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00:00Wow!
00:02It's huge!
00:04Childhood sweethearts Emily and Connor
00:06want out of their parents' homes
00:08and into a place of their own
00:10in the Philly suburbs.
00:12That's what I'm talking about.
00:14This is glorious.
00:16I could see game day out here. What about you guys?
00:18Oh, game day for sure.
00:20But these 20-something first-timers
00:22have a lot to learn about this hot market.
00:24Homes under $400,000
00:26are not sitting on the market long.
00:28I think you need to be
00:30open to
00:32seeing different styles.
00:34Those lights are staying.
00:36What are you going to do with those lights?
00:38After losing out on six houses already,
00:40the learning curve is getting to them.
00:42We're going to have to come to some type of compromise.
00:44I'm getting a little nuts.
00:46We need to come to a decision.
00:58What are you going to do about that thing in the middle?
01:04We'll figure it out when we're done.
01:06Listen, I don't know where you're going to put the food
01:08if that thing is in the middle of the table.
01:10We'll get the table.
01:12Grab that. Thank you.
01:14I'm 26 and I am a second grade special education teacher.
01:18I'm 26 years old and I'm a project manager
01:20for an electrical construction company.
01:22You didn't set everything on the right side,
01:24but that's fine.
01:25We've known each other since we were in the fifth grade.
01:27We had a thing in middle school
01:29and then he, you know, broke my heart
01:31and I wanted nothing to do with him.
01:33And then somehow at the end of high school,
01:36in our senior year,
01:38we kind of rekindled that relationship
01:40and we've been together ever since.
01:42I currently live with my mom.
01:44Connor lives at home too.
01:45We both love our family,
01:46but it's just time for us to have our own space.
01:49I think we're at that point in our just lives
01:53and our relationship to like take that next step.
01:55Who set this table?
01:56Yeah.
01:57Not Emily.
01:58Well, it's pretty good job.
02:00First time home buyers
02:01and first time living together.
02:04I think there's a lot of emotions that come with that.
02:06You know, he comes home.
02:08Mom has dinner ready for him.
02:09Mom does his wash for him.
02:11Not going to say no to a free home cooked meal
02:14every night.
02:15I can tell you that much.
02:16We've, you know, been looking for the past few months.
02:19We've put how many bids in? Six.
02:21Yes.
02:22And we've been losing every single time.
02:25It's been rough.
02:26Everything is so competitive that like
02:28you literally have to bounce on it
02:30or you're not going to get it.
02:31Or you need to up your money.
02:33Well, according to Emily,
02:34our budget's a million dollars, you know?
02:36No.
02:37Realistically, I'd like to be under four.
02:39But Emily's, you know, the way she thinks
02:42we can get everything we want.
02:44She's more like $4.50.
02:46Needs to be big enough for us to grow into.
02:48Have a kid, maybe two.
02:50But like I don't want to like invest all this money
02:52into something that in two years, three years,
02:54we're going to outgrow.
02:55Does that give you like some wiggle room to do renovations
02:57or do you need something that's like move in ready?
02:59I don't really want to deal with that.
03:01I'd rather just have a turnkey
03:03and just have to worry about like getting furniture
03:05and just kind of like moving on from there.
03:07Me and Emily kind of differ on what we're looking for style wise.
03:10I mean, you're looking for one story.
03:13I think my ideal style would be a farmhouse, ranch.
03:18I would love to have you from port.
03:20I've grown up in a two-story, typical colonial house.
03:24That's something that I've been looking for,
03:27especially when tensions get high.
03:29You know, it's a little space for...
03:32If I need a break, I want to be able to go upstairs,
03:35shut the door and, you know, have a little space to myself.
03:38I mean, I also just like sleeping on the second floor.
03:41I love having the second story with the windows open.
03:44I definitely want something that brings a lot of light in.
03:47The lighter cabinets, like the lighter pallets.
03:50We definitely want entertainment space,
03:52like because we do like to have people over so much.
03:54We're hoping it happens this time.
03:56Connor tells me to not be so emotionally attached,
03:59but it's really hard when you walk in and you really love something
04:02and then to not get it.
04:04It's kind of crushing and defeating.
04:05Are you ready to have an open mind?
04:07I'm ready to be aggressive.
04:08Are you ready to be aggressive?
04:09I mean, if we got to this point already,
04:11we got to at least take a chance.
04:16That's a nice little neighborhood.
04:18I think it's pretty close to my school.
04:21They're searching the Philly suburb of Willow Grove,
04:23where they grew up.
04:24Today, a place with her farmhouse vibe.
04:27What do you think?
04:30I love the blue door.
04:34I kind of like the stone, too.
04:37I went to high school about five minutes down the road from here.
04:40Our friends lived right down the street,
04:42so it's definitely a neighborhood I could see myself living in.
04:44And it has the front porch, which I love a good front porch.
04:49It's a rambunctious door color, but...
04:51Hi, guys.
04:52Hi.
04:53How you doing? Good morning.
04:54I know it's towards the top of what you want to spend,
04:56but it's got a really nice farmhouse feel on the inside.
04:59Which I love.
05:00I met Emily and Connor through a mutual friend.
05:03However, we did go to high school together as well.
05:05Working with first-time home buyers in this market can definitely be tough
05:08because there's such a shortage of inventory.
05:10Losing six houses already in this market says enough.
05:13This neighborhood right here,
05:15there's only been six homes that have sold in the last six months.
05:18So if they're going to want to take advantage of this one,
05:20they're going to have to move quick.
05:21Wow.
05:23I really like the hardwood floors.
05:27They flow nicely right into this dining area here.
05:30Nice.
05:31Yeah, I love the flow.
05:32It seems so open and clean.
05:35I like the paint color that they use, too.
05:36The blues really complement, like, all the whites
05:39and the different colors here in the kitchen.
05:41I really like that.
05:42Yeah.
05:43And then this is what I was talking about, the farmhouse feel.
05:45We got a nice farmhouse sink here.
05:47Yes.
05:48They did a really nice job updating this kitchen recently,
05:50as you can tell.
05:52I love the white cabinets.
05:54So here are the primary suites on the first floor.
05:59Ooh.
06:00It's a big-sized room.
06:01Wow.
06:02Big walk-in closet, too.
06:04Yeah, this will work.
06:05Okay.
06:06That'll work for me.
06:07I guess I'll put myself outside.
06:08That's fine.
06:10Wow.
06:11Yeah, it's definitely bringing in, like, some nice natural light,
06:15which I like.
06:16I do like the shower.
06:17Oh, they did a very nice job.
06:18Yeah.
06:22So the same floors that are downstairs match upstairs,
06:24which is nice.
06:27So with these bungalow styles, you do get the pitched room.
06:29Yeah.
06:30I was going to say, I don't love this.
06:31I don't love the slanted ceiling.
06:33Yeah.
06:34Yeah, this would work as an office, I think.
06:36And then we have a similar size room on the other side.
06:40And maybe this could be Connor's closet.
06:42Maybe.
06:43We've talked about how I wanted a primary suite upstairs.
06:46Mm-hmm.
06:47And you're obviously not going to be able to get that with the way it's laid out up here.
06:50Um, so I don't know.
06:57So a lot of open space down here.
07:00Oh, my God.
07:01Really, really nice.
07:02Wow.
07:03Really good entertaining space.
07:04Yeah.
07:05Second living space.
07:06Wow.
07:07Yeah.
07:08They did a very nice job with the accents.
07:09I think the space is great.
07:10All right.
07:11You can definitely see us entertaining down here, for sure.
07:16All right.
07:18Covered porch out here.
07:20Oh, my goodness.
07:22You can definitely watch some football games out here.
07:25Super nice.
07:26100%.
07:27Looks like it's just got done, too.
07:29I don't love how you're kind of backed up to a house with some chicken wire fence in there.
07:34Not much privacy.
07:36Yeah.
07:37What I would say is, if you had to add a little bit of fence there, the rest of the house is completely done.
07:42There's nothing you need to do other than drop your bags and move in.
07:48This basement rocks.
07:51I really like it.
07:52What do you think?
07:53Yeah, I mean, you're pointing out the audience.
07:55The house is beautiful, from the basement to the open kitchen.
07:58I mean, the front porch.
08:00I mean, it's a great space, but at what cost?
08:03I mean, we wouldn't have to do much to it besides the backyard with the fence, which doesn't have to be done immediately.
08:10Again, I can't get over just the price of it.
08:13We're young.
08:14We want to visit places.
08:15You know, how are we going to afford to do stuff like that if, you know, we're paying bills month to month on a house we can't afford?
08:21But I do want you to know that you are one of the first people in this house, and it is going to go quick.
08:25So we're going to need to make a decision on this.
08:27All right.
08:28While they think about making an offer, Matt's got another option to show them.
08:33But...
08:34You know what I'm going to say.
08:35We're being open minded.
08:43I think you need to be open to seeing different styles.
08:48The style of the house is a ranch, which I know you don't like, but you might like the price of it.
09:00I like the brick.
09:02I like the brick too, but it's also one story.
09:04Good morning.
09:06I know what you're thinking.
09:07Yeah.
09:08You don't even have to say it.
09:09It's priced well below where we've been looking.
09:12The only thing we're missing is a second floor.
09:15Wow.
09:18I love the fireplace.
09:20I think they did a really nice job with the colors complimenting it.
09:24You got the hardwoods here, you know?
09:26Yeah, it is.
09:27It's actually a very nice, you know, walk-in living room here.
09:30I mean, you know, you have the bay window there.
09:32You're in the natural light from, you know, the other side of the house and the whitewash on the brick, I think.
09:37It's actually pretty awesome.
09:40I think this is a decent size.
09:41I like how it flows.
09:42The kitchen is updated.
09:44You can see there's some new floors here.
09:46This is really nice.
09:47Cabinets.
09:48Not light, but...
09:50They're soft color.
09:52I don't mind them.
09:54I think they play really well with the backsplash and the flooring and the stainless steel.
09:59So I think they did a really nice job with the fixtures in here.
10:03Yeah.
10:04All right.
10:05I think you guys are going to really like the backyard as well.
10:08Okay, this is nice.
10:09Watch your step with those double doors there.
10:11That's a tripping hazard.
10:13It's a cute little backyard.
10:15This is the best part of the backyard here.
10:17This is really nice.
10:18I love the high ceilings.
10:20I could see game day out here.
10:21What about you guys?
10:22Yeah, I mean...
10:23Oh, game day for sure.
10:24On a day like this with the winds blowing, the breeze is awesome.
10:26I mean, I could sit out here for hours, I feel like.
10:28Yeah, this is a really nice touch.
10:30I love the outdoor space.
10:32I can definitely see us entertaining, watching football games out here.
10:35I know this house doesn't have a front porch, which I really, really was preferring, but
10:40this definitely makes up for it for sure.
10:46And this is where you'll find all of your bedrooms and bath.
10:49So this is the, I guess, the primary bathroom, right?
10:52Correct.
10:53Okay.
10:54Back splash is nice.
10:55Mm-hmm.
10:56The dark fixtures also, I think, play really, really well.
11:00Yeah, definitely.
11:01Really, we just have to paint in here, I think.
11:04Over here, we've got the bedrooms.
11:06We're gonna start with a guest room or office.
11:10One of the two secondary bedrooms.
11:12Okay.
11:13It's a really nice space.
11:15Again, same hardwoods as the rest of the house.
11:17Definitely love the hardwood.
11:19I know you like when they match.
11:20Now, next to this, we have the primary room.
11:23It's definitely the largest bedroom in here.
11:26Oh, wow.
11:27Yeah.
11:28Really nice size.
11:29Yeah.
11:30You could definitely fit a king in here.
11:31Yeah.
11:32Definitely could.
11:33100%.
11:34On this wall right here, a couple of nightstands.
11:35Yeah.
11:36Still have plenty of space, not feel like it's too crammed either.
11:38Mm-hmm.
11:39But you know what I'm gonna say.
11:40It's on the first floor.
11:41Okay.
11:42Well, we're being open-minded.
11:48This is the smallest room.
11:49You could tell it was previously used as some type of child's bedroom or nursery.
11:53But a good-sized closet.
11:55Yeah.
11:56I love the woodwork here.
11:57Yeah.
11:58The woodwork, super cute.
11:59Solid.
12:00I could totally see this being, like, my office or even, like, maybe a little workout room.
12:05All right.
12:06This is my favorite part of the house.
12:08Okay.
12:09We're gonna head down to the finished basement.
12:13Wow.
12:15It's huge.
12:16So, with these ranch-style homes, the basement is the entire footprint of the house.
12:20Yeah.
12:21So, you almost get a whole second house down here.
12:23The carpet has to go.
12:25I also don't love the drop ceiling.
12:28That's something that I would like to kind of replace as well.
12:32I feel like we're in one of your schools right now with these ceiling tiles.
12:35Yeah.
12:36However, remember, it's at $375,000.
12:39So, there's a lot of room there and there's not a lot that needs to be done.
12:43This is glorious.
12:45I could definitely see us having friends and family here.
12:50Entertaining.
12:51That's something we love to do.
12:52Sure.
12:53This is definitely, like, an added bonus.
12:55I can tell Emily's really starting to enjoy the house.
12:59But, yeah, the stakes are pretty high at this point in time in our lives.
13:02Really looking to take that next step in our relationship.
13:05As of right now, I'm kind of on the fence.
13:07I really don't know, especially with it being a rancher, if this is the house I want, even with the added benefits.
13:13I mean, you did wow me when we walked in.
13:16I mean, it's got a lot of great amenities from the outside, you know, bonus area to the basement, which has the bar, which is pretty awesome.
13:24And there's really only cosmetics that we have to do.
13:27That's a good price.
13:28Neighborhood's nice, but I didn't want a bedroom on the first floor.
13:33I'm running out of inventory.
13:34Homes under $400,000 are not sitting on the market long and they're hard to come by.
13:39This has been a very overwhelming journey.
13:41It has everything that we want and I'm ready to kind of make a good compromise and not lose another house.
13:54I've never even been back here.
13:56Like, it's been here, obviously, it's so close to us and it's in our school district, but I've honestly never been back here.
14:03No, either have I.
14:04Today, Emily and Connor are in the town next to Willow Grove to see a Colonial priced at $420,000.
14:11Well, does it have two floors?
14:13It's a Colonial, so yeah.
14:16Does it sit right here on the right?
14:17I think so.
14:18Really cute neighborhood.
14:23I like it.
14:24I like the brick, for sure.
14:27The front lawn looks like it has some good landscaping, too.
14:29Good morning, guys.
14:30Good morning, how you doing?
14:31Hello.
14:32What do we think so far, pulling in?
14:34I think the neighborhood's super cute and I love the curb appeal, for sure.
14:39You know, it feels homey when you pull up to it.
14:41I hope you brought your imagination because it does need a little bit of improvements inside.
14:48Okay.
14:51Interesting room.
14:52I love the arch there.
14:53It's a good-sized living room.
14:54And then in here, we have a formal dining room.
14:56Oh, wow.
14:57You can tell that there's some original hardwood floors.
15:02Oh, wow.
15:04Oh, yikes.
15:06Um, yeah, it's definitely dated, for sure.
15:11It does feel pretty closed off, as well.
15:14Got a nice little patio area out back.
15:20Oh, this is really nice.
15:22Really quiet and private back here.
15:23Yeah, it's very secluded.
15:24Lot of mature trees.
15:26I love the patio.
15:28I love the trampoline, too.
15:29Does that come with the house?
15:30It does not.
15:31It does not.
15:32We could get you.
15:33Actually, if you do a backflip right now, I'll make sure we throw it in.
15:36I don't think anybody wants to see that.
15:38I might end up in the hospital.
15:39Oh, I would like to see it.
15:41No.
15:42No, thank you.
15:43Let's go check out the rest of the inside.
15:47So in here, we've got a powder room on the first floor.
15:49Okay.
15:50Connor, can you fit in there?
15:51Um, not really.
15:54You can go and wash your hands at the same time.
15:55That's nice.
15:58This is the second living space.
16:00Definitely needs a little lovin'.
16:01So let's go upstairs.
16:02Connor, I think you're going to like that all three bedrooms are upstairs.
16:06I do know that those lights are staying if we end up getting this house.
16:12What are you going to do with those lights?
16:14We have lots of use for those.
16:16It's just disco lighting.
16:18You know, it's a nice little touch, you know?
16:21You guys throwing a rave up here?
16:22Oh, this is nice.
16:26This is awesome.
16:27Yeah, it's pretty spacious.
16:30I love the...
16:32The tile on the walls and the floors.
16:34Yeah.
16:35You wouldn't have to do much work in here either.
16:37So...
16:38Yeah.
16:39That's definitely a plus.
16:41And disco room number two.
16:44That's what I'm talking about.
16:45The disco's gotta go.
16:47It's gotta stay.
16:49Connor's going to be sleeping in the disco room by himself.
16:51You have two windows facing different sides of the houses, which is nice.
16:54So you're getting light, you know, almost the entire day.
16:57I think this is a perfect size guest bedroom.
16:59This is definitely the primary room.
17:02I mean, I thought that one over there was.
17:04I mean, that one's pretty big as is, but this is definitely a big primary space for us, so...
17:09Yeah, I really like it.
17:10It looks like the windows are kind of updated as well.
17:12All right.
17:13Again, carpet ripped up.
17:14Okay.
17:15Yeah, so minor cosmetics, right?
17:16Yes.
17:17But that's all stuff that you guys can do.
17:18Yep.
17:19Definitely needs a little lovin', for sure.
17:22Yeah.
17:23Yeah, I mean, the space is good.
17:24I mean, like, it's got good touches.
17:26You know, I can kind of, you know, envision myself in here.
17:29It's definitely something we need to think about.
17:31Just thinking of all the, you know, renovations and cosmetic things that need to kind of be done.
17:37I know.
17:38I know.
17:39I know.
17:40And I've got to be honest with you guys, we're running out of inventory with this kind of style of the house that you're looking for.
17:46Emily and Connor have some tough choices to make.
17:49I'm getting a little nuts.
17:50Like, I need, we need to come to a decision.
18:00I love the outdoor.
18:01It is a nice little vibe here.
18:04Childhood sweethearts Emily and Connor are trying to decide on a home after losing out on more than six places in the Philly suburbs.
18:13All right.
18:14Let's talk about the bungalow slash farmhouse.
18:16Okay.
18:17I loved the front porch.
18:18I could totally see myself drinking my coffee in the morning.
18:22We wouldn't have to do anything to it.
18:24I loved the little farmhouse touches.
18:26And I really loved how in the basement it went out to that really nice back patio with the TV.
18:32I could definitely see us out there having friends and family over, grilling out.
18:37The house itself was very nice.
18:38But again, you know, the primary bedroom was on the first floor.
18:42It's also the price.
18:43I mean, we won't be able to do anything.
18:44So let's talk about the rancher.
18:46The one-story bungalow type of house.
18:49I mean, I've been saying it over and over and over again.
18:52I don't want a rancher, you know, a one-story house because the primary bedroom is going to be on the first floor.
18:58And I don't like that.
18:59The price was $375,000.
19:02The price is good.
19:03You wouldn't have to do much to it except, you know, maybe do some painting, maybe rip up some carpet.
19:08The biggest thing is entertainment.
19:09You know we love to have our friends and family over.
19:12You know you love to watch football.
19:14The basement, the added bonus in the back with the screened-in porch.
19:17I mean, come on.
19:18We could have some really cool parties.
19:20Well, let's talk about the colonial house, which I know you really liked.
19:26So much potential for what you can do with it.
19:28I think, you know, the backyard was awesome.
19:30I agree with you.
19:31The house has potential, but there's a lot that needs to be done.
19:34I'm going to tell you right now, I hated the kitchen.
19:37I would not be able to function in that kitchen.
19:39That would have to be immediately redone.
19:42So that's a lot of money right there.
19:44I'm getting a little nuts.
19:45Like, I need, we need to come to a decision because I'm tired of losing out and I got to
19:51get out of my house.
20:05Can you grab the hammer from my truck, please?
20:07Hammer from the truck.
20:09Okay.
20:11So we picked the rancher because we got it for a really good price.
20:16It basically moved in ready.
20:18Overall, there was so much entertainment space that was what we were looking for.
20:22So that really kind of sold us.
20:24There was no hammer.
20:25This is what I found.
20:26Oh, that's not going to work.
20:28Surprise for me was kind of how the house didn't feel so much of a rancher.
20:33You know, the house has good separate areas from the backyard to the basement where, you
20:38know, it kind of feels like a different area of the house.
20:40Sort of like, you know, typical two-story colonial would.
20:43I'll just stand and supervise.
20:45The house was originally listed at $375,000.
20:48We came in hot right off the bat with our initial offer of $400,000.
20:53We weren't playing around this time and we knew we had to come in hot and heavy if this
20:56wanted to be ours.
20:57You think we're going to be able to sleep in this tonight?
20:59Not if you keep going as slow as you're going.
21:02We've been in the house for approximately a week and a half.
21:05Well, we haven't fully moved in yet.
21:08It is going to be an adjustment probably living together.
21:12But I'm very hopeful that this is a new chapter and everything's going to work out.
21:17Surprise!
21:18Okay, come on in.
21:21I definitely think it was worth the wait.
21:23We've seen so many houses.
21:25I think we are finally home.
21:27We'll be home.
21:28We'll be home.
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