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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.
00:46This is what we want, right?
00:48Like, look how fantastic this is.
00:50We got the beach, we got all these restaurants,
00:53all these different things to do.
00:55And you can spend all day down here.
00:57You really can.
00:58T.C. and her mother Pamela are each other's best friends and confidants,
01:03deciding to cast off from landlocked Durham, North Carolina,
01:07for Oceanside Living on the golden shores of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
01:12T.C. is my oldest daughter.
01:14She always had big dreams.
01:17I'm sitting at home and she calls me and she said,
01:20Mom, I think I'm coming over, we need to talk.
01:23Okay, my heart beating real fast, okay?
01:25So, she said, Mom, you know, I always talk about us owning a beach house.
01:32I'm traveling, I'm making good money, and I'm ready.
01:36I was like, whew, oh, okay.
01:41She's very adventurous.
01:43Mm-hmm.
01:44Oh, look at that.
01:46Are you getting up there?
01:47I'm not getting up there.
01:48Are you getting up there?
01:49I'm not getting up there.
01:50Well, not that kind of adventurous.
01:54While T.C. is looking to plant roots in the sand,
01:57Pamela is looking for a spare room to use as a beachy getaway.
02:02I discovered Myrtle Beach when I was probably 16 years old.
02:06I just fell in love with Myrtle Beach, and when I had kids,
02:09we just continued to trip to Myrtle Beach several times a year.
02:12I'm ready.
02:13I'm ready.
02:14I'm super excited, too.
02:15Beach life to me means freedom.
02:18Being a nurse is very rewarding, but it's also hectic and chaotic at moments.
02:23I started coming to Myrtle Beach as a kid with my family.
02:26It was a family vacation.
02:27It's always been a childhood dream of mine to own at the beach.
02:30I know my family is going to love it.
02:32I cannot wait to bring them down.
02:34So I need something that has enough space for me to entertain my entire family.
02:38Having a daughter to actually own at the beach is going to be wonderful,
02:43because it's been a family dream, but no one took the risk.
02:51So I am so proud of her that she's following her dream, because at 12, she wanted to own.
03:10I am very proud of you.
03:11Very proud of you.
03:12To turn their lifelong family dream into an affordable beachfront reality, TC and Pamela
03:28have enlisted a real estate agent and lifestyle liaison famous for finding scorching deals
03:34on South Carolina's hottest coastal properties, the unflappable Jacinda.
03:40I'm different from the rest because I'm going to treat somebody else's situation like it's my own.
03:47I don't care if it's a million dollars or a hundred thousand.
03:51Every property, every transaction means something to somebody.
03:56Myrtle Beach is a little piece of paradise.
03:58I live a vacation every day.
04:01Anytime I want to, I can go parasailing.
04:03I can go jet skiing.
04:05I can sit by the beach and read a book.
04:08Myrtle Beach offers a diverse and inexpensive coastal housing market with the higher priced
04:15waterfront resort property to the north, big boardwalk attractions at its heart and affordable,
04:21family friendly homes on the shore to the south.
04:24The vibes at Myrtle Beach are family friendly fun.
04:27It's a great place to enjoy the beach, enjoy the restaurants and shops.
04:31The people here are super friendly.
04:34We have tons of activities to do.
04:36If you're going to be a tourist and keep coming back, you might as well just stay.
04:40It's an area that is coming.
04:42So you want to get in on the wave, not crash at you.
04:47Have you already gotten your pre-approval letter?
04:50I do.
04:51Okay.
04:52What's your budget?
04:53I've been approved for $400,000.
04:55Okay.
04:56Got you.
04:57Thank you so much.
04:58Oh my God.
04:59This is huge, girl.
05:00My goodness.
05:01All right.
05:03What else you looking for in the unit?
05:04Okay.
05:05So I'm a little over the top.
05:06I like things big.
05:07I'm a little bougie.
05:08So I kind of want it all.
05:09I want all the amenities possible.
05:10Sounds like she want everything.
05:11I want at least three bedrooms.
05:12Mm-hmm.
05:13Or two.
05:14Okay.
05:15Two baths.
05:16All right.
05:17I want to be turnkey as well.
05:18Typically when me and my family come, we stay in North Myrtle Beach.
05:19Okay.
05:20But I'm looking for maybe a little bit more rah-rah.
05:21So, when you say rah-rah, what's that?
05:22I want to be in the thick of things.
05:23Like I want to be able to walk to restaurants, walk to shops.
05:27Okay.
05:28And that's rah-rah.
05:29And that's rah-rah.
05:30Okay.
05:31I mean, is that not rah-rah for you?
05:33I mean, what do you want to do?
05:34No, I want to do it to pay attention to the house and the house.
05:36But that's what I want to do with my family.
05:37What do you want to do with my family?
05:38I want to do it with my family?
05:39Oh, okay.
05:40Tell me.
05:41So I want to be in my family as well.
05:42I want to be in my family.
05:43So I want to be in my family.
05:45And I want to be in my family, we stay in North Myrtle Beach.
05:46Okay.
05:47That's rah-rah.
05:48Okay.
05:49I mean, is that not rah-rah for you?
05:50I mean, whatever you like, I love.
05:52Okay, okay, I love you.
05:55Sweet collaboration.
05:57That's the most divine secret of the rah-rah sisterhood.
06:01And as closest to the beach as possible.
06:03And I think that's basically all I need.
06:07Okay.
06:09All right.
06:12The kitchen is very important to me.
06:14Okay.
06:15I've got some places in mind for you guys to look at.
06:18Yeah.
06:19All right, perfect.
06:20And rah-rah.
06:21Rah-rah.
06:22Led by Jacinda, TC and Pamela are off to find a beach house that screams rah-rah on a budget
06:28that whispers, nuh-uh.
06:30You see you overlooking the golf course.
06:32All right.
06:33You guys golf?
06:34Oh, we can learn.
06:35You're going to learn to golf?
06:36Okay, that's cool.
06:37All right, y'all, we are here at Magnolia Point, and I got you a three-bedroom, two-bath, fully
06:43furnished unit, 317-9.
06:45Okay.
06:46Okay.
06:47So how far are we from the beach?
06:48We're about a mile and a half.
06:49You could drive a golf cart.
06:50Okay.
06:51Does the golf cart come with the condo?
06:53No, I wish.
06:54We can see if we can get them to throw that in.
06:57Housewarming gift?
06:58You can try.
07:00I want you guys to come in and take a look.
07:04Yes.
07:05Okay.
07:06See, I told you.
07:07We got Korean countertops, stainless steel appliances.
07:10Mom, can you imagine, like, cooking and having our buffet-style meals here?
07:14What you cooking?
07:15I do some pulled pork, and I let it cook for about 12 hours.
07:19Yeah.
07:20And then whenever I take it off, it just all just fall off the bone.
07:23It fall right in my mouth, honey.
07:25You call me up.
07:26You got to have some collard greens, some potato casserole, some stewies and rice.
07:29Yeah.
07:30That's my favorite.
07:31And her peach cobbler.
07:32Don't forget that peach cobbler.
07:33Yes, ma'am.
07:34You know we're from the South, baby, so you know we love all that.
07:36I love it all.
07:37The thing, when you come to my house, I don't like the leftovers, so you get that.
07:40And I won't leave none.
07:41So bring your to-go plates.
07:42Yes, ma'am.
07:43Yes, ma'am.
07:45Mama Pam's beach house barbecue.
07:48We are doing this.
07:50So this is going to be the second bedroom.
07:52You see you've got a full-size bed in here.
07:55I like the furniture.
07:56I like that they have the ceiling fan there, so that's good.
07:59Yeah, yeah.
08:00So this is going to be your room?
08:01You know, when my parents come down, you know, I'm going to want to give them the primary.
08:04So this may be-
08:05Nice daughter.
08:06Yeah, so this may be my room when we come in town.
08:09Absolutely.
08:10And then we have this nice living room area, which is really, really spacious.
08:14I like that it's a good flow from the kitchen to the dining room.
08:17So then we do have our family here.
08:19It's like we're together, but we're also separate.
08:21Right.
08:22Nobody's on top of each other.
08:23Nobody's on top of each other.
08:24Right.
08:25I see why you brought me here.
08:26I see why you brought me here.
08:29So we're going to go into the main bedroom, which is fairly-
08:32My room.
08:33Your room.
08:34Mama already said this is her room, so TC, we can't say anything else.
08:39There's a desk over there, so you can sit there and do work.
08:42So that means you're going to put me to work.
08:44I'm going to put you to work.
08:45The only work Pamela plans to do there is typing up recipes for her beachfront barbecue cookbook.
08:57Pamela and TC are looking at a home close to the golf course, but a mile from the beach.
09:03Jacinda has either hit a hole in one or wound up in a water hazard.
09:07Bathroom here, double sinks.
09:09Okay, yeah.
09:10I like that.
09:11Now, I'm not in love with this tub.
09:12No, I'm not in love with the tub, but it's a tub-shower combination, so that's good.
09:17Let's go check out this view.
09:19Um, it's not the beach, but it's a water view.
09:22It is water.
09:23It's a pool right here.
09:24I think this might be one of those starter beaches they tell you about.
09:28Well, it's pool water, but it's like a private pool because it's right here.
09:33As you can see, people are golfing right now.
09:35Yes, hole in nine.
09:36Hey.
09:37Hey.
09:38It's a little too quiet for me.
09:41I mean, I'm still young.
09:42I still want to have a little bit of fun.
09:44I want to be in the rah-rah a little bit of Myrtle Beach.
09:46You know, downtown, walking to the restaurant.
09:49Just because I'm older, I don't want to be enjoying none of that stuff either.
09:53But, Mama, what are you looking for?
09:55I want to be in it.
09:58So, we want to be in it.
09:59So, can the next property, can it be something maybe a little bit closer to the beach and more in the rest?
10:04Mama shot me with that.
10:05Mama still want to get lit.
10:08Pamela and TC are looking to turn beachfront living into a full-blown lifestyle.
10:13So, Jacinda is going to have to dive deep to find that perfect ocean oasis.
10:18We are going to go take a look at a unit at the Palace Resort.
10:22Is the Palace Resort going to be TC's Palace?
10:24Well, if you want to name it then, let's do it.
10:27Let's do it.
10:28And we're getting closer to the beach.
10:30I love it already.
10:31Yeah, this is definitely action-packed over here.
10:34TC's looking for that rah-rah, so that's what I'm going to give her.
10:37The palace is on the south end.
10:39It's a little more busy.
10:40It's a little more action.
10:42We got a two-bedroom, two-bathroom.
10:45OK.
10:4612th floor unit.
10:47OK.
10:48Ooh.
10:49Price at $275.
10:50OK.
10:51All right.
10:52Option to be furnished or unfurnished.
10:54OK.
10:55OK.
10:56$275 furnished?
10:57$275 would be unfurnished.
10:59Unfurnished.
11:00OK.
11:01So that's something that I need to take into consideration.
11:03Toes in the sand.
11:04Toes in the sand.
11:05When I think of Merrill Beach, this is what I think about.
11:08This is what I want.
11:10Let's check out this recently renovated unit.
11:13Oh, wow.
11:14This is nice.
11:15Yes.
11:16Oh, my goodness.
11:17Look at that view.
11:19Oh, my goodness.
11:20I can't think about anything else right now except this view.
11:23It's so gorgeous.
11:24You have delivered.
11:25OK.
11:26You have delivered.
11:27Newly renovated kitchen.
11:28New countertops.
11:29Appliances.
11:30I can actually see myself coming and staying like two weeks at a time.
11:33Two weeks?
11:34Two weeks at a time?
11:35Yeah.
11:36Instead of weeks.
11:37Even the colors are great in here.
11:38I realized when we was coming in that the building seemed a little dated.
11:41A little bit older.
11:42Like...
11:43A little classic.
11:44A little classic.
11:45A little classic.
11:46I like that.
11:47I like that.
11:48Ah, yes.
11:49An old building with an updated unit.
11:51That's called an architectural facelift.
11:53And what are the amenities?
11:55Oh, so many pools.
11:56A sauna.
11:57Gym.
11:58Everything you want.
11:59OK.
12:00Good.
12:01So take a look at the primary.
12:02It's got a balcony in there.
12:04Oh, wow.
12:05This is nice.
12:06This is nice.
12:07So, Mom, would this be your room or...?
12:11Can I?
12:12Can I?
12:13Oh, an own private balcony.
12:15Oh, my gosh.
12:16With a view like that, Pamela will get her own kind of rah-rah.
12:20Bathroom on this side.
12:22Ooh.
12:23This is a nice-sized bathroom, right?
12:25Oh, it is.
12:26Uh-huh.
12:27Yeah, it looks like the shower's redone.
12:29Then you've got your secondary bedroom and bathroom over here, so...
12:32OK.
12:33...that'll be for guests.
12:34Right.
12:35So another shower.
12:36I don't see a tub.
12:38This is very nice.
12:39I like the double beds in here.
12:41How about that balcony, though?
12:43That balcony looks amazing.
12:45You really can see views from every room in the condo.
12:48I love it.
12:49Right.
12:50Here's the pool.
12:51OK.
12:52What do you guys think?
12:53We like the pool.
12:54Good to us.
12:55Pool.
12:56This is your favorite part, right?
12:59Yes.
13:00The beach.
13:01The beach.
13:02You've got your beach, you've got your high floor, you've got your amenities.
13:07Yes.
13:08What's your thoughts?
13:09You've got something on the ocean with ocean views, and I think you definitely delivered.
13:13OK.
13:14But some of my concerns would be the classicness of the actual building and what that might
13:21look like in the future.
13:22OK.
13:23Do you have anything that's a little bit bigger?
13:25I just kind of want to explore all my options at this point in time.
13:28I do have something.
13:29It's bigger.
13:30Definitely want to look at everything.
13:31OK.
13:32Yes.
13:33Everything.
13:34All the listings.
13:35From a beach bungalow to a fishy fixer-upper to a hole in the wall that's actually just
13:41a hole in the wall.
13:42Bring it on, Jacinda.
13:43So we have a house that we're going to look at.
13:46OK.
13:47An actual home.
13:48You're close to the ocean, but you also have that privacy.
13:51Yeah, I'm excited.
13:52OK.
13:53I'm excited for this area.
13:59Oh, this is cute.
14:00Yeah.
14:03All right.
14:04This is a nice, quiet neighborhood.
14:06Yes.
14:07So this is a three-bedroom, three-bath.
14:09OK.
14:10So I wanted to show you this because it'll be really hard to find a safe place.
14:12It'll be really hard to find a single-family home this close to the beach at $3.95.
14:15So at $3.95, I'm sure this is turnkey because we're already at the top of my budget.
14:19So it shouldn't be nothing I have to do, right?
14:22I'm going to let you decide.
14:31With real estate agent Jacinda's help, TC and Mama Pam hope to fulfill their family dream
14:37and build a legacy on an affordable slice of paradise, allowing them to live that Myrtle Beach life.
14:44Y'all tell me what you think.
14:46OK.
14:47OK.
14:48Nice.
14:49Front room.
14:50Yes.
14:51Could be a formal living room, dining room, sitting room.
14:54I love the floors in here.
14:56I think they're great.
14:57Probably want to get rid of the popcorn ceiling for sure.
15:01Does this come furnished?
15:02No.
15:03OK.
15:04No.
15:05Need some lipstick.
15:06Yeah.
15:07What do you think of this kitchen?
15:08Nice and updated.
15:09Oh, this is nice and updated.
15:11Yeah.
15:12Yeah, and very spacious and roomy.
15:14Mom, I can see you really like making our Sunday dinners here.
15:17Well, you have a bathroom here.
15:18OK.
15:19Oh, well, this is interesting.
15:20The bathroom's a little bit dated.
15:22Some of the fixtures in the bathroom, so you definitely want to change some of those.
15:27Definitely be a project in this bathroom as well.
15:30You definitely better put that into your budget.
15:32OK.
15:33Just don't go with 395 and you got $5,000 to play with.
15:36$5,000 is not going to get you where you need to be.
15:38Everything's negotiable, Mom.
15:40All right.
15:41And then look at this room right here.
15:43This is gorgeous.
15:44I like how we have all the windows here.
15:47I don't know if I'm a fan of the carpet, because carpet can get dirty.
15:50And so this is something I might want to consider replacing, too.
15:53Definitely going to be a cost.
15:54Chi-ching.
15:55Chi-ching.
15:56Are you adding stuff?
15:58New carpets, new ceilings, new bathrooms, and furniture for $5,000?
16:03I believe that look is called renovation denial.
16:07I think it's just a little too much for me right now, especially at that price point.
16:12OK.
16:13You probably need to stick with a condo, something that's closer to the beach.
16:16OK.
16:17And then turnkey for sure.
16:18So I've got something, OK?
16:19All right.
16:20Perfect.
16:21All right.
16:22Y'all ready to go?
16:23Yes.
16:24Caught up in the rising cost of this renovation riptide, TC and Pamela don't need to see
16:28anymore and are ready to throw in the towel.
16:32Without the rah-rah, we're going to have to say ta-ta to the Carolina Retreat Home.
16:37Ta-ta.
16:38After jumping ship before she even saw a bedroom, Jacinda needs to find something more on point.
16:45And by that, we mean TC's price point.
16:48Now we talk, look at the water.
16:50I got you here, a place at the beach. Conveniently, that's the same name of the building.
16:58Right?
16:59Of course, it's Ocean View.
17:00Two bedroom, two bathroom.
17:01OK.
17:02It's priced at $2.99.
17:03It comes fully furnished.
17:04What about the amenities?
17:05So you've got a pool.
17:06OK.
17:07You've got all this ocean.
17:08All this ocean.
17:09All this ocean right here.
17:10I'm ready to see the unit.
17:11I'm on the beach.
17:12I'm ready.
17:13You good now?
17:14Yeah?
17:15She's ready.
17:16I'm ready.
17:17It don't even matter how it look?
17:18Yeah, it does.
17:19OK.
17:20That makes a difference.
17:21Go take a look and I'll meet you back at the pool, OK?
17:23All right.
17:24All right.
17:25Sounds good.
17:26Oh, OK.
17:27So we walk right into the kitchen.
17:30OK.
17:31I do like how they match the backsplash with the cabinets.
17:35Uh-huh.
17:36It's a little bit smaller.
17:37You won't get that big buffet you normally get like that.
17:40I could do some chicken wings and I make a seven layer salad.
17:43It's very small.
17:45No seven layer salads in this kitchen.
17:48Look at this living room.
17:49I love the decor of it.
17:51It's really modern.
17:52It's very beachy.
17:53Yeah.
17:54I like the decor in here.
17:55And look at the patio.
17:56The patio is huge.
17:57Now, where's the beach?
17:58It ain't getting much of a view, baby.
18:00Is that the beach?
18:01I mean, I can't really see it.
18:02Can you?
18:03I see a little bit right now.
18:05Uno, dos, tres, go.
18:10Jacinda has found a perfectly priced seaside condo.
18:15But for buyers TC and Pamela, the patio view is less beach budget
18:20and more bumper to bumper.
18:22Let's take a look at the bedroom.
18:23Yeah, let's look.
18:24Oh, this is nice.
18:25OK.
18:26So this is sleeps two.
18:27Yeah.
18:28It might sleep more if we put some bunk beds in here.
18:31Yeah.
18:32Right?
18:33So I think this is a pretty nice size.
18:35So this is the primary.
18:37Oh.
18:38Oh, this is nice.
18:39Yes, I like this.
18:40Now, Mom, we're going to have to talk about who get the primary bedroom.
18:43Wait a minute.
18:44Roll back the tape.
18:45You know, when my parents come down, you know, I'm going to want to get them the primary.
18:50You were saying?
18:51You can have the primary bedroom when I don't come.
18:55How about that one?
18:57Compromise is the key to true rah-rah.
19:00Now, how do you feel about this shower for you and dad?
19:03Do you think that would be enough space for them?
19:04It'll work.
19:05I mean, we don't take a shower together, so it'll work.
19:07TMI.
19:08It's small.
19:09This place might not have TC's ocean views, but it did flood her mind with unwanted images
19:18of her parents.
19:19Hey, Jessica.
19:20Hi.
19:21Hey, girl.
19:22What'd you guys think?
19:23You did your thing, girl.
19:25Yeah.
19:26I think it's a great location for me and my husband to come down and enjoy it.
19:31So we think this is a yes?
19:32Well, when we look at it, because it's the first floor, we saw the peekaboo of the beach.
19:38Peekaboo!
19:39We don't actually see you, beach.
19:41You know, like maybe it was a little bit higher and I could actually see you.
19:44But it's not a no.
19:45It's a great contender.
19:48Jacinda has shown TC and Pamela Myrtle Beach from peer to peer.
19:53And with one house lost to the tide, the pressure is on for this mother-daughter duo
19:58to crown their favorite forever sandcastle.
20:01Wow.
20:02Oh, now that used to be you when you were little.
20:05That was me when I was little.
20:06That was you when you were little.
20:07Trying to run out here in the water.
20:09She got the right idea.
20:10Yeah.
20:11I love it.
20:12And the affordable seaside home that gave them the rah-rahs is...
20:16We ended up going with the palace and I think it was an excellent decision.
20:21The palace was amazing in a great location on the lower end of my budget.
20:26The views are amazing.
20:28Amazing.
20:29And it's got so many amenities.
20:31And I know your point, condo.
20:33So I like the floor plan.
20:34But it's not what we're looking for.
20:36We want something on the beach.
20:37So a place at the beach.
20:38I love the price.
20:39It's $2.99.
20:40But we're just too small for me and my family.
20:44I wish I could jump, but I can't.
20:47Well, we're just twirl.
20:48The palace was $2.75, but working with my realtor, Jacinda, she was able to get the price down to $2.60 furnished.
20:59At $260,000 furnished, Jacinda didn't work an amazing deal.
21:05She reeled in a coastal catch big enough for bragging rights.
21:10This is the best deal on the beach and now I can call it home.
21:13I don't know why everybody was trying to put me in the sleepy time.
21:16I ain't that old.
21:17I want to be in the rah-rah with everybody else.
21:19Well, that's rah-rah, Mom.
21:20That's rah-rah, baby.
21:22Rah-rah.
21:23T.C. and Pamela will finally enjoy their rah-rah in a beach house that made them say ooh-la-la for a price that made them go gaga.
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