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00:01Think you need to break the bank to live by the beach?
00:04Luxury is a mindset, not a price tag.
00:07Think again.
00:09Finding a cheap beach house is actually very possible.
00:12This is a great price with those views.
00:15We got the most affordable house with the most amount of space.
00:18Do you have anything maybe a little cheaper?
00:21These buyers are chasing coastal dreams on tight budgets.
00:25This is cheap-ass beach houses where smart money meets beautiful ocean views.
00:36Where's Bo?
00:37Amy, you got sunscreen on?
00:38Let Eli have a turn with a shovel.
00:43Alright, look, we got four juice boxes.
00:46You want one?
00:47No!
00:48Bo Jane, come back please.
00:50Life with the big family is a full-time adventure,
00:53but for Mallory and Cory,
00:55the next chapter means infusing the chaos of raising four kids
00:59with the coastal calm of beautiful Cape Coral, Florida.
01:04Oh, don't eat sand.
01:08My name is Mallory and this is my husband Cory.
01:11I'm a real estate agent in Columbus, Ohio and he is a contractor.
01:15Cory and I are actually high school sweethearts.
01:18Funny story, we were born in the same hospital a day apart,
01:21so we always say that he scoped me out in the nursery.
01:24We met each other in T-ball when we were, what, three years old?
01:32Probably four.
01:33Four years old?
01:34Yeah.
01:35So we played on the same T-ball team and then we went to middle school
01:38and high school together, so we've known each other basically our whole lives.
01:42Yeah.
01:43I wonder what we could afford in this area.
01:46If you look at all these houses along here, they're clearly like one to two million dollars,
01:50but if you can go even two streets that way, you could probably get something for, you know, four to five.
01:55We have two boys and two girls.
01:58They always say you only have 18 summers with your kids, so I want to enjoy all of it with them.
02:03My parents actually bought a house in Cape Coral two years ago, and we have been coming down here vacationing at their home.
02:12So we've always thought that it would be really cool to get a house close by.
02:18To tame this wild family, we'll need a family of our own.
02:22Meet Cameron and Mandy, a mother-daughter real estate team who don't just sell houses.
02:28They turn heads.
02:30When we show up to a showing, we show up confident and ready to make a deal.
02:33She is a shark of an agent.
02:35I will stop at nothing to find somebody the perfect house.
02:42I love Cape Coral.
02:44What drew us here was the 400 miles of canal front.
02:48Cape Coral is known as Little Venice, and they're, ugh, I don't like that.
02:52Turn it over.
02:53Do you know where, yeah, Venice is?
02:54Venice, Florida?
02:55No.
02:56Cape Coral is known as Little Venice, and it is a boater's paradise.
03:01There's so much water frontage.
03:02You can get to world-famous beaches in a matter of 15, 20 minutes.
03:06You can go to dinner.
03:07You can go out to the river and watch the sunset with a glass of wine.
03:10For waterfront living, it's absolutely amazing.
03:13Pot-ay.
03:16Tell me a little bit about what you're looking for.
03:18Ideally, a water view.
03:20Pool and boat dock.
03:21Okay.
03:22Yeah.
03:23You just need to have access to the water.
03:24What kind of floor plan are you guys hoping to find?
03:27We have four kids.
03:28We have a big family.
03:29I absolutely need three bedrooms to house everybody.
03:32I would like to have, ideally, like two living spaces, whether it's just a family room and a Florida room.
03:41I'm sorry, a Florida what?
03:42In Ohio, it's either a three-season room or a four-season room because we have seasons.
03:47But there's no seasons in Florida, so it's just a Florida room.
03:52Behold the Florida room, where one can take in the gorgeous views of the backyard while never leaving the safety of the air conditioner.
04:02So what are you guys willing to spend?
04:04If we could keep it like five and under, I think that that would be kind of our sweet spot.
04:12Yeah, I mean, it depends on the house, but yes.
04:14Yeah.
04:15Well, it definitely gives us a good list to go by.
04:17We're gonna find some houses to go take a look at tomorrow.
04:19Okay.
04:21Florida's favorite mother-daughter duo are guiding Mallory and Cory through Florida's coastal listings, hoping this first stop delivers views, vibes, and value.
04:33When we're looking through houses, as a real estate agent, I'm always looking for what's wrong with the house.
04:38Being a contractor, I kind of look around at all the small little details that Mallory doesn't necessarily see.
04:43And then I'm gonna tell Cory what to do, and he makes it happen.
04:48Mallory doesn't nag, she delegates.
04:53I'm excited to look at some houses.
04:54We're so excited to show you.
04:56So we are actually in northeast side of Cape Coral.
04:59We chose this house for you guys to see today because it has three bedrooms, two baths, your private pool, also right on the water.
05:05I think it's really pretty.
05:06I like the arched entry.
05:08I feel like it really elevates the front of the house and gives it some dimension.
05:11Well, it's hot out. Let's go take a look.
05:13Okay.
05:17Come on in.
05:18This is big.
05:21The view is amazing.
05:23I like the vaulted ceilings.
05:24Vaulted ceilings really open up the space.
05:26Yeah.
05:27With this house, you've got almost 2,000 square feet of living space.
05:30Would you paint the whole space or would you pay somebody?
05:33I would paint the whole space.
05:34You're already starting as honey-do list.
05:37He said, I do.
05:39And she said, great, start with the water heater.
05:42I also don't like that fan.
05:46So you're coming into the kitchen and the dining room.
05:51Well, this needs some updates.
05:53I definitely don't care for tile countertops with food and kids.
05:58Okay.
05:59Because that just screams spaghetti sauce in the cracks.
06:02I got you, yeah.
06:03I would definitely be updating the countertop.
06:05I think we would be updating backsplash, new cabinet hardware.
06:09There's also no microwave.
06:10So, also on your list.
06:12I knew you were going to say that.
06:15A honey-do list is like a marriage with bullet points.
06:18So, over here you have your first guest bedroom.
06:21I think this would be a great bedroom for a guest just because you have a beautiful view of the water.
06:26Yes.
06:27How do you feel about the carpet?
06:28You know how I feel about the carpet.
06:30Corey, even I know how she feels about the carpet.
06:33I don't like floors competing in style.
06:36So, that means that you would be replacing...
06:39All of the floor.
06:40All of the floor.
06:41I feel like we would also want to update the blinds.
06:44They're kind of old.
06:45Corey, your honey-do list is just getting longer and longer.
06:47He's going to be busy.
06:49But Corey likes to stay active.
06:51You like my list, right?
06:54All right, well, let's look at the bathroom.
06:55Let's go take a look.
06:57Got your guest bathroom right here.
06:59Yeah, a ceiling fan above the toilet.
07:01Maybe an exhaust fan would work better.
07:04We're going to let you guys go check out the main bedroom.
07:07Okay.
07:08And then we'll meet you outside.
07:09Okay, cool.
07:10Perfect.
07:11This is a big space.
07:12This could be a quick reno.
07:14Carpet, paint, blinds, bathroom.
07:19I would replace, like, this whole thing.
07:22Uh, let's pace ourselves, huh, Mallory?
07:25We got a couple rooms left.
07:28Both bathrooms and the kitchen.
07:31Flooring in general everywhere.
07:33Love the pool.
07:34The kids, the second we get here, they want to jump in the pool.
07:37Oh, yeah.
07:38This is their space.
07:39Yes, absolutely.
07:40Did we tell you that I don't like cages?
07:42Do you prefer no cage?
07:43I do.
07:44You haven't mentioned that yet, but no.
07:45I think it's just the Midwest in me.
07:47I feel like I'm not getting sun.
07:48I know I'm getting sun, but...
07:50Gotcha.
07:51This is Waterfront, Florida living.
07:53No cage means mosquitoes the size of Chihuahuas feasting on your family.
07:58This is amazing right here.
08:02It is beautiful.
08:03You can cast your fish and fools right here.
08:05Million dollar view.
08:06Absolutely.
08:07Does it go to any other, like, open spaces or...
08:10It goes to several freshwater lakes.
08:12I mean, there's miles of navigable canals.
08:14Okay.
08:15But not out to the Gulf, just to those freshwater lakes.
08:17Okay.
08:18I think the house is really pretty.
08:19I like, architecturally, how it looks from the outside.
08:22Potentially redoing the whole kitchen.
08:23All the bathrooms and the carpet.
08:25Paint everywhere.
08:26It could get pricey.
08:27Right.
08:28So asking price is budget friendly, but when you start adding in all of the updates and renovations.
08:32Yeah.
08:33Other concern besides just the house is just the location, because it is really far from the beach.
08:39Maybe we just up the budget a little bit.
08:42You know what?
08:43I have a listing in mind, so I'll shoot you a link and then we can meet you there.
08:46Perfect.
08:47For family to consider, Mallory and Cory are finding out that buying a Florida beach house
08:52that fits everyone is anything but a walk in the sunshine.
08:56The house is what we're looking for house-wise, but location-wise.
09:00Yes, you're close to restaurants and stuff like that, but I don't want to be close enough
09:05that I can look at it.
09:06I'd be willing to spend a little bit more.
09:08Mm-hmm.
09:09Oh, Mandy just texted me.
09:12Oh, this is pretty.
09:13It looks like it's updated.
09:15What's the price tag?
09:16Guess the price.
09:17Really?
09:18Yeah.
09:19Oh, the tension is killing me.
09:20What's the price?
09:21Oh, this is pretty.
09:22Walking distance to the yacht club.
09:23Guess the price.
09:24Really?
09:25Yeah.
09:26Real estate agent Mallory and her contractor husband Cory are still on the hunt for their cheap beach home in the sand.
09:33But at what price?
09:34A million?
09:35One million.
09:36One million.
09:37Yeah, right.
09:38$450,000.
09:39You asked for it.
09:40She's showing you what you got to spend.
09:41I get it.
09:42I get it.
09:43Everything you want.
09:44They dreamed of seashells by the seashore.
09:45But now Mallory and Cory realize their dream home might cost more than a few clams.
09:51Hi, Mallory.
09:52Clearly 1.45 is extremely out of our budget.
09:53Sure.
09:54Is there anything that we can look at that maybe just like a couple streets away from the Gulf?
09:58I actually have a listing that I want to take you to.
09:59Okay.
10:00I'll text you the address.
10:01Okay.
10:02Thanks.
10:03Thanks.
10:04Okay.
10:05Thanks.
10:06I'll text you the address.
10:07Okay.
10:08Thanks.
10:10I'm here for a second.
10:11Hi.
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10:37Hi, guys.
10:38What do you think?
10:39It's nice coming in.
10:40I like the neighborhood.
10:41And it seems close to the beach?
10:43Girl, you're literally two minutes from the beach.
10:46Okay.
10:46You're within walking distance to dining options.
10:48Sweet.
10:49What's the price?
10:50$450,000.
10:52Okay.
10:52What's the kicker?
10:53Yeah, what's the catch on that?
10:54It's not $1.5 million?
10:56Corey's right to be skeptical.
10:58$450,000 is a real deal for this area.
11:02There is a catch.
11:02It is two bedrooms.
11:04I don't know if we'd be able to make two bedrooms work
11:06just because we do have four kids and I have a big family.
11:09I would say keep an open mind
11:10because this does have a lot of your must-haves.
11:13We've got the golf access canal, newer in-ground pool.
11:15Okay.
11:16No pool cage.
11:17Yes.
11:17Great yard.
11:18Yeah, the yard space is great.
11:20I feel like the color is really fun.
11:21Love the coral.
11:22I feel like this is the most beach vibe.
11:25The garage door does look like it's from 1962, though.
11:28What year was this built?
11:301961.
11:301961.
11:31Careful, Mallory.
11:33Your real estate agent side is showing.
11:36Ooh.
11:38What do you think?
11:39Okay, this is surprising.
11:40Okay.
11:41I like the straight view to the water.
11:43That is an awesome view.
11:45Yeah.
11:45It's bigger than it looks from the outside.
11:47This is actually as far as square footage-wise, one of the smaller houses that we've seen.
11:51Really?
11:52With the glass going all the way through, it feels really, really spacious.
11:56The extra living space definitely helps for sure.
11:58You've got your guest rooms on this side.
12:00You have your main on this side as well.
12:02Okay.
12:02As you're looking around, I think that you'll be pleasantly surprised.
12:05Come find us when you're done.
12:06Okay, great.
12:07Okay.
12:08The flooring, I feel like, is a little bit dated.
12:10I mean, it's not in terrible shape.
12:12It's just pretty blah.
12:13But kitchen's updated.
12:15Yeah.
12:15Counters look brand new.
12:16I feel like if you had an island, it would help, and that is awful.
12:23Why is there a glass block?
12:24We could fix that.
12:26Put it on your list.
12:27Let's pace ourselves, huh, Mallory?
12:30Got a couple rooms left.
12:32The main bedroom does not have a door.
12:33It's kind of weird in the main bedroom not to have a door.
12:35It's bizarre.
12:36Not kind of weird.
12:37It's totally bizarre.
12:38Can you put one on?
12:40We would need a door.
12:41Yeah.
12:41But the space is great.
12:43Love the view here.
12:45Love the view here.
12:46I want to look at the Florida room.
12:49Moving through the Florida room once more, we are immediately blinded by the white-tiled
12:54floor, white chairs, white walls.
12:57Why add color when white will do just fine?
13:01That floor is awful.
13:02But with the amount of windows in here, the lighting is just amazing.
13:06Could you wall this off and make it into a third bedroom?
13:09No, I feel like it's too small.
13:11I kind of like it open.
13:13And then bedroom.
13:15Oh, wow.
13:17Like, for a second bedroom?
13:18I feel like this is really, really big.
13:20Do you think we can get four kids in here realistically?
13:23Is that going to be an issue when the kids get older with just one room over here?
13:27Potentially.
13:28You're putting them down for bed then.
13:31What are they talking about?
13:33This isn't a kid's room.
13:34It's a game of human Tetris.
13:36It's nice.
13:36It's nice.
13:37And we're good.
13:37It's nice.
13:37I know.
13:38I just, I want you to think about it.
13:48Tensions have risen like the tide as Mallory and Corey hit a stalemate over the size of
13:53the kids' room.
13:54But before things get too tense, let's pause on the bedroom brawl and go look at pretty
14:00water, shall we?
14:02Let's go look out here.
14:04And this is amazing.
14:08Pool's great.
14:10No pool cage.
14:11Oh, my gosh.
14:12I like the water view right here.
14:14The view's amazing.
14:15It's got this very large dock area down here.
14:18I could see fire pit, dining area, kayaks, you could pull a boat right up here, and then
14:25you get to the gulf right there.
14:28How are you guys feeling about this one?
14:29I like it.
14:30It feels a little bit smaller.
14:32Right.
14:33I have a bigger listing in mind, so let's meet there.
14:35We'll go take a look at that.
14:36Okay, perfect.
14:36Sounds good?
14:37Let's go take a look.
14:44I don't know.
14:45I feel like this, honestly, is way too far.
14:47Yeah.
14:48Like, for reals, for reals, too far.
14:56Hey.
14:56Hi.
14:57We chose this house because it has three bedrooms, two baths.
15:00It's got the private pool that you guys like with the sun shelf.
15:02Okay.
15:02It is super affordable, and it's only $3.94.
15:05Okay.
15:06We are about a five to ten minute drive, depending on traffic, to beaches, but super conveniently
15:11located.
15:12That's good to know.
15:13Come on in.
15:17Oh, this is pretty.
15:18Super cute, right?
15:19Yeah.
15:20It's really nice.
15:22So this one is a little newer than the last one that we looked at.
15:25Okay.
15:25It's 2003 built.
15:26A little bit smaller.
15:27It's about 1,500 square feet.
15:29Okay.
15:29But this one, as you can see, it's perfectly staged, and it can be purchased fully furnished.
15:34Yes.
15:34So turnkey ready.
15:36Be nice.
15:36We have nothing to do.
15:37It's ready to go.
15:38Corey thinks he can escape the honey-do list with this home, but me thinks Mallory has
15:45other ideas.
15:46I do like the open concept to the kitchen, and I love the dining space.
15:52I feel like this is large.
15:54Main bedroom is right over here.
15:55This is great.
15:56Big space.
15:57The space is wonderful.
15:58Yeah.
15:58This is a king-size bed, so there's lots of room to move around.
16:01And I like this furniture.
16:03And then bathroom?
16:05Yes.
16:05You do have your primary en suite here.
16:08Vanity, I feel like you could update the vanity.
16:11I mean, you could update it, but you don't necessarily have to.
16:14It's clean.
16:15It doesn't look terrible.
16:16Read the room, Corey.
16:18Or at least your wife.
16:20No, there's no door at all, though.
16:22There is no door.
16:24Would you put, like, a barn door on it?
16:27I wouldn't.
16:28You never shut the door.
16:28You would leave it open?
16:29You never shut the door anyways.
16:30Thank you, Carl.
16:33Mallory takes open concept to the next level.
16:36So guest bedrooms and bath across the house.
16:39We're going to let you guys go check them out, and then we're going to meet you outside.
16:42Okay.
16:45This is nice.
16:47It's small.
16:48It's small.
16:49It's nice, though.
16:50It's nice.
16:51Everything's nice.
16:52The house is nice, but this is very small.
16:55I mean, this is, like, a full-size bed.
16:56I do like the connected bathroom, especially with the kids.
17:00The floor is throughout.
17:02The floor is nice everywhere.
17:04What is this door?
17:05I think that goes to the pool.
17:10The pool is really, really pretty.
17:12There's no pool cage.
17:13There's no pool cage.
17:14It does feel like a, like, tropical oasis.
17:19This could add to the kitchen area.
17:21Okay, that's kind of nice, because if you had kids and people in the pool, they could go
17:26straight into the bathroom.
17:28Yeah.
17:29Love the sun shelf for the kids.
17:31The patio's nice.
17:32However...
17:33The road's right there.
17:37The road's right there.
17:38It doesn't feel like peaceful Florida.
17:41Yeah.
17:43Well, if you squint your ears, the honking horns sound like crashing waves.
17:47Like, I don't feel like I could sit out here and relax.
17:51Just don't turn around.
17:53No.
17:53The corner oasis is super cheap.
17:57I like the price point.
17:58Super updated, and we could do a lot with the extra $100,000.
18:01Like, buy a boat for Florida.
18:06But we can't go nowhere with it.
18:09Well, they wanted ocean breezes, but they got exhaust fumes.
18:14Can't have it all, can you?
18:16Mallory and Corey imagined sand between their toes.
18:27Instead, they got a permanent traffic jam.
18:30The canal is really important, I think, to me.
18:33Especially being in Cape Coral, I feel like that's the reason that you're here.
18:36Price-wise, it's nice, but you can't pay to put a canal in your backyard, so...
18:41Hello.
18:42What do you think?
18:43It's very nice.
18:44Everything's nice.
18:45Yes.
18:46I mean, clearly it's updated.
18:48It's totally move and ready.
18:49Like, we would not have to do anything.
18:51What are your thoughts on the pool?
18:52I know it's got the sun shelf that you guys like for the babies to be able to enjoy.
18:56Win.
18:57Win with the pool, okay?
18:59I love the no cage, but then when I'm looking, I'm like, oh, where's the canal?
19:06It's not there.
19:07Right.
19:08Well, it sounds to me like you guys have a lot to think about.
19:10We do.
19:10We do.
19:11Will Mallory and Corey end up as landlubbers,
19:14or will there be sight watch where you're going?
19:16I'm recording narration here.
19:19As I was saying, Mallory and Corey are dreaming of a Florida life soaked in sunshine.
19:26Oh, let's do the stingrays.
19:35Oh, my goodness.
19:37What do you like?
19:41Do you guys like Florida or Ohio better?
19:51I like the Florida.
19:53You like Florida?
19:54I like the Florida.
19:56Mallory, Corey, and their four kids are ready to move into their seaside sanctuary.
20:01And the house their four children will call home is...
20:10We decided to go with the Wisteria house.
20:13Out of the houses we looked at, this is the one that we instantly liked the most.
20:17Best location.
20:18The pool looks brand new.
20:19And it has the canal, so we can have a boat.
20:23The North Cape house was a good size, but it had a cage on the pool that was ugly,
20:30so I felt like it's not a perfect fit.
20:33The corner oasis house is obviously super, super updated.
20:36We really wouldn't have to do anything, but we want to have a boat down here.
20:40We want to be able to get on the ocean, and you just can't do that from this property.
20:44The location of this house was the best.
20:48It is a two-bedroom.
20:50We felt that we're not coming to Florida for a house necessarily, more of a location
20:55and what it has to offer for us.
20:57This one just has the canal access.
20:59It's directly straight to the Gulf.
21:01The pool is exactly what we want.
21:03Ultimately, I feel like we got a really good deal.
21:06The house was originally listed for $450,000, and we ended up closing out at $430,000.
21:11We got what we wanted, and we paid less.
21:13You happy?
21:15Kids love it?
21:17I need to go party.
21:21Mallory and Corey have found their happy ending.
21:24A beach home at a price they can afford.
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