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00:00The very best part of my job is helping people.
00:04My dad passed away February 2024.
00:06I'm so sorry.
00:07So I jumped at the chance to help Tina,
00:10a Rhode Island native, find her dream home in the Carolinas.
00:14It's beautiful.
00:15Absolutely beautiful.
00:16The last couple of houses,
00:18the selling point has definitely been the yard.
00:20So grab a nice whatever you want.
00:24And get ready for all the feels.
00:27Because you know what, that's what we do.
00:41I am heading back to the Myrtle Beach area.
00:45The Carolinas are such an easy place to exist.
00:49There's so many different options within the two states.
00:52You have mountains, you have oceans, you have lakes,
00:55you have rivers, you have all of it.
00:56So being here is always a treat.
00:58It's super chill.
01:01And I'm on my way to meet Tina, my newest client.
01:05Dying to hear her story and get to know her
01:07and see how I can help her the most in this really unique experience.
01:16Oh my god, hi honey bunny.
01:19How are you?
01:21Oh my god, I'm so excited.
01:23Me too.
01:24You're adorable.
01:25What are you looking out there for?
01:26I'm over here.
01:27I don't know.
01:27I'm just, yeah, you know.
01:29Woo hoo.
01:31All righty, all righty.
01:32Hey.
01:33I need something delicious.
01:36Oh my god, I can't believe he's here.
01:41Say more.
01:42Oh my gosh.
01:43Okay.
01:43You're adorable.
01:45Tina, Tina, Bobina.
01:49Oh my god.
01:50You're adorable.
01:51Oh, thank you.
01:52You're not from here.
01:53I am originally from Rhode Island.
01:55Are we living here?
01:57We're going to live here.
01:58So you live right now?
01:59Where do you live in Rhode Island?
02:00I live in Sarasota, Florida now.
02:02I moved there to be closer to my dad, and my dad passed away February of 2024.
02:09I'm so sorry.
02:09No, thank you.
02:11That sucks.
02:12That's hard.
02:13I think, like, back many years, I always said, I want to move to the Carolinas.
02:18And then, obviously, life throws your curveballs, and I went to Florida to be closer to my dad.
02:22And so now it's now or never.
02:24Because of your dad's passing, this is why you're able to move?
02:28Is that how you get into the money?
02:28Yes, I got an inheritance, yes.
02:30Okay, got you.
02:30You know, we always talked about this.
02:32So I'm going to honor him.
02:33So I'm going to buy a house with the money he left me.
02:36All right.
02:36Yes.
02:36What's your dad's name?
02:38Umberto.
02:39Umberto.
02:39This is for Umberto.
02:40Yes.
02:40All right.
02:41We need to go get you a house.
02:42Yes, please.
02:43What are you looking for?
02:45Three beds, two baths.
02:47Something that's relatively low maintenance.
02:52Yod work.
02:52I'm not afraid of yard work.
02:53Yod work.
02:54I'm probably going to die in this house.
02:56So yeah, that's the plan.
02:58I don't want to move again.
02:59Bleak, but you know, honest.
03:02It's more like I moved from Rhode Island to Florida.
03:04Now I'm moving from Florida to Carolina.
03:06It's a lot.
03:07Do you want to be on the water or close to it?
03:10Like walking distance from it?
03:11No, I don't need to be.
03:13Hey, if you could find something in my budget.
03:14Well, that's right.
03:15That's where it's money.
03:16How much money are you going to give me?
03:18275.
03:18So we're not going to find anything close to the water?
03:20I don't think so.
03:22I mean, you're good, but are you that good?
03:24No, I'm not a magician.
03:25Do you know people here?
03:26No.
03:27So you're starting fresh friends.
03:29I am.
03:30Are we single?
03:31I am.
03:32Are you, do you have kids?
03:33I do.
03:34Okay.
03:34How many kids do you have?
03:35So I have two kids.
03:36My daughter is staying in Sarasota.
03:38She's 26 and my son is 18.
03:40He'll be coming up here with me.
03:41Love that.
03:42So he's going to live with you?
03:43Yes.
03:43Okay, good.
03:44Give me some love.
03:45You got it.
03:46All right.
03:46It's just you and I.
03:48I love that.
03:48Yes.
03:49We're going to rock this now.
03:49We're going to bond, yes.
03:50Let's get out of here.
03:51All right.
03:53North Myrtle Beach is located in an area known as the Grand Strand,
03:57which straddles the border of North and South Carolina.
04:01It's an area that's growing at an astronomical rate.
04:04It's really fun to see people moving to a place that makes them feel happy.
04:10And it's been a hot minute since I've been here.
04:13So I'm meeting Stacy, who has a scoop on all the up and coming areas in North Myrtle Beach.
04:20Hey, gorgeous.
04:21It's wonderful to see you again.
04:23It's good to see you.
04:23You look yummy.
04:25Oh my God, I love the color block.
04:26Yes, please.
04:28This is fun.
04:28This whole area is really neat.
04:30Yes.
04:31Like, tell me about what is happening in this area.
04:34I feel like there's so much building.
04:35They are.
04:35And honestly, everyone thinks we're building too much,
04:38but the reality is we're not building enough.
04:40Who's buying the most?
04:41Like, what's the price point of the new builds?
04:45Right now, our new builds, they're going anywhere from, I would say, $400 on up.
04:50It's getting up there.
04:51It is.
04:52It's getting expensive to move to Myrtle Beach.
04:53But you said we can still get a wonderful house for less than $275.
04:57Oh, absolutely.
04:57There's still a lot of hidden gems out there.
04:59Good.
04:59Do you got some for me?
05:00Yes.
05:01We love hidden gems.
05:02I have a few.
05:04She's open to, as I told you, like to townhomes.
05:06This one's a three-bedroom, three-bath.
05:08It's new construction.
05:09OK, super.
05:10And then we've got another three-bedroom,
05:12two-bath on the corner lot.
05:14Oh, look how tiny that is.
05:15It's a little cottage.
05:16It's like a little shotgun house.
05:17It is.
05:17It's a little cottage.
05:18And then the last one is going to be fully renovated.
05:21Well, here's some more information and some other listings.
05:24If you need anything, just give me a call.
05:25Any coupons to Putt-Putt in here?
05:27No, not.
05:28Come on.
05:29Let me walk around.
05:31Darling little thing, you.
05:32This is great.
05:33This is super fun.
05:34Yeah, I think she's really going to love this area.
05:38Thanks to Stacy's yummy research, I'm starting Tina's House Hunt with one of the more affordable
05:43properties in her inventory.
05:46I wanted to show you something.
05:48You said you're open to townhomes.
05:51Yeah.
05:52It's brand new, built in 2025.
05:53No one's lived there.
05:56OK, starting our search today in the town of Calabash.
05:59It's a totally adorable town, and the property is called Sweetgum Straits.
06:03It's got three bedrooms and three bathrooms, just shy of 1,500 square feet.
06:08Super cute.
06:09It's brand new, like literally move-in ready.
06:11It's a really easy house to look at, and the price is really fabulous at $234.900.
06:19Wow.
06:20I know, right?
06:22Let's get into it.
06:25So not a lot of people live here.
06:26We still are under construction in a lot of the neighborhood.
06:30OK.
06:30So that's something to consider.
06:31All right.
06:32But come on in up.
06:34Oh.
06:35Let's check out the kitchen and family room.
06:38I love this.
06:40Isn't this great?
06:40I love the island.
06:42I love the deep sink.
06:44Yes.
06:45Get into it.
06:46Oh, yeah, I love this.
06:48This is definitely like super functional.
06:50Nice big cabinet.
06:51Nice big cabinets, lots of space.
06:54All right, so it's a good kitchen.
06:55I love it the way it is.
06:57Good.
06:57But if I wanted to change out knobs and maybe force it,
07:01is that something that's easy for a single woman me to do?
07:05Your son, what's his name?
07:06His name is Nico.
07:07Nico, of course it is.
07:08Yes.
07:11Is he handy?
07:12He's a little bit handy.
07:14Can he mow a lawn?
07:15Yeah.
07:16Oh, yeah.
07:16Oh, right.
07:17OK, so Nico stays.
07:18I mean, well, for a little bit.
07:20He's only super helpful on his terms.
07:23Just off the kitchen is the living room.
07:26It's perfect for the low maintenance lifestyle Tina is after.
07:29I love that it's connected, you know, all open.
07:34And to the side is the main bedroom.
07:37Oh, wow, I love this.
07:39It's nice, right?
07:40Nice high ceilings.
07:42Perfect.
07:42Yeah.
07:43Could fit a queen or a king size bed.
07:45Yeah, this is great.
07:47Here's an en suite.
07:49Check it out.
07:50Get all up in it.
07:51Isn't this nice?
07:52Double sinks.
07:53I love the counter area.
07:54One for your left hand and one for your right hand.
07:57Oh, I love this little privacy area.
08:00And a nice big walk-in closet.
08:01So I love that you said, you know, we have the private commode area.
08:04Mm-hmm.
08:05Good design includes a private moment.
08:08Okay.
08:08Like, don't you want to take a dump in your own private moment?
08:10You are just to the point.
08:12I like it.
08:13So it's the truth.
08:14Take a dump.
08:14Because you know what?
08:15That's what we do.
08:19An extra bedroom and bathroom complete the rest of the downstairs space.
08:23But it's the upstairs that I'm dying to show Tina.
08:26Yeah.
08:26Nico would love this.
08:28Right?
08:28He's separate and he's a little bit messy.
08:32So this is separate from the house and nobody sees it.
08:34Well, it's nice.
08:35He's 18.
08:36He needs to feel independent.
08:38He has his own closet and his own bathroom here, too, as well.
08:40Oh, wow.
08:41This is a great bathroom.
08:43It's a good bathroom, right?
08:44And another tub.
08:46Another tub.
08:46So that's three-fold bath.
08:47Through that door is the attic space.
08:49Oh.
08:50So you have lots of storage.
08:51This is great.
08:52He would love this.
08:53Good.
08:53Yeah.
08:54Good.
08:54All right.
08:54So we have one last space.
08:56All right.
08:56After you, my darling.
08:59Come on out.
09:02Oh, OK.
09:03Well, I think looking at this cute little space, what I'm thinking,
09:06fence this area in and enclose it for the dog and just kind of for a little bit more privacy
09:11and just kind of like this could be a cute little backyard oasis.
09:15Yeah.
09:16To me, what I would do, I'd plant some really beautiful trees.
09:19Yeah.
09:19One for you, one for your son, or one for your dad.
09:22Yes.
09:22That would be great.
09:23Right?
09:24So townhome here.
09:26Yes.
09:26Want me to show you a house house tomorrow?
09:28Absolutely.
09:29OK.
09:29Yeah.
09:30Want to go wander around the neighborhood?
09:31Absolutely.
09:31Let's do that.
09:32Let's do it.
09:32Let's go be nosy.
09:34Yes.
09:34Let's go look at some of these hot construction workers.
09:37OK.
09:48Tina really liked the townhouse I just showed her in Calabash.
09:53While her budget is relatively small, I do want to show her what properties are possible if
09:58she's willing to look a bit further out.
10:02So I've taken her to Pine Needle Trail in Long's.
10:06All right.
10:06So cute little house right here.
10:08My gosh, it is.
10:09It's not huge, but it's adorable.
10:12And we're still coming in way below budget.
10:14All right.
10:14So Pine Needle Trail is a great house.
10:16It's got three bedrooms, two baths, just a hair over a thousand square feet.
10:19OK.
10:20$250.
10:22Under budget again?
10:23For a single family home.
10:25What are you doing, dude?
10:2615 minutes away from the beach.
10:28I love it.
10:29Oh, love it.
10:31All right.
10:31So we have our little great room here, living area, dining area, and kitchen.
10:38I love it.
10:39It's cute, right?
10:40Yes.
10:40I love the floors.
10:41I liked the brown you showed me yesterday, but I connect better with the gray.
10:46I love that.
10:47Yes.
10:47I love that.
10:47Yes.
10:48It's an easy home to connect with.
10:50It's not complex.
10:51It's not showy.
10:52It's just there to be utilized.
10:55It's like, I love the way it's laid out.
10:56I think it's really sweet.
10:57Yeah.
10:57Yeah.
10:58I love it.
10:59Good.
10:59I mean, for me, like what I would do, like nothing needs to be done here.
11:02I think it's great.
11:03But I always like to have a really nice countertop because it makes everything just feel better
11:07and operate better.
11:08So I'd put a nice natural rock here like granite or quartzite.
11:12Yeah.
11:12Yeah.
11:13Definitely something to think about down the road.
11:15Yeah.
11:15Again, nothing needs to happen, but you know, it's like that personalized bling that we love
11:20so much.
11:21I love that.
11:22Yeah.
11:22Like what do you think of the size, honestly?
11:24I like it.
11:25I don't mind that it's smaller.
11:27It's still enough space to do what I do in the kitchen, cook in my lasagna and you know,
11:32whatever else people can still sit on the other side and still connected to entertain.
11:39So yeah, definitely cute.
11:40Question for you.
11:41They have this set up as a little kind of a bar moment.
11:44Would you put a little table over there?
11:46I may.
11:47I may just put a little seating area, maybe in a coffee bar.
11:53Say that again.
11:57Come on.
11:59Coffee bar?
11:59Oh no, you said it wrong.
12:01You said it right the first time.
12:03Coffee bar?
12:05Yes.
12:07So great.
12:08Your accent brings me so much joy.
12:10Coffee.
12:12Coffee.
12:14At the rear of the house, there are two bathrooms and three queen-sized bedrooms.
12:20Cute.
12:21That's cute.
12:21Yeah.
12:22Yeah, it's definitely cute.
12:24The big draw of this adorable property is the backyard.
12:28I love this.
12:30Isn't this good?
12:31Gucci would love this.
12:33Gucci?
12:33Gucci's the dog.
12:34Of course.
12:34Yes.
12:35There's so much you could do.
12:37I mean, in the future, if you wanted to add on to your house, you absolutely could.
12:40Mm-hmm.
12:40Yeah.
12:40So, are you feeling this?
12:42I am feeling this.
12:43Right?
12:43I love the yard.
12:44The yard is definitely a huge selling point.
12:48Let's go shopping.
12:49I love it.
12:49Yes, let's.
12:50I need a Gucci, not a dog.
12:52Not a dog.
13:02I'm determined to help Tina follow through on the promise she made to her late father
13:07to buy her forever home near North Myrtle Beach, right on the border of North and South Carolina.
13:13So far, I've been good and shown her house as well within her $275,000 budget.
13:19But today, I'm taking her back to Calabash to show her exactly what she can get if she
13:25stretches her money just a little bit more.
13:29All right.
13:29Here we are.
13:30Okay.
13:30Oh, my God.
13:31How cute is this house?
13:33Stoner Forest is a really great house in an established neighborhood.
13:37It's listed as a 3-3.
13:38It's got over 1,800 square feet, sits on almost half an acre, and we're at 269.
13:44Like, come on.
13:46All right, my darling, come on in.
13:48Oh, this is cute.
13:51Isn't it cute?
13:52Yes.
13:53It's a good living room, right?
13:54It's great.
13:55It's great.
13:55So there's...
13:56Nice and cozy, and I love the window, and...
13:59A little arch, kind of like a slanted moment.
14:02Yeah, definitely.
14:03I love the floors.
14:03So it has two living rooms, which is really nice.
14:06Ooh.
14:06One of those living rooms while they're listing it as a 3-3 is that that can be turned into
14:11a bedroom.
14:12You guys don't need it.
14:13Nico's bedroom is over here.
14:15Your bedroom is over here.
14:17In the middle is a gorgeous kitchen and dining room.
14:20Oh, wow.
14:21Look at this.
14:21Right?
14:22This is great.
14:23There's a lot.
14:24Nice little wine area.
14:27Are you a wine drinker?
14:28I am not, but you know what?
14:30I'll display it because, hey, why not?
14:32Yeah, why not?
14:33Somebody's gonna come over and drink wine, right?
14:35I don't know your life.
14:36I don't either, so...
14:40Sure.
14:42At either end of the house are the bedrooms.
14:45Perfect for Tina and Nico to live their separate adult lives under one roof.
14:50This gives me the feel of back at home in Rhode Island, like that beachy, cottagey type of vibe going
14:57on.
14:58I definitely love it.
14:59Very cute.
15:00The bedrooms are pretty similar between this and Sweet Gum straights, but the ceiling height was nine feet here and
15:06here it's eight.
15:08Yeah.
15:09Doesn't bother me.
15:10They're all high.
15:13We have the other wing of the house, which you can choose this as your wing if you want to.
15:17This is the family room, which I love so much.
15:21I love the bookcase.
15:22I love the setup of the entertainment area.
15:25Yeah, this is really nice.
15:26This is a good spot.
15:27And then through that door is another bedroom and another bathroom.
15:30It's not quite as big as the other one, but it's really cute.
15:33No, but so cute.
15:34Right?
15:34I do love this one, I think, better than the other one for me.
15:38Yeah.
15:38I like the window.
15:39I like...
15:40You're really going to give up the bigger bedroom to your 18-year-old.
15:44I think I'm going to.
15:44There we go.
15:44Let's check out the bathroom.
15:45Doesn't have two sinks, but hey.
15:47It's all right.
15:48I don't need two.
15:48I'm only one person.
15:50Yeah.
15:50But it's nice and it's for show up people again.
15:53It is.
15:54I love this.
15:54I can reach the medicine cabinet like when I put things in there.
15:58Normally, they're like way up there.
16:00This would be perfect.
16:01Perfect, right?
16:01This is like a little Smurf house.
16:03I love it.
16:04All right, let's go outside.
16:05Okay.
16:08Stonewood Forest also comes with an indoor and outdoor entertaining space.
16:13Cute little deck and the most established yard out of all three houses.
16:18It's beautiful.
16:19Absolutely beautiful.
16:20The last couple of houses, the selling point has definitely been the yard.
16:24There's no right answer.
16:26There's no wrong answer.
16:27It's all up to you and how you and Nico want to start this next chapter in your life.
16:31You did a great job.
16:32Take your time.
16:33Let's go.
16:33All right.
16:34Get out of here.
16:35Why am I holding a woman's hand?
16:36This is so foreign.
16:45This has been so fun.
16:46It has.
16:47You're fresh.
16:49So are you.
16:50It was a great week.
16:51I mean, this was, this was definitely fun.
16:54I'm glad.
16:54Yeah.
16:55You know, it's a difficult subject, you know, having someone pass and leave you money and
16:58then having to then try to celebrate that.
17:01Yes.
17:01First house.
17:02What was it called?
17:03A delicious little townhouse.
17:05Sweet gum straight.
17:07Great, great town home.
17:09I loved that it was move-in ready.
17:11It had that blank canvas that I could do anything with.
17:16There's something yummy about something brand new.
17:18No one's lived there.
17:19Exactly.
17:20No one's energy but the contractors.
17:22Exactly.
17:22But you wanted to see a single family home.
17:24So I took you over to...
17:26Pine Needle Trail.
17:27Love the Pine Needle Trail.
17:28Super cute little house.
17:29It was a little bit smaller, but it definitely had a lot of possibilities.
17:33Yeah.
17:34Yeah.
17:34And with having your own yard, you have the ability to add on.
17:38Yes.
17:38Make it your own if you so choose.
17:40Yes.
17:40All right, Stonewood Forest.
17:41Like, it had a big yard, big house over 1,800 square feet.
17:46And what I loved most about this is the established neighborhood.
17:50Yes.
17:50Like, that's...
17:51Those are priceless to me.
17:52Yes.
17:52I love the yard.
17:53I love the tall trees.
17:55I loved having the shade and the sunlight.
17:58Anyway, where are we putting you?
18:01Where are we going?
18:03We are going to...
18:25Sweet Gum Straight.
18:29I really love that for you guys.
18:32It's easy, right?
18:33Yes.
18:33Like, it's easy.
18:35I think, yes.
18:36Yeah.
18:37I liked the fact that it was brand new.
18:40It was definitely a huge plus and that I could go in there and make it my own.
18:45Yeah.
18:45I liked the separate area for Nico.
18:48That was a huge deal.
18:50Yeah.
18:50Like, that's a big moment.
18:52Well, congratulations.
18:54Thank you for your help.
18:55Are you kidding me?
18:56This is...
18:56You're just yummy and hilarious.
18:59Oh, my gosh.
18:59I love that.
19:00It's so cute.
19:00My dad, I know would thank you for helping me and not having me do this on my own because
19:05he probably wouldn't trust me doing it on my own.
19:08You're so sweet.
19:09No.
19:10So cute.
19:10Stay right there.
19:10You don't have to.
19:11I'll be still...
19:12Oh.
19:20So I picked Sweet Gum Straight.
19:24I think the newness factor was probably my biggest reason.
19:28I love just knowing that nobody else lived there and I'd be the first and only.
19:32Well, hopefully only.
19:33Well, I mean, no, somebody else is going to live there after I die.
19:36So I won't be the only one, but I'm the first.
19:43Having a room for Nico upstairs where he could have his, like, personal space.
19:47I think he's going to do great here.
19:49I think there's going to be a lot of opportunities for him in so many different ways.
19:57We're starting to settle in and I met a couple of people, um, at the job that I obtained.
20:02Hey!
20:03What's up?
20:04Come on in!
20:04How are you?
20:05Welcome!
20:06What's up, little guy?
20:07Just in time for dinner!
20:09I loved being in a community of Wyoming.
20:12It would be a great way to meet people, moving to a new state.
20:15Nice to meet you.
20:16Hey!
20:16How are you?
20:17Doing good.
20:18How are you?
20:18Good, I'm good.
20:19Well, so what was it like meeting David?
20:21David was great.
20:23He was a lot of energy, super funny.
20:29David was everything I thought he would be and more.
20:32He was great.
20:33I loved, like, getting to know him a little bit.
20:36He was definitely David.
20:38Nice.
20:38Did you go out to eat and stuff like that?
20:40Or where did y'all go?
20:41We did.
20:42We went to the Brentwood, which is in Little River.
20:47I want to thank David for this opportunity of helping me find this great home.
20:52My dad would be so proud of me.
20:55And I think he's looking down and he loves this house and he knows it's perfect for me and Nico.
21:01and Gianna when she comes and visits and all the animals that I'll have in the future.
21:07And it was great spending the time with you.
21:11And maybe someday I'll win the lottery and we can do this again.
21:15Maybe buy a cute little summer home or something.
21:19But you were great, David.
21:20And maybe you'll see me again soon.
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