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00:01Australians have always loved the beach,
00:04so many of us are now making the move to our beautiful coastlines.
00:11Our beachfront dreamers want crashing waves and salty sea air.
00:15So grab your sunscreen and join us on the hunt for the ultimate beach house.
00:21It's been a hard day hunting.
00:30I have a feeling today is going to be a lot of fun.
00:37I'm working with Marilyn and Kev who are ready to retire here to Paradise,
00:42otherwise known as Fraser Island or Kagari.
00:45The final barge leaves the island at 4.30 this afternoon
00:49and Marilyn wants to have made her decision by then.
00:52The clock is ticking, let's go shopping.
01:00We met on a blind date and we've been together ever since.
01:07We want to be together forever and our children and our grandchildren
01:11can come here and enjoy their time with us.
01:14That's what it's all about.
01:16We've waited long enough to buy a house over here.
01:19Twenty years.
01:20Twenty years and the time seems to be right.
01:23We need somewhere to relax.
01:25We need a piece of paradise and this is it.
01:27This is the best island in the world.
01:29We think.
01:30We want to retire maybe next year but we've got a big business to run.
01:35That's why we want it today.
01:37We've got to work hard so we want this to look forward to once a month
01:41to come to our little piece of paradise.
01:43We'd like to stick about the 800,000 mark.
01:46That's what we want to do.
01:48We could go higher but we feel as though the 800,000 would be right for us.
01:54Nothing for us.
01:55The must-haves for us would be location.
01:58We have to be close to the beach.
02:00View is also pretty important to us.
02:03Open plan.
02:04Living.
02:05Preferably not double-storied but whatever comes along today,
02:09that's what we'll make the decision on.
02:11Fraser Island, also known as Gari, is located a few hours north of the Sunshine Coast,
02:24right next to Harvey Bay.
02:26Being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the island is made up of gorgeous beaches, rugged terrain
02:32and also some incredible wildlife that, much like the visitors, can't help but take in the beauty.
02:42With plenty of activities to do with their visiting family,
02:45plus many spots to just kick back and take in the ocean breeze,
02:48I'm not surprised why Marilyn and Kev want a slice of island paradise.
02:53Good morning.
03:06Morning.
03:07Another beautiful day in paradise.
03:09Of course it is.
03:10Welcome to our island.
03:12Hopefully, we can find you your perfect beach house.
03:14We're not leaving until we have one.
03:16I love the sound of that.
03:17Alright.
03:18You guys have been frequenting the island for a long, long time.
03:21What's made you decide to make the move over here permanently?
03:2330 years ago, came here, fell in love with the place
03:26and thought one day I'll either be living here or have something here to own.
03:31We just wanted a piece of paradise, hey love?
03:33Yeah, here we are.
03:34Sounds like a great retirement plan to me.
03:37Now we are on the main street, as you know, very close to the beach access,
03:40which is why this morning we're seeing so many four-wheel drives coming and going.
03:43Everyone's heading out for the day.
03:45This is the main gate.
03:46Shall we talk street appeal?
03:47You've got aluminium windows, you've got hardy planking, very low maintenance.
03:51I love the fact that you can get all the way around underneath,
03:54check out all your services.
03:55And of course, then we've got a slab as well.
03:57So really solid construction.
03:59It's not going anywhere.
04:00No.
04:01This is the first time it's been on the market since it was built.
04:04The front was outstanding and huge, easy maintenance wise.
04:09We've been in this house before.
04:11We stayed here on holiday.
04:13We had the best time in this house.
04:15It was huge.
04:16Head on in.
04:17I'll follow you in.
04:18Let's go.
04:19So that's the grandkids taking care of downstairs.
04:32They've got their own bedrooms, living space.
04:34This is where the grown-ups come.
04:37Oh wow.
04:38You know what?
04:39It's still the same.
04:40It is a little bit tired perhaps.
04:42Could do with an update.
04:43Great for a holiday house.
04:44Yes.
04:45But if you're thinking of spending a lot more time over here, you might want a few more creature
04:49comfort.
04:50Always.
04:51Definitely.
04:52Alan.
04:53What's your vision?
04:54Repolish the floors.
04:55Paint.
04:56I think I'd probably redo the benches.
04:58Put a lot of furniture outside.
05:00We like to relax and we like our guests to relax.
05:03So you want to turn this into the quintessential beach house.
05:06The beach house.
05:07That's what it has to be.
05:08Add some soft furnishings and colour.
05:10Yep.
05:11Definitely.
05:12When we first walked in it brought back memories of the last holiday we had here.
05:17We always wanted to buy this house or had it in mind to buy.
05:20Five years ago.
05:21Five years ago and now it's come up.
05:23A little bit dated but there's a lot of potential.
05:27Take a look around bedrooms, bathrooms and I'll meet you out here on the veranda.
05:30Certainly.
05:31Talk about that view a little bit more.
05:32Okay.
05:37Okay.
05:38Maybe our room.
05:39It's a good size room.
05:40Yeah.
05:41I think a king would fit in here.
05:42The main bedroom.
05:43It's big so we'd still be able to put a king bed in it which we'd prefer.
05:59Nice breeze.
06:00Yeah.
06:01You've got to have the breeze.
06:02And the view.
06:04Beautiful.
06:05Look at this.
06:06This is us.
06:07This is nice.
06:13Do you even spend any time inside when you're here?
06:15No.
06:16Very little.
06:17We live outside.
06:18Yes.
06:19We're outside people.
06:20It's the Queensland way right?
06:21Yeah.
06:22The barbie.
06:23The lounges.
06:24Yeah.
06:25There's plenty of room for barbecue.
06:26To have the elevation of this home is really lovely.
06:29You're always going to get a breeze from one direction or the other I think.
06:32Definitely.
06:33Yeah.
06:34The deck is great.
06:35More furniture.
06:36More lounges.
06:37And another fridge.
06:39For the drinks.
06:40For the drinks.
06:41Got to have a drinks fridge.
06:43So the house is on the market.
06:44It is being sold fully furnished.
06:47Take a stab at what they're asking, Ken.
06:50I reckon about 1.4.
06:52I would offer.
06:53Maybe 1.3.
06:54This is the first time it's been offered on the market since it was built.
06:58Yep.
06:59So the vendors are hoping for offers around.
07:03This is the first time it's been offered on the market since it was built.
07:19Yep.
07:20So the vendors are hoping for offers around 1.6.
07:23I think it's a bit over our budget but after we have a look at the other ones we…
07:30Yeah.
07:31We'll compare.
07:32We'll compare what is best suited for our budget and for where we want to end up living.
07:38Ready for house number two?
07:40Yeah.
07:41You bet.
07:42So this is us here.
07:52The Fraser Island Beach Houses.
07:54It's a lovely little community.
07:56Wow.
07:57Imagine saying I have to drive off-road on the beach to even get to my house.
08:01To get home.
08:02Isn't that crazy?
08:03To get home.
08:04A bit further away from the township now.
08:05You're not going to get that daily traffic coming and going off the beach.
08:08No.
08:09Yeah.
08:10We've got a lot of colours.
08:11Obviously they have kept up the maintenance on this one a little bit more than perhaps
08:12house number one.
08:13Now I know this is your retirement plan.
08:15Yeah.
08:16So how do you feel about stairs?
08:17Yeah.
08:18That would be the only issue would be the stairs.
08:20Maybe a gas lift on the outside maybe perhaps.
08:23How's that going to go beachside?
08:24I don't know.
08:25You might be replacing that one.
08:26Be rusted in a week.
08:27Yeah.
08:28It looks like a beach house.
08:30The right position for a beach house.
08:32We love it.
08:33Very nice.
08:34Ready to head in?
08:35You bet.
08:36Alright.
08:37Let's go.
08:38So you can see that VJ panelling follows all the way through the house.
08:53Oh yeah.
08:54That's lovely.
08:55And then here you are.
08:56Where are you going to spend your days?
08:57Up here.
08:58It's like the last house was a little undercooked with its styling and not quite as loved as
09:01this home.
09:02For sure.
09:03They put a lot of effort into their decor to make it feel like a real beach house.
09:06Yes.
09:07Yes.
09:08It's very, very nice.
09:09This is definitely more beachy.
09:10This is what I call a beach house.
09:11Yes.
09:12Appealing and the view.
09:13The view is to die for.
09:14Walking into the place had just a nice feel about it.
09:17A homely feel.
09:18Yeah.
09:19A nice homely feel.
09:20Felt like I'd been here before.
09:21Plenty of room.
09:22Plenty of room.
09:23The stairs.
09:24Could be an issue.
09:25Could be.
09:26No.
09:27I think it's a bit of us.
09:28Very nice.
09:29Would you like to go and have a look down there?
09:31Yeah.
09:32Yeah.
09:33See how that's going to work for you as a layout.
09:34Certainly.
09:35Then let's check out this view together.
09:48Oh wow.
09:49Oh this is good.
09:51It's your own little quarters.
09:54Kitchen.
09:55Bed.
09:56We could virtually live here and family could be upstairs.
09:59Upstairs.
10:00The extra bedroom.
10:02The kitchenette.
10:03It'd be good for us if we had all the family here or even friends.
10:06We could stay downstairs and still have our brekkie and go to the beach and we wouldn't disturb
10:11the rest of the family.
10:12You know we could just do our own thing.
10:14Very appealing for us.
10:16Let's go and look upstairs and take in the view.
10:20That's what we're here for.
10:26It's funny isn't it when you're looking for a beach house or a holiday home.
10:35Yeah.
10:36You can sort of sacrifice the living areas for either the aspect, the view.
10:40And I think this house really has a beautiful combination of the two.
10:44It has.
10:45And plenty of deck.
10:46Plenty of deck space.
10:47We'd find that we'd live out here.
10:49This would be us.
10:50The million dollar view.
10:51Yeah.
10:52The sense of community here.
10:54Can you imagine in summer when this is really bustling and you've got kids riding their
10:59bikes around.
11:00It's very family orientated, which is lovely.
11:03Let's talk price.
11:05I'm guessing maybe eight, nine hundred.
11:08I'm thinking maybe high sevens.
11:11So the asking price is $750,000.
11:15Oh, you're joking.
11:17Which is almost a million dollars under house number one.
11:20So a lot of room for improvement.
11:22I think it's very reasonable.
11:24Very.
11:25After looking at number one, we were quite shocked that there'd be such a difference in price.
11:30Family location here more than there.
11:33Like I couldn't have my six grandkids running out on the front lawn over there.
11:37Whereas I could here.
11:38This is better suited to us, isn't it?
11:40Certainly.
11:44Coming up.
11:47So this is the one that we're heading into now.
11:50It looks great because it's low.
11:52That's it.
11:53Single level living.
11:54Yes.
11:55Definitely been taken care of.
11:56Very fresh.
11:57Very appealing.
11:58Very appealing to us.
12:08Previously.
12:09We want to retire.
12:10Maybe next year.
12:11But we've got a big business to run.
12:12That's why we want it today.
12:13Now we are on the main street, as you know, very close to the beach access.
12:26We've been in this house before.
12:27The last holiday we had here.
12:29We always wanted to buy this house or had it in mind to buy.
12:33The Fraser Island Beach Houses.
12:36It's a lovely little community.
12:38Wow.
12:39It looks like a beach house.
12:41The right position for a beach house.
12:43We love it.
12:52So this is the one that we're heading into now.
12:55It looks great because it's low, I think.
12:57That's it.
12:58Single level living.
12:59Yes.
13:00Little bit of elevation.
13:01That's great in this Queensland environment to get that airflow through the home.
13:04Yes.
13:05I'm taking you in the back door because there's a beautiful surprise out the front.
13:08But you are right down the end of the cul-de-sac here, which is a lot more private.
13:12But it is part of a complex, so you don't sort of have your own yard.
13:15No.
13:16There are little gardens that you're allowed to work on.
13:18But there's slow maintenance too, right?
13:19Yep.
13:20It hasn't got a lot of street appeal.
13:22We'll have less work to do, I think, at the...
13:25At the back.
13:26At the back.
13:27And it's all on one level, which is really appealing.
13:30Okay, you ready to head inside?
13:32Oh, definitely.
13:33Definitely.
13:34It is a very warm day.
13:35Beautiful one day, perfect the next.
13:37That's it.
13:38Come on in, Kev.
13:48Oh, this is nice.
13:49This is a bit of me.
13:51This is definitely a bit of us.
13:52Yeah.
13:53Bless there.
13:54Bless there.
13:55Oh no, this is nice.
13:56Nice and cool.
13:57Now you can tell this house has been loved.
14:00This one is immaculate and it's done, but it means you probably can't add as much of your own personal touch without making big changes.
14:06No.
14:07So does the styling here sort of suit the way that you would like?
14:12We'd probably do something with the kitchen.
14:14The rest of it is nice and open.
14:15There's plenty of airflow.
14:17Direct access to the beach.
14:19Oh, the view when we walked into the living room was...
14:23We can't describe it, hey?
14:25It just...
14:26Magnificent.
14:27Very homely.
14:28Definitely been taken care of.
14:29Very fresh.
14:30Very appealing.
14:31Very appealing to us.
14:33Go and have a hunt down the back there.
14:35I can see some cars flying along the beach, so I'm going to go and check that out.
14:38We will.
14:46Oh, nice.
14:48Plenty of room.
14:49Big bedroom.
14:50Bigger bedroom.
14:51Vans.
14:52En suite.
14:53I think maybe the carpet's got to go.
14:57The carpet would have to go.
14:58Maybe a paint.
14:59Very appealing.
15:01I'd like to know what the cost will be.
15:04Okay.
15:05Yep.
15:13Oh, my load.
15:14Oh, wow.
15:15This is very special.
15:16Oh, fancy coming home to this.
15:17Yes.
15:18And I love the fact you get this lawn space for this property as well.
15:22Very nice view.
15:23Very nice.
15:24We like the long deck.
15:25Just one deck instead of round corners, which would suit us and our family.
15:30Yes.
15:31Feel that breeze, Marilyn.
15:32Oh, it's beautiful.
15:33Oh, isn't it lovely?
15:34I believe walking from the front to here, the difference is just wow.
15:38Yes.
15:39We love the deck.
15:40We love the deck.
15:41Overlooking the ocean.
15:42And it's all one.
15:43No corners.
15:44Yeah.
15:45No.
15:46It's the goods.
15:47Yeah.
15:48The deck's the goods.
15:49Price plays a huge part in any decision that you're going to make.
15:53So.
15:54Well, 800.
15:56Okay.
15:57So you'd be offering 800.
15:58Well, the vendors are asking 850.
16:02So if there is some wriggle room, put your best foot forward.
16:06And if you are interested in making an offer, it's a great place to start.
16:10The asking price, we'll have to sit down and do our finances and go from there.
16:16Yeah.
16:17We've got a lot to think about.
16:19We're not leaving this island without a piece of it.
16:22At some stage of the day, we will have made a decision.
16:25Definitely.
16:26Definitely.
16:27Coming up.
16:28I think we've made our mind up.
16:30Okay.
16:31So one, two, or three.
16:33We've thought about it deep and seriously.
16:38While Marilyn and Kev are busy making their quick decision, I took the chance to do a
16:54whirlwind tour of the island in style.
16:58I was lucky enough to catch up with Ash, who runs Fraser Dingo 4WD Tours, where he told
17:05me more about this island paradise.
17:08Thank you for loaning me a high-vis 4WD for my trip onto the island today.
17:13I'm not going to get missed and I'm not going to get bogged.
17:15So Ash, when did your love affair with Kagari begin?
17:18Oh my God.
17:19It's a long story, but it goes way back, about 40 years.
17:23My parents hired a houseboat in Harvey Bay and we ended up here on the west coast of
17:28Fraser into Central Station.
17:29I still remember it.
17:30It's just one of those magic places on earth that we just love to come to.
17:34And then it's just developed from there.
17:36Basically, we started out of our backyard, small business, over 14 years ago.
17:40It's been a journey.
17:41It's been amazing.
17:42We have about 30 cars now, about over 10 staff.
17:45So a bit of a success story because we have a lot of passion.
17:48People come from the other side of the world just to come here.
17:52They come over here.
17:53They're just blown away by the amazing beauty of this place.
17:56And they come back and they say, look, that was the best thing we've done in Australia.
17:59I'm working with a couple today.
18:02They live on the mainland.
18:03They've always holidayed here.
18:04And now they're ready to make the move and live here permanently.
18:07Yes.
18:08Big decision, right?
18:09But for all the right reasons.
18:11I say, good on them.
18:12You know, we always get comments from people that leave the island and they go, oh my God,
18:17I want to go back.
18:18Must be hard getting them back on the barge to go home.
18:20Oh, it is.
18:21Well, are you going to tag along with me or am I tagging along with you to get back to
18:26the barge?
18:27Well, you can tag along with me.
18:28Thank you, mate.
18:29I'll see you there.
18:30Thank you very much.
18:31I'll see you soon.
18:32Well, that was an amazing scenic route to get us back to town.
18:47It's now time to catch up with Marilyn and Kev and hear if they've come to a speedy
18:52decision.
18:53Now, guys, I don't want you to feel pressured into this decision.
18:59I know you had a timeframe for yourselves, but buying a home isn't something that you
19:03need to jump upon.
19:05Having said that, I think you're fairly decisive and you've made a lot of decisions in your
19:08time and this one's going to be a breeze.
19:10We have.
19:11We have.
19:12Really?
19:13We have.
19:14We have.
19:15Okay.
19:16A couple of phone calls.
19:17Okay.
19:18Well, let's talk through the properties that we saw earlier today.
19:19House number one, right there in the middle of, I call it town.
19:20Yes.
19:21Right there in the middle of Yerong Village.
19:22Yes.
19:23Very easy access to all the facilities that were on offer there.
19:26Needed a bit of love though, didn't it?
19:28Yes.
19:29Needed a bit of love.
19:30You could make it something really special.
19:31Oh, we could.
19:32We're up to that.
19:33We're up to that.
19:34We're up to doing up and making it beautiful.
19:36It had a great layout where you could keep upstairs and perhaps rent out downstairs or
19:41vice versa if there was a big family coming.
19:43So then what about house number two?
19:45It was sort of split over the levels.
19:47Yeah.
19:48Again, it had the separate studio.
19:49Which was good for us.
19:50Quite convenient.
19:51Yeah.
19:52Depending on how you're going to use the property.
19:53Very beachy.
19:54It's a great part of town, that second valley.
19:56And I think the idea of being in a complex like that, if you are traveling or coming
20:00and going, you've got that extra level of people looking after the whole area.
20:04Yeah.
20:05And it did have that real quintessential beach house feel.
20:07Yeah.
20:08Definitely.
20:09Definitely.
20:10House number three.
20:11Same complex, single level right there, front row with, I would say, a million dollar
20:18location, but under a million bucks that you have to spend.
20:21That's for sure.
20:22Still a little bit of work there.
20:23There would be changes that you'd want to make.
20:25Yeah.
20:26There's definitely changes we'd make, but things that we can do ourselves.
20:29I think we've made our mind up.
20:32Okay.
20:33So one, two or three?
20:35Definitely three.
20:37Three.
20:38We've thought about it deep and seriously and location and stairs, I think, might have
20:44been our choice.
20:46Three is what we are happy to take on.
20:49It's the right price.
20:50Right price.
20:51It's in our budget.
20:52Plenty of room for all the grandkids.
20:53The grandkids.
20:54Yes.
20:55Yep.
20:56We love it.
20:57It's us.
20:58Since our island adventure, I've heard from our couple that the offer on the house was
21:04indeed successful.
21:05I wish you and your family all the best in this incredible part of the world.
21:10.
21:17.
21:23구�uer.
21:28raspiet.
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