The House Flip that exposed everything wrong with our business

We bought it for $240,000, saw the potential, and got excited. Then came the plumbing problems, a blown renovation budget, contractor disputes, and a house that still hadn’t sold. An honest conversation about the side of house flipping that finished photos don’t show and the lessons we’re taking into our next projects. CHAPTERS 00:25 Meet the French Quarter Flip 02:38 Buying the house—and the early mistakes 05:28 A changing market and a longer holding period 08:08 First walkthrough: seeing the potential 10:53 The original layout and renovation priorities 13:11 Inspection red flags and hidden plumbing problems 16:37 Over budget and materials that didn’t add up 19:03 Contractor bonuses and setting boundaries 23:09 The fallout: city inspections and project shutdowns 28:16 A new cabinet supplier—and more problems 31:35 The French Quarter design and listing challenges 34:07 Kitchen and primary suite transformation 36:06 Lessons learned: finding the buyer before the property 41:18 Working as a team and finding purpose in rentals Subscribe for more real stories behind Property Rush — the renovations, mistakes, design decisions, and lessons along the way. What’s a red flag you’ll never ignore again? Tell us in the comments. Follow us on all platforms:   / b.j.gremillion     / property.rush     / property.rush     / bjgremillion