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00:00Surf, sand, waves, and tides for people all around the world.
00:06The coastal dream is just a move away.
00:16I want to be able to see water, you know, smell the ocean breeze.
00:20Yeah, I'm into it. I never thought I wanted to live outside of the city.
00:24The city's changed so much. It's so much busier.
00:27It's not really the city that it was when we met.
00:29No, and I don't need to keep reliving my youth either.
00:33I'm Michael.
00:34I'm Philip, and we're looking to buy a property outside of the city
00:38with water view or oceanfront, somewhere where we are close to the ocean.
00:44We've been together 17 years.
00:47Which is kind of like 52 in gay years.
00:50We met online through social media, and he messaged me.
00:55And I thought he was cute, and he lived in Halifax, and he was a ginger, which I really liked too.
01:01And then we found out we actually had mutual friends, so I could do a little background check and find out if he was legit or not.
01:10He's legit.
01:13I have always lived in a city. I've never lived in a small town or a rural setting, and I never had the desire to.
01:21But then after meeting Philip, he was from the country. Like, he was from the sticks.
01:26He wants me to be happy.
01:29I've done hair for 35 years, which requires a lot of standing.
01:33And you know, it starts to wear on your body, so yeah, I need to slow down a little bit.
01:37Less traffic, less noise.
01:39I think finally it's time to take advantage of something more that Nova Scotia has to offer, which is ocean, coastline.
01:47But don't go in the water. Look at it. Don't go in it. It's too cold.
01:52It is too cold.
01:54And also sharks.
01:55And sharks.
01:56We like small towns with good restaurants, so we're really focusing on Lunenburg.
02:03Beautiful harbor, beautiful waterfront.
02:06And the views. It's just this kaleidoscope of colors and vibrancy, and I've just never seen anywhere else in the world like it.
02:18We really enjoy eating out, fine dining, all while looking at the water.
02:24That's our favorite water activity.
02:27I would prefer to live somewhere where I can actually see water on a daily basis.
02:36I love the sound of seagulls. I just don't want them, like, crapping on my house.
02:41So, you know, slight distance from the water is fine by me.
02:44I would like three bedrooms and a minimum of one and a half bathrooms.
02:50I would really like potential or already a bedroom and bath on the main floor because my knees are certain to go.
02:58Because it's Nova Scotia, I want something with a little character.
03:02No popcorn ceilings.
03:03No popcorn ceilings.
03:04We'd really like a big kitchen because, you know, these coasters hang out in the kitchen and we love to socialize and have people over.
03:11It'd be nice to have a place where you could walk to some restaurants.
03:15Kind of would like it turnkey. We like to host. We sort of want to just move and sort of start having fun.
03:23So can we agree that, like, $700,000 is the max?
03:27Yes.
03:28Yeah, thank you.
03:29But what if it's really, like, $50,000 more amazing and it's worth it?
03:34We knock them down in price.
03:36Oh, okay.
03:37Yeah.
03:38$700,000. I'm good with that.
03:40I am super excited to go house shopping.
03:43That's because you like to spend money.
03:45That's right.
03:46Our real estate agent is Ali.
03:48She 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.
03:53So today we are in Lunenburg, the old town of Lunenburg.
03:58People love this area for the community feel, the coastal vibes.
04:03We also have 30 beaches down here.
04:06They're okay with not being on the water, but they want to still have that coastal feel and be close to the water.
04:16I think this house is a great house for Michael and Phillip because it has the coastal vibes.
04:21It has the character to it.
04:23Hey!
04:24Hey!
04:25How are you?
04:26We are minutes away from the Lunenburg waterfront.
04:28Right.
04:29And all the close restaurants.
04:31Exactly.
04:32Excellent.
04:33That's what we want to hear.
04:34I think you're going to love this one.
04:35Okay.
04:36The first house I'm taking Phillip and Michael to has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
04:42There's 1,850 square feet of living space and it's walking distance of Lunenburg's historic waterfront.
04:49And it's listed at $765,000, slightly over their budget.
04:55Hey.
04:56That's really stretching the budget.
04:58But I think it will surprise you on the inside.
05:01I'm really excited to get inside.
05:02Okay.
05:03Well, let's do it.
05:04All right.
05:05Let's go.
05:06Alrighty.
05:07Walk on in.
05:08Okay.
05:10Wow.
05:11Holy smokes.
05:12Nice, eh?
05:13This is very grand.
05:15Yes, it is.
05:16Fit for a queen or two?
05:18In a king bed.
05:19So let's check out this room.
05:21This is traditionally a formal living room.
05:25However, you could easily turn it into a primary bedroom.
05:30The floors are beautiful.
05:31Yeah.
05:32It would fit a king bed.
05:33Yeah.
05:34For sure.
05:35We have the powder room over there.
05:36We have another living space.
05:38Okay.
05:39Just off of the kitchen.
05:40The dining room.
05:42We have a compass on the floor just in case you forget where you're going.
05:45I love that.
05:46This home is on electric heat.
05:48Mm-hmm.
05:49And then when you're not feeling your electric heat, you could always turn on the propane
05:54wood stove.
05:55Does that mean there's propane in the kitchen?
05:56Yes.
05:57There is propane in the kitchen.
05:58Okay.
05:59I know you wanted that.
06:00Yeah.
06:01That's very exciting.
06:02Yes.
06:03So let's go check out the kitchen.
06:10Okay.
06:11You have some nice coastal vibes cabinetry.
06:14We have the propane stove that you guys are excited about as well.
06:18That is very exciting.
06:19Very exciting.
06:20Because they're not that common on the East Coast.
06:22And I love cooking and I love cooking on gas.
06:25I just feel like it might be a little bit small.
06:28It's a little bit small.
06:29To have people in.
06:30Like I don't see like an island in here.
06:32It's a lovely, well done kitchen.
06:33Yeah.
06:34But it's just, I don't know.
06:35It's just a little small for me.
06:36Right.
06:37I do see that.
06:38Right.
06:39Let's continue our tour and head upstairs.
06:41All right.
06:42Sure.
06:43It's beautiful.
06:44Yeah.
06:45Here you will see three bedrooms.
06:48One bedroom has its own en suite.
06:51There's also something cool with the primary bedroom as there is a wing.
06:57Oh.
06:58It has its own little wing.
06:59A wing.
07:00I always wanted a wing.
07:01Walk through the hallway, your own hallway and your own wing.
07:06We have laundry up here.
07:08That's great.
07:09You have a primary bathroom with a clawfoot tub.
07:13Oh.
07:14And this is the primary bedroom.
07:17Wow.
07:18Oh.
07:19Unbelievable.
07:20Yeah.
07:21I like this.
07:22Okay.
07:23If your knees go out, we're just going to have to get-
07:24I'll just stay up here.
07:25We're going to have to get one of those chair lifts that go up the stairs.
07:27Because I really like this bedroom.
07:29Yeah.
07:30This is a great bedroom.
07:31Yeah.
07:32So do you see why I had to show you this house?
07:34Yes.
07:35Yes, I do.
07:36I know it's quite a bit over budget.
07:38But it comes with a wing.
07:39It comes with a wing.
07:40All right.
07:41Let's head on to the backyard.
07:43Oh, Ally, I love this garden.
07:46Do you?
07:47And I like that it's low maintenance.
07:50There are so many things about this house that we love.
07:53It's very big, but-
07:54Yeah.
07:55Maybe too big for us.
07:56And, you know, with a budget as to where it is.
07:59Right.
08:00So it is listed at $765.
08:01Yeah.
08:02It might be well out of our reach.
08:05I get it.
08:06So tomorrow I do have another property in mind that we can go look at.
08:11This is a great start.
08:12Yes.
08:13This is, you know, we're definitely on the right track.
08:14Yes.
08:15So for the next house, I'm going to focus on something that's not as big within budget and within the same area.
08:25Today we're back in Old Town, Lundberg, where Michael and Philip want to be.
08:29Hey.
08:30Hello.
08:31How's it going?
08:32Are you guys ready for another house tour?
08:33Yes, we are.
08:34It looks very sweet, but the neighbors next door, how are we going to live up to that?
08:41Right?
08:42That looks like a giant wedding cake.
08:43I know.
08:44And this one looks like a little cupcake.
08:45A little cupcake.
08:46Oh.
08:47Okay.
08:48Okay.
08:49I love it.
08:50I love that.
08:51The second house I'm taking Philip and Michael to has three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
08:56There is 1,575 square feet of living space, and it's close to Lundberg's downtown core and waterfront.
09:04It's listed at $625,000, just below their budget.
09:13What is that?
09:14So that is one of the tours in the historic town of Lundberg.
09:18And if you're going to live here, just know that you're on the circuit.
09:22Oh.
09:23Okay.
09:24We're going to be part of the show.
09:25Morning.
09:26Morning.
09:27All right.
09:28Let's go check it out.
09:29All right.
09:30Lead the wave.
09:34Ooh.
09:35Oh.
09:36Oh.
09:37Okay.
09:38This is lovely.
09:39This is way bigger.
09:40It is.
09:41Than it looks.
09:42It's really light and bright.
09:44It is, even on a day like this.
09:46Over on this side, we have the living room.
09:51Big space.
09:52Yeah.
09:53Comfortable.
09:54Lots of light coming in.
09:55And I really like, I love the view of the graveyard out there.
09:58Yeah, actually I do too.
09:59And I know nothing else is going to be built there.
10:01Yes.
10:02That is true.
10:03And they're quiet.
10:04They're quiet.
10:05So I don't mind.
10:06So welcome to your future new and improved kitchen.
10:10Oh.
10:11Oh.
10:12I know you didn't like the kitchen from yesterday, however.
10:14What kitchen from yesterday?
10:15I'm in love with this.
10:16I'm in love with this.
10:17The countertops.
10:18This is turnkey.
10:19It is.
10:20Oh my God.
10:21It is.
10:22Yeah.
10:23Michael?
10:24A propane stove?
10:25Another one.
10:26Another one?
10:27Yes.
10:28You're a miracle worker.
10:29I probably put an island in the middle that we have people around.
10:31I think this kitchen is actually bigger than the house yesterday.
10:34The kitchen is massive and beautiful.
10:37I can see people hanging out.
10:39Maybe not as many people as I would want, but I can definitely picture it in my head.
10:44And the bathroom is right over here.
10:46Okay.
10:47Hey.
10:48Oh.
10:49It's so cute.
10:50Oh.
10:51Okay.
10:52The shower's big for the size of the room, but it is quite a small bathroom.
10:55Yeah.
10:56And let's head over.
10:57Okay.
10:58To your primary bedroom.
10:59Oh.
11:00On the main level.
11:01It's very cute.
11:03It's very cute.
11:04It's small.
11:11Don't know if we can get a king in here.
11:13To queens and the king.
11:14However, there is this large closet.
11:17That's nice.
11:18Okay.
11:19That's very nice.
11:20And it's a bedroom on the main floor.
11:21It is a bedroom on the main floor.
11:22With the bathroom around the corner.
11:23With the bathroom around the corner.
11:24Right.
11:25Okay.
11:26And the kitchen right there for late night snack.
11:27That's great.
11:28That's great.
11:29You know us so well.
11:33So there's two bedrooms upstairs and a powder.
11:36How about you guys head upstairs and meet me in the backyard?
11:39All right.
11:40All right.
11:41All right.
11:42Okay.
11:43Here we go.
11:44Yeah.
11:45It's a little tight up here.
11:46Okay.
11:47Oh.
11:48I mean.
11:49This is very cute.
11:50Well.
11:51It's a little.
11:52It is super cute.
11:53Small.
11:54Oh.
11:55A little office.
11:56Oh.
11:57A little.
11:58For extra sleeping.
11:59What's behind there?
12:00I do not know.
12:01Well, look at that.
12:04It's a little teeny tiny bathroom.
12:07It sure is teeny tiny.
12:09Is this too small?
12:10Like this for me is a bungalow because I'm never coming up those stairs.
12:14I see what you're saying, but it is nice that there are two extra bedrooms upstairs on a different level.
12:22Maybe we should go find Ali.
12:24Okay.
12:25Go down sideways.
12:26That's easier.
12:27Oh, this is nice out here.
12:29Covered deck.
12:30Oh, yeah.
12:31This is really nice.
12:32I can see this being a very nice kind of full backyard.
12:36And it's small enough that it wouldn't be a lot of upkeeper maintenance as well.
12:41I love the location.
12:42I mean, it is small, but it's turnkey like you said.
12:45So this house is under budget at $625,000.
12:51What else would you guys want to see?
12:53Is there any way we could maybe get like an actual view of the water?
12:57You just have to be open to something probably on the outskirts of Old Town Lunenburg.
13:03You're going to get more bang for your buck.
13:05I'm open to that for sure.
13:06All right.
13:07Well, let's go.
13:08See you tomorrow.
13:09Okay.
13:10See you tomorrow.
13:11We're just outside of Lunenburg.
13:12We're at what is called the Back Harbour.
13:14We are still in that popular South Shore region.
13:18And also, Lunenburg isn't too far away.
13:21I switched up gears a little bit because I really wanted to show them something with a water view.
13:27Wow.
13:29Look at what she found us.
13:31Cutest buttercup house.
13:33Yeah.
13:34And a view.
13:35You gave us a water view.
13:36A view.
13:37A beautiful view of the Back Harbour.
13:40Today, I'm taking Michael and Phillip to see a four bedroom, two bathroom home.
13:46There is 2,338 square feet of living space and sweeping ocean views.
13:52The house sits on just under a quarter acre of land and it's under their budget at $639,000.
14:01Right now, we are not in Lunenburg anymore.
14:04We are in the outskirts and you have a 15 minute walk to the waterfront.
14:08Okay.
14:09Oh.
14:10So all the restaurants and everything like that, just like a 15 minute walk away.
14:1315 minute walk away.
14:14I wouldn't have thought that being out here, but that's great.
14:17So, this house is listed at $639,000.
14:23Are you kidding me?
14:24What?
14:25Right?
14:26How is that possible?
14:27It is on Well and Septic.
14:28Oh.
14:29So that is also a part of the price difference.
14:31Are you ready to check it out?
14:32Yeah.
14:33Yeah.
14:34Okay, let's go.
14:35Let's go.
14:37Wow.
14:38Oh, I love it.
14:39I love this entryway.
14:42As we come into this room, the living room, you have the beautiful view right over there.
14:50Oh.
14:51Look at that.
14:52Waking up to this view every morning is something I never even imagined in my wildest dreams.
14:58The beautiful kitchen made for hosting.
15:02It's awesome.
15:04Very social.
15:05This is exactly the kitchen I was imagining.
15:09With that amazing view.
15:11Amazing view.
15:12Right?
15:13Yeah.
15:14It's like, I just, I can't believe it.
15:15Yeah.
15:16And then behind you, you have the laundry room and a full bath.
15:19Yeah, great.
15:20Full bath, first floor.
15:21Excellent.
15:22So this house is hitting a lot of our wish lists, but what about a ground floor bedroom?
15:27Well, we have to keep an open mind.
15:30Okay.
15:31There's always a couch.
15:32As you walk into here, you have more of a formal dining room.
15:37It's beautiful.
15:38I love the French doors that walk out onto the backyard.
15:41But is this supposed to be our bedroom?
15:43No.
15:44So in my opinion, this wouldn't be the bedroom.
15:46This would be a nice large en suite with potentially a walk-in closet.
15:52Okay.
15:53Okay.
15:54And then as you head into this room, this would be your bedroom.
15:58Okay.
15:59But then we're talking about renovations and more money.
16:03Right.
16:04But it's well under budget.
16:05True.
16:06So we'd have the money.
16:07I can see it.
16:08I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm coming along.
16:10You could get a big walk-in closet.
16:12I could.
16:13Okay.
16:14So as we head upstairs, off to the right, right here, you have the main bathroom.
16:27Oh, great.
16:28It has a nice soaker tub.
16:29And the view.
16:30The view is still here.
16:31Look at that view from the bathroom window.
16:32Yes.
16:33That's amazing.
16:34We are walking past three of the bedrooms.
16:37Okay.
16:38They're very spacious, good size.
16:39They are.
16:40And then we are greeted by this ginormous primary bedroom.
16:46Oh, wow.
16:47With a beautiful view.
16:49Amazing.
16:50This is unbelievable.
16:52Are you kidding me?
16:53I can't believe that we could have something like this.
16:57So you guys feel free to explore the house a little bit more.
16:59I'll give you some privacy and you can meet me out front and we'll have a chat.
17:03Sounds great.
17:04Great.
17:06Oh, this is nice.
17:09Oh, wow.
17:10This is lovely.
17:11Yeah.
17:12I mean, if you look up though, that's a lot of property.
17:16It is a lot of property.
17:17It's a much bigger lot than I was expecting or having to maintain.
17:22Who's looking after it all?
17:24Yeah.
17:25Let's go find Allie.
17:26Okay.
17:27Yeah.
17:28Hi.
17:29Hi.
17:30So what do you think of the house, the backyard?
17:32Do you love it?
17:33We love it.
17:34There's so much space, so many nice seating areas.
17:38It's a lot of property.
17:39Maybe.
17:40It might be too much for just the two of us.
17:42I mean, great when we have company, but it's a lot of maintenance too.
17:46So yeah, I mean, you've shown us some great properties.
17:48There's a lot of pros and cons with each.
17:51We have a lot to talk about.
17:53Mm-hmm.
17:54I'm here when you need me.
17:55So just let me know.
17:56Okay?
17:57Thanks, Allie.
17:58All right.
17:59Bye.
18:00We have to consider what's going to work now as well as what's going to work down the road,
18:05because this is going to be our last move.
18:08Okay, so we have a big decision to make.
18:14It's a lot of money we're spending.
18:16So what do you think about house one?
18:18The gingerbread house.
18:19Yeah.
18:20Yeah.
18:21The neighborhood, the location was great.
18:22The location was amazing.
18:23I loved upstairs and I loved having a wing.
18:27But then the downstairs was kind of choppy.
18:30Really didn't like the kitchen.
18:31Way over budget.
18:32Way over budget.
18:33So did you.
18:34768,000?
18:35Yeah.
18:36So.
18:37So, house two.
18:38House two.
18:39Yes.
18:40Cupcake house.
18:41I love the cupcake house.
18:42I loved the cupcake house, too.
18:43It was the smallest we've seen.
18:44It's totally turnkeyed.
18:45Those stairs, though.
18:46That's true.
18:47But at least there was a bedroom and a bathroom, full bath, on the main floor.
18:51That's right.
18:52And we hadn't seen that.
18:53In any of the houses.
18:54In either of the other two houses.
18:55Yeah.
18:56All right, so house number three, the buttercup house.
18:58Beautiful.
18:59Loved it.
19:00I mean, that view.
19:02The view.
19:03Finally, a water view.
19:04The kitchen was the perfect kitchen for entertaining company.
19:07639.
19:08I know.
19:09I can't believe that.
19:10It had pretty much everything on our wish list.
19:14It's a lot more property than we ever thought we could.
19:16It really is.
19:17And it doesn't have the prestige of being in town and an old town.
19:20Correct.
19:21So I know which one I'd like to retire in.
19:23I think I do, too.
19:24Awesome.
19:25Okay, that's great.
19:26We're very good at decisions.
19:28We bought the cupcake house.
19:33And we've been baking ever since.
19:36I mean, could it get any gayer, really?
19:38Yeah, right.
19:39I mean, the house was listed at 625.
19:43And this is a very competitive market.
19:45But Mr. Negotiator here.
19:47I went in at 615 and they accepted.
19:51We had to come to some compromises about the size of the house.
19:55But in the end, we realized that we are getting older.
19:58The whole point of this was to actually retire.
20:00So maintaining a large house, we decided in the end,
20:03wasn't going to be for us.
20:06I love being this host of the water.
20:08We literally turned the corner and you can see it on the walk
20:11down to the main part of the town.
20:13It's wonderful to get everything that Lunenburg has to offer.
20:16He's cooking with gas, baby.
20:21I'm cooking with gas and I'm loving it.
20:25Probably not.
20:26Oh, excellent.
20:29This countrymost got this citymost
20:31to move to the town of Lunenburg.
20:34So now we're townies.
20:46We're home.
20:47クランティング
20:51Why not?
20:52The stoop and the stasia
20:53store.
20:54이것
20:59to run
21:01to an end
21:05without warning
21:06please
21:09please
21:11take
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