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00:07Voted one of the happiest destinations in the country, Virginia Beach is the
00:12perfect blend of adventure, relaxation, and family fun. From strolling along the
00:17three-mile boardwalk, exploring the city's rich culture, or enjoying the
00:22vibrant food scene, Virginia Beach has it all. While owning a piece of paradise
00:26here can cost you into the millions, these buyers are confident they won't break
00:31the budget finding their own ocean view oasis. Get ready for a beachfront bargain
00:36hunt, Renovation.
00:49Mom and I, our first date together, our official date, was actually we drove to Virginia Beach
00:55and had a first date. Yeah, our first date was here, we snuck away. And then church
00:59people saw you. No, no. We were trying to keep it low-key. That was later. I mean, back in
01:05the day, I did a
01:06little bit of partying around here, but I'm hoping... Pastor Carlos? I'm hoping we can... I know, right?
01:11That was B.C. We're looking for a beach house in Virginia Beach. Can we find us? I don't know
01:17if we
01:18can, but we're gonna look really hard to see if we can renovate the crib and make it
01:22our own. That doesn't even rhyme. Don't have to rhyme, yo. I'm Rosa Linda. And I'm Carlos. We're
01:28from Richmond, Virginia. And we're looking for a beach house in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Our
01:33children, we have our oldest is Alana. She's 26, married to Joey. And they have our
01:37first grandkid, who is Joshua, we love. And then our son, Gabriel. Gabriel's 25, married to
01:43Brianna. They live down in West Palm Beach. And then we call him Little Victor, but he's six
01:49foot three. He's a giant. And he just turned 18. We're pastors of a wonderful church. We love
01:55it. It's a great community. And we run a nonprofit. And for 29 years, we have flipped homes, and
02:02we love it. But it does require a lot of energy and emotions. So one thing that we've come
02:07to realize, we need a place to break away. Yes. We know that Virginia Beach is going to
02:12take us to that next level. Yeah. Virginia Beach is located in a great location. It's
02:16right in the mid-Atlantic area, just a couple of hours from Washington, D.C.
02:21When I was a kid, I would sneak out, drive all the way to Virginia Beach. I was like 16.
02:25We would just go to the beach and just have snow cones. We just loved it so much.
02:30They have a lot of concerts on the sand, like lots of music.
02:34A lot of vendors. Yeah. I think later this month, they've got the
02:37salsa band playing from Puerto Rico, which, you know, we're going to be out here for sure.
02:42We are looking for a two-bedroom, two-bath. We're looking for nice amenities.
02:46I definitely want a pool. No doubt. We've got to have a pool.
02:49But we do want a water view. So we definitely want to, I mean, that's,
02:52you've been saying that the whole time. You want to see the sunset.
02:56Virginia Beach Market is tough. In fact, every time we look, by the time we look again,
03:01it's pending, sold, or gone. The budget for this project right now is $400,000,
03:06and that definitely has to include renovation. So we're talking whatever's got to be done in that unit,
03:11we have to be able to pull that in to that price point.
03:14If we find something that may need some help, then the prices are more affordable.
03:17Way better.
03:17And we're able to add some sweat equity to it and make it our own.
03:21So are you guys ready to make some good memories here?
03:24Yes. Let's do it.
03:25Are you ready?
03:26Look at that smile. Let's do it.
03:28Let's do it.
03:33Let's do it.
03:34Oh, we're here, baby. We're in Virginia Beach.
03:37I'll tell you, this is like a dream, right?
03:39Virginia Beach is so special to both of us.
03:41I believe it's the East Coast and Jeb, really.
03:45This area right here is on the Chesapeake Bay.
03:48So the first one that we're going to go see, it has two bedrooms, but it just has one bath.
03:53But it has great water views.
03:55But it is the bay. It's not Atlantic. It's not the Atlantic Ocean.
03:59But it is the water, and you can see, I mean, it's beautiful.
04:03So they're asking $314 for this one.
04:06The HOA fees are a little over $700.
04:09Okay.
04:10But it does have a pool. It does have tennis courts.
04:13Oh, wow.
04:14And then also, you can literally, like, just walk to the water.
04:17So I'm just excited about that.
04:20Oh, man.
04:21Nice entrance.
04:22Oh, my gosh. I can't believe it.
04:23Look at this entrance.
04:25Tennis courts right here.
04:26Oh, look at the tennis courts.
04:28Ooh.
04:29Look at the pool.
04:30Oh, look at the pool.
04:31Oh, my gosh.
04:32The water is, like, right there.
04:33I love it already.
04:35This is so beautiful.
04:36Wow.
04:37Oh, I cannot wait to see it.
04:38Man, I'll tell you what.
04:39Wow, look at this.
04:40This is great.
04:42The building looks so beautiful.
04:43Man.
04:44Come on, let's sneak over here.
04:45Oh, I got to look at that pool.
04:47Oh, I can see ourselves hanging out right here all the time.
04:50Look at this.
04:51Man, this is beautiful.
04:53I love it.
04:54We got to go see the water.
04:55Oh, we got to see the water.
04:56Oh, look at this.
04:57I guess you have to be a guest to get all the way to the water.
05:00But, yeah, we got a little peek.
05:01Tell you what, I am ready to jump over the fence.
05:04We're, like, literally steps away from the beach.
05:06Oh, my goodness.
05:07I love it.
05:08I do like it because it's quiet and it's private.
05:11The energy here is so nice and so peaceful.
05:13There's no energy.
05:14That's what I like about it.
05:14It's quiet.
05:16The place that we're looking at is on the first floor.
05:18Wow.
05:18So it's going to be interesting to see how much water you can see from there.
05:21Let's take a look at it.
05:22Yep.
05:23I'm excited.
05:24All right.
05:24Let's go.
05:26Oh, my gosh.
05:28Wow.
05:28Look at this.
05:30Now, this is what I'm talking about.
05:32Hold on.
05:32Look at that view.
05:33Let's go straight to the water.
05:34I want to see what that looks like.
05:35Oh, my God.
05:36Oh, you can see the water.
05:38See?
05:39Oh, my.
05:40Yes.
05:41Wow.
05:41Look at this.
05:43That's what I'm talking about.
05:44Oh, my gosh.
05:46So this is our porch here.
05:47I love it.
05:48Yes.
05:48Yes.
05:48Me too.
05:49This is so nice.
05:50Yes.
05:50And you can see the water.
05:52You can see the bridge there.
05:54This is nice.
05:55Let's go look inside.
05:55Yeah.
05:56I love this.
05:56This is great.
05:57As I was walking in, it looked just a little tight right here.
06:01This looks like a kind of a small room here.
06:03I mean, we have a good-sized family with the kids and...
06:05I know.
06:06This is two bedrooms, so just keep that in mind, because we talked about, like, wanting a space
06:10where we can have our own room and they can have theirs.
06:13Mm-hmm.
06:13You know?
06:14What do you think about the floor?
06:15Because that's got to go, baby.
06:17Yeah.
06:17I could do this in a day.
06:18This is not even that much work.
06:20You're going to do this in a day?
06:21Uh, yeah.
06:22Okay.
06:23With a little help from my friends.
06:25This kitchen is nice.
06:26They have stainless steel appliances.
06:28That is a lot of brown.
06:28I think what I like about it, it's wood.
06:31What I don't like about it is the color, and we definitely have to change that.
06:35All right.
06:35Floor.
06:36How hard is it to pull up tile?
06:38It's definitely feasible.
06:39I mean, yeah, this floor's got to go.
06:41So, okay, let's check it out over here.
06:43This is the primary bedroom here?
06:46Yeah, it sure is.
06:47But this room definitely is kind of small.
06:51There is a walk-in.
06:52Oh, well, there's plenty of space here.
06:53Oh, yeah.
06:54Oh, yeah.
06:55Oh, my gosh.
06:55This is really, really nice.
06:56No, this is a big plus.
06:58Yeah.
06:58So, now you have the bathroom.
07:00Man, that's a small door.
07:02This is crazy.
07:03You've got to go in sideways in this one.
07:05Yep.
07:06Now, I'm seeing one thing.
07:07This is a hallway, and that's our bedroom.
07:09That means this is it.
07:11So, there is only one bathroom.
07:13So, that's just something to consider.
07:15True.
07:16The kids and everybody else using the same bathroom with us.
07:19But this could become another bedroom.
07:21I'm sorry, a bathroom.
07:22A bathroom.
07:23Why would we want to have a bathroom?
07:24Because the bathroom is here, and we can have our own bathroom closed off.
07:28So, we have our own bathroom, then this would be the bathroom that everyone else would use.
07:32That's actually a pretty good idea.
07:33That's not a bad idea.
07:34I like that idea.
07:35Okay.
07:36So, now we come down here.
07:38So, here's another bedroom.
07:39Here we go.
07:40Let's step in here for a moment.
07:41Wow, this, is this a closet, or is this a bedroom?
07:45No, it's a bedroom.
07:45It's supposed to be a bedroom.
07:46This would have to be bunk beds, so somehow we would just take that down.
07:50Oh, that just goes away.
07:51It's small.
07:52Uh-huh.
07:53Yeah.
07:53It's small.
07:53But it's two bedrooms.
07:55You know, honestly, they can make it, they can handle this.
07:58This is about us, anyway.
07:59That's right.
08:00Okay, okay, okay.
08:01Let's go take a look over here.
08:02I love my kids, but you know what?
08:03If they're gonna come spend the night, they can sleep in that room.
08:06They can handle it.
08:08We are gonna go see another one called Lynn Haven Shores.
08:12Okay.
08:13This one has two bathrooms already.
08:16Nice.
08:16Yeah.
08:17Yeah.
08:17Nice.
08:17Oh, man, I think we're here.
08:19Oh, this is it.
08:20Okay.
08:20It's a little contemporary, right?
08:22Yeah, it's very nice.
08:23So, it's a first floor unit, and actually, I think it's that one right there.
08:27Oh, really?
08:28We're right in front of it here?
08:29Yeah.
08:29Let's check it out.
08:29Oh, man, this is great.
08:31Let's take a look.
08:31That's nice.
08:32Wow, I like the area.
08:33Yeah.
08:33It's kind of cozy.
08:35I like it.
08:35You know, I guess the water view's not in the picture on this one, is it?
08:39No, there's no water view here, but you're not but a five-minute walk away.
08:43Five minutes?
08:43Okay, it's not too bad.
08:44Yeah, you're really just across the way.
08:45We're not on, like, the strip of Virginia Beach, but we're on the bay right there.
08:49Right near the area there.
08:50Yeah, it's not far at all.
08:51But it's five minutes, so that's not too bad.
08:52Yeah, there's a pool right across the way over there, which I like.
08:54That's not even far from the unit.
08:56Oh, right around that fence area.
08:57Yeah.
08:57Okay, got you.
08:58Okay.
08:58So that's really nice.
08:59And this one is only $290,000.
09:02Okay.
09:02We'll have a little more money.
09:04Sure.
09:04To make it the way that we want it to look like.
09:06Well, you know what?
09:07I mean, that's pretty positive.
09:08And the HOA is only $320,000.
09:10That's it?
09:11That's it.
09:11Let's take a look inside, then we'll come back and check out the pool.
09:13Okay, sounds good.
09:14Come on.
09:25Ooh.
09:26Wow, check this out.
09:27This is nice.
09:28Look at how wide open this is.
09:30Oh my gosh.
09:31I love this space so far.
09:32That's the first thing, like right off the bat.
09:33Yeah, right off the bat, it's an open concept.
09:35I mean, everything is just wide open.
09:37And this fireplace.
09:38I know.
09:39Wow, how cool is that?
09:41This is gotta go.
09:42You might like it.
09:44I don't know.
09:44No, no, no.
09:45This has gotta go.
09:46No, it's gotta go.
09:47I could see either nice tile or stone and just make this really beautiful.
09:52So what do you think about the floors?
09:53I mean, they're clean, but they got to go.
09:56Yeah.
09:56There's no way.
09:58Yeah.
09:58Something lighter, brighter.
10:00Yeah.
10:00We got plenty of money in the budget to do that.
10:02I like that.
10:03I like that.
10:04Yeah, for sure.
10:05What about this little porch area back here?
10:07I don't like these up and down blinds, but I do like this.
10:11Oh, this is-
10:12Oh, actually, it's a really big porch.
10:13It's a good size.
10:14Oh, my goodness.
10:16Yes.
10:16This is so nice.
10:17The whole family could fit here.
10:18I love this.
10:19You could put a grill.
10:20Yes.
10:20That's what I-
10:21Yeah, absolutely.
10:23We could say hi to all our neighbors.
10:25I'm not sure about this, Rosa.
10:26I don't think the privacy part here might be a-
10:29An issue.
10:30An issue, yeah.
10:31But there's a little area here where little baby Joshua can run around and play.
10:35That's-
10:36That's true.
10:36And yeah, this is-
10:37We could decorate it, like, really cute.
10:38Yeah, it's got a lot of potential, no doubt.
10:40Let's go look at the rest.
10:42Look at the kitchen.
10:43Okay.
10:44I just noticed something about the kitchen cabinets.
10:46Yes.
10:47It's not really real wood.
10:49I guess some of it is, but you really can't paint that.
10:52Definitely, we would probably have to change it a little bit.
10:54Yeah, we just have to replace all the cabinets.
10:56Yeah, it's about a $10,000.
10:58Maybe a little bit more.
10:59Well, I do like how big it is.
11:01That's a definite.
11:02Yeah.
11:03So we had this bathroom here.
11:06This is nice.
11:08Yeah, this is nice.
11:09I mean, the colors are just-
11:11Yeah.
11:11Not what I'm looking for, for sure.
11:14Yeah.
11:14This bathroom leads into this room, so this must be the primary, I guess?
11:19Well, wait a minute.
11:19They said two bathrooms, so there's got to be a second bathroom somewhere.
11:22Okay.
11:23Now this room itself, it's a nice size.
11:25Yeah.
11:26For a guest room, you can put a couple of sets of bunk beds in here.
11:29And then now we're in the bathroom.
11:30Now this.
11:32Oh, that's beautiful.
11:33Wow.
11:34Check this out.
11:35That's pretty.
11:36Somebody-
11:37They did a great job with this.
11:39Okay.
11:39Yeah, this is real pretty.
11:41I love this.
11:41They picked really great colors.
11:42Now that fixture, I'm not sure.
11:44What do you think?
11:45That looks like Star Wars.
11:47Yeah, yeah.
11:48Yeah.
11:48Something exploded or something.
11:50The bedrooms are this way.
11:51Yeah.
11:52Oh my goodness.
11:53I like the space in this one.
11:55I'm actually shocked.
11:56This is nice.
11:57Is this like a queen size?
11:58Yeah.
11:59I would say it's either a queen or maybe a full.
12:01But yeah, the king would still be a little wider.
12:03You could still put one in there, but-
12:04But look at how much more room you have all around.
12:07The last place we saw was a little tighter.
12:09Do you want to see the pool?
12:10Yeah, let's go to the pool.
12:11Okay, let's do it.
12:11Yeah, let's do that.
12:13Oh, look how nice.
12:14Wow, look at this.
12:15This is the pool area.
12:16A little small.
12:17Yeah.
12:18Yeah.
12:18I don't know about all the cars around us.
12:20Like you're getting out of the water, out of the bathing suit and I'm going to be like-
12:23If anybody decides to come to the pool at one time-
12:25We're in trouble.
12:26Pool capacity is 11 people.
12:28Oh, we don't qualify.
12:30That's just us.
12:32No, it's nice, but the other one did have a water view.
12:35Right.
12:36But of course, the layout wasn't quite as nice.
12:39This one over here, I loved how big it was.
12:42Ample room for the whole family.
12:43I could just see it's all hanging.
12:44We could even do a Christmas over here on the beach.
12:46Yes, yes.
12:46I mean, I really like that.
12:48I like that too.
12:49And I think that the little fireplace is a little perk.
12:51Yep, HOA is low.
12:52Yep, yep.
12:53And it's low enough so that we can also, we have a big budget to-
12:56To fix it up.
12:57To renovate.
12:57And then you don't have the water view, so you just got to think about that.
13:00Yeah, so you know.
13:01Okay, so we are going to go see one more place.
13:03Okay, let's go check it out.
13:04Okay, come on.
13:04All right, let's go.
13:08So we are going to go see the Virginia house.
13:11It is pretty iconic.
13:12It's been there forever.
13:14One block from the beach.
13:16That's what I'm talking about.
13:17So the price point, are you ready?
13:19One block from the beach, $279.
13:22What?
13:23Unheard of.
13:23What?
13:24That price, I'm thinking, what are we going to go see for real, right?
13:28The HOA is a lot higher.
13:29It's 962, and it is one bedroom.
13:33Hmm.
13:34Yeah.
13:35Yeah.
13:35That part.
13:36Well, you know what?
13:37Let's take a look and see, and maybe there's a way to rearrange the way it's set up.
13:43Look, look, look, look, look.
13:45So that's the building right there.
13:46Is that the building?
13:47Yes.
13:48Oh, man.
13:49Wow.
13:50Now that's what's up right there.
13:52That's what's up.
13:53Look at that.
13:54My goodness.
13:55Let's check it out.
13:56Great.
13:56Let's take a look.
13:59Mmm.
13:59Whoa.
14:00I like that.
14:01Wow.
14:02My goodness.
14:03Look at all this light.
14:05I love that.
14:06Look at this terrace out here.
14:07That's what I'm talking about.
14:09Oh, I see the water.
14:11Oh, my gosh.
14:12I got my water view.
14:14It's not quite.
14:15Well, it's kind of like a water peekaboo, but it's still water.
14:18It's the ocean.
14:20Actually, this is like super long.
14:23Well, this is beautiful.
14:24My goodness.
14:25Wow.
14:26Let's go see the rest of it.
14:27Absolutely.
14:28So it does feel more open in here.
14:31So here's a dining room area here.
14:34I see a storage closet there.
14:36Now, one thing I don't like is a white carpet, because white carpet, sand.
14:41Yeah, yeah.
14:41I'm not really sure how that's going to work.
14:43And if it was just you and I here, that was it.
14:44This would be fine.
14:45But with our families here, that's going to be a problem.
14:49We just have to look at our budget, because literally, I could see this whole floor just
14:52having to come out.
14:52But it's a nice kitchen.
14:54Let me see.
14:55Well, I need a storage space.
14:56That's for sure.
14:57Okay.
14:57This floor.
14:58Whoa.
14:59Houston, we have a problem.
15:01It actually moves.
15:03I don't know what happened here.
15:04That has to go for sure.
15:06There's a lot of cabinets in here, so I don't know if we would ever fill them up.
15:10But this green, I feel like I'm in a doctor's office.
15:13Yeah.
15:14So, that's probably got to go.
15:16Yeah.
15:17Now, there's a bathroom in the kitchen.
15:20Yeah, that's kind of strange.
15:22That's weird.
15:22That is kind of weird.
15:23Like, you're in your kitchen, and then, you know, somebody goes to the bathroom.
15:26Yeah.
15:26This is half a bath, and that's it.
15:28So, that means people would have to line up to take a shower.
15:30Yeah.
15:31Maybe there's some potential of putting a shower in here.
15:33We can look around and think about it, but let's see.
15:36Now, this area right here, this is awesome.
15:39Yes.
15:40When I look at this, how cozy it is right here.
15:42Yeah.
15:42And I'm thinking I could look out that window all day long.
15:45I love it.
15:47Okay, now.
15:48Oh, look at this bed.
15:51This bedroom is enormous.
15:53My goodness.
15:54It's enormous, really.
15:56This is crazy.
15:56You can land an airplane in this place.
15:58I know.
15:58This is, look how huge this is.
16:02All right.
16:03Wow, these folks like their closets.
16:06Yep.
16:07Look, this is a nice bathroom.
16:09Wow, this is, they've done a-
16:10This is not great.
16:12Yeah, I guess they like flowers, but I gotta tell you-
16:14Golly.
16:14They must have renovated this not too long ago, because it actually looks really, really nice.
16:18Look at the tile, look at the shower.
16:19Yeah.
16:19They did a great job.
16:20This is nice.
16:21So, there's only one thing that we're not thinking about.
16:23You have to walk through the primary to get in here to take a shower.
16:27You know what?
16:28You're absolutely right.
16:29Right.
16:30This is a problem.
16:33Oh, nice.
16:35Oh.
16:35Really nice.
16:37Wow.
16:37Now you're talking.
16:39Now we're talking, we're cooking with grease.
16:42Look at this.
16:43This is nice.
16:44And you know what they told me?
16:46What?
16:46They said they actually heat it.
16:48Ooh.
16:49It's a heated pool?
16:50Yeah.
16:50Oh, this is great.
16:57We've been looking at a lot of places in Virginia Beach, and honestly, they're all beautiful,
17:02but the reality is we can only pick one.
17:04Cape Henry Towers is about 314,000.
17:08What I did love about it, honey, when you walked out, it was like, phew, there's the beach
17:12right there.
17:13The view was amazing.
17:14The amenities were phenomenal.
17:16And at the same time, it was a little tight.
17:18I think it was a little small.
17:19It did have the two bedrooms, but then it had just one bathroom.
17:23But still, you know, overall, it was a really nice place.
17:26Linhagen Shores was the furthest from the beach.
17:28But as soon as she walked in, it was super open.
17:32And then, of course, there was two bedrooms and there was two bathrooms.
17:35So that was really great.
17:36And the price point was good.
17:38It was $290,000.
17:39But there was no water view whatsoever.
17:42So after a lot of thought and prayer, we really made a good decision and we chose the
17:47Virginia House.
17:51Virginia House was amazing.
17:53It's an iconic building.
17:54When I walked in, it was like so open.
17:57Immediately, I felt like there was plenty of space.
18:00It is only a one bedroom.
18:01So we're definitely going to have to transform that into a two bedroom, two bath.
18:05We're trying to major renovation here.
18:07Of course, the good news is the price point.
18:10So the house was listed at $279,000.
18:12We gave them an offer of $280,000.
18:13They accepted it.
18:15So that left us $120,000 for our renovation.
18:18That should be more than enough to create an amazing space for ourselves and our family.
18:23I cannot believe that we're going to be right across the beach.
18:27It's a dream come true for us.
18:28So we're super excited.
18:35All right.
18:36All right.
18:37This is going to be fun.
18:38I am so excited.
18:40Yes.
18:40Me too.
18:41Let's make it our own.
18:42Okay.
18:43Let's do it.
18:44Let's look at the kitchen.
18:45First of all, there's going to be a bedroom.
18:46So literally, everything is coming out of here.
18:49Oh my gosh.
18:49Everything.
18:50We're going to gut this thing all the way down to the walls.
18:52Yeah.
18:52And of course, we're going to flip it over to the other side.
18:55Yeah.
18:55So right where we have the sink right here, we won't have to do a lot because the plumbing
18:59is just going to be right on the other side.
19:00Yeah.
19:01This is exciting.
19:01Now this, I'm excited about for sure.
19:04Yes.
19:04Me too.
19:05Me too.
19:05Because it's really like this whole blank slate.
19:09Right here, you have a closet space, so it lends itself to like recess that refrigerator.
19:14Oh, I like that.
19:15Yep.
19:15That's a great idea.
19:16And then we'll have some kind of pantry, some kind of storage space here.
19:19Yeah, because there'll be enough space to the left of it.
19:21Okay, I like that.
19:21And then we can have like some flat area for cooking.
19:24We'll put a stove in and then maybe some cabinets that are above.
19:28I love that idea.
19:29And I love that it's going to flow from the kitchen straight into the living area.
19:33That's a winner.
19:34Let's talk about the floor.
19:35Okay.
19:36We are going to take off all of this carpet.
19:38I like the light color.
19:40Okay.
19:40Because a light color floor always makes the place look bigger.
19:42Yeah, so I was kind of thinking something like, you know, not real marble but like a fake ceramic look
19:48of marble.
19:49And then we could do some throw rugs on top of it so it still feels warm.
19:52Yeah.
19:53But I'm thinking about the kids walking in with sand.
19:56Yeah, that's a good point.
19:57Well, you know, let's just take a look and see what we can find.
19:59I'm believing we'll find a good deal on some good flooring and maybe we'll be able to do whatever we
20:04really want to do.
20:05We did talk about adding a bath.
20:07Behind this wall is the actual bathroom.
20:09We can take all this completely out.
20:11This wall will come out.
20:12I'm thinking about framing out a wall that starts right around here and bring it straight all the way across.
20:18And now we have a beautiful open area which, of course, the shower area could be right here.
20:23And the stackable washer and dryer.
20:25Take that and just slide it out of the way.
20:27Okay.
20:27And flip it over to this side.
20:29I love it.
20:30This area right here, I mean, it's really such a great layout, but we do have now this empty corner.
20:36So, we can actually make this an eating area.
20:39Oh, absolutely.
20:40I mean, it lends itself.
20:41It's plenty of room.
20:42Just a small, round dining room.
20:45Absolutely.
20:45That's what I was thinking.
20:46Okay.
20:46Sounds good.
20:47So, now, this bedroom is enormous.
20:50And, of course, this is my dream bed.
20:53This bed.
20:54I'm so psyched they love this.
20:55No, no.
20:55This is beautiful.
20:56I tell you what.
20:57I love this bedroom.
20:58This is like a blank pallet, right?
21:00Yeah.
21:00So, we can do whatever we want in this huge space.
21:02I love it.
21:02And, of course, the floor is going to flow straight from that area.
21:06The same flooring comes in here as well.
21:08The great news is that we only paid $280,000.
21:11We're way under budget.
21:12If we can pull this off, I mean, we're golden.
21:16Let's eat.
21:17Okay?
21:18I'm so excited.
21:19This is going to be amazing.
21:20Let's go get some dinner.
21:28All right.
21:29Y'all ready to work?
21:30Ready to do it.
21:31Let's go.
21:32We're here.
21:34Today's our first day.
21:35We're really, really excited.
21:37We're going to tear down the kitchen.
21:39We have some friends that are helping us today.
21:41Terry, I've worked with quite a bit.
21:42My son, Victor, who can't wait to get that sledgehammer in his hand.
21:46That is real stuff.
21:47Look at that.
21:48It's cast iron.
21:49That's probably as old as this building.
21:51I'm ready to break some stuff.
21:57What was that?
21:58That didn't sound good.
21:59We're trying to salvage some of it.
22:00All right.
22:02I want to keep that.
22:04Oh, my gosh.
22:09We're going to rip up the carpet.
22:11What's underneath?
22:12We don't even know what's under the carpet.
22:14It's been down forever.
22:15I'm really hoping that we're just going to hit floor like concrete.
22:20Oh.
22:20Oh, yes.
22:21Good, good, good, good.
22:22We got a little break on this one.
22:24We were just, like, praying there wasn't going to be any parquet, and there wasn't.
22:27We went right down to the floor we were looking for, and it just ripped right up.
22:31Today was awesome.
22:33It moved a lot quicker than I had anticipated, so I'm feeling very encouraged.
22:50So today we have our hands sold.
22:52We're going to start tearing down all the walls to see what's behind the walls and the plumbing that needs
22:57to be rerouted, the electricity as well.
23:00We hope between all of us, we're going to get quite a bit done today.
23:07Let's stop a couple minutes before 4.
23:10Definitely one of our challenges is the work stops at 4 o'clock, so getting everything we need out is
23:17going to be a challenge.
23:18But we're going to do the best we can, because come 4, that's it.
23:21In order to comply with the rules with HOA, we have to start at 9 o'clock and leave by
23:264.
23:27We've got to make sure the neighbors are happy because we don't want to cause any issues with them.
23:31That's it. It's 4.
23:33The last load of the day.
23:45Welcome.
23:46I'm excited.
23:47Yeah, let me show you what I've pulled together.
23:49I love to design myself, but the reality is I need help with this one, because I feel like I
23:54kind of pull it together, but I never can pull the whole picture together.
23:58This would be a great complement to this.
24:00Today we're going to meet with Debbie, and I'm really excited because she's going to really help us nail down
24:05the whole theme for our condo.
24:07We're super excited to meet her in person and be able to pick out some colors.
24:12That's a great option for me to go with.
24:13I'll take a look at this.
24:15I'll pull some other fabric choices.
24:16So would we do that like in the bathroom or in the actual wall of the bedroom or what were
24:20you thinking?
24:21I was thinking the bathroom off of that main living area.
24:24Right.
24:25That's the guest bathroom.
24:26Everybody's going to use that.
24:27Everyone's going to use that.
24:27And also in the main living area, maybe something in this more natural window treatment.
24:34I like that.
24:34It's kind of sheer.
24:35It's a sheer.
24:36It's going to be really light and airy for those windows.
24:39And if you're looking to do something maybe a little bit more luxe or glam, we can go in that
24:44direction too.
24:44Glam is my middle name.
24:45Okay.
24:46Okay.
24:47Anything that's like really bougie.
24:50Bougie.
24:52Well.
24:53I always tell my kids my favorite color is shiny.
24:55So elegance really makes me relax.
24:58I mean really.
24:59It does.
24:59Now I think you're talking.
25:01Yep.
25:02That's her love.
25:02Are you liking this?
25:03I love that.
25:03That's her love language right there.
25:05It feels like order and beauty and I just love it.
25:09Yeah.
25:09That color combination is really, really nice.
25:12Like where it has a little pops of shine in there.
25:15Mm-hmm.
25:16But I feel like I really want something in the blue family.
25:19This is more like a teal.
25:21I don't know.
25:21What'd you call that?
25:22Green or blue?
25:23Yeah.
25:23I like that.
25:24I like how it just blends better.
25:26Like it's not, it's kind of more subtle.
25:29Okay.
25:29But this, I don't know why.
25:31I just, something like this just pops out at me.
25:33I really like that.
25:34That's beautiful.
25:34Yeah.
25:35So we'll start with something like this.
25:37Okay.
25:37And then I'll pull some other fabrics in together.
25:39We'll look at some rug options, some lamp options.
25:43And yeah, move on from there.
25:45Sounds great.
25:45I definitely feel confident that we know where we're going.
25:48We've picked a color palette.
25:49I feel really good.
25:51I cannot wait.
25:52I mean, I totally love the way she pulled these colors together.
25:55The fabrics.
25:56After looking at all the stuff that she offered us,
25:58I'm looking forward to seeing it all in our condo.
26:01How amazing is going to be.
26:03We walk in the door and see all the stuff she put together.
26:05I'm excited.
26:25Our whole plan is to frame out the bathroom today.
26:28Finish framing out the bedroom as well.
26:31Prep to drywall that and also the kitchen.
26:36Then, of course, on top of all that, we'll have electricians here today.
26:40Prepping where all the switches are going to be and all the outlets are going to be as well.
26:45So we're going to be trying to get as much as we can working together.
26:50I always try to shoot high, by the way.
26:52So I want to get all this framing done at the end of the day.
26:56That'd be great.
26:56If we can do that, then we can start.
26:58What's the next phase after that?
26:59I'm going to dig into the plumbing.
27:02Of course, Larry's going to keep on with the electrical to get all that up to par.
27:06I'm probably looking at a day and a half, two days of plumbing.
27:10And then we'll be able to begin the drywall hanging.
27:13That's great.
27:14I'll tell you what.
27:14If we do that, by the end of the week, this week, we'd probably be in a good place.
27:18I think so.
27:19Yeah, yeah.
27:19Wow, that'd be awesome.
27:21Starting to look like something now.
27:23Yeah, it is.
27:23It is.
27:24That's great.
27:24You guys are doing a great job, man.
27:26I appreciate it so much, man.
27:28Bye.
27:29We got a great plan.
27:31I got a great team.
27:32Things seem to be going pretty well, and we're trying to get multiple teams working at the
27:36same time.
27:37We pretty much kind of put a timeline together.
27:39I think we're going to be okay.
27:56We'll just take a little while.
27:59Get that paddle off of the switch over here.
28:02Huh?
28:03Get that paddle off of the switch.
28:08That's my water, too.
28:18I need you to hold on to yourself, so if you can imagine the very worst possible thing
28:26that could happen on this job has actually happened.
28:31We have water going everywhere.
28:33What do you mean there's water going everywhere?
28:54I need you to hold on to yourself.
28:57We have water going everywhere.
29:00What do you mean there's water going everywhere?
29:02It's under control, but it's just an unfortunate mess that we have on our hands right now.
29:08I'm probably about 10 minutes out, so I guess I'll take a look at it for myself and see
29:12you guys when I get there.
29:14OK.
29:14Bye.
29:15Bye.
29:17That's a phone call I did not want to make.
29:22We were doing so good today, but, you know, Murphy's Law kicked in and here we are.
29:32Nice.
29:33I didn't think it was ever going to quit.
29:37Oh boy.
29:38What happened?
29:39So we had a little incident.
29:41We were drilling the top plate up into the ceiling here where there's supposed to be no plumbing
29:46because our system down here is supposed to be the same on every floor and out of nowhere
29:53comes a whole shower of water.
29:55The poor woman upstairs is going to be without hot water until we're able to get this fixed.
30:01All right.
30:01Well, things happen.
30:04Well, I'm glad you took it so well.
30:06I guess my neighbor upstairs is not going to be very happy.
30:10Her hot water is not working right now.
30:12Well, I do have to say, though, my team was amazing.
30:15When all the water was flying everywhere, they jumped right into action.
30:19They were able to contain the water.
30:21And, of course, the good news is concrete.
30:24The floor is ours, so I wasn't too worried about the water going below us.
30:28So it really could have been a whole lot worse.
30:31Okay.
30:31Well, we're going to try to get a little bit more done before the time runs out today.
30:34Yeah, we got about 30 more minutes.
30:35Yeah, we do.
30:36So I'll be able to get something else.
30:38All right.
30:38A little excitement.
30:41Oh, my goodness, man.
30:43This is crazy.
31:01We had a little gusher come out, and we got through it.
31:03And now we're going to the next step.
31:05And we're looking to start our drywall, and that's really the key.
31:08We're hoping to have the whole place drywalled by the end of the day.
31:15Nice.
31:16So the drywall is going up in the rooms in the kitchen, the guest bedroom, the guest bathroom.
31:21The laundry room is going to be covered as well.
31:23You got it?
31:24You like it?
31:25So once the drywall's up, he's got to finish it, tape it off, and, of course, get it ready for
31:30painting.
31:31Mike, this is awesome.
31:33Oh, there he is.
31:35Guys, what an amazing development.
31:38Look at this, man.
31:40Yeah.
31:41It's starting to look like a real place now, right?
31:43Yeah, it is.
31:44It does.
31:44Move right in.
31:45We got a few more pieces of drywall to put up, corner bead, and then we'll start some mud work.
31:50Man, that is exciting.
31:52The transformation has been amazing.
31:54To see how the project's been kind of unfolding step by step, we just can't wait to get here and
31:59enjoy the summer.
32:00But I'll tell you what, today was a good day.
32:02Thanks a lot, guys.
32:03You're welcome.
32:11As many lazy students as I've done in my life, and yes, I have seen offset angles before, but never
32:20a 120.
32:22The team is putting in the cabinets, but we're definitely running into a problem.
32:25Where our lazy Susan was, we thought it was just like an easy measurement.
32:29We would be able to figure it out, and none of us considered that it was never a 90 degree
32:34angle.
32:35We've also determined that it's just not going to work.
32:39But what will work, we can go ahead and hang every other cabinet except for the two, the top and
32:46lower lazy Susan, and custom build the lazy Susan.
32:51So you know Terry, he's a perfectionist, so he actually had a custom build one.
32:56It was challenging, but it's not a lazy Susan.
32:59We just decided to put shelves instead.
33:01It's a lazy shelf.
33:02And the angle works perfect.
33:04It's perfect.
33:05We got through it.
33:06I think we're going to be just fine.
33:18It's super exciting to see the actual cabinets coming together.
33:23Really, we're starting to see the vision come to pass, and we're so happy.
33:31All right, so I went shopping, and I got a couple of things that we could look at for the
33:37bathroom.
33:38So what is this for, the shower area?
33:41Yeah, so the wall of the bathroom.
33:44We just want to do a towel.
33:46I think it's going to look great.
33:48So got a couple things.
33:50It's kind of gray because we're using a lot of blues in there.
33:53I feel like that could go together really well.
33:56And then, of course, this.
33:58You know me.
33:58I love this.
33:59This is so, like, clean and shiny, and it's white.
34:03So I just, I think that this space is very tight.
34:06So I think it's important to make it feel big.
34:09So that's, I guess that's really the dilemma.
34:11Like, do we go with the gray?
34:13Do we go with the white?
34:13And then you have this one right here, this Tuscan one.
34:16What do you think?
34:17More leaning towards the white, just because we can use all different other colors in that room.
34:22Yeah.
34:23And we won't have to worry about tying it together.
34:24Everything will match.
34:25I personally, I really do like the white.
34:28That's going to be the one.
34:29Okay.
34:30Let's do it.
34:30I like the fact that it's going to cover more of the wall faster.
34:34So it's going to take less time to put it all up.
34:36And we're ready to enjoy this place.
34:38This has been a lot of work, and we're ready to start enjoying our space.
34:50We went with a really basic bathroom tile.
34:53It is beautiful, but the good news, it was in stock, and Terry and his team were able to get
34:57on it right away.
35:00I'm glad we finally came to a decision on our tile.
35:03I feel like that is one less thing that we have on the project.
35:06I'm really confident the white, shiny, larger tile, it is going to bring that bathroom to life.
35:12The bathroom's really small, so the last thing we need to do is put dark colors in there.
35:21The flooring guys already got started, and it's actually the tile we have in the shower.
35:26We had looked at different flooring, but some of the stuff was kind of busy, different colors.
35:30We have a lot of other colors already in the room as accents, so we decided just to go pure
35:36white.
35:47We're coming to the home stretch, and we're really excited.
35:50The projects are moving right along.
35:52You're going to make it pop a great tile, boy.
35:53Not yet, but you wait until you see. When I get done, I will.
35:57Terry and his guys are working right now to paint the ceilings and the walls really nice, bright white.
36:03I chose that color because when we walk in, we just want it to be bright, happy, and we just
36:08want to feel so much light coming in.
36:14In the bathroom, we're really excited because we have a very long drain.
36:18When we were on vacation, we actually saw a really modern shower, and we were like, we definitely have to
36:23do it this way.
36:24So we're really excited about trying something new.
36:26The bathroom is going to look gorgeous.
36:28We went with a bamboo paper.
36:31There's palm trees on it because I want to feel like I'm on vacation, so we're going for it.
36:37The countertops, the design is gorgeous.
36:40It kind of has a marble look on it.
36:42It really, really is coming out great.
36:44It has been such an amazing process.
36:46A lot of challenges, but man, we're here.
36:49We're coming to the end, and we're super excited.
37:01We're putting together all the last minute, just little things before we have all our friends and family come over
37:06to enjoy the place.
37:08We want it to look good.
37:09The initial vision that we had really did come to life.
37:14In fact, I believe that we surpassed it when we changed a couple of the walls.
37:18It really took our vision to the next level.
37:20So this project didn't go without some issues and some challenges.
37:24We hit a water line at one point, and water just was flying everywhere.
37:28And kind of slowed the project down just a little bit.
37:31But overall, we got through it, and here we are.
37:35Hey, guys!
37:37Hi!
37:38How's my little buddy come here?
37:41My little Josh.
37:42Alana and Joey, our daughter and son-in-law, are coming over with our grandson, Joshua,
37:46and they have not even seen the place?
37:48I know they're going to flip out.
37:50Come in!
37:51Oh!
37:52What do you think?
37:53Wow!
37:55That is insane.
37:56What do you think, Joshua?
37:58Oh, yeah.
37:59We're going to be running around here.
38:01Yeah.
38:01Look how open this is.
38:02This looks like you guys, for real.
38:04Yeah.
38:04This looks amazing.
38:05I see your touch all over here.
38:07Awesome!
38:07Well, we want to show you around and just show you what's in here.
38:10Yeah, for sure.
38:10First of all, right here, you remember this was all the shelves.
38:14Yes.
38:14And so that actually went away, and so we made this kind of like half hallway here.
38:19So then you come in here.
38:20Now, look at the living room, all the furniture.
38:23Now, that's a TV right there, right?
38:25That's a TV.
38:26Let me guess.
38:27You got a deal on it.
38:27Of course.
38:28That's awesome.
38:29Yeah.
38:29And this is it.
38:30This is the dream kitchen.
38:32I love it.
38:33What do you think, Alana?
38:34I love the backsplash.
38:35It's so pretty.
38:36I don't even know if I could cook anything, honestly.
38:38All this space that was normally just a dining area is kind of open.
38:42We were able to bring all the kitchen out here and make it more like a great room.
38:46So you could actually be cooking and eating.
38:49And, of course, how about the center island?
38:51Look at this thing.
38:52Perfect.
38:52You're going to have pancakes?
38:53Dinner.
38:54We're going to have pancakes right there.
38:56That's right.
38:57It just is open.
38:58I was worried about that it would feel really closed because we're actually in the same room.
39:01That's perfect.
39:02It's a great use of space.
39:03All I see is Sunday football.
39:05Yeah.
39:05All the wings.
39:07All the food.
39:07That's what I'm talking about.
39:08Yeah.
39:09Yeah.
39:10Hey, yes.
39:11I love it.
39:11Give me a high five.
39:12I'm in.
39:12I'm in right there.
39:13Oh, yeah.
39:14Yeah, Josh.
39:15Okay, come on.
39:15You got to see this.
39:16When we first saw this place, the kitchen was actually in this area.
39:21You guys are going to love this.
39:22Let's see.
39:22Look at this.
39:23Oh, my goodness.
39:26Nice.
39:26That's crazy.
39:27That's crazy.
39:28My brain can't even remember.
39:30The most special thing is like you guys would have your own room because before, if you
39:34came, you're like on the sofa.
39:36I didn't used to mine, but now I'm approaching 30.
39:38So stuff in my neck.
39:41So this is nice.
39:42This is good.
39:43This is good.
39:43Well, I want to show you guys a bathroom.
39:44Let me see.
39:45Look at this.
39:46Nice.
39:47I love the wallpaper.
39:48Wow.
39:49I love it.
39:50Oh, my goodness.
39:51It's actually bamboo.
39:52I love the texture.
39:54Yeah.
39:55So we were able to take this space, push back a wall, and add a shower.
39:59So when you guys come, you don't have to cut through our room to go to the bathroom.
40:04That's perfect.
40:05Yeah.
40:05We love it, and I hope you guys love it, too.
40:08Oh, yeah.
40:08For sure.
40:09Absolutely.
40:09But let's come on out.
40:10There's more to see.
40:11Check this out.
40:13Whoa.
40:13Wow.
40:14Yes.
40:15Let's go.
40:16So Rosa picked an amazing wallpaper, which I think looks absolutely amazing.
40:21We considered a few options, but we ended up going with a really beautiful wallpaper,
40:26and it has an octagon shape as an accent piece.
40:29It's absolutely beautiful.
40:30I've always wanted a frame like that.
40:32It just opens up the room so much.
40:34Yeah, absolutely.
40:35It looks so beautiful.
40:37Isn't it inviting?
40:37It's like luxury, a little retreat.
40:40Yes.
40:40It's so nice.
40:41That's really what we're looking for.
40:43I think we kind of nailed it, didn't we?
40:45I'm so happy for you guys.
40:47And for us.
40:47And for us, yeah.
40:48And I can only imagine how much work this was, honestly.
40:51But you can tell it wasn't worth it.
40:53I'm just blown away.
40:54And I'm just so excited to spend time here.
40:57Well, right now we're having a party.
41:00Folks are coming in.
41:01Hi.
41:01So let's get the place together.
41:02High five.
41:03Oh, yeah.
41:04Let's go.
41:05Let's go.
41:05So we're really excited about today.
41:07We have friends and family coming over to celebrate.
41:10I just, I'm so glad, and I can't wait to entertain them.
41:14Hey, guys.
41:15Come on in.
41:16Hi.
41:17Good to see you, Debbie.
41:19So glad you're here.
41:21We have plenty of food to eat.
41:23Let's have a party.
41:24Let's have a party.
41:25Let's do this.
41:27Yes.
41:27Come on, you guys.
41:28Have some new drinks.
41:29It looks good.
41:30Look at you.
41:31Yeah.
41:32So at the beginning of the project, we estimated about a $60,000 budget to do the whole renovation.
41:38Well, the good news was by the time all the dust settled and all the work was done, we came
41:43in at $50,000.
41:44So we saved $10,000 on this project.
41:48One of the ways that we were able to save many is one, we don't buy anything full price.
41:52So we're always looking for a deal.
41:54But the real reason is because we had friends come alongside us to help us do this project.
41:59So this is the view.
42:00I mean, I love the downtown view.
42:03Yes.
42:03Wow.
42:03If you look right there, look what you see.
42:05Yes.
42:05You feel that breeze coming off the water there.
42:08It doesn't get much better than that, does it?
42:09It's a great choice, Carlos.
42:11Yeah.
42:11You did good.
42:12Yeah, thanks.
42:14This has been an amazing journey.
42:16I want to thank all you guys for being part of it as well, because we also did it for
42:19all of us to enjoy together and our family and our friends.
42:22So I have a toast to many more wonderful memories here in Virginia Beach in this place with all our
42:29family and friends.
42:31Yes.
42:31All right.
42:32Cheers.
42:34All right.
42:35I'm ready to just come make memories of my kids and my grandkids.
42:40Come here, baby.
42:41Come here.
42:43Aw.
42:46You want to go make a sand castle?
42:48Yeah.
42:49Yeah.
42:50Beach.
42:51Oh.
42:52Oh.
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