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00:00I can already see things in here that I would want to take out and change.
00:04It's a brand new house.
00:05Lan and Trisha are trading Texas for Tampa to be closer to his family.
00:10But at 6'8", it's hard to find a good fit.
00:13A little short. I'm leaning.
00:15That's something he would hit his head on immediately.
00:18She's not sold on leaving Texas unless they spend big.
00:21And he's desperate to convince her to move without blowing their budget.
00:25It was listed at 1.1.
00:26All right. We're in the range. We'll see.
00:29If they can't find a home they can agree on, she may not be coming to Florida with them.
00:34She loves Texas. I love her.
00:36But I'm also not going to live in Texas the rest of my life.
00:38That's tough.
00:52Don't forget the sunscreen.
00:54I am an attorney.
00:56And I am a commercial insurance agency owner.
00:59We met about five years ago.
01:01We have a two-year-old and a five-month-old.
01:04Lynn also has three children from before we were married.
01:07Zoom!
01:08We're currently staying in a short-term rental while visiting Tampa.
01:12But we live in Belleville, Texas, in the home where I grew up.
01:16I call it my mother's home.
01:18She passed away and we are finishing up the renovation so that we can sell that house.
01:25Belleville is not where we want to be long-term.
01:27It's very rural and it's just not the city life that Glenn and I have grown to enjoy.
01:34Glenn loves Florida because he's from Tampa.
01:37Living in Texas was always going to be temporary for him.
01:41And then he met me.
01:43My oldest lives in Tampa.
01:45I want to be able to raise my family in a place that I grew up to and show Trisha just kind of how we get down on this side of town, you know?
01:52So that's where we are right now.
01:54I know that it's hard to come away from Texas.
01:58I do not want to leave Texas.
02:01I have lived my entire life in Texas.
02:04I have my law license in Texas, my career, my network, my family.
02:08I have agreed that we will go and look.
02:13But at this point, I am not convinced that I want to leave.
02:18She loves Texas.
02:19I love her.
02:20But I'm also not going to live in Texas the rest of my life.
02:23That's tough.
02:24We're in a rough spot.
02:27I'm going to give it a chance.
02:29In the past, we've both bought properties separately.
02:31But this is our first home search together.
02:35We have very strong personalities, very strong opinions.
02:39Brisa, she can reach all of the doors.
02:43I think a good amount to spend on this purchase is $1.2 million.
02:47Because I think it's going to get us everything that we want.
02:50Access to the water.
02:52Our children are like little dolphins.
02:53They love to be in the water all the time.
02:55We want to be close to restaurants where we can get out and the river walk.
03:00You've told me all about the bay and the rivers that are in the area.
03:05But I want to stay below $1 million at all costs.
03:09Growing up, there were times when we were homeless.
03:11We were in a car putting on the cleanest clothes that we had or getting meals at a soup kitchen table.
03:18It has made me very conservative with money.
03:20I just don't think Trisha's going to, exactly.
03:24That's exactly what I'm talking about.
03:25I just don't, I can't imagine that we would get everything that we're looking for at that price point.
03:32We're obviously, we're not going to buy this house, but it's very open.
03:36This is a nice space.
03:37If the house is a little older and requires some renovations, that's okay with me.
03:42You just want to change something.
03:44We could just, we could just design it exactly how we want it.
03:48I don't want to do any work to the house.
03:50I mean, I prefer more modern.
03:52It's got to be Chris, you know, something out of a magazine.
03:55I'm looking at Brisa and I'm going to hit my head.
03:58About to break free.
03:58I'm six, seven, and three-fourths.
04:00I like to be able to walk through the doors without ducking.
04:03High ceilings is important.
04:05The more bedrooms, the better.
04:08Because we come from big families and we need a lot of space.
04:11So I know six bedrooms is a lot.
04:12It's a big house, but I grew up in a house with five bedrooms.
04:15Yes, we have a big family, but why do we need to be in five different rooms?
04:19Glenn and I both work from home and I personally need my own office space.
04:26We could also share an office space and get rid of an extra room and be below a million dollars.
04:32So this is the Hillsborough River.
04:41It's gorgeous.
04:42It goes right into the bay.
04:44First off is a place in Tampa Heights.
04:46Walking distance to the Riverwalk and just 15 minutes from the beach.
04:50This is nice.
04:51I mean, you can see they're doing a lot of redevelopments here.
04:54I think we're real close to the area.
04:56We're probably like two minutes away.
04:57She said the price was under a million, but I'm excited to kind of see.
05:03It looks like the newer home.
05:05Oh, yeah.
05:05This is good.
05:07I think it's going to be too small.
05:12Hello, guys.
05:13All right.
05:13Good morning.
05:14Hey, Miss Anne Sophie.
05:15Good morning.
05:15Good morning.
05:16Girl, you're doing your thing here.
05:18Look at this house.
05:19I like it.
05:19I like it.
05:20It's not the color I would have chosen.
05:22Well, let's check it out first.
05:23Come on.
05:24The market and the areas that Glenn and Trisha would like to find a home are very hot.
05:30I feel like there's a huge weight on my shoulders.
05:33Glenn is really counting on me to find the right house to get Trisha here.
05:38Trisha will love all the finishes and fixes because although she likes putting her personal
05:42touch, this home is already her aesthetic.
05:45Oh, okay.
05:47Yes.
05:48Okay.
05:49I'm enjoying the feature wall.
05:52Yeah, it's bright.
05:53It's giving your Florida home vibes.
05:55Oh, dang.
05:56FLA.
05:57It definitely feels nice and open.
05:59It's very bright.
06:00I do like the colors.
06:02It seems small.
06:04Let's keep giving it a try.
06:06I'm not going to lie.
06:07I'm liking this kitchen.
06:09I'm obsessed with these countertops with the big veining.
06:13This is quality upgrading.
06:15All right.
06:15Take a peek behind you.
06:16There's a little nook behind you.
06:18Oh.
06:18Okay.
06:19A cute little surprise.
06:21And Sophie.
06:22Look at this.
06:23It goes all the way up to the ceiling.
06:25And that is a high-end fridge.
06:26I can reach all the way to the top.
06:28Okay.
06:28The gold.
06:29Yes.
06:30I would have chosen this.
06:32I know you would have.
06:33This is nice.
06:34For under a million dollars, that's high-quality material.
06:36I like the range hood.
06:38This home feels new.
06:40I'm excited that my wife loves the kitchen.
06:43The price starts with an eight, which I love.
06:45I feel like this could be the house.
06:47Oh, that's what I'm talking about.
06:49Yeah.
06:50This is good.
06:50I could definitely see the girls playing out here safely.
06:53I love that it's gated.
06:54Yes.
06:55Florida living all day.
06:57FLA.
06:58Yes.
07:02For these two bedrooms, they are identical in size and placement of the closet.
07:07These would be great for the girls.
07:09As well as an office space.
07:12Oh, wow.
07:13This is beautiful.
07:14Okay.
07:14I like it.
07:15All right.
07:15Who's getting this room?
07:16Both of us.
07:17Mm-mm.
07:18We are both on the phone all day.
07:21Well, there are other lawyers in America who share an office.
07:24That could be a deal breaker for me on this one.
07:31Secondary bath.
07:32That is fully updated.
07:34Okay.
07:34This is perfect for the babies.
07:36There's not really a lot for me to change in this house, which kind of makes me a little
07:40sad.
07:41This is the owner's suite, right?
07:47Wow.
07:47Oh, la, la.
07:48I love the size of it.
07:50Two closets.
07:51Oh.
07:51I don't know which one's which, but two closets.
07:55Okay.
07:55All right.
07:56Before-
07:56Hey, look at this bathroom.
07:57This is a very stylish vanity.
08:01Would you like to see if the shower-
08:03Wow.
08:03That's what I'm talking about.
08:04If it's a good height for you?
08:06Look, the shower's tall enough for you.
08:08But you fit in the shower.
08:09I fit in the shower.
08:11But I like these details, Aunt Sophie.
08:13Look at that.
08:13We fit in the shower.
08:14Look at that.
08:15We fit in the shower.
08:16Look at this.
08:17Just don't do anything.
08:19Nothing crazy.
08:20Babe, I think it's about that time.
08:25Four.
08:26To pump.
08:27Do you mind going and grabbing my pump from the car?
08:29Yes, I'll get the bathroom.
08:30Okay, thank you so much.
08:33The style, the colors, it's gorgeous.
08:37It is just small.
08:38It doesn't have two office spaces.
08:40Okay.
08:41I mean, that's really what we need.
08:42We have been trying to work out of a home that is too small for too long.
08:47For $8.99?
08:48Mm-hmm.
08:49This is as good as it gets.
08:51I'm willing to go up to $1.2.
08:53Okay.
08:53It's Glenn.
08:54I need you to help me help him understand that that's where we need to be in order to get the things that are important to both of us.
09:01Because if we don't find exactly what's going to work for us, I'm not coming to Tampa.
09:08So Aunt Sophie connects them with a developer offering a big, brand-new house.
09:13But that doesn't mean Trish is sold.
09:15But I already see things that I want to change.
09:19So you have the Riverwalk.
09:24You have the restaurants right there.
09:26Mm-hmm.
09:27This is nice.
09:28Glenn and Trish's agent has lined up a showing with Juan, a developer in Ridgewood Heights, walking distance to the Riverwalk and just 15 minutes from the beach.
09:36But the $1.1 million price tag is making Glenn queasy.
09:41This looks way over where I want it to spend.
09:44The price that you're willing to pay, what we're going to get is something too small.
09:49Oh, wow.
09:50It's a new construction.
09:51That's new.
09:52That's what I'm talking about.
09:55I like it.
09:57This is a nice little neighborhood.
09:59Yes.
09:59The landscaping is nice.
10:01So here, this Juan guy's good.
10:03Okay.
10:03We're going to check him out.
10:04But don't let him sell you.
10:05We'll get inside and do what we do.
10:07Okay.
10:12Okay.
10:13This is cute.
10:15Hi.
10:15Welcome.
10:16Good afternoon.
10:17Trisha.
10:17Juan.
10:18Nice to meet you.
10:18Hey, Juan.
10:19Glenn.
10:19Nice to meet you.
10:19Glenn.
10:19Nice to meet you.
10:20How's it going?
10:20And Sophie told me that you guys were coming.
10:22Okay.
10:23Welcome to the Peregrine floor plan.
10:24You're looking at your formal dining space here.
10:26So I would probably, just kind of right off the bat, I would prefer for this to be a room rather than a formal dining space.
10:32You have your living space here?
10:34Yeah, this is good.
10:35This is great.
10:36An open floor plan is definitely what we're looking for.
10:39Gourmet kitchen package included in this one.
10:41Okay.
10:42Yeah, this is nice.
10:43I love this island.
10:44It's nice and big.
10:45I can see the kids, you know, here eating while I'm making breakfast.
10:49But I already see things that I want to change.
10:53It's a brand new house.
10:54Yeah, but I would love to see the cabinets go all the way to the ceiling.
10:59There's no backsplash.
11:00If you want to put special touches, we do have some locations available.
11:03We have about 30 floor plans in certain areas as well.
11:06Okay.
11:07Sounds good.
11:08Anything a little bit under one million?
11:10We can talk about that.
11:15Okay.
11:16This is a good size.
11:18Yeah.
11:18Right.
11:18I could see our girls running around out here.
11:21This is good.
11:21This is good space.
11:21So, this is going to be your open loft.
11:29You have great space for a movie room.
11:31You can have a playroom up here.
11:33Yeah.
11:36So, you got your two guest rooms back here.
11:38Okay.
11:39They're about the same size?
11:40Yes, ma'am.
11:41Great for the kids.
11:42Okay.
11:43Great for the kids.
11:44So, this is going to be another guest room with an ensuite bath.
11:47Oh, that's nice.
11:49This feels like a good office room.
11:51We would have to share it.
11:53Yeah.
11:54I don't know if this is going to work.
11:56We can put a little sound barrier up, something like that.
11:58Maybe one of the other spaces, like the dining room downstairs or the loft up here, maybe we
12:03could convert that into a room.
12:05We could do that.
12:06For an office space.
12:07For a cost.
12:08At this price, I'm feeling very stressed about this home.
12:12I think that that really comes from growing up and not necessarily always having a stable
12:17living environment.
12:18We are at a place in our lives where we can have the things that our family needs and wants,
12:24and we can be really comfortable.
12:26Primary suite.
12:27Wow.
12:28It's a good size room.
12:29Yeah, this is good.
12:30All right.
12:30Okay.
12:31This is nice.
12:32Split sinks.
12:32Yeah.
12:34Just do a little tug on it, buddy.
12:36A little discount there?
12:37Oh.
12:38If you break it, I'll fix it.
12:40Don't worry about it.
12:40I thought it was you break, you buy.
12:43That's what I thought you were going to say.
12:44This is good.
12:47It's the square footage we're looking for, but I think, you know, even though it's a new
12:50build, I still see us making changes to make it just right for us.
12:55I love the house, but with the changes she wants to make, over a million just to start
13:00is a lot for me right now.
13:02Since Glenn is conflicted on price, their agent has another less expensive option for them
13:09to consider.
13:10Ooh.
13:11Oh, okay.
13:12Now we're talking.
13:19Oh, look at that.
13:20Look at the people doing yoga.
13:22Bailey, yoga session.
13:23I almost have words.
13:24Yeah.
13:24Trisha and Glenn are headed to Palma Sia, a bit farther from the Riverwalk, but just
13:29steps from the bay.
13:30The water is right there.
13:32It's walkable.
13:33I love that.
13:34I do like that it's under a million, which is good.
13:37There it is.
13:38Babe, this house looks older than me.
13:41I don't hate it.
13:43It's old, babe.
13:44But that's what I like about it.
13:46There's potential.
13:47I guess.
13:48All right.
13:49Well, let's check it out.
13:50I know we're still a little early.
13:51I don't see Aunt Sophie.
13:52All right.
13:53Oh, it's bright.
13:54I like it.
13:55Hey, you guys are early.
13:56Hi.
13:57Good afternoon.
13:58I'm glad my wife kicked me out of bed early this morning.
13:59I'm Joe.
14:00Hi, Joe.
14:01Glenn, how you doing?
14:02Nice to meet you.
14:03You as well.
14:04Well, welcome to the neighborhood.
14:05You're close to everything here.
14:06I'm the listing agent.
14:07Hello.
14:08Oh.
14:09Oh.
14:10Oh, there she is.
14:11Hello.
14:12Right on time.
14:13The talent has arrived.
14:14Good to see you.
14:15Good to see you.
14:16Hey, I'm going to leave you the key.
14:17It's Joe.
14:18Maybe it's unlocked.
14:19Maybe it's unlocked.
14:20All right.
14:21Oh, it's bright.
14:22The key is Joe.
14:23Good to see you.
14:24Thanks for making it.
14:26All right.
14:27We are in Palmasia, one of the most coveted locations in Tampa.
14:32Super close proximity to one of the top school districts in Tampa.
14:36Very good shopping.
14:38And all the major attractions are just minutes away.
14:41Under a million is a steal.
14:43So it's a bedroom.
14:44However, it can double as an office.
14:46Desk over there.
14:47Desk right here.
14:48I don't know about that.
14:50What's nice about this bedroom slash office is that it also has access to a full bath.
14:56Right here.
14:57Yeah, that's fantastic.
14:58And it leads right out to your living room space.
15:01Mm-hmm.
15:02But this is nice and bright.
15:03I am in love with this fireplace.
15:05I could just see, you know, during Christmas having our stockings hanging on here and the tree in the corner.
15:12It's, it's...
15:13I could see a little Christmas tree.
15:15Your yard and the detached garage, which is pretty common in South Tampa.
15:20Okay.
15:21I'm just taking a look at this yard.
15:23Very weird that it's all mulch.
15:25It doesn't even make me want to walk back here.
15:27Yeah, it's giving snakes.
15:29Nice little slab of granite.
15:31Yeah.
15:32It's not a large center island, but it could be.
15:35It could be.
15:36I could really see us just really blowing that wall out and make, like you said, a nice island.
15:42I mean...
15:43We're three rooms in and we're already changing it.
15:46Glen is really frustrated.
15:48But if Florida is really going to be my home, then I need to be able to be in a space that I feel like is mine.
15:55These first bedrooms right over here.
15:58So we're going to have two bedrooms that are separated by a shared bathroom.
16:04Okay.
16:05I mean, the finishes are definitely not what I would prefer.
16:07I love this.
16:08It feels like just a lot of renovations though, huh?
16:10We're on the same page.
16:11Let me in, Shelby.
16:17Here we have the owner's suite, which is very, very generously sized.
16:21Double doors.
16:22It's great.
16:23Still a little short.
16:24I'm leaning slightly.
16:25All of the other doors are so tiny, I barely realized those were double doors.
16:29That is double doors.
16:30Yeah.
16:31Okay.
16:32Now we're talking.
16:33This is pretty awesome.
16:34Yeah.
16:35There's room for you in here.
16:37There's lots of...
16:38Look, you can raise your hand.
16:39Yes.
16:40You can raise your...
16:41Oh.
16:42Raise the roof.
16:43Raise the roof.
16:44I'm leaning.
16:45It's a little bit of this.
16:46Yes.
16:47Trisha, I know we talked about more modern.
16:50That's definitely something that's gonna have to come out.
16:53Will you fit in the shower?
16:54Uh, no.
16:55I would open this up for you.
16:56I promise.
16:57I wouldn't.
16:58Of course you would.
16:59I wouldn't leave you.
17:00It would be another renovation.
17:02Everything's not perfect.
17:03Mm-hmm.
17:04I think that we could add a room utilizing some of the space downstairs.
17:07I could see the potential.
17:08Okay.
17:09Glenn.
17:10Feels like every room we walked in, there's some kind of updates that we needed to do.
17:13The neighborhood is clutch.
17:14I mean, we're really close to the water.
17:16But it needs a lot more past a million to make this happen.
17:20I'm just gonna go hop in the car.
17:21Yeah.
17:22If that's okay.
17:23That's fine.
17:24Just for a few minutes.
17:25Handle your business.
17:26Okay.
17:27I'll be right back.
17:28She's such a happy, so we gotta do what we gotta do to get her here.
17:32I'm not asking for customness, redesign that.
17:35That's almost every room you guys were agreeing on changes.
17:38Help me out.
17:39I'm just trying not to go broke and get a house.
17:42Finding a beautiful home that has separate office spaces that's tall enough for Glenn,
17:47it's almost impossible to be under a million.
17:50It's frustrating.
17:52And with these two at Loggerheads, feelings are boiling over.
17:56It has to be perfect for us to get to Florida.
17:58I know.
17:59I don't think that that's fair.
18:08I love it.
18:09Can we get a boat like this?
18:11Well, I think we can if the price is right.
18:15You know what I mean?
18:16Well, let's figure it out.
18:17What are we gonna do?
18:18My mama said all of her exes are from Texas.
18:21Now I know you're playing.
18:24But convincing Trisha to move to Florida is no joke.
18:27That Florida house, that's the one to bring us to Florida.
18:31The house was beautiful, undeniably.
18:33The finishes, I enjoyed.
18:35Those are things that I would have picked, but it's too small.
18:39That's the bottom line for me.
18:41We don't both have our own offices.
18:43Maybe we add a light addition to the bag to give you another office.
18:47We have a house that starts with an eight where you can make the adjustments.
18:51I don't think you're wrong.
18:52Yeah.
18:53But you know, I could see us living in the new build home.
18:57It had a super open floor plan and high ceilings.
19:01It wouldn't feel cramped.
19:02But now we're over a million dollars and then you want to make changes right away.
19:07Juan said we could get that same floor plan, but maybe make a few changes, add a couple of bedrooms, get our own office spaces.
19:15You know, as long as we find it under a million dollars, I'm fine with that.
19:20Can we please agree we need to spend above a million dollars in order to get exactly the home that we want?
19:28Now it has to be perfect for us to get to Florida.
19:31I don't think that that's fair.
19:33We have to figure something out.
19:36So the old house, I see potential in that home.
19:40I had to slide and shimmy through just to get into the shower.
19:43At the price that that home is listed, we would still have room to open up some walls.
19:50We could lift some door frames.
19:52I really have a vision for that house that could make it really amazing.
19:55How much more work do you want to put on your plate?
19:57Yeah.
19:58We got the babies.
19:59You got the business.
20:00And then we're going to do construction on top of that.
20:12Sister!
20:13Yee-haw!
20:15Tampa Bay is home.
20:17So we ended up going with a new construction home.
20:20And not buying the one that we saw because it just didn't work out for us.
20:23But we liked the floor plan.
20:25We were able to make the changes that we needed to make the house just right for us.
20:29Then Ridgewood Park is the prime spot.
20:32We're able to just walk out the door and be at the river or at the restaurant that we want to go to.
20:38And it's really a luxury.
20:40Hey!
20:41Ooh!
20:42We ended up paying $1.2 million because we added upgrades.
20:47Not what I wanted.
20:49The fact that she smiles and walks in and feels like it's home is important.
20:53So it's okay with me at this point.
20:55It does look nice.
20:56We were able to choose a lot of the things that were important to us.
20:59Put my own stamp on the house from the beginning.
21:01And the tall ceilings and the high door frames to fit Glen.
21:07Yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy, yummy.
21:08Some of my favorite parts of the house are the kitchen.
21:11I love that we have two individual office spaces.
21:15I think that's the cost of getting Trisha to Florida.
21:18Gonna have epic holidays.
21:20I'm glad to be back home.
21:21It really feels good being close to family.
21:23Yeah.
21:24I'm grateful for this space.
21:26It's just incredible.
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