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00:00Imagine waking up to the biggest sky you've ever seen in a place where your dreams can
00:05take flight.
00:06This is it.
00:07Look at that view.
00:09How incredible would this be for this to be your story?
00:12This is everything I've ever envisioned.
00:14Hashtag ranch life.
00:16We don't need to imagine it.
00:17We grew up on a ranch in some of the most beautiful country around.
00:20The lessons we've learned and our passions for the ways of the West made us who we are.
00:25This is not glamorous work.
00:27But today, a new generation is chasing that dream.
00:30Oh my God.
00:31Wow.
00:32I'm in love with this.
00:33I'm at peace already just being here.
00:35So, we're tapping into our roots and everything we know about real estate to show that anyone
00:40can have that dream.
00:42They just need to know where to look.
00:44What are you waiting for?
00:45Let's have some fun.
00:57I need to be able to be closer to my family, provide for my mom, and help the community
01:04with the horses out here too.
01:06I have a huge family.
01:07I have five sisters.
01:08I have two daughters.
01:10We just lost my dad a year ago and having that loss, I just felt like I needed to be somewhere
01:17closer to my mom.
01:18I thought maybe if I could find a place and then have her come with me and live, maybe
01:22we could both grow together and grieve together and start a new chapter.
01:28Currently, Vivian lives and works in Los Angeles.
01:32I have been a makeup artist in the industry for over 30 years.
01:35I started doing commercial work and I ended up doing TV shows.
01:39But my passion is helping horses.
01:41Horses heal people.
01:42I have three horses right now.
01:44They're my life.
01:45They're my babies.
01:46They've given me so much.
01:47Me and my family.
01:48Vivian's been boarding her horses just outside of Los Angeles for years, but she's always
01:52wanted to house them on her own property.
01:54So now's her chance to bring together everything that matters most and to fulfill her lifelong
01:59dream of starting her own horse rescue.
02:01It's more of a sanctuary, which is what I really love to create.
02:05So I need to be able to find a community where I know their trot priority are horses.
02:16And that's where I feel Aqua Dulce is.
02:18I love how beautiful it is.
02:20Everywhere you look, there's a horse sign here, there's a horse sign here.
02:23People are riding their horses to go get ice cream.
02:25And it's just an hour north of L.A., perfect for the occasional commute to work.
02:30I'm looking for a bigger home, minimum three bedrooms, two baths.
02:35And I want to be able to give my family space, you know, enough space.
02:39So I want to have big rooms.
02:41I need the horse facilities.
02:43I would love to have enough room where I could have the horses roam free.
02:46I'm Celeste.
02:47I'm Vivian's youngest daughter.
02:49And I'm helping her find a house.
02:52She's more reasonable than I am.
02:56She has a tendency to put everyone else in front of herself, especially her horses and her own needs.
03:02So when it comes to property shopping, I feel like it's important for me to be here to kind of help her prioritizing herself a little bit.
03:11She's going to be able to help direct me to get the right house.
03:15And then hopefully I'll be able to direct her where it's the right house with the right horse facility.
03:21It's exactly how we grew up.
03:25The horses are the priority.
03:27The family can rough it.
03:28So why not have something where she can be comfortable, the family can be comfortable, but also something that works really great for the horses.
03:36When given the opportunity to have the brothers come and help me, I was completely ecstatic because I know that they come from a farming community.
03:45And I know that they would understand what is important to sustain a branch.
03:49My budget would be 1.1.
03:51It may be spreading me a little bit then, but, you know, sometimes you just got to live, I guess.
03:58Live in the moment.
04:01Vivian has definitely been looking for a while, but it's like everything in this area sells so fast.
04:07I think we found some good options, though.
04:09The first one's in Acton, just 15 minutes from Aqua Dulce.
04:12Checks off all of her boxes, and it's a great deal.
04:15What do you think?
04:17I like it.
04:18There's so much space.
04:19And a garage, I mean, that's a plus.
04:21A three-car garage?
04:22It's huge.
04:23And it's Spanish.
04:24I mean, you know, we're Colombian, so this is really important.
04:27If this comes in well under your max budget, this is $880,000.
04:30The house is just under 2,300 square feet, four-bedroom, three-bathroom.
04:34But you've got a lot of space out here.
04:35It's just shy of three acres.
04:37This area is, well, you're allowed four to one, four horses to one acre.
04:40So you've got the potential to have up to about 12.
04:43As many as I could help, I would like to bring in.
04:46I mean, usually it's the neighbors are the ones who don't want you to have more than that,
04:50because there can be a smell, there can be, you know, the land really...
04:54Are you okay if we have extra horses?
04:57This is the main door, by the way.
05:01Oh, my God, it's huge.
05:03This would be a perfect space for the family to get together.
05:06I love the openness of the kitchen.
05:08You can see that they actually have fairly recently renovated with new counters, cabinets, tile, everything.
05:14It's kind of turnkey.
05:15I don't have to really upgrade or do any work to it.
05:18What's more important to you, to have the house perfect for you and the family, or to have the property perfect for the animals?
05:24The horses. I honestly could live in a cardboard box.
05:28As long as my horses are good and set, then that would be...
05:31What about us?
05:33What about the family?
05:35And I want this to be an upgrade for her, where it's like, yeah, the horses have it set up.
05:41Yeah.
05:42But they're horses, you know.
05:44And this definitely is an upgrade.
05:46Vivian says she could live in a box, a cardboard box, and that's fine, but you deserve to live somewhere comfortable.
05:50I think there's a better balance that we can find that will give her a space that's comfortable that she can live in and her family can be in, and something that still works for the horses.
05:58Come down this way.
05:59Three bedrooms here.
06:00These are the guest bedrooms.
06:01Oh, wow.
06:02Wow.
06:03You have two bathrooms over there.
06:04Wow.
06:05You also have this suite.
06:06This room is huge.
06:07Holy moly.
06:08Yeah.
06:09This is all for mom.
06:10Like, this bedroom was the size of my house.
06:12Yeah.
06:13It's pretty big.
06:14Yeah.
06:15But do you want something like this for yourself?
06:16Because I think it is important.
06:17It sounds like you never spoil yourself.
06:18You do everything for everyone else.
06:20But it's huge.
06:21Oh, this tub.
06:22Tubs are really, really important.
06:24It's gorgeous.
06:25The light in here is amazing.
06:26And I don't have to do anything really to this.
06:29No.
06:30My bedroom was huge and spectacular.
06:33Definitely something that, like, I'm not used to, you know?
06:36That bathroom.
06:37It was, it was too grand.
06:40I feel like the outside is beautiful.
06:44And this is a beautiful home.
06:47It just, I feel like it doesn't have the same charm.
06:51My mom has a very specific vibe that she likes of style and decor.
06:58What's your impression of this?
06:59The, let's see.
07:01Well, as far as, like, bringing, you know, the family here for holidays and stuff like this,
07:06I love the openness of this, um, home.
07:08You guys are both doing this thing where you're not really answering my question.
07:12I just want to know, do you like it or do you not like it?
07:14I don't like it.
07:16It's like too nice.
07:17Okay.
07:18If I'm being real.
07:19Wait, you don't like this because it's too nice?
07:24It's too nice.
07:25It just feels like there was a lot of renovations done.
07:29But compared to the type of vibe that we as a family have, this just feels a little too modern.
07:39On paper, it checks off all of the boxes.
07:42It's like when you go on a date and you have a check mark for whatever that other person would be, you know,
07:48and then you finally meet them and it checks off all of the boxes, but yet that person across from you has no personality.
07:54All right.
07:57Now to see the rest of the family.
07:59Oh, wow.
08:00This is the part I know you're going to be excited about.
08:02Completely excited about.
08:03Is this the kind of setup you would have?
08:05Some outdoor pens, the barns, you got the round pen.
08:08Yeah, this is perfect.
08:10This is a lean-to, so you'd need an actual barn though, right?
08:13My dream of dreams is to always have a barn.
08:16There we go.
08:19Oh, we have a visitor.
08:20Oh, my God.
08:22This is amazing.
08:24This isn't a crazy expensive build-out that they have here, but it's super functional for what you need.
08:28Yeah, completely.
08:29And the breeze comes through here.
08:30It's a hot day outside, but you can feel that breeze.
08:32Mm-hmm.
08:33You can go on the ground.
08:34I feel like everywhere we turn, there are more horses.
08:36Come on, my love.
08:38The breezeway was beautiful.
08:40I mean, it's everything that I've always dreamed of was to have a barn like that.
08:43The pony that comes for free with the house is perfect.
08:47I'm not sure that's true.
08:49Well, you know, it could be.
08:51Do you want to have other animals as well?
08:53I do want to have other animals, for sure.
08:55Will the horses take first priority?
08:57You know what?
08:58Yeah.
08:59You're a priority to me.
09:01Don't worry about it.
09:02See?
09:03Finally.
09:04Thanks for showing us this property.
09:05We've got more to show you.
09:06Oh, I can't wait.
09:08Vivian's got a long list of must-haves.
09:10Close to LA.
09:11Plenty of space for her family and horses.
09:13A house with a ton of character.
09:15This next ranch delivers on all fronts.
09:18So this was a 50s dream.
09:201958, this house.
09:21And over the years, they've added on to it and added on to it.
09:244,300 square feet.
09:26What's your first impression?
09:27Two-story.
09:29Big.
09:30Huge.
09:31Are you not liking that there's a second story?
09:32No, I didn't even think about having a second story.
09:34So the fact that you even brought me here with a second story is pretty amazing.
09:38This is listed for $1,050,000.
09:40So it's just under your max budget.
09:42The way the house is built here, you have privacy here.
09:45You have a little courtyard in the front right here, which is nice, too.
09:48So when you're in here entertaining family and friends, you don't see any neighbors at all.
09:52That's a big, big point because we have the Colombians.
09:56And they come over and they just, like, take over the entire...
09:58The whole space.
09:59Like, the whole space.
10:00I mean, you have seven acres.
10:01You have a lot of space here just to expand and to grow.
10:04And especially for wanting to have a horse sanctuary, this kind of gives you more than enough space.
10:09And it's not like you have to pristinely upkeep all seven acres.
10:13I think a lot of it is just good space for the horses to roam.
10:15Yeah.
10:16This property doesn't have a lot of enclosed spaces for the horses.
10:19You have the shelter.
10:20And you can see seven stalls.
10:22There's a lot of stalls for sure.
10:23Yeah.
10:24It feels very, very private.
10:25Like, I don't feel like I have a neighbor right next to me.
10:27Yeah.
10:28You know?
10:29That's the best part.
10:30I mean, why do you go to an acreage?
10:31To get a little bit of space, right?
10:32Yeah.
10:33Come on inside.
10:34Holy camole.
10:36New kitchen.
10:37Wow.
10:38This is big enough for everyone.
10:41Yeah, that's a real island.
10:43I like the darker cabinets, to be honest with you.
10:45With the countertops.
10:46It definitely feels like there's a good flow to it.
10:51It feels like it's built around the kitchen, which is very family focused.
10:56Which, you know, that's important.
10:57That's kind of what we're looking for.
10:58Yeah.
10:59So this is great.
11:00Nice big dining area over here as well, too.
11:01It's great.
11:02And then you're open to this living space.
11:04I will say this does feel a little small for a living space.
11:09This just seems a little tight.
11:11This is only one of multiple living areas.
11:14This is a little special room I want to show you guys.
11:17Oh, wow.
11:18Aw.
11:19Yeah, this is what I'm talking about.
11:21For sure.
11:22Cool table out here and you have a whole other living space here.
11:25A lot bigger than the one off the dining room.
11:27We would never ever leave this room.
11:29Mm-hmm.
11:30Fill me back up.
11:31I think, I mean...
11:32Oh, how cute.
11:33Look at their little cowhide coasters.
11:35So much charm.
11:36Yeah.
11:37It has a lot of character.
11:39Yeah.
11:40Like, it is its own entity.
11:42She has that old school charm.
11:44Even if it's a little bit kitschy,
11:46a little bit too knick-knacky for my taste,
11:48that is what they like.
11:50After you.
11:51Oh, my...
11:52God.
11:53This room is huge.
11:55This is a really big room.
11:57Oh, my gosh.
11:58This is the main bedroom suite.
11:59This would be your bedroom.
12:00They have a little desk area here.
12:01There's a viewing area here, like theater seats for the TV.
12:04I do love this fireplace.
12:05This is your little cherry on top.
12:10Oh.
12:11Wow.
12:13This is amazing.
12:15Come here, little one.
12:16Okay.
12:17Aim for this corner.
12:18Watch your butt.
12:19There you go.
12:20Almost got kicked.
12:21Ho, ho, ho.
12:22Oh, she's falling out.
12:23She's falling out.
12:24Back up, back up.
12:25I don't think I've ever seen a bathroom like this before.
12:28I don't think I've touched a chicken.
12:29They kind of freak me out a little bit.
12:31Oh, my gosh.
12:33Yeah, that's enough.
12:34We can't even have a conversation.
12:35We can't even talk.
12:36Can't even paint a door.
12:37Can't even paint a door.
12:38How many steps do you need?
12:42That's my question.
12:43Is this safe?
12:44What steps are there?
12:45This is somebody who's the homeowner trying to do a renovation of their own.
12:48And instead of actually building it down properly, they just did some weird step thing up high.
12:52They're trying to probably get the view from the window.
12:54It's very unique.
12:55At least you get a nice big closet.
12:58Oh, this is nice.
12:59And then you have your dual sink vanity, big bathroom.
13:02Oh, nice.
13:03It's got character.
13:04I mean, what they've done in here is cute.
13:05I love this.
13:06I love these barn doors.
13:07I love that it matches.
13:08Yeah, the big door.
13:09Yeah, for sure.
13:10Big barn door, little barn door.
13:11Yeah.
13:12Let's head back downstairs.
13:13They have three other bedrooms down this lower level.
13:15You have a lot of room.
13:16The best part is you have an overflow to the outside.
13:19Wow.
13:20Yeah.
13:21This is amazing.
13:24Holy.
13:25Wow.
13:26There's a pool.
13:27There's a pool.
13:28Who needs horses when you've got unicorns?
13:30I love it.
13:31It's a great way to relax at the end of the day or get your day started.
13:34I love swimming, too.
13:35That's like my go-to thing.
13:36The water sign.
13:37Yeah.
13:38Love it.
13:39Love it.
13:40Need a pool.
13:41You got the hot tub.
13:42You got the cold plunge.
13:43And then you got all this out there.
13:44Wow.
13:45I'm just kind of looking at this, though.
13:46It's a lot of space.
13:48Yeah.
13:49It's huge.
13:50This is pretty big.
13:51The property here checks all of the boxes.
13:54In fact, they check a little bit too many boxes.
13:57With the size of the house and the acreage, it just seems like it's a lot.
14:07Vivian's cared for a few horses over the years, but running a full-on rescue, that's a whole new ballgame.
14:12And that's why we're going to introduce her to Cindy and Carrie, who run a nearby sanctuary.
14:16Oh, let's go over here.
14:17We got some visitors.
14:18Hey, Carrie.
14:19Hey, Cindy.
14:20Hey, Drew.
14:21Jonathan.
14:22Hi, I'm Vivian.
14:23Hi, Vivian.
14:24So nice to finally meet you.
14:25Nice to meet you.
14:26Hi.
14:27Running a sanctuary isn't just about feeding and grooming.
14:30You've got unfamiliar animals with unique needs, and it can be pretty challenging.
14:35Tell us a little bit more about your experience riding horses.
14:38When I was a kid, I got on them and went on trail.
14:40And then I was a trail guide on my little Shetland, and then I left it as a kid.
14:44And then now I'm just getting back into it.
14:46So barrel racing, jumping, any of those, I know nothing about.
14:51There's nothing wrong with a nice, peaceful trail ride.
14:54Yeah.
14:55Hopefully jumping in with experienced people will give Vivian a bit of a taste of what she's getting into.
14:59Maybe build a little confidence.
15:00One thing I see as an opportunity, I see a trailer right there.
15:04Yeah.
15:05Yeah.
15:06And it is always fun trying to load horses into a trailer, especially when you have a foal.
15:10Who does not know how to load.
15:11Yeah.
15:12Do you know how to load horses into a trailer?
15:13I have never loaded a baby in a trailer, ever.
15:16Oh, this is going to be fun.
15:17Let's do this.
15:18Yeah.
15:19All right.
15:20So walk her right up.
15:22She's going to sort of lunge forward, so just don't be in front of her.
15:25Come on.
15:26Don't look back, babe.
15:28Oh, she's following you out.
15:29She's following you out.
15:30Hold on.
15:31Grab her, grab her, grab her.
15:32You okay?
15:33I got her, yeah.
15:34So I'm going to lead her out.
15:35I'm going to bring her back in.
15:36Wondering about it.
15:37She's going to want to come out because her baby's out here.
15:38Yeah.
15:39Yeah.
15:40All right.
15:41Watch out.
15:42I'll turn you on this dragon.
15:43All right.
15:44Do you want to try again?
15:45Yeah.
15:46All right.
15:47Here we go.
15:48Go for it.
15:49Come on, honey.
15:50Oop.
15:51Okay.
15:52Watch your toes.
15:53In the corner.
15:54Shift her butt and then sneak out.
15:55Good job.
15:56All right, Vivian.
15:57Yep.
15:58Here, get on this side.
15:59This is a butt rope.
16:00Help her out.
16:01So just like...
16:02Pull her up.
16:03Come on, mama.
16:04There you go.
16:05Good job.
16:06Good job.
16:07Put the halter over her neck.
16:08And then just come on out.
16:09And look at that.
16:10You're approved.
16:11All right.
16:12It's not even a single kick.
16:14You got to lock it up.
16:15More confident or less confident after this experience?
16:18I'm definitely more confident in you, watching you kind of jump in and just go for it and
16:26being so willing to learn.
16:28Mm-hmm.
16:29Thank you so much for the introduction.
16:30And we're here for you.
16:31Oh, good.
16:32Like, this is an amazing community and Cindy and I have only been successful because of
16:36people in this community.
16:38I appreciate it.
16:39You're welcome.
16:40Agua Dulce is packed with strong, supportive women and I know that being close to this
16:51community is a win for Vivian.
16:53This next ranch is right in town, has the charm she loves, skips all the extras that overwhelmed
16:58her, and best of all, it's priced low enough for her to add her own touches.
17:03Take a look around.
17:06You've got a lot of land here, five acres, and you'll love how it's all broken up.
17:13You have different areas for different things.
17:15I like it.
17:16I love this outdoor space where it could be kind of animal-free if I wanted to.
17:21Exactly.
17:22And this is beautiful.
17:23You like a big patio?
17:24Yeah.
17:25This is nice.
17:26So, all of this poured concrete.
17:28You're being awfully quiet over there.
17:29I can't tell if you hate it, if you love it.
17:31What do you think?
17:32Do you ever have this problem where you can't tell if she likes or doesn't like something?
17:35Yes, you can't read.
17:36It's beautiful.
17:37I like that it needs a lot of cleaning up.
17:39I do like it.
17:40Okay, good.
17:41That's what I want.
17:42There's a lot of shade, which is really important.
17:43Take a look inside and we'll see what you think.
17:44Okay.
17:45Oh, wow.
17:50This is amazing.
17:51I know you guys said you love a little touch of rustic.
17:54Yeah.
17:55I feel like this actually has that ranch vibe that you like.
17:58Yeah.
17:59It does.
18:00And I like the contrast from like the lighter walls to the backsplash.
18:03Yeah.
18:04And that beam.
18:05That's beautiful.
18:06This kitchen's really nice.
18:07You've got lots of storage space.
18:09Yeah.
18:10Lots of room to move.
18:11There is no island.
18:13Mm-hmm.
18:14Everybody's used to that open floor plan.
18:15We always are in the kitchen, you know, and eating and, you know, laughing and fighting
18:20and doing what it is that we do best.
18:22So the way that this kitchen was set up, it didn't allow for that.
18:25Do you love the idea of a nice big fireplace?
18:28I do.
18:29And it's wood.
18:30It's not the gas.
18:31So I love the smell of real wood fire.
18:33That's a great fireplace.
18:34Yeah.
18:35This property is 840,000.
18:38Mm-hmm.
18:39So it's right in the middle of your budget.
18:40Mm-hmm.
18:41But it's not at the max of your budget.
18:42Let's take a peek at the bedroom down here.
18:43Okay.
18:44You have three beds, two baths.
18:47This is the main bedroom suite.
18:50And the ceiling is vaulted, which is a great feel.
18:52I got your bathroom here.
18:54Oh, this is nice.
18:55Yeah.
18:56It is a little bit dated.
18:58It's rustic, and that's what I like.
18:59But the shower head is my size, and there's two of them.
19:03One for the front, one for the back.
19:04Or one for the tall, one for the short.
19:06Yeah.
19:07I think it's perfect, because there's a really short one for her.
19:10And she likes tall guys, so having the tall one there also works out really nicely.
19:15I do want you to get a close-up look at the property, though, because you'd also have to be
19:20able to build a barn, and you'd have to decide would this work for it.
19:24Look at this space that you would have.
19:27They've got a separate, penned-off area that could be for goats, chickens, you name it.
19:32Or you can make a little garden here.
19:34Yeah.
19:35It's kind of crazy how much land you actually have.
19:37You've got this corral area right here.
19:39Mm-hmm.
19:40A little shed that's used as a tack room.
19:42Mm-hmm.
19:43And then this keeps going and going all the way back to the highway.
19:46Oh, wow.
19:50But it's also something you could continue to expand and grow and enhance as you find, you
19:56know, okay, I need another building here, or I want to build an actual barn.
20:00But it is a working ranch, so you could jump in and immediately have space for the horses.
20:05Yeah.
20:06It didn't have a barn, which was a big bummer.
20:08You know, I really, really have fallen in love with the idea of a breezeway barn.
20:12But there's enough room out here to build that.
20:15Thanks for coming and looking at all these homes with me.
20:26You're welcome.
20:27What do you think?
20:28I feel like the Acton House, we got really excited about it being a Spanish colonial.
20:34And then it just wasn't.
20:35It had the barn.
20:36It had stalls set up.
20:38The property felt a little small.
20:40Mm-hmm.
20:41And it was farther.
20:42The first Agua Dulce house that we saw, I really liked.
20:45It had a pool?
20:46It had a pool.
20:47But the property was a lot.
20:49It was really, really big.
20:50But I like how private it was.
20:51I mean, the property was beautiful.
20:53Mm-hmm.
20:54It's just a lot.
20:55And it was at the very top of your budget.
20:57Mm-hmm.
20:58This third house I really liked, but it's missing a lot of the things.
21:02It's missing the pool.
21:03It's missing the barn.
21:04It's missing an island.
21:05Yeah.
21:06It's hard because it's the prettiest, but it has the least that you asked for.
21:11The living space is huge.
21:13I don't feel like the island is super necessary.
21:16I hear what you're saying.
21:18With the Acton home, it had everything for the horses, but the house.
21:22If I'm gonna go for a house that, you know, I like, I think that Acton is definitely off the table.
21:28It's too far away.
21:29I agree.
21:30Do you know which Agua Dulce house you want to go with?
21:34Yeah, I think I do.
21:36The best thing about this place, well, there's a lot of best things about the place.
21:56The greens, the mountains, the views.
21:58The neighbors are the best neighbors that I've had.
22:02They all came to introduce themselves.
22:04They check on you.
22:05Good boy.
22:06So I put an offer in, and the woman that has lived here had a lot of emotional ties to this.
22:16This is the place where she raised her family.
22:18The husband just passed.
22:19So I felt like I didn't really have that much leeway to try to underbid what she was trying
22:26to ask for.
22:27So where I would have probably gotten a better price, I just kind of worked with her, you
22:32know?
22:33And it was interesting because she lost her husband, and I lost my father.
22:37So there was also this strange connection.
22:39So it was okay.
22:40It was all right for me to not really get that great deal.
22:44Come on, Rose.
22:47Come on, son.
22:49I love this house.
22:51And my grandma moving in with her.
22:53It's turned out to be so perfect for everybody.
22:56Do you want margarita chicken or meat?
22:59The amount of work that's had to be put into it was not as much as we thought it was going
23:05to be.
23:06We're going to make that barn first.
23:08The barn is the first priority.
23:09Yeah.
23:10But aside from that, it's been pretty perfect.
23:12All right.
23:13Cheersing.
23:14Congrats to your new home.
23:15Congrats.
23:16Cheers.
23:18I'm glad that we made the decision to go with this house.
23:20Yeah.
23:21For sure.
23:22It's my dream come true.
23:23And I can't wait to, like, make it a safe place for horses.
23:34Are you excited?
23:35Do you want to look around?
23:36I am.
23:37I think it's going to be the best life for our children.
23:40Angelina and Russell have moved across the country from Connecticut to California, looking
23:45for a place where they can live on their own terms.
23:48Russell's the general contractor.
23:50In Connecticut, we had bought a triplex that we were flipping, and we actually lived in
23:55it for a couple of years while doing all the renovations.
23:58But it was right in the middle of downtown.
24:01After having kids, we kind of changed our direction of what we wanted.
24:05It needed to be open, more land.
24:08In the city, I wanted nothing more every day to just be back out on the dirt road.
24:13We found ourselves being inside more than ever.
24:16And that's not what we wanted, but it wasn't an outside area to him.
24:19We got in a habit of just kind of going inside, watching TV, and going back.
24:23We want to be outside.
24:24We want to look at the stars.
24:26I also picture the kids.
24:27I want them to run around and climb trees, and I want their childhood to feel magical.
24:32So we packed up and moved out here to get closer to family and back in my hometown area,
24:38where I have a lot of connections and network.
24:43The town of Jackson mixes Gold Rush charm with modern convenience.
24:46It's a great spot for young families who want natural beauty, a strong sense of community,
24:52and easy access to the city.
24:54Growing up, my parents divorced when I was five, so my mom was a single mom,
24:58and she joined the military.
25:00I've lived in 10 different states, gone to probably 20 different schools,
25:05and never had stability in my life.
25:07And the number one thing I want for my children is stability.
25:10You got it.
25:11So what we're looking for on a property is, you know, obviously space,
25:15minimally two acres, somewhere up to around five.
25:19I'm open to more.
25:20I want as much as our buck can get us.
25:24It's definitely got to have a nice garage and shop area.
25:27It would be essential for growing the construction business.
25:31We want to find a property that is as much move-in ready as possible while also getting that acreage.
25:37No cars, no people, no noises.
25:41It's just nature.
25:42I think the brothers will be able to help us make a wise decision.
25:46We know they grew up on a ranch, and they've also lived in the city, and they know home renovation.
25:52They have children.
25:54They understand all of the things we're thinking about when looking at places.
25:59What would you think about raising your kids here?
26:01I'd love it.
26:02It's just open spaces and beautiful.
26:05I don't like the shoveling horse stalls, but...
26:07You'd never like that.
26:08It is cool that Angelina and Russell are trying to give this lifestyle to their kids.
26:11Yeah.
26:12Well, I mean, they just got that cash from the triplex flip, and I know with Russell starting the new contracting business,
26:17they just don't want a big mortgage.
26:19No, which is smart.
26:20They need to be smart with their money.
26:22But Jackson is affordable, which is great.
26:24The tough thing, though, is they want a ranch that has house and land and all of that for $450,000.
26:31It's hard to find listings.
26:32But we've got two solid options to show them.
26:35The first one's 10 minutes from town, a little over their budget, but it's move-in ready and backs right onto parkland.
26:42So they get the extra space without the extra hassle of maintaining it.
26:46Good morning.
26:47Good morning.
26:48Welcome to the country.
26:49What do you think?
26:50Quite the place.
26:51Could get used to this, right?
26:52Oh, yeah.
26:53So this is three bedrooms, two and a half bath.
26:55You kind of get the best of both worlds because you have the access to the amenities to the city and whatnot,
27:01but you have total privacy.
27:03You can't see the road.
27:04You can't see neighbors.
27:06What is it you love the most about being out here?
27:08The privacy.
27:09The privacy.
27:10We like to barbecue and play music.
27:12We don't want neighbors telling us to be quiet or our kids screaming to annoy them, you know?
27:18Yeah.
27:19We want them to run around freely.
27:20How is it for you where you are right now?
27:22We're in a travel trailer.
27:23So you don't have any space right now?
27:24We don't have any space right now.
27:25No space.
27:26All right.
27:27And it's tight.
27:28Two kids and a dog and...
27:29It's a lot.
27:30It's tight.
27:31This is enough space for you.
27:32So first off, you have this nice porch off the front here.
27:35That's awesome.
27:36Definitely a good place for a cup of coffee in the morning.
27:38This is well over your dream budget of $450,000.
27:41This was listed at $585,000.
27:43I still feel it's overpriced because there are a lot of houses that are very similar in
27:46this area that were listed from about $485,000 up to $550,000.
27:51I'd be willing to go above our budget as long as it checks all the boxes.
27:55Come on in.
27:57I do like the front doors.
27:59Oh, that's nice.
28:00For Doug's fur.
28:01First impression.
28:02Whoa.
28:03Wow.
28:04I like it.
28:05They put patio doors here.
28:06They put some French doors in.
28:08That's nice.
28:09It's lots of natural light.
28:10I do like that it's like you can be cooking and see what your family is doing.
28:15I like the cabinets.
28:16I like the dark blue.
28:18Copper sink.
28:19Hammer copper.
28:20Nice.
28:21You've got a pantry.
28:22Oh, that's nice.
28:23You know, in our trailer, that's like one of the main problems right now is being able
28:26to store food and cook and have space.
28:29It just doesn't work.
28:30Every day you're in that probably makes you want an extra acre of property to be able
28:33to row.
28:34Absolutely.
28:35It does.
28:36This is the main bedroom suite.
28:37Yeah.
28:38Somebody doesn't know how to make a bed.
28:39Yeah.
28:40I think there's something in it.
28:41Oh, it's moving.
28:42Really?
28:43Oh, my God.
28:44Oh, my God.
28:45No, no, no.
28:46I'm scared.
28:47You made it run away.
28:48That's a big cat.
28:49That made my heart jump when it moved when I touched it.
28:51Oh, gosh.
28:52This is beautiful.
28:53This is awesome for the primary bedroom.
28:55It looks like someone's remodeled this bathroom pretty recently.
28:58That's a big shower.
28:59That's really nice.
29:00So you have two more bedrooms over here.
29:02Okay.
29:03This is a good kid's room.
29:04Oh, look at that.
29:05A decent closet.
29:06That's good.
29:07You have the bathroom here, shower tub combo.
29:10That's nice.
29:11I think everything's done nicely.
29:12You can tell the house is well taken care of.
29:14Yeah.
29:15All right.
29:16Up the hill.
29:17Let's go.
29:18Watch your step.
29:19Don't fall.
29:20Oh.
29:21Imagine sitting up here, you know, with friends, having drinks, telling stories.
29:25I could see that.
29:26This is a great area.
29:27A tree for it over in that oak tree.
29:28A tree for it because then you'd get even higher and you'd have that great looking out.
29:32That's right.
29:33Oh, my gosh.
29:34The reason I pulled this property for you was you get the benefit of having what looks like a larger acreage.
29:38You're right on a massive property behind here so you can see all that.
29:42You don't have the maintenance of all of that, but you have space that you can have the kids with multiple play areas.
29:48You know, you have a house that's ready to move in.
29:50I like that it's ready to move in.
29:52I like it all.
29:53I do like that this house is, it's turnkey.
29:55We could just move right in.
29:57I wouldn't be moving the family into a construction zone, but with this one being above our desired budget,
30:03you know, if the business slowed down, you know, we could get in a real tight spot.
30:10One thing you mentioned is that you really need a shop.
30:13Now, they don't have an actual shop.
30:15This is a storage shed, a tool shed, and they have the triple car garage.
30:18You think that can fit your tools?
30:20No, I could fill up all three cars' garage full of tools.
30:24Do you want a garage?
30:25But we could pull that out and put a bigger shop back there.
30:29You own this.
30:30This whole acre on the front, you could build on this.
30:32This could be a guest house.
30:33This could be a barn.
30:34Do you want animals?
30:35I want goats, a horse.
30:37I want cows, chickens.
30:39You absolutely could have goats or animals grazing in here and keeping it clean.
30:44The way I grew up was, you know, mainly one house for most of my life, and I could still go back there.
30:50I want that for my kids to be able to come back to the property, know where they were born and raised.
30:56It's more than that.
30:57I want them to, like, come live there with their family one day.
31:01My only thing is I want more land.
31:04Having an acreage comes with work.
31:07Yeah.
31:08And either you hire someone to do that work or you handle the work yourselves.
31:11It has to be something you're ready for.
31:12This has a lot more land than I realized.
31:14Yeah, that's what I want to hear you say.
31:16The way you were talking, I was like, this is only two acres.
31:18I need five acres.
31:19I need ten.
31:20This is a lot more than you think, especially the way it's laid out.
31:23It actually makes it very functional.
31:24Right.
31:25A lot to think about.
31:27So what do you guys think about them?
31:31I personally like the property.
31:32I think this is exactly what they need.
31:35It's two acres nestled among other acreages, so you feel like you're getting more.
31:39Do you think she realizes what she's asking for with more acreage and everything that goes with it?
31:43We've had clients who have said we need to have lots of space, and they don't realize you have to think of your lifestyle and exactly what you need, but don't go overboard because it's extra maintenance.
31:54But we're showing them a property with more acreage, so.
31:56Yeah.
31:57They ask for it.
31:58I like when you walk down, that land was already cleared.
32:11Yeah.
32:12I was thinking about it.
32:13I was like, this would be great for like birthday parties or weddings.
32:16Yeah.
32:17I mean, what are you thinking of the garage?
32:19I mean, you basically have to build yourself a place.
32:22That little thing.
32:23Which isn't the worst thing because then I can build exactly what I want.
32:26I mean, the location is not bad.
32:29You're really, you're close to town.
32:31I feel like Angelina and Russell like that first place, but they want more land.
32:35This next property, 30 minutes outside of Jackson, way more affordable, and they are surrounded by nature.
32:41Absolutely.
32:42It has huge potential.
32:43Are you excited to go see the next place?
32:45I am.
32:46I want to have some different options.
32:48Yeah.
32:49You bring your pup everywhere?
32:51We do.
32:52I just want to preface this with one thing.
32:58You said you were willing to put in a little elbow grease in order to get more property.
33:03Right.
33:04This is 10 acres.
33:05Yeah, okay.
33:06Which is really great.
33:07Very private at the back, but it's a fixer-upper.
33:09The house has just over 2,000 square feet.
33:12The shop is 2,000 square feet, so you're getting a lot of space for your work, for the family.
33:16Okay.
33:17The price?
33:18What's the price?
33:19400 grand.
33:20Wow.
33:21So we're well within your budget.
33:22Okay.
33:23In behind, it's like your own forest.
33:24So you're sort of, the house is nestled into the trees, which is kind of nice.
33:27There's a lot of challenges of moving to this location, but I'm the only one who drives.
33:31So if something happens, she'll be at the house alone with the kids.
33:36I will be way far out.
33:38I have to be better planned.
33:39I can't just go pick something up when I feel like it.
33:42They've done some work.
33:43I mean, you're retaining wall, new roof up here.
33:46They've upgraded some of the utility as well.
33:48So you have a lot that's been done.
33:50The well is new.
33:52Wow.
33:53Wow.
33:54Okay.
33:55It is definitely open.
33:57It's a lot bigger than I thought.
33:58Yeah.
33:59Deceivingly big.
34:00A lot of cabinet space.
34:01There is.
34:02It needs some updating.
34:03But it's big.
34:04The footprints here, which is nice.
34:05It has the space to add what you want.
34:07There is space.
34:08You actually have like two living rooms here.
34:10So at some point, I'm thinking they maybe added an additional part to the structure.
34:15These partitions need to go away and open it up.
34:17Right.
34:18That would be nice.
34:19Tell me the dream for this space.
34:20This is where you would be entertaining.
34:22I like that it's so large and there's room to work with.
34:25This is the first room where I actually feel like, yes.
34:28Potential.
34:29Yes.
34:30It seems like so far, everything has potential.
34:32It just needs a lot of work still.
34:34A lot of work.
34:35Yeah.
34:36Is there any way, like, we could get the furniture in the deal?
34:38I'm sure they would do it.
34:39Because you know we don't, like, have anything currently.
34:41I mean, we're in a travel trailer and we don't have any furniture.
34:43Right.
34:45Now this bathroom's got some personality.
34:47Wow.
34:48The black tub.
34:49I don't think I've ever seen a bathroom like this before.
34:52Yeah, me neither.
34:53Black and gold.
34:54Mm-hmm.
34:55You got two bedrooms down this end.
34:56Actually, a decent size for the bedroom.
34:58Are you good with two bedrooms so the kids would have to share a room for now?
35:02They can share currently because they're so young, but as they get older, they need separate rooms.
35:07That living space is massive.
35:09Right.
35:10So potentially there's something that you could do to create another bedroom.
35:13You can see you got the bigger bedroom over here.
35:15This would probably be yours.
35:16So this is the primary?
35:18Yeah.
35:19Oh, gosh.
35:20Closet space.
35:21The mirror.
35:22Oh, my gosh.
35:23You have a large main suite bathroom.
35:25Panel walls, the mirrors, it's a little dated, but the biggest thing I like here, though, is space.
35:31You have lots of space in this house.
35:32Right.
35:33I feel for anyone starting out, it's tough.
35:35But the land out here is more doable, and this place has the space and potential Angelina and Russell need if they're ready to put in the work.
35:41Something I think is very important is the shop, and I want to take you over there because that's 2,000 square feet.
35:46I mean, is the shop important?
35:48I think the house is important.
35:50We have just a random shed right here.
35:55You have a two-car garage on this side.
35:58There's a shop in the middle, and then you have a single-car garage here and more storage.
36:03Wow.
36:042,000 square feet over here.
36:06That's a lot of space for tools and working.
36:10This is a great shop space.
36:13It's just more work.
36:14More work, but more space.
36:16I mean, we're talking about years of doing stuff.
36:20Well, because you have a full-time job, plus you're doing this on the off time, and you're still raising the kids, so it's a lot.
36:27Yeah.
36:28I mean, there's a lot of commitment that goes into this.
36:31Yeah, it's a lot of work, and I'll be homeschooling, and it's a lot, and I don't think it will be easy.
36:38And it is scary, but we are excited, and I hope it becomes a dream that we want it to be.
36:46Into the woods.
36:47Into the woods, guys.
36:48This is an awesome tree.
36:50Can you imagine a tree house up there?
36:52Wow.
36:53I mean, this is pretty cool.
36:54This reminds me of where we grew up, right on the edge of the forestry, because you could just run and play and, you know.
37:00Right.
37:01That's what I want my kids to have.
37:03We're not even, like, halfway back, and look how separated you are from the front row.
37:08This is a massive property.
37:09There's a lot of potential.
37:10Yeah.
37:11It's almost overwhelming here.
37:15You guys have seen two great properties, but very, very different.
37:21I mean, that first property listed at $585,000.
37:24A little overpriced, but the house itself is in pretty solid shape.
37:27Ready to go.
37:28Very livable.
37:29This house gives you 10 acres, your own forest.
37:31This is a lot.
37:32This is amazing, but it's just 200 times the amount of work.
37:36Work, yeah.
37:37That's what we asked you to show us, wasn't it?
37:39This property is a work in progress.
37:40You know, it's a dream in the making.
37:42There is no question that there's going to be a lot of work.
37:45It's going to be a lot, but that is ranch life.
37:52We want Angelina and Russell to have a real hands-on feel for what ranch life can be like.
37:57And so there's a neighbor who has a chicken coop that's in a little bit of disrepair,
38:01so we're going to get Russell's contracting skills out there,
38:04and we're going to give it a little TLC.
38:06Hopefully, we'll give them an idea of what's expected.
38:08We've got an issue with a loose post.
38:10Makes it so the gate doesn't work.
38:12Oh boy.
38:13And I feel like we could use a coat of paint.
38:22Come on, water.
38:24Okay.
38:25I mean, we could literally just put a little scoop of that at the bottom.
38:29There you go.
38:30Hi, Mommy and Daddy.
38:32Okay.
38:33Go ahead, push it in.
38:34Wiggle it.
38:35I had your brother drop off the kids so you guys can also watch the kids while watching chickens.
38:41Come here, Maple.
38:42What's up, bud?
38:43You ready to work the ranch?
38:44You ready to help?
38:45All right.
38:46Do you want to check?
38:47Is the pole strong over there?
38:48Give it a shake.
38:49See how we did.
38:50Is that good?
38:51You got it.
38:52Watch.
38:53We've got a chicken going into the paint over there.
38:54Oh, my gosh.
38:55Well, I'll tell you what.
38:56I would help more, but honestly, you guys got this.
38:58So we'll see you later on.
38:59Thanks.
39:00Good luck.
39:01This is the real ranch life experience.
39:03Hey, honey.
39:04You should get her a paintbrush and get her painting.
39:05You got that?
39:06We've thrown them straight into the fire.
39:08No, but I honestly think this is what they need.
39:10I mean, if they can't handle a chicken coop with the kids and chickens, they can't handle ranching.
39:16Don't let it fall over.
39:17When the kids showed up, it was a little bit stressful there for a minute.
39:22Oh, my gosh.
39:23Get out.
39:24I want the chicken.
39:25Uh-oh.
39:26Leo, that's enough.
39:27Leave the chicken.
39:28Ah!
39:29Gentle.
39:30Let's finish this real quick.
39:31It's mine.
39:36What's your main pro and con of both places?
39:42I think we get a lot more out of the fixer-upper.
39:45Yeah.
39:46It's going to be a lot of work.
39:47I would rather make something the way we want it to be.
39:50But you have to be able to put that work in with me and have the time.
39:55The one that needed less work, if you remember, it had issues as well.
40:00But it was move-in ready.
40:01It was.
40:02That was a nice primary bedroom.
40:04I really liked that.
40:07I did like the kitchen.
40:08No.
40:09It was a nice kitchen.
40:11But that garage and shop, that was like the biggest item on my list.
40:16It was.
40:17The chaos like today felt, it felt wild and it was not easy.
40:22But I feel like I had more fun today than I have other days.
40:28It felt like a really nice family activity.
40:31Except in the end, we get something out of it.
40:34And with two acres, how much can we really build?
40:37I mean, we could still have a couple of goats and some chickens and maybe one cow.
40:45And the turnkey one, it's ready to go.
40:48Right.
40:49And then I'd be able to spend the time, spend the time with the kids and you and that.
40:56Well, and you see this, we can't even have a conversation.
40:59How are we going to do all that work and be with kids?
41:03I know.
41:04We can't even paint a door.
41:05We can't even finish painting a door.
41:07I don't know.
41:08I'm just having a hard time making up my mind.
41:12There's a lot of pros and cons.
41:14I agree.
41:15I'm really, I'm kind of stuck and I'm not sure.
41:18I think I need more time to think about it.
41:30You want to help mommy?
41:31You want help?
41:32All right.
41:33Go ahead.
41:34Pardon.
41:35Good job.
41:36After a lot of stressful hours of mulling things over, I feel really good about the
41:42decision we've made to get the 10-acre property.
41:45There's a lot of work, but it'll be what we want and what we want to build together.
41:50It took a lot.
41:51We went back and forth and back and forth.
41:53We had to weigh the pros and cons and we really weren't sure.
41:56But we had to listen to our heart and what felt right.
42:00And we really felt it when we were at the 10-acre property.
42:03It felt like home.
42:05Come on, guys.
42:06Let's see how it goes.
42:07Angelina and Russell went with the bigger property.
42:11When it is all fixed up, it is a magical property.
42:14All that tree space at the back, the privacy.
42:17It's going to be pretty great for them.
42:19Spent a lot of fun having animals finally.
42:21We have four goats and the kids play with them every single day.
42:26I come and cry to them about how we chose a 10-acre ranch and it's so hard.
42:31And I'm tired at the end of the day.
42:34They ended up getting the property for $400,000, which sounds like a steal, but there's a lot of money that has to be invested in fixing it up now.
42:43I think this property is great.
42:45At the end of the day, it's not going to leave them financially stressed.
42:48They're under their budget, and I think that's an important thing, especially since Russell just started his construction business.
42:53Break out in the summertime, break out in the summertime.
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