Vanilla Ice goes from flipping tracks to flipping out homeowners

Lutz Florida Real Estate – “Ice, Ice, baby!”

Everyone remembers that iconic phrase from the 1990s but today Vanilla Ice is known for working in the real estate industry.

The Vanilla Ice Project airs on the Do It Yourself (DIY) Network and captures Robert Van Winkle, Vanilla Ice, as he and his bevy of contractors bring their vision of home renovation to life. The show began its second season in January and will cover a variety of home improvement topics such as bedrooms, great rooms and kitchens.

The first season was almost the little show that could but it quickly became a ratings winner and transformed the rapper into a serious real estate weapon.

Before you think Van Winkle is Johnny Come Lately to the home improvement arena, you must know that he has been a remodeling expert for more than 15 years of hands-on home improvement. He has also been flipping house by purchasing them at low cost and improving them so that they sell at a major profit.

Viewers love catching Van Winkle’s serious skills on the Vanilla Ice Project.

Currently viewers have a front row seat as Vanilla Ice and his team renovate a 10,000-square foot, six-bedroom Mediterranean-style home on three acres in Legend Lake Estates, a residential development in Lake Worth, a city in Palm Beach County. Van Winkle secured the residence, which had been empty for three years, in 2011 for $575,000. The renovation for home improvement is a cool $1 million.

So you may not have a $1 million to sink into your own home improvement plan, it’s incredibly fun to see Van Winkle go to work. There are a plethora of home improvement shows out there but this is one worth watching.