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00:00Tonight on House Hunters.
00:02Wow, this looks stunning.
00:05Dr Sandra and her husband Elias are searching for their forever home.
00:09It looks majestic.
00:11But they have very different ideas.
00:14This is nice.
00:15On one pretty crucial thing.
00:17It's definitely got to be open plan living.
00:19I prefer sectioned off areas.
00:22It's a deal breaker for me.
00:23Not for me.
00:3050 kilometres west of the city of Sydney is the city of Penrith.
00:38Bordered by the Nepean River, it's where our house hunters,
00:41the good Dr Sandra and her husband Elias...
00:44Let's get ready.
00:45..want to upsize their family home.
00:47We've been together for about 19 years and we've been married for 12 years.
00:51So we were very young and we've got three beautiful kids.
00:56Who wants to eat pigs?
00:57I mean, there's...
00:58How many?
00:59Um, two.
01:00Overall, she's lovely.
01:03Overall?
01:03I mean, she's good looking.
01:04Oh, my God.
01:05So that's a positive.
01:06Yeah.
01:08It seems like these guys have the perfect family of five life,
01:12but it's been quite a journey to get here.
01:15Starting off our life together,
01:18it was very challenging in terms of money.
01:21I was studying medicine at the time.
01:22It was very hard.
01:23Yeah, I was the only source of income for the house.
01:26So I went and got myself two jobs, working seven days a week.
01:31I remember we'd have, like, $3 to $4 at the end of the week
01:34left over in our bank account.
01:36Yeah.
01:36But after two decades of hard work,
01:39these guys are ready to move on up.
01:41Are you guys almost done?
01:43Yep.
01:44We are house hunting because we are growing this home.
01:48So one bathroom...
01:49I want to go to the toilet.
01:50I'll go first.
01:51...amongst, yeah, five people is pretty bad.
01:54You're not going to the toilet first.
01:55Sorry.
01:56You take 20 minutes in the toilet.
01:57Jayden, you go to the toilet.
01:59This house has done its time,
02:01and it's time to move on,
02:02and we'd love it to be similar to my parents' home.
02:06Good boy, Jayden.
02:07Come on.
02:08Our kids absolutely love my parents' house.
02:11Good little circle.
02:11Oh.
02:12And the dream is to find something similar, hopefully.
02:15This is why you're working the house.
02:17Yeah.
02:19What I'm looking for in a house is
02:21it's definitely got to be open-plan living.
02:23I'm not so keen on the traditional sectioned-off kind of houses,
02:28and it needs to be at least two or maybe even three bathrooms,
02:32and it's got to be a modern...
02:34Yeah.
02:34It doesn't really have to be that modern.
02:35Well, this is my turn.
02:37Oh.
02:37Yeah.
02:39Okay, Elias, you're up.
02:41For me, it's important to have a big garage,
02:44so I've got room to put all my stuff in,
02:46and it must be an acre or more.
02:48Acre plus.
02:49Why do you want so much land?
02:51It's just nice.
02:52The kids can just do whatever they want,
02:54and then you don't hear them.
02:57And for me, more traditional layout,
03:00like sectioned-off, separate living area.
03:03Yeah, I disagree.
03:06So they want polar opposite living spaces.
03:10Perfect.
03:10Thanks for having us.
03:11Love one.
03:12Now, what about the price tag?
03:14Since I've been working as a doctor,
03:16we've been able to, you know, make some more money,
03:18and so if I find what I'm really looking for,
03:22I probably would spend more.
03:25In this case, more means a maximum of $4 million.
03:29Well, you better start working overtime.
03:31Go on.
03:36Elias and Sandra are viewing their first potential forever home
03:39in the riverside suburb of Inu Heights.
03:42So, Elias, this house that we're going to look at,
03:45four-bedroom, three-bathroom, and a three-car garage.
03:50Nice.
03:51Exactly what Elias wanted.
03:53We're off to a good start.
03:54This is it.
03:58Wow.
03:58Yeah, wow.
04:01Wow.
04:01That's really nice.
04:02This looks stunning.
04:04House number one.
04:05Wow.
04:06The aptly named Riverside Abode.
04:09List price, $3 to $3.3 million.
04:13Hello, hello.
04:14Hi.
04:14How are you?
04:15How are we?
04:16Hi.
04:16Good to see you.
04:16How you going, mate?
04:18Look, I chose this property because I know Elias
04:20is looking for something over an acre.
04:22For Sandra, it's something that's very modern.
04:25So, I really thought this home would really suit
04:27what they're looking for.
04:28I'm very excited to take you guys through.
04:30We're just on it over an acre.
04:31There's a big in-ground pool at the back.
04:32Over an acre.
04:33Over an acre.
04:34A garage and acreage?
04:36That's two ticks for Elias' list.
04:39One more and he could be sold.
04:43Wow.
04:46This is spectacular.
04:48Got my glass kind of style, isn't it, with the view?
04:52That river view is just...
04:54It's beautiful.
04:55Unreal.
04:55And so modern.
04:57Modern living.
04:58That's Elias, two, Sandra, one.
05:00It's still anybody's game.
05:02Let's look at the other rooms.
05:05Wow.
05:08This is my style.
05:09This is a nice open space.
05:11It is.
05:11It definitely meets my criteria of open style living.
05:15I prefer sectioned-off areas.
05:18I mean, why?
05:20I want a bit of privacy.
05:21I don't really want...
05:22From me?
05:23Not from me specifically, from the kids.
05:25But when I'm in the kitchen cooking, you know, I want a bit of privacy.
05:31I mean, that river view is just...
05:33It's beautiful, isn't it?
05:35Unreal scenery.
05:36But everything's so open to everything.
05:39I like it.
05:40It's a deal breaker for me.
05:41Not for me.
05:42It was just too open plan for me.
05:44I wanted it a bit more sectioned-off.
05:47The man likes his me-time.
05:50I mean, he needs a whole acre of land to get far enough away from the kids.
05:54But let's see if he can be swayed by the super-sized kitchen.
05:58Kitchen's big.
05:59It is bigger than ours, that's for sure.
06:02I suppose that's a thing we won't fight about, is space in here.
06:05Oh, this is interesting.
06:08What is that?
06:08Is this like a study nook?
06:10Imagine we're cooking and then the kids are just here, one at a time, doing their homework.
06:15This will not work for Elias' whole escaping from the kids' plan.
06:19Yeah, not for me.
06:20Not for you?
06:21Mm, OK.
06:23Ooh, that, mm, OK, sounds a little bit like code for just agree with me, Elias.
06:29Yeah, it's workable.
06:31Yeah.
06:32Let's have a look at, I'm assuming, the bedrooms.
06:36The house has four bedrooms, so the kids can have one each.
06:40Nice entry.
06:41Oh, wow.
06:43Oh.
06:43OK.
06:44This is going to be amazing.
06:47With the parents in the main...
06:48It is definitely bigger than what we're used to.
06:51And in another win for Sandra, there's an adults-only bathroom.
06:54Oh, it's the en suite, yeah?
07:02Oh, I really like this.
07:05It's modern.
07:06I like this space.
07:07We've got two sinks.
07:08The black ones for you, the white ones for me.
07:11Whatever you say.
07:13Cute.
07:14And in this house, the kids would have two other bathrooms to fight over and a surprise downstairs.
07:20Wow, Elias, wait till you have a look at this.
07:25Our own cinema room.
07:27This is definitely my style.
07:29I think the kids can have the upstairs area.
07:32I'll take over this one.
07:41Wow.
07:42It's a beautiful view.
07:42Can you imagine swimming with that view?
07:45The kids would have a really good time down here.
07:50This is everything I've dreamt of.
07:53This could be the fastest House Hunters episode in history.
07:58Ah.
07:59I love it.
08:00Oh.
08:01That's beautiful.
08:03Wait a minute.
08:05Wow.
08:07Maybe not.
08:08Look at that frontage, Elias.
08:11Elias and Sandra are hunting for their forever home in the semi-rural Penrith suburb of Cranebrook.
08:21The only problem is they want different things.
08:25Sandra likes open plan living, while Elias likes walls separating his living areas.
08:30But the one thing they agree on is they need more than the one bathroom they currently have.
08:36All right, guys, come on.
08:37I've got to go to work.
08:37We're going to go have a look at a house, five bedrooms, three bathrooms.
08:43That's pretty good.
08:45I think this is the property.
08:47Oh, it's very cottage style.
08:50House number two, the Bush Sanctuary.
08:53List price, $2.6 million.
08:56Oh, wow.
08:57Wow.
08:58I like this look.
08:59Yeah.
08:59I know you don't.
09:00That's the only thing.
09:01It's not very modern, is it?
09:03It's not.
09:04But look.
09:04You can see the quality in here.
09:06I might be able to see past that with the fact that it's literally two minutes from my parents' house.
09:11It's about a minute and a half, yeah.
09:12Oh, there you go.
09:13And there's a five-car garage to keep Elias happy.
09:17Hello, guys.
09:18Hello, Trent.
09:19What a nice place.
09:20It looks really good.
09:21That's just under an acre.
09:23This one's looking good for Elias.
09:25And we're on for $2.6 million.
09:27I'm excited.
09:28Let's hope.
09:30Let's have a look.
09:30Yeah.
09:31Ah, okay.
09:36I like this.
09:37This is nice and open.
09:38Oh, yeah.
09:39This is my style.
09:40Definitely your style.
09:41All right, Elias, let's go have a look at the kitchen.
09:43Yeah.
09:44This is nice.
09:46Okay.
09:46I mean, even I like this.
09:47It's very spacious, isn't it?
09:49Yeah.
09:50Feels a little less war zone in here.
09:53Has Elias found a home that can change his mind on his loathing of open-plan living?
09:59Wow.
09:59What is this?
10:00Do you like it?
10:01Look at that.
10:02I mean, it's not particularly my style.
10:04It's not very modern.
10:05Well, opposites attract, and I definitely like this.
10:08Okay.
10:09Yeah.
10:09This is...
10:10It's got that old retro look, so it's really nice to see.
10:13Not too short because the house isn't very modern.
10:17It does have very nice character.
10:19It's got that cottage-style feel to it, which I know my husband really likes.
10:24And there's another thing Elias is going to like.
10:26A separate living room.
10:28I do like that.
10:29That's very nice.
10:30A nice timber.
10:31It's a bit outdated.
10:33Well, if she didn't like that, I don't think she's going to like the timber and brick medley
10:37going on in the rumpus room.
10:39Yep.
10:39Yep.
10:40I love the fact that it has a bar.
10:42This is nice.
10:43Just like my parents' house.
10:45It's got a bar.
10:46Look at this solid timber bench.
10:48Oh, you love your timber, Elias.
10:49I don't know how I feel about the timber.
10:52I mean, there's a lot of timber going on here.
10:54This is character quality put together at its best.
10:58Definitely a lot of character.
10:59Not a lot of modern, but I mean, it's...
11:04It's open.
11:05It is.
11:05It's huge.
11:06The timber.
11:07It's just thick, quality timber.
11:10This is definitely heaven.
11:13I was blown away.
11:15I'd spend hours in here.
11:18It's not my style.
11:19I mean, you don't have to sit in here.
11:21Let's just hope there's no traces of timber in the main bedroom.
11:26I really like how you've got the kind of view to the whole front yard from your bedroom.
11:32And the double doors there.
11:34Bedrooms are great.
11:35But after years of fighting her family members for sink space, Sandra is all about the bathrooms.
11:42Oh, we've got an en suite here.
11:44Oh, you know, we like our en suites coming from one bathroom.
11:48Oh, it's got two sinks.
11:50I was hoping there'd be two sinks and there is.
11:53Oh, wow.
11:54It's like a mirror image, right?
11:56Yeah.
11:57Wow.
11:57But does the main bathroom satisfy Sandra's sink fetish?
12:02One sink.
12:03Oh.
12:04Oh, hang on.
12:05We've got another one.
12:06It's a sink fest.
12:07I love it.
12:08Come have a look at this in-ground pool, guys.
12:13It's very exciting.
12:14It's beautiful.
12:16That's beautiful.
12:18I like the fact that it has a pool.
12:20I mean, our kids really want a pool.
12:23This is really, really nice.
12:24This is nice.
12:25Yeah.
12:26For me, there was a lot of positives about this property.
12:30The living room was separate, so that was good to see.
12:32Games area slash bar, that was just unreal.
12:36So, overall, for the budget, it's a very nice property.
12:40I really, really love the fact that it's less than two minutes from my parents' house.
12:44That's a big tick for me.
12:46I love the fact that it's open-plan living.
12:49Having said that, I'm not too fond on the timber.
12:53Yeah.
12:53It reminds me a bit like camping, doesn't it?
12:55So, for me, that was a letdown.
12:59Next.
12:59Wow.
13:00Yes.
13:01Will the last palace fit our king and queen?
13:04Wow.
13:04Looks like a castle.
13:05I love it.
13:1050 kilometres west of Sydney CBD, in the city of Penrith...
13:14All right, we're ready to rock and rock.
13:16..Elias and Sandra are on the hunt for a new and bigger family home,
13:20preferably on at least an acre with a large garage and traditional floor plan,
13:25if Elias gets his way.
13:28What's the size of the land?
13:29What size...?
13:29Oh, you're going to be happy about this.
13:31Come on, give it to me.
13:322.5 acres.
13:33Beautiful.
13:35So, it's no surprise that this house is called the Grand Acreage.
13:41Wow.
13:42Look at this.
13:43Look at that frontage, Elias.
13:46Massive.
13:47Let's have a look.
13:48Yeah.
13:49Wow.
13:50Looks like a castle.
13:51It's very long, isn't it?
13:52Yeah, I love it.
13:54We've got a big, beautiful five-bedroom, three-bathroom, a three-car garage.
14:00I can't wait.
14:01The listing price for this property is on for 3.8 mil.
14:05I don't know, Trent.
14:06It must be 100% my style for me to even consider that price.
14:10Well, it's got three bathrooms, but it also has to be modern with open plan living to get
14:16the all clear from the doctor.
14:20Wow.
14:20This is huge.
14:23Yeah.
14:24I can already tell.
14:26It's not modern.
14:28It's very dim.
14:29There's a lot of timber.
14:31Oh, no, the T-word.
14:32It wasn't the modern style home that I was looking for.
14:36So, for me, that was one negative.
14:39Let's have a look at it a bit more and then see.
14:41Okay.
14:42If it's non-open plan living, we may have a problem.
14:46Looks like we've got a living room here.
14:48It does have character, but it's very closed off, isn't it?
14:52But I do like that.
14:54Houston, we have a problem.
14:57This looks like the formal dining.
14:59Have a look at the size of this.
15:01You could have the whole family over here.
15:04It's huge.
15:04It's definitely not open to the kitchen.
15:06You can see the kitchen from here.
15:09Let me just grab my microscope.
15:11It's huge.
15:12Next stop, the kitchen, where I should point out there are a lot of sharp implements,
15:17which we should maybe hide from these two.
15:20Oh, I don't know about these colours.
15:24The size of the kitchen is spectacular.
15:28I mean, the only thing I can think of is you can change this marble kitchen bench to the white.
15:33So easy, Seb.
15:34Just change it.
15:35You know how much money is in there?
15:37I understand.
15:38I'm trying to work with you because I don't like it.
15:41I love everything about this house.
15:44It doesn't tick everything off Sandra's list, which is disappointing.
15:47All right, we've got the master.
15:49I can appreciate the style is nice in here.
15:54Elias, I've done a few of these, and you might want to focus on the things Sandra likes, like the multiple bathrooms.
16:01This is the ensuite.
16:03That's just for us.
16:04I mean, compared to what we came from with the one bathroom, it's nice to have something just for us.
16:09Yes.
16:10How about another bathroom with two sinks?
16:12Oh, thank goodness for the two sinks.
16:16Beautiful.
16:17Time to head outside where, damn, is that a pond or a river?
16:22No.
16:23It's a pond.
16:24As you were.
16:25Wow.
16:26I'm so excited to show you at the back.
16:28Look how beautiful and open this is.
16:30Yeah.
16:31This is very, very nice, Trent.
16:34The outdoor area is definitely my style.
16:38There's clean lines everywhere.
16:40I like that.
16:41The pool is spectacular.
16:43I mean, look at the size of the pool area, the yard.
16:47You've just got so much space out here.
16:50It looks majestic.
16:53Yeah, it does.
16:54I love this.
16:55Look, the kids would have a blast here.
16:58Without a doubt.
17:01As soon as we drove through that grand entrance, you can tell this house is going to be of quality and of grand stature.
17:10I can see why you like this house.
17:12It looks very, very nice from the outside.
17:14However, the inside of the house is not my style.
17:17So you've got timber everywhere.
17:19It's all sectioned off, closed off living.
17:22I don't like the colours of the kitchen.
17:25I mean, these are all really big things that I wanted in a dream home.
17:29And with the price being that high, I don't even have any room to make a renovation.
17:35It's true that opposites attract.
17:38It's not my modern style home that I was dreaming of.
17:42But can they agree on our house?
17:44We've got to make sure it works forever.
17:47Absolutely.
17:48Parents of three, Sandra and Elias are ready to trade in their first home for their forever home.
17:57Whichever option they choose will have the multiple bathrooms, large garage and acreage on their wish lists.
18:04But, Sandra really wants modern style open plan living.
18:09While Elias wants more traditional, separate living rooms.
18:12Here you go.
18:14No worries.
18:15So, someone's going to need to compromise.
18:18What did you think of the riverside abode?
18:21Three to 3.3 million.
18:24Look, I think considering the views were spectacular, I think it's very fair for that house.
18:30Overlooking that river, that view is just a million dollars alone.
18:34I love the fact that it was open style living.
18:37I know you don't like that.
18:38Yeah, I didn't like that.
18:39But I really like that.
18:40I didn't quite like that.
18:41The kitchen and the dining room and the living room just all jammed in there.
18:46But, this riverside abode is my dream home because I have that emotional attachment to houses.
18:52So, I mean, I do love it.
18:55What about the Bush Sanctuary?
18:582.6 million.
18:59I mean, under our budget.
19:01And, walking in, I really like the fact that it was open style living.
19:05So, again, that was a big tick on my list.
19:07I liked it for you because of the colonial style type of house it is.
19:14It's not my modern style home that I was dreaming of.
19:17But, those bathrooms, spectacular.
19:20I mean, I wouldn't change a thing in those bathrooms.
19:23But, that grand acreage was nice.
19:26Mmm.
19:27The separate living area next to that dining room, unreal.
19:32That dining area is so massive.
19:34But, what's the point if it's so closed in?
19:37It's so sectioned off.
19:38When we walked out, I think we were both stunned at how beautiful that resort style pool was.
19:44Definitely.
19:45It was very, very nice.
19:46I understood the 3.8 million price straight away.
19:50This decision is one of the most important decisions of our life.
19:54Whatever we choose, we've got to make sure it works forever.
19:59Will they put an offer on the riverside abode with its million dollar views?
20:04Or, buy the bush sanctuary with money left over to make the changes they want?
20:09Or, will they splurge on the grand acreage?
20:16We found our dream home.
20:18They look good in this pool.
20:20We have picked the grand acreage.
20:22And we got it for 3.8 million.
20:24We definitely broke the bank.
20:26Yeah.
20:27But, it is worth it for our kids' future.
20:29Yay!
20:30We love your home.
20:32The kids are absolutely loving the property.
20:35They're having so much fun, especially in the backyard.
20:39How are you guys liking it?
20:40We're loving it.
20:41We love it here.
20:42It's so relaxing.
20:43And guys, does anyone need to use the bathroom?
20:45There's three of them.
20:48No more fighting for the bathroom.
20:50No more fighting for the bathroom.
20:51No more fighting for the bathroom.
20:53Coming from a much smaller home with just one bathroom,
20:56oh, we are so ecstatic to have found this.
21:00The grand house, it's just almost everything that we want together
21:05with a few things that we can change to make it Sandra's dream home also.
21:09Seeing Elias so happy and so passionate about this home,
21:12I just couldn't let it go.
21:15The best thing I loved about this house is the size of the land.
21:19It's just massive.
21:22The triple garage, that was a big tick for me.
21:24More than what I wanted.
21:26Is it your dream?
21:27It's my dream.
21:28That's it.
21:29Yeah.
21:30This for me is so emotional.
21:32Congratulations, guys.
21:33Thank you so much.
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