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00:00With its mountainous beauty and lush landscape, the Canadian countryside is as
00:06beautiful as it is breathtaking. Many Canadians are discovering rural life
00:12and they're making the move. We are helping them find their perfect country
00:17house. I love how lush it is, like there's definitely a lot of greenery, kind of
00:24magical. It's amazing, I feel like I'm in Barby's dream house.
00:35Today we're in South Kelowna, where we're gonna meet up with Steven and Melissa, who are
00:39pretty much tired of the city life. They want to escape to the country, get some
00:43more land and some peace and quiet. The only catch, they have to get room for
00:47themselves, their kids, grandparents and great-grandparents. If all goes to plan,
00:52maybe some horses too. Challenge accepted.
01:04Hello. Hello. You must be Melissa. Yes. I'm Jeff. Nice to meet you. Steve. Good to finally meet you guys.
01:09I've heard a little bit about what you're looking for, but I really wanted to go over it with you
01:12in more detail.
01:13From what I hear, you want to have the whole family with you. What do we mean by whole family?
01:18So really it would be us, our two girls that are 10 and 12, and her parents. Okay. And grandma.
01:24And her 94-year-old grandma.
01:26So four generations. Four generations. We're gonna need a little bit of space. We love family.
01:35How Melissa and I met was 20 years ago. It was in a small town called Squamish. We were at
01:40the local pub and we were sitting pretty much almost opposite ends of the pub.
01:45I guess I caught her eye as this ravishing, young, good-looking man. And she came after me.
01:52I had to make the move.
01:54Honestly, from that moment forward, we never left each other's side.
01:59In 2006, we were together at this point two years. Went to work that day and I was a tree
02:05faller.
02:06We were widening the highway for the 2010 Winter Olympics from Vancouver to Whistler.
02:11I ended up having an excavator bucket hit me in the stomach and go through my pelvis and basically pull
02:18my legs apart.
02:19I ended up going to the hospital for definitely a bunch of months. Went through over 83 different surgeries to
02:26reattach things and try and get back to as close to normal as could be.
02:30I left the hospital in a wheelchair and we started trying to do life that way.
02:36Over the years of just never giving up, I eventually got out of a wheelchair and I can somewhat walk
02:42a little bit now.
02:43His accident was definitely challenging as we were young.
02:48Somehow she found a way to stay with me through this.
02:52To me, this opportunity is a big step for us because it's been so many years about just trying to
02:58rehab, get better, try and get to as normal of a life as we hoped we could have.
03:03I really want to give back to her and to the family having this beautiful house and in a country
03:10setting and something we always talked about even before I got hurt.
03:13And so now that it could almost be a possibility is pretty exciting.
03:18So what we're looking in the house is enough room for the girls to each have their own bedroom with
03:25bathroom.
03:26We need a suite for my parents, hopefully another little area for my 94 year old grandma.
03:31A really big kitchen. I love cooking. My wife loves cooking.
03:35Definitely space so one day we can have horses and...
03:39I would love to have a flat yard as possible so that when I do try and help out with
03:43the chores and upkeep that I have some way of doing it.
03:47For our budget, we're going to try and stay within four to 4.5 million is kind of where we
03:52want to stay.
03:53I'm looking forward to seeing these three houses and maybe that's our forever home.
03:57Don't want to move ever again.
04:01If you take just a four hour drive east of Vancouver, you'll reach Kelowna.
04:06A city that blends urban energy with natural beauty.
04:09With its bustling downtown vibes and stunning views of Okanagan Lake, it's a place that truly has it all.
04:15Head a little further south though and you'll find a quieter, more rural retreat.
04:19One that suits Steven and Melissa who are ready to expand and embrace a lifestyle focused on family.
04:27The first house we have today, I think it's going to check a lot of the boxes.
04:31Looking at it from the curb, what are our first impressions?
04:34Beautifully landscaped.
04:35Yeah, I love the three-car garage that's separated.
04:38Dub room from my truck and her vehicle.
04:40Everyone up here has got the toys so you know you got to put the winter ones away, bring the
04:43summer ones out.
04:44I would say the color of the house would probably be not my first choice,
04:47some more traditional look to me, so a little bit of paint.
04:50Yeah, now what do you say we go inside and take a look?
04:53Let's go.
04:54Let's do it.
05:04Okay.
05:07First impressions as we walk in?
05:10Looks big.
05:12Yeah, lots of rooms.
05:13We've got the wraparound staircase.
05:15Fireplace greets you right as you come in.
05:17On a day like today, you probably don't need to turn that on, but you know,
05:19you guys get a lot of snow here in the winter, don't you?
05:21Yes.
05:22Yeah.
05:22Could put your boots there.
05:23Yeah.
05:24A little dry off right as you come in.
05:25The craftsmanship was amazing.
05:27The high ceilings, the arches, like that was...
05:30Ground molding.
05:31But all the rooms were kind of boxy, so I didn't really have that warm feeling as they walked right
05:35in.
05:36What do you say we go check out the kitchen?
05:37Let's go.
05:38Let's do it.
05:46Okay, well, we made it to the kitchen.
05:48Lots of natural light, which is fantastic.
05:50What do we think?
05:52Yeah, the layout's good.
05:53You can get around even with the bigger crowds in here.
05:56I love the big range.
05:58I love cooking.
05:59If you love cooking, I mean, this must be jumping out of you.
06:02Definitely.
06:02Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter.
06:04There's definitely enough room for us both cooking in there at the same time,
06:07while even entertaining guests at the same time.
06:10The kids, there's enough room for all of us in there.
06:12And you know what?
06:13From here, I mean, you can see the backyard.
06:15That's nice.
06:15Obviously ideal if you've got a lot of people running around out there.
06:18I want to go check out that backyard,
06:19but why don't you guys go check out the primary suite,
06:21and then meet by the pool in about 5, 10?
06:24Sure.
06:25Sounds good.
06:25All right.
06:36I like the crown molding.
06:38It's nice.
06:38I love the fireplace too, right by your bed.
06:41Yeah, when we walked in the primary, I loved the high ceilings.
06:44I loved the fireplace right close to your bed, so in the wintertime you could turn that on
06:47and maybe put a couple glasses of wine with the chairs.
06:50When I walked into the bathroom, I loved the shower, the big tub, the double sinks.
06:55Yeah.
06:55And then the other part I liked, I liked how you could walk through the back of the bedroom
07:00to that gym.
07:01Right.
07:01You could work out and then come right back through that door to go shower,
07:04and I liked that a lot too.
07:06Yeah, that was nice.
07:06So what do you think about the house so far?
07:09It could work.
07:11We'd have to do some little renos and painting and stuff.
07:14Yeah, it's definitely not the open concept that we like.
07:19Definitely lots of room, but just not as open.
07:21But maybe there's more room out in the backyard, so we should go see Jeff and find out.
07:27Yeah, let's go.
07:28Okay.
07:39Well, you found me?
07:41Found you.
07:42Now, it took a lot of restraint not to jump in that pool because it is getting hot out there
07:46right now.
07:47Initially, I think when I walked out into the backyard, it was just like, wow.
07:51You got a gazebo that you could be at, or you could be where you're cooking for your guests on
07:55the other
07:55side.
07:55Yeah.
07:56You got a pool right in the center.
07:57Everywhere you look, it is definitely stunning backyard and it could easily work for the family,
08:03no problem.
08:04I think one big thing, Jeff, that is one of our biggest wish list things is we need enough
08:09yard for farm animals, our kids' horses.
08:14It might be a little tricky to get a few horses back there.
08:16Neighbors might not appreciate us.
08:18They might not like it.
08:19I mean, we could get some ducks in the pond.
08:20So, what do you think this one is listed for right now?
08:24Oh, 3.8.
08:263.8, okay.
08:28The size is probably like 4.1-ish.
08:31Okay.
08:32Well, we're getting closer.
08:41You've got six bedrooms, six bathrooms, half an acre.
08:45What do you think this one is listed for right now?
08:473.8.
08:493.8, okay.
08:50Probably like 4.1-ish.
08:52Okay.
08:54Well, we're getting closer.
08:56Right now, it's listed for 4.195.
08:59So, just a hair under 4.2 million.
09:02Yeah, the price is great.
09:03Yeah.
09:03We could handle that price for sure.
09:05But I think the reason why we want to move is we want that bit of land to be able
09:10to have farm
09:11animals and horses, and I think that's just the one thing that this place is missing for us.
09:15This is house number one, huh?
09:17We've still got two more to go.
09:18Two more.
09:18I've got a couple surprises in store for house number two that I think you're going to like.
09:23Ready?
09:24Let's go.
09:24Let's do it.
09:26While house number one's stylish and spacious interior had it as a strong early contender,
09:31the lack of acreage makes it a bit of a harder sell for Stephen and Melissa.
09:36So, for this next property, I'm taking them somewhere where potential animals and family
09:40alike can roam freely.
09:45Well, right off the gate, literally, that was an incredible walk in.
09:50I mean, this driveway?
09:50That was so far.
09:53I know, but also so picturesque.
09:55Oh, yeah.
09:56I mean, look at this.
09:57What do you think?
09:59Stunning.
10:00Going from the first house and parking on the street to walk in versus this one,
10:05we had to wait at the gate and then walk up that long driveway.
10:08It was definitely different, but amazing.
10:09It was beautiful.
10:10It was like something that you'd see in a magazine or like a movie.
10:14My only reservation a little bit with, you know, some of my limitations.
10:18This is a lot of house.
10:19I'd have to buy a tractor.
10:21Someone's got to do the weeds.
10:22And yeah, a lot of upkeep.
10:24You got me impressed so far there, Jeff.
10:26From the outside, we're doing good.
10:28Should we take a look in?
10:28Let's go.
10:29Yeah, let's do it.
10:42Well, this is gorgeous.
10:44Love the high ceilings.
10:45I love how open it is.
10:47And I can see the living room, the TV.
10:49So when the Canucks game's on, I can see it while we're cooking.
10:52Now, question for you.
10:53He likes the high ceilings.
10:54Do you like all the high cabinets?
10:56Well, I like the high ceiling, but yeah,
10:58it looks like it's going to be hard to reach some of those shelves.
11:01There's a little rolling stepladder to come around here.
11:02Yeah.
11:03When we walked into the kitchen, it was just like, the only word I could think was like,
11:06wow, super bright.
11:08Yeah, the island was huge.
11:09The white with the brass, like it just totally our style.
11:12I love the range has even the matching gold knobs.
11:16Double ovens.
11:17Oh, double ovens, yes.
11:18Turkeys, it's annoying when you can't have your turkey in if you do a ham and you only have one
11:22oven.
11:22And I mean, there's a whole butler's pantry around the corner with fully stocked beer fridge.
11:26Check another box for me.
11:29I can see a pool out back and I'm going to go take a look at that.
11:32Do you guys want to head upstairs and check out the primary?
11:34Let's do it.
11:34I'm excited.
11:35Divide and Conquer.
11:36Let's do it.
11:49It's beautiful.
11:50Wow.
11:51I love the fireplace, linear fireplace, just TV.
11:55Yeah, need some curtains.
11:57Yeah, definitely need some curtains.
11:58Lots of windows.
11:59From here, you can see your fields.
12:01You can see if you had horses out there.
12:03Oh yeah, that'd be amazing.
12:04And then that bathroom.
12:06Holy crap, that shower is so big.
12:08You can have a whole family in there.
12:09I don't know, loved everything about it.
12:11I could just see ourselves laying in bed, turning the fireplace on, glass of wine,
12:17looking up at the TV and then looking out in the field and seeing our horses there.
12:20That was nice.
12:35Not the worst backdrop?
12:36No.
12:38Definitely not.
12:39What do you think about this whole backyard?
12:41I mean, it's quite expansive and you've got the pool over there as well.
12:44You know, first thing I've seen is just this continuous wraparound concrete deck, which I
12:48really loved.
12:48Lots of different entertaining areas as well.
12:51And then you see this pool house that's fully loaded with like dishwasher sink.
12:55I could see having like a pizza oven out there, bigger barbecue, smoker.
13:01Yeah, it's nice not to have to have everything in the kitchen and go out to the pool.
13:04We could just do everything close by.
13:06Obviously, this one checks quite a few boxes.
13:09Yeah.
13:09What do we think this one's listed for?
13:13Four, seven, four, eight.
13:17I'm going to say based on the last house, four, five, four, six ish.
13:24I think you guys will be pleasantly surprised that it's right around 4.4 million.
13:30Really?
13:30So it's just a hair under the budget.
13:32But with all of this space, I think that's a pretty good deal.
13:36100% that's awesome.
13:37It is at the top of our budget.
13:39We wouldn't have a lot of money left over to do anything else.
13:42So that's something we've got to consider when making the decision.
13:45But the best part is Jeff has one more house to show us.
13:48Yeah, one more.
13:48You want to go check it out?
13:49Yeah, I really do.
13:50Let's do it.
14:01House number two checked a lot of boxes for Stephen and Melissa, inside and out.
14:06But with it being priced at the upper end of their budget,
14:08they found the idea of maintaining such a large property slightly intimidating.
14:12Not to worry though, I've still got one more option for them.
14:16And this one is far from ordinary.
14:21Welcome to house number three.
14:23A little bit of a contrast from the last one.
14:26Definitely different.
14:27Different for sure.
14:28But in a good way.
14:29I mean, this is unique.
14:30This is like, it looks like it's from the future almost.
14:33The center, it looks like a winery.
14:35Like a winery, like almost like represents like a wine barrel,
14:38almost the way the curvature of the roof is.
14:40I can't wait to take a look inside.
14:42Yeah, we haven't seen it yet.
14:42I really want to look inside.
14:43Should we head in there?
14:44Let's go.
14:58Holy crap.
14:59Yeah, this is something else, isn't it?
15:03The view is incredible.
15:04And the ceiling's got to be 15, 20 feet.
15:08At least.
15:09Oh, at least.
15:09Yeah.
15:10Anything just right as you jump in the door that you think, huh, that might not work for me.
15:14I mean, the living room, it's open, but it's like small in a way.
15:18I get what you mean.
15:18You kind of, you walk in and you're there.
15:20You're right here.
15:20Yeah.
15:21Yeah.
15:21It was definitely open concept, but just a little bit too modern for me.
15:26It wasn't that warm, cozy feeling.
15:30All right.
15:32We have entered the kitchen.
15:34Big Island.
15:35Big Island.
15:36I love the live slab edge on the outside.
15:39The fact that you can just see everyone in front of you while you're cooking.
15:42It's a good layout.
15:42Everyone can see you when you're in here.
15:44And I love like right beside is that super big, long live edge table.
15:48So again, you could fit all of our family on there for big dinners.
15:52I also love this stove.
15:53It's so big.
15:54This whole wall.
15:56I mean, this is a kitchen for someone who wants to use the kitchen.
15:58And to have the outdoor seating right off the kitchen.
16:01You're not necessarily running all the way back in.
16:03You're not going upstairs or anything to get from the barbecue.
16:05Just imagine when we're prepping food, you can see the lake hill behind you.
16:09You can see the orchards.
16:10That's kind of what we wanted.
16:12The view is amazing.
16:14We still have a lot to explore.
16:16Do you guys want to start with the primary?
16:18Meet back in like 510?
16:19Sure.
16:20All right.
16:20See you soon.
16:33The view is incredible.
16:35Wow.
16:35Floor to ceiling glass.
16:37Every morning waking up for that.
16:39Oh, that bathroom is pretty nice.
16:41I love that drop down rain shower.
16:43Yeah, the rain shower is pretty cool.
16:44The bathtub, how it's curved, that's pretty cool too.
16:47Definitely, obviously, way more modern than the last two.
16:49Yeah, I think it's too modern for me, the feel.
16:53It's not as like warm country feel.
16:56Okay, let's go meet Jeff outside.
16:58Okay.
17:06Can you blame me for soaking up this view?
17:08Nope.
17:09I mean, it's pretty breathtaking.
17:12What did you think about the primary, first of all?
17:15Definitely cool, like very modern.
17:18I was thinking like it's not as that warm, cozy farmhouse feel that I was liking.
17:25I think it's like a trade-off, right?
17:26Like this beautiful scenery, entertaining on this deck would be incredible.
17:31I know.
17:31Right?
17:32But the trade-off is it's more on a steeper bank.
17:34So for me, it would be a struggle.
17:36It'd be tougher to have animals up here as well, I think would be the other tougher thing.
17:40Well, still, you don't have to make up your mind quite yet, but let's play the guessing game.
17:45So we've seen the first two houses, now we're into house number three.
17:47What do we think this one's listed for?
17:50Four million?
17:52Yeah, I was going to say around four.
17:54Okay, so you obviously saw my notes.
17:57It's 3.995.
18:00Pretty much right on.
18:02I think because it's cheaper, to me, it doesn't take it right off the table right away.
18:06We could try and level out different parts of the property for farm animals.
18:09Yeah, I can see.
18:09Definitely, it's doable.
18:11So what do you say we take a little bit of time to think about it?
18:14We'll rendezvous back and then we can kind of go over all three of them.
18:16Yeah, that works for me.
18:18Alright, let's get out of here.
18:31With the house tours out of the way, Stephen and Melissa are off to think about their decision.
18:36And in the meantime, I'm going to take full advantage of being in wine country
18:41by stopping off at Priest Creek Winery, where I'm talking to Jane about how this place stands out from the
18:47rest.
18:47Jane, I'm Jeff.
18:49Nice to meet you, Jeff.
18:49Such a pleasure to meet you and thank you for having us.
18:51Now, Priest Creek Winery.
18:52I want to know everything about it.
18:54I've been to the Okanagan before, but I've never been here.
18:57Well, we are officially still Kelowna's newest winery.
18:59We just celebrated our four year anniversary on the end of May.
19:02Our biggest claim to fame is bringing in Big Bold Reds to the Southeast Kelowna bench.
19:06And we have 10 acres leased down south of the Oliver area to kind of differentiate our winery from the
19:10other wineries in the Southeast Kelowna area.
19:12Smart.
19:13Our award-winning Gewürztraminer has definitely been one of our biggest hits.
19:17We've won double gold and gold every year since we've opened at various wine competitions with that one.
19:21I have to take some of that when I go home.
19:23Yeah.
19:24How did you get started in this?
19:26Well, kind of by happenstance.
19:27My husband and I both grew up on farms in Saskatchewan.
19:29Okay.
19:30So we bought the property primarily to raise our kids on some land.
19:33When we bought the property, we had to think long and hard as to what we wanted to do with
19:36it.
19:36And a winery kind of made sense with all of the beautiful mountain vistas around us.
19:40Well, I'm glad you did.
19:41Yeah.
19:41This is quite the spot.
19:43Yeah.
19:43Outside of obviously coming to the most beautiful winery I've ever seen,
19:47what do people do in the area?
19:48Why are people deciding to move here?
19:50I think it's a lifestyle change for most people.
19:52You get longer summer seasons.
19:55You've got hiking, you've got skiing, you've got mountain biking.
19:57Yeah, it's kind of like a 365 day a year playground.
20:01It really is.
20:02It doesn't matter what season you're in.
20:04There's always something to do.
20:05Should we go taste some wine?
20:06Perfect, let's go.
20:07Should we head in?
20:07Sounds good.
20:08Thank you so much.
20:09This place is gorgeous.
20:12In fact, I think it'd be the perfect spot to reveal Stephen and Melissa's decision.
20:16So I've invited them here and told them to meet me in the vineyards
20:19so I can find out once and for all which house was their favorite.
20:26You already have wine waiting for me.
20:28Yes, we do.
20:29We should go house hunting more often.
20:30I feel like it's so hot out right now we're being interrogated but honestly this is a fun decision.
20:35We saw three incredible houses.
20:37House number one that we saw, great backyard, great pool.
20:41As you walk in it kind of just felt more boxy and didn't have that same home feel that we're
20:46looking for.
20:46Not as open concept.
20:48Not as open yet.
20:48And I think the other one that is tough to wrestle with is the fact that we couldn't have farm
20:53animals or horses.
20:55It might be a little tricky to put them in that backyard.
20:57Our neighbors might not love us.
20:59Our neighbors would definitely have a couple of phone calls for you.
21:02Then we moved on to house number two.
21:04Definitely loved as we first walked down that long driveway.
21:07Loved the feel, the rolling.
21:09Yeah, country, the rolling grass hills.
21:11Very homey, like just really nice.
21:13Aside from the fact that it's a big piece of property, it's a lot of work.
21:16I mean, is that something you think you might consider taking on?
21:19It could work.
21:20It could be fun work.
21:21It could be fun work.
21:21Until you do it, then you don't know.
21:23If everybody helps, you know, maybe.
21:24Ah, it's a team effort.
21:25Well, that's true.
21:26Four generations.
21:27Yeah.
21:28Then we moved on to house number three.
21:30It felt like kind of something from the future.
21:32The wow factor as you open that main massive door and you're just like, holy.
21:36I do like that modern look.
21:38I liked the floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
21:41I would say the topography was probably the biggest challenge there.
21:44To have animals to just maintain the property.
21:47That would be challenging, again, for someone like me with some limitations.
21:51So if you had to get rid of one.
21:53I would choose to get rid of number one just because it doesn't have enough property.
21:58We can have the animals, which is truly the reason why we wanted to move.
22:00Yeah.
22:01So it kind of defeats the purpose.
22:03So now it's down to two or three.
22:06Let's hear it.
22:07Yeah, let's hear it.
22:10I would choose house number two.
22:11House number two?
22:12Yeah.
22:13That seemed to check pretty much every box.
22:15I loved it.
22:17And honestly, just from the second we walked down that driveway, I could just, you know,
22:20picture exactly what you're looking for.
22:22The pool house and to be able to entertain out there and to be able to tell our girls that
22:26they could have horses on their property.
22:27I think that to me is the biggest win of all.
22:29Oh, yeah.
22:30Well, I say we give the realtor a call.
22:33Yeah.
22:33Let's do it.
22:33Let's do it.
22:34No brainer.
22:34No brainer.
22:35Let's do it as quick as possible because I really need to go for a swim.
22:38Cheers.
22:38Cheers.
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