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00:00We're back.
00:03Here we go again.
00:04I think we're going to be spending a lot of time
00:06in the Keys, working on the hotel project.
00:10And we did say we were going to do some upgrades here at CMC.
00:14This land parcel would be by far the biggest thing
00:17we've ever tackled.
00:18Something like this could be the rest of our lives.
00:22This could break us.
00:24It's a lot of balls in the air.
00:25I still think we should do it.
00:27You've always said we've only got one shot.
00:30Are we getting this?
00:41This is life on camera with the Bomblers.
00:44Here these two come arguing.
00:46Safe sex, kids.
00:47Safe sex.
00:48You're like an old married couple.
00:49How's it driving?
00:50He's like stupid.
00:51He's like, oh, on the side path.
00:55Welcome to summer vacation.
01:00I have my last day of school tomorrow.
01:04Last day of school tomorrow?
01:05So what are the plans for the summer?
01:06OMG.
01:07OK, move.
01:08One at a time.
01:10Starting with?
01:11JoJo.
01:12Nothing.
01:13Do you want to go to summer camp?
01:14No.
01:15Kia, what are you doing this summer?
01:16Riding my horse.
01:17Cool.
01:18And fishing.
01:19Riding your horse and fishing.
01:20I'm going to Turks and Caicos and then I'm going to Canada and then I'm coming to work
01:24in the Bahamas.
01:25You're going to work for the whole summer, right?
01:26Well, after I go on my trips.
01:27Yes.
01:28See, normally in life you work, you save money and then you go on trips.
01:30I'm going to see my friends.
01:31She's doing graduation trips when everyone graduates.
01:32OK.
01:33So she did clear that with us, if you remember.
01:34So we're going to advance her a little on her summer job?
01:35We're going to advance her and then from there you're going straight to Bahamas and
01:36you'll be in Bahamas until school starts again.
01:37Okay.
01:38So I'm going to Canada and then I'm going to Canada and then I'm coming to work in the
01:39Bahamas.
01:40I'm going to Canada.
01:41You're going to work for the whole summer, right?
01:42You're going to work for the whole summer, right?
01:43Well, after I go on my trips.
01:44Yes.
01:45You're not a lot.
01:46So I'm riding with me.
01:47No, I'm riding with everybody's.
01:48Wow, who's been riding with you?
01:49You're thinking that, right?
01:50Yes.
01:51And that's my exit.
01:52How is bad?
01:53You're avoiding錢?
01:54I'm riding with Abbama and then from there you're going straight to Bahamas and
01:55you'll be in Bahamas until school starts again.
01:57Ah huh.
01:58Okay.
01:59So Charlotte's taken care of, you're riding all summer, all summer, I'm making money,
02:06you're spending money.
02:07And fishing.
02:08And fishing.
02:09That's good.
02:09What about you two?
02:12You're welcome, man.
02:13love each other. I'm appreciative of this time. I think it's wonderful. You can have deeper
02:18conversations with your kids. We have some very funny moments because we can speak to them like
02:23adults now. I'm very grateful for any time we have because it's fleeting. Quintana is 19. We
02:30realize we've spent the most amount of time with him and he'll soon be flying the nest.
02:36All right, what are you making for dinner? I got steaks. Not asking when, that's for sure.
02:41Bye, sugar. They'll always come home.
02:44Right?
02:53I will get you a pool before we finish. In the next five weeks, there's going to be a pool there.
03:00What are we betting? I'll make this a good one. I am proud that I lost the bet
03:07because I do think the backyard has turned out beautifully.
03:11Sure.
03:14Yeah, and came in under budget.
03:18Because of all of our gardening.
03:20Did not come in under budget. We built an entirely new pool.
03:24It's nice just to take a minute to sit around the pool here.
03:28We're enjoying all of our hard work.
03:30You know, we should do it more often.
03:31You know what I want to find is ice cream bananas.
03:44They're called ice cream bananas?
03:45Apparently, they taste just like vanilla ice cream.
03:47Are they the little, little guys?
03:48Yeah, they're little guys. They're very sweet.
03:50We had a little bet on the backyard. Five weeks turned into almost a year.
03:54And I think that the final cherry on top will be to put in some fruit trees in the backyard.
04:02Echinacea.
04:03Blue days.
04:04Oh, there's grapes.
04:05Here's papaya.
04:07Raspberries? Blueberries?
04:08No raspberries.
04:09A little baby avocado.
04:11Taking my little bananas for a walk.
04:12I am not obsessed with bananas.
04:15However, they do, I like, I like them.
04:20Well, he wants some big leafy greens, right? Like the lower stuff?
04:22Yeah, similar to what we have in the front yard already, right?
04:24Something giant.
04:26Those are like the giant, these are the things that grow so big you can stand under them.
04:30Love it.
04:32Look at this.
04:33I get a text message from Q.
04:36Where is he right now? Because that's not a horse.
04:39I think he went to the boat show.
04:40He's been spending more time on the island lately, fishing and diving.
04:44And he's actually come to us with some great ideas to up the offering for the guests that are there.
04:49There's some higher-end fishing charters and spearfishing charters that do generate, you know, a significant amount of revenue.
04:55They know our weak spots.
04:57And when it comes to boating, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, anything on the water,
05:04he's going to go to his dad because he's going to convince him that this is a great opportunity.
05:08If he wants to turn that into a business, scale back on riding, go to the island and work and learn and run charters and get involved with the business,
05:18I would have no problem buying that boat.
05:20Maybe.
05:21Maybe.
05:21But it's a harsh dose of reality coming his way.
05:31We've been coming down here for so long.
05:33We've got so many friends down here.
05:35It feels like one of our homes.
05:39Mm-hmm.
05:40I see that.
05:40And we're finally doing some business here.
05:42I would agree with that.
05:43And I also think it's nice that we know the area, know the community.
05:48Like, I kind of feel a step ahead already.
05:51It's not like a brand-new project in a brand-new city and we're trying to just acclimatize the environment.
05:57Like, this feels like home.
05:57It feels very familiar.
05:58And it's a great partnership.
06:00I agree.
06:00I think there's six great people at the table there.
06:03I think the project is amazing.
06:04It's the right size.
06:06I think this is a great market for it.
06:08Look where we are.
06:09This gives me, actually, a little bit of inspiration.
06:12Inspiration.
06:13So when we do the marina on the island, this was what I was talking about.
06:17I want to do the floating marina.
06:19Yes.
06:19For center consoles, dive boats, things like that.
06:23Mm-hmm.
06:23But have these dry stacks.
06:24So when people aren't there, they're not using their villas, their boat's out of the water protected.
06:29Yeah.
06:30Yeah.
06:30What is going to set us apart is the fact that we're doing something that is not on any other island in the Bahamas.
06:42So I don't really want to take something and replicate what's already working here in the Keys because we both agree that's not going to work on Andros.
06:49Yeah.
06:49But some of the decisions right off the bat in Bahamas, we really need to spend some, like, time, resources, energy, putting down on paper what we really want.
07:01We need to be on the same page.
07:03Agree.
07:03100%.
07:04It can't be your page.
07:06Or your page.
07:08I mean, it could be my page.
07:11I can't tell if that's your exciting face or your scared face.
07:14Guys, I'm moving quick here on demo, which is great to see.
07:24This is the easy part.
07:25I agree.
07:26Demo and framing.
07:28Everything else, as soon as you get involved with all the finishes, things are going to slow down one day.
07:32Well, things take time putting it back together.
07:35Yes.
07:35We're keeping a drop on the ceiling here?
07:37Correct.
07:38Right.
07:38We have to keep the drop because of all the mechanical systems in here.
07:41So you've got to think about that if we're moving anything around.
07:43You've got to do decorative ceiling drops to hide all the mechanicals.
07:47You've given me that look.
07:48I know when we were first here together and they were like, I said, what about this drop?
07:52And they said, you're not touching the drops here.
07:54And I said, okay.
07:55I listened.
07:57That's funny.
07:58Every time I say no, there's no list.
08:01Anyway, we won't get in there.
08:02No, I would say make it happen.
08:03As we progress and we're sort of deep into construction, it makes me excited for our next adventure.
08:10For what really is to come for the two of us.
08:13I think we worked out the ventilation for the new location for the hood.
08:16Yep.
08:17So.
08:17We're good to go.
08:18Yeah.
08:18Perfect.
08:19Yeah.
08:20See how easy this is with 12 of us in this group?
08:24Well, it's lucky because we have two other countries to go to and finish projects.
08:27I know.
08:28I know.
08:28First thing you see when you drive into the resort is the office and reception building.
08:34Across, there are two garden view cabins.
08:37Towards the center of the property, there are two additional garden view cabins, including
08:42a fisherman's cottage.
08:44There's also a row of suites that are up on stilts.
08:47Moving closer to the water, there are five poolside cabins, which of course line up with
08:52the pool, bar, and cabanas.
08:55Facing the ocean, there are six ocean view cabins.
08:58And two large townhomes.
09:04Ted is the project manager on site here.
09:06He really knows every nook and cranny and is just keeping things moving here on site.
09:12The new framed wall looks fabulous, Ted.
09:15That does not look good.
09:16All right, guys.
09:17Here's the good news.
09:18We have a cracked high bean.
09:20Okay.
09:21Yeah, let's start with the good news, Ted.
09:22Appreciate that.
09:23The issue here is we've got a lot of spalling, which means just that the concrete is flaking
09:28and coming off.
09:29And the reason for that is that the rebar inside the concrete is rusting.
09:33So in the Bahamas, every post looked like that.
09:35So we ended up having to chip a lot of them out one by one.
09:39We had to plant new rebar.
09:40We had to pack it all non-shrink.
09:42And we had to paint it with non-corrosion.
09:44That's why our six months went to like two years to rebuild that.
09:47We had hoped to open this up as much as we can.
09:49Obviously, it's oceanfront prime money.
09:53I just want to know structurally what we can do.
09:56Okay.
09:57Well, if this is like the other units, it's a full concrete lintel.
10:02But if it's spalled like that, that's going to be an issue.
10:04That's my problem.
10:05I think, like, look at this up here.
10:07Can you explain to me what's not good so I can learn?
10:10Yeah, that whole thing is not good.
10:11Well, that's not good.
10:13Yeah.
10:13So is it not good because...
10:15Well, it's basically dirt.
10:17So this, this is the crack that probably saw here.
10:24Well, that's gone all the way around, right, realistically?
10:26Yeah.
10:27But it means certainly we're not pulling posts.
10:29Well, that was my hesitation.
10:30So those rafters, that was my concern.
10:32Those rafters there are sitting on this tie beam.
10:36So that's why we take that out.
10:37Then this part of the roof goes down.
10:39It means everything's just going to collapse.
10:41See, that's not a good sound in a beam.
10:50Seeing the structural issues makes me wonder what else we're going to find.
10:56Oh, yeah.
10:57Look.
10:58Look at this.
11:01Trusted rebar.
11:03Yeah, it's coming right apart.
11:05So tell me before the engineer gets here.
11:08Well, I can't tell you anything until the engineer gets here.
11:11He's not going to like what he sees.
11:13Right.
11:13I'm almost afraid for him to come in here.
11:16Oh, my God.
11:17If you're afraid, I'm afraid.
11:19However, if I leave that top beam and just bring it in,
11:23there's got to be a span that he might be comfortable with opening.
11:26So he may say, Sarah, you can have a...
11:28Your face is like...
11:32The only issue being, if this beam looks like that,
11:37then we're going to have to basically re-pour it or replace it with steel.
11:42If this is spalled the way that is, we'd end up having to re-pour that beam.
11:46Or replace it with steel or something else.
11:49That's not a bearing wall, which is better news at least.
11:53That could probably just be repaired.
11:56But if you're looking to take this out and they want that same structure there,
12:00that's bigger...
12:02I feel like I'm in the Bahamas all over again.
12:04Yeah.
12:19So it's been...
12:21What, six years since we bought the property?
12:23Yeah.
12:24The first day we arrived, there were a lot of people that said,
12:28we don't give you guys two weeks, we don't give you a month, we don't give you six months.
12:31They didn't know how off our rockers we are.
12:34I keep thinking about what other opportunities are here on the island,
12:39what else could we add, and then there are days that I feel like it's so challenging.
12:43I'm like, do we have it in us to do this for another five or ten years?
12:47I mean, there's opportunities available.
12:49Other properties, more land, expansion, evolution.
12:54We're on the same page that we want to continue to offer more for our guests.
12:57Yeah.
12:57And we need to understand what that looks like.
12:59I don't think you and I, not that we're not on the same page yet,
13:02but I think there are very different opportunities out there.
13:06Yeah.
13:07There has to be that reality conversation that you and I are going to have to have at some point,
13:10being like, we have had a lot of hardships on this island.
13:13Yeah.
13:13Do we want to continue, or do we want to say, we've done an incredible job with Cyril Lamar?
13:19How far can we go?
13:20Yeah.
13:20Do we want to push the envelope?
13:22Because the reality is, it's not just, oh, we'd like to develop more.
13:25I think we start with some of the basics, some of the tourist destinations, the Blue Hole tours.
13:31We start with some activities, and then we start looking at family opportunities,
13:35start looking at, how do we house more people?
13:37How do we get long-term rentals?
13:38Usually, you and I find something, and in 24 hours, we have made a crazy decision,
13:44and we just stick with it.
13:45Well, maybe you're maturing.
13:47I don't want to mature.
13:49I want to just, I don't know, there's something, there's some freedom about just being like,
13:53this is cool, let's just do it and sink or swim.
13:56That's what we do best.
13:58I think here on South Andros, it's either go big or go home.
14:04And we're already home.
14:05Well, let's go home.
14:08If we're going big, we've got to go home.
14:09Get ready.
14:17I think at the time, we thought we were done.
14:20We packed up.
14:21We left the island.
14:24But I think there's more Bahamas in our future.
14:28This land parcel that we're going to acquire is owned by four different people, and there's
14:38going to be 10 different generational claims on this land.
14:42This is not going to be an easy path forward here.
14:44I mean, there's lots of room here for a brand new island community.
14:48We also need restaurants.
14:50We need little markets.
14:52We need little stores and coffee shops.
14:54Like, this is a community, not just another hotel.
14:57The only easy path forward from the standpoint of...
14:59Is to sell the hotel?
15:01No.
15:01You said we focus...
15:03We have the hotel.
15:06We focus on this other acquisition.
15:10We focus on connecting those dots.
15:13I've been trying to wrap my head around the scope of this.
15:16This would be by far the biggest thing we've ever tackled.
15:21If we want to commit to this, everything else is going to have to shift.
15:27We're talking about agriculture.
15:28We're talking about solar, wind.
15:30We're talking something that's not on any other island in the Bahamas.
15:33So we can't even say, look what they did.
15:35We'll just do this.
15:37This is going to take a lot of diplomacy.
15:39There's a lot of people in here, a lot of generational homes.
15:43We have to get everybody on board, including the local government.
15:48I think most of the island, the people have seen now that for the past six years, we're
15:52there too.
15:53And that we're not going anywhere.
15:54How many people thought we would have failed?
15:57A lot of people didn't think we'd come back after the first visit.
16:00I know.
16:00And the second.
16:01This is the island that everybody says cannot be developed.
16:04I know.
16:06Everybody.
16:08I know.
16:08We're going to have every door slammed in our face.
16:11We had every eyebrow raised when we said we were going to look at this place in the
16:15first place.
16:16I know.
16:18But now they, I think as a whole, we are part of this community.
16:23Mm-hmm.
16:25Okay.
16:27Okay?
16:30Okay?
16:30All right.
16:32We have to develop the plan.
16:35We have to put a pitch deck together.
16:37We have to do the financials, the forecast, the sales.
16:41We have to split this up into three phases that are manageable.
16:45And we have to talk to every single person that we know.
16:48We have to learn from them, be educated, be door slammed in our face.
16:52I don't care what it takes.
16:53But there's so many elements of this that we need to learn more about and we need to ask
17:00for help.
17:02This is a big step.
17:03This is a make it or break it decision.
17:06I think we're ready.
17:07I think we are ready to take another huge leap to tackle something we have never done before.
17:16And I feel, I feel like it's our time.
17:20It's our time.
17:21It's finally time to do something with our lives.
17:24Time to grow up.
17:25Yeah, we should try it.
17:27I want this.
17:31Okay.
17:32Let's do it.
17:33Do you want it to?
17:34That's why I'm saying let's do it.
17:37Okay.
17:38Let's do it.
17:44Back at Pines and Palms, Mike and his team have been working really quickly.
17:50What's your thought?
17:51Do you think we could finish this ahead of schedule?
17:54Not a chance.
17:58Ed and I are poking around right now.
17:59We're taking off some trim.
18:00We want to make sure that this concrete beam extends all the way to the outside of the structure.
18:04In between the blocks, there are, you can see the lines of gecko eggs.
18:08They'll get into little tight spaces and lay their eggs.
18:11Some have hatched.
18:11Some haven't.
18:14Stop shaking me.
18:15That kind of makes me scared to think what's in every wall of every hotel we've ever stayed at.
18:23There's a bunch of them.
18:24Did you honestly know these were gecko eggs or are you just lying?
18:27Well, I told him they were gecko eggs.
18:28So you knew.
18:29He didn't know.
18:30Well, I knew they were lizard eggs.
18:32I didn't know the specific type of lizard.
18:34All right, so Ed and I are going to just, we're just going to cut a hole back here against the wall,
18:39make sure that we've got block, and maybe, I think we should probably chip some of that off,
18:43just make sure that beam is right outside the block.
18:46If that beam is all the way out to the, basically, the perimeter, that eight-inch post,
18:51we're good, because it can hold the span.
18:54Well, it's obviously not core-filled.
18:55Right.
18:56Because I've got gecko eggs.
18:57Yeah, if geckos are laying eggs in there, it's not core-filled.
18:59It would have all come out.
19:00The progress here at Pines and Palms is going great.
19:03There's a lot of different work going on at the same time.
19:05We do have a deadline, so there's a schedule to consider.
19:08We do have a budget, so that, of course, we have to consider as well.
19:13But the amount of work that we're doing right now and the amount of problems we're heading off at the pass
19:16and trying to intervene when we can and make this go as smoothly as it can,
19:21I think we're doing okay.
19:25That's a big tree.
19:27Well, the big tree is causing some issues here.
19:31Regardless, can you see the damage?
19:34Regardless, it's destroying the pool bar.
19:37Yeah, it's lifted this entire wall.
19:39Both sides, obviously, it's cracked the whole thing,
19:42and then on the inside, all of the stucco is coming down as well.
19:45This is the future home right here of the cabana baths.
19:49This whole thing needs to come down.
19:51My only concern is the pool bar was meant to be, we were just looking at kind of redoing surface level,
20:01but this is more than surface level back here.
20:04This is months for permitting, too.
20:05Like, completely redesign this area.
20:07Well, it's not redesign.
20:08We're going to still keep the walls and redo the roof structure,
20:12but we would take all of this out.
20:15Yeah.
20:17If you start playing with this, we may have to bring it all up.
20:21But how, we can't leave this like this.
20:24Like, one storm and this whole unit is going to just fall down.
20:27No, the tree's holding it.
20:29We have to come up with a solution to fix this and to work around it
20:34and not to violate any local laws.
20:44Whether our kids follow in our footsteps or not,
20:47I do see parts of us, characteristics in both Quinton and Charlotte that I'm proud of.
20:54They're both very entrepreneurial.
20:56They both are willing to put in the hard work.
21:01Oh, are you scooping a little poop?
21:03I am.
21:04I got your text here.
21:06Oh, the bow.
21:07Is that a 39 or a 42?
21:0842.
21:09It's pretty sick.
21:10It's really sweet.
21:12You know what this is equivalent to?
21:16No.
21:18Oh, yeah.
21:19Yeah, that over there, Grand Prix horse.
21:21Obviously, our relationship with the kids has changed from when we first started in the Bahamas.
21:29I also feel they're in a right place in their life to put forth what they think makes the most sense for that island.
21:36It is as much their home as it is ours.
21:39So, what is this?
21:42Well, you know how Daddy and I have been talking about doing more in Bahamas?
21:45Sure.
21:46Yes.
21:46Sure.
21:47So, our goal, phase one, would be acquiring all of this land.
21:55And this is through Lamar as it is.
21:57Mm-hmm.
21:58Then connecting the two, doing blue hole excursion, a whole farming community.
22:06That would sort of be phase one.
22:08You've got to decide.
22:09We either have to scale back on riding a bit.
22:12I can help you out with the business and the business plan, get going, things like that, to make some money to do more riding.
22:18Yeah.
22:18But you can't just ride.
22:23I mean, if you want to keep the horse and you want to get more into riding, you have to seriously consider getting into business and doing something.
22:29You can make some money.
22:31You can follow your passion, but you can also...
22:33Come back to it.
22:34Come back to it and start a business.
22:35If Danny and I look at doing this and we look at really drawing a line in the sand and saying, we want to help and create this type of development and community, which is unlike anything else.
22:49And you guys are doing this?
22:50You're taking this on?
22:54We're hoping to spearhead this, but we will need other partners.
23:00And is working at the hotel and maybe opening a business there and doing some of the dive and fishing charters and that kind of stuff, the spearfishing and...
23:08It's been a thought.
23:09Yeah?
23:10I'll tell you a secret.
23:11I like that boat, too.
23:13Yeah, it's nice.
23:14Maybe I'll partner with you if we get the right business plan and the right setup going, so just start thinking about that stuff.
23:20Yeah, I will.
23:20For now, I have a lot of stalls to make.
23:23For now, you've got a lot of poop to scoop.
23:25Yeah.
23:25All right, well, have fun.
23:27I'd stay and help, but I've got stuff to do.
23:28Yeah, yeah.
23:29Seeing Q flap his wings and, you know, start a business on the island and doing some work for us.
23:35I think there is a little bit of a, okay, look how fast that happened.
23:40I think it's a great idea.
23:41I will help.
23:42This is just big.
23:44I think the more people that have said to Daddy and I, it's not possible, the more we both say it is done the right way.
23:54All right, first you can edit my presentation because clearly you don't like it.
23:57I'll leave you to it.
24:01Wait, how did you make it fancy, like slide?
24:03The backyard, it's something that I think we're actually enjoying, just pecking away at it and, you know, throw a tree in here and throw a tree in there.
24:21I think I'm actually having a little bit of fun getting in the dirt.
24:22Well, you picked the hottest day to do it.
24:25Wow.
24:26Might as well start at the top, right?
24:28Put it over here.
24:28The plan for this morning was to have all hands on deck, which means all four children.
24:34Yeah.
24:35We've got a 25% success rate.
24:37The fruits of our labor.
24:40There you go.
24:40She's cute.
24:42Of all of the children, Lincoln does enjoy an afternoon in the excavator.
24:47He enjoys sort of getting his hands dirty and working.
24:50I think Lincoln specifically will, you know, be really excited to get on an excavator and, you know, maybe cut a couple of roads, move some trees around, just digging.
24:59Have some fun.
25:01You know, we have a big project coming up on the island.
25:03Would you be interested in doing that?
25:05Coming back to the island to get involved in a huge expansion and project?
25:10Any weekend?
25:11No, no, no, no, no.
25:12It's not just like a weekend pop in, pop out.
25:14No, it's like the entire summer, every break, the rest of your life.
25:17Oh.
25:18We really want to expand the hotel so all of you guys can work there and then buy it from us.
25:24So it's like, I work, I work, 40 years later, I'm free.
25:28You'd be into that?
25:29Yeah.
25:30Okay.
25:30Okay.
25:31We still have a lot of plans to move.
25:32Link, do you want to go find your siblings?
25:34We need some more horsepower.
25:35I would love to.
25:36Charlotte and JoJo must be hiding inside somewhere.
25:47Is that you?
25:50Yeah, it's the kids.
25:51Okay.
25:53Oh, hold on.
25:54This is the partners.
25:57Oh, boy.
25:59Hmm?
25:59It says, hey guys, confirming that the full resort buyout is moving ahead, so we should
26:06all get together ASAP to discuss logistics and budget in order to get everything ready
26:10in time.
26:11A resort buyout is when you have someone that comes in and rents every single room, which
26:16means every single room needs to be ready.
26:19It's not what Brian and I would do in this situation, but at this point we just have to
26:25agree to it and try and find a solution that keeps everyone happy and still working
26:31and progressing.
26:32That means the entire place has to be finished?
26:34The entire place.
26:35Every single unit, all, well, really back of house.
26:38I'll be honest, I don't think it's the right decision at this stage.
26:43We are in the midst of uncovering issues on site.
26:48We haven't really dug into what this means for the budget and new timelines, and I think
26:54it puts an added strain operationally on the property.
26:58Yeah.
26:58But the reality is there are six voices at this table, and the rest of the group doesn't
27:04agree.
27:05Reception building, pool, cabana bath, bar area.
27:09That's a heavy lift.
27:11Yeah, we are going to have to have a sit-down, so we're going to need more horsepower, which
27:14is going to cost more money.
27:16Well, logistics and budget.
27:18Yeah.
27:19Budget needs to be a big conversation.
27:23I'm going to need something a little stronger than this.
27:24You and me both.
27:34A full resort buyout, it's going to take a lot to make that happen.
27:39A resort buyout is when one group or one individual basically rents the entire property, which means
27:46they will put guests in every single room, often used for a wedding or a special event,
27:51and have complete privacy and access to the property.
27:54As soon as you move up the timelines and you want things completed faster, that means
27:58you need more labor on site.
27:59You're either going to spend that labor over a longer period, or you're going to spend that
28:04labor over a shorter period.
28:06And to do that, you need more people working to do more work in a shorter amount of time.
28:11They need to get you a tool bill.
28:12I was hoping that the project here in the Keys would be a little easier, less stress, but
28:20now we've got to move things up.
28:21It's getting more expensive.
28:23Things have to happen faster.
28:25We're back in the thick of it.
28:27If there's any chance that we're going to have the property ready for this buyout, we're going
28:34to have to bring in some more horsepower.
28:36And luckily, we have a great friend, Brett, who is a local builder, who may be the solution
28:45to this issue.
28:46Having a friend like Brett here in Florida, it's a great resource for me.
28:55We bounce ideas off each other all the time.
28:57You know, the rules are different down here.
28:58The economy is different.
29:00So it's good to have someone that knows what's going on locally.
29:04So Pines and Poms, what's the scope there?
29:06What are they doing?
29:07It's a lot.
29:07I actually want you to come down and look at it.
29:09All right.
29:1026 rooms, the pool, the guest-facing stuff, the office.
29:15So just really modernizing, put it all together.
29:18I look forward to seeing it.
29:19We can build it together.
29:20Aw.
29:21Brett and Brian, build the Keys.
29:23Aw.
29:29The reality, I think, really for the team here is the buyout for the wedding.
29:35It's a bit of a time crunch.
29:36They don't want to close the property down, as you can hear.
29:40They have guests here, and they want to do this.
29:42That's typically one of the hardest parts is trying to work around them and don't go
29:48here and go here.
29:49Don't make noise, but do make noise.
29:51But I also think for efficiency, it's great to have Mike on certain projects and then your
29:56team's in so we can kind of strategically move around the guests and get things done.
30:01The pool and the bar are going to be a big one.
30:02That's going to be a tough lift.
30:04We can kind of screen it off and get a lot done.
30:06Our thought process as well with where the reception is for you to focus on some of
30:11the units right around the reception so you can kind of cordon that off and feel like
30:16that's your area.
30:16That would be the office 22 and 23 then.
30:18Get that done.
30:18We'll get in there and get it started.
30:20We have a lot of work here.
30:22More.
30:22Let's talk about the important things.
30:23Well, we keep talking about flying.
30:25I know, but that's my worry.
30:27We have a ton of work that has to happen.
30:29That's what we'll do for lunch.
30:30Yeah.
30:30We'll go flying?
30:31Yeah, we'll do that.
30:32I lost you both.
30:34I'm a little nervous about you guys are such good friends.
30:38Yeah.
30:39But we have work to do.
30:40Okay.
30:41Yeah, we'll reconvene and we'll get started.
30:43You got it.
30:44You guys good?
30:44Yeah, we're good.
30:46We should go fly somewhere for lunch.
30:47Okay, let's do it.
30:54I'm super stressed out.
30:56Like, we have this date looming that we need to get everything done by.
30:59And to me, worst case scenario is being in the middle of construction, having these people
31:04come in and we don't have rooms, right?
31:05We don't want that.
31:06Right, we can't.
31:06Based on their timelines and when they would like to have this property fully completed,
31:12it's important that we split up and divide this work or else we won't make those deadlines.
31:17So if we want to make this deadline, we bring Brett in to do the other half of the resort.
31:22I think it's a great idea, but I want your opinion.
31:26Bringing Brett on will help things move along quite quickly.
31:29We'll meet your timelines for the bio.
31:32I also know Brian and Brett obviously have a wonderful working relationship.
31:36So if Brett needs a hand, Brian will get on the tools with him, get him to work.
31:40Listen, we'll take all the labor we can.
31:43I am on board.
31:44Brett and Brian together.
31:45I think that's a great team.
31:47And I think that a little friendly competition is not a bad thing.
32:01You know, we brought everything.
32:02We didn't know.
32:03And this is a fix, though.
32:03This fix is everything.
32:05I don't know what that does.
32:06Today is Brett's first day on site.
32:08Now that we've got him helping with the project, he's got a couple of guys coming.
32:11Brett and I are going to get started tearing out the kitchen in the reception area.
32:15Today is just to empty this out.
32:16We'll get the fridge out.
32:17All right.
32:17We'll get the rest of the cabinets out.
32:18Brett and I have been friends for over a decade.
32:20I think getting to work together, it's kind of fun.
32:25Wait a minute.
32:26That's dirty back there.
32:27Wait a minute.
32:28It's level.
32:29We're going to keep going.
32:30There we go.
32:31I got the screw.
32:32Where's your reader glasses at?
32:33I'm just, I feel like I'm your assistant today.
32:37It's kind of nice to get back in and just get dirty every now and then.
32:40Yeah, it is.
32:41It's like therapy.
32:42You can't just make lists and yell at people all day, Brett.
32:45Brett and I are both very busy managing different businesses and being at work and doing a lot
32:50of the different things.
32:51So it's not often we get to get our hands dirty, get back on the tools.
32:54So when we do, it's fun.
32:56That's really taking you a long time.
33:06Do a lot of paperwork these days, Brian.
33:08I know.
33:08I was going to say.
33:09It's fun.
33:10We get to work on the project together a little bit.
33:12Talk, chat, make fun of each other and do some work.
33:15See these skills I got?
33:16I'm like a doctor.
33:19We're going to have this done in no time.
33:20Watch this.
33:21Like in 20 minutes, this whole job will be done.
33:24Did you see what we just found in 27?
33:26Did you hear?
33:26No.
33:27Well, you know how you have your beautiful washer and dryer units.
33:30Yes.
33:34See that right there, that material?
33:36Yeah.
33:36That's actually lint from the dryer that's been blowing into the wall there, which is unbelievable.
33:42Oh, my gosh.
33:43What a fire hazard.
33:44That will be and a massive fire hazard.
33:46So we took down that wall and I was like, and Ted's like, look at it.
33:50Like, just looks like a nest in there.
33:52All of the outtake for the vent has just been dumping into the wall cavities.
33:57That's correct.
33:58The heat and the lint.
33:59The heat and the lint.
34:01So.
34:02Wow.
34:02These are the things that you'll unfold, but they're also like, you know, for your own
34:06piece of mind so you can sleep at night.
34:08You know that you're putting it back together.
34:10The right way.
34:10Doing it right.
34:11The right way.
34:11Yeah, because there could be a million things that we're probably going to uncover over
34:16the next couple of months and you guys can just.
34:18Wow.
34:19That's terrifying.
34:21Oh, look at this.
34:22Look at this.
34:23Scrap guy's going to love it.
34:24Uh, this little kitchen in the reception area, it's a bit of a smash and grab situation.
34:28We're getting the hood vent out.
34:29Fridge is going.
34:30All the cabinets are going.
34:31We're smashing things.
34:32We're ripping things out.
34:34P-trap was full.
34:35Did you want a sip?
34:35That's for you.
34:36I'm good.
34:36I think we should go get a coffee.
34:41What do you think?
34:42Coffee sounds good.
34:43Let's go strategize.
34:46All right.
34:46Thanks.
34:47You bring that cockroach for Sarah?
34:48I will.
34:49I'll grab that one.
34:49Yeah.
34:50Brad found a little friend that still had a little life in him and we thought, we thought
34:53Sarah might want to meet him.
34:54I know.
34:55Whenever there's a drink, you'd probably.
34:58Get her.
34:58You get her.
34:59You get her.
35:00No, you'll probably.
35:01You'll probably.
35:03I do not like cockroaches.
35:05Brian's great with the guest experience.
35:09Sure.
35:09Ah!
35:13All right.
35:14Brent, can I stay at your place tonight?
35:15I don't think you have a choice, Brian.
35:19Whoa.
35:23Today, we're building a very simple pony shelter out in the paddock for JoJo.
35:28My mini ponies' names are Pepper and Shaggy and I love having them because they aren't
35:32like a real horse, so I can just do whatever I want with them.
35:36There is no doubt that JoJo has always been a big personality.
35:41And seeing her now as she's approaching those teenage years, she is so confident in herself.
35:47She is going to rule the world, that little girl.
35:50Oh, cute ball.
35:53Got some lumber.
35:53Hello.
35:54Bubbles.
35:55Hi.
35:56Pepper and Shaggy need a shelter because in Florida, it gets really hot in the summers,
36:00and they need to be out in the paddock because it's good for them, but with this heat, they
36:03can't stay out there for long.
36:05So where do you want the shelter?
36:06Just like right there in that corner.
36:08This corner.
36:09Okay.
36:10They're tiny.
36:11They're tiny ponies.
36:13Not even mini ponies.
36:14As the kids grow up and they get more and more practice building things and making a
36:18mess, it is nice to have the help.
36:21So the more time we get to spend together and do things, it doesn't matter if we're working
36:25or hanging out or whatever, you know, the more time we can do that, the better.
36:29Is that good?
36:30I think it's in.
36:31I like working with my dad and brother because we get things done, but at the same time,
36:35they don't always let me do the biggest stuff.
36:37Okay.
36:38Go for it.
36:39I promise you, it's going to look...
36:42Okay.
36:43Super fantastic.
36:45You do you.
36:50Now, Joe, grab the level.
36:52We'll plumb this post.
36:52And then we can make a template for our rafters, fill it in with rafters, get the plywood on
36:57top, slap those ponies in here, fill up the bucket with water, give them some treats.
37:01More that way.
37:03And they'll love us.
37:21Okay.
37:22I think the shelter's perfect for the ponies, especially in this heat, and I think they'll
37:26really enjoy it.
37:28Now we just have to convince them that they need some shade.
37:32That way.
37:33That way.
37:34That way.
37:35Probably scared of it.
37:36Probably scared of it.
37:37Come here.
37:38We're probably going to get kicked by a mini pony.
37:41That'd be funny.
37:42Come here, little man.
37:44All done.
37:44Every day, the scope on site here seems to be increasing just with what we're finding
37:54behind the walls.
37:56So, I'm just trying to keep heads above water here and everything moving along.
38:00Walking into the Garden View cabin today, it made me a little nervous.
38:13It smells good in here.
38:14I'm just going to take a big, deep breath.
38:19Seeing it stripped back and seeing the state of the room, it makes me nervous about what
38:26we're going to continue to expose and understanding that there have been guests up until only
38:33a few days ago sleeping in these rooms.
38:35So, it's even more important that we get in and we really rip everything apart and really
38:40start understanding what we're dealing with.
38:41Taking in so much here.
38:51Is this all mold?
38:53Is that what I'm staring at?
38:54It is.
38:54It's definitely been wet for a while.
38:56Excuse me.
38:57Are we...
38:58Oh, hi.
38:59Oh, hi.
39:00That's what I said.
39:01I'm like, whoa.
39:03How are you?
39:04Are those company-issued work boots?
39:08These are my standbacks.
39:10Okay, stand back and keep an eye on us?
39:12I don't want to stand back from this place.
39:13All right.
39:14That's like actively wet.
39:16Yeah.
39:17What's going on in here?
39:18Well, A, you can smell and see the mold.
39:21And from what Joe told me, he just put his arm on the wall and like, and the whole thing
39:27just disintegrated because it's so wet.
39:29They've had water for a long time to where it's, I mean, it's turned to dirt almost.
39:33Kind of need to just deflect the water out.
39:35Have we got water coming up through the slab?
39:37I don't think so.
39:37Maybe.
39:38Do we pour this up two or three inches?
39:40That's like, that's one of the best ideas I've heard yet.
39:43Just to fight yourself away from that water standing.
39:45Just to get above the grade.
39:46And why don't we do that?
39:47If we're talking about cutting up a foot and just replacing all the bases, are we not
39:53cheaper and faster just to pull this all out and reframe it?
39:56We can if that's a good suggestion.
39:58We did talk about that at one point, but like when, it's like, when do you stop?
40:01I have a solution for everything.
40:06You price this all in, right?
40:07Yes.
40:07It's already all included?
40:08No, no, there's, we're going to keep inching this budget around.
40:12I look at it as a new challenge.
40:14Typically, we were brought into projects that need a lot of help.
40:17This is easy to fix, but it's got to be paid for.
40:23We may have to scale back and not do all the units right now.
40:27There's a lot of work to do here.
40:29And seeing this unit, you know, is this going to translate to all the other units?
40:33Is this what we're dealing with?
40:34And if that's the case, we're in for a bumpy ride.
40:38Yeah, it's going to be spectacular.
40:43We know the pool bar, well, inevitably it needs to be demoed or partially demoed, but we really
40:50haven't decided on a full scope of work yet for this area.
40:54We're hoping it's ready for the buyout, but we need to be realistic that it may just not
40:59make it.
41:00Realistically, how long is it going to take to wrap this all up?
41:04For the pool, I think we had three months.
41:09Take a moment and appreciate the fact that you are staring at the ocean.
41:13This pool, I believe, in Isla Morata is one of the closest pools to the ocean that you
41:18can get.
41:19I'm actually really excited for this.
41:20Something different.
41:21I love all the cottages, but this will be a neat...
41:23This is a huge selling feature, being the closest pool to the water in the Keys.
41:27There's a lot of things here, right?
41:28So it's the pool we need to address, the tree we need to address, the pool bar, and then
41:33we want to be thinking future planning for the Cabana Bass, which will come later on.
41:37We're obviously going to resurface this, put some tile down, some beautiful tile.
41:41We're also looking at resurfacing the whole pool area, revamping the staircase, the entry
41:47into the pool.
41:48Yeah.
41:49Again, it still needs to be accessible, so how we create that sort of user-friendly.
41:53We're going to do new railings all the way around, some new lighting.
41:57Proper drainage.
41:58You know what you should look at.
41:59Proper drainage.
42:00No puddles.
42:01No puddles.
42:02This is a dump.
42:03I want to demo the whole thing.
42:05We're looking at this structure.
42:06Lightning could strike.
42:07I mean, a soft wind.
42:09Yeah.
42:10Might take those walls out.
42:12So we're going to try and tackle this at the same time?
42:16Yeah.
42:17That makes sense.
42:18Yeah.
42:19So this whole pool, realistically, it's not as simple as our pool that we just resurface
42:23the tile.
42:24We're actually digging this pool.
42:26Yeah.
42:27And redoing.
42:28It's going to be messy.
42:29Oh, sorry.
42:30It's not as simple as the pool at Cerro Lamar.
42:34It's more like the pool at home that you made us completely dig out and rebuild.
42:39But question on how we're trending with construction here.
42:43Once we start the pool, we're going to tackle the pool and the pool bar all at once, correct?
42:48We're trying to get the permits aligned.
42:50I think we want to have everything ready to go and hammer this off as quick as we can,
42:53because this certainly affects the guest experience.
42:56This is very disruptive to the guest experience.
43:01This is a big one.
43:03So I just want to make sure, yeah, we're dialed in, right?
43:06I worry about putting our best foot forward to the guests that will be on site.
43:11So, yeah, it's nerve-wracking, I won't lie.
43:14I'm not thrilled about it.
43:16I mean, there's no pool, there's no bar.
43:18Why are people coming?
43:20Yeah.
43:21Do you hear the thunder, too?
43:23I did hear the thunder.
43:24I heard that.
43:25That's how I feel about this.
43:29Oh, my God.
43:31This is an emergency repair.
43:33It needs to be fixed, and it needs to be fixed now.
43:35That whole backside of the cottage could collapse.
43:37I think the only option is to replace it.
43:39We do not have the timeline, and we do not have the budget, but we have to do what's right.
43:45That's worse than I thought.
43:46That's a lot worse than I thought.
43:48This is not a remodel.
43:49No.
43:50We're no longer a six to 12-week refurbishment.
43:53We are a six-month new build.
43:57The steel is disintegrated.
44:00Things you want to hear when you're 40 feet off the ground.
44:04How about we just, like...
44:05No, don't damage that.
44:07No, you're digging into the drywall.
44:09I'll quit.
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