Flippers gone wild

This property is a flip, sold earlier this year for $1.6M and now being offered for $4.6M.  We have photos from the 2014 sale (for $1M); did the flippers add $3M of value?  

There was a pool, the pool is gone.  The tennis court still exists, but it looks like it's in poor shape.  My guess is that the pool was in bad enough shape that it had to be removed in order to sell the renovated property.

View from above, 2025

The listing claims the property was "built" in 2025, but it's clearly a significant renovation of the original cottage-style structure, not a complete teardown and rebuild.  From the front, it looks like a full second floor was added to the main part of the house, previously there were dormers.  A three-car garage was also added to the side of the house, and it dominates the complex. 

Front 2014 and 2025, side-by-side

The back used to have a lot of asphalt; that has been torn up and replaced with grass.

Back 2014 and 2025, side-by-side

Throughout the interior:

• fireplaces appear to have been removed; 
• cross-beams were removed;  
• interior stone was removed; 
• dark wood floors replaced with white oak; 

... in general, anything that gave the home any kind of unique cottage-y character is gone.

Interior 2014 vs 2025; I *think* this is the same room, but it's hard to tell.  All I know is that is a big damn wall. They tried to make it less severe by putting on the paneling, but it's a tough room to work with. 

Interior from 2014 and 2025.  These are *not* the same room, but are illustrative of how the house had character to it, and now it's a super white blah space.

Redfin files: Unparalleled Luxury

"Discover unparalleled luxury" began the description, and continued, "This magnificent property offers an extraordinary living experience, perfectly blending sophisticated design with ultimate comfort..."

I once thought myself hardened to the exaggerations of my fellow property owners, and was chastened today.

From the photos in the listing, each room appears to be painted a different, bright and cheery primary color. There is an accessible elevator in the part of the house that has a second floor (genuine thumbs up here). There is a refrigerator in the walk-in pantry. And, of course, the laundry room contains the epigram "bitches be shopping" artfully written on the wall; an astute and humorous observation of the highest culture.

These are the most luxurious aspects of the property listing.