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House Hunters - Season 272 Episode 4 -
Buffalo Hunt
Buffalo Hunt
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00:00Michael's ready to buy his first home in Houston,
00:03but he can be just a little bit extra.
00:06This does not inspire me to cook anything.
00:09It inspires me to eat out every night.
00:11His sister is concerned he'll overspend
00:13to get everything he wants.
00:15If I see something I like, I'm going to buy it.
00:17You can't do that.
00:18I can.
00:21His best friend is his agent,
00:23and she just wants him to be happy, no matter the price.
00:26Luxurious.
00:27Yes.
00:28I love this.
00:29This is way above what he needs to be spending.
00:31I need you out of my pockets.
00:52Oh, are we drinking?
00:53We are drinking.
00:54I'm a VP of marketing and operations.
00:56I've been in Austin for the last two and a half years.
01:00I'm relocating back to Houston because I miss the culture,
01:03the food, and I'm missing my sister.
01:06Ooh.
01:09Michael is very dramatic, very over the top.
01:13Everything is just very to the 10th power.
01:18One to 10 ratio.
01:19What does that mean?
01:20Bloop.
01:21I'm staying with Lindsey when I'm here to search for a home.
01:25I live in an apartment in Austin.
01:27You have the amenities.
01:28You don't have to worry about yard work.
01:30However, I've always hated the noisy neighbors.
01:34Both of my parents have never owned a home.
01:36Lindsey being one of the first to purchase her own home
01:39is the best teacher.
01:42I'll just be able to kind of help him navigate the process
01:45just a little bit more.
01:46So would you consider the suburbs?
01:47The who?
01:49You live that life, and I love that for you.
01:51I am a city boy.
01:52I'm very worried, though.
01:53About?
01:54No, you tend to overspend when it's something
01:57that you really want.
01:58It's not going to happen.
01:59I'm not shopping like I used to.
02:01I will spend up to $325,000.
02:04However, if I see something I like, I'm going to buy it.
02:08But you can't do that.
02:10I can.
02:12I'm picturing three bedrooms, two and a half baths,
02:16a huge porch, a nice color, nice curb appeal.
02:19I love the character, the charm, the aesthetic of a bungalow.
02:25I think you just like to say the word.
02:27I do kind of like the word.
02:28Yeah.
02:29I want an open floor plan.
02:30I want new appliances.
02:32I want clean lines.
02:33Right.
02:34It's going to be very hard to find clean lines
02:37in an older bungalow.
02:40I don't think so.
02:41We shall see.
02:42I'm thinking Big Yard for some potential new puppies,
02:48or I guess someone I entertain, and a two-car garage.
02:53I hate that little door on the one-car garage.
02:55I know.
02:56It just looks so out of place to me.
02:58I don't like it.
02:59That's what it is about, the aesthetics.
03:01Yes.
03:02Yeah, I understand.
03:03And a place to park my car and my bike.
03:06So Chelsea is helping.
03:07She's going to get some great options for us.
03:10She's definitely going to have her hands full with her antics.
03:13I've known my real estate agent since high school.
03:17She knows what I like.
03:18And she's like a sister to me.
03:20A sister?
03:22A what?
03:23I don't like a sister.
03:24No.
03:24That I never had.
03:25Mm-mm.
03:26She's nice.
03:35This one is priced at $3.75.
03:38OK.
03:39It's a little bit much.
03:40But how far from downtown?
03:42Like what, 10 minutes?
03:43It's giving 12.
03:45OK.
03:45That's bad.
03:47It's further away.
03:48Feel like you should be just a tad bit open-minded.
03:51I mean, it is the bungalow style.
03:53How cute.
03:55Oh, this is cute.
03:56OK, where's the garage, Lindsay?
03:58This is looking like a carport.
04:00Not interested.
04:01On the woods.
04:02Yeah, there's definitely no garage.
04:04Got it.
04:05OK.
04:06Hi.
04:07Hi.
04:08How cute is this porch?
04:10The porch is.
04:10That's what I was excited to show you.
04:12Yes.
04:13This is cute.
04:14Oh, no.
04:14Oh, look at you.
04:17It's cute.
04:18I like this.
04:19Sipping coffee.
04:20What a view.
04:21Listening to.
04:22Hammering nails.
04:22Chainsaws and hammers and ladders and people.
04:25Opportunity.
04:26Opportunity.
04:27This is a great up and coming area.
04:29A lot of people are coming in doing rentals.
04:31Or they're doing teardowns and building up.
04:34It's always going to be good for resale.
04:36New things are coming all around you.
04:38Let's talk about this carport.
04:41Could I put a garage here?
04:42Absolutely.
04:43But it's still going to have the same look of a one-car garage.
04:46I mean, yeah.
04:49OK.
04:50Open floor plan here.
04:52Yes.
04:52Great for entertaining.
04:54We have this huge island here.
04:55This is nice.
04:56What is this, honey?
04:57Maybe a little makeshift island, but it's an island.
04:59Makeshift.
05:00That's a good word.
05:00This is character.
05:02It is.
05:02It's definitely character.
05:03This is character.
05:04I thank you for saying that.
05:05Yes, yes.
05:06That's what you asked for.
05:07I did ask for character.
05:08You're right.
05:08You did.
05:09You have granite countertops.
05:10Tons of cabinetry.
05:12Looks a little dated.
05:13This does not inspire me to cook anything.
05:16It inspires me to eat out every night.
05:18Realistically, bungalows don't come brand new.
05:22So, reno's is kind of what's expected.
05:25Me and Michael are lifetime friends.
05:27I'm here to show him.
05:28This is what you'll get at where you want to be and what
05:31you think you want.
05:33But in reality, like, what that looks like, I don't think
05:36it's what he wants.
05:39Oh, the boom boom room.
05:40It's very nice.
05:41They should.
05:42Let's turn this on and see what's going on.
05:44Hey.
05:45Hello, world.
05:46OK.
05:47Now it's a party.
05:49OK.
05:49Whatever you want.
05:50I didn't see that.
05:51I can see that.
05:52Maybe I'll make this a bar.
05:53OK, look at you being fun.
05:55And then you could take this door off.
05:56I'm a fun person.
05:57I think we could do something.
05:58A little bounce, check-a-waw-waw.
06:00Yeah.
06:01Again, a nice size secondary bedroom.
06:04It can be whatever you want it to be your guest bedroom.
06:06Secondary bathroom here.
06:08I love the faucet.
06:10Not crazy about the countertops in any of the situation.
06:13It's low.
06:14Yeah.
06:16I foresee back problems.
06:18Let's go.
06:19Let's continue.
06:22What's that?
06:23Pet door, dog, cat, whatever you decide.
06:26OK.
06:27Oh, it comes with a washer and dryer.
06:28I love that there's an actual washroom.
06:31Yeah, that's cute.
06:32Is this a veil?
06:33Oh, no.
06:34That's for you to hang dry your clothes, if you choose.
06:37No.
06:37Definitely a linen line.
06:38We use the dryer.
06:39Well, something I'm super excited is, again, here.
06:42Oh, and now this is more of a doggy door.
06:44Yes, that's a dog door.
06:45I think that's more of a rat door.
06:47Oh, my God.
06:51But come on out when we talk about character.
06:53Get out here.
06:55Get out here.
06:56Get into it.
06:57Fire pit here, so you can have guests gather around.
07:00Yes.
07:02It's a lot of space to entertain.
07:03Your wine in the evening, coffee in the morning.
07:05Yeah.
07:06OK.
07:08Is that a rooster?
07:09Yep, yeah.
07:09It's going to wake you up.
07:10Exactly.
07:11Cock-a-doodle-doo.
07:14We are in the primary.
07:17OK.
07:18You know, I love a barn door.
07:19That's what I was waiting for you to notice was the barn door.
07:21Oh, I love a barn door.
07:22That is nice.
07:24How do you open it?
07:24It's a little box.
07:25Oh, it's just there for aesthetics?
07:27Yeah, I think so.
07:28Yeah, no.
07:29You break, you buy.
07:30I ain't buying.
07:31It's already broke.
07:34OK.
07:35This is reminding me of the kitchen.
07:38It's giving me busybody.
07:39All this has to go.
07:40The whole thing.
07:41It's going to be a lot.
07:42It would be five to eight for the bathroom, for sure.
07:45Which will put me probably over my budget.
07:47Yeah.
07:48Or maybe not.
07:50If Michael was to be let loose by himself,
07:53ain't no telling how much money he would actually
07:55spend on a house.
07:56I just want him in today's economy to just
07:58be conscious of what he's spending,
08:00because we don't want him to be house rich and cash poor.
08:04I do like the idea of taking a space and making it my own.
08:08But it's just so far.
08:10It's really nice.
08:11It's very far.
08:11It's not.
08:12It seems far.
08:13You're being dramatic.
08:1412 minutes.
08:15What is it that you want?
08:16A bungalow in the city.
08:17Clearly not, because this is a bungalow.
08:19So it's like, come on.
08:21It's a bungalow that has to be re-node.
08:24Want something with a little newer feel to it.
08:28So this is giving a bunga no?
08:30It's a bunga maybe.
08:32OK.
08:32So Chelsea lines up a home she thinks will be a solid yes.
08:36But not crazy about it.
08:47What did you get into last night?
08:49I went out on the town, honey, and party.
08:51My little life away.
08:52OK.
08:53Time was had.
08:54Downtown is literally right there.
08:56We can see it.
08:57This next place is located in Houston's Fifth Ward, just six minutes north of the nightlife
09:03and restaurants that Michael wants.
09:05You're going to be extremely excited for the price.
09:08If I'm going to be excited, it's like definitely in the twos.
09:11$2.95.
09:12All right, Chelsea, like we going in the right direction.
09:17Oh, here's the house.
09:19Love this.
09:19OK.
09:20Love the color.
09:21The garage must be in the back.
09:22Let's see.
09:23Hopefully.
09:24I think it's super cute.
09:25Welcome.
09:26Hi, Chelsea.
09:27Hi, Chelsea.
09:28Where's the garage?
09:29Hello.
09:30It doesn't exist.
09:31OK.
09:32There's some things it has to offer, and you were thinking, I'm going to be OK with
09:36it.
09:37Yes.
09:38And price, baby, is right.
09:39OK.
09:40I'm here to tell you.
09:41I'm agree with you on that one.
09:42So close to this neighbor though.
09:43So close.
09:44You know Houston, Texas.
09:45We're going to build straight up and down.
09:47They just took advantage of the space.
09:49Look, you can fit in there.
09:51A little hiding place.
09:54A little too close for comfort.
09:56You do have a spacious front porch.
09:58We do.
09:59Where you can drink your coffee.
10:01Absolutely.
10:01If you choose.
10:02Whatever.
10:03Yes, and that detail is beautiful.
10:05It is.
10:06Ooh.
10:07OK.
10:08You have your living area.
10:09Tall ceilings.
10:11A little narrow.
10:12It's giving cozy.
10:13I love the fixtures.
10:14I love the blank canvas.
10:15They're all white.
10:16OK.
10:17Yes.
10:18We also have a powder room here.
10:20Ooh.
10:21I don't know about them floors though.
10:23Yes.
10:24Floor's got to go.
10:25Character.
10:25Yeah.
10:26It's a busy character.
10:27It's a character.
10:28I love the kitchen.
10:29Huge island.
10:31Just envision some stools here.
10:34I don't know about those stools.
10:37It's a little tight on this side.
10:40I don't like the cabinets.
10:41It's giving very plain Jane.
10:44But I can make it work.
10:45Oh, yeah.
10:45We can add character.
10:46Yeah.
10:46I think if you just change the knobs, something that small could change the entire look of
10:51the kitchen.
10:51I've seen people do it.
10:52Especially for what?
10:54The price point.
10:55The price is great.
10:56This place could be a shack and she would love it because of the price.
11:00Your primary is downstairs.
11:01Oh, this is huge.
11:02Nice.
11:03This is cute.
11:04It helps that it's staged.
11:06Primary bathroom.
11:08Super cute.
11:09Double vanity.
11:10Not crazy about it.
11:11I like the aesthetics of a soaker tub.
11:14You want to see it.
11:15Right.
11:16I just want to see it.
11:17May not use it.
11:18But you want the option.
11:19I want it to be there.
11:20But I love this.
11:21You have this huge shower.
11:22Although we don't have a soaking tub, this is a pretty spacious shower.
11:25It's pretty spacious.
11:26It is.
11:27For two?
11:28Room for two?
11:30Get a little side yard action.
11:35I love this.
11:36I think if I were to get dogs, I think this would be a nice little area for them to play
11:40and run around.
11:41OK.
11:44All right.
11:45Let's get that cardio in because it's a lot.
11:48It's a lot of things.
11:50A secondary bedroom here.
11:52Mmm.
11:53Super spacious, right?
11:54Yes.
11:55And I love the window.
11:56There is a window in the closet.
11:57Shut up.
11:58Love this.
11:59So you can see everything.
12:02Secondary bathroom.
12:03OK.
12:04So shower tub combo, a niche to hold your things there.
12:08It's all closed.
12:09Oh.
12:10Shout out to the builder.
12:11Yeah.
12:12And now we'll head to the secondary bedroom, which they have made an office.
12:17I can totally see you up here as well.
12:19Doing my work.
12:20This is nice.
12:21Yes.
12:22Windows.
12:23Everything.
12:24It's going crazy.
12:25Just.
12:26Locked in.
12:28I originally thought I wanted a bungalow.
12:32Something with character.
12:33Something with charm.
12:34But maybe I don't.
12:35Duh.
12:36Yeah.
12:37The bungalow moment.
12:38Exactly.
12:39We had to get you here.
12:40Yeah.
12:41You got me here, but you didn't park me in the garage.
12:42Because there isn't one.
12:43Mmm.
12:44Why would you bring me here when there's no garage?
12:46The price is right.
12:47If we wanted to, we could do a gate.
12:49You could do a garage.
12:50Okay.
12:51There's so much potential.
12:52I'm going to find a two-car garage.
12:54But when I find it, you can't complain about the price.
12:57Deal.
12:58Deal.
12:59Okay.
13:00But that's not a deal that everyone is willing to make.
13:03The price is a little much.
13:05I need you out of my pockets.
13:16How much is this one listed for?
13:18$3.59?
13:19Three what?
13:20You heard it correctly.
13:22That's a lot.
13:23It's more than I wanted to spend.
13:25Right.
13:26Right?
13:27I think it's going to be great.
13:28Lindsay and her brother Michael are driving to see another home.
13:31Also in Houston's Fifth Ward, eight minutes from downtown.
13:34It's an up and coming neighborhood.
13:36We like this.
13:37Okay.
13:38Not crazy about the color.
13:40But it has a two-car garage.
13:42This is cute.
13:43Wow.
13:44A positive reaction.
13:45Yeah.
13:46Of the rip.
13:47The porch is a little small.
13:49It's a lot of small.
13:50It's big enough for you.
13:51Yeah.
13:52I'm really not sure why Chelsea is showing him this.
13:56Because this is way above what he needs to be spending.
13:59I'm really not pleased.
14:01I'm showing him an expensive home because my friend can afford it.
14:04He makes great money.
14:05I know what he really needs and what he wants.
14:08Okay.
14:09We live.
14:10So a very open floor plan here at the bottom.
14:14Got stainless steel appliances.
14:16Okay.
14:17It's a little small.
14:18I think it's missing the character.
14:20I think it's a very cookie cutter home.
14:22You really see this as cookie cutter?
14:24I do.
14:25Oh, okay.
14:26It's a new builder grade.
14:27It's very generic.
14:28You can bring the character here, right?
14:30I mean, you are the character.
14:31Whether that's access walls.
14:32I am the character.
14:33You are the character.
14:34You are the main character in this house.
14:36Totally.
14:37What's this?
14:38Wow.
14:39Okay.
14:40Awesome.
14:41Your garbage disposal right there.
14:42Yeah.
14:43Great.
14:44We have the mud room here.
14:45I can take my shoes off.
14:47Yes.
14:48When you first come in.
14:49Let's check out this backyard.
14:50Oh, great.
14:51You may be a fan.
14:52Go for it.
14:53You have the turf out here.
14:55Low maintenance, right?
14:56Okay.
14:57String lights.
14:58Can you see it?
14:59I can see a lot of things.
15:01You don't like it.
15:02She doesn't like it.
15:03Is this my house or?
15:05No, that's your neighbor's house.
15:06It's not my house.
15:07Okay.
15:08Don't like that it's so close.
15:10It's like I can reach out and touch like this.
15:13Yeah.
15:14I'm not crazy about that.
15:15Yeah.
15:16Honestly.
15:17Oh, we have the garage over here.
15:20Lovely.
15:21Word.
15:22Definitely a nest for your one car.
15:25Yeah.
15:26Absolutely.
15:27My one car is just me.
15:28For three, five, nine, nine.
15:31I need you out of my pockets.
15:33Yeah.
15:34At some point in life, you know, you start making money.
15:38You begin to kind of overly spend.
15:41You're not really financially responsible.
15:44I just worry about all those things, you know, coming into play.
15:47A home is a major, major purchase.
15:49You want to go into a situation where you're on top and not under.
15:53Come upstairs.
15:54Get a little cardio in.
15:56It's a lot of stairs, Lorde.
15:58Up here, you have this open space here.
16:01Nice little flex space.
16:02Little flex, right?
16:03Yeah.
16:04Yeah.
16:05So over here, you have two secondary bedrooms.
16:08Okay.
16:09They're equal in size and exact same layout.
16:11Okay.
16:12We have a secondary.
16:13Wow.
16:14Okay.
16:15Secondary pass-through bathroom here.
16:16Okay.
16:17I just love having the towel all the way up to the top.
16:20I do, too.
16:21Yeah.
16:22It just looks really nice.
16:23Love this window.
16:24We love natural light.
16:25And then we have the primary.
16:27I just want to take a moment, like, this little walkway here.
16:30Okay, yeah.
16:31I do like this.
16:32The entrant.
16:33Yes.
16:34We love that.
16:35It's giving.
16:36It's giving grandeur.
16:37Yeah!
16:38So I can see, like, color drenching here.
16:40Burgundy.
16:41Whatever your heart is.
16:42No.
16:43She doesn't like it.
16:44Trade ceilings.
16:45Kind of small, right?
16:47Yeah.
16:48But my personal favorite is the primary bathroom here.
16:50Okay.
16:51Okay.
16:52They call this a wet room.
16:53We love this.
16:54So you have your shower and your tub.
16:56Luxurious.
16:57Yes.
16:58I love this.
16:59Okay, this is probably my favorite part.
17:01I know, my friend.
17:02You do?
17:03Yeah.
17:04He's grown a lot.
17:05Like, coming from where we come from, it's like, we don't necessarily see people, like,
17:09really, you know, get out and thrive.
17:11And so that's something that is just like, oh, just to see how much he's matured.
17:15He's gone out to every job he wanted.
17:17And he's at a level where he can make a decision and become a homeowner.
17:20So I'm excited that I get to be a part of that.
17:23We also have the water closet there.
17:25So you have the privacy door, which is cool.
17:27The what?
17:28Water closet.
17:29What does that mean?
17:30Your toilet.
17:31Got it.
17:34It's not what I originally wanted as far as a bungalow.
17:37I want it more eclectic, more quirky.
17:40However, I think I can do a lot with it.
17:43For 3599, what is it that you're really getting?
17:48I mean, he's not really in an established neighborhood.
17:51Equity-wise, I mean, where is he gonna be at?
17:55Essentially located closer to downtown.
17:58This is a great price point, up and coming neighborhood.
18:02So that equity is coming.
18:04I love the location.
18:05You see what's happening around, so.
18:07Yeah.
18:08I love the location.
18:09But the price is more than I wanted to spend.
18:12Right.
18:13I think I have some things to think about.
18:24I asked for thin crust.
18:27They gave us pan.
18:28And I don't know where these tomatoes came from, but enjoy.
18:31Michael is buying his first home in Houston, Texas.
18:35His sister Lindsay is worried he'll overspend to get everything he wants.
18:39So she wants to talk through the options.
18:41Let's speak on your bungalow.
18:43Referred to as bunga no.
18:45So that means you didn't like that.
18:46I did not.
18:47Okay.
18:48It's gonna be a lot of work.
18:49And renovation is expensive.
18:51But do you not think it had such just beautiful curb appeal?
18:55I didn't.
18:56Okay.
18:58We love that backyard.
18:59The fire pit.
19:00All of that.
19:01Like can you see us having like luau's?
19:02Like everything out there.
19:03Luau's?
19:04Yes.
19:05Okay.
19:06There's no garage.
19:07I still have a 15 minute commute.
19:0912 fricking minutes.
19:11That's nothing.
19:12You're being extra.
19:13I'm extra.
19:14Yeah.
19:15Read all about it.
19:16The new build in the city.
19:17I like that one.
19:18I really like it.
19:19Me too.
19:20We like the backyard space.
19:21We did.
19:22Perfect for potential new babies.
19:24There's no garage.
19:25The area, six minutes from downtown.
19:27The room sizes were nice.
19:28Huge.
19:29What I did not like is the proximity next to the potential neighbor.
19:34For the price and the location.
19:36Yeah.
19:37Couldn't beat it with a stick.
19:38What about the modern day farmhouse?
19:40Come on modern day.
19:41The price is crazy.
19:43The price is not where we want it to be.
19:46However, we love the location of that one as well.
19:49Okay.
19:50Turn key.
19:51And two car garage.
19:53It does not have a porch.
19:55However, there's that nice back space with all the turf.
19:57But it ain't that big.
19:59Touche.
20:00You're welcome.
20:01Thank you so much for spending the first night with me.
20:15I really appreciate it.
20:16You're welcome.
20:17I told Chelsea I wanted a bungalow style home.
20:21And she convinced me that that's ultimately not what I want.
20:25I chose the modern farmhouse.
20:27Straighten this side up for me.
20:29I think that was a great first night.
20:32The house was listed for $3.59 and I bought it for $3.55.
20:36I spent a little more than I wanted to.
20:38But life is short.
20:39We have to get what we want.
20:41No regrets.
20:42Are you excited?
20:43I'm excited.
20:44I'm super excited.
20:45Are you happy?
20:46I think it was a good decision.
20:47Right.
20:48Purchasing my first home, I learned what I like, what I don't like.
20:52That I could accomplish anything, work hard, and things will come to you.
20:56Hey, Daddy.
20:57I want to show you the house.
20:58Do you want to see it?
20:59Okay, yeah.
21:00Of course I want to see it.
21:01I'm happy for him.
21:03I'm super proud.
21:05Yeah.
21:06Don't you do it.
21:07It's coming.
21:08Don't do it.
21:09Yeah.
21:10Oh, my God.
21:11Let the waterworks.
21:12I'm very proud of you.
21:13I am blessed to have you.
21:15You hear me?
21:16Thank you, Daddy.
21:17Ooh.
21:22I'm thankful for how far I've come.
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