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and 114% from the year before. ericka doolittle thought she was getting the deal of a lifetime, too, in this oakland home. buying it as is. you walk into the house. and you see a lot of nice stuff. absolutely. on the surface, it looked pretty good. reporter: but beneath, something her inspector cautioned she might find. more than $15,000 in hid costs. from loose, hazardous wires to leaks in her sewer. and a year after buying, erica found two feet of water under debris in the basement. there was a lake. a lot of flooding issues. what flippers are good at is doing surface repairs and not handling the structural repairs that are sometimes needed. reporter: ericka called in jennifer and steve clark, husband and wife flippers. who say there are insider secrets to spotting a potentially bad flip. in your utility rooms make sure the dryer and heater are vented out of the house. they take the easy step. they drill a hole in the floor, so she had carbon monoxide

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