1 00:00:01,368 --> 00:00:02,868 -Oh, my gosh. The ceiling's amazing. -This is incredible. 2 00:00:02,870 --> 00:00:05,804 [narrator] LA couple, Fyza and Djilali are leaving the city 3 00:00:05,806 --> 00:00:08,807 for more space in the mountains of Central California. 4 00:00:08,809 --> 00:00:11,410 Wow, look at this mantle. 5 00:00:11,412 --> 00:00:15,314 [narrator] He's a French-bor actor who's always loved the American old West. 6 00:00:15,316 --> 00:00:18,217 -We could actually shoot a Western right here. -[Fyza chuckles] 7 00:00:18,219 --> 00:00:21,253 As a kid, I always wanted to be a cowboy. 8 00:00:21,355 --> 00:00:23,789 [narrator] So the dream is to buy a place with lots of land, 9 00:00:23,791 --> 00:00:26,258 which will allow them to develop their side business, 10 00:00:26,327 --> 00:00:28,060 hosting campers on the property. 11 00:00:28,128 --> 00:00:30,529 I think we can put some tents up there. 12 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:34,500 -200 bucks a night for each glamping site. -Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 13 00:00:34,502 --> 00:00:36,402 [narrator] But the house they're seeing may require 14 00:00:36,404 --> 00:00:39,138 more work than either of them want to take on. 15 00:00:39,239 --> 00:00:41,607 -[Fyza] Gosh! This carpet needs to go. -[Colleen] Big room. 16 00:00:41,609 --> 00:00:43,409 Oh my. [laughs] 17 00:00:43,411 --> 00:00:44,910 -And yet a different style. [chuckles] -[Djilali] Ooh. 18 00:00:44,912 --> 00:00:46,845 [Fyza] We also need a kitchenette. 19 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:48,814 You know, you have to factor in 20 00:00:48,816 --> 00:00:51,050 about $10,000 to get it done. 21 00:01:06,100 --> 00:01:08,133 -I got some muffin. -Oh, awesome! 22 00:01:08,202 --> 00:01:10,035 I grew up in Northern France, Normandy 23 00:01:10,037 --> 00:01:12,037 in a small village called Alencon. 24 00:01:12,106 --> 00:01:14,039 I grew up in Los Angeles. 25 00:01:14,041 --> 00:01:15,441 [Fyza] Check out this place. 26 00:01:15,542 --> 00:01:17,242 [Djilali] Ooh, carpet. 27 00:01:17,311 --> 00:01:19,711 We have been together 28 00:01:19,713 --> 00:01:21,013 four years in June. 29 00:01:21,015 --> 00:01:25,751 So what drives me crazy about her is her inability... 30 00:01:25,819 --> 00:01:29,054 I think it's an inability to turn off the light 31 00:01:29,123 --> 00:01:30,355 -after she turns it on. -[Fyza laughs] 32 00:01:30,457 --> 00:01:32,324 [Fyza] He doesn't stop talking. [chuckles] 33 00:01:32,326 --> 00:01:34,626 I love that and then also it's too much. 34 00:01:34,628 --> 00:01:36,528 [Fyza] This view is ridiculous. 35 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:38,464 [Djilali] We do not live together, um... 36 00:01:38,532 --> 00:01:42,101 She has her own apartment and I have my own place in LA. 37 00:01:42,103 --> 00:01:44,403 But we're planning to move together. 38 00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:46,638 Buying a home is the American dream. 39 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:49,608 I currently work from home 40 00:01:49,610 --> 00:01:52,244 as the head of production for a production company. 41 00:01:52,346 --> 00:01:53,779 I'm an actor. 42 00:01:53,781 --> 00:01:57,816 I'm able now to do all my self-tape audition from home. 43 00:01:57,818 --> 00:02:00,752 So really, the idea is to move away from LA 44 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:02,688 so that we have a bigger space. 45 00:02:02,690 --> 00:02:04,923 [Fyza] To be in touch with nature, to be around it, 46 00:02:04,925 --> 00:02:07,059 to be surrounded by trees. 47 00:02:07,061 --> 00:02:11,563 I think I developed a love for the United States 48 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:14,099 in my youth, watching Westerns 49 00:02:14,101 --> 00:02:16,435 and I've always wanted to be a cowboy. 50 00:02:16,537 --> 00:02:18,704 There is a town there, long time ago. 51 00:02:18,706 --> 00:02:20,205 This is a man-made lake. 52 00:02:20,207 --> 00:02:25,244 Lake Isabella is about three hours north of Los Angeles. 53 00:02:25,345 --> 00:02:28,213 We're focusing on Lake Isabella and the surrounding area 54 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:31,416 just because of the adventur kind of things that we like to do, 55 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:34,419 which is the hiking, the outdoor activities that we really enjoy. 56 00:02:34,421 --> 00:02:39,725 The price point away from LA tend to drop allowing us 57 00:02:39,727 --> 00:02:42,728 a larger house, a larger property in general. 58 00:02:42,730 --> 00:02:45,130 [Djilali] How much are you willing to spend to live here? 59 00:02:45,132 --> 00:02:48,133 [Fyza] I mean, I don't want to spend 60 00:02:48,202 --> 00:02:50,702 more than 500, honestly. 61 00:02:52,106 --> 00:02:54,606 Yeah, 500,000 is a lot. 62 00:02:54,608 --> 00:02:57,009 -I'm more of the saving person. -Yeah. 63 00:02:57,011 --> 00:02:58,410 I think, generally speaking, 64 00:02:58,412 --> 00:03:00,412 because I've never grew up 65 00:03:00,414 --> 00:03:03,448 -in any point in my life where we had money. -[Fyza] Mm. 66 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:07,219 -Are you into this kind of thing? -Not really. I like lodge. 67 00:03:07,221 --> 00:03:09,321 [Fyza] A lodge is like a cabin, right? 68 00:03:09,323 --> 00:03:11,990 No, I think I like more like, Spanish style. 69 00:03:11,992 --> 00:03:16,495 So would you be willing to enter a dwelling that needs some work? 70 00:03:16,497 --> 00:03:19,064 -I would rather not. -Me neither. 71 00:03:19,066 --> 00:03:23,835 Something around like, 2,000 square footage would be nice. 72 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:25,137 [Fyza] Office, for sure. 73 00:03:25,239 --> 00:03:27,105 [Djilali] A nice-sized kitchen. 74 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:31,343 Wood cabinets. I like countertops. Like, quartz. 75 00:03:31,412 --> 00:03:34,046 Guesthouse would be perfect, actually. 76 00:03:34,114 --> 00:03:36,215 My family is coming from Bangladesh. 77 00:03:36,217 --> 00:03:38,217 So it's super important that we have 78 00:03:38,219 --> 00:03:40,285 a separate space for them. 79 00:03:40,287 --> 00:03:43,222 You know, I've always lived in LA in tiny apartments. 80 00:03:43,224 --> 00:03:47,059 And now, I can actually ask my mom to come over from Bangladesh 81 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,462 and stay with me in her own place, in her own room. 82 00:03:50,531 --> 00:03:53,165 And that's like, the biggest thing for me, honestly. 83 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,701 [narrator] They also want acreage, so they have plenty of room 84 00:03:55,703 --> 00:03:57,936 for a unique vacation rental business. 85 00:03:58,005 --> 00:04:01,640 I want a place where I can put um, you know, glamping, 86 00:04:01,709 --> 00:04:03,308 -the thing we talked about. -Right. 87 00:04:03,310 --> 00:04:06,945 Wooden floating deck, with a tent on top 88 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:09,748 -and an outdoor kitchen. -Super cool. 89 00:04:09,850 --> 00:04:12,050 -Well. -You gotta have some acreage. 90 00:04:12,052 --> 00:04:14,219 For me, it'd be the first time I live with somebody. 91 00:04:14,221 --> 00:04:16,021 Yeah, it's not my first time. [chuckles] 92 00:04:16,023 --> 00:04:17,956 -So you have experience? -[Fyza laughs] 93 00:04:18,025 --> 00:04:20,025 I am kind of nervous to be moving in 94 00:04:20,027 --> 00:04:21,793 -together with you. -Yeah. 95 00:04:21,795 --> 00:04:22,828 Yeah. 96 00:04:22,830 --> 00:04:24,329 -You are, aren't you? -Little bit. 97 00:04:24,331 --> 00:04:25,197 -I can tell. -Little bit. 98 00:04:25,199 --> 00:04:26,632 -Yeah. -[Fyza chuckles] 99 00:04:29,203 --> 00:04:32,504 -Custom built, traditional, Victorian. -Victorian. 100 00:04:32,506 --> 00:04:35,907 Price right now is basically 500,000. 101 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:37,342 It's only a half-acre. 102 00:04:37,945 --> 00:04:38,810 Oh. 103 00:04:38,812 --> 00:04:41,046 Yeah, the land is kind of small. 104 00:04:44,018 --> 00:04:46,218 -[Colleen] Thank you. Just smell the air. -[Fyza] It's so pretty today. 105 00:04:46,220 --> 00:04:47,552 -[Colleen] My God. -[Fyza] I know. 106 00:04:47,554 --> 00:04:50,255 They're not only moving from what they know in the city, 107 00:04:50,291 --> 00:04:53,825 they're moving in together and they want to do a business 108 00:04:53,827 --> 00:04:55,827 with acres and acres of land 109 00:04:55,829 --> 00:04:58,397 in a remote part of the state. 110 00:04:58,399 --> 00:05:01,800 It's important for me that they are both very comfortable. 111 00:05:01,802 --> 00:05:06,605 Do they want to take on multiple acres or maybe that this is really 112 00:05:06,607 --> 00:05:08,707 going to be enough for their first house? 113 00:05:08,709 --> 00:05:09,941 We've got our tall trees. 114 00:05:10,043 --> 00:05:11,810 -[Fyza] It smells so green. -[Djilali] Nice. 115 00:05:11,812 --> 00:05:13,745 -I love the smell up here. -[Djilali] Yeah. 116 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:15,313 -It's beautiful. -[Fyza] Yeah. 117 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:17,616 [Colleen] And you've got some real opportunity for glamping here, 118 00:05:17,618 --> 00:05:19,418 even though it's only a half-acre. 119 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:20,452 -Okay, awesome. -Cool. 120 00:05:24,725 --> 00:05:26,958 [Djilali] Oh, wow. Did you see the ceiling? 121 00:05:27,027 --> 00:05:29,661 -Oh, my gosh. The ceiling's amazing. -This is incredible. 122 00:05:29,763 --> 00:05:30,995 [Djilali] Very nice. 123 00:05:35,235 --> 00:05:37,803 -Okay. -Is this marble? That looks like marble, no? 124 00:05:37,805 --> 00:05:39,804 -This is actually granite. -Oh, granite. 125 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:43,608 [Djilali] The cabinet is nic It reminds me a little bit o a lodge kind of thing. 126 00:05:43,610 --> 00:05:46,044 -The granite with this. It's like... -With the knotty pine? 127 00:05:46,113 --> 00:05:47,145 Yeah, it's weird. 128 00:05:47,247 --> 00:05:49,014 -Two different styles. -Two different styles. 129 00:05:49,016 --> 00:05:50,949 I would definitely renovate this. 130 00:05:51,018 --> 00:05:52,818 -[Fyza] Not really a big fan -[Djilali] Really? 131 00:05:52,820 --> 00:05:55,487 -[Colleen] Here we have the dining area. -[Fyza] Okay. Okay. 132 00:05:55,489 --> 00:05:57,956 -[Djilali] Yeah. -[Fyza] Now I really like the windows here. 133 00:05:58,058 --> 00:06:00,859 -[Fyza] Oh my gosh. And look at the ceiling. -[Djilali] Ooh, that's nice. 134 00:06:00,928 --> 00:06:02,493 [Colleen] Yeah, it's a turret. 135 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:09,835 [Colleen] And see how you could do a couple of glamping tents out here. 136 00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:12,471 [Fyza] Its bigger than I imagined, actually. 137 00:06:12,473 --> 00:06:15,307 You can literally put three decks with three tents. 138 00:06:15,309 --> 00:06:18,043 -Right here? -Yeah. One... Two. 139 00:06:18,045 --> 00:06:20,245 Maybe we can even do one over there. 140 00:06:20,347 --> 00:06:22,214 -Yeah, okay. -Yeah, okay. Maybe one between the trees. 141 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:24,216 -It's true. It's a good place there. -[Fyza] Oh, yeah. Yeah. 142 00:06:26,453 --> 00:06:28,487 -[Djilali] Oh, look, a little stove... -[Fyza] Bigger room. 143 00:06:28,489 --> 00:06:30,222 -[Djilali] ...for the heat. -[Fyza] Well, you kind of need it around here. 144 00:06:30,224 --> 00:06:32,758 [Djilali] This carpet's gotta go, in my opinion. 145 00:06:32,793 --> 00:06:34,126 -That's... -Well, I like it. 146 00:06:34,128 --> 00:06:37,763 -You do? -I like... I like a little mix of wood with carpet. 147 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:40,599 I think carpet like, warms up the space. 148 00:06:40,601 --> 00:06:43,101 [Djilali] Well, maybe. 149 00:06:43,103 --> 00:06:45,837 [Colleen] Here is your primary. 150 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:48,206 -[Fyza] This is not a huge room. -[Djilali] No. 151 00:06:48,208 --> 00:06:50,742 -It's not very spacious. -And the ceilings are pretty low. 152 00:06:50,811 --> 00:06:53,412 -Mm, ... -I mean, literally, you can 153 00:06:53,414 --> 00:06:54,513 -touch the fan. -Yeah. 154 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:57,349 -[Fyza] Oh, my. -[Colleen chuckles] 155 00:06:57,451 --> 00:06:59,017 -[Colleen] And yet a different style. -[Djilali] Ooh. 156 00:06:59,019 --> 00:07:01,153 -[Djilali] Is that marble though? -Do you like this? 157 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,554 Eh, not really. 158 00:07:02,556 --> 00:07:07,125 Ideally, we would move in to a house that's mostly done. 159 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:09,394 But this house just needs a ton of work 160 00:07:09,396 --> 00:07:11,930 before I feel like I can even move in. 161 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,100 -[Colleen] And so this is... -[Fyza] Whoa, it looks nice. 162 00:07:15,102 --> 00:07:17,502 ...like another den, family room. 163 00:07:17,504 --> 00:07:19,905 -[Fyza] Okay. -[Colleen] And you could use it as an office. 164 00:07:19,907 --> 00:07:21,206 [Fyza] Oh, yeah. 165 00:07:21,208 --> 00:07:23,408 We have the other two bedrooms up here. 166 00:07:23,410 --> 00:07:25,143 [Fyza] Okay. What? 167 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:28,213 -This room has a Murphy bed. -[Djilali] Oh, no way. Whoa. 168 00:07:28,215 --> 00:07:30,949 -I have not pulled it down, so... -[Fyza] Okay. 169 00:07:30,951 --> 00:07:31,983 -Oh, okay. -You have to put the-- 170 00:07:31,985 --> 00:07:34,219 -These are the legs. -[Fyza] Are you ser-- Oh. 171 00:07:34,855 --> 00:07:35,654 [Fyza] Okay. 172 00:07:35,755 --> 00:07:37,322 -Ooh. It's cool. -It feels super 173 00:07:37,324 --> 00:07:38,390 -easy to do. -Really? 174 00:07:38,392 --> 00:07:39,724 -Look. -Oh, really? 175 00:07:39,726 --> 00:07:42,194 Oh my gosh. [Fyza gasps] Look at the headboard. 176 00:07:42,196 --> 00:07:43,829 It actually has a headboard. 177 00:07:43,831 --> 00:07:45,163 -[Djilali] Nice. -I want one of these. 178 00:07:45,265 --> 00:07:46,631 I know. It's really cool. 179 00:07:51,104 --> 00:07:53,104 -[Fyza] And what is-- -This is the Scottish room. 180 00:07:53,106 --> 00:07:54,239 -I don't know. -[Fyza and Colleen laugh] 181 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:55,907 -The Scottish room. -That is a good name, 182 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:57,809 -actually. "Scottish room." [chuckles] -That is funny. 183 00:07:57,811 --> 00:08:01,913 -[Fyza] It's a big room. Gosh, this carpet needs to g -[Colleen] Big room but... 184 00:08:01,915 --> 00:08:04,216 -Okay, and what's this? -Here's the feature of this room. 185 00:08:04,218 --> 00:08:05,683 [Fyza] Oh. 186 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:09,321 -[Fyza] Well, this is kind of awesome. -[Colleen] Here is a shed. 187 00:08:09,323 --> 00:08:10,789 -[Fyza] Yeah. -[Colleen] With not that much in it. 188 00:08:10,791 --> 00:08:13,325 -Now look at this. We can't go inside this one... -Oh, this is huge. 189 00:08:13,327 --> 00:08:16,328 -...but that's a two-car garage. It's gigantic. -[Djilali] This is huge. 190 00:08:16,330 --> 00:08:19,865 [Fyza] The garage is what could be converted to the guesthouse, right? 191 00:08:19,933 --> 00:08:22,601 [Djilali] I mean, it would cost a lot of money. 20,000 minimum. 192 00:08:22,603 --> 00:08:24,736 Plus the renovations inside, which is like, 193 00:08:24,805 --> 00:08:26,671 -the kitchen and the carpet. -[Djilali] Yeah. 194 00:08:26,673 --> 00:08:28,640 [Fyza] Painting, things like that. 195 00:08:28,742 --> 00:08:32,210 -So that would be around 50,000, I think. -[Djilali] Yeah. 196 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:37,215 Is that wise to include such a large amount of renovation 197 00:08:37,217 --> 00:08:40,252 on top of this trace of moving into a new home? 198 00:08:40,353 --> 00:08:42,521 The first time we're together, I don't know. 199 00:08:42,523 --> 00:08:46,725 This is something we would have to consider carefully. 200 00:08:46,727 --> 00:08:49,327 [narrator] So Colleen finds a place that's move-in ready 201 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:52,163 but they won't get that without giving up something else. 202 00:08:52,232 --> 00:08:53,765 [Colleen] Now this is just a quarter acre. 203 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:56,201 -There's no space for glamping then. -Not here. 204 00:09:03,544 --> 00:09:08,213 I wonder how it feels to be like, with you in the house. 205 00:09:09,116 --> 00:09:10,448 It will be difficult. 206 00:09:10,550 --> 00:09:11,950 [Fyza laughs] 207 00:09:12,019 --> 00:09:14,219 -Difficult? It's going to be awesome. -Well. 208 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:15,520 [Fyza chuckles] 209 00:09:15,522 --> 00:09:18,590 So it was just built in 2016. 210 00:09:19,159 --> 00:09:21,059 -Oh, really? Huh. -Yeah. 211 00:09:21,061 --> 00:09:22,861 Its right in our price point. 212 00:09:22,963 --> 00:09:24,529 500,000. 213 00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:25,931 That's pretty nice. 214 00:09:30,704 --> 00:09:32,404 -[Colleen] It's beautiful up here, isn't it? -Oh gosh. 215 00:09:32,406 --> 00:09:34,005 -It's gorgeous. -[Djilali] It's pretty nice. Yeah. 216 00:09:34,007 --> 00:09:35,640 -[Fyza] Yeah. -[Colleen] We have more neighbors 217 00:09:35,742 --> 00:09:37,542 so I know you don't have the big plot of land here 218 00:09:37,644 --> 00:09:40,445 but I want to show you a really done house 219 00:09:40,547 --> 00:09:41,813 -that's turnkey, right? -[Djilali] Mm-hmm. 220 00:09:41,815 --> 00:09:43,315 -You just move right in. -[Fyza] Mm. 221 00:09:43,317 --> 00:09:44,916 -And you can get started. -Nice. 222 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:47,752 There is a downstairs area for an ADU. 223 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:49,054 -Oh, really? -Yeah. 224 00:09:49,056 --> 00:09:52,123 It's got custom finishes, quality materials. 225 00:09:52,125 --> 00:09:54,025 To be able to move into a home 226 00:09:54,027 --> 00:09:56,061 and not have to worry about fixing it, 227 00:09:56,063 --> 00:09:58,496 not have to agree on what they would do, 228 00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:00,632 take a little bit of stress off the relationship. 229 00:10:00,734 --> 00:10:03,735 They can move in and they can start living in it right away. 230 00:10:03,804 --> 00:10:07,205 -[Colleen] This is our main entryway. -[Fyza] Wow. Whoa! 231 00:10:07,207 --> 00:10:10,008 -[Colleen] Right? Beautiful. [chuckles] -[Djilali] This is huge. 232 00:10:10,010 --> 00:10:12,444 -[Djilali] Look at the window. -[Fyza] This is gorgeous. 233 00:10:12,512 --> 00:10:14,045 -[Colleen] I know. -Look, it's... 234 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:16,948 -It's really, really cool, really. -Beautiful stonework. 235 00:10:17,017 --> 00:10:21,419 So here you're going to find the first bathroom and the two bedrooms. 236 00:10:21,421 --> 00:10:23,021 -Okay, cool -Yeah. 237 00:10:23,023 --> 00:10:26,458 [Fyza] I feel like this room is best for like, to be an office. 238 00:10:27,427 --> 00:10:29,127 Could this be your studio? 239 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,763 -Yeah, it could potentially be a studio. -We could have it like, 240 00:10:31,831 --> 00:10:34,799 -the studio and then also the friends over. -[Djilali] Yeah, absolutely. 241 00:10:37,237 --> 00:10:40,505 -[Fyza] Oh, my gosh. -[Djilali] Whoa. Look at the beam. 242 00:10:40,507 --> 00:10:42,807 -Oh, yeah. -This is so your thing. 243 00:10:42,809 --> 00:10:48,246 -This is no joke over here. Wow, look at this mantle. -[Colleen laughs] 244 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:51,116 -[Djilali] Yeah. -This is so the lodge that you want. 245 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:53,218 -[Fyza] You are the lodge. -[Colleen] But it is very nice finishes, 246 00:10:53,220 --> 00:10:55,320 -good layout, lots of space. -[Fyza] Yes. 247 00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:57,822 -[Fyza] Just gorgeous. I actually really like this -[Djilali] It's pretty cool 248 00:10:57,824 --> 00:11:00,959 -Even though it's like this country thing. Yeah. -It's that wood, looks nice. 249 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:03,161 -[Fyza] You like the thicker granite. -[Djilali] There you go. 250 00:11:03,230 --> 00:11:05,864 -See, that's what I'm talking about. -This is the thicker granite. 251 00:11:05,932 --> 00:11:07,599 [Colleen] So you like the touches? 252 00:11:07,601 --> 00:11:09,634 -[Djilali] Yes, I think it's super cool. -[Fyza] Yeah, I do like it. 253 00:11:09,736 --> 00:11:11,936 I love just being able to move in. 254 00:11:11,938 --> 00:11:14,606 -I know. It is a... It's a good feeling. -You know what I mean? 255 00:11:14,608 --> 00:11:18,410 -[Fyza] Washer-dryer, laundry hookups here. -[Colleen] Laundry room. Yea 256 00:11:18,412 --> 00:11:19,877 [Fyza] Look at this bathroom. 257 00:11:19,879 --> 00:11:22,047 -[Djilali] It's very nice. -[Colleen] Now one thing I want to show 258 00:11:22,049 --> 00:11:24,949 -is that it does connect to this room. -[Fyza gasps] 259 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:27,218 -[Djilali] Oh, wow. -What is this room? 260 00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:30,955 [Colleen] So this is the primary with the en suite bathroom. 261 00:11:30,957 --> 00:11:34,726 -Got you. All right. -Which is shared then with the house... 262 00:11:34,728 --> 00:11:36,728 -Kitchen area. -Yeah. 263 00:11:36,730 --> 00:11:40,265 -[Fyza] Okay. This is a pretty big room. -[Djilali] Wow. It is... Yea 264 00:11:47,841 --> 00:11:48,940 [Fyza] Oh. 265 00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,909 -I didn't even see this. -[Colleen] Right? 266 00:11:50,911 --> 00:11:53,545 [Fyza] Whoa. 267 00:11:53,613 --> 00:11:57,248 -Look at the trees around here. -I mean, you really are 268 00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:58,950 in a little treehouse here. 269 00:11:58,952 --> 00:12:01,152 So is that the-- That's the driveway. 270 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:02,754 [Colleen] Now this is just a quarter acre. 271 00:12:02,856 --> 00:12:06,624 I mean, here's the thing. We can't do glamping out there because 272 00:12:06,626 --> 00:12:09,427 -there's no privacy. -No way. No way. 273 00:12:09,429 --> 00:12:11,429 But it does have the ADU. 274 00:12:11,431 --> 00:12:13,164 -Yeah. Oh. -Oh, we gotta check that out. 275 00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:22,207 [Colleen] This is what I think you could do into an ADU. 276 00:12:22,209 --> 00:12:24,309 -[Fyza] Oh, yes you can. -[Djilali] Oh, wow. Look at that. 277 00:12:24,311 --> 00:12:27,345 -[Colleen laughs] -[Fyza] When family comes to visit, 278 00:12:27,414 --> 00:12:30,281 -this is awesome. And a fireplace down here. -Yeah. Yeah. 279 00:12:30,283 --> 00:12:32,417 I like this room. I really like it. 280 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,854 -[Djilali] Oh, wow. -[Colleen] That's your third bathroom. 281 00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:37,722 -There's an actual shower in here. -[Colleen] Yeah. 282 00:12:37,724 --> 00:12:39,324 [Fyza] Wow. 283 00:12:39,326 --> 00:12:42,260 -[Colleen] I would make this the bedroom. -[Djilali] Yeah. 284 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:44,229 -[Colleen] And make that the living area. -[Fyza] Yeah. 285 00:12:44,231 --> 00:12:46,231 [Fyza] We also need a kitchenette. 286 00:12:46,233 --> 00:12:48,433 You know, you have to factor in about 287 00:12:48,502 --> 00:12:50,802 $10,000 to get it done, I would say. 288 00:12:50,804 --> 00:12:52,937 -[Fyza] Okay. -[Djilali] I mean, this is something to remember. 289 00:12:52,939 --> 00:12:54,705 [Fyza] Okay. 290 00:12:55,609 --> 00:12:57,942 -[Colleen] I'm going to go back inside and lock up. -[Fyza] Okay, cool. 291 00:12:58,011 --> 00:13:00,311 -See you, Colleen. Thank you. Bye bye. -Okay. Bye bye. 292 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:01,713 [Djilali] I just love the finish, 293 00:13:01,715 --> 00:13:03,548 -the way they finished everything. -[Fyza] Yeah. 294 00:13:03,583 --> 00:13:05,817 [Fyza] That's great but the only thing is 295 00:13:05,819 --> 00:13:10,021 -the space. We don't... -Oh! The land. The land is so small. 296 00:13:11,525 --> 00:13:13,625 [narrator] So Colleen finds a place on five acres 297 00:13:13,627 --> 00:13:15,393 with plenty of outdoor space 298 00:13:15,395 --> 00:13:18,029 But inside, it's far from perfect. 299 00:13:18,031 --> 00:13:21,399 -This is kind of bizarre that there is... -This looks like a prison. 300 00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:29,507 Uh... Oh, there's the house. 301 00:13:29,509 --> 00:13:30,408 -Yeah. -For sure. That-- 302 00:13:30,410 --> 00:13:32,310 -Now I recognize that house. -Mm. 303 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:34,913 [Fyza] Okay, these are the sheds that-- Remember in the picture? 304 00:13:34,915 --> 00:13:36,347 -[Djilali gasps] Oh, my God. -[Fyza] Yeah. 305 00:13:36,349 --> 00:13:39,017 -We could actually shoot a Western right here. -[Fyza chuckles] 306 00:13:39,019 --> 00:13:41,419 -All we need is a horse. -It's totally your thing. 307 00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:42,953 We need a horse. [laughs] 308 00:13:44,724 --> 00:13:46,925 -[Colleen] Did you ask for trees? -[Fyza] I know. Oh my gosh. 309 00:13:46,927 --> 00:13:48,893 -A town, too. You get a town. -[Djilali] A town, yeah. 310 00:13:48,895 --> 00:13:52,263 -[Colleen] A good start to your rental ideas. -[Djilali] It's awesome. Yea 311 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:56,334 -[Djilali] This is so cool. -They haven't been completely finished because 312 00:13:56,436 --> 00:13:58,336 the gentlemen who owned this 313 00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:00,104 would have an idea and then they would build it 314 00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,040 and you've got over five acres here. 315 00:14:02,141 --> 00:14:05,810 -[Fyza] Wow. -As a kid, one of the things that I liked most is uh, 316 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:07,312 dressing up a a cowboy. 317 00:14:07,314 --> 00:14:09,547 I've always wanted to be a cowboy. 318 00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:11,349 So it's super cool that this house 319 00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:13,518 is a little bit like a ghost town. 320 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,154 -You got three bedrooms, three baths. -[Djilali] Oh, nice. 321 00:14:16,189 --> 00:14:17,655 -[Djilali] It's a good view though, huh? -[Fyza] Yeah. 322 00:14:17,757 --> 00:14:19,724 -[Fyza] Amazing. -[Colleen] Yeah. 323 00:14:19,726 --> 00:14:21,459 [Fyza] Oh my gosh. This kitchen is gigantic. 324 00:14:21,527 --> 00:14:23,161 -[Colleen] It's kind of an open floor plan. -[Fyza] Did you see this? 325 00:14:23,229 --> 00:14:24,795 [Djilali] How do you like the tile? 326 00:14:24,797 --> 00:14:27,098 -[Djilali] I don't like it. -[Fyza] I'm not super thrilled with the tiles 327 00:14:27,100 --> 00:14:29,100 but I think I can live with it or 328 00:14:29,102 --> 00:14:31,102 maybe eventually change it out. 329 00:14:31,104 --> 00:14:32,437 -[Djilali] Okay. -[Fyza] Yeah. 330 00:14:32,505 --> 00:14:34,739 It's a little high for us. 331 00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:37,108 -Well, let's keep in mind what we're getting, right? -[Fyza] So... Yeah. 332 00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:39,811 -You've got 2,200 square foot house. -[Fyza] Right. 333 00:14:39,813 --> 00:14:43,715 Youve got a guest quarters already set up for you. 334 00:14:43,717 --> 00:14:44,782 -[Djilali] What do you mean set up? -Yeah. 335 00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:46,517 [Colleen] Wait till you see downstairs. 336 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:48,152 -[Fyza] Right, right, right. Yeah. -[Djilali] Yeah. 337 00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:51,522 [Colleen] So now you have your high ceilings. 338 00:14:51,524 --> 00:14:53,458 -[Fyza] I love the windows. -[Colleen] Right? 339 00:14:53,526 --> 00:14:55,159 -[Fyza] It's super cool. -[Djilali] It is nice. 340 00:14:55,161 --> 00:14:56,661 -[Colleen] There's going to be some stuff here that's... -[Fyza] Awesome. 341 00:14:56,763 --> 00:14:59,430 ...probably, you know, up for grabs, if you want it, 342 00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:00,798 including these drapes. 343 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,433 -Fyza, I think this is your style. -I... [Fyza chuckles] 344 00:15:02,502 --> 00:15:05,637 -I think we need to change the drapes immediately. -[Colleen laughs] 345 00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:11,142 -[Fyza] And what's over here -[Colleen] Okay, now this is 346 00:15:11,211 --> 00:15:13,411 -what we call a pass-through room. -[Fyza] Oh. Uh-huh. 347 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,713 -Which means you have to pass through this room.. -[Fyza] Oh. 348 00:15:15,715 --> 00:15:16,748 [Colleen] ...to get to another. 349 00:15:16,816 --> 00:15:18,416 Yeah, it's like, you don't want people 350 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:20,518 coming in and out if it's a bedroom. 351 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,854 -[Djilali] Not at all. And we need the office anywa -[Fyza] Not at all, but... 352 00:15:22,923 --> 00:15:24,255 -So we'll use that. That's it. -Yeah. 353 00:15:24,357 --> 00:15:26,090 And look at that. You're working with this view. 354 00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:28,426 I mean, you know, this is super awesome. 355 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:31,329 -[Colleen] Now here is the main bedroom. -[Fyza] Okay. 356 00:15:31,331 --> 00:15:35,099 -Oh my God. This is huge. Yeah. -[Djilali exclaims] This is... 357 00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:37,535 [Fyza] What's going on up here? Is it totally open? 358 00:15:37,604 --> 00:15:40,505 -[Colleen] It's totally open. This is your main bathroom. -[Djilali] It is open. 359 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:43,608 -[Djilali] Wow. -[Fyza] It's-- Look in the shower. 360 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:45,710 -[Djilali] Oh, wow. -[Fyza] Three showerheads. 361 00:15:45,712 --> 00:15:47,211 This is kind of bizarre... 362 00:15:47,213 --> 00:15:49,113 -that there is... -[Djilali] This looks like a prison. 363 00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:51,115 -[Colleen chuckles] -[Fyza] ... You have zero privacy. 364 00:15:51,117 --> 00:15:53,751 Look, I don't like these, either. 365 00:15:53,853 --> 00:15:55,353 -Not really a big fan. -[Fyza] Really? 366 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:57,055 I think they're cool, though. 367 00:15:57,057 --> 00:15:58,222 [Fyza] I'm not into it. 368 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,334 [Colleen] Okay, let me show you the downstairs. 369 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,303 [Fyza] That's a nice, big garage. 370 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:15,039 -[Djilali] It's a two-car garage. -It's a two-car garage. 371 00:16:15,108 --> 00:16:17,742 [Colleen] That is the bathroom. That's your third bathroom. 372 00:16:17,811 --> 00:16:19,610 -[Fyza] Okay, cool. -[Colleen] But you might want to use it 373 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:22,046 -for this guest area. -[Fyza] What is this? Okay. 374 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:25,049 -[Fyza] Whoa. What is-- Oh, it's like a toolroom. -[Colleen] Yeah. [chuckles] 375 00:16:25,118 --> 00:16:27,185 [Djilali] Let me see. Do you have an entrance there? 376 00:16:27,187 --> 00:16:28,987 [Colleen] We have an entrance that goes both outside in. 377 00:16:28,989 --> 00:16:30,654 [Djilali] No way. Look at that. 378 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:32,457 -[Djilali] So you have your own entrance. -[Fyza] Pretty expensive. 379 00:16:32,558 --> 00:16:34,792 -[Fyza] How cool are these walls? -[Colleen] Right? 380 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:37,962 -[Fyza] And then that, the corrugated steel is cool. -[Djilali] I know. 381 00:16:37,964 --> 00:16:40,064 -[Fyza] Very cabin. -[Djilali] We could have your family in there. 382 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:41,232 [Fyza] Yeah. 383 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:44,035 Block the entrance to the garage, 384 00:16:44,037 --> 00:16:47,038 have the guests have their own bathroom here. 385 00:16:47,140 --> 00:16:49,407 Maybe even a kitchen around there. 386 00:16:49,409 --> 00:16:52,343 [Fyza] Yeah, it does seem very expensive though, still. 387 00:16:52,445 --> 00:16:54,445 [Djilali] 500? 525? 388 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:57,015 -525,000. -[Djilali] Eh... 389 00:16:57,017 --> 00:17:00,051 -It's a little expensive. -[Fyza] It's a little over, you know? 390 00:17:00,086 --> 00:17:01,519 [Fyza] Wow. Oh my gosh. 391 00:17:01,521 --> 00:17:02,854 -This is amazing. -[Colleen] Right? 392 00:17:02,922 --> 00:17:05,356 -[Djilali] The only problem is the fire. -I love it. 393 00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:08,292 -[Fyza] I know. -[Colleen] Well, we do have to get fire insurance 394 00:17:08,294 --> 00:17:10,862 -cleared right away before we go any further on this... -[Djilali] Yeah. Yeah. 395 00:17:10,930 --> 00:17:12,029 -...because of it. -[Fyza] Yeah. 396 00:17:12,098 --> 00:17:13,998 It's always a big issue when you're seeing this. 397 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,633 It's like, what's that gonna be? 398 00:17:15,702 --> 00:17:18,102 [Fyza] I think we can put some tents up there. 399 00:17:18,104 --> 00:17:21,005 I think two over here and maybe three over there. 400 00:17:21,007 --> 00:17:24,709 -200 bucks a night for each glamping site. -[Djilali] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah 401 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:27,612 We can start with just focusing on glamping 402 00:17:27,614 --> 00:17:30,648 and then take that money and use it towards 403 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:34,852 renovating the downstairs guest unit and the sheds 404 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:38,423 which we could potentially rent out later on. 405 00:17:38,425 --> 00:17:41,192 It has potential. That's for sure, to say the least. 406 00:17:41,194 --> 00:17:44,829 What I don't like is the fact that the fire licked the area 407 00:17:44,831 --> 00:17:47,932 -pretty close. -[Fyza] You know, that's a concern. 408 00:17:47,934 --> 00:17:49,400 [Colleen] There's a lot going on. 409 00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:51,602 -Yeah. -And a lot for you guys to figure out and think about. 410 00:17:57,010 --> 00:17:58,943 So how long before we get to LA you think? 411 00:17:59,045 --> 00:18:00,912 Like, at least three hours. 412 00:18:00,914 --> 00:18:04,849 Let's go down the list. We have three hours on the road. 413 00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:06,651 [narrator] Fyza and Djilali have struggled 414 00:18:06,719 --> 00:18:09,253 to find a home that fits their mountain fantasy. 415 00:18:09,322 --> 00:18:11,522 Now it's time to deicide. 416 00:18:11,524 --> 00:18:14,625 What do you think about the Victorian house? 417 00:18:14,627 --> 00:18:18,329 [Djilali] Well, it sure has lots of very unique features. 418 00:18:18,331 --> 00:18:19,630 [Fyza] The copper ceiling. 419 00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:21,065 -I mean... -[Djilali] Yeah, it was cool. 420 00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:22,133 Really unusual. 421 00:18:22,202 --> 00:18:23,801 [Fyza] But the renovation. 422 00:18:23,803 --> 00:18:25,770 -So the kitchen needs to be redone. -[Djilali] Right. 423 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:28,406 [Djilali] And the bathroom is pretty hideous. 424 00:18:28,408 --> 00:18:30,508 [Fyza] And its half an acre. 425 00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:33,644 Glamping might be a possibility. 426 00:18:33,746 --> 00:18:37,715 -It just has to be smaller. -[Djilali] Oh, man. It's a lot of work to do 427 00:18:37,717 --> 00:18:39,951 if you want to have an ADU in the back. 428 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:43,554 [Fyza] And we already need to lower that price point 429 00:18:43,656 --> 00:18:47,959 -so that we can afford to renovate. -Right. 430 00:18:47,961 --> 00:18:51,362 [Fyza] What do you think of the newer house? 431 00:18:51,431 --> 00:18:53,364 The cost is right on. 432 00:18:53,433 --> 00:18:56,033 The potential for the ADU downstairs, 433 00:18:56,035 --> 00:18:57,802 -that's pretty cool too. -[Fyza] Right. 434 00:18:57,804 --> 00:19:00,805 But it is on a quarter acre. 435 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:03,708 We can't do glamping there. There's just no option. 436 00:19:03,710 --> 00:19:07,512 -But I think there is some really quality material there. -[Fyza] Yeah. 437 00:19:07,514 --> 00:19:10,047 I mean, I love the fact that its turnkey, don't get me wrong. 438 00:19:10,116 --> 00:19:12,049 It'll be less stressful for us. 439 00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:14,218 What about the five acre one? 440 00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:17,221 [Fyza] Price is high but I like the acreage. 441 00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:21,125 I like that we can do our glamping, for sure. 442 00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:25,329 The downstairs ADU conversion possibility there. 443 00:19:25,331 --> 00:19:28,032 -[Fyza] So that's a lot of renovation. -[Djilali] Yeah. 444 00:19:28,034 --> 00:19:30,301 But the good thing is the renovation is downstairs, 445 00:19:30,303 --> 00:19:33,037 -it's not in our faces so w don't have to deal with it. -[Fyza] That's true. 446 00:19:33,139 --> 00:19:35,740 But it kind of worries me about 447 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:38,609 future fires. Would that be a problem? 448 00:19:38,611 --> 00:19:39,810 [Fyza] I don't know. 449 00:19:51,791 --> 00:19:53,157 Look at how cool it is. 450 00:19:53,226 --> 00:19:55,159 -It's really flat over here. -Mm. 451 00:19:55,195 --> 00:19:57,361 We bought the five acres. 452 00:19:57,463 --> 00:20:01,165 [Djilali] We have plenty of space to put our glamping area. 453 00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:03,134 [Fyza] All of the sheds, that are already like, 454 00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:05,636 -insulated with power, ready to go. -[Djilali] Yeah. 455 00:20:05,738 --> 00:20:08,806 [Fyza] The opportunity for even more like, 456 00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:12,043 rentals and, you know, and ADUs and... 457 00:20:12,144 --> 00:20:14,412 There's so many possibilities here. 458 00:20:14,414 --> 00:20:16,414 The view is pretty cool. 459 00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:20,218 We were able to get it at a whopping $500,000. 460 00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:23,254 -Are we happy with the price -[Fyza] I'm super excited about the price. 461 00:20:23,356 --> 00:20:25,723 [Djilali] That gave us more room to use money 462 00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:27,792 for renovation and things like that. 463 00:20:27,794 --> 00:20:31,329 Wooden floating deck, with a tent on top. 464 00:20:31,331 --> 00:20:33,431 -[Djilali] We're thinking about three tents. -[Fyza] Hmm. 465 00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:36,234 And we have this suite downstairs that will allow us 466 00:20:36,302 --> 00:20:39,237 to actually create this living area for her family. 467 00:20:39,338 --> 00:20:41,606 -Anyway, I think this is a great idea. I love it. -So... [chuckles] Yeah. 468 00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:44,375 Taking care of five acres isn't going to be that big of a problem 469 00:20:44,377 --> 00:20:47,845 because it's not like it's a big manicured area. 470 00:20:47,914 --> 00:20:50,114 [Djilali] Let it grow and hope it doesn't burn. 471 00:20:50,116 --> 00:20:52,817 [Fyza] But we have fire insurance as well. 472 00:20:52,819 --> 00:20:54,318 [Fyza] All right, let's go. 473 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,520 -[Djilali] Do you mind if I nap around here first? -[Fyza laughs] 474 00:20:56,522 --> 00:21:01,359 Living together really hasn't changed anything much in our relationship. 475 00:21:01,394 --> 00:21:03,628 -Yeah, we haven't killed each other yet. -No. 476 00:21:03,630 --> 00:21:06,497 -I think it feels fine, it feels normal. -Um... Yeah. 477 00:21:06,499 --> 00:21:07,531 Isn't that perfect? 478 00:21:07,533 --> 00:21:09,700 -You can lay there, read a book. -Oh! Oh! 479 00:21:09,702 --> 00:21:13,104 It has great signification, owning a home. 480 00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:14,805 For us, I mean, for me, you know. 481 00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:18,509 To welcome my own mother in my own home and say, 482 00:21:18,511 --> 00:21:21,812 "Mom, your son did it. He did it. 483 00:21:21,814 --> 00:21:25,116 He bought a house in America. What do you think of that?" 484 00:21:25,118 --> 00:21:26,517 Yeah, I just can't wait.