[David] You know, in the woods, no one can hear you scream.
[woman screaming]
[man] You won $2 million!
-[continues screaming] -$2 million!
[David] So Vinny and Laura are looking for a vacation home
in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains
to celebrate their $2 million win.
Isn't this magnificent?
-[Vinny] Beautiful. It's amazing. -[Laura] Oh, wow.
[David] It's so sunny up here.
I may have gotten a little carried away.
This is nice.
God! [laughs]
You are just a bad, bad boy.
[David] I know!
But something tells me that they're kind of okay with it.
[laughing]
[David] Yes!
Hold on!
[all laughing]
Blue Ridge Mountains, the closest mountains to Florida.
I can get into this, man.
Like, this is a vibe.
It's beautiful.
It's green, just like the rest of Georgia.
But there's a lot of people up here.
And the reason why is that it's about
five to ten degrees cooler than Atlanta.
It doesn't get as hot and juicy up here,
nearly 1,800 feet above sea level.
I am here for it.
It's lovely.
And I'm excited to meet my newest clients,
Vinny and Laura.
I've been told they moved to Florida a while ago.
Blue Ridge Mountains, look how cute you guys are.
[all laughing]
[indistinct conversation]
You guys are amazing.
Oh, you're amazing.
-Thank you. -You're great.
-Do we need some caffeine? -Absolutely.
[David] And now we're looking for a mountainy retreat
to escape the heat and enjoy a nice hot coffee.
Well, this is fun, Blue Ridge Mountains.
Great to be back.
You guys are clearly not from Georgia.
No.
I was born in Brooklyn, New York.
I was about to say... the Northeast somewhere.
-Both of you, Brooklyn? -Brooklyn, yes.
-[Laura] Yes. -Wow. Amazing.
And we moved to Florida about 30--
[Vinny] 34 years ago on Marco Island.
So what brought me here?
What sort of windfall did we come into?
[Laura] It was a scratch off.
This is unique because I'm not sure if anybody's ever
shown anything like this, but...
-[David] No. -I don't really let him show it.
[laughs]
Any of your numbers to the winning number
...that number.
[screaming]
-[indistinct] -[Vinny] She won!
[continues screaming]
[David] Oh my gosh, you're hilarious right now.
Lucky we got to spend it the way she looked.
I thought she was gonna have a heart attack and die.
Congratulations.
-[both] Thank you. -That's amazing.
-[Laura] Yeah. -How exciting.
And we're going to spend it on...
I'm assuming a second home here, right?
-Yes. -Yes. A vacation home.
What's the second home going to look like?
-Here's the issue. -We do disagree on a couple things.
[David laughs] Okay.
[Vinny] We do disagree on a couple things.
Okay. I want to hear your version,
then I'll hear your version.
-I would like to have a flatter property. -Okay.
You don't have to wear a bungee at all times...
[David laughs]
...to be up in the mountain where you can't lean over,
especially if you have two glasses of wine
-because you're going to fall to your death. -[David] Right.
-Okay, so you-- -And he would like--
I want to be up high with a view of--
-Yeah. Yes. -Of paradise.
As far as the house, how do we want it to--
We would love it to be cabiny.
Lots of wood.
[Vinny] Fireplaces.
[Laura] Definitely fireplace.
-Minimum three bedrooms. -At least three.
-Three bathrooms. -How much money are you giving me?
-What do we do? -[sighs]
$1,200,000. One-two.
-[Laura] Yeah. -I'll take it.
Do I have any wiggle?
-We'll give you some wiggle. -[David] Okay.
Anything else?
Well, I would love it to be, um, furnished.
-Okay. -Where we don't have to,
-you know-- -You don't want to do anything.
Well, she will change half the house regardless
because that's who she is.
-Cheers to that. -[laughs]
If you didn't, I would be disappointed.
[all laugh]
[David] It's been four years since I was up here last.
Listen...
[whispers] Nothing.
So peaceful.
-It's gorgeous. -[Laura] Love the wood.
Exactly what we're looking for.
[David] When I found Rick and Alicia,
their enormous mountain retreat
for just a smidge over budget.
$745,000.
I'll be interested to see what the prices are like now
and how much house $1.2 million will get us.
Brian.
-[Brian] Hey, hey. -Oh, my gosh.
-You want to have a seat? -After you.
Please. All right. Thank you.
Blue Ridge is adorable.
It is adorable.
Is it growing like crazy?
[Brian] Growing like crazy.
One of the things that makes this area so popular
is because we are 5 to 10 degrees cooler than Atlanta
on any given day, typically.
-I was just looking at that. -That's right.
That's huge.
And our accessibility to the airport
really makes it easy for you to have a little jaunt up here
-to the mountains. -Absolutely.
So prices.
-I was up here 2020. -Sure.
Alicia and Rick, I think we found one at the top
of the mountain for $750,000.
I know we're not there anymore.
No, those prices are long gone, unfortunately.
How long and gone are they?
-They're very long and very gone. -[laughs]
You're easily in the $1,200,000 to $1,500,000.
I want to see some options.
[Brian] Yay.
So this is a few of them in here.
So I don't--
So what is inventory like now that you're
handing me this giant stack?
Of course, spring market.
Inventory has definitely increased up here.
Love that. These are great.
A lot of fun options in there.
I think that you'll have a lot--
You threw a 1.8 in here, you naughty boy.
Well, when we say flexible,
I don't know how flexible, right?
-Brian, you're amazing. Thank you so much. -Thank you.
Come on.
-Good to see you. -Nice to see you.
Look at you, such a tall lad.
[both laugh]
Brian and his beautiful hair have pulled through for me.
The biggest challenge has been to find a bungee-free property
for Laura up here in the mountains.
To find flat vibes anywhere here is not easy.
I thought I did a beautiful job with Trout Ridge
because this has the perfect balance of beautiful decks,
but in the front yard, there's so much flat land
that the kids can enjoy.
They can put a swing set up there.
I mean, look at this property, you guys.
Isn't this magnificent?
-[Vinny] Beautiful. It's amazing. -[Laura] Oh, wow.
[David] Trout Ridge has four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
It is over 3,300 square feet, just shy of two acres,
and just shy of $1.2 million.
-[Vinny] Oh, yeah, it's good. -Shall we?
[Laura] All right.
Yep, can't wait.
[David] It is move-in ready.
This outdoor fireplace right here
-is where you'll be spending so much time. -[Vinny] Wow.
[David] Isn't this amazing?
-[Laura] That is amazing. -[Vinny] Real wood.
Perfect.
[Laura] Oh, my gosh.
[David] Come on in, my darlings.
[Vinny] Wow.
-Oh, my goodness. -Beautiful.
Yeah, it is.
[Vinny] The detail is amazing.
-[David] It's amazing. -Yeah.
[Laura] Wow. So far, so good!
-Good job. -Into the kitchen.
All right, everything comes with the house.
[Laura] Oh, great.
[David] So the turnkey vibe is absolutely here.
-[Laura] Yeah. -[Vinny] Wow.
[Laura] This is... wow.
This is great.
And this--
[Vinny] I can't use more than this. This is enough.
[David] The primary bedroom is on the first floor,
and it's deliciously cozy with access to the front porch.
And of course, there's an ensuite.
[Vinny] The bathroom's nice.
[Laura] Yeah, double sinks in the vanity, so that's great.
Who spends longer in the bathroom getting ready?
-He does. Yes. -[David gasps]
I try to stay young and keep up to her.
I don't know what that means, but I'm going to leave.
You guys need a moment, but let's go upstairs.
-We need a moment. -Let's go upstairs.
[Laura and Vinny] All right.
[David] There's an even bigger bedroom up here,
perfect for the grandkids to bunk in together.
And we haven't even got to the basement yet.
Another great space.
What I love about this space is it's completely extra.
[Laura] This is beautiful.
[Vinny] This is a great end to any space.
-This is-- -[Laura] Oh, yeah.
[Vinny] This is great.
[Laura] I really didn't expect this to be down here.
[David] The entertainment spaces continue outside,
and they're epic.
The outdoor decks, fire pits, and even some treasure stairs
for Vinny and his BYO bungee cord.
-I mean, look at this, you guys. -[Vinny] Beautiful.
[David] You guys didn't ask for a river moment.
[Vinny] No, did not.
Beautiful. Oh, my gosh.
Can you imagine just hanging out with your friends, family,
-tying up inner tubes and just floating? -[Laura] Yeah.
[David] What do you guys think of the property?
-Beautiful. -I...
I'm so impressed.
-[Vinny] Everything about the home is beautiful. -Yeah.
Just the maintenance is the only thing that was my big...
one of my big things.
It is a big maintenance moment.
Not to think about...
But obviously, there's maintenance
anywhere in the mountains because we have all of this.
[Laura] Yeah.
So here's what I'm going to do for you guys tomorrow.
[Laura] Okay.
I'm going to take you up mid-mountain.
-We'll ease her into the mountain. -All right.
We'll use it.
-We'll ease it. -[laughing]
Okay, goodbye.
[both laughing]
I started off on the right track with Vinny and Laura,
and they just said keep going.
Tallulah Trail, still under budget,
about $25,000 under.
It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms,
just shy of 2,800 square feet.
[Laura] Wow.
[David] It's on two acres, and the price is still under budget.
[Vinny] Is it?
[David] $1,175,000.
-[Vinny] Sounds great. -[Laura] All right. Good job.
-[Laura] Good job. -[David] You're welcome.
[Vinny] Yeah.
It's so good. I'm excited for you guys to see this.
Here we go, my darlings.
Come on in.
[Laura] Oh, my.
[Vinny] Wow.
[Laura] And-- oh! Look at the light.
[gasps]
David, what are you doing to me?
These houses are beautiful.
[David laughs]
-I know. Isn't it amazing? -[Laura] Look at the windows.
Oh, wow. Look at the countertops.
[David] It's a beautiful quartzite, I believe.
-[Vinny] Very nice. -[Laura] This is beautiful.
[David] Yeah, and expensive.
What I love about this house is that we're seeing
different textures.
We're seeing different colors of wood.
We're seeing tile, stone,
with a brick pattern, which is stone.
So it's breaking up some of the wood.
[Laura] Oh, absolutely.
-Yeah, it's beautiful. -It's gorgeous.
Want to see the main bedroom?
-[Laura] Yes, I can't wait. -Okay.
This is delicious and showy.
-Oh. -Ah, this is nice.
[Laura] Oh, this is huge.
[David] Huge, yeah.
-[Laura] That is a big, high bed. -[Vinny] Beautiful.
Can you get in there?
Remember, you would be buying the furniture, so come on.
Do you want to see me?
-I want to. [laughs] -[laughing]
[David] Yes! [laughs]
Hold on. I'm coming too.
[Laura laughing]
[all laughing]
[David] The ensuite bathroom is surprisingly large, too.
-[Laura] Oh, how pretty. -[Vinny] You get a nook.
-We could both fit in here. -Yeah.
[David] In fact, even though this house
is smaller than Trout Ridge,
it feels bigger because of the clever use of space.
Look how large the sofa is.
It looks very comfy.
[Vinny] TV's right there.
[Laura] Oh, yeah.
And it's not so high, which is great.
-[David] Yeah, and we have a fireplace. -And the fireplace.
Wow.
[Vinny] I'm falling in love.
[Laura] I love the tall ceilings.
We have a lot to see, upstairs we go, shall we?
All the bedrooms are perfect for vacation guests.
Oh, this is a nice size.
[David] Good size, right?
[Vinny] Very nice.
-[Laura] And I really love the furniture. -[David] Yeah.
So I have a shared bathroom,
but I want to show you this room.
-[Laura] Okay. -Adorbs.
Go ahead, hon.
I love this room so much.
[Laura gasps] No.
-[David] Oh, isn't it fun? -That's fantastic.
[David] Being in this room makes me feel like a kid again.
-[Laura] So cute! -I want to stay up there.
[Laura] Me too!
That's like my dream!
[David] Everything here is like a dream.
Just like Trout Ridge, this house
is spread over three floors for the max amount of space
for vacay fun.
[Laura] Oh, my favorite thing.
Is that a bar?
[laughing]
[David] And for the full treehouse effect,
a magnificent outdoor fireplace
with soaring wrap-around decks
that overlook the ultimate fire pit.
[Laura] Oh, a fire pit!
Isn't this beautiful, you guys?
Beautiful. I love...
Look at the view of the house.
-It's really cool. -[Vinny] Pretty.
You guys like where I'm going?
Yes.
I'm going to take you a little bit above budget tomorrow.
-Okay. -You know what?
-It can't hurt to look. -[Vinny] No.
Can we buy all three?
I'll scratch off a bigger winner ticket.
I know.
All right.
-Powerball, here I come. -Let's do it.
Let's go buy some right now.
Come on, little leg.
[all laughing]
Blue Ridge Mountains, glorious and blue and ridgy.
Hornbeam Hills is for Vinny.
It is at the top of the mountain,
and these views are spectacular.
This is a bungee courthouse, for sure.
What'd you think of that drive?
[Vinny] Not bad.
No, I'm asking her.
-I know it's good for you. -It was fine.
Yeah, at one point, I was like...
[laughing]
Hornbeam Hill has five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
[Laura] Oh, wow.
[David] Just shy of 3,250 square feet.
So it's on just a little over an acre.
It's our smallest property,
but it's got our biggest price tag
at $1.55 million.
[Laura and Vinny] Oh!
That's a little more than a little wiggle room.
[David] I said waddle.
I told you I'd waddle.
[Vinny] You really waddled on this one.
-[Laura] Oh-ho! -Yeah.
-I guess we're in trouble. -So... you're in trouble.
It's beautiful.
Like you won $2 million.
Let's spend all of it.
Good stuff.
[Laura] We could do that, right, hon?
[Vinny] Anything you want, honey.
[Laura laughs]
Come on in, cutie pies.
-[Vinny] Wow. -Oh, my.
-This is nice. -God! [laughs]
You are just a bad, bad boy.
-[David] I know. -[Vinny] You are bad.
You are bad.
[David] Like on top of the treehouse.
[Laura] You're in the trees!
Look at this.
Wow.
Cannot wait to... look at this countertop.
-[Vinny] It's gorgeous. -[David] Yeah.
[Vinny] Wow.
[Laura] So this is like a modern cabin.
-Yes. -And I love it.
[David] Good.
And it's got enough wood and brick and everything going on.
-The floors to make it feel cabiny. -[David] Yeah.
[Vinny] It's very clean and fine lines.
Everything is beautiful.
-[Laura] They've got some beautiful stuff in here. -Yeah.
And the paper plates.
We live off of paper plates in my house
[all laugh]
All right. So...
We're going to look at the main bedroom first.
-Great. -All right.
Oh.
-Oh, yeah. -Oh, look at that bed.
I don't even have to...
[whooshes] to get in.
No, you don't.
-This is beautiful. -I like the end of it.
-Look at the view. -Look at the ceiling.
[Laura] I feel like I'm in the tree.
[David] It's amazing.
The bathroom is just as delicious.
Okay, let's take a look.
Get all up in it.
[Laura gasps] Oh, my God, Vin.
[Vinny] Wow.
[Laura] This is absolutely beautiful.
Look at the tub.
Builder did a beautiful job on this house.
[David] Isn't it fun?
-It is so fun. -It is.
-[David] That's a high shower. -Look at that vanity.
I mean, he could fit all of his lotions and potions.
[David] Products for days.
Come on, queen!
Upstairs on the top floor, there's a gorgeous nook
that feels nice, cozy, and private.
But the place to be is right here.
[Laura] Oh. Oh, my God.
Now talk about a tree house.
[David] Yeah.
And there's a fireplace.
-[David] Yeah, that's our fireplace. -[Vinny] And a TV.
[Laura] Wow.
-Very serene. -[David] It is, right?
Very chill, calm.
[David] The lower level is completely tricked out
for entertaining friends and family.
[Laura] Wow, and everything stays?
-This pool table that's here. -[David] Of course.
The space is big.
Space is huge, but we're just looking at the living space.
[Vinny] Right.
[David] There are bedrooms down here.
-So we have bedrooms over here. -[Laura] Wow.
[David] Each bedroom has a king-size bed at the moment,
but the biggest bedroom could easily be filled
with bunk beds for the super busy holidays.
And of course, there's another outdoor seating area.
It looks a little terrifying from here, doesn't it?
Uh, yes, it does.
It's not.
[Laura] Okay.
I like that view up there, but there's something
about the view here
-that just really envelops you. -[Vinny] It's open.
You're one with the nature.
[David] This is where the bungees come in.
-[Laura] Yeah, they do. -Yeah.
[Vinny] I can go hiking. I have to find a trail.
I can go hiking right here.
[laughs]
-That's classified as a hard hike. -Yeah, it is.
-It's beautiful. -[David] You like it?
-[both] I love it. -Oh, good.
[Laura] You gave us three hard choices.
[David] Good.
All right, shall we bungee down?
Yes, let's go.
-[David] Let's do that. -You first, hon.
[all laugh]
[David] Are you guys excited for this?
-Very excited. -I'm a little jelly.
-Ah. [chuckles] -I need a mountain house.
This is great.
-[David] After you, my love. -Thank you.
[Vinny] Thank you, David.
[David] I've had so much fun.
You guys are so naughty.
We had fun with you, David.
-Your naughty meets my naughty. -Yeah.
That's really refreshing to see after 34 years?
[Laura] Yeah.
So it's really, really cute.
It feels a lot longer.
[laughing]
He's a wonderful, wonderful guy.
Shall we talk about these fabulous properties?
[Vinny] Mmm-hmm.
[David] Trout Ridge.
Now, I did this one for you because we had the flat land.
[Laura] Yes.
I love that it's in itself gated.
And I loved all of the fireplaces,
-indoor, outdoor fireplaces. -[David] So many. Yeah.
[Vinny] It was appealing.
You know, the maintenance was...
Looking at maintenance is pretty scary.
[David] The maintenance is the highest there, and with the stream,
-and with the steps. -[Vinny] Right.
I had to show you one right in the middle.
Tallulah Trail.
I love that house.
[Laura] It was like a little bit of contemporary cabin.
-[David] Yeah. -It was bright, and there was fireplaces.
-What about that outdoor space? -[Vinny] Outdoor space.
[Laura] It was like we were in a treehouse.
It was beautiful.
-[David] And the price was good, too. -Yeah.
[David] But then I wanted to blow the budget.
-I know. -And you did.
This one was for you, Hornbeam Hills.
-Hornbeam Hills. -Yes.
[David] All the way up.
The view was second to none.
[Vinny] To me, driving up was a little bit of an adventure.
-And I loved it. -Yeah.
But you reacted better than I ever thought.
[Laura] I was surprised.
I felt like I was on top iof the trees. [sighs]
Oh, it's a zen moment.
[David] It was.
[Vinny] The whole house was beautiful.
But we went out that downstairs porch,
and we sat in those chairs.
-Nothing holding back. -[David] Yes.
[Vinny] It was just open air.
Yeah.
[Laura] It was a little scary, but beautiful.
So where are we going?
Because it seems like you loved aspects
of each one of the houses for different reasons.
[Laura] It was super, super hard to decide on these homes.
So we did the pros and the cons,
and what would be better for the family, not just us.
Of course.
And so for that reason, we picked...
[Vinny] We did pick.
[David] So where are we going?
[Laura] Well, we picked...
[Vinny] We did pick.
[together] Trout Ridge.
-[laughing] -[David] I love that house.
Like, beyond beautiful.
You know, being on the stream was just like
this little nugget of perfection.
[Laura] Yeah.
[Vinny] It was just amazing. It really was.
It was a beautiful home.
More than anything, and this is from my heart.
-I couldn't wait to meet you in person. -Thank you.
Pleasure was all mine.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you.
Shall we have some trout before we go?
-Let's have some trout. -[David] Cheers.
[both] Cheers.
[all laugh]
[Laura] This is beautiful.
I feel like I'm surrounded by trees
like I'm in a tree house.
So this is... this was great.
-Vin! -[Vinny] Yeah.
[Laura] We're making s'mores.
We have four fireplaces, and we have one outside.
I'm going to light that fireplace.
We can't wait till the wintertime,
because it's too far away.
-It's still summer, so... -Right.
I do not care that it's warm out.
I'm going to eat roasted marshmallow s'mores
every night, just because I can.
It'd be a little hard for the kids to get up here
with the grandkids and school.
And so we're going to get them up here.
We have a trip planned for everybody
to come out in October.
But we're going to enjoy the place while we can.
-And-- Enjoy our alone time. -We are.
-Love you. -Love you.
Cheers.
Mmm, until we're fat, drunk, and happy.
[chuckles]
-Oh my goodness. -Look, Laur.
-Clarice is back. -[gasps]
[Vinny] I'm learning every day.
It's like a new thing.
And he's enjoying himself.
It's like, take a city boy, put me in the country,
and it's like, you know.
[Laura] He's one with the plants, and the trees,
and the deer, and the birds.
-[Vinny] And the animals. -Yep.
She's not running today.
Usually she, uh...
[Laura] I think if you try hard enough, you can get her
to have coffee with you in the house.
[Vinny] I might.
Yeah, I love it.
I love it.
Let's see if there's any trout in Trout Ridge.
[both chuckle]
[Vinny] You'll see they're gonna start biting down there.
[Laura] This experience was wonderful, especially meeting David.
-Thank you, David. -Thanks, David.
Appreciate it very much.
We had a blast
and hopefully get to see you another time.
See him start biting?
See the ripple in the water?