪♪

We have a ton going on over at East Street.

In the kitchen, we painted the cabinets a cool,

dark gray, almost black.

But the butcher-block countertops

really warm things up.

And I'm excited that the marble slab

Steve and I chose has been fabricated to my design specs

and looks as classy and unique as I thought it would.

♪♪

♪♪

We're putting the finishing touches

on our East Street house.

[ Babbles ]

Hi, Jack.

So, we're 21 1/4.

MINA: The master bedroom has this little, like, nook

and a few different suggestions

have been thrown out about what to do with it,

and some of them are kind of weird.

I mean, it's not weird if you really think about it.

You just have to really think about it.

This is gonna go back here to support the board.

Okay.

The board is gonna lay across it.

So, what we're gonna do, because like,

it's supposed to be kind of Hamptons,

vacationy, beachy,

is we're gonna make this

kind of like a breakfast nook.

It's more of a bench. Oh, it's a bench.

It's a breakfast option.

It's a...oh, a breakfast option.

Beautiful.

So, we're just going to nail the front on?

Look, I can build this.

Okay. Wait, let's get a leg.

Do you want this back under there? Okay.

MINA: I love bringing Jack out to the job sites,

and he seems to really enjoy it.

He's definitely having fun today,

just watching all the work, taking it in, snacking.

And he clearly thinks this is the most amazing breakfast nook.

Okay. So, for the legs,

goes right up in that corner like that.

This is so cute.

Nice. Very nice.

♪♪

Jack's favorite thing to do on the job site is to eat.

And every now and then pointing and making a noise.

MINA: Eh!

Ehh!

Hi.

Like, "That was interesting to me.

I wanted to let you know that that was interesting to you.

Can you do that again?

But he's been coming to the job site

since he was literally a week old.

So where that nail gun, like, still scares M.J.?

-Terrifying. -Doesn't even faze Jack.

No. Loud noises do not bother him.

I think having Jack around, like, it's hard to be

in a bad mood when there's, like, a cute, sweet baby.

It's like bringing a puppy to set,

but better because babies are even cuter.

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

♪♪

MINA: We've got all the furniture coming in today.

And since this is one of the biggest houses

Mom and I have done, we really have our work cut out for us.

Oh, look at me. Ho ho ho ho ho.

She's the queen of the bed-making over here.

KAREN: For our urban Hamptons theme,

on the interior, we're using beige and white

to give a really sophisticated feeling.

You here.

And add some nods to the beach with some blues and greens

and some baskets to make it feel very organic.

It's a really elegant space, but it feels super cozy.

MINA: And thankfully we have our picture rail back,

which is a great throwback to the original design.

Okay. -Yay!

-There we are. -Okay.

Uh!

[ Laughing ]

♪ All I want is sunshine ♪

♪♪

♪ Sunshine ♪

-Good morning. -Hi.

Hi. Karen.

I'm Leslie, nice to meet you, Karen.

Such a nice day to check out a house, right?

Yeah, I know, right?

My name is Leslie Gibson,

and I'm a real-estate agent here in Indianapolis.

This is the property. It's beautiful.

♪♪

We moved the door from where the window was,

over and centered it.

We kind of lined everything up,

cleaned it up, carried the retaining wall over

and now it's much, much cleaner façade, so...

Yeah, nice clean lines.

That peak detail with the wood siding is really pretty.

Yeah, the cedar shake? Yeah, looks good.

That's the Hamptons part. Nice.

Alright, let's go inside. Cool.

We're doing a broker's open for real-estate agents

who really specialize in the downtown area.

I'm a little extra nervous because this is my own,

personal property that Steve and I own.

So, I'm very interested to see what the value is there,

that I think is there,

because this is Jack's college fund.

Come on in.

Oh, wow!

Oh, it's so pretty.

Alright, let's go inside. Cool.

Today, we're having a broker's open

at the East Street house.

I really want to get some feedback about the finishes,

what they think of it

and most importantly, the value,

because this is Jack's college fund

and it's not getting any cheaper.

Come on in.

Oh, wow!

♪♪

♪♪

Oh, it's so pretty.

I mean, the first big difference

is when you walked in, you would walk into this.

Yeah.

Because the door was right there.

♪♪

Oh, no, I love how this is laid out.

So now when you walk in, it's just like

all nice and open. Yeah.

♪♪

♪♪

It has a really cozy feel that's still really spacious.

♪♪

So, bumped everything over and then opened up

the entry way into the kitchen

and the dining room a bit.

Okay. So now, hopefully,

we have this good balance between,

you know, the separation and the open concept.

I love it. My name is Josh Newman.

I'm a Realtor in downtown Indianapolis.

My two favorite parts is that we were able to keep

the original hardwood floors

and that -- the picture rail around the top.

Love the original picture rail.

Yeah, that's a really cool touch.

You don't see that anymore.

Alright, let's go check out the kitchen.

Alright.

Oh, this is stunning!

♪♪

The original layout with the original kitchen,

it was this, like, little "U"

and they had jam-packed a ton of cabinets in.

Yeah.

But it wasn't functional, it felt very closed off.

So we actually have a little bit fewer cabinets here.

But I think it feels much bigger and more open

and much more actually, like, efficient and functional.

Then I also like that this is additional prep space

but can be sort of eat-in dining, too.

We've got the butcher block that was, I think, around $600

and then got this backsplash as a remnant for 200 bucks.

Oh, cool.

But it makes it feel real fancy pants.

It does.

And I think the floor tile is a little bit of a risk.

LESLIE: I don't think it will scare people away or polarize them,

because it's a busy pattern, but not busy colors, you know,

so it kind of makes it feel more uniform and soft that way.

♪♪

I love the lighting right off the bat.

♪♪

And this was the dining room before.

We kept the original windows here.

Love that.

But because we're downtown and the homes

are closer together, you didn't get much light.

So we added the French doors.

I think it does two things.

Lets more light in and also getting furniture in.

Yeah, that's a good point.

People don't necessarily think of that right off the bat,

but French doors are very helpful with that.

-That's a great point. -Yeah, that helps a lot.

I think it brightens the whole room up,

makes it feel bigger, too.

♪♪

The layout is very much the same,

but it's totally gotten upgraded.

It looks gorgeous.

I think you did a great job designing it.

It was very airy, very light.

It's very urban Hamptons, you might say.

Yeah, very urban Hamptons, you might say.

And I think my favorite part was the faux backsplash.

Yeah, that thing came out really cool.

I really liked that touch.

We need to do that more often.

Yeah.

Alright, let's go check out the bedrooms.

Sounds good.

This is the pièce de résistance.

Yes! I love it. Yeah.

Cool.

♪♪

I like what I see.

People really care about the master.

I think that's the little things

that set it apart, too.

People are so used to walking into a big, stale, new house

that doesn't have those cozy vibes or kind of warm tones

and that's what sets this one apart, I think.

So, the second floor of the house

originally had three bedrooms and one bath.

The whole space was the master.

It was just a big bedroom. No bathroom.

So, we were able to take, like, the 10 feet on this side,

close it in, huge walk-in closet,

big master en suite and then two bedrooms and a bathroom.

Do you want to peek into the master bath?

Oh, yeah. Help yourself. Go on.

Alright. Oh, nice.

♪♪

This tile is gorgeous.

I have a thing for marble.

It makes it look really high end.

I like those gold fixtures,

and the window in the shower is nice.

Vanity, too much, just right, too little?

I like it. Yeah?

I think it works and it kind of reminds you of the kitchen,

without being too matchy-matchy.

Okay. That's nice.

Alright, well, let's head back downstairs.

Alright. And then we can chit-chat.

JOSH: I think Mina and Karen did a great job on the house.

I think they spent their money really well.

They spent where they needed to and I think they're gonna get

a really nice return on this when they sell.

It's open without being too open.

The rooms are a good size,

but there's not wasted space.

I think a lot of times, buyers now are wanting

the charm of an old house

but don't want the headaches that come with an old house,

so this has that really good mix of old and new.

It still has character,

but everything feels really fresh.

And my husband and I are kind of up in the air

about selling versus renting.

This was our first investment property.

And I think if we sold it now,

we could be above the $300,000 point. Yeah.

But I think if we wait a couple of years,

we could be well into, like, the high threes.

Yeah, I agree. Especially with this location.

You're so close to downtown, but it's just not quite

as appealing as Fountain Square yet.

I kind of wanted to give you a drum roll.

And I'm gonna say, after all the feedback,

what do you think you should do?

And I'm gonna have in my mind

what I think you should do

and we're gonna say it at the same time. Okay.

MINA: Steve and I bought this house

about three years ago for $85,000.

Our renovation cost has been around $130,000.

So, we're all-in around $215,000.

I think I could sell it for $300,000 right now.

Drum roll please. Are you going to...

hold? Talk to Steve.

Oh.

STEVE: Hey, Boo, what you doing?

-Making some overnight oats. -Ooh.

I do need to talk to you about East Street.

I had all the Realtors through,

got really good feedback.

Uh-huh. Good.

We could list it and sell it now

and sell it in the $300,000s,

or we could probably hold it for three to five years

and sell it in the high $300,000s.

Okay. Thoughts?

Certainly we don't --

we're not on a specific schedule, but...

No mortgage. Yeah.

Okay, so you're on that page.

1,000%.

Hold for the foreseeable future.

I mean, it would be silly to sell now, 100% silly.

Okay.

I think it makes sense to hold on, rent now,

and then check out the market again in a few years.

Alright, cool. I'm gonna go to the gym.

Okay. Love you. Love you.

Say "bye" to your dad.

Bye, Bubba.

[ Babbles ]

-I love you, too! -I love you!

Bye, choo.

My hopes for Jack really is just to be like a good human.

It would be icing on the cake if he is interested

in anything in the business.

I think growing up in it,

you can probably go extreme one way or the other,

and who knows where he'll land.

His interests already change

every couple of months as a 2 year old.

So I'm sure that will happen as he gets older, too.

-Aww. -[ Laughs ]

Choo!

Whoo!

[ Giggling ]

I got you so good!

I got you so good!