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Renovation Aloha S03E04
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00:01I think it's one of the worst houses we'll probably ever encounter in our
00:05entire career. This house excites the crap out of me. I'm Kamalai Kalama, right?
00:11Yeah! And I'm Tristan Kalama. I put on extra deodorant for this.
00:17Oh my god. We buy and renovate homes in the most challenging place in the country,
00:23Hawaii. The shipping is more than the actual material cost. Wow. We want to
00:28restore homes for our local families. The real estate here is crazy expensive.
00:35So to make this work, we have to take on some of the most rundown homes on the
00:38island. Can you hear us? Disgusting. How do we do it? Our giant family. I have 87 first
00:47cousins. Yo, what's up cuz? More than anything, we want our children to be good
00:53human beings. Exactly. You can't have little ass walking around. Little ass walking around.
01:08I feel like it's gonna be a good day. I feel like it's gonna go my way. Yeah. Look at
01:16all the battleships.
01:17Look at these views. That's Pearl Harbor right there. Yeah. Look at how big the house is. I mean,
01:24they're all massive. It's crazy. Today, we're on the west side of Aiea. Really historic suburban part of town.
01:35It's located just up the street from Pearl Harbor and the Aloha Stadium. The houses down on the flat
01:42part of Aiea are normally selling around a million dollars. But as you head up the hill, the houses start
01:50to get more expensive because you get unreal views up here. I mean, they're selling for around two mil.
01:57You know our good friend Brooks? Love Brooks. So he gave me a call, wanted to show us this house.
02:03Okay.
02:04He's done a couple projects already, right? He has. He's a mortgage broker, right? So he knows a ton
02:09about lending. But not so much about renovation and design. I think he sees us as a good opportunity
02:17to execute on his family's house. It's basically a house that's been in their family and they are
02:25thinking about selling it. Is he meeting us here? Yeah. Right here on the right. Let's check it out.
02:33Brooks. Hey. What's up, buddy? How's it going, guys? Hey. See you. So pretty up here. All right.
02:39Glad you guys could make it. How are you? Doing good. Yeah? Yeah, I'm excited. So what are you kind
02:44of looking for? What's the situation? So grandpa actually built it. He designed everything. For
02:51the most part, I think they just built this massive home. Yeah. And it was just them because at that
02:56age,
02:56all the kids just kind of went off and did their own things as adults do. But grandma and grandma
03:00passed
03:00away. So it's time to just kind of move on. And we need to sell the property. Yeah. The family's
03:06looking
03:06to get $1,080,000 for it. I mean, I looked it up a little bit. It's a five bed,
03:10three and a half
03:11bath, just under 4,000 square feet. And it's on a massive lot. Yeah, it's big. It's huge. Got really
03:17great bones. I think just more needs updating. There were some water issues at one point, but I'd like
03:24to partner with you guys and collaborate to rehab it. On the renovation part. Yeah. Um. Um. I mean,
03:33I don't know how thoughtful you guys are with properties, let alone somebody who has a connection
03:38to it. So you guys were the first thought. Look, I'll give you the keys and then let me know
03:42what
03:43you think afterwards. Okay. Okay. I'll give you a call. Typically, we don't like to do partnerships
03:49because there are so many moving pieces from funding to construction to design. We like to be in
03:57control to ensure that we're going to have a successful project. This is a massive house.
04:04That in itself is a huge challenge. You add in that Brooks has an emotional connection to this
04:10house like no other. So that could very much so complicate things.
04:17And we're in. Oh my gosh. Wow. Holy crap. These are 20 foot ceilings. It makes it feel
04:27massive in here. This house in its prime. You can tell was like it architectural digest it. This
04:36elevated living room. Look at this wallpaper. Look at that tile. Look at these light fixtures. This is
04:44like an eighties time capsule. I've never seen anything like this, but there's noticeable signs
04:50of wear. I mean, cracks in the paint around the beams. There's a lot of stuff, but the fact
04:56that Brooke's grandpa designed and built it is so rad. I've never been in a raised living room.
05:03Look at the view. Oh my gosh. Dude, we are set up on the top of the mountain. Well, that
05:10is what's
05:11going to help sell the house. So far so good. Yeah. What's behind this wall? All right. Kitchen.
05:18Definitely dated. Older cabs. Older countertops. It's also an underwhelming island. It looks solid
05:25though. I don't think we'd have to do too much here. And I don't know if we've ever said that
05:30before. Ever. Never. Not in the kitchens we normally buy. What do you think this room was? Like a
05:38loungy living space. Look at these built-ins. These are expensive. Something like this would
05:46probably run for about 10 grand. You don't just see furniture mean like this anymore. Yeah. We
05:51should figure out how to incorporate it back if we move forward. Super cool. Yeah. We haven't even
05:56gone down the stairs yet. Yeah. Let's continue on. Yeah. Is this primary? This room is gigantic. Holy crap.
06:03Look at how big it is. And then like, look at the view. What? Bruh. Massive picture window. It's
06:12panoramic. Is that a bathroom around there? Yes. You have a huge bathroom. Obviously needs to be
06:18updated. But like, we're in really good shape. I mean, yeah. Okay. One more floor. I think there's
06:23one more floor. Seen a lot of doors, babe. I feel like I'm now in a closed off dark maze.
06:30So it looks
06:31like there's four bedrooms on this level and two bathrooms. I'll go right. You go left. Okay.
06:37Babe, what do you see over there? Two bedrooms and a bathroom. I got two bedrooms and a bathroom on
06:44this side. I think we're starting to see where that 4,000 square feet is coming from. But like,
06:50there is another floor. One more. Oh my gosh. This is another living room? I like it because
06:59there's a ton of different options that we could do down here. This is where all the kids hang out.
07:04Or a game room or something. I think they call these a wampus room. I mean, this is definitely
07:10one of the more rough spaces. You got to scrape the ceilings, flooring. Change the windows. I mean,
07:16there's a lot of work down here. Got to rip drywall. But now I finally see what I wanted to
07:20see,
07:20which is the deck. I want to get out to that deck. Yeah. Wow, babe. This is what it's about.
07:27This is everything right here. This is why people live in Hawaii. I mean, you can see the Arizona
07:33Memorial, all of Pearl Harbor. You see Ford Island. I know. You see it all. The lot goes all the
07:39way
07:39down to that street down there. The bummer is... It's not usable. But I don't know if the person
07:45buying this house is buying it for a yard. They're buying for the size. They're buying it for the
07:50location. They're buying it for the view. What do you think we could sell this for? This is the thing.
07:54Houses in this area sell over $2 million. ARV is going to be like right under $2 million.
08:01The family wants $1,080,000. If we're looking at a 12-week timeline, that'll be about $250,000
08:08in holding costs, selling costs. Our renovation is going to be... For sure is $350,000.
08:15That's a $320,000 profit. Which is a no-brainer, but it's not 100% ours.
08:23And if we have another party providing feedback and chiming in on things, it just could become
08:29really stressful. I mean, we know there's three parts to the deal. There's the money,
08:35there's the deal itself, and it's the construction experience. He brought the deal.
08:41Exactly. That's 30%. Just to keep it clean. Right. I mean, he's still walking away with
08:47just under $100,000, and we're walking away with $220,000. On a deal this size with that much
08:55renovation costs, we need that buffer. I mean, that's a really good margin. This house is super
09:00unique, and I think it would be very helpful to Brooks and its family. I'm down to take it on.
09:06You just have to figure out the partnership. I'll give him a call. We'll set up a lunch,
09:10and then we'll go from there. Okay. Sounds good, babe. Let's go lock up.
09:25Yo, what's up? What's up, brother? What's up, brother? How are you? Good.
09:30Oh, right on. I mean, I did the polite thing and got you something to drink. Thank you.
09:36Are you excited? I am. Yeah. Yeah. I really wanted to get you over here to just nail out
09:44like the partnership thing. Okay. In my head, what would make sense is we split the profit
09:50$70,000, $30,000. Our plan was to bring the construction design and the funding, and you're
10:02bringing the deal. To be honest, I was actually thinking $70,000, $30,000 my way. Yeah. I also have
10:10the ability to get funding, and I love you guys' design, and that's what I was really looking
10:15for. The $130,000 is from you guys. I mean, I'll be completely transparent. If that was
10:22the way it was going to be, then we probably wouldn't be a part of the deal. There is a
10:29level
10:29of control that we need at this price point, and how much risk is involved. There's a lot
10:40really no way we'd be able to do it for that. I don't know if I stressed it enough to
10:49you,
10:49is this isn't just about the money. This is a family legacy. This is a property. So having
10:55less than 50%, it's almost like taking away the bloodline component for it. And that's
11:02where I would need to be at the very minimum in order to feel good about this whole thing.
11:06Okay. So you're saying, I mean, $50,000 you'd be good with?
11:13$50,000 is, yeah, I'm actually comfortable with that. It feels good inside.
11:16So you're bringing half of the money. You brought the deal. We'll bring the other half of the
11:22money, and we'll have final say on construction and design.
11:29I'm down with that.
11:30Down?
11:31Yeah. All I ask is that the cabinets that my grandpa built stay in the house.
11:3550-50. 50-50.
11:37You ready?
11:37Yeah. Let's go.
11:38Let's go.
11:40After talking it through, Brooks and I made a deal to purchase a property at $1,080,000,
11:46and a 50-50 partnership. Brooks's family was super stoked that we were able to pay them exactly
11:53what they needed. And with that, it's time to clear out the house and start demo.
12:04What's up, guys?
12:05Yo.
12:06You guys ready?
12:07Yep.
12:08How are you feeling?
12:09It's kind of emotional, but exciting at the same time. I made my peace with this.
12:15Okay.
12:16I couldn't come into this if I didn't already do that.
12:18True. Yeah.
12:18Well, I'm going to let you take the first swing, then.
12:20Yes.
12:22Okay. So everything's cleared out?
12:24Yep.
12:24So let's go kitchen.
12:25Okay.
12:26The main change for this level, it's the kitchen. So the footprint is staying here. We're going
12:34to tear down this wall, opening it up to the hallway and shift the island over to make the
12:39space feel even bigger than it is now. When you go down into the primary, I want to make the
12:44two
12:44closets, one large walk-in closet, and then open up the bathroom to create the space for dual
12:50vanities and a freestanding tub. And on the floor with all of the bedrooms, I want to push that wall
12:56back and make it feel less cramped with clear entries into each room. You can gut all the bathrooms.
13:01We can gut the kitchen. All the built-ins that Brooks' grandpa had are being kept. Do not break
13:07those. Trav and I can get started on taking those down. So there's not much change to the layout at
13:12all. No. So we were already working with something that's pretty awesome. Yes. We'll stay in the
13:17kitchen. First crack at the kitchen. Let's do it.
13:40This one's all butt-separity. Oh my gosh. Is that water damage? Yeah. We cannot lose these. I mean,
14:02gosh. How does that one look? Oh, you guys, this one has it too. Not. Yeah. Oh my goodness. I
14:12pictured
14:13this with these still in the property. I know. I don't know if I can salvage this. We got really
14:22skilled
14:24woodworkers in the family. There's a chance he can recreate it to make it look like it was. We just
14:30have to make sure he can do it. I mean, didn't mean for it to start out like this, but
14:35we'll do our best
14:36to keep them. Let's just keep going. Yeah. I mean, it's looking good. We just got to get the rest
14:42of
14:43we're in here. Clear this out so we can start working. Yep. Our permits got approved. So the
15:00guys are finishing up demo at the house. They're tearing down all the drywall to inspect to see if
15:06there's any other water damage. Once that's done, they can start framing for new windows and bedroom
15:12placement. Then they can move on to electrical and plumbing rough-in. Dude, what is with all of this
15:22rain? The storm's just supposed to get worse. Holy crap. It is all opened up. Huge. I know it does.
15:30Look at how much brighter it is in here and all this natural light just shooting through the house.
15:37You think this kitchen is going to be big enough? For the price point, it needs to be tippity-top
15:42-notch.
15:43Can't just be big. It has to be amazing. No, it has to be. It has to be amazing. The
15:47thing is, it's jinx.
15:50That's your jinx. No take-backs. So do you want to see what I designed? Yeah.
15:58I mean, I see a ton of material here, but we have a massive house. So I noticed something right
16:05off
16:05the bat. This looks like the tile that's already in the house. Because it is. It's the front landing
16:11tile we're salvaging and keeping. That's the inspo for this entire house. Cool. Moving on to the
16:17kitchen, I think we go with a white oak cabinet. And then we do a two-toned countertop. So a
16:23clean
16:23white on the perimeter that also is the backsplash. And then we do a dark gray concrete-like on the
16:31kitchen island. We have bronze finishes with the statement piece being a bronze hood vent.
16:39It's bold. Like, we've never done something like that. And then over there in the dining room off
16:44the kitchen, I want to do wine racks. Floor to ceiling, wine racks that frame out this big picture
16:49window. That makes it look very beautiful and is a statement in this dining room area.
16:54I like it. And then to wrap it all up, I think the downstairs can make a great game room,
17:00hangout
17:01spot, recreation area. I'm thinking pool table or poker table or on a dry bar. And then I'm still
17:09working on the rest, but I think it's a good start. That all sounds unreal. I think the house is
17:14going
17:14to be amazing. The next step is scaffolding. Yeah. I got to get a trap on that. We've never
17:20worked on a house that's this high off the ground. Never. So I made sure that we had 10 grand
17:26in the
17:26budget for scaffolding. We're going to be having to paint the exterior anytime now. I think we go dark
17:31on the exterior. I'm feeling a super dark earthy green with a black trim, but break up some of the
17:37color patterns. So I need to know where we're lining with that. Let's get it ordered. I'm going to
17:42actually take a photo of all this stuff out and send it to Brooks. Do it. He's going to love
17:48it.
17:56The guys are continuing to work on the interior this week with plumbing rough-in. While Travis is
18:01working on getting bids for the scaffolding, so exterior paint can get started soon as well
18:06as drywall. Oh, what's up, guys? Yo. This rain. Isn't it wonderful? I know. It's not fun. It's
18:13away weather for you. Yeah. It's raining here, but it's not five minutes down the road. Yeah. So where
18:18are we at with scaffolding? I got three guys that came out. Yeah. They're all landing around $35,000.
18:26$35,000? That's for a 28-day rental. Are you kidding me? Yeah.
18:31Yeah. We budgeted $10,000 for the scaffolding. I mean, that's a $25,000 hit to the budget.
18:42We don't buy houses with elevations like this. We don't ever come across them either. That even
18:47required the substantial amount of scaffolding. I mean, we had no clue how much it really was
18:52going to cost, but no one expected $35,000. I feel like that's like a commercial-style
18:58pricing when I'm doing a whole building. Well, I just don't know what the alternative
19:02is. To hit the ARB that you're trying to do, you kind of have to pull out all these bells
19:06and whistles and change out windows and make sure there's fresh paint on the house. And
19:10so to not do that would hurt us even more, I feel like. I'll get on the phone with Brooks
19:15Brooks. And keep going. Yo. Yeah, I have some not so fun news. A $25,000 hit is rough on
19:26any project. We have a good margin on this house, which normally would make this hit easier
19:32to take, but we do have a partner. And now both of us are taking this hit. We just figured
19:38this out. I wanted to let you know. All right? Okay. Bye. So I'm trying to achieve that,
19:46and I hope that that's what's happening. What did he say? I mean, he's bummed, but he also
19:52trusts us, so understands that this kind of stuff comes up. We just have to get there.
19:57We're going to get there. As Chauvin and Teep keep pushing ahead at the house. We're headed
20:05to my cousin Kia Aina's wood shop in Kaneohe to see if we can fix these water damage cabinets.
20:12All right. Ho! Hey, guys. Hi. How's it going? What's up? Nice to see you. Good to see you.
20:19You too. We bring goodies. Super. Let's serve it, man. Okay. Oh, what do you got today? These are from
20:26a renovation that we're doing right now. We want to put this back into the house. Okay. You can tell
20:32they're in a little bit rough shape. They seem better days. Maybe we bring one inside,
20:36and you guys can take a look at it. Oh, these are heavy, too. It's heavy for me. Yeah, they're
20:39heavy.
20:39Oh. So. Let's go for it.
20:46We ended up partnering on this house with the grandson. Right. And so it just would mean a lot
20:53if we salvaged and, like, kept them. Totally salvageable. Totally, yeah. You feel this right here.
20:58You can feel that little dip. Yeah. That's a good thing. That tells you it's thick. It's thick,
21:03yeah. Yeah. That'll get it really smooth. Okay. Take whatever's off on here, and then
21:09try rubbing in a hard wax. I like that idea. Cool. Okay, cool. Okay. Well, I appreciate it.
21:13Always. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. I know. Yeah. Thanks for coming by. Yeah. Appreciate it, man. Shoot.
21:18Always nice to see you. Always. Now, if only you had a cousin that did scaffolding.
21:30Now that we have scaffolding at the house, the guys can get started on exterior paint and installing
21:35the windows. While all of that is happening outside, drywall can get started inside.
21:53Okay. What do you think? I love it, but it's my favorite color, so what do you think?
21:58I mean, we went bold going this dark. It's a huge house, and this front facade is so unique. I
22:05feel
22:05like the green elevates the space. We still have to figure out what we're going to do out here,
22:12and I don't know what that is. Yeah, I'm like, this is blocking the whole thing. What is this?
22:18Is it an appliance? It's to Brooks. What is he ordering? Yeah, why would he order anything without
22:26talking to us? I would just text him, like, what is this, bro? No, I'm going to text him. All
22:31right,
22:31well, let's check out inside. I mean, they're hanging drywall, but... I mean, almost. Is there
22:38more? They started on the bottom. Oh, yeah. All down here is hung. Oh, Brooks just texted. He just pulled
22:47up.
22:50Yo. What's up? What do you think of the exterior? Dude, I like it. Do you like it? I like
22:56it.
22:57It's sick, right? Yes. Everybody's going to be green with envy. Okay, but the real question is,
23:02what the heck is this? Oh, my God. I'm so excited for this. It's a sauna. What? For this house?
23:10Yes.
23:10In the rumpus room. No. Yes. The opportunity presented itself,
23:17and I had to act quick. I got it half off. That's a deal. I thought you guys would be
23:23more excited.
23:24This is not just a small thing, right? We're at drywall already. This isn't a small house,
23:30either. This is a huge change. It requires drywall. You got to run electrical. I mean,
23:37we don't even know how to install one of these. Bro, when we sat down and talked about this part,
23:42you agreed that we would be in charge of the design. This is a problem. Okay.
23:54I really envision it being more like a workout, relaxation, recovery. Where we were going to do
24:00the second living room family area. I know. I mean, you think about the type of people that we want
24:06to
24:06attract the buyers. I think this is a really good feature. I think it's a feature for sure. But like,
24:12can you just plug this in? Because we can't. Roughing for electrical is done. Yeah. Plug and play.
24:16Okay. We can make it work. It just has to feel intentional and well thought out.
24:22We have to get our heads together and really figure out where it's going to go.
24:32So we're working with the dry bar and these windows. And you have this slider. It has to go
24:37somewhere on that side. On that side. If you're leaning into the workout thing and you put like
24:42a mirror and then you have like weights in this corner. Yeah. So it feels more intentional. And then
24:49you still have the rhombus part, right? This will blend into kind of a recreational space. Exactly.
24:54Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I'm not mad at it. There's a sizzle feature that not many houses have
25:00that ours does. That being said, no more surprises. No cold plunges. You bet. Just text me next time.
25:08Yeah. As we come into the final few weeks, the pace is picking up at this IAF mansion. We got
25:23dry
25:24lawn paint being finished as flooring and cabinets arrive. This house is absolutely massive and a lot
25:35still needs to get done. I mean, so we're just trying to jump in wherever we can. I need to
25:40get
25:40this for Bubba. Yeah, this is cool. So he can do his kicks. The sauna installers are here. We have
25:46the flooring material and that's going to delineate one side, one side from the other side. It's going
25:53to be really cool. Although it was a last minute surprise, you have to do things to houses that set
26:00yourself apart. And this addition from Brooks is definitely doing that.
26:09We could all three fit in here. Come on. Come on. Let's go. Get in here.
26:13They're going to come back and put the top on, please. Meeting is officially adjourned.
26:20Let's sweat together. Right on, Brooks. Good call. Good call, Brooks.
26:30We were at the very tail end of this project. It's all the finishing touches really that take
26:35the longest. I'm just excited to see it all come together.
26:56You good? Yeah, I'm fine. Okay, can we do volleys? Okay, yeah, be careful. I know. I have all
27:02my pads on. You don't have a helmet on. I don't have a helmet. Yeah, you do. I mean, we're
27:08at the very
27:09end of this project and it's just a crazy week. We have so much going on and the kids are
27:15home from
27:15fall break. So we're just juggling working from home, doing our best. I have to take this phone call.
27:24How's it going, Brooks? I know. I could not tell. Perfect. Sounds good. I'll see you there. Okay, bye.
27:36Great, back out. All right. Babe. Well, I just got a phone call from Brooks. He has some design suggestions.
27:49What do you mean by design suggestions? He wants to change the paint color in the primary from white
27:56to gray. Why? We can't color drench a room gray. We're 10 days out. Changing anything 10 days out
28:03involves a lot of time and a lot of money and we can't do it. It's a no. I mean,
28:08I can give him a call
28:09and I'll talk to him. I'm sure he'll understand. Stop kicking the door. Bubba, you're gonna break it.
28:17Okay. What's up, Phillip? I was calling about the house. We know how much this house means to you
28:28and we're almost done, right? Like we're at the tail end. You've been a part of it the entire way,
28:33but we really want to try and surprise you with a fully finished product. So I'm asking you.
28:44We're asking you. We're asking you if you can hold off from coming by. And just trust us to get
28:52it
28:52to the finish line. Yes. Okay. I can. I can. You promise? Do you promise? Yes. I appreciate it.
29:03I do agree. Okay. Thanks, buddy. Bye. Bye. And let the disco begin. Are you a little DJ made it
29:16out here?
29:21That's not how you dance. Did you just whoop whoop? Yeah.
29:30Okay, this looks good. I mean, we're so close. There's still a lot of other things that can happen.
29:35All right. Things are wrapping up, but there's still a ton to do. We got staging coming and Trav just
29:48called me and said that we have a huge problem with the tub. This is the tub. This is like
29:54the final
29:55thing. This is that. Holy . What happened? It's totally . I've never seen a tub this .
30:08It just arrived like this. This tub took like five weeks to get here. I already called. They're going
30:14to expedite it. It's going to be two weeks. We are ready to install. We're not getting the house
30:20clean in two days. Like we're ready. We can't not have a tub in that bathroom. It's going to turn
30:27buyers
30:27away. We can't have nothing there. We can't afford to push off listing the house, but we just have
30:38nothing like this on island. Thoughts are we could basically drop it in place and dry fit it. Then you
30:44can get photos on the market and all of that. And the second it comes in, just swap it out.
30:49Let's do that.
30:50We'll get a towel that hangs over so we can proceed. That's the creative solution. It's a good
30:56solution. It's what we got to do. I don't feel like we have a choice, so it is what it
31:00is. But we have
31:00we have tracking for the new tub. We got to make sure it gets here and gets swapped out like
31:05ASAP.
31:12It has been a journey. It has been a journey on this one. We're so close. Furniture is the final
31:19piece and you have to nail it. So I'm not putting any pressure on you at all. You're right here
31:24with
31:25me, brother. We're always trying to elevate our staging and our houses. And on a house this big,
31:33it is scary. It's a challenge for sure. I'm just giving you a little pat on the back before this
31:40craziness happens. Thanks. The truck's here. Oh, guess. The truck is here.
31:49So the L sectional is right there in the corner. We're going with an elevated, mature, sexy vibe.
31:57And it's like you have to have furniture that feels that same way to really bring everything
32:03together. It's the jewelry with the dress. It's the shoes with the outfit. Yes, for men.
32:11Brooks is going to be here in less than 24 hours and everything has to be perfect. Let's go.
32:32I got to test it out.
32:38Who knew a towel could be so useful? It looks good as new. I mean, come on. It's really good,
32:45babe. This
32:46is one of my favorites. Do you think Brooks is going to like it? I think Brooks is going to
32:49love
32:50it. He should be here any second. Oh, he just pulled up, babe. You ready? Yep, I am. Let's go.
32:58What's up? What's up, brother? How are you? Good, good. Oh, my gosh. The day has come. Yes, it has.
33:06Just from the outside, it's a completely different house. We just breathe life really back into it.
33:12This makes the house stand out from the neighborhood now. Oh, 100%. Yeah, because when you walk down the
33:17driveway, you just kind of your line of sight does this and your color schemes are always so on point.
33:22I mean, before the exterior was like a beige and it honestly is pretty timeless. But for us,
33:29we're like, nah, we got to jazz it up. What was really important is that we did
33:35the family house justice. This is a one-of-a-kind family. This is a one-of-a-kind house.
33:41I'm excited to show you inside. I'm excited too. Are you ready?
33:49Wow. Oh, man. Did I pick the perfect partners? Draws you in, right? Yeah. Look at this.
34:01I think I actually want to spend time up here now. Yeah. And like, take it in. Like,
34:05the view just comes straight in now. I feel like I'm walking to a different environment that
34:12wasn't here ever before, you know what I mean? Right, right. But all these moments
34:15are already here. We just brightened it. Modern and sophisticated, but it still has that island
34:23feel to it. 100%. All of the heart and soul of this home is all still here.
34:30And what do you think about the wallpaper and the foyer? Your grandparents had something similar
34:35that I absolutely loved and I wanted to pay homage to it. I like that. Yeah. Even the tile,
34:41the entry tile. Oh, that was never going anywhere. That was a whole and soul floor. There's a whole house.
34:48Turns the corner. Oh. Whoa.
34:53This is like a Michelin star restaurant now. Wow. The space just feels different. All we really did,
35:02bro, is take out this wall. Yeah. That's it. Yeah. And it feels so much bigger.
35:07It felt closed and gloomy in here. So, the lighter cabinets now with the light countertops
35:15really brighten the space up. We did want to make sure that the house felt elevated because it is
35:22such a unique and beautiful home. So, we chose hiring materials. Yeah. What do you think of this
35:27hood vent? I like it. Yeah. It's such a vibe, dude. There isn't another house like this ever sold in
35:34this area. I've never seen a house like this sold ever. Oh. It's so unique, you know, and that's all
35:40because of your family. I'm stoked to hear that. Yeah. Thank you. But it's set up for true entertaining,
35:45which leads you to this massive dining room. You set out the buffet and then you have like dinner
35:51parties. You see the wine racks. Yeah. A massive dining room table. We don't normally get to do this in
35:59a
35:59lot of the houses that we have, right? So, we had to. Especially in Hawaii, right? No, especially in Hawaii.
36:07Now, we're going to the primary. Okay. You know where to go. You know where to go. Yes. I will
36:11lead
36:11the way. Okay. Wow. And look at the view you get now. This is the best part of the room.
36:17I mean,
36:17to see all that too, Pearl Harbor. From your bed. You can see all the ships. From your bed. But
36:22this is cool.
36:22When you have a primary this big that you get a sitting area, this is why this is my favorite
36:28room.
36:28I know. It's so good. Check out this en suite. See what we did with it. Wow. I feel like
36:37I'm
36:37overusing the word wow, but it's your fault for making it so good. From floor to ceiling is what you
36:44want to see, but from floor to this ceiling is pretty awesome. Right? Yeah. This is over the top
36:49five-star luxury hotel vibe. And do you get your own makeup station? For the ladies. At this price
36:57point house? Never. These little things that add a lot of value. Magnifique. It's magnifique. See?
37:04Michelin star. I told you. Do they have Michelin star bathrooms? Right. But if they did, you just got one.
37:11Okay. Already coming down the stairs. Huge change. Huge change. I don't feel like I'm going to step
37:17down and walk into a wall automatically. Right? But now it's nice big open landing. Yeah. To all the
37:22bedrooms. I think we go to these ones first. Okay. Okay. So we got this one staged as an office.
37:28This is perfect as an office. I like it. All this was here. We just freshened it up. Yep.
37:36This one just feels so good. This is a better sleeping room, whereas that was a good office space. Yeah.
37:44So this is the bathroom for this living area, this sleeping area. This is the one that had all the
37:51water damage. It was totally open. This was just brought into the future.
37:59He's going straight in. There we go.
38:03Wow. Wow. I mean, this was your room. What do you see? Tell me what you really see. What is
38:10that?
38:10We took them to my cousin's shop, Kia Aina. Yeah. And then they refinished them. Now they're the same,
38:17but upgraded. Doesn't it look like it was supposed to be in here? It fits in there. Perfectly. Like a
38:24glove.
38:25This is awesome. We said we were going to try and keep it, and we kept our word.
38:29Last level, guys. The Rumpus Room. Oh, wow.
38:40The Rumpus Room. Oh, wow. This room is fun. It has life again.
38:49Can you just imagine, though? Like, this is the party room. Like, this is where...
38:53It was. Yeah. This room just felt old. You didn't want to spend time down here.
38:59Nope. Who would not want to spend time down there now?
39:06Even behind you, the... You got a dry bar right here.
39:09And then you have the views still. The views.
39:11You know, like, it checks a lot of boxes. But before you walk out, you need to get in the
39:15sauna.
39:16Yeah, we're going to make you get in that sauna, bro. Is it getting hot?
39:20I mean, this was your idea, after all. I need armrest.
39:25You should have ordered one with armrested.
39:30All right. Let's check out the outside.
39:32The deck.
39:33With the new and improved view.
39:36Wow.
39:37Now it feels like you can enjoy the space. Before it was just...
39:40Mm-hmm.
39:41Didn't feel like it was usable.
39:45It's enough space to have a dinner party, if you wanted.
39:49To put a barbecue grill in the corner.
39:52This is the backyard.
39:53You can't beat this view, dude.
39:54No, you really can't.
39:55No, you really can't.
39:57It's so good.
39:58It's so crazy cool back here.
40:01You saw the house.
40:02Yeah.
40:02All of its levels.
40:04The design, the thoughtfulness of how you tied things that were already here...
40:09Yeah.
40:09...to the finish.
40:11What that means to me is huge.
40:13My mother is the one that was in charge of the trust, and my grandparents' house was the
40:18last one to be sold. So it was really emotional for me to kind of, like, step back and just
40:24take
40:25a look at it. And, um...
40:29I'm getting a little emotional now, but the house is beautiful. They knocked it out of the park.
40:33It's been an honor. It's been a blessing, and we're grateful that you trusted us.
40:37We have Shawn coming just to bounce numbers off of from a realtor perspective.
40:42I mean, that's just the little part of that.
40:45This is going to sell itself.
40:46It'll sell itself, right?
40:47Yeah.
40:48Yeah.
40:49I feel like it couldn't have gone any better. The biggest compliment is when somebody tells you you did their
40:55house justice. And with Brooks having so many memories and experiences here, that means the
41:03world to us.
41:03I got the whole gang.
41:04You can stand with you.
41:05Oh, the whole gang.
41:05The whole gang today.
41:07Who's this?
41:07I hate guys.
41:08How are you?
41:09How are you?
41:09What's up, kid?
41:11How are you?
41:11Good to see you.
41:12Good to see you.
41:13Good to see you.
41:14This is, like we're talking about, a very unique house. I had a really hard time finding anything that's
41:21even remotely close to this house that has ever sold in this area. We're trailblazing on this one.
41:28So what's the on market price? That's the question.
41:31I was at $1.99.
41:32And you were much lower. This is the first.
41:36Yeah.
41:37I think you're spot on. Like, I wouldn't want to put a two on there. It's really two.
41:41Yeah.
41:41But I'd always, as you guys know, I'd like to pull it back like 10 and it gives the perception.
41:45And I think we do $1.99. And then if it's supposed to drive up, it will jam over that,
41:52then 100% it will.
41:54So we're all in agreement. $1.99.
41:57Perfect.
41:58Let's go.
42:03Hi, Dad.
42:04What's up?
42:04We're not harmony.
42:22The house is blessed and now it's time to put it on the market.
42:25Hey, how are you doing, John?
42:26Hi, Mike.
42:27How are you?
42:27Good to see you.
42:28Wow.
42:28Yeah.
42:29Incredible.
42:30Oh, that looks amazing.
42:32Everything is focused on the view.
42:34Yeah.
42:34It's amazingly hidden from the street.
42:36You can't tell what's inside, can you?
42:39It's pretty incredible.
42:40Beautiful.
42:41So we had a ton of foot traffic through the open house.
42:45We ended up accepting an offer at $1,950,000, which means we netted a profit of $180,000 split
42:56between Brooks and us.
42:58It's always nice to sell a house to a local family.
43:01This family are local business owners.
43:02They contribute to the community.
43:04So nothing is better than that.
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