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00:01Quaint fishing villages, panoramic ocean views,
00:05surf, sand, waves, and tides.
00:08For people all around the world,
00:11the coastal dream is just a move away.
00:22It is kind of crazy that we're doing this with a nine-week-old baby.
00:25I mean, I feel like I literally just left the hospital.
00:28Things are going to be a little crazy for a little bit.
00:31I'm Ashley.
00:32And I'm Dylan.
00:33We've been together for about seven or eight years now,
00:35married for four.
00:36And now we're looking for that dream oceanfront home.
00:40We met online.
00:41We really thought it was going to be a one-time, one-date thing.
00:45I'm just this country bumpkin from out here on the East Coast,
00:48and I had never actually been on a date with someone from Toronto before.
00:53It was new, it was cool.
00:54And I trapped you immediately.
00:56And she trapped me immediately.
00:58Now we're married.
00:59Now we're married.
01:00With a baby.
01:00With a baby.
01:01Eight years later.
01:02Our son's name is Itai.
01:04In Shona language, Itai means do your thing.
01:07And if you know my husband, it's perfect.
01:11So I grew up in New Brunswick on the Bay of Fundy.
01:14And I'm all about the water.
01:16The crabbing and the fishing and the beachcombing for sea glass.
01:21So I have a 22-foot sailboat.
01:24Kind of my pride and joy until my...
01:27Other than our baby.
01:28Until my baby came along.
01:30But anyway, he'll be my little sailor.
01:33We live in a condo right now in Halifax.
01:35It doesn't work for us anymore because we need some more space.
01:38And now that we have a baby, we really want to make sure that we're planting down roots here in
01:42Nova Scotia.
01:44Living on the water was a dream.
01:45It was not possible for me in the city in Toronto.
01:48And then the minute I moved out here, it was all of a sudden there's all these possibilities.
01:52That's why we need a house on the water.
01:54So that he can get out there, be on the water, and I can have a cocktail and a floaty.
02:00The wish list for the new house is I would really like a nice view with a beautiful deck.
02:05I just want a place that after work I can come home, have a glass of wine on my deck
02:09overlooking the water.
02:10Three bedrooms, two bathrooms if possible.
02:12I'd like to have one or two more children.
02:15And then we also need like a guest room for people when they come visit.
02:18It'd be nice to have a big kitchen, be able to host our friends and our family.
02:23I am a bit of a hoarder when it comes to my clothing, so I do need a lot of
02:27closet space.
02:28I'd love a place where I can put my boat.
02:31Having sort of a boathouse or a shed or something to store all the toys.
02:37We'd love to be 30 minutes from the city so that we can both get to work within a reasonable,
02:42amount of time.
02:44The more green space the better would be ideal too.
02:48Being close to the water but also having a bit of space.
02:53You want it all.
02:54You gotta have it all.
02:55I want it all too. I agree.
02:59Our budget's around $650,000 I would say, right?
03:04Yeah, I think we just want to make sure we still have, you know, money left over to shop, go
03:08to lunch, go to dinner.
03:12We have a baby. We need to get the baby settled.
03:15So something that we can move into and just start living our lives immediately would be ideal.
03:20The sooner we find that house, the sooner we can move in and the sooner we can get doing the
03:24stuff we want to do.
03:26Our real estate agent is Riley. He's a friend of a friend of mine.
03:29Riley's just so easy to talk to. He understands. He listens really attentively to what your needs are.
03:35And I just trust him completely.
03:38Ashley and Dylan, they'd like to be within about 30 minutes of the city.
03:41It's pretty tough to find an oceanfront property below the 700 mark.
03:45So I think we might have our work cut out for us here.
03:51Today we're in Wynots Point.
03:53We're just outside of Tantalon, which is about 20 minutes shot to Halifax.
03:57Great location for any buyer that's looking for a mixture of outdoors while being commutable to the city.
04:03I think this is a great property. It's got a ton of charm.
04:06It's a little bit small, but it fits the budget overlooking the water.
04:09There are a few things that could use a little bit of work.
04:13But with that extra wiggle room, I think they can get what they need out of it.
04:16Hey, Riley. Nice to see you. What a great spot.
04:19Good to see you. Welcome to Wynots Point.
04:21It's beautiful here. Yeah.
04:22I love the shutters on the house. Yeah, it's super cute.
04:26This is the first house I'm taking Ashley and Dylan to.
04:29It's a three bedroom, one bathroom home, just 20 minutes from downtown Halifax.
04:33There is 1,102 square feet of living space and it's where to cross the street from an ocean inlet.
04:37This house is listed at $589,000, which leaves a ton of room for upgrades.
04:43So do we have any outbuildings or any storage outside of the house?
04:47Yeah, we got a nice big shed in the back.
04:49They did have a garage at one point, so there's a foundation there if you wanted to build a boathouse.
04:53Marina just up the road for about five minutes if you wanted to drop the boat in the water for
04:57the summer.
04:57Awesome.
04:58All right. First house, you guys want to have a look?
05:00Yeah, excited. Let's do it.
05:01Let's do it.
05:04Hey, this is cute.
05:06Super cute.
05:07Yeah, this is really cute.
05:09What do you think of the floors?
05:10I love the floors. I love the wood. I love the beam. I think that's super adorable.
05:15I will say there's nowhere to put coats and stuff in the front. That's kind of stressing me out a
05:19bit.
05:20Yeah, that's a big thing for me as well. Walking right into a living room kind of drives me nuts.
05:25Yeah. The view is really nice from here.
05:27Yeah, this is great with the porch. I do like the porch a lot. It's adorable.
05:32Yeah, the covered porch is personally a dream of mine, sitting out there, drinking coffee, watching the sunrise.
05:38Well, as soon as we get the boat in, Riley, we're going to need a babysitter, so you got your
05:42own speed dial.
05:43Yeah, all right. Can we check out the dining room?
05:45Yeah.
05:48Really claustrophobic in here.
05:50I mean, this would not fit a table of eight to ten people.
05:53Definitely not.
05:54No. I mean, with your guys' budget, there's some room there if you wanted to do a bit of a
05:58remodel.
05:58I can see a partial view of the water from here right now, but probably be knocking down most of
06:05these walls.
06:20on this floor just to open everything up. The house being a little bit below our budget, that does give
06:27us some room to play with and open things up.
06:30Yeah.
06:31Want to check out the kitchen?
06:32Yeah.
06:33All right, the heart of the home.
06:35It is pretty small. And so if we could steal a little space from maybe outside, bump it out a
06:42little bit for the kitchen, then I could see this being a perfect space for us.
06:46Right. You think you can do that yourself?
06:48We might have to wait 15 years for my son to be able to swing a hammer.
06:54Okay. This is cute.
06:56Lots of potential. I mean, to bump out, your meter's here, your cabinets are all there. You're probably going to
07:02want to bump out this way.
07:03I could definitely see like a sunroom here or like extending the kitchen. I think this would be really nice.
07:07Or like a little breakfast nook.
07:09Yeah. I think you could do it. Again, it's just kind of a dollar figure, right?
07:13Yes. Yeah.
07:14All right, Riley. Let's see you upstairs.
07:15Okay.
07:18I mean, yes, this banister needs to be another color, but it is kind of cool.
07:23Okay. So this is the bathroom.
07:27Pretty cramped.
07:28The bathroom's a little tight.
07:29And it's the only bathroom in the whole house.
07:31Only bathroom. Right now.
07:33Okay. Interesting.
07:34And this is going to be the only p-line green bathtub in Nova Scotia.
07:39Yeah.
07:40Okay. This is an okay size.
07:44Yeah. Plenty of space for a nursery, obviously.
07:47Your primary walk-in closet here.
07:51Oh.
07:52Outside of the bedroom.
07:53In the hallway.
07:54In the hallway.
07:55Okay.
07:56So it checks the box, but it's unfortunately not attached to your bedroom.
08:00Okay.
08:01Maybe not ideal.
08:02No.
08:03Let's look at the primary bedroom here.
08:05Okay. This is cute.
08:07Yeah.
08:08So it's definitely small for a primary bedroom, but get the view of the water right out of the bedroom.
08:13So that's a huge plus.
08:15You guys want to go take another look at the water?
08:17Yeah. Let's do it.
08:18This is really beautiful. I will say.
08:20Yeah.
08:20I like it.
08:22Well, let's get down to brass tacks. What'd you think about the house? Is there potential there?
08:25I mean, I like it. It's really adorable.
08:27A little too small and maybe a little bit too much to do.
08:30If you're able to maybe move in price a little bit, I think I've got a great spot for you
08:34guys.
08:34Yeah, we'd definitely be willing to see it for sure.
08:37Let's do it.
08:45This is the perfect area to be if you love the outdoors.
08:48Plenty of hiking opportunities.
08:49If you're a hunter or fisher, this is a wicked neighborhood to live in.
08:53I think this house could be a perfect fit for Ashley and Dylan.
08:56It's fully turnkey, slightly above budget, but I think it does check all their boxes.
09:01Hey Riley, how's it going?
09:02Good morning.
09:03This place is a stunner.
09:05There's conveniently a marina about five minutes down the road.
09:08Views are a lot more picturesque than yesterday's home.
09:11This is absolutely very beautiful.
09:15Today I'm taking Ashley and Dylan to see a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
09:18There is 2,958 square feet of living space and it has beautiful ocean views.
09:23This house sits on just under an acre of land and is only 40 minutes to Halifax's downtown core.
09:28It's over budget at $699,000.
09:32So I'm noticing a pretty big garage here, Riley.
09:35So I'm loving that compared to yesterday's home.
09:38It's actually double wide so you could park two cars in this side.
09:42Tons of space for a workshop on the other side of it.
09:44Dylan could live in the garage.
09:46Dylan could live in the garage.
09:48Two for one.
09:48Two for one.
09:49And how far are we from downtown here?
09:51It's about a 40 minute drive to get out here.
09:54It felt a bit far when we were driving.
09:56This house is about as turnkey as you guys are going to see.
09:59We're looking at $699,000 on this one.
10:03Okay.
10:03Yeah, we knew it would be over budget, but...
10:06All right.
10:06We're willing to look at it for sure.
10:07It is beautiful.
10:08Let's go.
10:11Oh, wow.
10:12This is beautiful.
10:14This is nice and big.
10:15Yeah, I love this.
10:16I love that stove.
10:18This is amazing.
10:19This is beautiful.
10:20I like the cabinets.
10:22I would probably change the island a little bit.
10:25Maybe make it a little bit bigger.
10:26But really, that's all I'm seeing that I would really make a huge difference to.
10:29But I love that you can see the view from the sink.
10:33This house feels way more open.
10:36We can be sitting here.
10:38The tie can be playing.
10:40Yeah.
10:40And we're able to keep an eye on him.
10:42Yeah.
10:42To the back here, you have the primary bedroom.
10:45And the primary bathroom.
10:47Okay.
10:47So we have a tub.
10:49Yeah.
10:49This is great.
10:50This is a big space.
10:52And I do love that there's a bathtub to bathe the baby.
10:54This is perfect that it's right in here.
10:56I do think you're really going to love the primary bedroom.
10:58Yeah.
10:58Let's take a look.
11:00Oh, wow.
11:02I love this.
11:03Yeah, so this is bigger than the living room in the house we saw yesterday.
11:06Yes.
11:07And I do want to take a peek at that closet.
11:09I think you're going to like it.
11:10I'm very excited about that.
11:11What are we working with?
11:29Oh, wow.
11:31This is amazing.
11:32This is an amazing size.
11:33Look, this is a real walk-in closet.
11:35Quick, close the door.
11:36I love this.
11:38This is a great space.
11:39Nice little bonuses to walk out to the deck.
11:44This is a nice space.
11:45Oh, wow.
11:45This is beautiful.
11:46I mean, this connects all the way to the front of the house.
11:48Right.
11:49Which is awesome.
11:50Cool hot tub.
11:50I love it.
11:51It's a big hot tub.
11:52Yeah, it feels like a vacation out here.
11:53Beautiful.
11:54All right.
11:54Well, why don't you guys go in, check out the rest of the house, and I'll meet you on the
11:57front deck.
11:57Perfect.
11:58Oh, wow.
11:59Look at this laundry room.
12:01Oh, my gosh.
12:02Look at these bedrooms.
12:03This is huge.
12:05Nice and light.
12:06Yeah, that's amazing.
12:06Very nice.
12:07And I'm dying to see this garage.
12:10Oh, wow.
12:12This is huge.
12:13Holy.
12:14This is massive.
12:17Okay.
12:18Yeah.
12:19So, the boat plus everything else could definitely fit in here.
12:22House one could fit in here.
12:24Yeah, this is amazing, Dylan.
12:26I mean, we would never get this anywhere near the city.
12:29Like, that's the problem.
12:31I think we have a lot to think about.
12:32Like, we should just go see Riley.
12:34Yeah, let's do it.
12:37Wow, this is beautiful.
12:40Wow.
12:40What'd you think of the rest of the house?
12:41It was really great.
12:42I mean, it works perfectly for our lifestyle.
12:45How do you feel about it after, you know, the price being a little bit more than you're
12:49wanting to spend at $699,000?
12:52For me, it's more the distance that's the issue.
12:54Yeah, the distance from downtown for us to get to work and back, it's a lot at the end
13:00of the day.
13:00Okay.
13:01Well, I do have one spot in mind a little bit closer to the city that I think could
13:04maybe be a good fit for you guys.
13:06Yeah, I'd love to take a look at that.
13:07Thanks, Riley.
13:08Let's do it.
13:11Today, we're in Purcell's Cove.
13:13Lovely area if you're looking for a little bit of nature within a short shot to the city.
13:17You're about a 20-minute shot to downtown.
13:19There are a couple of yacht clubs with marinas nearby.
13:23Hey, Riley.
13:24We're Riley.
13:25How's it going?
13:25Not too bad.
13:26How are you doing?
13:26Oh, good.
13:27Thanks.
13:27Love the area.
13:28Right in the city, it feels like.
13:31The third house I'm taking Ashley and Dylan to see has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
13:34There's 1,908 square feet of living space and it's super close to Halifax's downtown core.
13:39It's listed at $639,000, just below their budget.
13:44A little bit of work to be done, but it's cute as is.
13:47I think you could probably make it work just moving in and doing the work as you go.
13:51Any outbuildings or where am I putting my boat here?
13:54Not much in terms of a garage, but there's a nice big shed in the backyard.
13:57You also have a couple marinas just up the road.
14:00One actually probably about two minutes away.
14:02Okay.
14:03Should we go have a look?
14:04Yeah.
14:04Let's do it.
14:09Oh, wow.
14:10Cool.
14:10I love the front foyer.
14:12That's great.
14:13A place to put your boots, shoes.
14:15And then this is where we're getting into danger.
14:18Yeah.
14:18Yeah, the stairs look a little bit dangerous.
14:21You could probably slap a gate on there for the time being.
14:24This is one of those improvements that I was talking about.
14:26If we do choose the house, then this is something we'll have to look at.
14:29That we'd have to do first, probably.
14:31Yeah.
14:33Let's take in the view.
14:34Yes, this is beautiful.
14:35I love these windows.
14:37I love the light that's coming in.
14:39I love that we feel like we're still in the city.
14:42I mean, I definitely love that we're kind of way up here in the trees.
14:45Yeah, it does.
14:46It does feel like you're in the trees.
14:48Yeah.
14:48I like that.
14:49I also like the actual space of this.
14:52Like the fact that we can have a big seating table to eat.
14:56I think you're also going to really like the kitchen.
14:58It's nice and bright in there.
15:00Okay.
15:00All right.
15:01Yeah.
15:02I do like the cabinets.
15:03I love that they go all the way up to the ceilings.
15:05Cabinets are great.
15:06Yeah, that's great.
15:07The appliances are kind of on the older side.
15:09Everything would have to be upgraded in this kitchen.
15:11Like the appliances would have to be upgraded and the backsplash I don't love.
15:15I'm just not understanding how much sailing I'm doing if I'm totally renoing the house.
15:20Yeah.
15:21All right.
15:22You got your bathroom over here.
15:24Full bath.
15:25Unfortunately, no bathtub.
15:27And the laundry's in there as well.
15:28Okay, great.
15:31Okay.
15:31So we have some glass blocks happening here, Riley.
15:36How do you feel about the glass blocks?
15:37I'm loving the glass blocks.
15:39I don't like the glass blocks, personally.
15:41I can live with it for now, but you know, the floors and the tiles need to be changed
15:46in here to lighten it up a little bit.
15:48You're adding up the projects there, Dylan?
15:51Project five.
15:54All right.
15:54So this is the primary.
15:55Nice and bright in here.
15:57Yeah.
15:57This is definitely beautiful.
15:59Good size room.
16:00And obviously that's your walk out into the backyard.
16:02Okay, yeah.
16:03Nice fireplace outside of the window too.
16:04Oh, with a fire pit.
16:05Would you make me a fire every night?
16:07Of course.
16:09So is this the only way to get to the backyard?
16:11Yeah, that's kind of one thing to consider.
16:13Okay.
16:13Any access to the backyard is through this room.
16:15Okay.
16:16So people would have to be tripesing through our bedroom to get to the backyard.
16:19That's not ideal.
16:29Any access to the backyard is through this room.
16:31Okay.
16:32So people would have to be tripesing through our bedroom to get to the backyard.
16:35That's not ideal.
16:39Oh, cute.
16:41Yeah.
16:42Nice peaceful little retreat.
16:44Yeah.
16:44The backyard is a nice size.
16:46Fireplace is nice.
16:47I like the fire pit.
16:48Yep.
16:49Cool hot tub.
16:51Yeah.
16:51I think I'd have to think about how to make a workaround so that the primary bedroom isn't
16:55the only way to come out here, but that's something I could look into over time.
16:59You guys should probably check out the basement.
17:00I'll meet you guys out on the deck there when you're finished having a look.
17:03Okay.
17:03Perfect.
17:05Okay.
17:05Wow.
17:06These stairs are a bit dangerous.
17:08I will say.
17:10Oh, but wow.
17:11There's a sauna down here.
17:13That's unexpected.
17:16Okay.
17:17And this space is just an open, empty basement.
17:21A bit of an open canvas.
17:23But having the bathroom down here does make it more of a livable space.
17:28Yeah.
17:29And at the end of the day, I would love for people to be able to come visit and just
17:34have
17:34their own place to come to and not be on the same floor as all of us.
17:38I agree.
17:38Yeah.
17:38We have a lot to consider.
17:40Yeah.
17:41But why don't we just go meet up with Riley on the deck.
17:43Yeah.
17:44Oh, wow.
17:45I just love it out here.
17:47Yeah.
17:48So, I mean, at 639, you know, getting kind of close to your guys' budget.
17:51What do you guys think about this place?
17:53So this house looks like it's turning into a lot of work.
17:55And I think a lot of work is turning into a lot of money.
17:58It's just a lot of factors to think about when kind of deciding what we're going to settle
18:03on.
18:03All right.
18:04Sounds great.
18:04You guys know where to reach me.
18:05Perfect.
18:05Awesome.
18:07Riley showed us some really great options.
18:09Yeah.
18:09Yeah.
18:09Tough decision to pick one.
18:11Yeah.
18:13I can't believe how far we've come.
18:15Like, we met eight years ago now and look where we are.
18:19I'm looking for our forever home in Nova Scotia.
18:21I'd never imagined doing this with a newborn either.
18:24So, let's start with house one, Cozy Cove.
18:28Three bedrooms, but I mean, it was pretty tight in there.
18:32Very small.
18:33Yeah.
18:33It was tight.
18:34I think we really would need to take room from the dining room there to extend the kitchen.
18:40One small bathroom just isn't going to cut.
18:42And where am I going to bath?
18:43Yeah.
18:44Not in there, I don't think.
18:47This house is $589,000, which is under budget.
18:50But with that house is going to come with a lot of renovations to do.
18:54Yeah.
18:57Let's talk about the second house that we saw that had the amazing bay view.
19:01It was gorgeous.
19:02I mean, that house was absolutely stunning.
19:04At $699, it was a bit over our budget.
19:07It has everything we asked for.
19:09Like, it is perfect.
19:11It's three bedrooms, big bedrooms, two bathrooms.
19:15That garage was huge.
19:17I mean, it's your dream to have a garage like that.
19:20But that 40 minute to and from work, you know, something to consider something that's a little bit closer.
19:26So, if you want to maybe go over our pros and cons from the tree house.
19:29I personally love how close that is to the city, but I do know there would be a lot of
19:33renovations to do in that house as well.
19:35And there was kind of that death trap of spiral staircase inside.
19:40Yeah, the spiral staircase is not ideal.
19:42With that house coming in at $639, it would be able to change the stairs immediately and then do everything
19:47else over time.
19:49I think I know which house I want to raise our son in.
19:52And I think I know which house I can see our family grow in.
19:55Okay, so we're doing it?
19:56We're doing it.
19:57Amazing.
20:02Wow, we are now the proud new owners of the tree house.
20:07We're so excited.
20:08We knew it was our dream house when we saw it.
20:10We love the views.
20:12We love how close we are to the city.
20:14It's really just the perfect house for us.
20:16Yeah.
20:17The listing price was $639,000 and we actually came in asking.
20:21We wanted a quick closing and having the baby.
20:24We knew we needed a place to move in really quickly and get our lives going.
20:30We've gone to Ty's nursery set up and it's so beautiful.
20:34We're so happy to watch him grow up in that space.
20:37We take really long walks with the baby and it's been really great to get to know people in this
20:41community.
20:42And I ended up making friends with a neighbour directly across the road who owns a dock and has been
20:49so gracious to let me park the boat at his place.
20:53This is going to be a nice afternoon.
20:55Never thought that City Girl would be living with Country Boy and living in Nova Scotia, but it's not a
21:02hard place to land.
21:04To our first real house together.
21:06And to our little one who makes it feel like a home.
21:08Go to theinci commune.
21:08Let's find out.
21:08With you.
21:08Bye.
21:09Bye.
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