Zombie House Flipping: “Tampa: Elmwood” (A&E, Saturday, January 18, 2025)

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The “Zombie House Flipping” crew is known for taking on the dilapidated, the decrepit, and the downright disgusting. But even for this seasoned team of renovators, there’s a limit. This week, they tackle a waterfront property in Tampa dubbed “The Nightmare on Elmwood,” and let’s just say, the name is well-earned. The house is a disaster – a collapsing roof, a crumbling sea wall, and enough termites to build a small city. It’s the kind of project that makes you question the sanity of anyone involved, which, let’s face it, is part of the appeal.

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Dolmar and the team are facing their biggest challenge yet. The structural issues alone are enough to make most flippers run for the hills. Add to that the waterfront location, which presents its own set of logistical and regulatory hurdles, and you have a recipe for a renovation nightmare. Even Dolmar, usually the voice of optimistic can-do-ism, expresses some serious doubts, wondering aloud if they’ve finally taken on a project that’s beyond their considerable expertise.

Will they succeed in transforming this waterfront wreck into a livable, and hopefully profitable, property? Or will the “Nightmare on Elmwood” live up to its name and send the “Zombie House Flipping” crew packing? The episode will undoubtedly be filled with the usual mix of construction chaos, cost overruns, and permit problems. But with this level of challenge, there’s also the potential for a truly spectacular transformation.

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“Zombie House Flipping” airs on A&E, Saturdays at 9 p.m.

Andrew Martins, reviewer, recapper, deep diver, scifi specialist. Thinks Blakes 7 is better than Star Trek. Yes I do go to fan conventions and no I don't dress up. Well okay maybe I do a bit.