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[narrator] Tonight in Snohomish, Washington,
Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb from Unsellable Houses
help a young couple find a home to put their stamp on.
Definitely a lot of character in there.
There's a lot of character in this house.
This may be character I get rid of.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
♪ I put my money where my mouth is ♪
♪ So you know I mean business ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
-This is kind of what I'm thinking for the vibe. -Okay.
-I think this looks good. -Okay.
-Maybe a couple more options with the handles. -No problem.
My sister Leslie and I have made a name for ourselves
as real estate experts and designers
here in our hometown of Snohomish.
This is a lot to look past.
-This is why you're not selling. -[Leslie] Yeah.
[Lyndsay] Everything that's in this house that is dated needs to go.
We can make the changes to bring in the buyer.
Oh, my God! This is so amazing.
-We got a full price offer. -Yes!
Well, we may be known as the people to go to
when you can't sell your home.
We also help people find their perfect houses, too.
-Gina and Randy are coming in today. -Okay. Yeah.
[Leslie] They're the buyers from Chicago.
They are engaged.
-[Lyndsay] Okay. -They're about to get married.
-[Lyndsay] Aw, I love that. -Buying their first home.
-I mean, it's like all these amazing things happening. -Yeah.
[narrator] With a new start in the Pacific Northwest,
they knew just who to ask for help
with finding their first house in Gina's home state.
We moved here a few months ago,
and we have been living with my parents ever since.
So we are ready to find our own space
and start our new journey
now that we have saved a little bit of money.
-I loved having you guys here, but time to fly out the coop. -Yeah.
[laughter]
With Leslie's number crunching skills and my design chops,
this couple is in good hands.
-I'm so excited, but I'm also kind of nervous. -I know. I'm nervous.
We've waited a long time to go look at houses,
and the fact that we're doing it with Lyndsay and Leslie,
-I just can't believe it. -I know.
I am very excited that Lyndsay and Leslie are our broker.
It's not every day that you get some stars
-taking you around to houses like this. -Yeah.
Say this, Randy,
-you already have the Pacific Northwest look. -I do.
-Yeah. -You do.
So, you will fit in.
-Perfect. -I was born for this.
I would love to know... I'm gonna pull out my notes.
...what you guys are looking for in a home.
-Ideally, three bedrooms. -Mm-hm.
So we have room for a guest room and some office space...
-[Leslie] Okay. -...since Randy does work from home.
Also somewhere I can play video games with Gina's younger brother.
-He's been fitting in quite well with the family. -[Leslie] Yes.
He actually might not want to move out of my parents' house.
For me, having, kind of, that mid-century modern feel...
-Okay. -...with those big windows.
[Leslie] And how about you, Randy?
A Georgian style with, you know, some nice pillars
and a nice little walkway to walk up to...
And a yard for our dog, Dilla.
-[Lyndsay] Oh, Dilla. -What kind of dog?
-[Gina] She's a mini Australian Labradoodle. -Oh.
-[Randy] Yeah. -[Lyndsay] Fun.
-[Gina] She loves to be outside. -[Leslie] Okay.
So something with outdoor space is really important.
Have you guys spoke with the lender?
Do you have an idea of what you feel comfortable with?
-[Randy] Yeah. -I would like to be around 600.
-Okay. -My preferred budget would be around 550
because I don't mind doing some renovation.
That saves us some more money there.
This one's been a little afraid about,
-you know, potential renovations. -[Leslie] Yeah.
But I think you two can maybe help.
-Yeah. -I love that.
-I call him Handy-Randy. So... -Oh.
-Handy-Randy. -Hey,
-you could give a... -Not that I've done renovation work.
Hey, you know what? You could have a worse nickname.
-[Gina] Yes. -[Leslie] And I'll tell you what...
Can I get just maybe a few more things
so we can make sure we get you narrowed down here?
Updated kitchen and then an en suite bathroom
-with a big primary room. -Okay.
And also a deep bath.
-Yes. -For soaking.
-Yes, absolutely. -Yeah, relaxation.
-I love that deep soaking. -Okay.
-Yes. -[laughing]
And I'm not afraid to admit it either.
-[Lyndsay] No. -Hey, you be a man that likes your baths.
-Yeah. -Okay? That is a strong--
-Listen. -[both] Handy-Randy needs a bath.
I get it.
The biggest challenge
is finding the single family home
and all of the updates around that $600,000 price.
-That's quite an ask. -That's quite an ask here right now.
Even though our market has cooled off,
it's still high price points here in the Pacific Northwest.
[Lyndsay] I do think we might have something to show you today.
-So if you guys are up for it, we could go see a home. -[Randy] Oh.
-Yeah, absolutely. -Yeah.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
The first property that we have
is actually gonna be a townhome.
It's completely remodeled.
-You're speaking my language. -Yes, it is actually under budget.
It comes in just under 500,000.
[both] Wow.
-[Leslie] Yes. -Here on the right is the clubhouse.
-[Randy] Oh, wow. -[Lyndsay] It has the pool,
-the hot tub, the sauna... -Got everything.
[Leslie] Now we do have the HOA fees
that is just under $600 a month.
[Randy] It's a little high.
-[Lyndsay] It's right here. -[Leslie] Yeah.
[Gina] This looks nice.
Not super excited about the idea of sharing walls.
-Okay. -Yeah.
You never know who your neighbors are,
-and they could be... -It's only four units total
I'm seeing in this building, at least. So it could be worse.
[Gina] I'm excited to see the inside, because if you say it's updated,
-then maybe I can look past this. -[Randy] Yeah.
-Okay. Let's see it. -Let's go check it out.
-Let's do it. -Perfect.
[Leslie] It's a nice little private walk.
-[Randy] Yeah. -[Gina] It is nice that it's on the first floor.
Yeah, and it is all one floor.
-[Gina] Okay. -[Randy] Yeah.
-Okay. -[Leslie] So come on in.
[Gina and Randy] Wow.
Yeah? You like what you see?
-[Gina] Yeah, it's very open. -[Randy] Yeah.
I guess I was envisioning something a little bit bigger.
It's a little on the small side.
-[Leslie] Yeah. -[Lyndsay] It's hard sometimes to envision a space
-when it is vacant. -Mm-hm.
-[Randy] Yeah. -You know, if we were to have,
like, a sideboard or something
-over here against the wall... -[Randy] Yeah.
...and then the couch,
and maybe even a chair tucked over here...
I think you could fit a lot more furniture in here than maybe at first sight.
-Yeah. -Because once you get the pieces in here,
the room, all of a sudden, starts to feel like it is growing.
We've never had our own "dining room."
-Yeah. -So this is kind of exciting.
It feels pretty big.
We could definitely host my family for some Sunday dinners.
-[Randy] I think so. -It really is a perfect setup.
I mean, being in the kitchen, able to serve here
while interacting with your guests...
Hey, go get in your kitchen.
-I know that's what you want to see. -Come on.
[Gina] I know I like what I see here.
[Leslie] You kind of like that mid-century vibe.
There's things that you could definitely do in here...
-Furniture, or maybe changing of some accents. -Mm-hm.
-[Randy] There's not a ton of cabinet space. -Mm.
So when you get into a galley kitchen,
you do tend to run out of storage.
I think we do have some opportunity there
-to build in some shelves... -[Randy] Oh.
[Leslie] ...or maybe build in some cabinetry.
You could maybe even build in, like, a buffet or something.
[Randy] I'm liking the vision.
-Yeah. -Right around here...
we have access to our back patio.
[Gina] This is great. We get gorgeous trees
-and greenery right outside our back. -Mm-hm.
[Randy] I mean, Dilla's gonna love this hill.
-[Leslie] Yeah. -Although it is not fenced in.
We could definitely look into... If they allow the little fences.
-I'm loving all these suggestions. -[Leslie] Yeah.
-We're full of ideas. -[Gina] Okay.
We really are. Most of them are not worthwhile,
-but we'll still share them. -Yes.
[laughs]
[Leslie] Let's go check out the bedrooms.
[Lyndsay] Our first room...
-[Randy] Oh. -[Gina] A little small.
[Lyndsay] Our first room...
-[Randy] Oh. -[Gina] A little small,
but we do want office space.
There's a bathroom we're gonna see next.
-[Randy] Oh. -Okay.
Go straight, and then across.
[Randy] I do see a bath.
-I don't know if it's... -Get in there, Randy, let's see.
-I don't know if it's the bath that I require... -I need to see if you fit.
-[laughing] -Let's see.
-And... -Is it deep enough?
-Not bad. -[Randy] I mean, it could work.
But can I see one of these...
-[Randy] Ah. -...while you're down there?
[Lyndsay and Leslie] There you go!
I mean, literally.
He is well-trained, Gina.
So our second bedroom across the way...
It's got a cute little cut out cove here.
-[Gina] Yeah. -[Randy] Perfect for a guest bedroom.
-For a guest bedroom. -Yeah.
-Oh, absolutely.
[Leslie] So then, here's our third bedroom.
[Gina] Looks pretty much like the rest of them.
-[Randy] Wow. -[Gina] Wow.
-[Randy] Definitely bigger. The biggest one. -[Gina] Yeah.
Definitely bigger. That's what she wants.
-[Randy and Gina] Yay! -[Leslie] Now, that's a walk-in closet, sister.
-[Gina] This is a nice amount of space. -[Randy] Yeah.
Show me the bathroom.
-Let's go. -Let's do it.
[Randy] Wow.
-Okay. -[Gina] Okay.
Very nice. Doesn't have Randy's deep soaking tub.
-But I love that it's a walk-in shower. -[Lyndsay] Yeah.
-[Leslie] Overall, this is beautiful. -[Randy] Oh, yeah.
[Gina] Updated kitchen and bathrooms, great for me.
I love that there's the en suite bathroom.
-[Leslie] Okay. -[Randy] Pros is definitely the four bedrooms.
Have that extra bedroom as an office space
to play some video games would be perfect.
-I would like to see some single family homes. -Mm-hm.
Personally, I would like to see some places that have more DIY stuff.
[narrator] So Lyndsay and Leslie
line up a single family home that needs some work.
The neighborhood, it's really beautiful.
We can see the Cascade Mountains from up here.
-[Randy] The mountains... I love that. -[Leslie and Lyndsay] Yes.
And that's what I've missed living in Chicago.
-Okay, so this is it on the right. -[Lyndsay] On the right.
[Gina] So cute.
-[Leslie] Yeah. -[Randy] Wow.
Three bedrooms, one full bath.
It's listed just at 450.
So we've got a lot of room to play here.
-[Randy] Yeah. -I'm excited to see the inside.
It is a fixer upper.
I see so much potential.
In this house, we can show how going under budget
and planning to really renovate
and put your own touch, your own design,
your own style on it, can get you everything you want.
Come on in.
-[Gina] Okay, wow. -[Randy] Okay. Wow.
-[Gina] Big open room. -[Leslie] Yes.
Mm, carpet.
I see carpet and popcorn ceilings.
-[Lyndsay] We said DIY. -[Randy] Yes.
I can maybe see some potential in here.
[Lyndsay] So one fun way to check if there's hardwood floors
under the carpet in older homes like this,
is if you can get to the heating register
and pull it up, you can actually pull the carpet a little bit.
And see right there. You can see there's actual hardwood floors under here.
-That's awesome. -All right.
It's a shame they got covered up in the first place.
I know. But it's a blessing for the next person,
because they're probably in really good condition.
You can just rip it up right now.
-That would be easy. -We don't own it, yet.
That would be an easy DIY.
You just have to pull it up and get rid of the carpet.
And you've got some pretty floors.
[Gina] I do see a lot of projects.
[Leslie] We actually wanna start on this side of the house.
[Gina] Okay. And this is the only bathroom, right?
-[Leslie] This is the only bathroom right now, yes. -Okay.
It's a shame there's not vanity sinks here, for both of us.
[Gina] Yeah, like a double vanity.
[Randy] Both of us having to share the bathrooms might prove to be difficult.
This would be a very easy fix to remove.
What is the closet right here,
steal this space for a double vanity.
-That would be a nice like, upgrade in here as well. -[both] Yeah.
Okay, we'll go straight across into the first bedroom here.
[Gina] It's a bit of a smaller room.
The paneling, actually, gives it a little bit of character.
I'm envisioning different color, maybe.
-I see a lot of things on your list. -Yes.
So when you asked for DIY...
You really delivered on that one.
-[Lyndsay] So bedroom number two. -[Gina] Whoa, wallpaper.
-[Randy] Okay. -There's definitely a lot of character in the house.
[Lyndsay] Yes, there's a lot of character in this house.
This may be character I'd get rid off.
-[Randy] Oh, boy. -[Leslie] Yeah.
Oh, this might be the worst carpet out of the whole house.
[Randy] Yeah, I'm really not digging it.
[Gina] It's an okay size, but it's not an en suite, either.
There's always potential.
-This is $150,000 below your max. -Yes, that's a lot of money.
-Yes. -So to expand this room out,
make it larger, make a walk-in closet and a bathroom,
we could really blow this out into an amazing main suite.
I'd say $75,000 to add that.
How long would something like that take?
-Four months. -Yeah.
Could you handle four more months with my parents?
Um, maybe.
[Leslie] We have a little dining space and kitchen.
-[Randy] Oh, okay. -[Gina] This is cute. This is big.
-It's open. -[Leslie] Lots of potential.
This is such a cute little window to put plants on.
-[Leslie] Yes. -I do like that.
In a perfect world, we've probably got this whole space.
-Mmm-hmm. -Open it up a little to the living room.
And then reconfigure the kitchen to be a little more workable.
Being such a big cook, designing my own kitchen would be so cool to do.
Sounds like a dream of yours.
-Yeah. But also another big project. -Yes.
The space is great.
I guess it's just a little scary thinking about, you know, all of the projects
that we would need to do in here to make it really our dream house.
[Gina] Look at all this wood paneling.
[Randy] Whoa.
-[Gina] There's so much room for activities in here. -[Leslie] Yes.
I would have to kind of, fight Randy for this space.
I think he would want to turn this into his gaming den.
I think so, yeah.
I can be nice and loud in here and I wouldn't bother you.
That is true. I'll just stick to the rest of the house.
[Leslie] Other side.
[Randy] Whoa, a lot of space out here. Love it.
-[Leslie] And look at all that yard for Dilla. -[Gina] This is amazing.
This is definitely the selling point of the whole house, I think.
-But it's a lot of projects. -Yes.
[Gina] There's a lot of bedrooms and living space in general.
A single family home with kind of dream house, dream kitchen potential,
-would be exciting. -It's 450, which is great.
I did ask for DIY, but there's a lot of stuff to work on.
-Right. -So it might be too much for me to manage or oversee.
-Okay. -I would love to see something
a little bit more move-in ready.
Kind of in the middle of the two that we've seen so far.
[both] Okay.
[Andromeda] Lyndsay and Leslie find a home
that's a nice compromise, with a little wow factor.
Are you ready?
[Gina and Randy exclaims]
This next house we have to show you is a three bedroom again.
[Andromeda] Recently engaged couple, Gina and Randy,
are looking to buy their first home.
So Leslie and Lyndsay are taking them to a place
they think can be the right fit.
[Leslie] It's definitely move-in ready.
You could put in your stuff, plan your wedding,
-and be very happy in this home. -Okay.
[Leslie] Cute little walkway.
-Yes, I'm liking it. -Yeah, very cute. I love the landscaping.
And it's very private here with the trees in front.
-[Leslie] Yeah. -This is very cute.
So before we go in, I just want to remind you
we're listed just at the top of your budget at $599,000.
[Gina and Randy exclaims]
[Leslie] We'll go right into the living space.
The biggest living space we've seen yet.
-[Randy] Wow, yes. -[Gina] Yes.
I definitely see a big sectional here with a large TV,
to watch my movies.
I'm not in love with the carpet.
I would probably want to replace that.
You know, it's been lived in.
That's how I feel with carpet.
[Randy] I think it's okay.
[Gina] It is spacious in here.
-Plenty of room. -[Randy] Right.
[Gina] I do like how open this is.
But, yeah, it does feel like, from over here to all the way over here,
you'd be moving around quite a bit.
Over time, I would probably want to change it out,
update it a little bit more to my liking and my style.
This is a nice little run for her.
[Randy] Yeah, she would love to go run up and down here.
[Lyndsay] One thing that's different about this house as we're exploring
is that the guest quarters is separate from the main bedroom.
[Gina] Oh, that's nice.
-[Lyndsay] Pretty good size. -[Gina] This is a good size.
Looks like there's even a walk-in closet here.
-[Leslie] Yeah, look at that. -It's this pretty big. Let's take a look at that.
-I don't know, this might even be my room. -[all laughs]
[Randy] All right.
[Leslie] Straight across would be the guest bathroom.
[Randy] Oh, okay. I'm liking it.
[Gina] Yeah. It feels semi new and fresh.
-This is a good guest bathroom. -Mmm-hmm.
-One more guest bedroom. -[Randy] Let's see it.
[Lyndsay] Or office.
[Gina] This is really big.
-[Lyndsay] And a big closet. -Big closet, too.
[Gina] Oh, another walk-in closet.
This is a really great sized room.
One more bedroom to see.
And I love the fact that it's all the way
on the other side of the house.
-That is nice. -That is nice.
So you guys have lots of privacy.
The rooms are spacious.
-There are walk-in closets all over this house. -A lot of room for storage.
-[Gina] Oh, wow, this is huge. -[Randy] This is huge.
-Oh, my gosh, look at this closet. -Wow.
[Gina] I love the built-ins, and this room is a really great size.
All right. And then one more great space.
-Okay. -Are you ready?
It's my en suite.
-Oh, look at this. -[Randy] Wow.
-[Gina] Oh, my gosh. -[Randy] This is huge.
-And, Randy... -[Randy] Yay!
[Lyndsay] Let's see if you fit.
-[Gina] Randy, you have an actual shelf in there. -[Randy] My gosh.
Now that is what he's been looking for.
Oh, that's what you were looking for.
Yep. There you go.
-What do you think? -I think this is perfect for you.
All right.
[Gina] This is a single family home.
I love that we don't have to share a wall.
The primary bathroom and a huge soaking tub,
that was really cool to see with that big primary bedroom.
[Randy] All the living areas, including the bedrooms are huge.
The price, though, is pretty much at the ceiling.
-Yeah. -And on top of that, we probably have to do
some additional small projects, which would probably bring us above.
You guys have certainly given us a lot to think about.
♪ We've come so far, So far ♪
♪ And I'm not Looking back now♪
How have you been?
Good.
Digesting everything.
-That was a lot of information. -Lot.
Let's talk about each of the houses and then narrow this down.
So we started with that townhome, that was 495.
[Gina] I love that it's four bedrooms.
We can both have office space and a guest room.
All updated.
[Randy] I enjoyed that it was pretty much move-in ready,
with a few DIY projects to do.
And the room size is definitely on the smaller side.
The backyard, you know, it's not fenced in.
[Gina] And with that shared wall situation,
that's definitely a con for me.
Then we had the price point you absolutely loved at $450,000.
But that was a DIY dreamer.
[Gina] The carpet was atrocious in there.
But I was so excited
when you pulled it back and we saw that hardwood over there.
-Yeah. -That backyard was huge, fenced in.
[Gina] We wouldn't have to worry about Dilla getting out.
That den was great.
I could see us making that into a very nice, comfy hangout room.
However, with the wedding coming up,
I'm not sure it's something that we'll want to take on.
[Lyndsay] Then we saw that ranch.
We were at the top of your budget at 599.
[Gina] I loved that it was a single family home
and that big en-suite bathroom on the primary,
it was so much space and walk-in closets everywhere.
-You get a walk-in closet, you get a walk-in closet. -It's like Oprah.
[Gina] And I love the big front yard and the backyard for Dilla.
But not in love with the price at 599,
just because, we for sure, probably have to make
at least a couple of small renovations.
It is technically move-in ready.
-But it's not really our style. -Yeah.
I mean, we could live with it, though.
-I mean, for now. -Yes.
Yes, So that's three great options.
Three totally different properties.
Are you guys ready to make a decision?
Hi.
-[Randy] Hey, come on in. -Hi, Dilla.
This is Dilla.
[Leslie] This place is perfect.
-Right? Thank you. -Welcome to our house.
We ended up choosing the townhouse.
[Gina] It was a really great happy medium
between everything we were looking for.
The townhouse was listed at $495,000,
and we ended up in a tiny bidding war and ended up paying 502.
-Fun! -This worked perfect.
And it gives you a little bit of that mid-century that you were looking for.
[Gina and Randy] Yes.
This house definitely feels like home.
My favorite part is the number of bedrooms.
It gives us the ability to have a guest bedroom,
office and maybe something else.
[Gina] I feel like we made the right choice.
-I haven't really heard many neighbors around the wall. -No.
Yeah, it's been pretty good.
-How's Dilla responding to it? -[Randy] She's loving it.
She loves her backyard,
even though it is a shared space.
Leslie and Lyndsay really hit the nail on the head
when it came to showing us properties.
And we're so happy that they were able to help us
and ultimately led us to this home.
We got you a little taste of Chicago.
[both] Oh, my gosh.
-Some make-your-own pizzas, 'cause you love cooking. -No way.
So there's your pizza oven.
So you can make your Chicago deep dish.
We are so excited for them.
I mean, this is the perfect home.
[Leslie] The right choice for a first time home buyer.
And we were able to help 'em through the whole process.
It's really been a lot of fun.
We really appreciate everything you guys did for us.
We're so happy here.
If you ever need a suggestion, please reach out.
We would love to help in any way we can.
I got you on speed dial. Don't worry.