Love It or List It Australia Season 6 Episode 2

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00:00Why are we in a seaplane, Andrew?

00:19This season, we are soaring to new heights.

00:22Are you taking me for a fancy lunch?

00:24No, Neil, we're feasting our eyes on my real estate empire.

00:30Where the skies are no limit in the quest for victory.

00:34Our mission to save desperate homeowners from housing heartbreak.

00:39Courtney has referred to it, love it, list it, or break up, so no pressure.

00:43It will take daring plays.

00:46Oh, Neil!

00:46Is Team Lovett going to win?

00:48Outlook good.

00:49I'm having a Team Lovett tattoo.

00:51I am that confident.

00:53Cunning tactics.

00:55You gave Caroline and Courtney a bribe.

00:57To say that I'm a huge fan, Andrew, is a huge understatement.

01:01Bringing in the big guns.

01:03Anyone for a snag on the barbie?

01:05What you doing here?

01:06And the occasional leap of faith.

01:10I didn't think God was going to get Neil Whittaker.

01:12We face some of our toughest houses.

01:15There's your indoor-outdoor flow above Neil's head.

01:18And our most unshakable homeowners.

01:21Sold!

01:22No, no, no, no, no.

01:24I'm not going anywhere.

01:26But we're not just fixing problems.

01:28I feel frustrated about this house.

01:31We're fixing lives.

01:33The triple zero of property and renovation have arrived.

01:38I'm dragging you into this amazing living space.

01:42Wow.

01:43Wow, this is incredible.

01:45It's like everything that I asked for.

01:48Wow, this can't be the same joint.

01:50Amazing.

01:53Let the best team win.

01:55Love it or list it.

01:56It's cleared for take-off.

01:58Oh, oh, oh.

01:58Here we go.

01:59Here we go.

01:59How beautiful it is to be in Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast in sunny Queensland.

02:17The sun is shining, the ocean breezes are lifting through people's hair.

02:21In your case, it would be just your eyebrows, of course.

02:24Well, Andrew, I cannot see any mermaids.

02:28Very funny.

02:29I'll happen to tell you, Mermaid Beach is one of the best areas in the whole of Queensland.

02:33Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, because you live here.

02:35Well, yes, there is that.

02:37I mean, it was always quite a nice area, but the values have rocketed since I moved in.

02:40I mean, look at it.

02:44A world-class beach just south of another world-class beach at Surfer's Paradise.

02:51It's a bit quieter here than surfers.

02:54Less tourists, more locals and a great range of properties.

02:58Upscale beachfront mansions can go for upwards of $20 million.

03:03And then there's the old beach shacks, not cheap, but still here.

03:09That's what I love about it.

03:10Did you manage to have a look at those planes that I've downloaded for that?

03:13And that's what sunseekers Tony and Vanessa did too.

03:18Mermaid's like a village.

03:19It is.

03:19You walk down the street and you run into people you know.

03:23We love going out on the boat, walking on the beach together.

03:27Anything outdoors.

03:29How's the serenity?

03:30How's the serenity?

03:31The serenity of it all.

03:33Like me, the couple are migrants.

03:35Me from Bristol in England.

03:37They are from Melbourne.

03:39We actually met at a football game.

03:43Tony walked into the room and he smiled and the room lit up.

03:49My team lost that night.

03:51But I won.

03:53You did.

03:56Vanessa's next big win was visiting the Goldie on holiday 11 years ago.

04:01And convincing Tony they needed a holiday house here.

04:06We came for three days.

04:07We saw 27 houses.

04:09This was the only one for sale in Mermaid Beach.

04:12And this is actually the only one we agreed upon.

04:14It was pretty much a fibro shack.

04:17But it worked fine as a holiday home and rental.

04:20We used to come up here and just enjoy ourselves, relax, restaurants, friends, beach.

04:26Then, three years ago, Tony and Vanessa decided to move here permanently.

04:32Who could blame them?

04:33I wanted to move here, sit out the back, have a beer, and walked in and realised it was just in need of a lot of work.

04:41Still had the 1980s kitchen.

04:44The property was a debacle.

04:46They made do for a while, splash some paint about, put in a pool out back, and tried to ignore the shortcomings of a 60-year-old beach shack.

04:55They had the Mermaid Beach lifestyle, but the dream just wasn't complete for Vanessa.

05:01I'm just happy every day that we live here.

05:04Just not happy here, darling.

05:08Here.

05:09Here.

05:10The biggest problem with this home is definitely the floor plan.

05:16There's a lot of wasted space.

05:19The bathroom, for instance, is enormous.

05:22There's not enough storage.

05:25And this home is so not functional in terms of entertaining that I'm just not enthused about having anyone over, really.

05:32I've seen a lot of floor plans in my life, and this one's probably one of the worst.

05:36But Tony's not ready to give up on their beach shack.

05:41Would you like a rubber ducky?

05:43Oh, good, I'm going to be out on fire.

05:44OK, cheers to you then.

05:46Cheers.

05:46Yeah.

05:47He thinks, with a bit of work, this can be their home long into the future.

05:52We can move stuff.

05:54I can see Vanessa and I growing old together in this house.

05:57I don't...

05:58I love it.

05:59It's single level.

06:00It's close to the beach.

06:02We walk everywhere.

06:02Everything's here, restaurants, our work, my boat.

06:08Everything is within 20 minutes.

06:11When I think about living somewhere else, I don't think about living somewhere else.

06:17I'm not going anywhere.

06:18I love it here.

06:20But Vanessa's ready to trade a beach shack for beach chic.

06:24Moving to a new home, one that we both absolutely love, would so improve our quality of life.

06:32It would just be an amazing feeling to just open the front door every day and just love where you live.

06:38At the moment, I don't love where we live.

06:42It might be said that I have the advantage on this one.

06:50I mean, I literally know every single property within a 10-kilometre radius of here.

06:55Yeah, including your own.

06:57Well, all I can say is that one of your neighbours obviously has trouble in paradise.

07:02But I think I've heard Mrs. Winter say much the same.

07:05Excuse me, witters.

07:07There's no trouble in our paradise.

07:08Hey, this is a nice street.

07:17Yeah, yeah.

07:18And really close to the ocean.

07:20Oh, not that close.

07:22Yeah, very close.

07:23I can hear it, Andrew.

07:25Stop it.

07:25I know where you're going with this.

07:28Hello there.

07:29G'day, g'day.

07:30Great to meet you both.

07:31Hello.

07:31Hi, how are you going?

07:32Lovely to meet you both.

07:33And Tony, welcome to Team Love It.

07:35What a pleasure.

07:36Well, hang on a minute.

07:37Hello, neighbours.

07:39Lovely to meet you both.

07:40I literally live a few hundred metres down the street.

07:43Well, not to say that, like, we bought here to stalk you in Mermaid Beach.

07:47To say that I'm a huge fan, Andrew, is a huge understatement.

07:51Vanessa, you hold on to that T-shirt because Tony can use it to polish the taps in the new bathroom.

07:57Really?

07:58Okay, well, you two go inside.

08:00You've got a lot of work to do.

08:00Vanessa, come and join me.

08:01Just tell me what price you did pay.

08:03This property sits on a narrow block.

08:07There is a carport at the front.

08:09The entry leads to a combined living dining space.

08:13There is a kitchen opposite the second bedroom.

08:16A laundry, main bedroom with walk-in, toilet, study nook and bathroom at the back.

08:22I mean, the word that springs to mind when I walk in here is cute.

08:31Yeah.

08:31It's got cute appeal, but I can see there's a lot of wasted space.

08:35Yeah, really.

08:36I mean, we're standing in wasted space.

08:37The hallway's actually huge.

08:39And what have we got over here?

08:40Oh, that's a spare bedroom.

08:41Okay.

08:42Oh, look, it's small, but it's not too bad.

08:46Yeah.

08:47Okay, where next?

08:48Down this tight little hallway.

08:51It's a pretty good kitchen.

08:53Yeah.

08:53Compact, but not bad.

08:55Yeah.

08:56And then...

08:57Oh, laundry.

08:58Yeah.

08:58Oh, okay, and the overflow from the kitchen.

09:00Yeah, yeah, what we couldn't fit out there.

09:02Okay, so that's a...

09:04You've got, like, a kitchen and a half.

09:05Yes, correct.

09:07Come on in, Andrew.

09:08This will be the shortest tour you've ever had.

09:10Oh, yes, yes, it's definitely beat, Shaq, isn't it?

09:14Mm-hmm.

09:15Am I right in thinking I can see the back of the house there?

09:19That's exactly what you're looking at.

09:21And can you see that I have sticks holding up my windows?

09:24I do, yes, I can.

09:26Right, so if you're entertaining...

09:29This doesn't really happen.

09:31You have to go all the way through the rest of the house to get out the back.

09:35That's right.

09:36Well, I love entertaining, but it's just impossible here.

09:39It's just...

09:40It's so hard.

09:42And we've got the bathroom.

09:44Bathroom that goes round a corner.

09:46Yeah.

09:46L-shaped bathroom.

09:47Yeah, wasted space again.

09:48Very wasted space.

09:50And that bath, look at it.

09:52I have not seen one of those in decades.

09:54Yes, it's a 1980s classic.

09:57And then the master.

09:59Look, I often use the phrase compact...

10:02Yeah.

10:03Yeah.

10:03..because I think it sounds kinder.

10:05I can roll with that.

10:06But it's small.

10:08So this is the only toilet?

10:10Yes.

10:11And that's your main bedroom?

10:12Yes, it is.

10:13You know what?

10:14I bet when...

10:15Not listening, is he?

10:16When Neil walked through here, he described this as compact.

10:20A very, very polite way of saying it's very small.

10:22Yes, that's the one.

10:25And the backyard.

10:25Oh, Tony, you have saved the best for last.

10:29Well, I had to give you something nice.

10:32Wow.

10:33Hello.

10:34Hello.

10:35Andrew, look at that.

10:37You, Andrew Winter, are in trouble.

10:40That, to me, is resale.

10:42Do I look remotely worried?

10:44Actually, before we talk about anything,

10:46did you use the C word to describe this house?

10:49I used two.

10:50Oh, OK, then.

10:51Compact and cute.

10:52I knew you'd use a word for small and pokey.

10:56Come on, let's go back inside.

10:57OK.

10:57After you.

10:58Right.

10:58It's sensational.

11:00Yeah, it's just perfect for staging.

11:03As my local patch,

11:06I know Mermaid Beach has had a very good few years in the sun

11:09as far as prices go.

11:12Tony and Vanessa's $500,000 purchase in 2014

11:16is now worth more than three times that at $1.7 million.

11:21So I'm betting my budget is going to be quite healthy.

11:26Though I suppose Neil might get a fistful of cash, too.

11:30Tony and Vanessa, as beat shacks go,

11:33this is a really good one.

11:34You really have made the very best

11:37of the footprint that you have in this house.

11:40I mean, seriously, if I had a trophy here to award,

11:42I'd give it to you guys for the best presented house

11:47on Love It All List.

11:48Oh, you'd think that would get you a win.

11:50Oh, my.

11:51Don't fall for it.

11:52I mean it.

11:53He says that to everyone.

11:53I think it's a really cute...

11:55There we go.

11:56I'll use that word again.

11:57Really cute little house.

11:58I love small.

12:00The house is small.

12:01I love it.

12:02I don't want,

12:04with all due respect to our friends and family,

12:06I don't want them all coming here to stay on holidays.

12:09They might be watching this.

12:11They may be.

12:11I'm happy to go out for dinner with them

12:13and then they can go back to their hotel

12:15and I'll come home to my little bedroom.

12:18Tony, you are a brave man.

12:20I know.

12:21I've taken a risk.

12:22All right, well, thank you.

12:23You've cleared all that up for me.

12:25I'm being honest.

12:26So what's the renovation budget

12:27and what are the priorities?

12:30The renovation budget for you, Neil,

12:32is 400 grand.

12:33400 grand.

12:36I'll just let that sink in.

12:38Don't need any priorities.

12:39It's a lot.

12:39Gather myself.

12:40I was going to say,

12:41what are the priorities?

12:42But I'm guessing everything.

12:43Everything.

12:44Yep.

12:44Whatever you can do with that,

12:46you go crazy.

12:48I'm a happy man.

12:49Well, I bet you are.

12:52I've just been dealt the best hand.

12:55With 400 grand,

12:56I can fix everything ailing this house.

13:00And I mean everything.

13:01Kitchen, layout,

13:03outlook and privacy.

13:05Tony will keep his cute,

13:07but Vanessa will get her space

13:09with a complete redesign

13:11from the ground up.

13:13Now I'm going to ask Vanessa,

13:16why do you want to leave?

13:17I do not have any emotional attachment

13:20to this house at all.

13:21It's styled well,

13:22but it goes way beyond that.

13:24I've got sticks holding up the windows.

13:26We have no insulation in the walls or the ceiling.

13:30It's a hot box in summer

13:32and it's freezing cold in winter.

13:34Tell me, budget for the new house

13:36and what your priorities are with that?

13:40So ideally single level,

13:41ideally with a pool

13:43and on the water

13:45if budget allows.

13:46OK, you don't need

13:47more than three bedrooms necessarily.

13:49No, we don't.

13:49Another bathroom would be great.

13:51Yeah.

13:52And a garage for our cars.

13:54You've got two areas

13:55attached to Mermaid Beach

13:56at a canal estate area.

13:58Yes.

13:58So that's a possibility.

14:00And I'm presuming

14:01Mermaid Waters,

14:02Birdie Waters,

14:03but are we able to go south

14:04towards Palm Beach

14:05and Birdie?

14:06Yes, for sure.

14:07And north to Broad Beach?

14:09Yes, absolutely.

14:10Where all the expensive houses are.

14:11OK, so on that note,

14:13bear in mind the renovation budget.

14:16Come on, give me your budget.

14:17$3 million.

14:19Yeah, there you go.

14:21Mmm, it's going to be good.

14:23I have so got this.

14:25I know this area

14:26like my wife's spending patterns.

14:28I can get them

14:29what they want with $3 million.

14:31A three-bed home,

14:33with a pool,

14:34second bathroom,

14:35entertainer's area

14:36and windows that don't need sticks.

14:39I might even get them

14:40a bit closer to the water.

14:45Meanwhile,

14:45with $400,000 in my pocket,

14:47I can probably bring

14:48the water here.

14:49Yeah, yeah.

14:49Yeah.

14:56I really do think

14:57that he's the right person

14:58for the job.

14:59There's always room to move.

15:02So, wriggle room

15:03for the right property

15:04is what you're saying?

15:05Yes, yes.

15:06Wriggle room

15:06for the right property.

15:07OK, well,

15:08I've heard that now.

15:09It's on.

15:10It's on.

15:11Good luck.

15:20Ex-Melburnians,

15:21Tony and Vanessa,

15:22are living the sea change dream

15:24in Mermaid Beach.

15:25When it comes to their

15:27beach shack home,

15:28Tony is digging in

15:29for the long run.

15:30I love you,

15:31but I'm not going anywhere.

15:33But Vanessa

15:34is all for jumping ship.

15:36Oh, look,

15:36there's one for sale.

15:40But I've got the budget

15:42to keep them

15:42just where they are,

15:44living in a brand new house

15:46without needing to move.

15:48We're starting over

15:49with this cute beach property,

15:51keeping what Tony loves

15:53about its intimacy

15:54while adding everything

15:56Vanessa is missing.

15:59There's a lot

16:00that needs doing

16:00in this house.

16:01We've got to start

16:02at one end,

16:03go to the other end

16:04and change

16:05absolutely everything.

16:07Awesome.

16:07Yep.

16:07Huh.

16:08That sounds good.

16:09Wow.

16:09Which means

16:10that we are standing

16:12in what's going

16:14to be the main bedroom.

16:15I'm literally flipping

16:16the house

16:17from front to back.

16:18So this becomes

16:19the sleeping end

16:20of the house.

16:21Yes.

16:22Wow.

16:23Awesome.

16:26I'm repurposing

16:27the lounge dining

16:28and kitchen area

16:29into a main bedroom

16:31and ensuite.

16:32Plenty of wardrobe space.

16:35There's a new laundry

16:36and a bigger guest room

16:38for when those

16:38annoying relatives

16:40have to sleep over.

16:42You know,

16:43I'm very aware

16:43that you don't want guests.

16:46You gave it small.

16:47Given that you're stuck

16:49with one guest's bedroom,

16:50you may as well

16:51make it a good one.

16:52Yeah.

16:52Okay?

16:53That's really clever.

16:54You've really,

16:55obviously,

16:56taken that wasted space

16:58and turned it

16:58into real space.

17:00Now,

17:00there's an awful lot

17:01of stuff happening

17:02down that end

17:02of the house as well.

17:03So should we move

17:04down there?

17:04Okay.

17:05Let's.

17:10This becomes

17:11the living end

17:13of the house,

17:14opening out

17:15onto the garden

17:16and the pool.

17:18Awesome.

17:18That's great.

17:20I love it.

17:20Overlooking the pool.

17:22Yeah.

17:22The way it should be.

17:23Yeah.

17:23The kitchen is going

17:24to go here

17:26on this side

17:27of the house.

17:28Okay.

17:28The old bathroom

17:32will make way

17:32for a kitchen

17:33with built-in

17:34bonkette seating

17:35and new appliances.

17:37Doors will open

17:38from the kitchen

17:39and lounge,

17:40creating light

17:41and easy access

17:42into the garden.

17:43And there will be

17:44a bar and servery

17:45perfect for indoor-outdoor

17:48entertaining.

17:49The old walk-in robe

17:50will become

17:51the main bathroom.

17:52And opposite,

17:53I've even managed

17:54to keep a small

17:55study nook.

17:56Spot on.

17:59I'm excited about it.

18:01As am I.

18:02They are some

18:03really great ideas.

18:04I can't wait

18:05to see it in the flesh.

18:07I just can't

18:08visualise it,

18:09that's all.

18:10That's okay.

18:10Just stick with me

18:12and you'll see

18:12it all unfold.

18:19I don't know

18:21if Neil's

18:22new floor plan

18:23will really

18:25give us

18:25a lot more space.

18:27And I reiterate,

18:29I don't want

18:30more space.

18:35Three million

18:36is a lot of money,

18:38but it won't get you

18:39everything in these parts.

18:41Canal side

18:42with a dock

18:42for Tony's boat

18:43is out of the question.

18:45I need another million

18:46or so for that.

18:47But I can get them

18:48somewhere close.

18:50He'll just have to

18:51keep his boat

18:52in the marina.

18:52Hey, listen,

18:54you two,

18:54we're heading out

18:55to the burbs.

18:56Yeah, I think

18:56I can see cows.

18:59Do you think

19:00I'll take you

19:00that far out?

19:01Come on.

19:02I guess we'll find out

19:04when we finally

19:05get there.

19:06No cows,

19:07just canals.

19:08We're heading

19:09to Burley Waters,

19:1015 minutes

19:11from their place.

19:12This property

19:13sits right

19:14in our

19:15Goldilocks zone,

19:16not too big

19:17and not too small.

19:20Poor Vanessa

19:20has had a bingle

19:22and hurt her foot,

19:23but that's

19:24no deterrent

19:25for her.

19:26She's true

19:27team-listed.

19:28What do you think?

19:29Well,

19:31first impressions

19:32are good

19:32because I love

19:33having lawn.

19:34You know,

19:35you almost think

19:35you're in the burbs here.

19:37This house

19:37to the beach,

19:39800 metres.

19:41Oh, really?

19:41Yes, really.

19:43There,

19:43turn right,

19:43beach.

19:44Oh, wow.

19:45Come on,

19:45hop along.

19:45This is far

19:51from a beach shack.

19:53On a

19:53400 square metre

19:54block,

19:55we have

19:56a modern

19:56open-plan

19:57kitchen,

19:58living,

19:58dining space,

19:59three bedrooms,

20:01the main with

20:02walk-in robe

20:02and en suite,

20:04and the old garage

20:05has been converted

20:06into a multi-purpose

20:07room,

20:08which could be

20:08an extra guest bedroom

20:10or an office

20:11for Tony.

20:13There's a surprise.

20:15You're in trouble,

20:17TJ.

20:18Wow.

20:18It's not a bad view,

20:19is it?

20:20This is what I would

20:21call wide-water views.

20:23Oh, wow.

20:24You're annoying me,

20:25Andrew.

20:25Sorry, mate.

20:28Go on,

20:28go and have a wander.

20:30I'll call the

20:30agent get a contact.

20:35It's a nice kitchen.

20:37Good start.

20:38It's very nice.

20:39Done a nice job.

20:39Oh, separate laundry.

20:42Separate laundry,

20:43toilet,

20:44bathroom.

20:45That's luxury.

20:46There are three rooms

20:47tucked away

20:48where Vanessa

20:49could hide her visitors.

20:51Oh, yeah,

20:52decent-sized bedroom.

20:54That lovely view

20:55of the front lawn.

20:57Oh, yeah.

20:58Another one.

20:58This is more an office.

20:59Yeah, sure is.

21:00That'll work.

21:01Oh, and this is

21:02the converted space.

21:03Pretty big, isn't it?

21:04Yeah, it's good.

21:06It's storage.

21:07Clever.

21:07And right down

21:09the other end

21:09of the house,

21:10the main bedroom

21:11with an outlook

21:12worth waking up to.

21:15Oh, look at that view.

21:16Yeah, the view's cracking.

21:17Yeah, it's beautiful.

21:19Oh, wow.

21:20Oh, walk-in road.

21:22Oh, and ensuite.

21:23Oh, it's a really good size.

21:26It's light.

21:27Yeah, it's nice.

21:27It's an area, isn't it?

21:34Yeah, yeah, yeah.

21:37What do you think?

21:40It's a pearl, Andrew,

21:41because it's not a too big house.

21:45Yeah, it's a good size.

21:46Yeah, it's a really good size.

21:48And I can still have some friends

21:51and family stay

21:52without someone being annoyed.

21:55One thing that we did notice, though,

21:57is that no-one's got a jetty.

21:59I think that's probably a cancel thing

22:01because it's a lake.

22:02You just need to get a kayak

22:03or something.

22:04You have an answer for everything,

22:05do you know it?

22:06Oh, I'm a salesman, remember?

22:08Yes.

22:08You ready to play

22:09guess the price game?

22:11I reckon $2.8

22:15to $2.850.

22:17How about you, Vanessa?

22:18I would have pinned

22:20at around $2.7.

22:22OK, you're both wrong.

22:23Oh, here we go.

22:24It's $2.6 plus.

22:26Ah, OK.

22:27You're really annoying me now.

22:28There's a bit of pocket change there.

22:33Shh.

22:38I don't really see the point

22:40of being on the water

22:41if I can't have my boat there.

22:44It was nice

22:45and the price point is attractive

22:47but it's still not nudging me

22:49over the line yet.

22:50I rarely get this sort of budget

22:59to play with

23:00so it's exciting

23:01to be able to implement

23:02big visions.

23:04When I'm finished

23:05this place will match

23:07the Mermaid Beach lifestyle

23:08Andrew keeps banging on about.

23:11There was one thing

23:12I worried about

23:13asbestos.

23:15These fibro shacks

23:16can be full of it

23:17but you don't know

23:19until you commit

23:20to the demolition.

23:22We've found some

23:23but there may be more.

23:29Hi, mate.

23:30How are we?

23:31Good.

23:31Well, you knew about

23:32the internal asbestos

23:33so we've removed

23:34the walls and ceilings

23:36and then we've since found

23:37asbestos on the external walls

23:40that have been platted over.

23:41So the second lot of asbestos.

23:43Unfortunately, yes.

23:45It's not just

23:46the removal costs.

23:47It's having to replace

23:49the materials

23:50that adds to the expense.

23:52Just as well

23:53we have a good budget.

23:55What's happened?

23:57Unfortunate car accident.

23:59So, she's a bit sore.

24:01Oh, Vanessa.

24:02I'm so, so sorry

24:03to hear that.

24:05Thank God you're okay.

24:06Absolutely.

24:07While we're on bad news

24:08I do have some more

24:10to break to you.

24:12They found more asbestos.

24:13Of course they did.

24:15I had a word with Matt

24:16and he reckons

24:18it's going to cost

24:19about 25k.

24:20Another 25k.

24:23And here I was thinking

24:24my budget was enough.

24:26Look,

24:26it's just one of those things

24:28that we have to deal with.

24:29We can't go ahead

24:30unless we deal with it.

24:32Yeah.

24:33Yeah.

24:33And keep our fingers

24:34very, very tightly crossed

24:35that there's nothing else.

24:37Yeah, they're crossed

24:38and the tyres.

24:39Okay.

24:39Okay, not a great start.

24:41And to add to complications,

24:43Vanessa can't get safety boots on

24:45so she can't, by law,

24:47set foot on a construction site.

24:49Okay.

24:50But where there's a will...

24:51Your new main bedroom.

24:53Wow.

24:54Are you standing

24:55in our old living room now?

24:57Yeah, the old living room.

24:58Yeah, wow.

25:00I'm walking through

25:00the wardrobe now.

25:02Here's your wardrobe.

25:04And look,

25:05I'm in your ensuite.

25:07Fancy.

25:08And Tony, look,

25:09heading into the new kitchen.

25:11Awesome.

25:12The kitchen

25:12where that funny old

25:14L-shaped bathroom used to be.

25:16It's a lot bigger

25:17than I thought it would be.

25:19It's going to be wide.

25:20It's great.

25:21It's plenty of room.

25:22I'm looking into

25:23your new living room, Vanessa.

25:25The new living room

25:25that has perfect connection

25:27with the outdoors.

25:29French doors

25:30will lead off the kitchen

25:31and in the living room

25:32there will be sliding stackers

25:34for perfect

25:35indoor-outdoor flow.

25:36That's a lot of light.

25:38It's amazing

25:39that you can turn

25:40such awkward spaces

25:42into functional

25:43kitchen,

25:45living

25:45and dining.

25:47It's awesome.

25:48I can see

25:49the...

25:50I...

25:51the finish line

25:51coming.

25:52On the way

25:53to being the house

25:54that you always

25:55wanted it to be.

25:55Exactly, yeah.

25:56100%.

25:57Yeah.

25:57100%.

25:57We've got that ball

25:58rolling, haven't we?

25:59Yeah, yeah.

26:00We're on the roll.

26:05I can definitely

26:06see Neil's vision

26:08and get a feel

26:09for how

26:10the new floor plan

26:11will work.

26:12I'm just so looking

26:13forward to see

26:14what Andrew

26:15shows us next.

26:16Yeah.

26:17OK, I'm giving up

26:25on absolute waterfront

26:27so we're going

26:28water adjacent

26:29still in Burley Waters.

26:31This suburb

26:31is close to home

26:32and the beach

26:34and all the social

26:35life Tony and Vanessa

26:36love.

26:37I'm feeling

26:38very positive

26:39about this particular

26:40property, Tony.

26:41Of course you are.

26:42I think we've found

26:43a bit of a sweet

26:43point here.

26:44You've been taking

26:45notes.

26:46As you will soon

26:46discover.

26:47Intrigued.

26:49This one addresses

26:51one of the key

26:52things Tony that I

26:53know bugs you.

26:54Yes.

26:55Guests.

26:56Yeah, I don't

26:57really want them.

26:57No.

26:58So I've got a

26:59separate house,

26:59have I?

27:00Nearly.

27:04Yeah, look at this.

27:06Mmm.

27:07Right.

27:08There's one thing

27:09I haven't ticked off

27:10here.

27:10What's that?

27:11It's not waterfront.

27:13Yep.

27:14Okay, alright,

27:14we took that better

27:15than I thought.

27:15Alright, fine.

27:16Okay, Tony,

27:17first impressions?

27:18Yeah, nice.

27:19Very bright.

27:20Yes, yes.

27:21I've got a secret

27:22to tell.

27:22I've seen this one

27:23online.

27:23And you thought

27:24what?

27:25It's a beautiful

27:25home.

27:26It is, it's

27:27really peaceful.

27:27Would you like to

27:28go through the

27:29arched door?

27:30Let's.

27:31Come on.

27:34Vanessa is

27:35bang on the

27:36money.

27:37There are four

27:37bedrooms,

27:38including guest

27:39and main bedroom

27:39suites,

27:40a family

27:41bathroom,

27:42the open-plan

27:43kitchen,

27:43dining,

27:44living is

27:44the heart

27:45of the

27:45home,

27:46opening onto

27:46a pristine

27:47pool and

27:48outdoor

27:49entertaining

27:49area,

27:50and all on

27:51a 750-square-meter

27:53landscaped block.

27:57Look at that.

27:58Oh, wow.

28:00After you.

28:03Oh, it's

28:03beautiful.

28:04Isn't it?

28:05Amazing.

28:05So bright.

28:07Pretty impressive,

28:08hey?

28:09Sure it is.

28:11Nice and new

28:11and shiny.

28:12Yeah, the

28:13engine.

28:14This is a house

28:15that yours can

28:15never be because

28:16of the size of

28:17the block.

28:17We're nearly

28:18double the land

28:19size.

28:19Still single

28:20level, absolutely

28:21as new.

28:23Brand spanking,

28:23isn't it?

28:24Yes.

28:24You can't wait

28:25to look around,

28:25can you?

28:26Can't wait.

28:26Why don't you

28:27start with the

28:27guest suite,

28:28which is behind

28:29you, and then

28:29I'll meet you

28:29outside in a

28:30minute.

28:32Enjoy.

28:32Take your

28:33time.

28:33No rush.

28:35Hiya.

28:36Nice.

28:38Yeah, this is

28:38the guest quarters,

28:40if you like.

28:40Nice.

28:41Yeah.

28:42Nice.

28:42Big.

28:43And it's got

28:44its own

28:45ensuite.

28:45Onsuit.

28:47It's been

28:48styled

28:48beautifully.

28:50Let's have a

28:51look at the

28:51kitchen.

28:52Kitchen's

28:53relatively

28:54small.

28:55Because you

28:55spend so much

28:56time in it.

28:58With pantry.

29:00The wall just

29:00to hide the

29:01mess.

29:01Yeah.

29:02There are two

29:03generous bedrooms

29:04in the middle

29:05of the house.

29:06A good size

29:07bedroom with

29:09robes.

29:11Another bedroom

29:12which could be

29:13an office or

29:15even dressing

29:16room.

29:18Bathroom.

29:20It's a nice

29:20bath, isn't it?

29:21They've gone all

29:21the gold cups,

29:22too.

29:22Yeah, I know.

29:23The best part

29:24from Tony's

29:25perspective is

29:26the main

29:26bedroom, a

29:27sanctuary from

29:28any unwelcome

29:29family who

29:30might be

29:31freeloading down

29:32the corridor.

29:33This is like

29:33it's got its own

29:34living quarters.

29:36The master

29:36bedroom.

29:37Wow.

29:38So nice.

29:39I think the size

29:40of it keeps

29:40going.

29:41It's huge.

29:42Beautiful

29:42and sweet.

29:44Good size.

29:45It's huge.

29:46Mm.

29:47Really good

29:48floor plan on

29:48this house.

29:50Mm.

29:50Although it's

29:53not waterfront,

29:54out here it

29:55almost feels like

29:56it is.

29:57Big barbie.

29:58Mm.

29:59You happy with

30:00that one?

30:00Yeah.

30:02Brand new.

30:04Yeah, it's

30:04lovely out here.

30:05I'd leave you here.

30:07Oh.

30:07As in out here.

30:08Ha, ha, ha, ha.

30:11Yeah, it's a good

30:11size.

30:12It is a good

30:12size.

30:13Literally been

30:14perusing all this

30:15life.

30:16It's like acreage

30:16here.

30:17Never believe it

30:17was only 750

30:18square metres.

30:20So what did

30:21you both think?

30:21I mean, you've

30:22seen it online.

30:22Did it live up to

30:23expectations?

30:24Better in flesh.

30:25Really?

30:26Mm-hmm.

30:26It's even better.

30:29The back living

30:30quarters is great.

30:31Yeah.

30:31Like, it's huge.

30:32It's another house

30:33by itself, just

30:34about.

30:34Yeah, I could

30:35hide from

30:35everyone there,

30:36say, you're

30:36right.

30:37It works for

30:38me.

30:38It works.

30:39The condition

30:40and spec is

30:42pristine.

30:43It's high.

30:43Yeah.

30:44It is.

30:44It's a great

30:45block of land

30:45with a beautiful

30:46house on it.

30:47Yeah, it's

30:47been spec'd

30:47beautifully.

30:48You know

30:48what the price

30:49is.

30:49I do.

30:50Yes.

30:50So it's

30:51$2.9 plus.

30:52Offer's over,

30:53yeah.

30:53Offer's over.

30:54So, yeah,

30:54I know we're

30:55pushing the

30:56budget, but

30:57at that price,

30:58there's nothing

30:59to spend on

30:59this.

31:00It's perfect.

31:00Yeah, no.

31:01Nothing to do.

31:02Mm-hmm.

31:03Except get a

31:04beer out of that

31:04wine fridge over

31:05there.

31:05That's stunning,

31:06isn't it?

31:07Stunning.

31:08Yeah.

31:08Yeah, they're

31:09sort of everything.

31:10They have,

31:10haven't they?

31:13Tony is a hard

31:14nut to crack,

31:15but this home

31:16has shown him

31:17they can have

31:18the best of

31:18both worlds,

31:20visitors and

31:21privacy.

31:22He can't get

31:22that in his

31:23beach shack.

31:24My mission

31:29was never

31:30to make

31:30this 60s

31:31home bigger.

31:33I can

31:33understand

31:34Tony's love

31:35of intimacy

31:35in a place.

31:36It can make

31:37for better

31:37connection

31:38rather than

31:39being lost

31:40in big rooms

31:41which look

31:41good in

31:42magazines

31:42but can

31:43often feel

31:44a bit

31:44soulless.

31:50Tony and

31:51Vanessa are

31:51looking for

31:52that Goldilocks

31:53size.

31:54And I'm

31:54sure I can

31:55deliver.

32:04Oh, wow.

32:07Well, hello.

32:08Hello.

32:09Look at you,

32:10moon boot free.

32:11Oh, no, yay.

32:12It's fantastic.

32:13Yes.

32:13Fantastic to

32:13see you in

32:14the house this

32:15time.

32:15And the good

32:16news is that

32:17this house is

32:17now asbestos

32:18free.

32:19OK, that

32:19would have

32:20been a big

32:20job.

32:21All the hard

32:22stuff is kind

32:23of behind us

32:23now.

32:24And we're

32:25here in the

32:26main bedroom.

32:27It's looking

32:27good.

32:28It is looking

32:29really good.

32:30Yeah, real

32:31good.

32:31I think it's

32:32great that it's

32:33at the front of

32:33the house.

32:34That floor plan

32:35we had was

32:35hideous.

32:37And that's

32:38our en suite.

32:39That is your

32:39en suite.

32:40I'm really happy

32:40about the tiles.

32:41They look like

32:42pillows.

32:42Yeah.

32:43They pop.

32:43Yeah.

32:44They really do

32:44pop.

32:45And, excuse

32:46me, you

32:46haven't noticed

32:47the windows

32:48in front of

32:50us.

32:50No

32:50windows, no

32:51sticks.

32:51Do they

32:51work?

32:53It works

32:53perfectly.

32:54I have

32:54tested every

32:55single window

32:56in this

32:56house.

32:57Wow, no

32:58sticks.

32:59So, I mean,

33:00the house is

33:00now flipped

33:01completely.

33:02I mean, what

33:02was back is

33:03front and what

33:03was front is

33:04back.

33:04Makes total

33:05sense.

33:06So, why

33:06don't you

33:07both go for

33:07a walk, take

33:08in that new

33:09floor plan, get

33:09used to the

33:10new layout, and

33:11I'll see you

33:11in the kitchen.

33:12Well, I know

33:13where that is.

33:13It's the one

33:15with the

33:15skylights.

33:16Without making

33:17the second

33:18bedroom too

33:19inviting for

33:20visitors, I've

33:21enlarged it and

33:22added a second

33:23bathroom.

33:24Second bedroom.

33:25Bigger bedroom.

33:27And wardrobe

33:28space.

33:28Yes.

33:29Laundry.

33:30Great.

33:30Small enough

33:31for you, isn't

33:32it?

33:33Yeah, you're

33:33not going to

33:34use it.

33:35Oh, ah,

33:36second bathroom.

33:37Oh, wow.

33:38It's so much

33:39better than the

33:40last one.

33:40How big is

33:41that?

33:41The shaving

33:42cabinet's huge.

33:43Great storage.

33:45Steady.

33:46Excellent.

33:48Skylights.

33:49Oh, well, eh?

33:50I think we need

33:51a drum roll,

33:52don't we?

33:52We do.

33:53I think you

33:53deserve one.

33:55It feels good,

33:56doesn't it?

33:57It's light,

33:58it's bright,

33:59and it's much,

34:00much more

34:01spacious than

34:02what it was.

34:02It's not a

34:03beach shack

34:04anymore.

34:04No.

34:04No, it's

34:05not a shack

34:06anymore, it's

34:07a grown-up's

34:07house.

34:08Yeah, it is.

34:09And those

34:10skylights are

34:10amazing.

34:11It always has

34:11this transformative

34:12effect.

34:12And they've

34:13fallen perfectly

34:14in between the

34:14trusses and,

34:15yeah.

34:16Well, that's

34:16going to be

34:17your bar,

34:17and you've

34:17now got the

34:18new sliding

34:18doors.

34:19Yes.

34:20It's just

34:20all open,

34:21isn't it?

34:22To think that

34:23this was our

34:23bedroom,

34:24that was just

34:24the dumbest

34:25floor plan

34:26ever.

34:26Yeah, it was.

34:28Vanessa seems

34:29to be coming

34:30around,

34:31but I know

34:32Winty will be

34:33tempting her with

34:33all sorts of

34:35promises.

34:36I'll be surprised

34:37if he doesn't have

34:37them over for

34:38dinner at his

34:38place.

34:43Not on your

34:44life.

34:44I'm with Tony.

34:45Visitors aren't my

34:46thing either.

34:47Much prefer my

34:48own space, which my

34:49family are happy to

34:50give me, funnily

34:51enough.

34:52But let's not go

34:53there.

34:53It's time to take

34:54this challenge head

34:55on, one Mermaid

34:56Beach resident to

34:57another.

35:00Do you know when you

35:01search for a property

35:01you have a brief?

35:03Yeah.

35:03I've ignored most

35:05of that brief.

35:07Right?

35:08How's he doing?

35:08There's a few key

35:09elements I haven't,

35:10but this option,

35:12literally two minutes

35:13gentle stroll,

35:15that way.

35:16You're in trouble,

35:18T-Roc.

35:20The next property

35:22might be a bit of a

35:23wild card, but it's

35:24in the Mermaid

35:25community Tony and

35:26Vanessa already love,

35:28near all the cafes,

35:29parks and restaurants,

35:30and so close to the

35:32surf, you can

35:33virtually taste the

35:34salt.

35:36Beach right there.

35:38This is what we're

35:39looking at.

35:40Oh, wow.

35:41We've watched these

35:42being built.

35:42Yeah.

35:43Okay, well, now

35:44you're going inside.

35:45Come on, you two.

35:45Wow.

35:48Not quite the

35:49single-level property

35:50they imagined, but

35:52this four-level beauty

35:54has a ground-floor

35:55living room, leading

35:57to an alfresco area

35:58with pool, a second

36:00living space and

36:01immaculate kitchen

36:02dining, takes up the

36:03whole second floor.

36:05Four bedrooms,

36:05including a sumptuous

36:07main bedroom with

36:08en suite, and the

36:09top floor even has

36:10its own roof terrace.

36:12Come on in.

36:14Look at that smile.

36:16All right, I do

36:18need some feedback

36:18from you two.

36:20Initial thoughts?

36:21Lost for words.

36:23It makes such a

36:24statement as soon as

36:25you walk in the front

36:26door.

36:26Wow.

36:27It's really wow.

36:28Smallish.

36:29Yeah, yeah.

36:31But I haven't seen

36:32everything yet.

36:33So I want you to

36:34explore.

36:35Be open to it, Tony.

36:36And then, at the end,

36:38wait for it, meet me on

36:40what could be your roof

36:42terrace.

36:43Oh, stop it.

36:44So explore, enjoy, and I'll

36:48meet you up on the top.

36:49Awesome.

36:50Okay.

36:52Nice.

36:53Yeah, it's nice.

36:54It's so pretty.

36:56The pool's good.

36:58And the next level is, well,

37:00next level.

37:01Wow.

37:03Beautiful.

37:05Nice.

37:06Oh.

37:08Yeah, wow.

37:08That's, she's big, isn't it?

37:11It really is quite

37:12spacious.

37:13And a butler's pantry.

37:15Hmm.

37:15Of course.

37:16Can you give me one of

37:17those?

37:18Nope.

37:18Hmm.

37:20Induction.

37:21I can see myself cooking

37:22here.

37:23Induction.

37:24Da-da-da.

37:26Multi-floor living has the

37:27advantage of privacy between

37:29floors.

37:31Oh, lovely.

37:32Walking road.

37:33Oh, balcony.

37:36An ensuite.

37:38Very nice.

37:39Oh, it's a good size.

37:40Hmm.

37:41When one strays from the

37:43brief, wonders can happen.

37:45By sacrificing single-level

37:47living, you get something you

37:49never knew you wanted.

37:51A view.

37:53Lovely.

37:54Welcome to your top level.

37:58You've got a bedroom there

37:59and a full bathroom.

38:01However, I don't think you'd

38:02let the guests have exclusive

38:03use of this.

38:04No.

38:05No, that's the problem.

38:05Absolutely not.

38:07Andrew, you've really outdone

38:08yourself.

38:09Could you?

38:10Yeah, pardon?

38:10I can actually see the ocean

38:12and the hills.

38:13So, yeah, good view.

38:14It's him saying that.

38:15I know, right?

38:16Is it the same?

38:16Where's my husband and what

38:17have you done with him?

38:18I know.

38:19I know.

38:19It seems small when you first

38:21walk in.

38:21This is what it's going to be

38:23like all the way up, but it

38:24gets bigger as it goes up.

38:25It's a lot of house.

38:27So, do you know what it's on

38:28the market for?

38:29I actually don't, but...

38:31It's got to be all of three

38:32and then some.

38:33You've blown my budget.

38:35I'm nudging three and a half.

38:37It's 2.75.

38:38Really?

38:40Wow.

38:41Should you be buying it now?

38:42You really have delivered.

38:44Where's that contract, Andrew?

38:46I think I need to sit down

38:48after that.

38:49Why don't you go and have

38:49a little look around?

38:50With a pen.

38:51Yes.

38:52No.

38:55At 2.75, I'd buy it.

38:58Turmeric latte, Andrew.

39:13It's the colour of sunshine.

39:14Oh, thank you.

39:16What's yours?

39:16A vegan spiced chai?

39:18Well, yeah, actually it is.

39:20And I don't even live in the

39:21sunshine state.

39:22I have to say, though, waking up

39:24next to the ocean, how invigorating.

39:28Well, that kind of sums up

39:30my renovation journey.

39:31I have literally breathed new life

39:33into an old house.

39:36Is it a two-minute stroll

39:38from right here?

39:40Maybe a little bit longer.

39:41Yeah, well, I show Tony and Vanessa

39:43a brand-new four-storey home

39:46this close to the beach.

39:48Andrew, I have heard that sales pitch

39:50so many times.

39:52Yeah, I really hope Tony and Vanessa

39:53listen to it.

39:54Right, shall we take the beach route back?

39:57Beach route?

39:58I thought it was turmeric.

40:03Tony and Vanessa's goldie home

40:05was not just small,

40:07it was badly designed.

40:11But with clever reorganisation of space

40:14and some impressive design

40:15inside and out,

40:17the old beach shack is history.

40:20It's now the luxurious,

40:21light-filled entertainer

40:23they've dreamed of for so long.

40:28Hello, you two.

40:29God, they look really excited.

40:30Well, you would.

40:31Absolutely.

40:33It's the big day,

40:34transformation day.

40:35Yes.

40:35How are you both feeling?

40:37Nervous and excited.

40:37I'm shaking like all tomorrow

40:39and I'm just excited

40:40to get in there.

40:41Tony's just worried about

40:42what you've done

40:43with all the money you spent.

40:45Of course.

40:46He's the client.

40:48I'm going to break

40:49with tradition today.

40:51Oh.

40:51Mm-hmm.

40:52We are not going to go

40:53through the front door.

40:54We're going to go around the back

40:55because I reckon

40:56that's where all the action is.

40:58That's right.

40:59I'll go off to the beach.

41:00It's miles away this way, isn't it?

41:01Bye.

41:06Wow.

41:07Oh, my goodness me.

41:10Holy cow.

41:18Welcome to the dream.

41:20And that it is.

41:23This is incredible.

41:25I have no words.

41:27And that is not like you.

41:30I'm really gobsmacked.

41:32Well done.

41:36That's incredible.

41:38What you had to work with

41:39and what you've accomplished

41:41is, that's incredible.

41:44It's wild.

41:52This modern coastal palette

41:54of soft, delicate neutrals

41:56and natural wooden stone finishes

41:58exudes understated luxury.

42:04Sleek lines, subtle lighting

42:06and calm, breezy interiors

42:08feel five-star resort.

42:11A perfect place to entertain with pride

42:15or simply relax.

42:18We've got a grown-up's house.

42:20And you've got that indoor-outdoor flow.

42:23Yes.

42:23Amazing.

42:24Just the transformation is out of control.

42:26I want you to just go off

42:30and have a look at everything.

42:32I'll see you in your new main bedroom.

42:35Awesome.

42:39The gentle beachside tones

42:41continue into the bathroom.

42:45Oh, wow.

42:48That's beautiful.

42:49That fluted glass,

42:51that looks magnificent.

42:53Look.

42:53Oh, a proper workspace.

42:56Isn't it stunning?

42:58Oh, that is gorgeous.

43:00Come on.

43:01The laundry echoes the wood finishes.

43:05Plenty of cover space.

43:06Yeah.

43:07Great storage.

43:08Beautiful.

43:09Excellent.

43:10And the not-too-big spare room

43:13is a haven of tranquility.

43:16Stunning.

43:16Lovely guest room.

43:18Oh, wow.

43:19Shears look beautiful.

43:21That's what an entrance should look like.

43:23Look at the door.

43:24Oh, the door's come up beautifully.

43:25The cabinetry.

43:28Wow.

43:28They're good.

43:31So what do you think?

43:32Wow.

43:34Incredible.

43:36This is massive.

43:37And it's beautiful.

43:40We're standing in the old lounge room.

43:42We certainly are.

43:46Bizarre.

43:46Sensational.

43:47Now it is a luxury bedroom suite.

43:51Let's not forget that you've now got an ensuite.

43:53Look at the light on those tiles.

43:57Grout colour's perfect for it too, isn't it?

43:59Yeah.

43:59Have an ensuite.

44:00And you've got an ensuite now.

44:01That's basic.

44:02Exactly.

44:03Well, before you start unpacking your clothes,

44:05let's go and see my mate Andrew Winter.

44:07I have never known anyone at this point

44:09be in a hurry to go and see Andrew Winter.

44:12Exactly.

44:12I'm normally the one that says to you guys,

44:15you need to go and see Andrew.

44:16Now you're telling me.

44:28What Neil has done to this property, in my opinion,

44:31is a game changer.

44:32Yeah, the vision was there

44:35and he's created that vision.

44:37It's incredible.

44:38I agree.

44:39Neil has done it.

44:40I hate him for it.

44:41But there's the but.

44:43Market-wise, right now, as it is,

44:46you've got a chance to cash in

44:49and go the next step.

44:50I mean, there's hardly any houses for sale

44:52in Mermaid Beach, under 10 million.

44:54But you've got a really unusual one

44:57that sits in that sort of apartment buyer market

44:59where there's almost no stock ever.

45:02I'm gagging to know what the agents said.

45:05OK, so the value beforehand,

45:07the agents were coming in, was around 1.7.

45:09Mm-hm.

45:10Yep.

45:10Now, with the money that you've spent

45:12and the way it's looking right now

45:14and the way the market is right now,

45:16you could potentially get 1.75.

45:19No, no, no, that's the wrong note.

45:21That's hard failure right there.

45:23Well, what was that number again?

45:25Oh, that's right.

45:26Up to 2.3.

45:28Oh, what?

45:30Wow.

45:31Yeah, I didn't expect that.

45:32I honestly thought with the budget that we had,

45:34we'd go around even.

45:37Yeah, you've thrown a curveball.

45:39You're right, it's a two-bedroom apartment

45:41with a block of land and a pool.

45:42No body corporate.

45:44Yeah.

45:44Yes.

45:45That's right.

45:45But it's because of the spec you've gone high-end,

45:48you're getting payback for that.

45:49Reaping the benefits, yeah.

45:50Have a little think.

45:52Just make sure you make the right decision.

45:53Because if you make the right decision,

45:54there might be a little special gift for you, Vanessa.

45:56Oh.

45:56Oh, is that right?

45:57I'm bribing now.

45:59Oh, we've got to do anything it takes.

46:01Wow.

46:02Yeah.

46:08The house is over and above.

46:10Yeah.

46:10I agree.

46:11It's inside and out brand new.

46:13It is.

46:14Like, all the way down to the hot water service.

46:16Yeah, I was right.

46:16They've given us a brand new home.

46:18I mean, it was sticks.

46:19So how did you get on?

46:21Really well.

46:22They love it.

46:23They're so excited about this house.

46:26Tony and Vanessa.

46:27It's their dream home.

46:28This house now is functional.

46:31Yep.

46:31It's got everything that we asked for.

46:33It's still only the two of us.

46:34It's still only us.

46:35I still don't have to have guests here.

46:38Okay.

46:38Well, maybe not for days on end.

46:41What's that?

46:42It could be a little gift for Vanessa.

46:45A bribe?

46:46No, I wouldn't use that word.

46:48This is a gift with purchase, I think that's what they're called.

46:52It's a bribe.

46:53You keep using that word.

46:55It's a very nice gift.

46:56So, out of the three properties that we saw, is my favourite still your favourite?

47:02Yeah.

47:03Well, I always said I didn't want to leave Mermaid.

47:05The problem is Andrew found a place in Mermaid.

47:07I don't know.

47:08What else did you tell them?

47:10Well, I told them that I think the house is absolutely beautiful and that it is right for them.

47:13But you don't say things like that.

47:15So, where was that going?

47:17There's a but.

47:18But then we discussed what the value is now.

47:21Okay.

47:22And the value is?

47:24About $600,000 more than when they started.

47:27So, $600,000 plus a gift.

47:30Yes.

47:31$600,000.

47:32That changed the ballgame a bit, didn't it?

47:34Yep.

47:35I know you're working me.

47:39I know you are.

47:41Well, they've both been incredible.

47:43But I think I know which way we're going to go.

47:46Well, I thought I had it in the bag.

47:48Until I saw your bag.

47:50You're not looking inside.

47:51Very special gift.

47:52Vanessa and Tony, your unloved beach shack is now a luxury dream home.

48:06And look, here we are standing in the kitchen enjoying balmy breezes from that indoor-outdoor connection that you always wanted but never dreamt you'd actually have.

48:18I mean, you know, not only is this house an appreciating asset, what's in here could be two.

48:25Just saying.

48:25Is that it?

48:26Is that your sales pitch?

48:27What?

48:28Yes.

48:29We should be asking how they're feeling now at this stage.

48:32So, Tony, Vanessa, how are you feeling at the moment?

48:34Look at the compassion and empathy I've got.

48:36You certainly threw a curveball at us.

48:37I'll give you that.

48:39And how are you feeling?

48:40Yes.

48:40The transformation, Neil, is incredible.

48:44And you have ticked all the boxes that were on brief.

48:48I've got no idea where this is going, do you?

48:49No, because, I don't know, that sounded like there was a reservation there, Vanessa, as well.

48:55Put the bag away.

48:58Okay.

48:59Decision time is here, you two.

49:01All right.

49:02Vanessa and Tony, are you going to love it?

49:06Well, Tony and Vanessa, are you going to list it?

49:15Well?

49:16Guys, we have decided we are going to love it.

49:23Oh, that's going back there then.

49:27No, I'm fine.

49:29I'm fine about that.

49:30Sorry, Wincy, you did show us three cracking properties, one in particular that was amazing.

49:35This is totally on brief.

49:37Mermaid was close.

49:39Positioned, the views, the extra bedrooms was great, but thank you, Neil.

49:43This is single level, and thank you, Neil.

49:46This has just been the most incredible experience.

49:49I'm going to share the gift.

49:51Oh, please do.

49:52Oh.

49:53Vanessa.

49:54Can I open it now?

49:55Of course you may.

49:56Hurry up.

49:56Of course you'd be.

49:57He's desperate to know what's in it.

50:00Please.

50:00Please display.

50:02That is the winner.

50:04Beautiful.

50:04I will wear this big pride.

50:06Will you?

50:07Will you?

50:08Well, just so appreciating, Arthur.

50:10Well, that is bound to go up in value.

50:12There is no doubt about that.

50:14Well, this is lovely.

50:15Very, very generous of you.

50:16Thank you, Andrew.

50:17I know.

50:17How many are in production?

50:19Just that one.

50:20Just the one.

50:21Well, for now.

50:22I thought Andrew had us with the other Mermaid Beach property.

50:29I've talked about that property a lot.

50:31This one had me as soon as I walked in the back step.

50:35Like, once I seen the kitchen and everything, I just, yeah, I knew.

50:38Yeah.

50:39I'm blown away.

50:40Neil's done such a beautiful job here.

50:42There's not a fault in the joint.

50:43I'm so, I'm stoked.

50:45It's better than what I thought it would be.

50:49Come on, crack it open.

50:50Open up.

50:51Yeah.

50:51Let's go.

50:52Yeah.

50:52This is, look at, this is beautiful.

50:55It is.

50:55Look at that.

50:56Yeah.

50:56It's fashion.

50:57Yeah, it's fashion.

50:58Why have we got these glasses?

51:01Congratulations.

51:02Oh, hey.

51:03Because we haven't lived here for months.

51:05Come on.

51:06Oh, come on, Tony.

51:07Come on.

51:08We have a new one.

51:09Wait for it.

51:09Oh, my God.

51:10Hey.

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