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00:00I love the countertops.
00:02What is this called?
00:03It's called dolomite.
00:04Yes.
00:05As a real estate agent in Dallas,
00:07Courtney's used to seeing homes through the eyes of others.
00:10But now, she's her own client.
00:12Oh, this is huge.
00:15I like it, but I don't know what it is.
00:17Chair jail.
00:19With her best friend Trey helping out,
00:21she's looking for the right place to make her own.
00:24Den space.
00:25I know, there's a lot of dead space in here.
00:27You could put a...
00:28I know, a tub.
00:29I don't understand why this is so high.
00:32For bar stools?
00:33Uh-huh.
00:34No, I hate this.
00:36Okay, okay.
00:37But since she just finalized a divorce,
00:39he's also helping her focus on what matters most.
00:42It could be an office.
00:44It could be a glam station.
00:45We're not thinking about a man.
00:47We're thinking about Courtney.
00:59You're gonna go to the next one.
01:00I'm ready to go see her friends.
01:02I'm an agent in real estate and I've been doing it for the last seven years.
01:11Oh, my gosh.
01:12Hi, Stella.
01:13They don't look excited to see her.
01:15Stella?
01:16Hi.
01:17That's kind of rude.
01:18I just went through a divorce and I owned a home with my ex-husband
01:22I sold our home and moved out of it a few months ago
01:25But now I get to buy a new house for just myself and my dog Stella
01:29Do we really need 25 pastries?
01:33I like options
01:34Yes, I am single, but I am not alone
01:38I have my best friend Trey
01:40What about
01:40Oh my gosh, wait a second
01:43Hang on, hey, drop it
01:44He kind of inserted himself in this process with me
01:47I didn't really ask
01:48I just call him every morning and talk about my problems
01:52And so, you know, he's really great with helping me to solve those problems
01:56They became our problems
01:58Yes
01:58I'm an agent as well
01:59There's a lot of inventory on the market
02:01I think there are some great, new, vibrant areas in Dallas that we need to explore
02:06I know the areas she likes
02:08I know they're a little more expensive
02:09This is your first home on your own
02:12There's no one else you're splitting these bills with
02:14It's all you
02:15So
02:16I know
02:17I know, I know
02:17I can handle it
02:18I know you can handle it
02:20You know, it's like I've owned two other homes
02:22So I know what I do like and I know what I don't
02:24A single family, traditional, open concept
02:27But not something that's so open that it feels like, you know, a doctor's office
02:31Or that it doesn't make sense
02:32My dream, dream scenario here would have really tall ceilings or vaulted ceilings
02:37Another thing that's important to me is having a yard for Stella
02:41I just want to make sure that we're staying within a price point that you feel very comfortable
02:46Because right now you're very comfortable
02:47You're in your rental
02:48But I want to make sure that you stay comfortable
02:50I'd really like to stay around $900,000
02:53The sweet spot would be $900,000
02:54I've been very fortunate to have a very successful real estate career
02:59I think she should look a little closer to the $600,000 to $700,000 range
03:03Because I know anything she gets in, she's going to want to change it
03:06She's going to wallpaper it
03:07She's going to knock down walls
03:08Do you really believe that I'm going to find what I want for $600,000
03:11Seeing the market in Dallas right now?
03:13I think that you're going to have to compromise in a few areas
03:16I don't believe it
03:17Courtney's style is, I don't know how to describe it other than colorful
03:20I feel like with your last house, you walked in there and you're like, oh, a girl lives here
03:24There was no sign of a man living in that house
03:26So she likes color
03:28Okay, that is not true
03:29You're being mean to me right now
03:33I understand my style is not for everyone
03:36But it's like, I love it
03:38You know, I'm like a creature of habit
03:39Now that I've been here for so long
03:41I've got my grocery store, I've got my coffee shop
03:43But that's my point
03:44So you know the people in those neighborhoods
03:46You know the areas
03:47It's time for you to branch out
03:49And find something a little bit new
03:51You're in a new phase of life
03:53The new grocery store might put me over the edge
03:55I like you being downtown because there's lots of people you can meet
03:58Why aren't you downtown?
04:00Because I found a husband and I moved out to the suburbs
04:03I just remember when I lived on my own for the first time
04:06I loved that there were people around me all the time
04:09And I could go out, I could walk my dog
04:10You're like the most social butterfly of all time
04:12So are you!
04:19I love it over here
04:20So what are we going to see?
04:21It literally just came up
04:23Single family, ranch style, like traditional house
04:28Three bed, two bath
04:29And it's actually within my budget
04:31It's the top of the budget
04:33It's also in your old neighborhood
04:35So are we resorting back to our old ways?
04:41Just because I got divorced doesn't mean I can't go to the same places
04:44Of course
04:45This is cute!
04:47This is cute
04:48It's smaller
04:51Yeah
04:52I love the colors
04:58I like the green
04:59I do too
04:59I cannot stand the garage
05:02What is it with you in forward-facing garages?
05:05I don't know
05:06I just feel like it takes up so much of the house
05:08This feels high, doesn't it?
05:10But I love this porch
05:11It's so cute
05:13This is really pretty
05:13Alright, I don't have the code
05:14I do
05:15Don't worry
05:17Cute
05:20Alright, I immediately
05:23I don't love that
05:24Well, that's structural
05:25I know
05:26Well, shoot
05:28I love this dining room
05:31I love that there's separate rooms
05:32You don't want two open
05:34We don't want one continuous space
05:36Exactly
05:36Because then that doesn't make sense
05:37There's no, like, compartmentalization
05:39I make this fun
05:41I love a vaulted ceiling
05:44Oh, look at this
05:45Wait, because this is a 3-2
05:47And then I guess there's a little study
05:49Oh my gosh
05:50You know what I would make this?
05:52A little, like, card room
05:54So I can kick your butt in cards
05:57Okay
05:57Like a little game room
05:58This will be, like, our little game room
06:00So we can play nines
06:01Alright
06:03Great kitchen
06:04The kitchen has good potential
06:07I really like that it, like, looks out into the living room
06:11I don't understand why this is so high
06:13For bar stools
06:15Uh-huh
06:16No, I hate this
06:17Okay
06:18Then we can
06:19I'm sorry
06:20I would take it down
06:21I do not like the granite color
06:25It's a little too sterile for me
06:27I feel like you could make this kitchen good
06:29I could
06:30Okay, so we have bedrooms here
06:34So
06:35Okay
06:38This is great
06:40Oh, boy
06:42What?
06:43Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one
06:45New floors
06:46And maybe update this shower a lot
06:49I'm feeling, like, monochromatic
06:51Yes
06:52Burgundy's or something
06:53I don't know
06:53Okay
06:54Okay
06:54Okay, they have a bed
06:56So they're still moving out
06:57That's actually a really cute bed
06:58If the primary bedroom is as small as those
07:02That's gonna
07:03That's gonna be tricky
07:04I'm telling you, Courtney
07:05This is, like, your space
07:07This is what you're buying
07:08It's this
07:09It's not the guest rooms
07:10It's this
07:11This is, like, the crown jewel of the house
07:13Oh
07:14I'm stopped mid-aw because of the light
07:22I can change that
07:23This is cute
07:24It's like a one-person house
07:26Yeah
07:26No, it very much feels like a one-person house
07:28Which is also another thing
07:30Like, could I live here with someone else?
07:35You probably could
07:36Am I crazy?
07:37But let's not even think about that
07:38Why?
07:39Because this is
07:40Because this is Courtney's house
07:41This is
07:41Courtney's coming out of that phase of her life
07:45Into Courtney's house
07:47We're not thinking about a man
07:48We're thinking about Courtney
07:49Oh
07:51Oh
07:52Oh
07:53You don't like this?
07:55I love this
07:56This is great
07:57Great vanity
07:59Marble
08:00Lots of room
08:01It's a little sterile for me
08:03You can paint anything
08:04Yeah
08:04Paint
08:05It wouldn't be paint, though
08:06I would
08:07I would re-tile
08:08Wow
08:10Okay, I'm pleasantly surprised
08:12Okay, these are nice and deep
08:14Oh
08:15This backyard is really nice
08:19You could do, like
08:20An outdoor living situation here
08:23This is something, like, Stella could run
08:25And, like, it's not
08:26You know, I feel like sometimes we're saying there's a yard and it's a stretch
08:29Like, this is actually a good-sized yard
08:31This house has a lot of what you're looking for
08:35Yeah
08:35And you could make this so cute
08:37There's a lot I don't like as well
08:39That's fair
08:39You can make some modifications to the kitchen
08:41Yeah
08:41It's pretty turnkey
08:43But for me, there's quite a bit that I'd want to do
08:47I don't love the garage
08:48The two other bedrooms are just kind of small
08:51But, gosh, I love that yard
08:52I love the yard
08:53I just
08:54This is your old neighborhood
08:57A adjacent
08:58Yes
08:59I just
08:59I still think we need to look at the other options
09:02Yeah
09:03No, I completely agree
09:04So they head to another property
09:07With more of what Courtney wants
09:09But, of course
09:10A million dollars?
09:12That's a lot
09:13Okay, I love this neighborhood
09:22I do get why you got a rental in this neighborhood
09:25It's just so expensive
09:27Everything's expensive now
09:29Everything
09:29Nothing
09:30We should have bought all these houses 10 years ago
09:33My biggest mistake was not buying a house when I was in the 5th grade
09:36So I called the agent
09:38And I was like, we've got to get in
09:39So three bed
09:40It's three bath
09:41It's $9.99
09:43A million dollars?
09:45A million dollars
09:46That's a lot
09:47Oh, it's cute
09:47Oh, this is cute
09:48It's really cute
09:49It's very masculine
09:50I love a traditional
09:55But I forgot how much I love a craftsman
09:58The color is really good
09:59Is that a green or a blue?
10:01I think it's blue
10:02Is it a teal?
10:03Maybe
10:03Yeah
10:04Okay
10:05I like it
10:05Well, I love it
10:06And I love the wood
10:07Oh
10:08Okay
10:09Huh
10:10I like this
10:12I do too
10:13I think this is nice
10:14I like that it has a fireplace
10:16But I would
10:17I would like
10:17If it were like an actual fireplace
10:19I'd probably try to like build it out, you know
10:21Mm-hmm
10:22So a little bit cramped in here
10:24I love the countertops
10:28What is this called?
10:29It's called dolomite
10:29Yes
10:30I don't know that this has the best flow
10:32No, it doesn't
10:33And I wish that this
10:35I would take this out
10:37And I would extend this existing cabinetry
10:40And beautiful, beautiful countertop
10:43Over there
10:44Take the upper cabinets
10:45Extend them over there
10:46And then the floors
10:47They were saying that these are bamboo floors
10:49I really have no experience with bamboo floors
10:51Do you?
10:52Uh, no
10:53I don't
10:53And I'm gonna be honest with you
10:54This looks like a clearance special
10:56Yeah, they don't look great
10:58It's pretty gray
10:59Uh-huh
11:00I would not keep these floors
11:01I don't know if this would make sense though, Courtney
11:03If they just did all of this
11:05And you'd come in and rip it all out
11:07So
11:07But you're already paying a million dollars
11:09To be here
11:10Listen, everything is a negotiation
11:11You know that
11:12I'll offer what I'm gonna offer
11:13I like it
11:15But I don't know what it is
11:17I mean, it's definitely dead space
11:18What do we do back here?
11:19I don't think you would put two chairs on a table there
11:22Because
11:22Those would be like
11:24The two chairs you never used
11:25Yeah
11:25They go to like chair jail
11:27I love a big laundry room
11:29Why?
11:31Wow
11:31Tankless
11:32Oh, okay
11:33Let's see what they were doing here
11:34Uh, okay
11:36So we're in a closet
11:37Closet, laundry
11:37So the house is kind of like a circle
11:39Is this a big enough closet for you?
11:41Yeah
11:41No, I mean, this is a great size closet
11:42Oh
11:44Wow, this is a big room
11:46This is huge
11:47Is this the primary?
11:49Mmm
11:50This isn't the primary
11:52Because this has
11:53A single vanity
11:55Okay, what's over here?
11:58This is a true guest room
12:00Gosh
12:01It's cozy
12:02So this is the second bathroom
12:05Right?
12:06Mm-hmm
12:07I love a clawfoot tub
12:08Okay, this is very fun
12:12I think it's a game room
12:14Wait
12:15Wow
12:15Oh
12:15Oh yeah, this is the primary
12:18But I really like this
12:19Well
12:20I do
12:21The carpet is just
12:23It caught my eye
12:24And it
12:24Ugh
12:25Okay
12:26This is not bad
12:27A pitched roof is not ideal
12:29But that's okay
12:30How would green look on the wall?
12:33I did that green grass cloth
12:36And it looked really good
12:37Okay
12:37You have some more dense space
12:39I know
12:39There's a lot of head space in here
12:40But there's at least space in here
12:40You could put a
12:41I know, a tub
12:42A freestanding tub right here
12:44I love these French doors
12:47Oh
12:48Oh
12:49Oh
12:49Cute turf
12:51This is so cute
12:53I love turf
12:53I don't love turf
12:54But
12:54Really?
12:55That's okay
12:55An actual two-car garage
12:58I want a shed
12:58It has a gate
12:59So it won't be chasing Stella Bear
13:01Like through the neighborhood
13:02Okay, I really love this
13:04I do like it
13:06I really think the kitchen has a lot of potential
13:09Yes
13:10And you know that I absolutely love the neighborhood
13:13Yes
13:14And it actually is kind of a big house now that I'm sitting here
13:18There's not a lot of rooms
13:19But there's big rooms
13:20As your friend, I think a million is too much
13:23Yeah
13:23So I think we need to look at some other options
13:25Yeah
13:25But it's a good option
13:27No, I agree
13:27Now Trey finds a place himself
13:31A downtown condo he thinks might be good for Courtney
13:34I don't know that I wanted, you know, dealing with neighbors
13:37But
13:38That's the beauty of a condo
13:39That's okay
13:39There's people around you
13:40You can be social
13:41Okay, so I do love this area
13:51I've sold a couple of units around here
13:53Oh, it's brand new
13:54Yeah
13:54No one's ever lived in this
13:55You can put your touch on it
13:56It has great finishes
13:57It's two bed, two and a half bath
13:59Okay
14:00It's just under 2,100 square feet
14:02Okay
14:02And it's 647,000
14:04So it's well within budget
14:05The HOA is relatively low
14:06Does it have any amenities or anything?
14:08It doesn't have any amenities
14:09But also then you're not worrying about paying for the amenities
14:12It's in a great area
14:14Oh cute
14:15It's cute
14:15It's cute
14:20We've got some grass for Stella
14:21This is my yard
14:23It's a little bit of a concrete jungle
14:26Yeah
14:26I don't know that I wanted, you know, dealing with neighbors
14:29But
14:30Well, that's the beauty of a condo
14:31That's okay
14:31There's people around you
14:32You can be social
14:33I love the brick
14:34I like that there are little steps
14:36Like I have my own little doorway
14:37Oh
14:38Okay, I'm pleasantly surprised
14:42I've got to say
14:43Right?
14:44We have a really big living room
14:46So a great entertaining space
14:47It's not a traditional fireplace
14:50Can I turn it on?
14:52Oh
14:52It's a little 80s
14:55All right
14:56And then you still have plenty of room
14:58For a really big dining table
15:00Because I know you want to entertain
15:01I know
15:01I know you want to have dinner parties
15:03And then is this not the most amazing kitchen?
15:06They did not cheap out here
15:07Honestly
15:08Like the thickness of this mitered edge
15:10I really like this
15:12Um
15:14You don't?
15:15It's fine
15:16Honestly, it goes well with the kitchen
15:17Um
15:18Yeah, it goes well with the kitchen
15:20I think the one thing I would maybe do
15:22Is like
15:22Continue it
15:23Yeah
15:24Above the cabinets
15:25Because they don't go all the way to the ceiling
15:26But I love the lighting up there
15:28Yeah
15:29This is so nice
15:30For entertaining and cooking
15:31It's like I can look out
15:32This does not feel like your typical condo
15:34No
15:34And you know why?
15:35Because you've got
15:35A standalone entrance
15:37So I'm not like going into a building
15:39Right
15:39I have a little tiny patch of grass outside
15:43There's tons of parks around here
15:44Yeah
15:45So when it comes to like
15:46You know, taking Stella out
15:47That's your chance to meet the neighbors
15:49And meet people
15:50And find someone new
15:51And find a hot young doctor
15:53That's ready to sweep you off your feet
15:55Okay
15:57Oh
15:59So we've got a guest bath
16:01Oh, I love this
16:02And you could make this so cute
16:04Yeah
16:04Change the mirror
16:05Change the light
16:06I would take out this pedestal sink
16:08And put one of those really cute sink
16:09With like chrome legs
16:11And then yeah
16:11Oh, I'd wallpaper the heck out of this
16:13And then you've got
16:14What's this?
16:14More storage
16:15This is huge
16:17What is this?
16:17This is dumb
16:18But this is my favorite part
16:20What?
16:21Go check
16:22This garage?
16:23It's a two car attached garage
16:25But they made it pretty
16:26They painted the floors
16:28This is amazing
16:29There's no carpet
16:32Wow
16:33Yeah
16:33Okay
16:35So this is the primary
16:37I think
16:38Is it?
16:39It's big enough
16:39This is really big
16:40I would imagine this
16:41Wait, what's that?
16:42I'm hoping this is not the closet
16:44It's the glam
16:44It's kind of dead space
16:45Area
16:46But I think you could utilize it well
16:48Oh, for sure
16:48So you put your bed here
16:51Because you've got the TV hookups here
16:53Okay
16:54Wow, this is really nice
16:57This is a great bathroom
16:58You have a double vanity
17:00This is really pretty
17:01Oh my gosh
17:03That's huge
17:04Wow
17:05Okay, this room's huge
17:09This is, I mean
17:10This might
17:10This could be your primary
17:12Wait
17:13Maybe
17:14Maybe this is the primary
17:15Are there like two
17:17Primary suites in here?
17:19This is bigger
17:20This is huge
17:21This is
17:22Wait, this is huge
17:23I really like it
17:25This is a really good option
17:28There's not a third bedroom
17:30And I don't love the idea of
17:33Sharing walls with people
17:35And then also not having a yard
17:37Yeah
17:38But I think having the parks nearby
17:41Having grass right out front
17:42It eliminates a lot of those headaches for you
17:44Honestly, I'm a little overwhelmed
17:46And I think I just need to kind of
17:48Take it all in
17:49And really decide what I wanted
17:51What I want to do
17:52I'm feeling excited
18:02I am feeling a little overwhelmed, of course
18:03Dallas real estate agent Courtney
18:06Is ready to decide
18:07Which home feels right
18:08For the next stage in her life
18:09So we have the traditional
18:11Ranch style house
18:12It is really hard to get into that neighborhood
18:16For under a million dollars
18:18So I do think it's a good deal
18:19I am a little worried
18:20That once you go through there
18:21There was a lot you wanted to do that way
18:23Yeah
18:23And the kitchen
18:24I feel like I'd probably end up
18:26Doing more to the kitchen
18:27I definitely changed those
18:28Black granite countertops
18:30And then the bedrooms
18:31Were a little bit smaller
18:32Than I'd like
18:32But I loved the backyard
18:35Then we had the craftsman and the M streets
18:38Yes
18:38That one was a million dollars
18:40Yes
18:40That was like 2,700 square feet
18:42It was big
18:42That galley kitchen was just configured a little strangely
18:45You know, I would love to open that up a little bit more
18:48I wish that some of that space
18:51That's in the chair prison in the back
18:53That area that we didn't know what to do with
18:55I wish that was in the front
18:56But loved the backyard
18:58That outdoor patio was amazing
19:00I think the condo's your best choice
19:03Because we're, what?
19:05$250,000 under budget
19:07There's plenty of space
19:08Yeah
19:08But you have a two-car garage
19:10Attached in the back
19:11And I do love that you would be
19:13In kind of the hustle and bustle of Dallas
19:15I need more hustle and bustle in my life
19:18You'd be around a lot of people
19:20I really have to think about the fact that
19:22Yeah, do I really want to share walls with people?
19:24I really wasn't able to hear anything
19:26When I was in there
19:26So I'm not really worried about noise
19:28But it's just something I have to think about
19:29Like, do I want to do that?
19:30And then the biggest thing is the yard
19:32I'm like a little bit stressed
19:33This is new you, new home, new adventure in life
19:37Okay, I need your help with this
19:48Hold on, let me put my knife down
19:49Oh my gosh, I am covered
19:51I ended up choosing the traditional ranch style home
19:54When I walked in, I loved the vaulted ceilings
19:59I really loved the neighborhood
20:02It felt just like home
20:04Then you pull it out on your end
20:06This is very hard
20:08I feel like you could have paid someone for this
20:10The house was listed for $849,000
20:13I did have to pay full price
20:15But I was okay with that
20:16Because honestly, I feel like I got to steal
20:18I ended up negotiating on the primary bedroom bed
20:22And then the guest bed
20:23And as well as a few of the outdoor items
20:25And obviously I was able to take off my commission as an agent
20:29So that was really helpful too
20:31So I closed like a week ago
20:32And I've just kind of been moving in ever since
20:34As you can see, I'm still not even close to being moved in
20:38So it's definitely a process
20:39Oh, I love that
20:40Look at that
20:41Do I have to paint this whole?
20:42No, I like my color better
20:44I haven't done anything to the house just yet
20:47But I do have lots of plans
20:48I am going to redo the kitchen counters
20:52And the backsplash
20:53I'm going to also redo some tiling in the primary bathroom
20:56And I'm going to fully redo the guest bathroom as well
21:00Stella really loves the yard
21:02She just like sits out there
21:03And she runs around for toys
21:05And honestly, I think she just forgets that I even live here
21:07I'm just so proud of you
21:08This is a happy house
21:10And I think this is going to be perfect for the next phase of life for you
21:14I envision just a very peaceful life
21:17You know, a life where I get to figure out what I want to do
21:19And I get to do the house exactly how I want it to be done
21:23And, you know, I really want to work on myself
21:27And really figure out what it is that I want to do next
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