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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 Barby's dream house.
00:35We're here in the Orangeville area with Hardeep looking for the perfect country retreat for
00:39his family.
00:40Let's see what we can find.
00:46Hello, Linda.
00:47How are you this morning?
00:48How are you?
00:48Good morning.
00:49You brought the rain with you, but that's okay.
00:51Yeah, come on.
00:51I never expected this kind of weather.
00:53It's okay.
00:54We're going to be inside the houses, so it doesn't matter.
00:56It doesn't matter.
00:57We have an exciting day ahead of us.
00:59You're making a big move from the city to the country.
01:02Country, yeah.
01:03Yeah, tell me a little bit about your wish list.
01:05What's the top things you want to have in a house?
01:07I have lived all my life in the Toronto area.
01:11It's been very busy, very hectic.
01:13My kids are growing up now.
01:14I wish I could have more space, open space.
01:18We're planning to buy a dog and I love nature.
01:22This is the main reason I want to move to the countryside.
01:24Yes.
01:25Let's see how it goes.
01:28I live in a city called the Caledon East.
01:32My family, I got my spouse for sure, and I have my daughter.
01:36She's in university.
01:36Then I have my son.
01:37He's in grade 12.
01:38I like open space with less traffic.
01:42I want to have more space away from the city with all the traffic.
01:46I want to move to Orangeville since it's a small, growing town.
01:51I'm looking for a bigger lot.
01:53I can do a little bit of farming.
01:55I want to enjoy the pool.
01:57My daughter, she's excited to get a new dog.
01:59I'm a handyman.
02:00A little bit of renovations, no problem.
02:03So if I really like something with the pool, maybe I can go from 1.5 to 2 mil or
02:082.2 mil.
02:09That's it.
02:10I'm very excited because I'm used to this area.
02:12I always come for shopping to Orangeville.
02:14It's not a busy, busy area.
02:16So that's the reason I want to move to Orangeville.
02:26The town of Orangeville is located just over an hour's drive northwest of Toronto, Ontario.
02:32It's the perfect blend of small town charm, modern amenities and closeness to nature.
02:38With such a welcoming atmosphere, I just know that Hardeep and his family will love the change from city life
02:44here in Orangeville.
02:54We're at house number one.
02:55This one actually has three bedrooms and it's got a lot of space in the back, more than two acres.
03:00So I think that's going to make you really happy.
03:03That's funny.
03:03From outside, I was impressed to see the lot size, the look of the house.
03:09It's been well kept.
03:10A little bit worried about the road.
03:13I was excited to go in and see how it looks from inside.
03:18Let's get out of this weather and head inside.
03:20All right.
03:33Well, this is a very contemporary kitchen.
03:36What's your first thoughts on the space?
03:38It's a nice cozy space inside.
03:40The kitchen looks spacious.
03:42It's a nice family room.
03:45Nice.
03:45Well, so far, I'm really hitting it out of the park then.
03:48It actually is a great gourmet kitchen.
03:49This is a very high-end stove.
03:51Are you a cook in the family?
03:53Do you appreciate the gas?
03:54I do.
03:54I actually love cooking, yeah.
03:55Oh, well, you could basically be on a cooking show right here then for all your family.
03:59You've got a really great view here of the exterior.
04:02You can see all those country trees outside.
04:05And you know what I noticed is the noise is so much quieter.
04:08There's no noise inside, yeah.
04:09Yeah, isn't that amazing?
04:10And also, I wanted to say about this floor that actually is in-floor heating.
04:13So we can't feel it right now because our shoes are on.
04:15But how nice to be coming in from outside and stepping on that.
04:18That's actually a good thing.
04:18Wow.
04:18I'm impressed with the kitchen.
04:20It's beautiful immaculate, nice brands, and the spacious family room.
04:25We have a patio door, and we have a lot of space at the back.
04:29So I think it will fit for my family.
04:32But even if I have guests, then I have a lot of space at the back.
04:35Right, I like this.
04:36Maybe you're going to have so many people here, they're not going to want to leave, right?
04:39Yeah.
04:39That's maybe the problem.
04:41Well, there's more to explore in here, especially the principal suite and the en suite.
04:45I really want to show it to you.
04:45Let's go in.
04:46Walk with me.
04:47Let's go check it out.
05:00Well, here we are in the principal suite, and it almost feels like a hotel suite, don't
05:05you think?
05:06Yes.
05:07Since you mentioned it's a heated floor, I can feel that heat.
05:10Nice.
05:11So it's definitely a hotel suite.
05:13The washroom looks great.
05:14It's a huge walk-in shower.
05:15You've got like a soaker tub.
05:17So you can literally sit in the tub and look out this huge window to all of your trees
05:20in the back.
05:21That's pretty nice.
05:22It's not a true walk-in closet, but I think I would probably add maybe some doors or something
05:26to it.
05:27It's like a step-in closet.
05:28Yeah.
05:29Is there anything you would change about this space?
05:31I don't think so.
05:32This is enough.
05:33This is sufficient for ourselves, yeah.
05:36I love how easy going you are.
05:37I think this is going to be a really easy process.
05:39We may end up buying three houses today, I think.
05:43So do you think we should head outside and explore what that has to offer?
05:45A hundred percent, yeah.
05:46All right, let's go.
05:47I'm excited.
05:47We'll head outside.
06:01Well now, you wanted country living and here we are definitely in country living.
06:06Look at all of these beautiful trees.
06:08Wow.
06:09It's beautiful.
06:09I love nature.
06:10So this is something I will definitely consider.
06:13Now this property is actually 2.7 acres, which is a good size.
06:17So as far back as you can see, and it includes that huge shop that's there in the corner.
06:23I was impressed to see the shed and got a sauna at the back, 2.7 acres.
06:28It's a beautiful property.
06:31I would love to have a swimming pool.
06:33It's nice and kind of flat right in that area, right?
06:36Yeah, it is beautiful.
06:36I could see that would be really nice.
06:38It's a really nice workable property.
06:40It's nice breeze, fresh air, you know.
06:41Fresh air.
06:42Look at these trees too.
06:43They're huge, right?
06:44Can you envision yourself out here?
06:45Do you barbecue?
06:47I do barbecue.
06:48I do bonfire.
06:49Oh, nice.
06:50And playing with the dog or my kids.
06:52I would love to do that, yeah.
06:54So now that you've seen this property, how much do you think this house is?
06:59This house must be 1.4 mil.
07:16That's a good guess.
07:20That's a good guess.
07:21You're a man that knows his numbers.
07:22I can tell.
07:23This house is 1.3.
07:25Three.
07:25Wow, that's a decent good price.
07:27That's right.
07:28So I think you'd have money left over to put that pool in.
07:31Right?
07:32I was expecting 1.4 plus.
07:35I'm actually impressed because the prices of the houses have gone down, which is a decent
07:40price.
07:42Do you want to jump in the car and head to house number two?
07:44For sure.
07:44All right, let's go.
08:01Well, here we are at very glamorous country house number two.
08:05Beautiful, yeah.
08:07Yeah, this has a lot of presence when you come up to it, right?
08:09Yeah, nice from outside.
08:11It's a detached, proper house.
08:13Yes.
08:13So this is something I really would love to see the house.
08:16Ooh, well, I'm excited to show you because there's so much beauty inside this house to
08:20look at.
08:21There's about 4,000 square feet on the first two floors and another couple thousand square
08:25feet on the basement floor.
08:27So we have lots to explore in here.
08:30It's beautiful when you enter in the house.
08:32The driveway is huge.
08:33It's well kept.
08:35And the landscaping has done greatly.
08:38I like it.
08:40So let's head inside.
08:41All right.
08:42Okay?
08:55Well, this is a very glamorous kitchen.
08:58For sure, yes.
08:59If you want to host a party, this is the kitchen to do.
09:02I can see that.
09:03Yeah, yeah.
09:03This house is much bigger.
09:05Lots of space.
09:07I can easily fit 40 to 50 guests in this house.
09:09You could easily.
09:10The kitchen is beautiful.
09:11White kitchen is always good.
09:13And do you like these countertops?
09:14Oh, countertops are great.
09:15Love their fireplace.
09:17It's so cozy.
09:18And then you've got an amazing outdoor space as well.
09:21Which is a beautiful deck in the back, yeah.
09:23Look at that view.
09:24Every single window straight across is nothing but trees.
09:27Wow.
09:27That's great.
09:29When I enter the house, lots of space.
09:32It's a beautiful kitchen.
09:33It's a great place to party with your family and friends.
09:39I want you to have a chance to explore all the bedrooms and everything.
09:43But one thing that's really cool is there's actually two suites in the basement.
09:46So you could actually rent out one space or even two if you wanted to.
09:50And that's a really great mortgage helper.
09:52Oh, wow.
09:52Yeah.
09:53So why don't we head down to the basement and check out that space before we go outside.
09:56All right.
09:56That's cool.
09:57Straight this way.
10:16Remember I told you this is such a huge basement space?
10:19Mm-hmm.
10:19What do you think of this?
10:20I can see that.
10:20This is probably one of the biggest basements I've ever seen, right?
10:23I can see that.
10:23This is a lot of basement.
10:24It's like a proper house.
10:25You're right.
10:26It is.
10:26Really high ceilings, too.
10:28Very high ceilings, yeah.
10:28Which I think is unique.
10:29And they've actually spent a lot of money on the molding and everything here.
10:32I can see that, yeah.
10:33It's always good in case you have some guests over, you're having a party at the back.
10:37Yes.
10:38You have some people from abroad.
10:39So this is something I will be utilizing it, yes.
10:42I would say this is nicer than like a hotel.
10:44Like if people are coming from abroad to stay over, they have a complete mini house here,
10:49right?
10:49Yeah, yeah.
10:50The downstairs basements, I was surprised and amazed to see they have two ensuite basements.
10:56It's like a complete one small house.
10:59Why don't I take you outside and we'll have a look?
11:01Sure.
11:02Okay.
11:02All right, come on.
11:14Here we are in one of the many outdoor spaces, but this one is nice on a rainy day because
11:19it's covered.
11:20Covered, yeah.
11:21They've created this nice little sitting area here.
11:23And then you've got a barbecue and adjoining table next to that.
11:27Yep.
11:28The property is still nice and flat, so your pool idea could still work here though.
11:33Yes, yes, yes.
11:34Beautiful landscaping they have done, they have maintained, yeah.
11:37I could see the owners of the house have done a good job.
11:39It doesn't look anything that I need to change.
11:42Yeah, it's just that pool.
11:43So why to spend some more money, yeah.
11:44Yeah, exactly.
11:47How much do you think this house is?
11:49I would say over $2 million.
11:51Okay, okay.
11:52That's a great guess.
11:53Actually, you know your numbers, like I said, but this house is actually $2 million.
11:57$2 million, yeah.
11:58Yeah.
11:59You can move in and it's completely turnkey.
12:01There's literally nothing to do but bring your suitcases with you and move right in,
12:05right?
12:05Not bad, right?
12:06All right, we'll see.
12:07Okay, it's a lot of house for the price point for sure.
12:09Yeah.
12:10Why don't we jump in the car and head to house number three?
12:12Let's go.
12:13Okay, right this way.
12:30Today I'm in Orangeville, Ontario, helping Hardeep find the perfect country house for his family.
12:35The first options we looked at both had large lots and had plenty of space for the family.
12:41One thing on his wish list, which we haven't seen yet, is a pool.
12:46So I have a feeling this last house could be the perfect fit.
12:52Well, it just keeps getting grander and grander, doesn't it?
12:55For sure, yeah.
12:57Stunning house number three.
12:58There's a lot of nice stone on this house.
13:01For sure, yes.
13:02Beautiful big doors.
13:03This is very welcoming.
13:04The homeowners have built this custom, so there's a lot of interesting touches.
13:08Beautiful landscaping again, so similar to house number two.
13:11Very nice, right?
13:14First impression, this house is immaculate, beautiful.
13:17It's a big size three-car garage.
13:19It's awesome.
13:21Should we head inside and take it?
13:22Yes, let's go.
13:23All right, let's go.
13:36Okay, well, this is definitely a chef's kitchen.
13:40100%.
13:41Look at the size of this huge island.
13:43Wow.
13:44You can put out an entire spread of food here for your family and they could get started
13:48and then move to this very grand dining room.
13:51Of course.
13:51Right?
13:52It's appealing.
13:53It's very attractive.
13:54I think it's kind of a little bit more like that country feel because they've added some
13:58wood in here, which is really nice.
14:00They've got a beautiful piano as well.
14:02Maybe you could ask for that in the price.
14:04Do you play piano?
14:05I could learn, yeah.
14:06You could learn.
14:08They have many rooms for us to explore, so I want to take you upstairs and show that
14:12to you because I think you're going to be very excited to see that.
14:14Of course.
14:15Okay, let's head upstairs.
14:32Now, here is a principal suite.
14:34Definitely very grand.
14:36Again, that kind of beautiful, luxurious hotel kind of feel to it.
14:40I like that they've done some built-in storage for clothing here, but they also have a huge
14:44walk-in closet.
14:45Yeah.
14:46It's nice, decent colour.
14:47It feels like it's very welcoming.
14:49Very welcoming, yeah.
14:49It's kind of soothing, kind of spa-like in here with the colours.
14:52Yeah, it's very soothing.
14:52I really like it.
14:53And then this ensuite is pretty incredible.
14:57It's like a hotel.
14:58It's better than a five-star hotel or a seven-star hotel.
15:01Nicely set up.
15:02I'm very impressed to see this house.
15:05So, there's so much more to look at in this house.
15:07So, I really want to take you for a tour around and I think we should definitely head outside
15:11because I have a bit of a surprise for you out there.
15:13Oh, yeah?
15:13That's great.
15:14Okay.
15:14Let's head on.
15:26Well, here's my surprise for you.
15:28This is basically an entire outdoor cabana.
15:31You can see from here, there's literally a view of your pool.
15:34You don't even have to put one in.
15:36There's already one for you.
15:37Yes.
15:37This is what I was looking for from the beginning of this morning.
15:40Yeah.
15:40This is exciting because it's fun.
15:42You've got an outdoor kitchen with a nice pool.
15:44What else do you need?
15:45It's pretty amazing.
15:45I feel like we would spend so much time out here.
15:48And I say we because I think you'd invite me over, of course.
15:50A hundred percent.
15:51Why not?
15:54The barbecue with a nice cabana outside with the pool, especially summer, it's going
16:00to be nicer.
16:01I love to do outdoor barbecue.
16:03So this is a good place.
16:05So what do you think the house price is here?
16:08It could be over $2 million.
16:10Mm-hmm.
16:11So this house is $2.5 million.
16:13$2.5 million.
16:14Yeah.
16:15Yeah.
16:15It's worth it.
16:16It's worth it.
16:17It's a lot of property.
16:18It's pretty incredible.
16:19Your pool's already there.
16:22I have to raise my budget and see how it goes.
16:25So I'll think about it and come up with something.
16:28This is going to give you something to think about, isn't it?
16:30Think about it.
16:30100% now.
16:31I'm confused.
16:31Second and third.
16:32I know.
16:33This one comes with a pool, so.
16:34It's pretty nice.
16:35Pretty nice, yeah.
16:36Is it the whole family you're going to ask about these homes?
16:38Who are you going to bring?
16:39You can talk about the family and see.
16:40And see what they think?
16:41They think, yeah.
16:43Okay.
16:43And review them all and then I'm going to get back together with you and I'm going to then
16:47find out which house you chose.
16:48100% Amanda.
16:49Okay.
17:02I gave Fardeep time to discuss the three house options with his family and he's let
17:06me know that they have come to a decision.
17:09We're meeting up again at the Planted Cafe to hear their choice.
17:13I got there a little early to chat with the owner, Alex.
17:17I'm going to talk about what it's like to live in this gorgeous town.
17:21You have such a great story as to how you came to own this cafe.
17:26It was always kind of a dream to own something plant-based and back home.
17:30So we're actually from here and really just wanted to bring, you know, some plant-based
17:34wellness to the area.
17:36People who live here, you know, really do value shopping local, wellness, being outside
17:41and all those things that we bring.
17:43I actually just recently moved back here.
17:45So yeah, we found the calling back after living away for a while.
17:50And it's really incredible.
17:51Like especially in this space, you know, we can go to the farmer's market in the morning,
17:54grab some fresh produce to bring, you know, right here and serve to the community.
17:58Yeah.
17:59We can go to Island Lake right behind us.
18:02Beautiful areas, beautiful conservation areas.
18:05Wow.
18:05It feels like there's things to do no matter the season also.
18:09Absolutely.
18:11I love the sense of community here.
18:13And I really feel that about this particular place too, that you are very integral in bringing
18:19together the community here.
18:20Yeah, that was really big for us.
18:22And something that I always wanted with this space was to just bring that community together.
18:26We've done book clubs.
18:28We're just starting up a walk and jog club.
18:31Wow.
18:31Actually, yeah.
18:32That goes so well with your whole wellness.
18:34Yeah.
18:34Exactly.
18:35Yeah.
18:36That's fantastic.
18:37Found a really good community here.
18:38We're so lucky.
18:39We're in the headwaters.
18:41Five major rivers, you know, starting at the mouth here, which is incredible.
18:44Amazing.
18:44Yeah, lakes.
18:46Yeah.
18:46It's great.
18:47You're really selling me on it.
18:49I definitely have like a welcoming spirit feeling about you for sure.
18:53I think at this point, all that I can do is come and try some of your beautiful tasty
18:56products.
18:57There's so many nice things to try here, but what a great space.
19:00Thanks.
19:00Congratulations.
19:01It was so nice meeting you.
19:02So lovely meeting you.
19:03Great job.
19:03Thanks for coming in.
19:15Well, it was so fun house hunting with you.
19:18You know, even though it was raining, we really made the best of it.
19:22And we got to see some amazing houses.
19:24For sure.
19:25They were all quite different.
19:26So let's think back on all the houses.
19:30House number one.
19:30House number one, they had a pretty big lot.
19:33And they had that big storage place.
19:35They have big storage at the back.
19:36The only thing I didn't like it because of the noise that's pretty much on the main road.
19:41Yeah.
19:41But to build and make us beautiful, it's possible.
19:45I hear what you're saying about the traffic.
19:47I was so surprised that once I got inside, it was quiet.
19:51The price was right.
19:52The price is right, for sure.
19:54That kitchen, those appliances in there are worth so much money.
19:58Much money, yeah.
19:58Super, super high end.
20:00And you're so close off the road there that it's a fast commute.
20:06House number two, that was very grand.
20:09Very grand, yeah.
20:10I mean, it had that long driveway coming up and it was just like, wow, once we saw it, right?
20:16Completely astonished to see the house number two.
20:19Mm-hmm.
20:20If I compare with house number one, the price is a little more higher side.
20:24Mm-hmm.
20:25But it's a lot of property.
20:26Yeah.
20:27Pool could be built in the back.
20:28Mm-hmm.
20:29It's another older house.
20:32That incredible space in the basement.
20:34Oh, yeah.
20:34I mean, that would be amazing for guests.
20:36You were saying about how many people you could entertain in that house.
20:40Well, you make your memories forever.
20:42Yeah, exactly.
20:45Okay, let's talk about house number three though, because it's also a really good one.
20:49Well, it's over the price for me.
20:50It's a big house.
20:51It's a big house.
20:53It's a big house.
20:53It's a custom home that was done.
20:55So, it has a lot of extras in it.
20:57That pool already done.
20:58It's going to be hard to maintain.
21:00It's a very big size.
21:01It's a big house.
21:02It's really, really a lot.
21:02But you don't have to do anything.
21:04Uh-huh.
21:04You don't even have to put the pool in.
21:05But it's definitely top, top of budget.
21:07Top, top, top of budget, yeah.
21:11We looked at three amazing houses, right?
21:13No doubt.
21:14They were all awesome.
21:15So, having said that, which house did you choose?
21:17House number two.
21:18House number two.
21:19Yeah.
21:21That's going to be a huge change.
21:22What do you think the family's going to be?
21:23Oh, they are excited when they saw it, you know?
21:26Yes.
21:26They are very excited.
21:26So, this is a family decision and I said, let's go with house two.
21:30Wow.
21:30Which is reasonable and a good house.
21:34Well, there's only one thing to do is call the realtor and make an offer.
21:37Let's do it.
21:38Thank you so much.
21:39Keep me posted on all the construction that you do, okay?
21:41For sure.
21:41All right.
21:42Cheers to that.
21:43Cheers again, yeah.
21:43Cheers to house offers.
21:50Kardeep has recently reached out to tell me their offer on house two was sadly unsuccessful.
21:55But now with a good sense of the local market, I'm sure they will find the perfect property in no
22:01time.
22:01All the best with the continued house hunt.
22:09Cheers.
22:10Cheers.
22:11Cheers.
22:12Cheers.
22:12Cheers.
22:14Cheers.
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