We've never had homeowners that weren't living in the house.
I have to convince Chris to move in.
I have to make you love this house,
because there's no need to leave.
Maybe David can find us a place with that whole list.
Oh, my gosh!
And I have to convince Sarah to move on.
I hate to think that, like, we're buying a house
that's finished, and then we're already like, "Well,
now we need to do more construction."
This is probably a whole lot of awesome you're not
gonna have. - Oh, boy.
Wow, this is really beautiful, David.
- It's so stunning. - This is incredible.
I actually don't know what to say.
- Are you going to love it? - Or are you going to list it?
- I'm Sarah. - I'm Chris.
- And we've been together for... - A decade.
Yeah. Ten years now.
Married, though, for three.
- Yes. - Going on four.
Come on, Marty, let's go for a walk.
Right now, our family's just made up of me and Chris and our
goldendoodle, Marty.
But our hope is that we'll be able to grow our family in
the future, which is one of the reasons why we needed to
upgrade where we were living.
That's why we moved from downtown condo living.
Our condo sold in one day,
which was unbelievable. - One day.
We rented a basement apartment while we started looking for a house.
And what we thought was going to be a few weeks ended up
turning into a year.
It'd be so nice to be able to cook like a real meal and not
be stuck in the little corner.
So for us, when we were on our hunt for the perfect home,
it was always about location, location, location.
So we found the neighborhood that we loved.
Then we started putting in offers on places and we were
being outbid at every single turn. - Yeah.
And then we finally won the bid for this house.
Despite not always being on the same page,
just this is one time where we were like, "This has potential."
Things change.
We closed on the house six months ago.
And yet, we've never lived here.
I think that the potential we saw initially became
daunting very fast because we know absolutely nothing
about renovating a house.
So I've tried to have an open mind about this house,
but I'd rather us fix it up, flip it, get the equity, use it
as a stepping stone, and find a house that will
check all the boxes, not just some of the boxes.
The house needs to be gutted from top to bottom.
It's got two outdated bathrooms and no en suite.
We love to entertain,
and this house isn't set up for that.
The main floor has tight, closed off rooms.
But I just have a dream for this kitchen.
That was one of the reasons we kind of fell in love with
this house, because it's a blank slate.
I just don't think we have the budget to turn this house
into the dream home that you think it can be.
Having someone like Page who can actually put a vision
to life is going to change everything.
Can she get close enough to perfect, or will David
be able to find us that gem.
♪ I just got a feeling ♪
♪ Boy, she's got you reeling ♪
- Hello. - Oh my gosh.
- It's your favorite snow angel. - You've become a snow queen.
- Look at you. - I have.
- Just blending right in. - I know.
Look at this. This is amazing.
Nah, it's not good packing snow for making snowballs.
Well, I don't even know what that means.
You gotta get to the bottom where the warmer stuff is.
That, you can really pack a snowball.
- Plastic bag lunch? - No, it's not my lunch.
- It's a pair of shoes. - But I have a cloth bag.
It kind of tells our difference in standards.
So they haven't actually even lived in this house?
No, they haven't moved in.
Great neighborhood, close to downtown, close to shops,
close to everything. - I love that.
Although they're probably not attached to it yet.
Alright, lead the way so that if you fall, I won't.
Alright, alright.
It's actually kind of cute on the outside.
- Oh, yeah. - Oh, I hope the heat is on.
- Cuteness ends. - Oh, boy.
This might be the worst entrance I have ever seen.
- You've got stairs going upstairs. - Well, hopefully--
stairs going-- - Stairs going downstairs.
What is this, like a receiving room?
- It's so big. - I guess.
I guess. Sort of like that.
- It's such wasted space. - What is going on at that wall?
But it's like-- I don't know. Oh, it's like a stone tile.
Look it. And then in here...
Look at the paneling.
Wow.
You know, looking at these two rooms, it's not going to get
any better than this.
All I see is wasted space that I can make perfect.
I hope. Let's just keep going.
- Uh-oh. - Look at this.
- Look at the stone tile, continues into-- - Oh, yeah, yeah, no,
someone thought it was a good idea.
- Clearly, it wasn't. - So, bedroom?
So, I guess a bedroom, and with no closet.
No. Then another bedroom?
- Well, it has a closet. - It has a closet.
I mean, so it could be a bedroom, but it's got
a chandelier, and it's right next to the kitchen.
- You know what I'm really admiring? - What?
How bright the sun is on such a snowy day.
I just come to sprinkle little bits of joy and sun all around
your gloomy ways.
The sun is shining for me today, trust me.
They basically randomly bought this house.
All that love stuff you like to talk about that's at
your advantage? Not so much here.
Are you getting bored? Am I talking too much?
My turn? Sprinkle, sprinkle.
Oh, OK. This is interesting.
This is probably the most updated room, even though
it's dated, that we've seen so far.
Ooh, look at this. This is money right here.
- They have a nice backyard. - It's cute.
- Beautiful covered deck. - Yep.
- It's good for the dog. - In a really good neighborhood.
There's a lot for you to contend with.
I'm just saying. Alright.
Do you want to head to the disaster
upstairs or downstairs?
Upstairs, but I don't think it's going to be that bad.
You're kind of like going through this alleyway.
- Oh. - Oh.
- It's not so bad, OK. - Interesting.
You know what? It's bigger than I thought it would be.
- Much bigger. - From outside, it looks small.
Wow. Bedroom two.
- Oh, OK. - We have a closet, so another bedroom.
That's the only decent closet
we have seen so far. - I know what I can do in here.
I'm not telling you.
But I already see some things that I can move around,
but I also see why they haven't moved in, because this
is not... Oh, well, you don't have to...
OK.
This is not for the faint of heart.
It's not horrible, but you're still gonna have to
redo it. - I agree.
That's not good.
Look at a little bit of sparkles everywhere I go.
Sparkle, sparkle.
I'm gonna start doing that when you get on my nerves.
- Sparkle, sparkle. - It's great.
Another good-sized bedroom.
- With a purple closet. - With no closet, basically.
You might as well just have no closet.
Whoa. Well, this is good storage.
- Seriously? - Yes, seriously.
The dollar signs are really adding up.
If they're gonna move into this house, you've got to imagine
they want to do, I don't know, everything.
But they had to know when they wrote the offer, this is
going to come with a price tag post closing to do what
they need to do to make this a forever home, so I'm not
worried about it. - You better hope so.
- Uh, basement? - Basement.
- Basement, basement, basement. - This should be fun.
Ugh.
Oh, yeah, this is going to be awesome.
- Oh. - Low ceilings.
Oh.
- Oh, the laundry room. - Oh.
- But it's walk-in, it's laundry. - Yeah.
A bathroom.
This is the biggest bathroom in the whole house.
It's not horrible, but you've got to renovate it.
- This house is not giving you anything but trouble. - I mean.
No, it's giving me space. Usually I don't have space.
A kitchen? I feel my strength coming back.
- Let me just stand a little taller. - From what?
From a kitchen?
- Yes! - Why?
If you have a rec space, guess what you have?
Convenience. Why would I want to run all the way upstairs when I already
have a built in kitchenette? This is good.
- This is what I think. - What?
And what I know.
I know three things for certain.
Number one, I have a blank canvas.
True.
So I can make their dreams come true in here.
T-rue. - Number two,
I perceive they have the budget that I
need to make everything happen. - OK.
And number three, I'm just going to
give you some more sprinkle, sprinkle on your gloomy day,
because I think this house has put you in a bad mood.
So let's just go. Let's just go.
Sprinkle, sprinkle, joy, joy.
Sprinkle, sprinkle, joy, joy all around Davey.
This is the most level playing field Page and I
have ever started on.
And I like it.
This house is a blank canvas for me to create
a beautiful masterpiece.
I just need them to have enough money to do so.
We've never come across this, we've never had homeowners that
weren't living in the house... - Right, so--
- ...when they called us. - Right.
What was it that drew you to the house, and then caused
you to buy it, and then caused you not to move into it?
We looked for a really, really long time.
How many houses did you look at?
- Oh. - Like, over 20, probably.
You must have been getting in bidding wars.
Oh, absolutely.
- And then we found this unique home, which is in... - Yes.
...the neighborhood that we knew we wanted to be in.
And we knew it needed some love, but it
has potential. - Yeah.
It has good potential.
It's literally a diamond in the rough.
I mean, how are you really feeling about this?
Like, on the money front, a little stressful.
We're paying for rent, at a rental,
plus the mortgage right now.
So I would love to, like, flip it, get into a nice house
that David can find us, but... - That word.
- OK, continue. - Yes.
I think it has a chance to be a moneymaker, David.
What did you pay for the house?
Paid $900,000.
The current value is $900,000 because of location, right?
Parks.
Great schools in the neighborhood,
great walkability to downtown.
It's got everything that you want.
More importantly, anything you do to the house is
going to increase the value overall, like, a lot.
- That's really perfect. - Anything you do to the house can allow you to stay in it.
Absolutely.
However, let's find out what I need to do to get you out of
the house you've never lived in.
So maybe you'll never have to move in.
You'll just go right from there to there.
Number one thing would be location.
- OK. - We want to stay in that neighborhood.
Open concept, living, kitchen and dining.
Three bedrooms, three bathrooms,
including an en suite, a garage, a backyard for Marty.
What is the budget for the new house?
- $1.2 million. - OK.
You know it's a tough market.
You know that that area is tough.
Not a lot comes for sale, and it is expensive.
So I will do my best to get you in that neighborhood
for the price you want. - OK, my friend Christopher.
Tell me your must haves list to stay.
Number one is that open concept main floor,
an updated and enlarged kitchen,
an en suite off the primary.
Update and enlarge the second floor bathroom.
Renovate the basement.
What is the budget to renovate your home?
- It's $165,000. - $165,000 is a lot of money.
But I have to be very honest with you guys.
There is no way I can get your top floor, your main floor,
and your basement done for $165,000.
I can focus on your main floor.
That hurts.
I mean, it's going to hurt you worse when you get out
into that market.
But I can focus on the main floor, make it beautiful,
everything you said, I can deliver for the main floor.
See what I can do upstairs, but the basement, I already
know I can't even touch it with $165.
- OK. - I have to be honest up front.
I mean, it's a lot of money,
but just not for the whole house.
- We appreciate the honesty. - We do.
But let me just say, I will definitely do all I can,
because my goal is to make sure that you stay in your home
and that you love it.
And it's not gonna be easy, because of that neighborhood,
but I do plan on finding you a fantastic house.
When I do, the only thing you're gonna say about me that
house you've never lived in is "list it."
- He's so confident. - Nice.
- Very confident. - And I am too.
Maybe.
- Wow, OK. - I know.
So what are we doing? Where are we going?
Well, listen, there's a lot to talk about in this house.
I have the floor plan. I know what I want to do.
But we're going to have to do some extra thinking in
this house. I'll get to the budget later,
don't ask me. - OK.
In the basement, we're not going to touch,
because the budget won't even allow.
Upstairs, maybe. I'll take you up there.
- OK. - The main floor is the main focus.
So you're about to see wall, wall, wall.
It all just has to come down.
To give them that open-concept feel they want on this first
floor, I'm going to take down all these walls that
divide the space.
This area will be their new family room with
the opportunity to relax and get cozy by the fire.
I'm going to put the dining room here, so Sarah and Chris
will have plenty of room for entertaining.
- We're talking beams. - I know.
And that's such a big chunk of the budget.
But it's going to be worth it.
I want to increase the size of their kitchen and give them
a big island with seating and lots of storage,
new appliances, and cabinetry.
To create more space for the kitchen, I'm going to move
the bathroom closer to the front of the house and add
in new fixtures and a stand-up shower.
Now we have to go upstairs.
OK, this will make sense in a moment, but just imagine.
On the other side of this wall is a bedroom.
I'm going to change the entrance into the bedroom
and use the space to create a larger bathroom with a double
vanity, tub, and shower.
Come into what could be
a beautiful primary bedroom with an en suite.
- In this room? - In this room.
This small bedroom, we could steal some space from,
so that the en suite goes this way, or we can do dormers
over here. Can you just get me two prices?
Either option is going to cost quite a bit of money.
- What's the budget here? - So the budget's $165,000.
Like, you know we don't have enough money, right?
I know we don't have enough money, but I feel like if
we can just figure out how to creatively give them excellent
quality for a lot less money.
I know that this house can be their forever home.
- They have enough space. - Oh, I agree with you.
I just think they're going to need more money.
I agree with that, too.
♪ Here they go again ♪
The house I'm about to show them is in their neighborhood.
And I get why they love this neighborhood.
It's because it has everything at your fingertips.
The house is 1,800 square feet, three bedrooms,
four bathrooms, great en suite, a beautiful open-concept
main floor. The basement, fully finished.
Price-wise, look, it's an expensive neighborhood.
Welcome. Welcome to your neighborhood.
The outside of the house, the aesthetic is beautiful.
No garage, though, but let's...
I know.
No garage, but it's got something else.
It's got something else you might like.
- OK, let's take a look. - Alright.
Alright, come on in.
Oh, wow.
OK, this is definitely wow-factor.
Very bright, very open.
A ton of storage
at the front door. - That's awesome.
And I love that we can see right from the front door to
the back of the house. That's great.
And the kitchen.
I mean, with the island, just the amount of space.
- This is pretty awesome. - The kitchen is beautiful.
And these doors are amazing, amazing for
indoor-outdoor entertaining.
So it doesn't have a garage, but it has a swim spa.
That looks amazing. It's a beautiful kitchen.
- The space is really great. - Let's go to the second floor.
So up here, you have a bathroom,
full four-piece.
But more importantly, because I've seen your laundry,
you have second-floor laundry. - Wow.
It is very convenient,
and I love that it's on this floor.
I just don't love that it's, like, in a closet.
It's giving me condo laundry vibes.
You've got two bedrooms on this floor.
- Wow. - I mean, wall-to-wall windows has it all.
And the size of these bedrooms
also are conducive to kids growing into them.
I love this space up here on the third floor.
- Oh, wow. - I mean, this is like a dream.
- Wow, this is really beautiful, David. - Wow.
- You've got storage. - And a fireplace? Wow.
- You've got a fireplace - As much as Page is going to do for
us, and I think she's going to do amazing things...
Absolutely. Absolutely.
...our house doesn't have the space for
something like this, really.
Obviously, you need a bathroom.
- Obviously, we need a bathroom. - You should have a look at it.
- OK. - See what you think.
You should go first.
Oh, wow. Look at this bathtub.
- Wow. - Wow.
- And the shower. - And you've got double sinks.
- Double sinks is amazing. - It's the cherry on top.
- Great job. - Yeah, go see the basement.
OK.
So we'll head to the rec space.
Great room for whatever you want.
This is pretty cool that it's already done and we can
use it right away.
Yeah, I can't really argue with that, unfortunately.
The only thing left is talk money.
- OK. - Let's head upstairs.
Now that you've seen everything,
how do you feel about this house?
Other than no garage, it blew us away.
I love that there's a separation of kind
of the oasis spa bedroom for us upstairs and then the two guest
bedrooms, but if we are gonna have kids, I might not want
them a whole floor away. - Right.
Well, what do you think this house is listed at?
- I think $1.25? - What do you think?
I think more. I'll say $1.3.
This house is listed at $1,350,000.
Wow.
- That's a lot of money. - $150 grand over budget?
That's tough, because we're already working with a tight
budget as is.
You guys need to start thinking about where you could
be flexible, right? If it's money,
is it location? Is it a garage?
I feel like I was very close to being one-and-done.
If this house was, say, $50,000 over budget, we'd be
having the conversation. - Beautiful, beautiful house.
I just don't think it's gonna work for how much money it is.
I think I'm going to have to branch out in order to get them
the garage and the house
and stay on budget. And then we go from there.
- Cold out there, huh? - So chilly.
Too much snow for me.
Oh, well, you know, I'm a California girl, so I'm
having out-of-body experiences. - Thank you.
- Thank you so much, perfect. - I'll just put it here.
Your house, you actually have enough square footage to give
you what you want, so that this is a forever home.
I have to make you love this house, because there's no need
to leave. So let's get into it.
Every wall on the right side,
it's like dominoes. Tu-tu-tu-tu-tu-tu, down.
We're standing where your huge island is.
This kitchen gets extended to where the current bathroom is,
because we're pushing that bathroom down a little bit.
I'll show you in a second. All of this is nice and open.
Well, this all sounds amazing, Page,
but I actually wanted to show you something.
It has to do with the back of the house.
I have some pictures on my phone.
- OK. - Because we love to entertain.
Yeah.
So I was thinking, what about doing something like this?
The accordion doors. I love those.
Yeah. Isn't it so beautiful?
- They are. - Like, indoor-outdoor kind of vibe.
Well, listen, you guys, I love a good bi-fold door,
and they're gorgeous, but this budget, there's no
room for that. They cost $25,000 minimum.
Bi-fold doors are very heavy, which means you have to have
support above them to even hold them up.
And I would have to blow out the dining room wall to even
fit them all in. - Mm-hmm, oh, my goodness.
It's a very involved process.
Now, if you want to give me $25,000 more, I can do it.
Couldn't we just change a few things around somewhere else so
that we could get these doors?
I can keep the bathroom where it is.
It means that the kitchen's going to shrink.
I'd still have all of this open,
but now the island shrinks.
You'll still have the same
footprint that we're already in.
If we don't have a big kitchen, then really that could
impact the value of the house overall.
If we're truly tight right now, then I can't do it.
OK.
OK, let's go to the front of the house.
Imagine all these walls are down.
This bathroom is shifting up into here.
Let's reimagine your entryway, OK?
Imagine an L-shape here into your mudroom area.
OK, so more space for the kitchen and now an actual
place for people to come in and put their coats and you can
greet them. - Yes, yes, right, and be wowed.
Let's go upstairs. Going to the primary.
- We need an en suite in here. - Oh, yeah.
And I'm truly hoping to give you one.
Matt's getting me prices, so as soon as I get them, I will
call you. - That sounds great to me.
An en suite would be awesome.
An en suite would be imperative.
It would be so good for resale.
It's what people look for when they buy houses.
I think that Chris is so fixed on flipping this house that
he's not leaving any room just to imagine this space as
his forever home.
I want to make sure you get the dream house that's in your
head, the vision that you have.
I don't think this will happen here.
I think we'll get the money,
get as much as we can, and then level-up.
- Oh, my gosh. - Wow, that looks incredible.
What a transformation.
It looks way bigger, way bigger.
- I'm up here, guys. - Oh, my gosh.
This is honestly way more spacious than I expected it
to be. I'm so happy with this.
I know, I got the two estimates for the en suite, so I want to
talk to you about that. - OK.
Well, let's start with this bedroom.
Option number one will be in here.
I would build the en suite from the primary bedroom into this
bedroom, and that's going to cost $25,000.
- OK, so that's option one. - That's one.
Let's go to the primary for option two.
- Alright. - OK.
This is where the price is going to go up a bit, OK?
OK.
Because I would have to build out a dormer to put the en suite
on this side of the house. That's going to be $35,000.
- Wow. - That's a lot of money.
The en suite, you know how important it is.
But the money is the money, and the math is the math.
That's going to be a hard thing to let go of.
Let me tell you this. Remember
your grand idea of having the accordion door downstairs?
We can't have that.
That's another 30-something thousand, so I can't do that.
But I can give you a larger door so you still have that
beautiful wow effect.
As soon as you open your front door, all you see is this
gorgeous glass in the back of the house.
That sounds amazing, and I know it's not an en suite,
but that does sound incredible.
But, you know, the full list isn't checked off here,
and maybe David can find us a place with that whole list.
Or maybe not.
Can he-- I was going to say, but can he find it in
the budget that you're thinking of?
Hey, the math is the math.
Chris keeps saying the math ain't mathin'.
Well, guess what, Chris?
The math ain't mathin' for me either.
My only hope right now is that
it also ain't mathin' for David.
Inventory is pretty low in this neighborhood, so I felt lucky
with the house that I found today.
The house itself, 1,600 square feet, three bedrooms plus
four bathrooms, semi-open-concept main floor,
beautifully done from top-to-bottom, fully finished
basement, and yes, it has a garage.
I'm excited about this one.
Oh, look how cute this house is.
- Wow, David. - Hi, David.
Good morning.
Five minutes from your house, and it's done
from top-to-bottom. Let's go check it out. - So.
- Let's go. - Come on in.
- Thank you. - The main floor.
- Open concept. - It's a bit tight.
- It is renovated. - It is renovated.
Let's kind of walk into it and just, you know, imagine
not just yourselves, obviously, because at some
point there's going to be little ones running around.
Mm-hmm. It's a nice-sized kitchen.
I just know Page is going to give us a much larger dining
space and overall just kind of more elbow room to host
and have people over. - Yeah.
So this is just kind really tight for me.
What's over here?
Could we do something with that maybe?
Well, you could, I mean, you could open this up,
if you took this wall out...
That actually offers a lot of space.
And then you're sort of opening up the main floor.
I hate to think that, like, we're buying a house
that's finished, and then we're already like, "Well,
now we need to do more construction."
Right, you mean, like, what, you know, you're gonna have to
go back to when Page has done? All that construction?
Is that the kind of construction
you don't want to do anymore? - Yeah.
Let's have a look at the backyard.
So this is obviously a very important spot, right?
I mean, not just for Marty, but for when the little ones
are running around. - Yes.
You want a space that's private and quiet, you know, safe.
This is a really great space out here, David.
- OK. - You know, it might make up
a little bit for how tight it
feels inside. - Yeah.
- And obviously the bonus of having a garage, right? - Yeah.
- Basement. - OK.
OK.
Ceiling height is kind of similar to what you guys have.
- That's true. - Yeah.
Right? But it is finished.
So you've got yourself a three-piece washroom
down here, which is great,
and you've got your laundry room.
I would even be happy to come into this basement, and I am
not happy to go into our basement.
Let's head to the second floor and see what it has off.
- OK. - Alright.
How do you feel about the glass?
- You like it? - It's not something I would pick, but it makes
the space feel more open. - It does.
I like it.
Up here, you have two great bedrooms for your kids with
plenty of storage. - Uh-huh.
And right in the middle, you have what would
be their bathroom. - Oh, that's amazing.
The primary bedroom. So, good space.
And you've got the two windows, which is really nice.
You've got your walk-in closet, that goes right
into the bathroom. - Oh, wow. It's very nice.
And then you've got your shower, everything you need,
natural light, double sinks. - I think it's awesome.
This is an awesome bathroom, David.
We're never, ever gonna get this at our house.
- This is a big win. - Alright, then.
Last thing to talk about is money.
- OK. - So, let's head down to
the main floor and do that.
So now that you've seen everything, how do you feel
about this house overall?
It does check a lot of boxes, but I think we're really
looking for a home that is better for hosting in the main
living area, and I just, again, I'll go back to it.
It feels so tight.
What do you think this house is listed at?
- $1.4? - What do you think?
I think a little less, like $1.3?
This house is listed at $1.2 million.
So right on budget.
- Yeah. - Right?
But I'm going to assume that this isn't the one.
- Yeah, I don't think so. - Probably not, yeah.
OK. So we're going to move on.
I'm going to try and find you something that has a great
entertaining space on the main floor and still giving
you everything else that this house has to offer.
I got to tell you, I am struggling with this
neighborhood and inventory.
So although I'm going to continue to look in
their neighborhood, I'm going to have to expand a little bit
to try and find this perfect house.
♪ We go around and around and around and around ♪
♪ And around and around ♪ - Matty, Matty, Matty.
Hey, Page. How are you?
I'm good. We have drywall!
- We do have drywall. - Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh. The back patio slider.
It's a big door system, yeah.
The light's gonna come in, slide those doors back.
That's what Sarah wanted. What a gift to her.
That's looking good. We're gonna get in there.
- Well, it's looking good. - Perfect.
But I came by for a reason.
I had a feeling something was coming.
Well, I talked to Chris and Sarah, and they would like
a main floor laundry.
Like, there's no space on this main floor to put
a laundry room. - It's just a small stackable.
Like, we don't need a big full-size laundry.
We still gotta do plumbing.
That's why I came by at this moment, because I feel like...
- Let's just... - You tell me where it's going, then.
Well, I'm thinking the bathroom.
Like, here in the bathroom?
There's no space in this bathroom.
OK, well, I guess it's not gonna fit in there.
I have nothing. Nothing.
- No, we have nothing. - Nothing.
We have no money. We have no space.
- Wow. - Ta-da!
Look!
Wow, Page, this looks so amazing.
I know. Isn't it going to be gorgeous?
Can you imagine walking through your front door and then
you just see straight out to the backyard?
What about the laundry?
We wanted to check in about that.
We went through the whole main level.
There is no space to add your laundry.
And I know I just wanted to put in a stackable,
but there's nowhere to put it.
And even if there was,
we're really, really tight on money.
I mean, I'm squeezing everything out I can,
even for this.
Like, I really wanted to give this to you guys.
I mean, I love this so much, but that's just
so disappointing.
Like, I cannot imagine having to go into that basement and do
my laundry.
Well, just remember, it's still going to be a really
gorgeous home when I'm done with it.
Plus, you will have an entertainer's dream house.
We just won't have laundry on the main floor.
I mean, the laundry is one thing for sure, but then also
no en suite. I'm super torn.
Like, you know, Page, we looked for so long
for a house that we thought we could make our own.
We've sacrificed so much living in this basement rental for so long,
and now, like, hearing that we can't have these things that
are important to me, it just makes me think that maybe
it's time to move out and move on.
This one is slipping right through my fingers.
I mean, Sarah has been team Page since day one, and now I
feel like she's pulling away.
And this shift, I didn't see coming.
I just hate to think that we're gonna be sinking all this
money in, not just now, but over time.
And we're still not going to have everything that we want
on our list.
Yeah, but as far as this house goes, I think we'll be OK.
Like, we'll make money.
Just let it be someone else's home.
Even though we're a little outside their neighborhood,
Chris and Sarah are going to love this house
for, like, many reasons.
The house itself, 2,200 square feet.
Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, one of which
is a beautiful en suite.
Open-concept main floor living, a fully finished
basement, plus a two-car garage.
Let's see if they love it as much as I do.
A little bit further to get here, but not too bad.
Yeah.
But it looks like a beautiful home.
- Done from top to bottom. - It's a nice curb appeal here.
- Yeah, yeah, it's really nice. - A two-car garage.
Huge bonus, something you'll never have.
- It's true. - We're gonna see a few things you're never gonna have
probably in this house. Come on, let's go.
- OK. - I can't wait.
Alright, come on in.
Wow, this is really beautiful, David.
- Very bright, open. - It looks awesome.
- Marty will love this window. - Oh, really?
The dog, he'll see everybody
walking by. That'd be great.
Living-room, dining-room combination.
But, of course, it's completely open.
- Yeah. - So you can also see the kitchen from here.
Yeah, wow. It's very spacious.
- Right? Let's have a close look at the kitchen. - OK.
Nice island.
You've got a great gas range and a massive
fridge and freezer. - This is cool.
This looks like it's out of like a cooking show.
- I mean, that's-- - That fridge and freezer is amazing.
I know. Let's go see the bedroom wing.
- You've got three bedrooms on the main floor. - OK.
So you've got two great kids' bedrooms.
- That's awesome, David. - Great for kids or guests, too.
You've got a bathroom for them.
This is a nice bathroom.
Oh, wow, I really love this sink.
- This is very cool. - I know.
And here you have the primary bedroom.
It's not massive, but you can put a king-size bed in,
and it overlooks the backyard.
All fenced in for the dog.
You've got wall-to-wall closets.
- Mm-hmm. - And, of course, your en suite.
- Wow. - You've got double sinks and a massive shower.
David, you're checking boxes.
I know, and she's smiling, and she's happy, and she's talking...
- This is great! - ...and she, I mean, it's just,
it's a whole lot of awesome.
There is a lot of awesome, and I hate to say that.
Yeah, and this is probably a whole lot of awesome you're
not gonna have. - Oh, boy.
They're not getting that.
Let's go to the finished basement.
Something you will not have from Page, anyway.
- Yeah, that's... - Wow.
Laundry, definitely less scary than what you currently have.
Much less scary. Wow.
And then you've got the main space.
- Can you imagine? - This is beautiful.
Like, how great is it with the fireplace, and you've got
decent-sized windows for a basement, nice height in the ceiling.
- It's very bright. Doesn't feel like a basement. - Yeah.
Then you've got this great bathroom.
Really nice bathroom.
- Wow. - It's an amazing size for a basement.
Yeah, I want you to start thinking about how much it's
gonna cost to renovate your basement once Page is gone.
And then you've got bedroom number one and bedroom
number two. - Oh, wow.
That's a lot more than we have right now, unfortunately.
And our basement is going to stay as it is.
So let's head upstairs and we'll talk money.
You've seen everything. How do you feel
about this house overall?
Ooh, I love this house, David.
I think you have a great find here.
Still in a great area.
I hate to say it, but you found a really good one.
What do you think this house is listed at, Chris?
- I'm gonna guess $1.25. - What do you think?
$1.2?
This house is listed at $1,250,000.
So it is $50,000 over budget.
But I think if you look at what's here, what you're
getting, with the basement and the garage, to me,
that feels almost cheap for 50 grand.
- Hey, you have me sold. - I do really like this home.
I loved that place today. I thought it was a slam dunk.
I mean, it's really hard to argue with you on that one.
Chris and Sarah didn't give Page enough money to compete
with a house that's as finished as that one is.
Now, here's the other question.
Can I sell their house that's pretty much only half-done
in their neighborhood?
Like that.
- Hi, you guys! - Hi!
- Nice to see you. - OK, you too.
Welcome.
- Your front door, brand new. - I love it.
- It looks beautiful. - Come on in.
- Whoa. - Whoa.
Oh, my gosh. It's, like, so stunning.
- Look at that. - This is incredible.
I actually don't know what to say.
How you feeling?
You did an incredible job. Wow, speechless.
This is incredible, Page. Wow.
- Your new foyer entrance. - This is beautiful.
Beautiful tile, new hardwood floor.
Remember when you walked in this front door, there was
a door here to go upstairs. - Yeah.
There was a door to go to
the basement, then there was a door to get into the house
and into your living room.
It's so beautiful.
Built-ins, you have a fireplace.
- The fireplace is so beautiful. - The fireplace, it's gorgeous.
- It's also homey and welcoming. - Yeah.
Transformation is incredible, what you've done. Wow.
Your windows that are brand new with black trim.
- Yeah, so stunning. - Look at that.
Now, you guys wanted an open concept.
- We can see everybody from here. - Yeah.
Yeah, we can. We literally can.
- How nice. - We have our dining area. This was that old bedroom.
What you wanted was a place where you can entertain.
- 100%. - Have everybody fit.
And look at the size of this table, right?
- Stunning. - And there's still space. You have a beverage bar.
This is like an entertainer's dream.
- It is, yeah. - It really is.
Like, it's so beautiful.
I know you didn't add square footage, but it actually feels
like you did, which is amazing.
Now, I put a pretty big statement piece for your light
fixture over your dining table.
It literally fits the space so perfectly.
- It's like a wow-factor. - It is.
- Yeah, it's really special. - Oh, yeah.
And then your kitchen.
I mean, talk about an open concept.
- Oh, my gosh, it's beautiful. - Just feel at home.
- Look at it. - This is-- this is--
This is an island. 10 feet.
- You have undermounted sink. - Wow, wow.
Your refrigerator's over here.
You have your double ovens over here.
- So many drawers. - Well, you guys needed storage.
- You really did. - Yeah.
- The sink! - I mean, imagine when I first came, this was your kitchen,
just like this little nook.
- That is so true. - Right?
So keep going.
We have a nice little pantry down here for you to view.
- Wow. - I mean, everything.
I mean, look at all of this storage.
- You guys have storage. - Oh, my gosh.
- Yeah. - But what's great about this is it's full of...
- Has drawers to pull-- - It has, I knew you would love it, I knew it!
Sarah, I knew you were gonna love that.
This is beautiful.
- We have never, ever had anything like that. - You have so much
storage everywhere. - That is awesome.
Look at your backyard. Now, this is how
you should see what's going on
in the backyard. Look at that.
Way to make my dreams come true, Page.
- I mean, truly. - Can I open it up?
- Sure. - Oh, wow.
- Wow. - Oh, nice.
- That is incredible. - Wow.
- Beautiful. - And you can see them, and you can see everybody.
So when you have your little bambinos,
you'll be able to see them playing.
- You have to envision this, Chris. - This is great.
- Well, let's keep going. We have more to see. - OK, OK.
- OK, let's do that. - Let's turn left, and let's walk back towards that holding area
that you guys had. - OK.
Because I was able to push your original bathroom that was here
back to here. So turn left, sharp left.
- Sharp left. - Right now, you're walking into your old faux-holding area.
- Two closets? - And your coat closets.
- Yes, you can open them. - Oh, my gosh.
Oh, look, Chris.
- Oh, my gosh. - Right?
Actually, a place to hang our coats and put our shoes
that we don't have to see. - Right.
- Close it up. - Yeah.
And then your new bathroom.
- That's perfect. - Beautiful bathroom.
- Oh, my gosh. - And this is just your main floor bath.
- OK. - Just imagine what might be upstairs.
- Uh-huh. - OK.
- Come on. - Alright.
Let's turn the corner. Come on, guys.
Turn right.
Let's see your brand new bathroom.
- Oh my God. - Oh, so cool.
- Oh, wow. - Oh, my gosh.
- Chris, look at the toilet. - It's fancy.
- What? - I mean, look at all this.
You have all of your different channels you can use.
- This is amazing. - This is
a really, really, really big upgrade from the bathroom
that was here before.
And now do you see how much bigger it is?
It's so much bigger.
So as a surprise for you guys, because I really want you
to stay in the house, but also because you have not... - OK.
...slept here yet. You've had this house for what? - It's true.
- A year? - Yeah.
- Is it-- - Yeah, we were talking like this weekend is when we found out...
- That we got this house. - ...a year ago, yeah.
- Are you serious? A year ago this weekend? - Yeah.
- And we're having this beautiful reveal right now?
- Yeah. - That's huge.
I just got goosebumps.
Yeah.
Well, I want you to be able to sleep in your house tonight.
Come here.
What you didn't know is that you have a new primary bedroom.
- Wow. - Wow.
Look at this.
- Oh, my gosh. - This is amazing, Page.
Do you love it?
Oh, Sarah. Listen, you guys work hard.
You guys have been living in the basement.
So I hope this room feels like, "OK, now we can live here,
because now we have a place to call home."
I'm so happy. Thank you so much.
- Oh, you're welcome. - You did a great job.
- Yeah. - Well, remember this when you go downstairs, because that's
where David is, and he's going to talk to you about the homes
that he's shown. - Alright, OK, thank you.
- Thank you so much, Page. - You're welcome.
Tears.
- Hi, David! - Hey!
- How are you? - Good, how are you?
- Good to see you, good to see you. - How are you? Good to see you.
I was just thinking about how long it's been for you guys,
in terms of how long you've been living in that
basement apartment. - Yep.
You must be just, like, ecstatic to be out
of there. - Oh, yeah.
Oh, yes, absolutely.
And then to come back here, it must be, like, mind blowing.
It-- it truly is. It's incredible.
- Page did a wonderful job. - She did an incredible job.
She did an incredible job.
And the work that she's done has probably gotten you
60% of the way there in terms of what probably your vision is
for this house overall if you're going to be here long term.
- Yeah, that's true. - Right?
And the house we looked at gets you all the way there.
And then some, because there's some things there that
you still don't have here and never will.
An attached two-car garage.
And then the house itself was beautiful.
It had a fantastic living room, dining room combination.
Great access to the kitchen. Great for entertaining.
Three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the main floor,
which takes care of the future, right? - Mm-hmm.
When eventually you have kids and you want your own bathroom.
- And to me, that is massive. - The voice of reason.
Tell me about it. And then the basement.
I mean, the basement was almost as stunning as the main floor.
Plus, a laundry room with a bit of fixing could be incredible.
That basement was so beautiful and so functional.
- It's basically the forever house, right? - Yeah.
You move into it, and you can grow into it.
- We did love that house. - Yeah, it was a beautiful home.
And you're right, it was all the way there.
It was a little over budget, but I mean, think if you look
at what you're getting long-term, the $50,000, really,
to be honest, it's worth it.
So...
- It's all about money. It's all about money. - A lot of money!
It's all about money.
And this is now the value of your home with the renovation
that has been done. - Wow.
- OK. - Wow.
The pre-renovation value of this house was $900,000.
With a renovation budget of $165,000, the current value
of this house is $1,100,000 for a total increase in value
of $200,000.
That really does make the house that's completely
done affordable. - Yeah, it does.
David made a whole lot of really good points there.
Yeah, hey, he knows what he's doing.
But so does Page.
Like, this was an incredible renovation.
I'm sorry if I made you cry when you came in.
Listen, I didn't cry. I mean, it's incredible.
Oh, isn't it?
But I was actually happy when I walked in.
- Sarah cried. - Listen, I don't doubt it.
I'm still thinking about that other house and the fact that
there are things there that we either, one, don't have
here, and two, we may never have.
I still think, though, it's not all the way
where it needs to be in terms of a house for the future.
There's still work to be done there and there.
- OK. - So basically, they got a, you know, a pastrami
on rye, but with no rye.
It's a very hard decision to make.
And I have to say, when I look around this space,
there really isn't one thing that I would change.
How much is this sandwich?
About $50,000 over their sandwich budget.
- But... - David!
- That's a lot of money. - But it's a nice sandwich.
Sounds yummy, but if you haven't experienced
a sandwich that you have yet, sometimes you just want
to take a bite.
I wonder if you'd say that if we were sitting downstairs
right now talking.
- In that basement? - Yes.
- I'm not . - That's where we should be talking.
How come we're always talking in these beautiful spaces?
Why don't we go to the spaces that weren't finished?
So do you think we can make a decision?
Yeah, let's do it.
- You made a decision? - We have.
- Are you going to love it? - Or are you going to list it?
It's not an easy decision. David...
I'm sorry, because we're gonna...
- Love it! - Ah!
Yay! I almost started crying!
Chris!
- Never trust those dimples. - I know, I know.
Listen, congratulations, I'm glad you're back in
your house. - Oh, my God.
Listen, David, you did an amazing job.
You found us some really beautiful homes, but I'm very
particular, and this is up to all my standards, so...
- Oh! - OK, well, listen, I'm happy for you guys.
I'm happy that you're out of that basement apartment
and you're into something beautiful, which is what
you guys deserve.
Alright, I got to figure out what consolation prize
to give them. - A sandwich.
- OK. - A sandwich, alright.
- See you guys. - Bye.
They could have had a completely done house.
They chose a half-done house.
I'm past arguing about it.
I just-- I just know in my heart that...
Chris really wants to make Sarah happy, but beyond that,
I think he's happy, and they just wanna live
in a house they've never lived in that they've paid for
for one year. - I get it.
OK, then turn that frown upside down, and let's go get
a pastrami sandwich, and I'll meet you
at the next one. Better luck next time, guy.
Come on.