Lessons Learned in Flipping a Home in Orlando 

dude the permitting system is a fucking nightmare here in orange county... they wanted all this weird shit to patch concrete from a job i paid $9000 and had the company pull permits for. but i'm thinking: isn't patching the concrete part of the initial job for running sewage lines??? wtf. They also don't even know answers to questions then put you through to someone else and that person doesn't answer... i just gave up and patched it myself after literally talking to a code enforcement guy who was like "yeah man we're understaffed just do it and nobody will know"

Turned out great. The house now elevates the neighborhood in terms of value and curb appeal instead of dragging it down.

$3,700 a month in rent?! WOW - can't believe people would throw money away like that. You're lucky.

Best real estate youtuber in Central Florida!

I love seeing real videos. Not every investment turns out the way we hope, but we adjust and move on!

Fantastic honest vid , thats is why people like you and what you have built in Orlando. Keep it going man.

Thanks for such a candid, honest video, Ken! You rock!

Yessss I’ve been itching for an update on this house! I am in no financial position to be buying and selling real estate but I think it’s so interesting. The final result looks amazing, well done Ken!

I really appreciate the transparency!

Thank you Ken for posting such amazing content! It is inspiring what you are doing! Good job

Can’t believe how much a house cost in Florida. Not even on the beach 🤷🏻‍♂️ I live on the South shore 45 min from Cape cod. It’s even crazier than Florida. Your house in Winter Garden would cost over a million here. Crazy world we live in 😜

Thank you for being honest and not just saying that everything was great

Winter park is a smart safe place to invest.

Excellent honest video. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows and it's good to see the good and bad. Glad you were able to find a good path forward with the rental.

👏👏👏Sir, you and your team did a brilliant job on an increasingly difficult job... You built back better a beautiful home... Your to honest to cut costs, but did you get quotes from 3 different Contractors before work started ❓

Holy cow, that house for 700-750k? It's becoming Long Island house market.

Finally yes. BINGE watching 🔥

Fantastic Landscaping….front yard and backyard would have been the draw, imo. First impression is always king. Let it stand out…it should set the bar…….for the entire neighborhood and match/exceed that beautiful inside renovation 🎉….That will make an unimaginable sell…bet.✨🌞😁

Really enjoyed seeing the breakdown and details!

Hey Ken! your New office backdrop is so dope ☕️☕️ 🎉

Looks like a big job, sometimes it better if you can find a cosemtic flip so you dont run into permit and contractor issues if your able. When I am lucky I find them with low ball offers and can make decent profit or keep as rental. This is not advice just what I have found. Less time and hold cost and same profit if lucky

Wow great job both the work and the configuration of the house

Thanks for the vid and the honest self review. Considering that you did put all that time and effort, and yes that much money up front. I see what you mean about throwing more money into it. And I see the reasoning behind renting it. But I would have sold. Getting that 40K or so profit, would have still been ok. Not knowing, though what the future value of this home will be as well. All in all, thanks for the video. 😊

Also, you simply can't count on any estimated timeframe from ANY contractor(s) to be met. They are terrible.

Who's the animal that hung the toilet paper like that? 3:12

Really weird to see sod all the way up against the exterior walls. That's a bad idea - should have had at least a 1' wide separation with mulch or, better yet, river rock. Landscapers will do nothing but damage the exterior, and it's also inviting bugs/insects to enter much more easily. Also, I can't believe you didn't do a complete and thorough inspection first - bad move. Whether the previous owner knew it or not, that was not good.

Love the end product, I own some land in college pack if you want to partner on building it out and splitting it 50/50

Greetings. Do you partner or JV

What the heck is a primary?

I wont spend money on that especially septic tank.

The house looks great! 🙂

really like this deep dive into the process!

Beautiful house but that price!! Wow!

No, with taxes and insurance you are gonna be closer to 3800-3900 a month. Taxes will be close to 800 a month. You can't get the homestead exemption and insurance on a 600+ assessed house will be close to 4000 a year. You will get the principal payment benefit on this but otherwise it will be a loss. Honestly you should have dumped it. Lesson learned.

you can make more money, with less risk, and have less headaches putting that money into Fixed Income Investments... housing is way too overpriced, and remember most wages don't increase meaning less buyers

Glad you were able to get it all worked out 👍

Thank you! You do good work and are a honest guy. Renovation costs have gone through the roof, your numbers don't surprise me at all in Florida

love the honesty

Love your honesty Ken. Looking to move there soon and keeping you in mind.

Splendid video on the realities of renovations.

This house was truly impressive, and the final product was outstanding. Thank you for providing such amazing content. Starting a list of Pozek approved vendors would be incredibly helpful for the community. Winter Park one of best communities in central Florida but right behind Hunter creek 😂 jk jk