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00:00With its mountainous beauty and lush landscape,
00:03the Canadian countryside is as beautiful as it is breathtaking.
00:09Many Canadians are discovering rural life and they're making the move.
00:14We are helping them find their perfect country house.
00:19I love how lush it is, like there's definitely a lot of greenery, kind of magical.
00:24It's amazing.
00:25I feel like I'm in Barbies Dreamhouse.
00:35Today we're up in Vernon, British Columbia with Andrew and his good friend, Marie,
00:39who's stepping in to help while his wife had to shoot up to Alaska.
00:42They're looking for a home that has a little bit of extra room to grow fruits, vegetables,
00:47and of course, they want that picturesque view of the lake.
00:51We've set up three homes and I think one of them might just do the trick.
00:54Let's go find out.
01:03Pleasure to finally meet you.
01:04You must be Andrew.
01:05Yes, Jeff.
01:05And that would make you Marie.
01:06Hi, Marie.
01:07Nice to meet you.
01:07Pleasure to meet you as well.
01:08Thank you so much for letting me join you on the house hunt.
01:11Yeah, it's exciting.
01:12I mean, this is the definition of country living, am I right?
01:15What I want to know, what is it that you really need in this perfect country home?
01:23Michelle and I live in Sioux Lookout and she's going to be retiring and so we're looking
01:29at moving a little bit closer to her home, which is Alaska.
01:34I met Marie several years ago down in Puerto Vallarta, actually.
01:37I host a Sangria Sunday party and some friends brought her along with her husband.
01:42And when we started thinking about moving out here, we remembered Marie actually lived in the area.
01:49So she would be a great person to give us some insight.
01:53Well, I've got some insight into Michelle and her wants and needs for a home and a bit of her
02:00taste.
02:00I know they love gardening, outdoor spaces, you know, room for a company to come.
02:07They like to entertain.
02:08My advice would be to try to find like a flat driveway, something that's easily accessible
02:14in the wintertime because that can become an issue.
02:17We'd like to have two bedrooms, two baths.
02:20Since we're coming from Northern Ontario, we'd really like to grow some of our own fruit
02:24and vegetables out here.
02:26So enough, enough property to do some of that.
02:29Having a great outdoor space would be lovely.
02:32We'll go up to a maximum 700, but obviously we're hoping to come under that,
02:37especially if there has to be some renovations in that as well.
02:44Vernon is located just a few hours northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia's
02:49Okanagan region.
02:52Vernon offers a perfect mix of city life with world-class nature on its doorstep.
02:56There are more than 100 lakes within a one-hour drive,
03:00and not to mention the outstanding beaches, trails, and spectacular resorts nearby.
03:05I have a feeling Andrew and Michelle will certainly love the move to this vibrant community.
03:18So, for house number one, curb appeal, first impressions.
03:22What do we think?
03:23I think it's got great curb appeal for sure.
03:26Wow, coming up the house was, I mean, great curb appeal.
03:30And I mean, just a different looking house for sure.
03:33It's kind of, it's kind of funky.
03:35It sort of fits my thing.
03:38Michelle, I know she always said she'd want to live in an A-frame, but,
03:41you know, we'll see how it goes.
03:44I mean, we can't quite see it, but you can see the openness in the background.
03:47I can't wait to get in there and take a look at that view.
03:49Yeah, me too.
03:50I feel like it's going to be spectacular.
03:52Let's go.
04:02Here we are.
04:03What do we think?
04:05Wow.
04:06It's different.
04:07It's nice and bright.
04:08Yeah.
04:08It's so nice and open and bright.
04:10It's like living in a canoe.
04:13It's got a little bit of that feel to it.
04:15I mean, personally, I love it.
04:17The woodwork's incredible.
04:18It is.
04:18Yeah.
04:19The way they've mixed the stone and the wood in.
04:20I mean, it's fantastic.
04:22Have you seen many homes like this around here?
04:24Is this common?
04:25No, not at all.
04:25This is the first one I've seen like this.
04:27It's beautiful.
04:28Yeah.
04:29I mean, yeah, the lighting, I mean, everything looks fantastic.
04:32I mean, what about this kitchen?
04:33I mean, I can stand in the kitchen and that view is really jumping in.
04:38It is spectacular, for sure.
04:40You know, the kitchen, I think the space itself is wonderful.
04:44Walking in the house, I'd say the first thing I kind of noticed was the three different types of
04:48flooring that were kind of happening, so I'm not really a big fan of that.
04:52The countertops, not a big fan of, but you know, they could be changed.
04:57And for me, I'm thinking for Michelle, the kitchen sink to be underneath the kitchen window would be ideal.
05:03Well, there's still a lot more to explore, so why don't I send you guys upstairs?
05:06You can check out the primary suite.
05:08I'm going to head out on the patio because I've really got to take a better look at that view.
05:11Okay.
05:12I'm going to meet you in like 510.
05:13Sounds good.
05:14Perfect.
05:14All right.
05:14See you soon.
05:16Okay.
05:26Wow.
05:27Yeah.
05:28This is nice.
05:29I really like this part of it.
05:30Mm-hmm.
05:31That's really neat.
05:32Look at the view you'd have every morning.
05:35Waking up to that view would be amazing.
05:39The only downfall I would say is that there's no closet space.
05:44I don't know how comfortable Michelle would be with her clothes hanging for everybody to see.
05:48And the thing now I'm thinking too is, you know, I have lots of, there's not a lot of wall
05:53space for that.
05:54Yeah, you can't take anything here on the walls.
05:55It's shaped like a canoe.
05:57There's not a lot of flat wall space to even hang stuff.
06:00You can get inventive.
06:02I imagine.
06:03Yeah.
06:04I love the view and a little patio outside.
06:08Mm-hmm.
06:08Yeah.
06:09Very nice.
06:09It is.
06:10You know, speaking of the view, let's go and find Jeff and see what else we can see.
06:14That'd be wonderful.
06:14Okay.
06:26Wow.
06:27I mean, you can tell why I've been out here the whole time.
06:29This is beautiful.
06:30Wonderful.
06:30Absolutely gorgeous, isn't it?
06:32It sure is.
06:34I like the idea that, you know, and I notice there isn't curtains and stuff like that.
06:38Like there's no one looking in.
06:40Yeah.
06:40It's like a private little oasis in the mountains.
06:42Yeah.
06:42It's almost like the perfect country home, would you say?
06:45It is.
06:46I would say.
06:47I had to.
06:49What do we think the listing price is for this one?
06:52Hmm.
06:53Marie's probably got a better guess than I, but I would say $600.
06:59Oh, and I'd say around $650.
07:02This one is actually listed at.
07:13I would say $600.
07:16Oh, and I'd say around $650.
07:19Did you guys read my notes or something?
07:21Yeah, it's $600.
07:22You're right on.
07:25I guess I'm a little surprised.
07:27Even though I guessed it on Mark, it does fit our budget.
07:32But I'm really excited to see the other two options that we have available today.
07:38So what do you say we go check out house number two?
07:40Let's do it.
07:41Let's go.
07:41Here we go.
07:49The second house I've picked for our tour today is a little bigger and more of a cozy
07:53cabin style.
07:55I'm curious to see if this could be the right fit for Michelle and Andrew.
08:01Okay.
08:03House number two.
08:05Yeah.
08:05Rustic.
08:06Rustic.
08:07Initial thoughts.
08:08Yeah, that was going through my mind.
08:10It looks quite large.
08:11It does.
08:12Yeah.
08:12I think first thing from my impression was just how huge it was.
08:17And I think Marie said rustic.
08:19Very rustic.
08:20Very rustic.
08:21Very rustic.
08:22So a little bigger than the last one.
08:24It's almost 3,800 square feet.
08:26Wow.
08:26Yeah.
08:27So you've got a little more room to work with.
08:29Probably a little more room to take care of.
08:31But I mean the lot size is just about half an acre.
08:34Oh nice.
08:34So you've got the long driveway coming up and then there's a little room in the back as
08:37well.
08:37Obviously room for the gardens.
08:39Okay.
08:39Get the vegetables and the fruits and everything going.
08:41Get some landscaping.
08:41Right.
08:43I can't wait to see what the inside looks like and I want to get a look at that huge
08:46patio.
08:47Yeah, that is one thing that's quite impressive.
08:49Okay, good.
08:49We're on the same page here.
08:50Yeah, yeah.
08:51What do you say we head up?
08:52Okay, let's do it.
09:05Well, we've made it upstairs.
09:07Right.
09:07Now obviously a lot of room up here.
09:09What would you envision in this area?
09:11Yeah, I mean obviously there's lots of potential here for sure.
09:14Oh yeah.
09:14Maybe a little bit big for two people.
09:16Well, you said you like to host so you can have those nightly cocktail parties.
09:20Yeah.
09:20You can invite the whole neighborhood.
09:21Yeah, yeah.
09:23Again, you can't complain about the amount of space there is.
09:29Maybe a little bit more room than we require.
09:32I was surprised actually walking into the home compared to the outside.
09:36The upgrades that they did do in the house, you know, painting, flooring.
09:39It was a surprise.
09:41I mean, hey, there's some walls to hang my artwork and stuff like that.
09:45That's for sure.
09:46You know, it's unique in its own way too, the home.
09:51Yeah, exactly.
09:52Yeah.
09:53Should we check out the most important room?
09:54Yes.
09:55The kitchen?
09:55The kitchen.
09:56Okay.
09:56Let's go ahead.
09:57Okay.
10:05We have found the kitchen.
10:07Yes.
10:08It's very bright.
10:09Very bright.
10:10Yeah.
10:10I mean, I love that you've got the windows all the way through and the high ceilings.
10:13But, again, it's not for me.
10:15What do you think?
10:16I don't know sure what that room is, but maybe they could expand it even further into there.
10:22Open it up even a little bit more.
10:23I know.
10:24And the high ceilings are really nice too.
10:26Plus, we have the sink.
10:27The sink is in front of the window.
10:28Perfect.
10:28Yeah.
10:29That's what we wanted.
10:30That was missing in the first house.
10:31See, I've been taking notes.
10:32I've seen that, yeah.
10:34The kitchen needs some work, you know.
10:36Like you said, I would open it up, put an island in there.
10:41There's that, you know, that hallway.
10:43I would maybe take that out, see if you could take that out.
10:45Yeah.
10:46Just to open up that area.
10:48What do you say we go take a look at that huge patio and see what the view looks like?
10:51Okay.
10:52Let's go.
10:52Let's go.
11:03Wow.
11:05Yeah.
11:05We made it.
11:07It's a lot bigger than I was expecting.
11:09I mean, it goes the whole width of the property.
11:10Yeah, it is.
11:11It is huge.
11:12It's huge.
11:12And it looks like it's new.
11:14This does look new.
11:15This looks like they've spent some time on this part of the house.
11:19I mean, what do we think about the outlook?
11:20How about the view?
11:22The mountains there, you know, the trees all around.
11:25I don't know if it's quite up to part of the house number one.
11:28There's no lake view?
11:30Yeah.
11:30That's true.
11:31I mean, I'm looking for it.
11:32I don't know if I can quite see the water through the trees, but I mean, the backdrop is gorgeous.
11:37It is.
11:37It's like a painting.
11:38It is.
11:38It is lovely.
11:41That's one area you've got to say is quite nice.
11:43The front deck is pretty amazing and amazing views from there.
11:48You know, I really like that.
11:49It would be good for cocktail hour and, you know, get togethers with everyone.
11:53Yeah, certainly.
11:55What do you think this one's listed for?
11:57I mean, I guess based on the size of this home, I'd say it's got to be a little bit
12:02more than the last home we looked at.
12:04I'd say $625.
12:05Okay.
12:06Well, and I'm going to stay with the $650.
12:08You're going to stay?
12:09Okay.
12:09Just go $650 across the board.
12:10It's good consistency.
12:11I like it.
12:12This one is actually listed at $599.
12:15Oh, okay.
12:15So just a hair under $6.
12:19That is something to keep in mind because that does give us a little bit more money, right?
12:23To do any improvements we'd like.
12:26We're excited to see the third.
12:27I'm excited.
12:28Yeah.
12:31I know the views weren't quite up to par with the first house,
12:34but I have a feeling the size of property number three will be exactly what Michelle and Andrew are looking
12:39for.
12:54Today, I'm helping Andrew find the perfect house in Vernon for him and his wife, Michelle.
12:58Michelle, unfortunately, couldn't make it along today.
13:00So one of their good friends, Marie, is coming along to help.
13:04So far, we've had a look at a house that has an amazing outlook on the water and one that
13:09was a little more private.
13:12This last option I have in store certainly has the most yard space of the three, which I think Andrew
13:17will love.
13:19We made it.
13:20Yes.
13:20Last house on the hunt.
13:22House number three.
13:23What do we think?
13:24Initial thoughts as we walk up that driveway?
13:26It's pretty.
13:27It is a nice house.
13:28I like the flatness of the yard.
13:31It's got a pretty nice curb appeal, I'd say.
13:33I liked the house when we, you know, first approached it.
13:36I mean, you know, it adds good curb appeal, the flat driveway, the flat property.
13:41The house is very appealing.
13:44A little different from the last driveway we had to trek up to get into the house.
13:48Landscaping's nicer.
13:49Yard's nicer.
13:50I think I saw a bit of a vegetable garden around the side.
13:53We'll definitely check that out in a bit, but overall?
13:56Yeah, it's nice.
13:57It's inviting.
13:58And I see the nice big garage in the back, which is always a bonus.
14:01I mean, yeah, you can hide all the toys in there when the winter comes around.
14:03What do you say we go inside and take a look?
14:05Let's do it.
14:05Let's go.
14:15Yeah, this is nice.
14:18Okay, we have a bathroom right here off the main floor.
14:20This is our kid's bedroom?
14:22Yep.
14:23This is nice and bright.
14:25Oh, wow.
14:26Yeah, look at this.
14:27Wow.
14:29That is pretty spectacular.
14:30That is a lot of natural light.
14:32It is.
14:32Yeah, I mean, you've got to love the brightness and, you know, I do like the openness of it.
14:38I like the first impression walking in, those big windows.
14:43My only concern with that is I just kind of wonder how warm it might get in the home in
14:47the summer.
14:48Because I don't think any of those windows opened.
14:51And the kitchen, it's nice and you could redo it a little bit, but you can't make the kitchen any
14:55bigger than what it is there.
14:57That's, you know, definitely a con for me.
14:59I don't know how much I would feel about that.
15:01You know, you'd want a little bit more room because you guys do a lot of entertaining.
15:04Yep.
15:05I really want to go check out the garden, but why don't you guys check out the primary bedroom upstairs
15:09first and then we can meet in five, ten minutes?
15:11Sure.
15:12All right.
15:12After you.
15:13Sounds good.
15:26Yeah, this is nice.
15:28Yeah.
15:28High ceilings again.
15:29Yeah.
15:30That's nice.
15:32Closet space.
15:32A bit of closet space behind us here.
15:36Hers.
15:38His, I guess, is there, but it's small.
15:42Yeah.
15:42I mean, it was just the top floor.
15:45It was on the smaller side for sure.
15:47Again, could it work?
15:48Yes, it could work.
15:49There's no bathroom.
15:50That's a definite con.
15:52Can you imagine having to walk down to the bathroom in the middle of the night?
15:55Yeah.
15:55Yeah.
15:56Yeah.
15:56No.
15:59Let's go and find Jeff.
16:01Let's go.
16:12What did you guys think about the rest of the house?
16:14Quite like the house.
16:15It's a, you know, it's a better size and house number two.
16:18Yeah.
16:19The property, you know, is nice and flat.
16:21Yeah.
16:21To be able to do some things.
16:23I mean, the garage is just a huge, a huge bonus.
16:27Nice garden area.
16:28There you go.
16:29They've got the whole garden area over there.
16:30Yeah.
16:30I mean, obviously, it's just the beginning of the season right now, but, you know, you can
16:35definitely take advantage of that.
16:36What do we think this one's listed for?
16:39Hmm.
16:39I'm going to go at $625 again.
16:42Okay.
16:43Consistency.
16:43I like it.
16:44And I'm not going to go too far off.
16:45I'm going to go $640 this time.
16:47Okay.
16:47We've changed.
16:48I like it.
16:49Well, this one is actually listed at $699.
16:52So, right under that $700 threshold.
16:55Okay.
16:57Yeah.
16:58I was a little shocked, I think, at the price just after the other two homes.
17:03It doesn't leave any room to do any upgrades.
17:08So, that might be a factor.
17:10But, you know, Michelle and I will have to talk about it, right?
17:14All right.
17:14Well, I'll let you guys go think it over and we'll rendezvous in a little bit.
17:17Okay.
17:18Sounds good.
17:18Thanks, Jeff.
17:19Okay.
17:21I really like the land.
17:22The bonus of the huge workshop slash garage.
17:27He's going to go talk to his wife to come up with a final decision.
17:30Oh, yeah, yeah.
17:30I'll, you know, fill her in from my point of view a little bit and give my input and hopefully
17:35they decide on the best house that will work for the two of them.
17:39That's right.
17:52While I give Andrew time to report back to Michelle about our house hunt, I decided to
17:56check out La Casa Lakeside Resort.
17:58I met up with Ryan to hear all about it.
18:01Pleasure to meet you.
18:02You too.
18:03Thank you for having us at La Casa Lakeside Resort.
18:05Tell me everything about it.
18:07So, La Casa Lakeside Resort would be similar to what you'd find in an all-inclusive in Mexico.
18:12We have everything here.
18:13We have wine tours, golf tours, we can take people to waterslides in Vernon.
18:19Where do I sign?
18:19Yeah, it's amazing.
18:21We have ATV trails and ATV tours.
18:24We have boat rentals, city rentals.
18:25We have a kids club.
18:27We have two outdoor pools, four hot tubs.
18:33What really drives people to this part of the Okanagan?
18:36The nature, the views, all of the amenities we have is incredible out this way.
18:43We have Fintree Provincial Park right down the road.
18:47There's waterfalls, adventure seekers.
18:49There's pretty much something here for everybody.
18:52A lot of people move out here to kind of get away from the city.
18:55So, you still are, you know, about a half an hour away from town,
18:58but you have that feeling like you're not tight in a downtown area.
19:01Yeah, it feels like we're just right out in the countryside.
19:03But if you really do need something, it's not too far away.
19:06You're 30 minutes away, yeah.
19:08I just want to go jump in the lake right now.
19:10Me too.
19:11And if that's too far, we've got two pools.
19:12Exactly.
19:13Perfect.
19:14I will definitely be staying here soon.
19:15Awesome, buddy.
19:16Appreciate it.
19:24Now that Andrew has had some time to discuss all the options from our house hunt with his wife, Michelle,
19:29I'm meeting up once again with him and Marie to hear if they came to a decision.
19:35Well, you two look familiar.
19:37Yeah.
19:38Long time no see.
19:39Last time we were together, we saw three pretty spectacular homes.
19:44So, house number one, incredible up in the trees.
19:47I really felt like it had an incredible ocean or lake view.
19:51I mean, what did you guys think about the first home?
19:53The landscaping was gorgeous.
19:54Yeah.
19:54Yeah.
19:55I like the openness, the kitchen living room concept.
19:59That was nice and open.
20:00Yeah.
20:00Herb appeal was great.
20:02Yeah.
20:02Lots of room for the gardens, for sure.
20:05I mean, it's a little steep, the property, but I think it might be doable.
20:10Yeah.
20:10I mean, you're up high, it looks like you're above the trees.
20:12Yeah.
20:13I mean, obviously, the bonus is the Great Lake view.
20:15Yes.
20:17Now, house number two was a little out of the way.
20:20Bigger property, you know, almost half an acre there.
20:23Huge house.
20:25Different type of curb appeal.
20:26Yeah.
20:27Actually, it was one of the funny things Marie said about the steepness of the driveway.
20:31Yeah.
20:32Coming up, you know, and how it could be in the wintertime.
20:34And we do get some snow here.
20:35The deck was wonderful.
20:37It still had some decent views.
20:38Yeah.
20:38Probably a lot more house than we need.
20:41And I think a lot more work to be done in that home.
20:44It could definitely be opened up.
20:46Yeah.
20:46But work and time and the landscaping needs to be done.
20:49Yeah.
20:49And I mean, you've got the space to do it, which is always nice.
20:51Yeah.
20:52You're not going to be adding anything onto it.
20:53You're just going to be reconfiguring.
20:57So house number three, really nice flat open yard, A-frame style.
21:02It was beautiful.
21:03I love the flatness of the property.
21:05Yeah.
21:05That's one thing.
21:06You know, a little bit more updated than the other homes.
21:10Huge work garage.
21:12Yeah.
21:13And storage.
21:13Lots of extra space.
21:14Personally, I like all the outside vegetables, vegetable garden.
21:19The landscape was there.
21:20Yeah.
21:20And there's also room to add even more.
21:22To make the choice a little easier, what if we eliminated one from the mix?
21:26Marie and I have had some wine and talking with Michelle.
21:30You know, we decided to take number two off the list.
21:34Okay.
21:34So we can remove number two from the list.
21:36And now we've narrowed it down to two.
21:38So we've got house one and house three.
21:40So, I mean, both great properties.
21:42I mean, personally, I'd be happy with either, but it's not my choice.
21:45You can't make a view.
21:47That's true.
21:49And so I think it has to be house number one.
21:51I think if you're going to go with house number one, we have to get you a portrait that says
21:55you can't make a view.
21:56And you can hang it right beside the view.
21:58Because that would be perfect.
22:01We should give the realtor a call and see if we can snag it for a good price.
22:05Okay.
22:05Let's do it.
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