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00:01Quaint fishing villages, panoramic ocean views,
00:05surf, sand, waves, and tides.
00:08For people all around the world,
00:11the coastal dream is just a move away.
00:21I want to be able to see water, you know,
00:23smell the ocean breeze.
00:25Yeah, I'm into it.
00:26I never thought I wanted to live outside of a city.
00:29The city's changed so much. It has.
00:31It's so much busier.
00:32It's not really the city that it was when we met.
00:34No, and I don't need to keep reliving my youth either.
00:38I'm Michael.
00:39I'm Philip, and we're looking to buy a property
00:42outside of the city with water view or oceanfront,
00:45somewhere where we are close to the ocean.
00:49We've been together 17 years.
00:52Which is kind of like 52 in gay years.
00:55We met online through social media,
00:58and he messaged me.
01:01And I thought he was cute and he lived in Halifax
01:04and he was a ginger, which I really liked too.
01:07And then we found out we actually had mutual friends.
01:11So I could do a little background check and find out if he was legit or not.
01:16He's legit.
01:17I have always lived in a city.
01:20I've never lived in a small town or a rural setting.
01:24And I never had the desire to.
01:26But then after meeting Philip, he was from the country.
01:30Like, he was from the sticks.
01:31He wants me to be happy.
01:33I'd done hair for 35 years, which requires a lot of standing.
01:38And you know, it starts to wear on your body.
01:40So yeah, I need to slow down a little bit.
01:43Less traffic, less noise.
01:45I think finally it's time to take advantage of something more that Nova Scotia has to offer,
01:51which is ocean, coastline.
01:53But don't go in the water.
01:55Look at it.
01:56Don't go in it.
01:57It's too cold.
01:58It is too cold.
01:59And also sharks.
02:00And sharks.
02:02We like small towns with good restaurants.
02:06So we're really focusing on Lunenburg.
02:08Beautiful harbour, beautiful waterfront.
02:12And the views.
02:13It's just this kaleidoscope of colours and vibrancy.
02:17And I've just never seen anywhere else in the world like it.
02:22We really enjoy eating out, fine dining, all while looking at the water.
02:29That's our favourite water activity.
02:37I would prefer to live somewhere where I can actually see water on a daily basis.
02:41I love the sound of seagulls.
02:43I just don't want them, like, crapping on my house.
02:46So, you know, slight distance from the water is fine by me.
02:49I would like three bedrooms and a minimum of one and a half bathrooms.
02:55I would really like potential or already a bedroom and bath on the main floor because my knees are certain to go.
03:03Because it's Nova Scotia, I want something with a little character.
03:07No popcorn ceilings.
03:08No popcorn ceilings.
03:09We'd really like a big kitchen because, you know, East Coasters hang out in the kitchen and we love to socialise and have people over.
03:16It would be nice to have a place where you could walk to some restaurants.
03:20Kind of would like it turnkey.
03:22We like to house. We sort of want to just move and sort of start having fun.
03:26So can we agree that, like, $700,000 is the max?
03:32Yes.
03:33Yeah, thank you.
03:34But what if it's really, like, $50,000 more amazing and it's worth it?
03:39We knock them down in price.
03:41Oh, okay.
03:42Yeah.
03:43$700,000.
03:44I'm good with that.
03:45I am super excited to go house shopping.
03:47That's because you like to spend money.
03:50That's right.
03:51Our real estate agent is Ali.
03:53She has a really good idea of what we want and who we are and I just think she'll be a lot of fun to work with.
03:58So today we are in Lunenburg, the old town of Lunenburg.
04:03People love this area for the community feel, the coastal vibes.
04:08We also have 30 beaches down here.
04:11They're okay with not being on the water, but they want to still have that coastal feel and be close to the water.
04:19I think this house is a great house for Michael and Phillip because it has the coastal vibes.
04:26It has the character to it.
04:28Hey!
04:29How are you?
04:30Great.
04:31We are minutes away from the Lunenburg waterfront.
04:34Right.
04:35And all the close restaurants.
04:36Exactly.
04:37Excellent.
04:38That's what we want to hear.
04:39I think you're going to love this one.
04:40Okay.
04:41The first house I'm taking Phillip and Michael to has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
04:47There's 1,850 square feet of living space and it's walking distance of Lunenburg's historic waterfront.
04:54And it's listed at $765,000, slightly over their budget.
05:00Hey.
05:01That's really stretching the budget.
05:03But I think it will surprise you on the inside.
05:06I'm really excited to get inside.
05:07Okay.
05:08Well, let's do it.
05:09All right.
05:10Let's go.
05:11Alrighty.
05:12Walk on in.
05:14Wow.
05:15Holy smokes.
05:16Nice, eh?
05:17This is very grand.
05:19Yes, it is.
05:20Fit for a queen or two.
05:23In a king bed.
05:24So let's check out this room.
05:27This is traditionally a formal living room.
05:30However, you could easily turn it into a primary bedroom.
05:35The floors are beautiful.
05:36Yeah.
05:37It would fit a king bed.
05:38Yeah.
05:39We have the powder room over there.
05:41We have another living space just off of the kitchen.
05:45The dining room.
05:47We have a compass on the floor just in case you forget where you're going.
05:50I love that.
05:51This home is on electric heat.
05:53Mm-hmm.
05:54And then when you're not feeling your electric heat, you could always turn on the propane wood stove.
05:59Does that mean there's propane in the kitchen?
06:01Yes, there is propane in the kitchen.
06:03I know you wanted that.
06:04Yeah.
06:05That's very exciting.
06:06Yes.
06:07So let's go check out the kitchen.
06:15Okay.
06:16You have some nice coastal vibes, cabinetry.
06:19We have the propane stove that you guys are excited about as well.
06:23That is very exciting.
06:24Very exciting.
06:25Because they're not that common on the East Coast.
06:27And I love cooking and I love cooking on gas.
06:30I just feel like it might be a little bit small.
06:33It's a little bit small.
06:34It's a little bit small.
06:35Like I don't see like an island in here.
06:37It's a lovely well done kitchen.
06:38Yeah.
06:39But it's just, I don't know.
06:40It's just a little small for me.
06:41Right.
06:42I do see that.
06:43Right.
06:44Let's continue our tour and head upstairs.
06:46All right.
06:47Sure.
06:48It's beautiful.
06:49Yeah.
06:50Up here you will see three bedrooms.
06:54One bedroom has its own ensuite.
06:57There's also something cool with the primary bedroom as there is a wing.
07:02Oh.
07:03It has its own little wing.
07:04A wing.
07:05I always wanted a wing.
07:06Walk through the hallway, your own hallway and your own wing.
07:11We have laundry up here.
07:13That's great.
07:14You have a primary bathroom with a clawfoot tub.
07:18Ooh.
07:19And this is the primary bedroom.
07:21Wow.
07:22Oh.
07:23Unbelievable.
07:24Yeah.
07:25I like this.
07:26Okay.
07:27If your knees go out, we're just going to have to get-
07:28I'll just stay up here.
07:29We're going to have to get one of those chair lifts that go up the stairs.
07:32Cause I really like this bedroom.
07:34Yeah.
07:35This is a great bedroom.
07:36Yeah.
07:37So do you see why I had to show you this house?
07:39Yes.
07:40Yes, I do.
07:41Quite a bit over budget, but it comes with a wing.
07:44Comes with a wing.
07:45All right.
07:46Let's head on to the backyard.
07:48Oh, Allie, I love this garden.
07:51Do you?
07:52And I like that it's low maintenance.
07:54There are so many things about this house that we love.
07:57It's very big, but-
07:59Yeah.
08:00Maybe too big for us.
08:01And, you know, with a budget as to where it is-
08:04Right.
08:05So it is listed at $765.
08:07Yeah.
08:08It might be well out of our reach.
08:10I get it.
08:11So tomorrow I do have another property in mind that we can go look at.
08:16This is a great start.
08:17Yes.
08:18This is, you know, we're definitely on the right track.
08:19Yes.
08:22So for the next house, I'm going to focus on something that's not as big, within budget,
08:27and within the same area.
08:29Today we're back in Old Town Lunenburg where Michael and Philip want to be.
08:34Hey.
08:35Hey.
08:36How's it going?
08:37Are you guys ready for another house tour?
08:38Yes, we are.
08:39Sure.
08:40It looks very sweet, but the neighbors next door, how are we going to live up to that?
08:46Right?
08:47That looks like a giant wedding cake.
08:48I know.
08:49And this one looks like a little cupcake.
08:50A little cupcake.
08:51Oh.
08:52Okay.
08:53Okay.
08:54I love it.
08:55I love that.
08:56The second house I'm taking Philip and Michael to has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
09:01There is 1,575 square feet of living space and it's close to Lunenburg's downtown core and waterfront.
09:09It's listed at $625,000, just below their budget.
09:18What is that?
09:19So that is one of the tours in the historic town of Lunenburg and if you're going to live here, just know that you're on the circuit.
09:26Oh.
09:27Okay.
09:28So we're part of the show.
09:29Morning.
09:30Morning.
09:31Hi.
09:33All right.
09:34Let's go check it out.
09:35All right.
09:36Lead the wave.
09:39Oh.
09:40Oh.
09:41Okay.
09:42This is lovely.
09:43This is way bigger.
09:45It is.
09:46And it looks.
09:47It's really light and bright.
09:49It is.
09:50Even on a day like this.
09:51Over on this side, we have the living room.
09:56Big space.
09:57Yeah.
09:58Comfortable.
09:59Lots of light coming in.
10:00And I really love the view of the graveyard out there.
10:03Yeah.
10:04Actually, I do too.
10:05And I know nothing else is going to be built there.
10:06Yes.
10:07That is true.
10:08And they're quiet.
10:09They're quiet.
10:10So I don't mind.
10:11Welcome to your future new and improved kitchen.
10:15Oh.
10:16I know you didn't like the kitchen from yesterday, however.
10:19What kitchen from yesterday?
10:20I'm in love with this.
10:22The countertop.
10:23This is turnkey.
10:24It is.
10:25Oh my God.
10:26It is.
10:27Yeah.
10:28Michael?
10:29A propane stove.
10:30Another one.
10:31Another one?
10:32Yes.
10:33You're a miracle worker.
10:34I'm sure there's room.
10:35We can probably put an island in the middle that we have people around.
10:36I think this kitchen is actually bigger than the house yesterday.
10:39The kitchen is massive and beautiful.
10:42I can see people hanging out.
10:44Maybe not as many people as I would want, but I can definitely picture it in my eye.
10:48And the bathroom is right over here.
10:51Okay.
10:52Hey.
10:53Oh.
10:54It's so cute.
10:55Oh.
10:56Okay.
10:57The shower's big for the size of the room, but it is quite a small bathroom.
11:00Yeah.
11:01And let's head over to your primary bedroom on the main level.
11:06Oh.
11:07It's very cute.
11:08It's very cute.
11:09It's small.
11:16Don't know if we can get a king in here.
11:18Two queens need a king.
11:19However, there is this large closet.
11:22That's nice.
11:23Okay.
11:24That's very nice.
11:25And it's a bedroom on the main floor.
11:26It is a bedroom on the main floor.
11:27With the bathroom around the corner.
11:28With the bathroom around the corner.
11:29Right.
11:30Okay.
11:31And the kitchen right there for late night snacks.
11:32That's right.
11:33That's right.
11:34You know us so well.
11:38So there's two bedrooms upstairs and a powder.
11:41How about you guys head upstairs and meet me in the backyard.
11:44All right.
11:45All right.
11:46All right.
11:47Here we go.
11:48Oh.
11:49Yeah.
11:50It's a little tight up here.
11:51Okay.
11:52Oh.
11:53I mean.
11:54This is very cute.
11:55Yeah.
11:56It's a little.
11:57It is super cute.
11:58Small.
11:59Oh.
12:00A little office.
12:01Oh.
12:02A little.
12:03For extra sleeping.
12:04What's behind there?
12:05I do not know.
12:07Well, look at that.
12:09It's a little teeny tiny bathroom.
12:12It sure is teeny tiny.
12:14Is this too small?
12:16Like this for me is a bungalow because I'm never coming up those stairs.
12:20I see what you're saying.
12:21But it is nice that there are two extra bedrooms upstairs on a different level.
12:27Well, maybe we should go find Ali.
12:29Okay.
12:30We're down sideways.
12:31That's easier.
12:33Oh, this is nice out here.
12:34Covered deck.
12:35Oh yeah.
12:36This is really nice.
12:37I can see this being a very nice kind of full backyard.
12:41And it's small enough that it wouldn't be a lot of upkeeper maintenance as well.
12:45I love the location.
12:47I mean, it is small, but it's turnkey like you said.
12:50So this house is under budget at $625,000.
12:55What else would you guys want to see?
12:58Is there any way we could maybe get like an actual view of the water?
13:02You just have to be open to something probably on the outskirts of Old Town Lundberg.
13:07You're going to get more bang for your buck.
13:09I'm open to that for sure.
13:10All right.
13:11Well, let's go.
13:12See you tomorrow.
13:13We're just outside of Lundberg.
13:17We're at what is called the Back Harbour.
13:19We are still in that popular South Shore region.
13:22And also Lundberg isn't too far away.
13:25I switched up gears a little bit because I really wanted to show them something with a water view.
13:32Wow.
13:34Look at what she found us.
13:36Cutest buttercup house.
13:38Yeah.
13:39And a view.
13:40You gave us a water view.
13:41A view.
13:42A beautiful view of the Back Harbour.
13:45Today, I'm taking Michael and Phillip to see a four bedroom, two bathroom home.
13:51There is 2,338 square feet of living space and sweeping ocean views.
13:57The house sits on just under a quarter acre of land and it's under their budget at $639,000.
14:06Right now, we are not in Lundberg anymore.
14:09We are in the outskirts and you have a 15 minute walk to the waterfront.
14:13Okay.
14:14Oh.
14:15So all the restaurants and everything like that, just like a 15 minute walk away.
14:1815 minute walk away.
14:19I wouldn't have thought that being out here, but that's great.
14:22So, this house is listed at $639,000.
14:28Are you kidding me?
14:29What?
14:30Right?
14:31How is that possible?
14:32It is on Well and Septic.
14:33Oh.
14:34So that is also a part of the price difference.
14:36Are you ready to check it out?
14:37Yeah.
14:38Yeah.
14:39Okay, let's go.
14:41Wow.
14:42Oh, I love it.
14:44I love this entryway.
14:47As we come into this room, the living room, you have the beautiful view right over there.
14:55Oh.
14:56Look at that.
14:57Waking up to this view every morning is something I never even imagined in my wildest dreams.
15:03The beautiful kitchen made for hosting.
15:08It's awesome.
15:09Very social.
15:10Very social.
15:11This is exactly the kitchen I was imagining.
15:14With that amazing view.
15:16Amazing view.
15:17Right here too.
15:18It's like, I just, I can't believe it.
15:20Yeah.
15:21And then behind you, you have the laundry room and the full bath.
15:24Yeah, great.
15:25Full bath, first floor.
15:26Excellent.
15:27So, this house is hitting a lot of our wish lists, but what about a ground floor bedroom?
15:32Well, we have to keep an open mind.
15:35Okay.
15:36There's always a catch.
15:37As you walk into here, you have more of a formal dining room.
15:42It's beautiful.
15:43I love the French doors that walk out onto the backyard.
15:46But is this supposed to be our bedroom?
15:48No.
15:49So, in my opinion, this wouldn't be the bedroom.
15:51This would be a nice large ensuite with potentially a walk-in closet.
15:56Okay.
15:57Okay.
15:58And then, as you head into this room, this would be your bedroom.
16:03Okay.
16:04But then we're talking about renovations and more money.
16:08Right.
16:09But it's well under budget.
16:10True.
16:11So, we'd have the money.
16:12I can see it.
16:13I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm coming along.
16:15You could get a big walk-in closet.
16:17I could.
16:18Okay.
16:24So, as we head upstairs, off to the right, right here, you have the main bathroom.
16:32It has a nice soaker tub.
16:33Oh, great.
16:34And the view.
16:35Look at that view from the bathroom window.
16:37Yes.
16:38That's amazing.
16:39We are walking past three of the bedrooms.
16:42Okay.
16:43They're very spacious, good size.
16:44They are.
16:45And then we are greeted by this ginormous primary bedroom.
16:51Oh, wow.
16:52With a beautiful view.
16:54This is amazing.
16:55This is unbelievable.
16:57Are you kidding me?
16:58I can't believe that we could have something like this.
17:01So, you guys feel free to explore the house a little bit more.
17:04I'll give you some privacy and you can meet me out front and we'll have a chat.
17:08Sounds great.
17:09Great.
17:11Whoa.
17:12Oh, this is nice.
17:14Oh.
17:15Wow.
17:16This is lovely.
17:17Yeah.
17:18I mean, if you look up though, that's a lot of property.
17:20It is a lot of property.
17:22It's a much bigger lot than I was expecting or having to maintain.
17:26Yeah.
17:27Who's looking after it all?
17:28Yeah.
17:29Let's go find Allie.
17:31Okay.
17:32Yeah.
17:33Hi.
17:34Hi.
17:35So, what do you think of the house, the backyard?
17:37Do you love it?
17:38We love it.
17:39There's so much space, so many nice seating areas.
17:43There's a lot of property.
17:44Maybe.
17:45It might be too much for just the two of us.
17:47I mean, great when we have company, but it's a lot of maintenance too.
17:51So, yeah, I mean, you've shown us some great properties.
17:53There's a lot of pros and cons with each.
17:56We have a lot to talk about.
17:58Mm-hmm.
17:59I'm here when you need me.
18:00So, just let me know, okay?
18:01Thanks, Allie.
18:02Okay.
18:03All right.
18:04Bye.
18:05We have to consider what's going to work now as well as what's going to work down the road
18:10because this is going to be our last move.
18:16Okay.
18:17So, we have a big decision to make.
18:19It's a lot of money we're spending.
18:21So, what do you think about house one?
18:23The gingerbread house.
18:24Yeah.
18:25Yeah.
18:26The neighborhood, the location was great.
18:27The location was amazing.
18:28I loved upstairs and I loved having a wing.
18:31But then the downstairs was kind of choppy.
18:34Really didn't like the kitchen.
18:36Way over budget.
18:37Way over budget.
18:38768,000.
18:40Yeah.
18:41So.
18:42So, house two.
18:43House two.
18:44Yes.
18:45The cupcake house.
18:46I love the cupcake house.
18:47I loved the cupcake house too.
18:48It was the smallest we've seen.
18:49It's totally turnkeyed.
18:50Those stairs though.
18:51That's true.
18:52But at least there was a bedroom and a bathroom, full bath, on the main floor.
18:56That's right.
18:57I hadn't seen that.
18:58In any.
18:59In either of the other two houses.
19:00Yeah.
19:01All right.
19:02So, house number three.
19:03The buttercup house.
19:04Beautiful.
19:05Loved it.
19:06I mean, that view.
19:07The view.
19:08Finally a water view.
19:09The kitchen was the perfect kitchen for entertaining company.
19:12639.
19:13I know.
19:14I can't believe that.
19:15It had pretty much everything on our wish list.
19:19It's a lot more property than we ever thought we could.
19:21It really is.
19:22And it doesn't have the prestige of being in town and in old town.
19:25Correct.
19:26Correct.
19:27So, I know which one I'd like to retire in.
19:28I think I do too.
19:29Awesome.
19:30Okay.
19:31That's great.
19:32We're very good at decisions.
19:36We bought the cupcake house.
19:38And we've been baking ever since.
19:41I mean, could it get any gayer, really?
19:43Yeah, right.
19:44I mean.
19:45So, the house was listed at 625.
19:48And this is a very competitive market.
19:50But Mr. Negotiator here.
19:52I went in at 615 and they accepted.
19:56We had to come to some compromises about the size of the house.
20:00But in the end, we realized that we are getting older.
20:03The whole point of this was to actually retire.
20:05So, maintaining a large house, we decided in the end wasn't going to be for us.
20:11I love being this close to the water.
20:13We literally turned the corner and you can see it on the walk down to the main part of the town.
20:18It's wonderful to get everything that Lunenberg has to offer.
20:24He's cooking with gas, baby.
20:26I'm cooking with gas and I'm loving it.
20:30Probably not.
20:31Oh.
20:32Oh.
20:33Excellent.
20:34This country-most got this city-most to move to the town of Lunenberg.
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