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00:00With its mountainous beauty and lush landscape,
00:03the Canadian countryside is as beautiful as it is breathtaking.
00:09Many Canadians are discovering rural life and they're making the move.
00:14We are helping them find their perfect country house.
00:20I love how lush it is. There's definitely a lot of greenery.
00:23It's kind of magical.
00:24It's amazing. I feel like I'm in Barby's dream house.
00:35Today we are in Caledon, British Columbia, where we're with Bibi and Catherine,
00:40who are looking to find a property big enough to house both their families
00:43and maybe even a couple of extra dwellings on the property as well.
00:47It's a tall task, but I think we're in the right spot.
00:51Let's see what we can find them.
00:59Well, hello.
01:00Hi.
01:00Pleasure to finally meet you. I'm Jeff.
01:03Catherine.
01:03Nice to meet you.
01:04Hi, I'm Bibi.
01:05Pleasure to meet you both. Welcome to the country.
01:08I'm so happy to be helping you on the house hunt.
01:11You have a very unique criteria for this specific house hunt.
01:17It's a very interesting story because we both started off in the same point but apart.
01:22So we both want to create a community, preferably off-grid, of people living in more tiny living.
01:30And we met on a Facebook group.
01:33And we both took the same workshop.
01:35Just found that we had the same goals and the same dreams.
01:39And three months later, we're looking for a place to do our, yeah.
01:45What we're looking for is a house that will become a communal house, right?
01:49Yeah, a clubhouse that everybody can use.
01:52Group suppers, events, a craft room, a workout room.
01:57There is a lot of no zoning in this area of BC.
02:00And to have a lot of houses on the same land, you need a certain kind of zoning.
02:05So that's what we've been looking for.
02:06And it's just beautiful.
02:09There's four seasons, definitely four seasons.
02:11It's really close to pretty much all the amenities you would need.
02:15But still, there's wide open country spaces.
02:18We're looking for a house that is big enough for at least two families.
02:23Two living spaces would be great.
02:25Yeah.
02:25A couple bathrooms.
02:26Definitely enough land.
02:28Ten acres or above.
02:29Yeah, that would be perfect.
02:31Our budget, we're looking around $500,000 up to $1.3 million max.
02:42Caledon is located just a few hours east of Vancouver in British Columbia.
02:46It's a scenic and peaceful gem nestled in the Okanagan Valley.
02:51The area is famous for its fruit orchards, but it's also known as a wine region.
02:56Hence why it's home to some award-winning wineries.
03:00With plenty of outdoor activities and breathtaking views, it's no surprise that Kathryn and Bebe have decided to settle down
03:07in this amazing spot.
03:12Well, we've arrived at house number one.
03:15We have a nice little trail to walk up and get a really good vantage point of the property.
03:19What are our first thoughts?
03:21It's very white.
03:22It's very pretty looking.
03:23Yeah, it looks really clean.
03:25I love the view.
03:27Yeah.
03:27I think for me, mountains are always going to be a bonus.
03:30And it's basically 360-degree views, which is very rare.
03:35When I first arrived, kind of same than you, Kathryn, it felt white.
03:40They did a lot of work to make it look very modern.
03:43The view got me.
03:44The view is very pretty.
03:45The view is really beautiful.
03:46It's so pretty out.
03:48There's about 10 acres to work with, so if you want to expand, there's definitely room for it.
03:53Well, let's go check out the interior.
03:55Let's go.
03:56Follow me.
03:56Nice, let's go.
04:05Well, we've made it to inside house number one.
04:09What do we think, first impressions as we walk in?
04:11Oh, it's so interesting.
04:12There's a lot of things going through my mind.
04:14I feel like it's a good blank space so that we can do anything we want.
04:19And I also like that it could already be an Airbnb.
04:23It looks like it's almost set up like that.
04:25Yeah.
04:25So you just turn the key and be like, here we go.
04:27Start raking in some extra cash.
04:29It's very pretty.
04:31Very modern.
04:32It's kind of like a modern country house feel.
04:36The views are spectacular.
04:37There's a little tiny pool off of the kitchen, which I did not know was going to be here.
04:41So that's a pleasant surprise.
04:42That's a good surprise.
04:43I think if we chose to live here rather than do an Airbnb, I would add a lot of collar.
04:49Yeah.
04:50The first living area seems so white and stark.
04:55I don't know if that's exactly the vibe we're looking for.
04:59Yeah.
04:59It's a very pretty house.
05:02We've got a lot to explore.
05:04If you guys want to go check out the other primary living areas, I'm going to head outside and soak
05:07up a bit of that view.
05:08Come find me when you're done.
05:10Okay.
05:10Sounds good.
05:11After you.
05:22Oh, wow.
05:23This is brand new, hey?
05:26Yeah.
05:26There's a whole other suite over here.
05:28I don't know how we would make any more bedrooms, though, for everyone.
05:33It would be a bit hard because it's like one unit, right?
05:37Mm-hmm.
05:39Still got a lovely view, though.
05:40It's nice that it's fully renovated, but I kind of looked forward to making it our own.
05:46Yeah.
05:47We can put some colour in.
05:49Yeah.
05:50For the second living space, it was interesting to see how similar it was to the first one.
05:56For an Airbnb is great.
05:58For our families, there's a lot to be changed around for us to be able to live in there.
06:04There's so much space for both families, though.
06:06Two kitchen, two laundries.
06:09Two living rooms.
06:10For two families, that would work well.
06:13We would make maybe an extra bedroom here and there.
06:16Or two.
06:18Should we go find Jeff and see if it's in our budget?
06:21Yeah.
06:21Let's go talk to him.
06:32Found me?
06:33Yeah.
06:33I wasn't hiding, I promise.
06:34There's just a lot of different space on this property.
06:37There's a lot of space.
06:39Yeah.
06:39Just maybe not enough bedrooms.
06:41What about, you know, just the living areas in general?
06:44Are those going to be big enough?
06:45It would be good for an Airbnb rather than try and make this into our family home, which
06:50would work.
06:52That's true.
06:52It's just very different than our plan.
06:54We're starting at the end and working back to the beginning.
06:57Yeah.
06:57Aside from that, we're basically on the only flat part of the property as far as I can
07:03see.
07:03So I'm just thinking about where we could put your, you know, additional tiny homes and
07:07whatnot.
07:07It might be a little tight.
07:08It looks pretty hilly.
07:11A little steep.
07:12Oh, the view though.
07:14The view is really beautiful.
07:16Yeah.
07:16We have the vineyards on one side, the mountains on the other side.
07:20So pretty.
07:22So what do we think this one's listed for?
07:25One million?
07:26Yeah, I'd say a bit under a million.
07:29Okay.
07:29You ready?
07:42Okay.
07:43You ready?
07:44It's right in the middle.
07:45It's listed at 975.
07:46Nice.
07:47Pretty good.
07:48It's under budget.
07:50Way under budget.
07:52So we would have a lot of options to put more houses or build or do another Airbnb or things
07:59like that.
08:00And because we don't have to do renovation, that also makes a big difference.
08:04Yeah.
08:06We do have two more homes to go.
08:07Nice.
08:07Should we go take a look?
08:08Yeah.
08:09Follow me.
08:13I know that the house was recently done and the land wasn't the most usable for their needs,
08:18but I have a feeling this next property could be exactly what they had in mind.
08:24Okay.
08:25We made it to house number two.
08:26We did.
08:27Haven't had to whip out the paper map in quite some time, but we made it.
08:31Really off the grid.
08:33What are your first impressions as we get up towards the house?
08:35Wow.
08:36Lots of room.
08:38Definitely 50 acres is a lot.
08:42A lot.
08:42It's awesome.
08:43Yeah, five zero.
08:43I mean, that's a lot of space to work with.
08:45Yeah.
08:46It's crazy coming up.
08:47I almost didn't make it.
08:49I don't know if I'm going to make it out of here, to be honest.
08:50I think I might have to buy this if you don't.
08:52I live here now.
08:54Coming up to the house, it's much bigger.
08:57It's definitely a bit older and needs a lot more work.
09:00Yeah.
09:00A lot of work and more paint.
09:02Lots more paint.
09:03Lots of paint.
09:05The landscape is beautiful.
09:07A lot to work with.
09:09It just looks like an old country home.
09:11It looks like it fits right here.
09:12It's almost like a painting.
09:14Well, let's head on in.
09:15Check it out.
09:16Let's go see it.
09:28Here we go.
09:29Nice.
09:30The view.
09:32Yeah.
09:32Nothing will ever go up in front of you up here, which is nice.
09:35That view is not going anywhere.
09:36What do you think about the kitchen?
09:37A good project.
09:38A good project.
09:39Yeah.
09:39I think we're both quite excited about making a communal kitchen that has like really a lot
09:44of space, so we're not really looking for a specific kitchen because we know we're going to make it big
09:50and more community-based.
09:54The kitchen was quite small.
09:56Older appliances.
09:57We'll need a lot more work for what we need, but that's okay.
10:01It's kind of like a blank slate.
10:04We could just make it whatever we want.
10:06We've obviously still got a lot more to explore.
10:08If you want to head downstairs, I think there's another living area down there, see if that works.
10:12I'm going to head outside and take a look around.
10:14When you're done down there, come find me.
10:15Sounds good.
10:16Perfect.
10:16See you in a bit.
10:31Wow.
10:32It's really nice.
10:33I love the stove top.
10:35Yeah.
10:36It's great.
10:37It's nice that there's a second living room down here.
10:39And it seems fresh down here, so I think for summers that would be really cool.
10:44Definitely a lot more renovation than that first one.
10:47Yes.
10:47The first one was new.
10:51Should we go find Jeff outside?
10:53Yeah, let's go find him.
11:03Wow.
11:04Yeah.
11:05That view.
11:06Can you blame me for standing on here for so long?
11:09I mean, this is incredible.
11:11What did you think about the interior of the house?
11:13We could see the property.
11:15So many windows.
11:16That's also really nice.
11:16So many windows, so many rooms.
11:18There we go.
11:19Yeah.
11:19Lots of bedrooms for everybody.
11:21You're already positioning where they could go here as opposed to the last places.
11:25What are we going to build to house everyone?
11:27Mm-hmm.
11:27Okay.
11:27Yeah.
11:2950 acres.
11:3050 acres seems so perfect now that we see it.
11:32I didn't think that we needed that much.
11:34And now I'm like, 50 acres is nice.
11:37It's so much bigger than I thought.
11:39And it's so beautiful.
11:41A little bit of older house, but you got a lot more land.
11:43So what do we think this one's listed at right now?
11:46I would say, hopefully within our budget, maybe 1.1?
11:511 point?
11:52I would say higher.
11:53I'd say like 1.5 maybe.
11:56Again, you guys are pretty close.
11:57You're like kind of right in the middle here.
11:58So this one is right at the top of the budget, listed at 1.3.
12:02All right.
12:03All right.
12:03You can make it work.
12:04There's also room.
12:05There's always room.
12:05Yeah.
12:07The price is higher, especially since we would have to do quite a lot of renovations.
12:12But it also matches the amount of space.
12:16Yeah.
12:17I think it could be worth the top of the budget.
12:20There's still one house left.
12:21I think we should all go together again because I'm going to get lost if we don't.
12:25We'll never find each other.
12:26Yeah.
12:26It's way out here.
12:27Way down there.
12:28All right.
12:29Well, let's head out and we'll check out house number three.
12:30Yeah.
12:31Sounds good.
12:34So excited to see the next house.
12:36Yeah.
12:36Me too.
12:37It'll be nice to compare both of these two.
12:39Another one.
12:40Yeah.
12:43The last option of the day has more of a unique style to what we've seen so far.
12:47And it might just be exactly what the girls have been searching for.
13:02Today, I'm helping friends Catherine and Bebe find the perfect spot for an off-grid house, with room for some
13:08potential extra accommodation.
13:11The two properties we've seen so far have had fair amounts of land and each with incredible views.
13:16This last house is no exception.
13:19And I do think the girls will really take to its design.
13:24House number three.
13:25First impressions?
13:26For me, that's the cutest one.
13:29For me, that's the cutest one.
13:29Yeah.
13:29It looks so country-ish.
13:31Like, big deck.
13:33Yeah.
13:33Love the colors and like the dark wood.
13:35It almost feels like we're in like Austria or something now.
13:39It's not even Canada.
13:41So, this property, we've got 10 acres to play with.
13:44Again, this one is kind of more like the last one where you could likely move into the house first
13:49and then expand from there instead of starting backwards and going to the beginning.
13:52I really like that the driveway, you knew that you were going to go kind of higher up with a
13:58nice view.
13:59It looks like it was an older house that they kind of renovated.
14:03Yeah.
14:04It's quite different.
14:05The view is so pretty.
14:08Okay.
14:09Well, what do you say we go check out the interior?
14:10Sounds good.
14:11Let's go.
14:18Okay.
14:19It's a little cooler in here, which is nice.
14:20Nice.
14:21So spacious.
14:22Yeah.
14:22Now, obviously, this is going to be maybe where one family resides down here, split level.
14:28Probably got enough room for another family, so that might work.
14:31Pretty spacious.
14:32Yeah.
14:32What do you guys think?
14:33I like the coloring already, so we wouldn't really need to paint like the other place.
14:37We're saving a few bucks on paint right away.
14:39That's kind of nice, and it's still super spacious.
14:42Very spacious.
14:42It's nice and open down here.
14:43Yeah.
14:43It's not even dark down here either, which is nice.
14:46No.
14:46A lot of potential, definitely.
14:47It's quite big, and there's a lot of different rooms and areas that could be made into more bedrooms even.
14:53Yeah.
14:54The downstairs just kept going and going.
14:56Great opportunity in this house, for sure.
14:59Mm-hmm.
14:59Do we want to go upstairs and take a look?
15:01Yeah.
15:01Let's do it.
15:09Go away.
15:09All right.
15:10We've made it upstairs.
15:11Obviously, you guys said you wanted a big open kitchen.
15:14Yeah.
15:14What do you think about this one?
15:15Biggest kitchen yet, eh?
15:16Yeah.
15:16It's nice.
15:17Big open space.
15:18That's really nice.
15:18You can get two families coming and going in here.
15:20Yeah, definitely.
15:21Not as much dancing, I guess.
15:23A little more elbow room.
15:25What do you think about the upstairs?
15:26There's two bedrooms, one bathroom.
15:28Is that going to work?
15:29Yeah, I think five bedrooms is...
15:31Perfect.
15:32Yeah, really appealing.
15:34Love the huge patio.
15:35I know.
15:36We're going to head out there in a second and take a look at the view, because it looks incredible.
15:39I mean, just out from the living room as well.
15:41Oh, the view is so beautiful.
15:42It just keeps going and going.
15:45Should we head out on the patio and take a look?
15:47Yeah, let's go.
15:54Okay.
15:55Oh, nice.
15:56Wow.
15:56Look at this view.
15:57Beautiful.
15:58It's so beautiful.
15:59Definitely, uh, right in the country here.
16:01It kind of feels like we're in a treehouse almost.
16:04We're so much up higher than everything else.
16:06That is true.
16:07Is this something that works?
16:09The view is very nice.
16:11Look at those mountains.
16:12It's just amazing.
16:13Yeah, it's so beautiful.
16:14I do feel like we can hear the highway a lot.
16:16I noticed a lot.
16:17I noticed that as well.
16:18It's definitely a little bit closer if you need to run down and get a couple supplies.
16:23Yeah.
16:23The access is really easy.
16:25Before we go anywhere, we've got to check the price of this one.
16:28What do you think this one's listed for?
16:31I'd say maybe like $950.
16:33Okay.
16:34What do you think?
16:35Because the house is bigger and needs less work, I'm going to go $1.1.
16:39$1.1?
16:40Yeah.
16:40Okay.
16:40Well, I think we've got a lot of room to work then.
16:42It's listed at $850.
16:43Wow.
16:44Oh, wow.
16:44Yeah.
16:47Yeah, this price is way under budget, so I could already think about how we could spend
16:52some more money.
16:54We definitely have lots to talk about and people to talk to.
16:59Yeah.
16:59This is definitely a group decision.
17:01I'm excited to tell everybody about what we saw for sure.
17:05Mm-hmm, me too.
17:14Yeah.
17:16Yeah.
17:16After some time discussing the options with their families, Catherine and BB have let
17:20me know they've made a decision on one of the houses.
17:24We're meeting up again to hear their decision at a local winery, but I thought I'd get there
17:28a little earlier to learn more about it, and maybe sample some of the goods.
17:34We are at Black Market Wine Co.
17:37Welcome.
17:37Thank you so much for having me.
17:38I mean, it's the perfect day for it.
17:40I want to know everything about this.
17:41We're in Caledon.
17:42We've got the lake in the background.
17:44What drew you here, and what's drawing everyone else to come to the area?
17:48It's the best of both worlds.
17:50We're really rural here.
17:51Caledon's got about 1,000 people that live here.
17:53It's a mixture of small-sized farms like we have, and then there's a little section of
17:57typical residential homes, so it's a nice mix.
17:59And we're only five minutes from Penticton.
18:00Yeah, so if you need anything, you can always shoot out there and grab it, yeah.
18:03Yeah.
18:03But they're not coming down here to grab anything except wine.
18:05Except wine.
18:05Yeah, of course.
18:07Fourteen years ago, we rented a house here for a family get-together, and just absolutely
18:11fell in love with it.
18:12We just thought, this is where we want to be.
18:15So, Black Market Wine Co., where'd the name come from, and what's the story behind it?
18:19So, many people don't realize this, but it's still illegal to transport alcohol across provincial
18:24borders in Canada.
18:26Interesting.
18:26Yes.
18:27I did not know that.
18:28When we came out here just as vacationers, we would load up our car with cases and cases
18:32of wine.
18:32Friends and family were, like, giving us orders, and we would go and we'd buy these really
18:36small wineries that you would never find in stores in Alberta.
18:39So, we got nicknamed the Black Marketeers.
18:42What kind of wine are you specializing in?
18:43What are you known for?
18:44I make 14 different wines.
18:46Oh, 14?
18:46Wow.
18:46What we're really becoming known for is Merlot and a white crate called Bacchus.
18:51I mean, I can't wait to try some of those.
18:52Absolutely.
18:54This isn't a job.
18:55It's just a different way to live.
18:57That's the best way to live.
18:59Exactly.
19:07Catherine and Beebe are finally here, and I can't wait to hear what property they've
19:11picked for the big move to Kalidin.
19:16Well, it's been a while since we last saw each other.
19:18How are we doing?
19:19Good.
19:19Yeah?
19:20Do we have some time to chat with the families, plural?
19:23Yeah.
19:24Since we last looked at the houses?
19:25Meetings with the whole team.
19:27Lots of discussions.
19:28Back and forth.
19:29I was going to say, yeah, this isn't just a two-person choice here.
19:31No, it's a lot of back and forth.
19:33Yeah.
19:33Why don't we do a quick recap of each?
19:35I mean, house number one, it was newer, definitely had that newer build.
19:40We talked about it a lot in the aspect of like Airbnb right away to kind of finance it.
19:45What was really appealing is no reno, nothing.
19:49We can already have two separate Airbnbs even.
19:52It could still work as a living space, but not for very long, I don't think.
19:57Yeah.
19:58It was nice.
19:59Just a little too white, a little too new, modern for us.
20:03So then we moved on to house number two.
20:06House number two took me a really long time to find.
20:09Way off the grid.
20:10Yeah.
20:10Really beautiful backdrop.
20:11And it was about 50 acres.
20:13You know, five times the size of the land, older home, but right in the middle of the country.
20:17The view.
20:18Yeah.
20:19That one we talked about the most because I think having that much space opened up the door too.
20:25We started talking about a campground and like tree houses, hammockville.
20:31Yeah.
20:31The space really made it feel so inspiring.
20:35Maxing out on our budget.
20:36That's scary.
20:38And then on to house number three.
20:40So house number three was a little closer to civilization, but you know, still none of the neighbors could see
20:45you.
20:46Felt like you're up in a tree house.
20:47What do we think about house number three?
20:48I like the tree house view when you step onto the deck.
20:52Yeah.
20:52It just feels like you're in the country.
20:54It was really interesting because like 10 acres seemed like a lot.
20:57Yeah.
20:57Then 50 acres was like, oh yeah.
20:59Going back to 10 acres, all of a sudden it didn't feel like that much.
21:04But I liked the house.
21:05It had five bedrooms.
21:06It was big enough for both of us or more families.
21:09Yeah.
21:10Easy to expand, less renovation to be done.
21:12Well, I mean, it's a tough decision.
21:14I'm wondering like if we narrowed it down to two, if that would make it easier.
21:17I mean, which of those would you say, maybe this one's not going to work?
21:22The first one.
21:24The first one?
21:24Okay.
21:26Yeah, that didn't take too much time.
21:28It's starting at the end of where you want to get to.
21:30Let's start at the beginning sort of thing.
21:32We're down to two or three.
21:34Both have a lot of positives to them.
21:36Spoiler alert, I think I know which one it was, but why don't you guys say it together?
21:40Yeah, it was definitely number two.
21:41Number two.
21:42Number two.
21:43I mean, once you started talking about everything you can do on there, I started getting excited.
21:46I might even start doing yoga now.
21:48I mean, hey, if you've got, if you build it, they will come.
21:51So I will try and make, now I know where it is.
21:53That's what Catherine always says.
21:55If you build it, they will come.
21:57All right.
21:57Well, let's call the realtor, put an offer in.
21:59All right, let's do it.
22:00Cheers.
22:01Cheers.
22:03Cheers.
22:03I'm so happy for the girls and can't wait for them to start the next chapter with their
22:08families in their new property.
22:09I wish you all the best.
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