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Property Brothers Under Pressure Season 1 Episode 3
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00:06I always love clients bringing us a new challenge.
00:08Always? Do you?
00:09Well, you know, it depends what the challenge is.
00:11Garrett and Malia, two boys, sounds like a fun family.
00:14Well, they want four bedrooms.
00:16Yeah.
00:16And that's pretty much all we know.
00:18No. Location, location, location.
00:21All that matters.
00:21It's always location, location, location.
00:31Yeah, yeah.
00:43Yeah, yeah.
00:46Yeah.
00:46Yeah.
00:47No.
01:12You guys ready to rock a roll?
01:13Yeah.
01:14All right.
01:15Here we go.
01:16We are in Redondo Beach.
01:19In the South Bay of Los Angeles, I grew up in Hawaii and being near the beach and the
01:24ocean.
01:25So important to me.
01:26I grew up in Colorado, which is a completely different environment.
01:29Came out here for school and met Malia, and we've been in the South Bay ever since.
01:34All right.
01:34And we just saw your son take a big face place.
01:36Oh.
01:37To a great start.
01:39That's normal.
01:41So our first home we purchased in Lawndale, which is still part of the South Bay, but a
01:46little bit further inland.
01:47Plenty of space for us and one child, but we're looking for some more space.
01:53Selling it, we had, I think, what, 14, 15 offers.
01:58Well above asking.
01:59100 over asking price.
02:01But then we soon realized that we had to now be in the other position and now be a buyer
02:06in such a crazy market.
02:09Yeah.
02:09So we've been renting for months now.
02:11It is tough just knowing that we're paying rent when we could be investing it into a home.
02:17It's been month after month and weekend after weekend just searching and searching, and here
02:23we are.
02:23We need help.
02:32We're definitely at our wit's end just kind of managing the process.
02:36And so I think the brothers who can kind of help us see the things that maybe we can't
02:41see to kind of get us across the finish line would be huge.
02:43We're not interrupting a romantic picnic in the park, are we?
02:47Hey.
02:48What's up?
02:48Hello.
02:49How you doing?
02:49How's it going?
02:50Good to see you.
02:51Good to see you.
02:51We needed some help.
02:53You guys popped up.
02:54Yeah.
02:54You know, we just came to play.
02:56Tic-tac-toe?
02:57I am good at everything.
02:58Yes.
02:59And very competitive.
03:00Actually, the one thing he's not good at, family feud, we discovered.
03:03Terrible.
03:04Excuse me.
03:05It was me, actually.
03:07That's all right.
03:08Well, give me a little lowdown.
03:09What is it you're looking for?
03:10What kind of a house?
03:11What are your needs before we talk about the wish list of niceties?
03:15Sure.
03:16So we have two boys, six and three.
03:18So we're looking for enough space to fit us all.
03:20We both work from home.
03:22So I would say four bedroom backyard is big for me.
03:26And we're like this area.
03:27We have a lot of friends who live close by as well with similar age groups.
03:31Yeah.
03:31All the schools in Redondo Beach are great.
03:34A lot of people come to Redondo Beach because of the school system.
03:38Absolutely.
03:38It's a big reason of why we're looking to stick in the South Bay.
03:41The beach doesn't hurt as well.
03:43I mean, that's a nice bonus on top, the cherry on top.
03:46You really want to be in this area.
03:47I love the beach.
03:48I love the beach life.
03:49I need the salts.
03:50But it all depends on budget, right, and what you're looking for.
03:53And if you've got to stretch the budget a little bit, you might have to go a little further outside
03:56of exactly where you want for schools.
03:58Right.
03:58Because you're paying so much for the area, not just for the house and the lot itself.
04:02It doesn't need to be move-in ready.
04:03I think we're willing to put in the work.
04:05We thought we'd have a home by now, much, much sooner.
04:09But again, like getting out bid, there's so many families looking and we're just, people are willing to go well
04:15over asking price.
04:16You guys are already aware of how challenging the search is going to be.
04:21Yeah.
04:21Yeah.
04:22Yeah.
04:22And if we show you a house that's not exactly what we want, no beaching and complaining about it.
04:26We have one lined up today.
04:28It's just a few minutes from here if you want to hop in with us.
04:30Awesome.
04:31Let's do it.
04:34For home budget, I would say with the sale of our last home, we've been looking around 1.5.
04:40I would say we're comfortable going up to about 1.75 for the right house.
04:46Sorry, I don't think.
04:47Wait.
04:481.75?
04:49You think?
04:50For the right community?
04:51We'd have, it would be, it would put a stretch on us and it would, maybe like 1.7.
05:05It's just a crazy market.
05:07It's so competitive in the South Bay area because there's nothing out there.
05:11Yeah.
05:11This house, it's not South Bay, but it's 15 minutes to the beach.
05:14That's not bad.
05:15It's a very cute neighborhood.
05:16So if you're looking for a good family neighborhood, tons of kids, amazing access to schools.
05:23It's right there.
05:24I see it.
05:25That would be convenient.
05:25Perfect.
05:25Perfect.
05:26Perfect.
05:26But what I do like, so you've got a nice big sized lot.
05:29It's a corner lot.
05:30I like the corner lot.
05:31Yeah.
05:31One less noisy neighbor.
05:33This is listed for 1.59.
05:35So it's really a good price.
05:37I think you could get it down from that as well.
05:39Okay.
05:39Put in some money into it and just make it exactly what you want.
05:42So I assume the competition's a little less compared to some of the areas we've been looking at.
05:46Exactly.
05:46We can get the price down a little bit on this.
05:48It's been on the market a little bit.
05:49Mm-hmm.
05:50I don't know.
05:51I'm trying to read it.
05:52So right now I'm thinking you're not sold on this house.
05:54There's no beach.
05:56I just don't know this area very well, to be quite honest.
05:59It's just, yeah, different from what we've looked at so far.
06:01But hey, I'm open to anything at this point.
06:03Yes, this is further from the beach.
06:05But in reality, this is showing you how much more your dollar can stretch.
06:08That's fair.
06:09Think of how easy your mornings would be.
06:11That's true.
06:11It would be quite easy.
06:12A cup of coffee and go across the street.
06:12Walk yourself to school, kids.
06:15Just look both ways.
06:16Yeah.
06:16Yeah.
06:17Go in.
06:18Take a look around.
06:20Mom.
06:21All right.
06:21You walk straight into a closet.
06:23Yeah, watch the walls.
06:24They'll hit you in the face.
06:25I like a grand entrance, and that's...
06:27Do me a favor.
06:28Can you have some grand vision?
06:30Yes.
06:30I will try.
06:31This has all of your square footage on one level.
06:33Is this a four-bedroom?
06:34Four bed, two bath, 2,050 square feet.
06:38In fact, with the price that you'd be able to get this house,
06:41you could even raise the ceiling heights and take the full height of the attic space.
06:45Hey, you know what that would do?
06:46That would give a grand entrance.
06:48It would be a grand entrance.
06:51Look how far back this goes.
06:53It's big, and it's all...
06:55This is one of the bedrooms.
06:56This is kind of weird.
06:57Yeah.
06:57Between your living room and kitchen, you have a bedroom where it's disconnected.
06:59Oh, wow.
07:00Yeah, that keeps going.
07:01Is this a bonus office here?
07:02Yes.
07:03Okay.
07:04Yeah.
07:04I mean, that's obviously something that we definitely need.
07:07Office is great.
07:09Come on to the kitchen when you get a second.
07:11First thoughts on this kitchen.
07:13Okay.
07:13I mean, it's all very plain.
07:15It's a little small, but at least it kind of is a bit more open.
07:20Yeah.
07:20I mean, this is the family room over here.
07:22Yeah.
07:22Because you have a second living space, you can have that as your formal living or whatever
07:26you want.
07:27The idea of expanding the kitchen over here could be a great thing, but in reality, it's
07:30nice, especially when you have two little kids, to have two separate living areas.
07:33I mean, it's a little hospital-y, but yes, I think it has something to work with.
07:38That's because it's white on white on white right now.
07:41I know.
07:41There's so many houses that are renovated, but you're paying a fortune, but it's not
07:44the way you would have renovated it.
07:46Right.
07:46Yeah.
07:46They've literally just done a really quick fix to paint cabinets white and painted the
07:50original tile countertops and sink.
07:52I want you to see past the current stage and see what's potential.
07:57Renovated?
07:58These are a gold mine.
08:00You do realize this house, exactly as it is in your perfect ideal neighborhood, that
08:05area you want to be, is probably $300,000 more.
08:08I know.
08:08As is, right?
08:09Sure.
08:09If this were in the South Bay, I would be like, yes, let's do it.
08:14Let's go.
08:14I think that's where I'm hesitant.
08:16We trust you fully, Jonathan, but I'm trying to picture it.
08:19I'm not quite sure.
08:21And so it's, you know, how many concessions do we want to kind of make in the process?
08:25Let's look at the rest of the house.
08:26I mean, let's look outside and see the garage.
08:28Definitely curious.
08:28I think inside it is a blank canvas.
08:30We could make this anything.
08:31Okay.
08:33This is the enclosed porch.
08:34It doesn't look great from the outside, but it is actually pretty big.
08:38You've got a nice yard space back here.
08:40You've got a great area here for a patio.
08:42And then the garage does have access from the alley.
08:45No, I appreciate you guys bringing us out here and trying to kind of expand the areas
08:49in that we're looking, because we've been looking for about a year now.
08:52And we've struck out in Palos Verdes and Torrance and some of the other South Bay areas.
08:56So I can definitely see what you see in the home and kind of the canvas that it is.
09:01But if this were in the South Bay, I would say, yes, let's go for it right now.
09:07It's a little out of my, out of our bubble.
09:10Wait, you keep going back to this.
09:10Yeah.
09:11So it's not an option.
09:13Yeah.
09:13Jonathan and I are going to try to find some places, but we have been looking.
09:17And it's really hard.
09:18We're looking for the diamond in the rough, something that can at least take a little bit
09:21of renovation and make it clean and livable for you.
09:23Because within your budget, we just can't find a lot.
09:26This is tough.
09:26I really have to hone in and try and figure out where we can find them houses to look
09:31at in the South Bay area.
09:32You know, it's just, you know, with prime location, you're putting more money in.
09:37And when that one property pops up, we've got to be ready to pounce on it.
09:40Otherwise, they're going to be in the exact same boat they've been over the last year.
09:43Keep missing out.
09:44Right?
09:55Thanks for being patient, you guys.
09:57Like we said, houses don't come in the market very often in this area.
10:00Yeah.
10:00But I think we found a contender.
10:02The fact that you found a place in Redondo Beach, honestly.
10:05Yeah.
10:05I love it.
10:06Isn't it over here?
10:07Wow.
10:08It's beautiful.
10:09Yeah.
10:09Ta-da!
10:10Wow.
10:12Pretty cute.
10:12Pretty great.
10:14Great curb appeal.
10:15It looks awesome.
10:16I mean, it looks big.
10:17We didn't know this street existed.
10:18What's your first impression?
10:20Honestly, yeah.
10:21There's trees.
10:22This is awesome.
10:22It's quiet.
10:23It's almost like it's made up.
10:24They're walking their cute little golden retriever.
10:26Hi!
10:28And it's got beach.
10:30And it's got beach.
10:31You guys are like beaming ear to ear.
10:33You like this area.
10:34I can tell.
10:36The beach is just a straight shot down.
10:38The kids park that we always go to is walking distance.
10:42Yeah, it's this crazy little pocket that we never knew of.
10:45This place here, 1965, it has 2,100 square feet.
10:50Four bedrooms, three bathrooms.
10:51Keeps you in the same school district that you want to be in.
10:54Yeah.
10:54I don't know if we can afford this.
10:57It's listed at 1.4, so it's under your max budget.
10:59Wow.
10:59However, it has had a lot of work done.
11:01It's not going to sell for 1.4.
11:03Yeah.
11:04Understood.
11:04So it's like dangling this carrot.
11:06I know.
11:07They listed intentionally low.
11:09Yeah.
11:09Yeah.
11:09I mean, what would you say it's likely going to go for?
11:11It would probably go a couple hundred thousand above at least.
11:14But if you like it and we want to put an offer in, then we also can just find out
11:17how many
11:17offers there are, and that helps us understand the interest.
11:20Let's go inside.
11:21All right.
11:21Let's do it.
11:22Yeah, after you.
11:23All right.
11:24Wow.
11:26Wow.
11:27All right.
11:28We've got the office space in there.
11:30Yeah.
11:30Guest room.
11:31Family room to the left.
11:32Nice family room.
11:33A lot of space.
11:34Our kid room.
11:35Especially having two little kids.
11:36It makes so much sense having a separate space that they can go and yell and scream in.
11:40Yeah.
11:40We've got a three-year-old.
11:41Yeah.
11:41And then around this wall, there's living area, dining area.
11:44Yeah.
11:45Wow.
11:45Look at this flow.
11:46Nice.
11:47Another big space.
11:47Yeah, wow.
11:48There's a lot of space.
11:49Kitchen not so big, but would this work for you?
11:50It's a little bit tight.
11:52Probably a little darker than I would.
11:53Dark.
11:54I would do myself.
11:55I mean, it seems like it's been recently updated.
11:57I mean, this is doable.
11:59I mean, you can easily move in.
12:01This is a giant space.
12:02I mean, they're probably using this as a kid's play area, but all the furniture is over
12:05on that side.
12:06Yeah.
12:06This is a great space.
12:07It's a lot of space.
12:09Yeah.
12:09You could still have a dining table here.
12:11Yeah.
12:11And then expand into a beautiful big kitchen with an island.
12:14Yeah.
12:14I love the ceilings and kind of the natural wood on top.
12:18What's your gut reaction here?
12:20Is this a house you would say, yes, we could live in this?
12:23100%.
12:23Yeah.
12:24I think there's a couple things that we might change or not have different preferences for,
12:28but it seems like you can move in right away.
12:30It has the fundamentals of everything we want.
12:32Well, so you don't have much of a yard.
12:33Yeah.
12:33So that, when I was looking at the listing photos, I noticed the yard was a little tight in the
12:38back.
12:38Is that okay for you guys?
12:39Yeah.
12:40As long as there's a place for the kids to play, I think the front yard is fine.
12:43It's fenced off.
12:44I'll be right back.
12:44This is the listing agent calling.
12:46Okay.
12:48Even the floor, so these are pre-finished in here.
12:51Hi.
12:52This is Danielle.
12:53Oh, hi.
12:54I just wanted to give you a heads up.
12:56I think you said you had some people at the Redondo listing today.
13:00I'm literally in the house right now.
13:01Yeah.
13:03Listen, it's really unfortunate.
13:05The house just sold.
13:12The owners accepted a bully offer about an hour ago.
13:16No conditions.
13:17A little frustrating because we're literally here at the house.
13:21I actually think my clients would put an offer in on this.
13:24I wish I could have given you more time.
13:26What did it sell for?
13:27I tried to tell you as soon as I found out.
13:28It went for 1.615.
13:31All calves and a quick close.
13:34A bully offer is basically when somebody comes in with a really strong offer.
13:38It's clean.
13:38You don't have a bunch of conditions.
13:40They'd rather just pay more now to get it.
13:42Especially in a market like Redondo Beach, which is extremely sought after.
13:45Oh, this is lovely.
13:46This is lovely.
13:48Yeah.
13:48It's just frustrating because they literally know we're looking at the house.
13:52Why would you not let us at least bring an offer forward?
13:55Hey, guys.
13:57Yeah.
13:57Hey, come on in for a sec.
13:58Yeah.
13:58Hey, really frustrating news, actually.
14:01I just spoke with a listing agent.
14:03Yeah.
14:04They sold the house.
14:05What?
14:05No.
14:06Like, it's gone.
14:07Yeah, it's a firm sale that a bully offer come in.
14:10It was very high.
14:10It sold for over 1.6.
14:12It's gone.
14:13But that still would have been...
14:14I mean, I would have said, if you guys were going to do an offer, it would be around
14:171.6.
14:18That's a good price.
14:19Yeah, we can counter that.
14:19But for them to take that without even looking for competing...
14:21It's frustrating, but it's the homeowner's decision to make, right?
14:24Wow.
14:25There's like nothing.
14:26There's nothing we can do.
14:27And there's no conditions to fall through, so it's gone.
14:30The house is gone.
14:31There's no point touring the rest of this house, so...
14:33It's ridiculous.
14:34We weren't even given a chance to make a f***ing offer.
14:38So, I'm sorry, but it's like we've been giving everything up.
14:41We've been rushing to see these showings, and we didn't even get a chance.
14:47It's frustrating to finally feel like you're making a little bit of progress in the search,
14:50only to have it dangled in front of you and then pulled back.
14:53So, back to square one.
15:07In a market like this, in this area that's so hot,
15:10you want to be the person who gets in and sees the listing before it's even up.
15:13They love this neighborhood, and I was literally just knocking on doors.
15:17I talked to a couple of agents in the area,
15:18and I talked to a couple of neighbors that came out,
15:20and they said, well, I think so-and-so's looking to sell.
15:23And that's all it was.
15:33I think it's kind of hilarious that you're looking out the window right here
15:37at the house that they really fell in love with.
15:39These sellers have been here for a while.
15:41They saw the house across the street listed
15:43and started thinking about selling themselves.
15:45They just haven't put it up yet.
15:46And I hopefully can get this locked down before it actually goes up.
15:50Hello.
15:50Deja vu.
15:51I know.
15:53This looks familiar.
15:54Right?
15:55I mean, that house is still not available, so just, you know.
15:58Okay.
15:58But this one is.
15:59Wow.
16:00I like the yard.
16:01It's a cute little garden.
16:02It's a nice-sized corner lot.
16:04It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, just over 2,000 square feet.
16:08Okay.
16:08They're letting us in.
16:10We're going to have a peek.
16:11It's supposed to be listed for 1.325, which is well under market value.
16:15Yeah.
16:15I don't want to waste any time.
16:17It's in this neighborhood, so.
16:18It's in this neighborhood.
16:19Hey, you know what?
16:20If you do like it, let's work that bully thing in our favor, because we can just say,
16:24here's our best and final.
16:25What do you think?
16:26All right.
16:27You want to get inside?
16:27Sure.
16:28Come on.
16:28Try not to get my hopes up, but yes.
16:30Have you ever lived in a split level before?
16:32Um, I don't even know what that is.
16:34You'll see the moment we walk inside.
16:36It's not just one flat level.
16:38Come on in.
16:38Ah, yes.
16:39Yeah, the stairs split as soon as you come in.
16:41Okay.
16:42So we go down to like a sunken living room area.
16:44Okay.
16:44And then up to the bedrooms and whatnot.
16:46It's an interesting layout.
16:48I wouldn't know what to do with the space.
16:50Don't get scared just because of the stairs.
16:52Overall, this house is pretty great.
16:56Carpets, interesting.
16:57That looks like that's been there a while.
16:59Yeah, you have the carpet up on the stairs, tile at the front, and then you have this flooring
17:03here.
17:03It looks like an engineered hardwood maybe.
17:05Yeah.
17:05Yeah.
17:06You could swap out all the floors, obviously.
17:07I would get rid of the carpet.
17:09Yeah.
17:09This has the wooden exposed beams that I like, space for the kids.
17:15But you don't have a second living space or family room in this house like you do across
17:20the street.
17:21Yes.
17:21Would need to figure out storage for all their stuff.
17:24But I think a lot of the rooms are actually going to feel a little bit bigger.
17:26Like even the kitchen over here, this is a lot bigger than what you're working
17:30with across the way.
17:32It's a little cramped.
17:34The kids could easily just get stuck.
17:36You know it's cramped.
17:37When you're putting these little baby bumpers at my head level, you know it's cramped.
17:41But the house has a nice big footprint here for the kitchen area.
17:45There's one bedroom downstairs, which you could use as an office.
17:47It's actually pretty big.
17:48Okay.
17:48Upstairs, three bedrooms, one bathroom.
17:51That would give us plenty of space.
17:53I mean, I think this is perfect.
17:55Garrett would love this.
17:56Look at his yard.
17:57Wow.
17:58And this is exactly what we've been wanting in a backyard.
18:02It feels like a little vacation spot.
18:03Yeah.
18:04How are you feeling?
18:05Because you don't look like you're as sold in this house as you were across the street.
18:08Yeah, I mean, it's a lot of work inside.
18:11But honestly, now that you've brought me out here, it's got plenty of space for the kids.
18:16Yeah.
18:17I need to talk to Garrett.
18:19But I think at this point, I mean, we'd love to be the ones to get ahead and actually put
18:24in an offer.
18:25Before it goes on the market?
18:27Yeah.
18:27Yeah.
18:28If you can get Garrett on a video call right now, show him the place.
18:31I really think if you're going to put an offer in, we need to be able to tell them right
18:34away.
18:34Okay.
18:34The houses here sell fast.
18:36Yeah.
18:36So, good luck.
18:38Hey.
18:39Hi.
18:40All right.
18:40Do you want to see this place?
18:42Yeah.
18:43All right.
18:44I'll give you a little tour.
18:47I don't want to get our hopes up because the house right across the street sold for 1.6,
18:52over 1.6.
18:53So, very easily, they could say, no, we want to wait and see how much this house goes for.
18:58But, if the listing agent is being honest with their client, a split-level home is not
19:02as valuable as a typical layout for most families.
19:05And so, that means that this house should not sell for the same amount that the one across
19:08the street did.
19:09That's a big room.
19:10It's a big, huge room.
19:12You could put a dining table here.
19:14You could have a massive kitchen expanded.
19:17And then this wall, you could open up and have, like, instead of this table, you could
19:21have a breakfast bar seating that opens to the main area here.
19:25Okay.
19:25I'm just saying, from my little experience, but your dollar will stretch a lot further
19:30with this renovation than other ones where you need a lot more structural work.
19:33I definitely trust you.
19:35When we saw that last house and saw that neighborhood, I can't stop thinking about that neighborhood.
19:40I can't lose another one.
19:42Yeah.
19:42No, I agree.
19:43I think we need to offer what we need to to stick out.
19:47I feel 1.5 might be enough to stimulate their interest.
19:52Does that leave us some room to then, I guess, address some of the things we called out in
19:56the kitchen?
19:57Well, you said you'd be willing to go up to 1.7 to make it perfect.
20:00200 grand is going to give you what you need for the renovation.
20:02I think at this point, like, we've put in enough offers and lost out.
20:06I'm definitely ready for us to find our place.
20:09I'm going to write the offer up now.
20:10We'll get it over to them right away.
20:12And I'm going to call them right now because I want them to know it's coming.
20:14Okay.
20:15Okay.
20:15Let's do it.
20:16We got this.
20:17We got this.
20:18I am trying my best not to envision our future here.
20:23But at the same time, you have to be, you know, you have to be envisioning your future
20:27if you're willing to put in your entire life savings.
20:30So we walked through the property.
20:32My clients love it.
20:33I mean, it's a great neighborhood.
20:35It's a great home.
20:36We want to put an offer in.
20:38The home itself, like, it definitely needs a little work, the stairs, the kitchen.
20:45But it has everything that we need.
20:48But this isn't your dream home.
20:52Yeah, I can't call it a dream home.
20:55I think if we were to figure out the kitchen and the flow of all that, that would be big
21:02for us.
21:04They just want to come in with the absolute best they can afford.
21:08And they want to make an offer at 1.5.
21:12We're not worried about conditions.
21:14We're not worried about anything else.
21:15They just want to get settled into a home with the kids.
21:18I just hope that we can actually get our offer in and make a deal before this goes on the
21:22market,
21:22because this will be the exact same situation as across the street.
21:26Multiple offers.
21:26It's going to go for well above lists.
21:41Hello?
21:42Hey, it's Drew.
21:43How you doing?
21:44Hi.
21:45Doing well.
21:45How are you?
21:46Oh, I'm great.
21:47And you will be much better once you hear what I'm calling about.
21:51Okay.
21:51What's up?
21:52The one time being a bully pays off.
21:55You got the house.
21:56Stop.
21:57You're joking.
21:58Are you joking?
21:59I'm not joking.
21:59I would not joke about this.
22:00I know how stressful this has been.
22:02Oh, my gosh.
22:04I literally just got the text from the listing agent.
22:07So, congratulations.
22:08You got a house.
22:10Thank you so much.
22:12Okay.
22:12I'll talk to you soon.
22:18Lee and Garrett have signed off on Drew's plan for the kitchen.
22:21So, we have our breakfast bar going in here.
22:23Okay.
22:24So, blow through this wall so you can really see it open.
22:26Peninsula there.
22:28There's no room for an island.
22:29Right.
22:30And then building in a nook in the corner, that's a good use of that space there.
22:33And this is going to be new windows.
22:35We're going to cut out the window where your breakfast nook is.
22:39That's my hope is having as much light coming through as possible,
22:41because right now it does feel very closed off and janky with the staircase.
22:44Yeah, we are eliminating the fireplace.
22:47That'll give us way more options for storage and furniture layout.
22:50The only issue is right now, which maybe we need to talk to Malia about,
22:54the bottleneck here at the front door.
22:56We would get that rail out of there.
22:58One big step across here.
23:01It'll invite people in to the living room.
23:03And then we've got space to do whatever we want over here.
23:06Okay.
23:07Continue on with demo?
23:09Yeah.
23:09Let's do it.
23:24All right.
23:24Hey, we have company.
23:26Hello.
23:27Good timing.
23:28Well, hello.
23:29I think we need to talk a little, right?
23:32Talk a little finish?
23:33Yeah.
23:34You got the house.
23:35So big celebration in order for that.
23:38But that's only the start of this journey because we have a lot of work to do in a very
23:42short period of time.
23:43Right.
23:44First of all, we need to know, what are your priorities?
23:46I mean, we'd love to see it beautiful and nicely designed.
23:51But I think our number one priority is just function.
23:54So did you just eye roll when you said that?
23:56I trust that you will make it beautiful.
23:58Yes.
23:58That's why I'm not worried about that.
24:00But for us, it's just like function, kids, clutter, chaos.
24:04Like, bleh.
24:05We've got a decent amount of stuff.
24:06Okay.
24:06I'd say it's a lot of kids stuff.
24:07We have so many things we can't even, we don't even know.
24:09Yeah, we've started to put some stuff in the garage that's set aside.
24:12Sort of like, how can we tuck some of that away?
24:15It's just like constant clutter.
24:17We just need good storage space.
24:19Storage is obviously a good thing.
24:21We're doing all new cabinetry in the kitchen.
24:23Right.
24:23We're looking at different options of what we can do.
24:25And the idea of tucking a bankette into the corner is really cool.
24:29Well, guess what?
24:30That gives you room for a tall pantry cabinet with way more storage to help with clutter.
24:34All while blending seamlessly into the overall design.
24:37And to bring in some new light, we can install a new window above the bankette.
24:41The bench seating plays double duty with large drawer storage tucked underneath.
24:46Anywhere we can get extra cabinets would be great.
24:48Awesome.
24:49Let's utilize every square inch possible so that everything's nice and clean.
24:53Yes.
24:53Cool.
24:54You've got dead space under the stairs.
24:56We can open that up, put flooring in, add some shelves and baskets to keep shoes organized,
25:00and a door to keep things looking neat and tidy.
25:03That sounds good.
25:04We can also consult with a professional organizer to help sort and manage some of the chaos.
25:08All right.
25:09Let's do it.
25:10From an aesthetic standpoint, keeping in mind that we're going to look at all durable products,
25:14do you see anything here that jumps out to you?
25:17I'm personally, like, a cleaner look.
25:19So I like the ones that, like, are a little bit simpler.
25:23I think, in general, we like more natural-looking tones.
25:27Yeah.
25:27I don't mind a little texture.
25:29I like the clean, but, like, I would probably lean towards this.
25:31You like this kind of realm here with some veining in it?
25:33Yeah.
25:34Okay.
25:34Here, give us a little, like, pull through there and have a little look.
25:38Tell us wall color, what you're thinking, and then for accents in this space.
25:41Oh, wall color.
25:41Oh, wall color.
25:42Go for both.
25:43Nobody likes looking through a fan deck under pressure.
25:46I know.
25:47This is a lot.
25:48I'm probably white on the walls.
25:51Yeah, yeah.
25:52Very light.
25:52Very light.
25:53Light and bright with the walls.
25:55Like, cabinet, I wouldn't necessarily want a dark cabinet, but I do, like, these kind
26:01of blues and greens all in a row.
26:03Not heavy dark.
26:04It's farmhouse coastal.
26:07I don't, did we make that up?
26:08There could be farmhouses on the water.
26:10Because he's, you know, Colorado, farmhouse, Hawaii, coastal.
26:15We can put that in the design.
26:16But I would say, like, we do love the beach, so things that can kind of bring that coastal,
26:21beach feel.
26:23I mean, we can also do real stone in the entry.
26:25We can even do a terrazzo.
26:27We can do, you know, a little of anything.
26:29We'll pull it together, and then we'll see which things actually work together.
26:32Okay.
26:33And above all else, storage.
26:35Yes.
26:35Yes.
26:36Okay.
26:36Yes.
26:56I don't know a single person alive who has ever not heard the saying, storage is key.
27:02You can't have enough storage.
27:03We have a family of four.
27:04They have a family of four.
27:05I know how much a family of four needs for storage.
27:08And as the kids get bigger, the needs only get greater.
27:11I just think that you can't have enough closets.
27:14We'll frame it out, and we'll just make it just like a couple of adjustable shelves or something.
27:19But we're in pretty good shape.
27:20We've got the fireplace.
27:21Close this up.
27:21Yeah, ready.
27:22So that all came off pretty good.
27:24Electrical's done.
27:25I wonder if we, because we're capping.
27:27Yeah, we'll cap off on top.
27:29At the top of the chimney.
27:30I'm wondering if, I mean, if there's any chance of a draft or anything coming down,
27:35I would still insulate in this section as well, just behind the drywall.
27:39Just a little.
27:40A little bit of rigid.
27:41Well, we've got insulation, so we could do that.
27:43Yeah.
27:44That's not a problem.
27:44So this is just going to be blank wall smart work.
27:47Yeah.
27:4831 inches.
27:49Mm-hmm.
27:51It's not often that we actually get rid of a fireplace without putting another one back.
27:56So it'll just be a drywall corner.
27:58This is a smart use of this space.
28:00The way it was configured wasn't optimal.
28:03And this just gives them so much better use for seating over here.
28:06Way more options for how to do the furniture.
28:13I know this has been a stressful process.
28:15They've looked at a ton of houses.
28:16They've lost out.
28:17They had their hopes up and they were crushed.
28:19So it's important for us to get them in there.
28:21These guys went through hell and back to find a home.
28:23So I just want them to be super happy.
28:44Hi, guys.
28:44Oh, hey.
28:45How's it going?
28:45Your timing could literally not have been more perfect.
28:48Great to see you.
28:49Good to see you.
28:49Good to see you again.
28:50Good to see you.
28:50Good to see you.
28:51Um, this is...
28:52Welcome to the party.
28:53Have you seen the chaos in the garage?
28:55I've seen the chaos and I've seen some photos from the rental.
28:59Okay.
28:59I'm here to help sort through and edit all of the toys
29:01and figure out what is the right system that is easily maintained.
29:04Something that's functional but also beautiful.
29:06It has to look great with the design.
29:07So we have a lot of options.
29:08There's space over there that we can put a cabinet.
29:10The one category that's probably going to be pretty big is arts and crafts.
29:14And that doesn't always look beautiful.
29:16Yeah.
29:16So if we can have cabinetry just to contain paint and things like that.
29:20Yeah.
29:20You know what?
29:20Because we don't really have...
29:22We don't want that in the pantry.
29:23One idea to keep it aesthetically pleasing
29:26is to use an opaque woven basket to contain all of the toys.
29:29It's functional and looks great.
29:31For arts and crafts, an acrylic turntable
29:34with separate compartments for paint brushes, markers and crayons.
29:38And it's clear so you can see what goes where.
29:41And labeled jars for supplies.
29:43So the kids know where stuff goes
29:45when you kindly ask them to clean up after themselves.
29:49Even as a grown-up, I can't remember where everything's supposed to go
29:51but we have it all beautifully labeled.
29:53And then every time we're refilling, it's so easy.
29:55Yes.
29:56My job is to make sure that the system is flawless,
29:58it can be maintained long after I'm gone,
30:01and that the whole family can use it.
30:02Yes.
30:17It's a phenomenal look.
30:20And it's fabulous!
30:20During the tours, Malia kept saying
30:22how she wants the entrance
30:23to have some sort of visual interest
30:25that just welcomes you in
30:26and drops the jaw.
30:28And I think we can do that with this house.
30:31I mean, a terrazzo floor in there would be stunning.
30:33They would absolutely love that.
30:34But also, I think the right railing can help open that up a bit.
30:38Something visual that pulls you into the space and makes you feel welcome,
30:41that's what you want to have.
30:46Way better.
30:47Oh, did I not get low enough?
30:48Yeah, that works.
30:49Let me give a little kick.
30:51Good morning.
30:52Boink!
30:53Boink!
30:53What's happening?
30:54Yo, making some nice clean...
30:56I mean, the hardwood should run all the way in here.
30:57So that's...
30:58Hey, hey.
30:59I made the executive decision to remove that stud,
31:02so we just run the hardwood all the way in.
31:04Do you want instead to do the tile?
31:07I think we're light on tile, so...
31:10Well, we're done with tile, right?
31:10Because the tile's finished.
31:11Yeah.
31:14But...
31:14Oh.
31:15I'll clean this up, Drew.
31:16Oh, guys.
31:17Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.
31:19What's with the...
31:20There's no bullnose or anything on the top level.
31:27Hold on.
31:28This is supposed to match the lower level, right?
31:30Well, just...
31:31It never looks...
31:32Totally right.
31:35Oh, what's with the pattern?
31:39That does not look good.
31:41What's with this whole blank section?
31:42Yeah, why is it so bare?
31:44Is that just...
31:44That's just the way it came.
31:46That's...
31:46Oh, yeah.
31:47The guy...
31:47When they were laying that,
31:48they should have...
31:50looked at the pattern it was creating.
31:52No, actually, that looks awful.
31:53Oh.
31:54Look at how stark it is here.
31:55Like, this looks good.
31:57They've kind of matched it up, but this...
31:59Even the color looks awful.
32:00They should never have used a blank tile like this.
32:02That should have been off-cut.
32:04Oh, I think that's...
32:05And that's the first thing you see when you walk in.
32:15We ordered this online,
32:16and I don't remember any of the tiles being half blank.
32:20Hold on, let me see some nosing.
32:22You said we...
32:22Do we have any more of the...
32:23I think there's a few pieces of tile left,
32:26but not much.
32:28There's three pieces.
32:29We can demo the tile,
32:31but Jonathan's asking about a nosing
32:33to match this nosing.
32:37So...
32:37All right.
32:39Well, that automatically is better,
32:41because you're basically cutting the stairs.
32:42Yeah, cut this corner right here, like that,
32:44and all of a sudden,
32:45this pattern would blend perfectly with the other tile.
32:48And then for this,
32:49I know we have more of our bullnose in here.
32:52Hold on a sec.
32:53All right, that's over here, Jonathan.
32:54Is it?
32:55Yeah.
32:56So will we cut the tile back, though,
32:58the extra couple of inches?
32:59Yeah.
32:59Which, of course, is not ideal.
33:01Yeah, exactly.
33:02Oh, that looks actually a lot cleaner.
33:03So that will look a lot better.
33:06It never looks good
33:08to have indifferent materials
33:11exactly in line with each other.
33:26Don't chip the paint.
33:32Look at your butt.
33:33It looks ridiculous.
33:34Who cares?
33:35Dusty butt.
33:35We need a butt shot.
33:40Tell me a story.
33:42Oh, my God.
33:43All right.
33:44I did not pay for this.
33:53Presley.
33:54Presley, Marvin.
33:54You guys want to come over?
33:56To the boat?
33:57Yeah.
33:58They're, like, so close.
33:59They're, like,
34:01a little.
34:02Oh, you thought they were going to crash into each other?
34:03A new collision?
34:04As you can see from our kids,
34:05like, they just love this park.
34:07They love being by the beach.
34:08They love collecting things at the beach.
34:10So we spend a lot of time out here.
34:12We don't have any family locally.
34:15So it has been a lot on us.
34:17It definitely is a bit of an island.
34:20Our jobs are very busy.
34:22We have two kids starting school.
34:24Certainly a lot these days.
34:26Societies aren't really made for two working parents
34:29and without family around.
34:31And having grown up in Hawaii
34:32and having community and family all around,
34:35it was definitely a big shock coming here.
34:38But that is also why this area,
34:40you know, it's become our community
34:42that we hope to stick around with.
34:58The sunshine is electric.
35:01Walking out to the beach of perfection.
35:03Looking out at the ocean.
35:05Waves rolled in magical motion.
35:08Clear blue skies.
35:10The reason why we head down south for the tropical high
35:16Ooh, the hot, hot sun
35:20Nothing relaxing in ocean fun
35:25Ooh, wherever you run
35:30Fast in the glow, the ocean fun
35:34There's a surprise here, because obviously we do the drawer storage all the time
35:38There's secret storage
35:40The base of this table
35:42Oh, awesome, oh, the arts and crafts stuff
35:44Yeah
35:45Oh, amazing
35:46The extra little organization, there's going to be a little treat for them
35:50The hot, hot sun
35:54Nothing relaxing in ocean fun
35:57The boys are finishing up inside there, so it's just going to be a couple minutes
36:00Are you ready to get into this neighborhood officially?
36:03Yes
36:03Oh, yes, we're ready to get into the neighborhood and get back to the South Bay
36:08Just, I mean, to start to, like, be settled down, get to know our neighbors
36:14Whoa, whoa, whoa
36:14Looks like they're ready
36:15Hello, hello
36:16Hello
36:16You ready?
36:17Either we're going to absolutely hit the mark, or you guys are going to hit everything
36:21What's up?
36:22Hey
36:23I'm very, very excited for you guys
36:25We are
36:25We're super excited
36:26Look at this smile
36:27I can't even, I don't, I can't even function right now
36:29I mean, in another world, it could have been that house you were moving into
36:34Very true
36:34I know
36:35Very true
36:35I think you picked the better house
36:37I think you did, tell them
36:38The things that you did not like about this house before, the layout, the split level
36:43I actually think makes it a more unique and beautiful home than some other standard houses in the neighborhood
36:47We're super excited, we cannot wait
36:49Take a deep breath
36:50Let's get you in this house
36:52Yeah
36:52All right, let's check it out
36:53So ready
36:57Step right in
36:58Oh
37:04My God
37:05Oh my God
37:08This is all for you and the kiddos
37:14Oh
37:14Oh
37:15My God
37:16Oh my God
37:18What?
37:19No
37:19I did not expect this
37:20No
37:20I did not expect this at all
37:22What?
37:23Where are we?
37:24Okay
37:24Are you brain glitching?
37:26I think so
37:27I don't even know what to look at first
37:29What's it taking first?
37:30I mean, the stairway does have a great look
37:33I mean, what you guys did with it
37:35It looks
37:35I'm shaking
37:36So much better than what it was
37:37Doesn't it look amazing?
37:38Your first impression is so nice
37:41Oh my God
37:43It's so open
37:44This flow of the stairs
37:45Is what Jonathan was talking about before
37:47Just opening this up a little bit
37:48Yeah, you didn't even really notice
37:49Coming down
37:51Beautifully the floors and stairs
37:52What do you think?
37:52Floors are incredible
37:53I love this
37:54At the start
37:54The tile there looks great
37:56Oh my God
37:57We haven't had like a set up
37:58Like a place for the whole family
38:00This is incredible
38:01I honestly
38:02Oh my gosh
38:03What's going through your head
38:03I don't think this is our house
38:04I'm just like
38:05Just the flood of everything
38:07We've been through to get here
38:09Like we have a cuddle couch now
38:11Yeah, I mean, this is nice
38:11We wanted a cuddle couch
38:12For the kids
38:13Yeah, the whole family
38:14That feels good
38:15You guys
38:15Oh my gosh
38:16Not only can you cuddle up
38:17But you can cuddle and craft
38:18Oh my gosh
38:20Wow, look at that
38:20Look at that
38:21That's amazing
38:22We know that nothing is more important
38:25For families than having storage
38:27Some of it comes through furniture
38:30And some of it comes through
38:32Better use of your existing spaces
38:34Oh my gosh
38:35Look at that
38:35So we've got some baskets
38:36Each of you have a basket for shoes
38:38Storage in there
38:40Oh my gosh
38:40I didn't even notice that coming in
38:41We have kids' stuff
38:43Tucked away and organized
38:44So you can see
38:45You have the trains
38:45You have the cars
38:46Amazing
38:47But the baskets
38:48Oh my gosh
38:49This is real
39:05This was a stressful search for a home
39:06It's not easy
39:08To find a house in this area
39:09I mean, so many people we know
39:11Dream of being in this area
39:12And somehow
39:14The stars aligned
39:16And you made it happen
39:17Well, at first they didn't
39:19Here, there's a house
39:20Nope
39:20You're not going to have that house
39:21I think we've still been
39:23Honestly coming to terms
39:25With the fact that we got here
39:26In the beach area
39:28That we've been wanting
39:29And honestly now
39:30That we have a house here as well
39:32Like it's pretty overwhelming
39:34Oh no, now you're going to cry
39:36We've both
39:37Like we've worked
39:38So hard
39:39And like we met here
39:40In the South Bay
39:41As we don't have
39:42Our, you know
39:43Family here
39:44It's truly
39:45It's us
39:45It's us and the kids
39:47And this is
39:48The start of
39:49Yeah
39:50Our lives
39:51Like
39:52Yeah
39:53And honestly
39:54I feel like
39:55I've had this like
39:55Anxiety
39:56In the pit of my stomach
39:58For, you know
39:5912 months now
40:00And it's just kind of like
40:01Settled
40:01Yeah
40:02It's honestly incredible
40:03I can't believe
40:04It's our dream home
40:06Yeah
40:07Like I can't believe
40:08You can just see outside
40:09You can literally see
40:11All the way through
40:12Yeah
40:13How cool is this breakfast bar
40:15Amazing
40:19Yeah, okay
40:20I haven't even like
40:21Soaked this all in yet
40:23Like
40:23I love the countertops
40:25It's not too veiny
40:26Is she looking more lovingly
40:28At this counter
40:29Than she is at you?
40:30It's okay
40:31I hope it's temporary
40:32But that's okay
40:33Look, you matched
40:34With the green
40:34Yeah
40:35I know
40:35Honestly, the color
40:36Of the cabinets
40:37Is perfect
40:37It's honestly perfect
40:38Look at this right here
40:41Oh
40:41Wow
40:42Mama likes it
40:45You guys have
40:46Not only what's
40:47A beautiful kitchen
40:48But it's packed
40:49With technology as well
40:50I love the fact
40:50That you're not wasting
40:52Counter space
40:52With your microwave
40:53And storage drawers
40:55Look at all that
40:56Space
40:56That's crazy
40:58Oh, and look
40:59At the farmhouse sink
41:01Oh, this is our
41:02Dishwater
41:03I didn't realize
41:04This is a gorgeous
41:06Kitchen, guys
41:07Compared to what was
41:07Here before
41:08This is
41:08Yeah, this is
41:09Like a night and day
41:10I'll actually like
41:11Cooking now
41:11I know
41:12Yeah
41:12There are some
41:13Amazing touches in here
41:14This is like
41:15Our dining space now
41:16This matches
41:17We've been dreaming
41:18Of a nook
41:19And the window
41:19There's a window here
41:21I know
41:21This is crazy
41:22So not only
41:24Did we squeeze in
41:25Beautiful fridge
41:26Wow
41:27Check out
41:28Not all the storage
41:29Oh my gosh
41:30Look at that
41:31Talk about amazing
41:32The kids can then
41:33Choose their drawer
41:35Just for them
41:35Wow
41:36That's awesome
41:36That's not the coolest one
41:37No
41:37Uh-oh
41:38Oh gosh
41:38Oh, yes
41:39Yes, yes
41:40I think I know what this is
41:41Push on it
41:42Right there
41:42Okay
41:43Storage
41:43Wow
41:44That's just for the kids
41:46Yay
41:46Arts and crafts
41:47Boom
41:48And then open the drawer
41:49In the front
41:50So you have
41:52Literally anywhere
41:53Oh my
41:53Oh wow
41:54These are big
41:54These are big
41:55It's great
41:56The natural
41:57Wood on the floors
41:58The tables
41:59And honestly
42:00It feels like
42:01Roomy
42:02For just kind of
42:02It is
42:03It's a lot of space
42:04It doesn't feel like
42:04A little afterthought
42:05You can actually get
42:06Six people around
42:07It's pretty easy
42:08Yeah
42:08If you were buying
42:10This kitchen
42:10Already finished
42:11It would not be
42:12Within your budget
42:13Right, yeah
42:14This is honestly
42:14Incredible
42:15I don't think
42:16I've seen you smile
42:17This much
42:17Since I've known you
42:18I love it
42:19I'm in disbelief
42:21Thank you guys
42:22This is honestly
42:22More than we could
42:23Have ever
42:23Dreamed of
42:25This is crazy
42:27We've been through
42:28A lot
42:29With our home
42:30Buying journey
42:31I mean
42:32Money
42:32And living in
42:33Southern California
42:34Has
42:35Always
42:36Been tough
42:37I am glad
42:38That we stuck it up
42:39It is pretty incredible
42:41What kind of
42:42Aligned together
42:43For us to end up
42:44Here
42:44That anxious feeling
42:46Is kind of gone
42:46Everything is just so
42:48Well thought out
42:49Yeah
42:49And it's got a nice
42:50Beach
42:51Beach feel
42:52That we definitely
42:53Wanted
42:53We met in the
42:54South Bay
42:55We're now
42:56Building our family
42:57Here
42:57And it's
42:58Something I have
43:00Always
43:01Dreamed of
43:02And
43:02We're never
43:03Moving again
43:04We're never
43:04We're never
43:06We're never
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