From the street, the Sicklerville house looked normal. The grass was long, but that was it. Inside, trash covered the whole first floor. Tim figured it would take four dumpsters just for the downstairs. Then he walked it and decided the house underneath was in good shape.
What Tim actually found
A pipe overhead had broken and leaked. That is the kind of thing that rots a floor, except this house sits on a concrete slab, so there was no wood floor to rot. Tim called that "really, really a good thing."
The house is only about 20 years old. The siding is in good shape. A few windows have broken seals. Past the trash, the list is short: a kitchen, flooring, bathrooms, HVAC and those windows.
His verdict: "For the normal person that looks at this house, they're going to see a crazy, crazy house that is in really bad shape. But at the end of the day, this house is not bad at all."
The numbers, as Tim said them
| Line | Tim's number |
|---|---|
| Purchase price | $200,000 |
| Cleanout | $10,000 to $15,000 |
| Repairs | About $80,000 |
| Total renovation | About $100,000 |
| All in, before costs | About $300,000 |
| Expected resale | About $500,000 |
Figures as Tim said them in the video, posted September 24, 2026. He also said he might clean it out and sell it as is instead.
That $200,000 gap looks big. Tim was quick to say it is not all profit. Closing costs, commissions and permits come out of it. So do the mortgage payments and taxes for the 60 to 90 days the work takes. "Everyone hears that I'm going to make a ton of money," he said. When he filmed this, houses were sitting longer, showings were slow and rates had just gone up.
Why this matters if you own a house like this
A lot of buyers will not get past the front door of a house like this. The person selling often thinks the house itself is the problem.
Here it was not. Tim's whole read on this house was that the mess was hiding a solid, fairly new house. The cleanout is a real cost, but it is a known one: $10,000 to $15,000 of a $100,000 budget.
Two local agents brought Tim this one, Tara Hendricks and Leslie Mae Brown. He made a point of thanking them on camera.
Two more stops that day
In Haddon Heights, Tim walked an older house that was already gutted, with permits going in that day. He had planned to add a full second floor and decided against it to keep the original character. He is saving the stained glass windows, even though he has never had stained glass repaired and does not know yet what it will cost. He wanted to turn two bedrooms into one big primary suite, but kept it a four bedroom because the fourth bedroom is worth more.
The last stop was a house in Marlton his partner Fran bought. From the street it looks like a small rancher, but there is a full second floor and a full basement. Tim set a $50,000 budget and a 30 day target, and expects to list it in the high $500s. "Marlton now, it's tough to find something under 600,000," he said. Quick jobs like this keep his crews busy between the big projects.
Selling a house full of stuff
If you are dealing with a house like this, after a death in the family or after years of things piling up, you do not have to clean it out before you sell. Here is how selling as-is works, and if the house came to you through an estate, here is what that sale looks like. For a number on yours, ask for a cash offer or call Tim at 856.685.6455.
