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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. Like there's definitely a lot of greenery. Kind of magical.
00:24It's amazing. I feel like I'm in Barbie's dream house.
00:35Today we're in Armstrong, British Columbia, where we're going to meet up with Marcel and Christine
00:40to help them find the perfect country home that could also possibly double as a wedding venue.
00:45Let's see what we can find.
00:50Hello, hello. Hi. Great to finally meet you in person. Christine. Jeff. Marcel. Pleasure to meet you both.
00:56Finally. Now, I mean, we've picked the perfect day to go on the house hunt.
01:01Beautiful. We're going to see three very unique properties today.
01:03What is it that is an absolute must have for you guys?
01:08I really have always liked Armstrong. I like the pace of this town.
01:12You know, 45 minutes from the airport that's international, maybe three hours, four hours out of Vancouver.
01:17It feels like you're in the middle of nowhere, but you're actually logistically like quite close to everything.
01:21So it's really the best of both worlds that way.
01:24We really want to do a wedding venue. That's been the hope.
01:27There's something really beautiful about sharing space with people in the biggest spaces of their life.
01:34I was on a date with a guy I met on Match.com and he thought it'd be a fun
01:38idea to look at the competition.
01:40He was going through all the guys on Match.com and I was going through the girls on Match.com.
01:45And he points to Marcel's profile and he says, oh my gosh, I know this guy. This is an amazing
01:50Christian man.
01:50If it doesn't work out with me, you should date him. It didn't work out with him.
01:55And I was back on Match.com and there's Marcel's profile and I went, well, I guess I should try
02:00to get a hold of this guy, see if it could work out.
02:02We kind of have our second time around together.
02:05We just really want to be a part of someone's happily ever after.
02:10So we're really excited about that, finding the right place to host events.
02:15We grew up on acreages. We love that.
02:18We love the options of as big or small a garden as you want.
02:22We love the options of chickens and smaller livestock.
02:26Just the options to be able to do those sort of things.
02:28I would like to find a beautiful house with a barn that would be able to be used.
02:34I really like the idea of all season weddings.
02:36And I work in construction management, so I do a lot of renovation work.
02:40So every time I see a house, I see the possibilities and the options.
02:42But if we find a home that needs some work or some help, we can work with that.
02:46We've been playing with the idea of two to two and a half million,
02:51but that would be dependent on whether the land costs us money in adding to infrastructure
02:55or whether the land actually has marketable potential and be able to give back.
03:03Located in the heart of North Okanagan, Armstrong blends its rich agricultural heritage
03:08with expansive, scenic landscapes.
03:10And with cities like Kelowna just a stone's throw away,
03:13this rural gem offers the perfect escape for couples like Marcel and Christine
03:17to help bring their dream of a wedding venue and new home to life.
03:22So, we know we need land.
03:24We want space for a wedding venue.
03:26We want potential livestock.
03:28This one is about 101 acres of land.
03:31So I don't know how big your wedding venues are, but I think we can fit everyone in there.
03:35It's overwhelming how much land comes of this property.
03:38It's a little close to the road and the road seems a little busy.
03:42Is that all terrible?
03:44I shouldn't say those things.
03:46Okay, let's redo it.
03:47I love the hardy plank siding and it's really a beautifully appointed house.
03:52Like just the details, the construction details actually.
03:54It's quality built and it's quality finished and it looks like a well-loved home.
03:58What do you say we go take a look at the house?
03:59That'd be great.
04:00Follow me.
04:11All right.
04:12Welcome to house number one.
04:13What do we think?
04:14First impressions as we walk in the door.
04:16I love the woodwork.
04:17I mean the fireplace, for me, very inviting even though it's about 40 degrees outside.
04:22I can't wait for the winter time.
04:24You guys get lots of snow here.
04:25You can actually sit there and enjoy it.
04:27I appreciated the layout.
04:28I always like things that are unconventional.
04:30It's cozy.
04:31It's got a little vaulted ceiling.
04:32Part of the coziness is because it does feel a little smaller perhaps.
04:36But that was my first thought as I walk in.
04:38Obviously, big family.
04:40Got to see what the kitchen's like.
04:41You bet.
04:42Should we go explore?
04:43Sounds great.
04:43Yeah, come on.
04:48Welcome to the kitchen.
04:49I really like it.
04:50I like the hardware.
04:52It's beautiful.
04:53Yeah, it's classy.
04:54The details, the light details, the faucet details, the handle details are classy.
04:58It makes me think, oh, these people are similar to us.
05:01It's seldom that I get to walk into a kitchen where I find myself thinking, there's nothing I would change.
05:06And this was one of those kitchens.
05:08There's things you could change, but there's nothing that jumps out at you that needs to be changed.
05:12Dining space is a little small.
05:13How big is the family that's over?
05:16It's growing.
05:16We're into the grandparent age of life.
05:19So there's no telling where it ends.
05:20We don't have a big family living with us.
05:22It's just the two of us.
05:23Boom.
05:23It's when big family comes over, so it might be an option to push it into the living room, like
05:28temporarily.
05:29Go explore a little more, take a look at the primary bedroom.
05:32I'm going to head around back and meet out there in about five, ten minutes.
05:34Sounds great.
05:35All right.
05:35You guys go that way.
05:36I'll go this way.
05:43I like the chandelier.
05:44I don't love it, but I can see why you like it.
05:48What I do love about this room is the multiple windows, and I always love windows on two adjacent walls
05:54because it just gets light all day long, which I love.
05:56The bed's a bit short.
05:57The bed's a bit.
05:58It's probably just missing the entire frame.
06:00We'll have our own bed.
06:01Yeah.
06:02The bedroom isn't, it's sort of neither here nor there.
06:04It's decent size.
06:05It's not huge.
06:06But then when you walk into the ensuite, it has a wow factor.
06:08It's got the clawfoot tub.
06:09It's got the nice hardware.
06:11Classy vanity.
06:12Artistic.
06:13They're artistic.
06:13And good attention to detail, I feel.
06:15Mm-hmm.
06:16And then if they can throw in the cow pitcher, I would be happy.
06:19His name is Ned.
06:30Hi.
06:31Well, finished exploring inside the house.
06:34And you explored outside the house?
06:35I tried.
06:36I mean, there's over 100 acres, so it's still got a ways to go.
06:39It does give us a lot of options, and it's beautiful.
06:41Like, everything about this is beautiful.
06:43It's like the heart of the whole valley.
06:44Every view in every direction is amazing.
06:47I liked that there is a shop that could be potential for a wedding venue, which is what we're looking
06:51for.
06:52There'd be ample room for parking here.
06:54I mean, you have fencing, but only in certain areas, so you'd have to add some fencing.
06:58I'm not sure what the water situation's like it.
07:00Yeah, so it's both more than we hope in some ways, and maybe less than we hope in other ways.
07:05What do we think this one's listed at right now?
07:08Land is a lot.
07:09Yes.
07:09Land is a lot, and you're paying for land here, so this will be on the higher side.
07:13Do you think it's around?
07:13I think 2.3.
07:142.3?
07:15That's my guess.
07:16Somewhere around there.
07:16Okay.
07:17You're both pretty close.
07:18It is a little bit high on the budget.
07:19I mean, you're getting over 100 acres.
07:22This one's listed for.
07:31What do we think this one's listed at right now?
07:33I think 2.3.
07:352.3?
07:35That's my guess.
07:36Somewhere around there.
07:37Okay.
07:37You're both pretty close.
07:38It is a little bit high on the budget.
07:40I mean, you're getting over 100 acres.
07:42It's listed at 2.6 right now.
07:44Okay.
07:46I don't mind stretching a budget if that has everything that I need.
07:50If I have to stretch the budget and still add to what I need, we'd have to do some digging
07:55into what some of the wild cards are and then have a price tag on that and sort of factor
07:58that all in.
07:59We don't have to make a decision right now.
08:00We still have two incredible properties to check out next.
08:03What do you say we head on to house number two?
08:05Sounds great.
08:06Follow me.
08:08Marcel and Christine appreciated the vast space that house one offered.
08:12But ideally, they wanted something that felt a little more polished as a potential wedding venue.
08:17Well, this beautiful property I've got next might just be the perfect blend of charm and practicality that they're after.
08:25House number two.
08:26House number two.
08:27We've got a little bit of a forest and a little bit of a flat countryside.
08:30What do you guys think?
08:31Driving up to this place and coming down the Treeline driveway, that was beautiful.
08:34I could imagine brides and grooms and all of their friends coming and having it just be this beautiful space
08:41to be driving into.
08:42What else is jumping out at you as we come down that long driveway?
08:44That log barn is beautiful.
08:46I think if we're wanting to do weddings here, this particular property would really be attractive to people.
08:53You come in, there's lots of trees, there's lots of shade, there's lots of different things, and I love the
08:57potential of that log barn for a venue.
09:00Should we go take a peek inside?
09:01I think so.
09:02Yes.
09:02Let's do it.
09:15House number two.
09:16A little different entrance than house number one.
09:19What do you guys think?
09:20It's dramatic.
09:23It's kind of show-stopping.
09:25Yeah.
09:25Gets your attention.
09:26It seems so much bigger with these high ceilings.
09:28Yeah.
09:29You kind of come in and you look up and there's windows all up top that are really lit in
09:33so much light.
09:34Yeah, I noticed the windows everywhere and windows on different walls and there's a lot of French doors, so like
09:40double doors that are all glassed in the middle.
09:41I love the fireplace.
09:43I love how big the space is that you could get a lot of seats in and have lots of
09:47people over.
09:48The table is huge, so you could have so many people for dinner.
09:51Yeah.
09:51I like that idea too.
09:58This is a very big kitchen.
10:00Okay, good.
10:01I'll let you go first, but I mean, if you're preparing for up to 14 people, it seems like.
10:06Yeah.
10:06You could have six of them in the kitchen at once.
10:07Yeah.
10:08Anything interesting jumping out at you?
10:10I know one thing caught my eye.
10:12All the sinks.
10:13There are three and a half sinks.
10:16Shocking.
10:16I've never been in a kitchen with three sinks.
10:19One for everyone in the family.
10:20Sink for you, sink for you, sink for you.
10:22I love the counter space.
10:24I love the storage space.
10:25But I love the stove.
10:28There doesn't seem to be a hood fan, so I don't know if it makes up for it.
10:32This one looks like it could be the exception.
10:34I like it.
10:34It fits.
10:35It fits the space.
10:36The primary's upstairs.
10:38Okay.
10:38Take your time and come find me outside whenever you're ready.
10:41Sounds great.
10:42Okay.
10:42See you in a bit.
10:50First thoughts?
10:51It is tiny.
10:52When we finally went upstairs to see the primary bedroom, it kind of felt like this tiny little
10:56room.
10:57It made me go, wait, do we go?
10:58Is this the right room?
10:59Closet space, big window, only one window.
11:02It has an ensuite.
11:04Barely.
11:04It's a small one.
11:05Jack and Jill.
11:06Yeah, it's quite small.
11:07What I thought was fascinating about the primary bedroom is there's not really any way to
11:12change it.
11:13We always think in renovations and we always think, oh, we just knocked down this wall because
11:16we're both in that world professionally.
11:18But there's nowhere to move.
11:19There's no walls to blow out.
11:20There's no walls to blow out.
11:21You can't move it because you blew out one, you're over top of the living room.
11:24And if you blow out the other, you're taken over a hallway and it's just very small.
11:33Oh.
11:35Sorry, slacking on the job.
11:37I mean, how could you not?
11:38This is just so peaceful out here.
11:40You have views.
11:41You have views looking down over the valley.
11:43That's another bonus.
11:44But how was the rest of the house?
11:46I feel like it's a lot more expansive than we thought just walking in.
11:49It's big.
11:51The master bedroom is a bit of a disappointment.
11:54Yeah?
11:54Why is that?
11:55It's really small.
11:56It's a little too tight.
11:56Yeah.
11:57This is only the second house.
11:59We're going to go see one more.
12:00Last one was listed around $2,600.
12:02What do you think this one's listed for?
12:04I think like $2 million.
12:07Yeah, the land is a lot less here.
12:08Yeah.
12:09Quite a contrast.
12:10I mean, 100 acres and a smaller dwelling versus a few dwellings, a little less acreage.
12:15Two?
12:16Maybe?
12:17Two, three?
12:18Would you believe me if I said it's listed for $1.88?
12:21Oh.
12:22Yeah.
12:23This house came in under our budget, so there's money to work with.
12:27It has minor upgrades and details that I'd want to correct, but we might be able to take
12:32some of that resource and put that into the barn.
12:34It gives us a bit of options.
12:36It's only house number two though.
12:37There's still one more.
12:38Yeah.
12:39What do you say we head over to house number three?
12:40I'm excited to see it.
12:41Me too.
12:42Ha ha ha ha.
12:51Despite the tiny primary bedroom Marcel and Christine loved the charm of house number
12:56two.
12:56And the potential it's logged barn had for a wedding venue.
12:59But it's this next property that really steps it up.
13:02A quaint yet beautiful home with multiple barns that could be the perfect fit for their
13:07big plans.
13:08well we've made it to house number three wow it looks like an old house which i love but very
13:15well capped it's all clean and and well done but with the huge tall trees around here just the way
13:21it's situated feels very established like an established property i would say curb appeal but
13:24we're so far up from the curb i did notice a lot of outbuildings which was both interesting but
13:29they seem to be kind of like congested yeah like it felt like a farm downtown is that a thing
13:34we'll
13:35look at that later but what do you say we take a look inside first i'd love to all right
13:38after you
13:48opens right up into the kitchen it's really nice it's beautiful it's still got farmhouse meets
13:54modern which is really a cool look french country farmhouse really yeah if you want to get specific
14:01i really liked the open floor plan i liked walking into the kitchen and having the two-tone cabinets
14:07i really appreciate the storage they had in there it feels very like i don't want to say dated but
14:13it does feel historic but it's super clean super contemporary at the same time so it's really
14:18captured the essence of the farm style what's interesting about this kitchen layout to me is
14:22that a lot of the counter space is actually bar space and i don't know how prepping at bar height
14:27was like compared to counter height so they have it elevated yeah if it was all flat the last one
14:31was all the same height this was just a lot of bar space interesting and speaking of drinking space
14:36whatever the dining room right now it's set up very small but it could be bigger but if you make
14:41the
14:41dining room bigger your living room gets smaller because they're kind of sharing an imaginary divider
14:45i mean you could always do the shuffle depending on how many people are that's true but you never know
14:49how many people are just going to show up because it seems like people are just going to wander in
14:52at their
14:53will so you kind of want to be prepared so maybe you do need a little bit more space there
14:56i'm going to go figure out where all of these different barn houses are do you guys want to go
15:01check out upstairs and check out all the bedrooms sounds great if i'm lost just ring the bell i'll
15:05hear it and come running back sounds good after you thank you
15:17first thoughts yeah it's a really nice room the bedroom was a little bit small not as small as
15:24bed as the second house that bedroom was very small yeah and it had beautiful windows beautiful
15:28view walk-in closet was was really decent the one thing i noticed it doesn't actually have an
15:33ensuite bathroom it has it shared with the other two bedrooms upstairs which is it's just a thing
15:39it's whether you want it or not i usually want it most people usually do
15:45ensuite bath i would miss that because i've had that the last number of years it's just it's just
15:50a bathroom location which isn't a big deal um for some for others i don't like to share as much
15:57as
15:57you do exactly i like the floors yeah i love the original hardwood through the whole house it's
16:02beautiful just feels farmhouse but it feels like clean modern it feels like stepping back in time
16:06without the dirt and the hard work exactly where's jeff he said to ring the bell it's all yours
16:24oh jeffrey ha here you are you found your way up what was it like upstairs the master bedroom is
16:32a
16:32little small and no on-suite bathroom i did notice another bathroom another beautiful bathroom on the
16:37main floor and while i was exploring i found a bathroom out there near the barns which is actually
16:41quite interesting i almost fell through the floor but it's it's still operational i do love that you
16:47could do weddings here there's a beautiful riding arena there and you could easily have the receptions
16:53there and then there's a couple of barns to choose from here big beautiful garden already deer
16:58fence like big beautiful pens lots of riding pens if you wanted a farm wedding you could do a farm
17:03wedding almost overnight you could use the the riding ring you can use the outdoor space the field
17:07space but if you actually wanted a barn wedding the barns need a significant amount of work and a lot
17:12of work might include a bulldozer yeah so what do we think this one's listed for i would say
17:20one point nine one point nine okay yeah it's got to be two something two two point one well i
17:28mean
17:29if you want a little extra cash to work on the dilapidated barns listed at one point eight right now
17:35oh so
17:36we have some room to work yeah i was surprised at the price of this it's a bit of a
17:41wild card i've
17:41renovated houses i haven't renovated a lot of barns and so i don't know what that would take as far
17:46as
17:46time and if it's a structural issue all of a sudden it doesn't end up having to be torn down
17:50or
17:50engineered or there's some some real kind of wild cards that i'm unsure of it is nice to have the
17:55financial buffer we don't need an answer now why don't you take some time think about it i mean they
18:00all have space for a wedding venue but which one's really going to pop and which one do you want
18:03i mean
18:04you can put your own stamp on it we'll circle back and we can make a decision yeah sounds great
18:08i'll see you guys soon
18:19with all three houses toured marcel and christine have a big decision ahead but before they choose
18:24the perfect property to set the altar i'm heading over to farmstrong cider co one of armstrong's local
18:30favorites to find out why this town's worth settling down in hi i'm jeff i'm hallie nice to meet you
18:37that's my niece's name that'll be easy to remember so we are here at farmstrong cider co i could see
18:42it
18:42the whole drive up it kind of stands out on top of all of armstrong how did this come about
18:46and when
18:47did you start it july it'll be our sixth anniversary but my husband and i have been farming in armstrong
18:53for 35 years and we thought we needed a little retirement project so that our kids could take over
18:59the other family farm we were looking for a piece of property found an orchard i wanted to make cider
19:04so we ended up with this 130 year old barn it is incredible i mean it's i walked through it's
19:10massive you
19:10could host a very large party in there if you wanted to she's definitely a draw for people that
19:15come to the area we try really hard uh we raise all of our own proteins here and we source
19:20everything
19:20local and we just try to do a really good job and give people good uh value for dollar i
19:25can tell
19:26everyone at home you do a great job because i've been here for a few minutes and i already feel
19:30like
19:30i'm never leaving awesome that's good news armstrong in general i mean what's drawing people here live
19:36here yeah you know more people are wanting to move out of the cities and they're looking for
19:41small acreages we've got a great sense of larger farms but then it's a great place for a hobby farm
19:46and i mean the scenery it's like you look off the balcony and it's just a painting then you come
19:50in
19:50here and it's an absolute party so yeah i think it's the best of both worlds and we're 45 minutes
19:55from
19:55an airport so it's perfect oh no this is dangerous for me i might never leave now if anyone wants
20:00to come
20:00i mean how do they find you you google cider and armstrong or the okanagan and we should pop up
20:05so you can
20:06come in and have dinner or lunch and a flight and then take some home as well well thank you
20:10so
20:10much for having us and let's uh let's cheers thank you thank you well i think it's safe to say
20:16it
20:17doesn't get much better than farmstrong cider co so much so i've invited marcel and christine here
20:22to reveal their decision which of these three incredible houses will become their new home
20:29well last time we were all together we were on a house hunt that was a fun day it was
20:32a bit
20:33tricky though i mean i don't know which one you guys are going to end up picking why don't we
20:36start
20:36with house number one i mean 101 acres of property after being on the second and the third property i
20:42realized how few trees there actually were on it i really like the kitchen it was the more sort of
20:47finished and complete design kitchen just it's a smaller house it would be a tight squeeze you've got
20:53extended family that just pops in where are you going to put them if they'd stay over and it's the
20:57top
20:57end of our budget if that was everything we ever needed wanted hoped and dreamed you can stretch
21:01the budget but when it's like most of what we hope and some of what we dreamed it feels like
21:06it pushes
21:07it past possible now moving over to house number two i mean if you want a little more trees it
21:14looks
21:14like it used to be a christmas tree farm yeah loves the drive-ins you just anticipate what am i
21:19getting
21:20into because this is so pretty already and then the first thing you see when you come down the driveway
21:24is
21:24that beautiful log barn works for the wedding venue pop those doors open you got a big field in front
21:29somebody could say i do what about the the actual house the dwelling on the property it's a big house
21:34it's deceptive vaulted ceiling big dramatic fireplace great space for family dinners i can imagine all
21:41of those things right where you can pack in a lot of people and not feel like you're sitting on
21:45top of
21:46each other if i recall properly there was about three and a half sinks in the kitchen they did forget
21:51to
21:51put a gas stove in and a hood fan and what about house number three if you're looking for barns
21:58they
21:58have barns galore yeah beautiful house love that it's an old house that's been restored it's right
22:03up my alley i love the open spaces you walk in and it's kitchen dining living room all open i
22:08love that
22:09but it seemed a little tighter in the living space and the dining room space it didn't have an ensuite
22:13that's a bit of a deal yeah 95 of the land is totally usable workable it had the big pastures
22:21in the back riding ring some optional extras that we wouldn't have been looking for yeah i hadn't
22:26really thought about yeah i mean private enough too you're on the road but you're stepped back a
22:30little bit you got the trees surrounding you there yeah it felt private yeah if you had to eliminate
22:34one of the three so we could narrow it down to two which one just might not work for us
22:39i think the
22:40first one i agree just a little too much land too much land too much expanse and then not enough
22:45house yeah i mean also high end of the budget so if you really want to expand on that house
22:49to be
22:49tricky so we've narrowed it down which one's it going to be number two or number three we love them
22:56both
22:57but we can't buy them both so we're gonna go with number two number two i'm not even joking once
23:07i saw that barn and just the whole open space i thought this is perfect for a wedding venue we
23:13got to call the realtor right away i'm coming in as soon as it's ready let's call cheers cheers
23:18thanks john i'm so happy marcel and christine said i do to their dream country home here in armstrong
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