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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.
00:17If we have maybe cheaper house, older house,
00:20you know, we can renovate.
00:22You know, I am good at that, so I don't mind.
00:24I'm open to some renovation as long as it's on the water.
00:28Okay.
00:29That's it. I'm Harrison.
00:30My name is Svetlana.
00:32And we've been together for 20-plus years.
00:35We currently live in Atlanta, Georgia,
00:37and we hope to find our dream home.
00:39In Nova Scotia, preferable Shelburne.
00:42So we met 21 years ago, I think it was.
00:45I was in the Czech Republic,
00:46but I didn't know how to speak Czech.
00:47She was sitting at the bar,
00:49and she helped me get my first drink, and from there...
00:51Fortunately, I knew how to speak English.
00:54So, you know, I helped him out,
00:56and I ordered a beer for him.
00:58Yes, and then 20 years later, here we are.
01:00We've got two sons, two granddaughters.
01:03We hope to find a house that we can both retire in,
01:06and we're both happy in,
01:07where they all can come stay with us.
01:08The job that I'm currently doing
01:09and hope to retire from at some point soon,
01:11I'm a project manager, so a telecommunications company.
01:14She has a business.
01:14And my hobby is art.
01:16Furniture restoration.
01:17So I do some paintings.
01:18Yeah.
01:18But I classify as my hobby, you know.
01:21But I can sell it.
01:22I do some stuff.
01:23No, she does furniture that she creates from nothing,
01:25from scratch, and then she takes furniture that she restores.
01:28She doesn't give herself enough credit.
01:29She's awesome.
01:30So, she really is.
01:32She really is.
01:32It's amazing. That's true.
01:33That's why I love you.
01:34Yes, exactly.
01:35We choose Nova Scotia.
01:37It was compromised because he likes beaches,
01:40but he doesn't like hot weather.
01:43I love swimming.
01:45I love to do kayaking and so on and so on.
01:48See, I want to be inside looking at the water,
01:51the AC, it's all great.
01:53I was born in Prague,
01:54so Shelburne is definitely smaller.
01:57However, I love that kind of smaller building
02:00and cuter and with colors, you know.
02:03Definitely, Shelburne has a lot of personality,
02:07kind of even the British vibe,
02:09a little bit of history.
02:10Sometimes I miss Europe,
02:12and I think it's a perfect mixture.
02:15This is our last move.
02:17The dream is that, you know,
02:19our kids will come visit and, you know,
02:22we live happily ever after.
02:24The must-have is I walk out the door
02:26and I walk into the ocean.
02:28Gotta have the water right in front of me.
02:30Three bedrooms, two baths.
02:31I would love to finally have my own workshop.
02:35A little bit of land so we can grow if we want to.
02:37Really privacy.
02:38I love people, but they don't have to live literally next to me.
02:43The budget is going to be $600,000 for the new house,
02:46but there's flexibility because I've got to be on the ocean.
02:49Period.
02:50So if it costs a little more money, then that's okay.
02:53Our real leader is Selena.
02:56So one of the things that drove us to Selena
02:58is she specializes in moving people from other provinces
03:02and also the states, so we figure, you know,
03:04she'd be good for us.
03:05Oh, and she looks fabulous, you know, so kind of, you know.
03:09I was like, oh, that girl, she's good, yeah.
03:12We are very excited.
03:13Yes, yes.
03:13We're ready like yesterday to start to search.
03:16Svetlana and Harrison's budget is $600,000,
03:19which is quite a good budget for Nova Scotia.
03:21However, they do have a long wish list of certain criteria
03:24that they want to get in.
03:25I am confident that we're going to make it happen,
03:27but it's going to take a little bit of shopping around
03:29to figure out what's going to be the best choice for them.
03:33Today we're in East Sable River.
03:35Buyers generally like this area because of some beautiful beaches.
03:38We have beautiful views, we have privacy,
03:40and we have a lot of land.
03:42It's about 40 minutes to Shelburne.
03:44Hi, Selena.
03:46Hello, Selena.
03:47It's so nice to meet you.
03:48Me too.
03:49So what are we looking at today?
03:50The first house I'm taking Svetlana and Harrison 2
03:53has two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
03:56There is 1,839 square feet of living space,
03:59and it's right on the ocean.
04:01So it's technically a two-bedroom house.
04:03However, there is a lot of space to make into other rooms.
04:06Additionally, there's also a guest house.
04:07How much is this property?
04:09So this one here is going for $668,000.
04:14Okay.
04:14Oh.
04:15All right.
04:15A little over budget, but okay.
04:16How many acres we're talking about here for this?
04:18So this one is 33 acres.
04:20Whoa.
04:21So you're not going to have any neighbors around you.
04:24There are some other outbuilding structure or what is that?
04:28Is that extra storage there?
04:29Yes, there's additional storage there,
04:30and there is a greenhouse, and there's also an outhouse.
04:32And I knew that the garage was really important to Svetlana,
04:35so this is a very large garage, and it's got heat and electricity.
04:38Are you guys ready to shop for your new home?
04:40Yes, let's go.
04:41Yes, we are more than ready.
04:44Oh, it's rusty.
04:47Yeah, this is interesting.
04:49Yeah, interesting, definitely.
04:51And small.
04:52And small.
04:53So I'm assuming they started but just didn't finish the ceilings
04:57because they can see the plumbing going through?
04:59Yeah, there's definitely some details to be taken care of,
05:02some finishing details.
05:02Okay, I mean, it's tight, but the view is spectacular.
05:07Yeah, look at that view.
05:08So we can take down this wall.
05:12Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
05:12And that would open this all up into the kitchen
05:15and have more of a space over there.
05:17Right.
05:18And, Selina, what about that wall?
05:21Yes, and on the other side of there you've got storage and laundry,
05:24so that's...
05:24So we can even...
05:26You can expand on...
05:27Yeah.
05:27It's workable.
05:28It's workable.
05:29There's options here.
05:30So just over here we have the kitchen.
05:31Okay.
05:32Oh.
05:33It's bigger than expected, but I like that it gives us the space to open up this wall.
05:37Or space for dining area.
05:39Right, right.
05:40I like it.
05:40What about cabinets?
05:41No, I will take them down and there will be nice shelving
05:44because it will match with that natural look of walls.
05:48Right.
05:49So just past this way we've also got the laundry room,
05:52a whole bathroom, and a mudroom and storage.
05:55Okay, yeah, those look fairly new, which is good.
05:57So the primary bedroom is massive.
05:59Let's go have a look.
05:59Okay.
06:00Yep.
06:00Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
06:02We will have to figure out this.
06:04So this is the primary.
06:07Oh.
06:14And this is your primary.
06:16It's very yellow.
06:17Oh.
06:19It's bright.
06:20But it's massive.
06:22It is.
06:22It's massive, yeah.
06:23It's huge.
06:24Exactly what you said.
06:25Oh, the view is fantastic.
06:26I mean, this.
06:26Views are fantastic.
06:28Yeah, that's what I wanted.
06:28It's beautiful.
06:29There's a closet that way, and then the ensuite is just through this way.
06:32Okay.
06:32It's not big enough.
06:34Yeah.
06:35So renovations are stacking up.
06:37The primary bedroom is just huge, and it's going to cost more money.
06:41Yeah, but you know, you would enjoy it.
06:43Right.
06:44While I'm still working to pay for it, yes.
06:46Definitely we need to, you know, renovate the shower.
06:49Yeah, it's got to be bigger.
06:50There's also another bedroom, so two bedrooms all together.
06:53Flex space to make additional bedrooms if you wanted to get creative.
06:57Perfect.
06:57Should we go have a look at the garage?
06:59Yeah, let's do it.
07:00Okay.
07:03So this is the garage.
07:07Oh.
07:08This is fantastic.
07:10It's massive.
07:10I love it, I love it.
07:12And it's actually done.
07:13Yeah.
07:13There's nothing more to do, and it's fantastic, yes.
07:18It's my dream.
07:19Should we go have a look at the guest house?
07:20Yeah, let's do it.
07:21I'm excited.
07:22Yeah, let's go.
07:22Oh, this is cute.
07:23Yeah.
07:26Oh, I love it.
07:27Yeah, this is a nice space.
07:29It's really cute.
07:30Yeah, even though there's two bedrooms, this gives us some more options.
07:33Let's go have a walk outside and see those views and take it all in.
07:35The reason why we are here, you know, the views.
07:38It's beautiful.
07:40Oh, yeah.
07:41Whew.
07:42So remember, you've got 1,000 feet of ocean frontage.
07:45Right.
07:46The space is great.
07:47My concern is back to the budget.
07:48We're already over budget, and just trying to, you know, get what we want is going to
07:53put us even further.
07:55The other thing, too, I really do want to be closer to the water.
07:57I mean, I want to wake up and, like, you know, smell the breeze.
08:0033 acres.
08:02That's a lot.
08:02It's a lot.
08:03Uh-huh.
08:04I think that it's almost, almost too much.
08:08Right.
08:08Sure.
08:09You know.
08:09So I've got something great lined up for you tomorrow.
08:11I can't wait to see what you guys think.
08:13Sounds great.
08:14All right.
08:14Sounds great.
08:15Let's go.
08:19So today we are in Gunning Cove.
08:21It's about 20 minutes from Shelburne.
08:23A lot of people like this area because it has access to some beautiful white sandy beaches
08:27close by.
08:28It's still rural, so you've got to drive in and drive out to certain places, but it's
08:32less congested.
08:34Hey, Selena.
08:35How are you?
08:36I'm good.
08:36How are you guys?
08:37Pretty good.
08:38Nice, nice place.
08:39I'm excited, you know.
08:40I love it.
08:41Love the view.
08:42This is the second house I'm taking Svetlana and Harrison to.
08:46It's a three bedroom and two bathroom home.
08:49There is 1,300 square feet of living space and it has ocean access.
08:53So there is a small storage unit.
08:56I don't think it's going to be quite enough for Svetlana and her projects, but what I was
09:00thinking is this area over here would be an ideal building spot.
09:04And what's the price?
09:06So this one is 610.
09:08So a little over.
09:09It's a new build.
09:10So you're paying for that and you're paying for this amazing view.
09:14Yeah, yeah.
09:15Okay.
09:15The property itself is about 13 acres.
09:18I mean, it's gorgeous.
09:19Externally, it's just beautiful.
09:20Yeah, I personally love those windows.
09:22You are excited to go inside?
09:24Yeah.
09:24Yes, let's go inside and have a look.
09:26Let's do it.
09:27Wow.
09:28This is good.
09:30Oh.
09:31Wow.
09:32Wow.
09:33This is nice.
09:34High ceilings.
09:34That's very pretty.
09:35It's really beautiful.
09:36Very nice.
09:37Oh.
09:38Very nice.
09:39Ooh.
09:41View is fantastic.
09:42View is fantastic.
09:44It is.
09:44This is great.
09:45But this is kind of tight if we're going to have like seven people here.
09:50I'm thinking of the grandkids and coming to visit.
09:52There is a flex space upstairs.
09:54I'll show you in just a moment.
09:56Okay.
09:56But you have a little bit of an additional wiggle room.
09:58I think dining table accommodate all family.
10:00Yeah, it's plenty of seating.
10:02I'm saying it can be kind of tight.
10:04It's fine.
10:04But I like it.
10:04Living room, yeah, it will be tight.
10:07Yes.
10:07You would have to probably sacrifice your TV.
10:11That's not going to happen.
10:13It's tight.
10:14No, but I like it.
10:14I like it.
10:15With kitchen, I am fine.
10:17Yeah, it's small, but it's practical.
10:19Harrison, I'm fine.
10:20It's very European.
10:21I can see that.
10:22You have everything what you need.
10:24So the primary is downstairs.
10:27It's a little bit small.
10:28Let's check it out then.
10:28Let's see it.
10:30This is your primary.
10:32Again, it is quite small.
10:34This is a queen size bed.
10:36This is small.
10:38It's smaller.
10:39This is tight.
10:41We're looking at the back and a shed, so no water views.
10:46You will have to, you know, your bed change position.
10:50There's a slipper up in the corner.
10:51And you can see it.
10:53Yeah, yeah.
10:54You know, for us, it's just us, so it's okay.
10:56It's workable.
10:58There's a bathroom down here, right?
10:59Yeah, and you've got a full bathroom to your right.
11:01Let's go to see it there.
11:04So, bathroom.
11:05Whoa!
11:07Interesting tile.
11:17Whoa, this is tight.
11:20What's the deal with the tile?
11:21They were using this as a rental property.
11:23Okay, okay.
11:24A little bit of a pop factor.
11:26Got it, got it, got it.
11:27But that, you know, I kind of like it.
11:30I'm more thinking how to make it maybe more practical.
11:33And right next door, we've got the sauna and laundry combo.
11:36There is sauna.
11:37And I'm really excited to show you guys the upstairs.
11:39Okay.
11:40Let's go.
11:41Oh, I like that stairways.
11:45It's water.
11:46Yeah, this is really nice.
11:47So, this is an additional space.
11:49You can make this into maybe a play area for the kids or a lounge area.
11:55I like it.
11:55Yeah, it's a nice space.
11:57I like it.
11:57And then you've still got the view.
11:59Yes.
11:59Yeah, yeah.
12:00It's actually really nice.
12:01And then you've got the two other bedrooms and your bathroom up here.
12:04Okay.
12:04I do really like it.
12:06Same size as the others.
12:08Oh.
12:08That room is almost identical.
12:10I think we can make it work.
12:12There's at least flexible options there.
12:14Yeah, sure.
12:14So, there's lots to think about.
12:16I think what you guys should do is go have a look, go outside, see how you feel.
12:20And whenever you're ready, you can come find me.
12:22Yes, let's go.
12:22Sounds good.
12:28Oh, we have a top.
12:31Oh, that's nice.
12:32Nice.
12:33I like that.
12:35Wow, look at this.
12:37This is just worth it.
12:38This is really nice.
12:39It's beautiful.
12:40Isn't that incredible?
12:40It is.
12:40Look at our sailboats.
12:43So awesome.
12:45I mean, we really like it.
12:46It's just great.
12:47My biggest concern is the fact that we were going to have to build another structure for
12:50Spit so she could do her work.
12:52Also, the size of the house.
12:54He's right.
12:55Yes, that for our family, probably it's a little bit too small.
12:59It's just the two of us most of the time, so it would still work out.
13:02I don't know.
13:02What do you think?
13:03Yeah, we will have to discuss because we would have to really be very practical.
13:09Right.
13:09But otherwise, I love it, you know.
13:12My heart is here.
13:13I do have a property that I think you might like.
13:16I'm going to make a phone call and see if we can get in and line that up.
13:20All right, look forward to it, yeah.
13:24So today we are in East Jordan, which is about a 15-minute drive from the town of Shelburne.
13:28A lot of people love this area because prices tend to be a little bit lower.
13:32You can get a little bit more bang for your buck and be close to the water.
13:36Hey, Selena.
13:37How's it going?
13:38Good afternoon.
13:39Is this enough ocean for you?
13:41Point, point, point, point.
13:43Excellent.
13:44He's a fit.
13:45He's a fit.
13:45I don't need to see anything else.
13:46No, good start.
13:47Okay, great.
13:48So what are we looking at today?
13:49Today I'm taking Svitlana and Harrison to see a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
13:53There is 1,790 square feet of living space and ocean access.
13:59This home sits on close to 10 acres of land.
14:02That's a lot.
14:02It's actually got 1,450 feet of ocean frontage.
14:06Wow.
14:07That's private.
14:07How much is it going to cost us?
14:09So this one is $495,000.
14:11Okay.
14:12That's under budget.
14:12I like that.
14:13It does need some rentals, so you do have some money left over in the budget for updates.
14:17That's good.
14:17Now, I saw this building when we drove up.
14:20Would that be part of the property?
14:21Yes.
14:21And I know that the garage is something that's very important to Svitlana.
14:25So I specifically chose this one for that reason and the view of the ocean as well.
14:30Let's go have a look.
14:31All right, let's do it.
14:35This is interesting.
14:37A lot of wood.
14:38A lot of wood.
14:39Yeah, it's great.
14:40It's very, very beautiful.
14:41Well, we'd have to finish the ceiling.
14:43It's actually pretty incredible.
14:44I like the skylights.
14:45So we have our guest bedroom right over here, and it's got a bathroom right next door to it.
14:51Very cool.
14:52There's a closet space back here, so that's good.
14:54Is that a working fireplace?
14:56Yes, and actually those stones are collected from the beach.
14:59Really?
15:00Yes.
15:00Oh, wow.
15:01Of course, the view here is just awesome, but I think this space may be a little too small if
15:07we're going to call this the living room.
15:08I think we need more space than this.
15:10No, definitely.
15:11It's small.
15:12We can work with this, you know.
15:13I think so.
15:14With the extra money, we can, you know, just move some things around.
15:17Just a little thinking.
15:18The kitchen will have to be completely, you know, like, replant.
15:25Get rid of dining area and just go with massive, you know, island for six people, you know.
15:32I think we have the space and the budget to make the change we want and still be able to
15:37accommodate what we need.
15:38Okay.
15:39We've got two bedrooms upstairs, one guest bedroom to the left, and this one over here is the primary.
15:45Okay.
15:45It's very spacious.
15:48Oh.
15:49It's really spacious.
15:51Whoa.
15:51You've obviously got your beautiful view.
15:54Harrison is able to jump into the water.
15:57Thank you very much.
15:58This is huge.
15:59Oh, my God.
16:00All day long, you know, you can be there.
16:02This is like three rooms.
16:03Mm-hmm.
16:04Yeah.
16:04This is really nice.
16:06I love it.
16:06Definitely could do something with this.
16:08So, let's go look at the ensuite.
16:10And probably going to need to do some work in this room.
16:22So, as I mentioned, you may want to renovate the bathroom.
16:26Obviously, it's needing some updates.
16:28Mm-hmm.
16:29Yeah, tile, everything's got to go.
16:31Most importantly, it is massive.
16:34So, there's a lot of space here to renovate and customize it to what's going to make you feel comfortable.
16:38And actually, a lot of windows, it could be beautiful.
16:42At least there's enough space to do something with.
16:44Yeah.
16:44Which is good.
16:45Yeah.
16:46And then the laundry room is just over this way.
16:48Oh, okay.
16:48Okay.
16:49It's basically almost wasted space, you know.
16:53Mm-hmm.
16:53I kick that wall down and because it's beautiful space.
16:58Another really important piece for you was the garage and your workspace.
17:01Yeah.
17:01If you guys wanted to go have a look.
17:03And let's meet back and recreate.
17:05Let's do it.
17:06Yeah, we will.
17:06Okay.
17:10Oh.
17:10Oh, this is nice.
17:12Yeah, I like it.
17:13I like it, you know.
17:15Wow, this is very nice.
17:15There's another room over here, too.
17:16It's surprising, you know, so that it will be older, you know.
17:19It's almost new.
17:20It does look new.
17:21It's solid.
17:22I really like that house, yeah.
17:24Before we make any decisions, I want to go see the shoreline because, you know, that's
17:28my thing.
17:28I need to see the water.
17:29Let's do it, baby.
17:32Hello.
17:33Hello.
17:34Selina.
17:34Selina.
17:34This is gorgeous.
17:36This view is incredible.
17:37Selina, you gave us really three great options.
17:41It will be very difficult, you know, for us to make something.
17:45Yeah, true.
17:45But a good problem to have.
17:46A good problem to have.
17:48Yeah.
17:48All right.
17:48Well, if you have anything else, please let me know and I'm at your service.
17:52We will call you shortly.
17:53Appreciate it.
17:54Thank you so much, guys.
18:00I cannot believe that I agree with you to move to Nova Scotia, not to Europe.
18:06Yeah, but look how beautiful it is.
18:08It's gorgeous here.
18:09Yeah, that's true.
18:09Right?
18:10That's true, you know.
18:11So we saw, you know, three great places, I think, right?
18:14Yeah.
18:14And so I guess we got to talk about them and make a decision.
18:17I saw, so the first one, we'll call it Rustic Acres, you know, the big house that was on the
18:22way.
18:23Yes.
18:23I think it was 33 acres.
18:24What did you think about it?
18:25It was fantastic, you know, short line, you know, access to the water.
18:29A lot of acres.
18:30A lot of renovation, too.
18:32The price on this one, $668,000.
18:35So that's already way over budget, at least for me.
18:37But I really feel that if we put that money into this house, we can create a dream house.
18:45Let's talk about the other house, Glass Bluff.
18:47What did you think about that one?
18:49The design was probably the closest what we wanted.
18:52That's true.
18:53But, you know, even though it's a lot of land, it still is a small house.
18:56We've got to ask the question, is that something we want?
18:58Yes, I give you that, that it's a small house.
19:02I'm just talking about the budget.
19:03So what, 610, and we want to build a place for you to do your stuff.
19:08We want to stress things that far.
19:09But it has, you know, sauna and hot tops to have.
19:12Spa on premise, so that's not bad.
19:15Yeah, last option, Rocky Blue.
19:17What do you think?
19:18It was beautiful, but a little bit smaller.
19:22It has your building, though, that you can do your work in.
19:24That's true, yeah.
19:25And it's very close to the water, which I did like.
19:27I love that primary bedroom.
19:29We'd have to do some renovations in the primary bathroom.
19:32Well, we're at, what, $4.95?
19:34Way under budget.
19:35We got a lot of money to play with.
19:37I think we've got three really good options.
19:40Yeah, that's true.
19:41And I think I know the house I'd like to retire in.
19:44And I know which one I want to pass down to our children.
19:48If our kids don't like it, it will be just two of us.
19:52Yeah.
19:56We thought about it.
19:58And we did it.
19:59We bought glass off!
20:02Turns out it's the perfect house for our size.
20:05OK, it's a little small, but that's OK.
20:06We've got room to grow.
20:08The list price was $6.10 and we went in for full ask.
20:10And we got it.
20:11We will probably build another...
20:14Garage.
20:14Right?
20:15And then do expansion on top of that.
20:16Garage and a guest house.
20:18Well, yeah.
20:18The guest house goes on top of the garage.
20:20It's going to be great.
20:21Many outbuildings.
20:25We have been living in this property for two months.
20:29Yeah.
20:29And it seems to be like...
20:32...all our life.
20:33And most importantly, all our family loves over here.
20:38Yeah.
20:38Our younger son, Eric, is living with us.
20:41He's taking online college classes.
20:43He's swimming, he's kayaking.
20:45Yeah.
20:45Our oldest son, Adam, was just here with our granddaughters
20:47and the wife.
20:48They are actually only outside.
20:50That's great.
20:50I do yoga every morning.
20:52In the meanwhile, my husband...
20:54Wakes up.
20:55Look at the water.
20:56Look at...
20:56The boat's going by.
20:58It's perfect.
20:58Perfect, perfect, perfect.
20:59Exactly what you say.
21:00No regrets.
21:01No regrets.
21:02It's been...
21:02It's awesome.
21:03It's beautiful.
21:06To a house that holds our future...
21:08And welcomes generations to come.
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