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00:01Think you need to break the bank to live by the beach?
00:04Luxury is a mindset, not a price tag.
00:07Think again.
00:09Finding a cheap beach house is actually very possible.
00:12This is a great price with those views.
00:15We got the most affordable house with the most amount of space.
00:18Do you have anything maybe a little cheaper?
00:21These buyers are chasing coastal dreams on tight budgets.
00:25This is cheap-ass beach houses where smart money meets beautiful ocean views.
00:38Meet Delaney and her brother Will, two siblings who left their family back in Oklahoma
00:43to make a sunny life for themselves in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
00:48But for the past couple of years, they've been trying to get their parents to follow in their footsteps
00:53and join them by the beach.
00:56Do you think that they're actually going to move down here or buy a house?
01:00I really hope they do.
01:01I mean, they've just looked at so many houses.
01:05So it's like, do they really want to move here or?
01:08Used to come with us.
01:09Do they just like the idea of it?
01:10Used to come with us.
01:11Yeah, it stops.
01:12I know.
01:14I don't blame you.
01:16We looked at over a hundred.
01:18I'm not even kidding.
01:19My name is Delaney Tindall.
01:21My brother Will, and I grew up vacationing down here each summer.
01:25I always loved it.
01:26And I decided to move to the beach, go to college here.
01:28That's where I met my husband.
01:30My husband and I are involved in local business here.
01:33We have a couple ice cream shops.
01:35My brother Will manages one of our ice cream shops for us.
01:38And we've just made a life here.
01:40You guys go.
01:41Made with love.
01:42That is beautiful.
01:43Thank you. Amazing.
01:44This looks great.
01:45Thank you, thank you.
01:46What makes Gulf Shore special is that it is a small town, big beach.
01:51We actually sit on an island, so you're five minutes from the beach wherever you're at.
01:57Gulf Shore sounds like it's all sand and relaxation, but this little town is known to put the BAM in Alabama.
02:05Do you think there's anything I can say that would convince them?
02:08Besides that I'm having another baby, because that's not happening for a while.
02:11I don't know.
02:14I guess you just got to find the right great house.
02:17Or you could get married.
02:18You need to find a girlfriend.
02:20I'm good.
02:22I just had my daughter.
02:24Her name is Joy.
02:25She's nine months old, and she has just been the biggest blessing in my life.
02:32Watching my parents also step into grandparents' roles has been so special.
02:37They are the best grandparents, so having them down here is going to mean a lot to me.
02:42Can you imagine just every morning getting up and taking a stroll down this?
02:47Yes.
02:48Every day, I imagine that.
02:52Every day.
02:53I have high hopes for this trip.
02:55Yeah, me too.
02:56I think we can make it happen.
02:57This is it.
02:58This is the trip.
02:59We've got this.
03:01Mandy and Bill want nothing more than to be closer to their grandbaby, but finding that
03:06perfectly affordable home has been a little harder than they thought.
03:11This really could be your guys' reality soon.
03:14What do you think?
03:15Look at this.
03:16This is nice.
03:17This is gorgeous.
03:18How bad do you want this?
03:19I think the question is, is how bad do you guys want us down here?
03:22That's not the question.
03:24Our situation's a little bit different.
03:26Our real estate agent happens to be our daughter, and it has been quite interesting and quite a
03:31journey in that process.
03:33Ha ha!
03:34Delaney isn't just their sassy daughter and ice cream shop mogul.
03:38She's also a sharp, savvy Southern Shores real estate agent.
03:43My parents are probably my most challenging clients that I've had this far.
03:49We have looked at over a hundred different properties.
03:52New construction, pre-construction, empty lots, condos, houses, new neighborhoods, old neighborhoods,
03:58and we can't seem to find the right one.
04:01Delaney has helped countless buyers find their own piece of paradise, but now she faces her
04:07toughest client yet, her mom.
04:10Four!
04:11He went right under it.
04:14Oh, I didn't?
04:15Yeah.
04:17So is the budget still the same?
04:20Has it changed at all?
04:21Are we still looking in the 500s?
04:23I still think the wise decision for us is to be under 500,000.
04:28For me, it's more of the nuts and bolts of family support and economics and finance and
04:32that sort of thing.
04:33She's more into looking at things that will stretch the budget.
04:36And you keep me grounded.
04:39Are you going to be showing us houses this trip with pools?
04:44We can.
04:45Still at least two bedrooms.
04:47At least.
04:48Preferably three bedrooms because Bill will need a workspace.
04:51Fitness center on site.
04:53Okay.
04:54Because I think if we're picking up our lives and moving, being on the beach would be great.
04:59Yeah.
05:00We can get you on the sand.
05:01Can you do that for a reasonable price where it's not going to, you know, make us broke?
05:05Yeah.
05:06We can definitely find something for a reasonable price, but are you going to have reasonable
05:09expectations?
05:10You can do it, Delaney.
05:11I can.
05:12It's going to cost you.
05:13We might have a tiny bit of flexibility, but we need to stay around there.
05:14Okay.
05:15Will, killing it.
05:16While Will stays behind to work on his swing, Delaney takes her parents to see if staying
05:31on the beach means staying on budget.
05:34Okay.
05:35Okay.
05:36So this is the beach club.
05:37This already feels like a resort.
05:39Yes.
05:40Definitely.
05:41So what about these houses?
05:42Just, I would take this.
05:43It's not on the beach, but it's close.
05:44These are gorgeous.
05:45Those are out of your budget.
05:47Way out of your budget.
05:48Oh, really?
05:49How far up?
05:50You're looking in the multi-millions.
05:53Huh.
05:54You said beachfront?
05:55Yes.
05:56I'm giving it to you.
05:57Okay.
05:58It is a two bedroom, two and a half bath, but it is right under 1,300 square feet.
06:01So there's gonna be a little bit more space for everybody.
06:04It is listed at 609, which...
06:07Okay.
06:08That's not nothing.
06:09It is over top of our budget.
06:11It's okay.
06:12I think we can get it lower.
06:14Amenities are very nice.
06:16We've got lots of pools, fitness center, multiple onsite restaurants, dessert, coffee.
06:21You do not have to leave.
06:23Sounds pricey, but in this area, comparable condos start at 700K or higher.
06:29By beachfront standards, Delaney's found the clearance aisle.
06:33All right, you guys.
06:35Come on in.
06:36Oh, wow.
06:37All right, so we're gonna come into the first bedroom.
06:39I like it.
06:40I like that there's room for nightstands.
06:42I think that's nice.
06:43And enough room for bassinet for the babies.
06:46Babies?
06:49Is that what we're doing here?
06:51Are you gonna tell us something?
06:53No, no, no.
06:54That's not what we're doing here.
06:56No, no, no, no.
06:58We're only revealing houses here, people.
07:01Houses.
07:02No, not even close.
07:03All right.
07:04What are the bathrooms like?
07:06Um, nice bathroom.
07:08Mm-hmm.
07:09I agree.
07:10It's a little dated.
07:11If I had to be picky, I'm gonna say the bathroom needs to be updated.
07:17Light fixtures, you know, I love a good light fixture.
07:19Oh, I know.
07:20So I would wanna update the light fixtures.
07:22It doesn't seem like it'd be too hard, but Delaney, would it add value?
07:25Depends on what we can get it for.
07:27It is a motivated seller, so if we could get a little bit better of a deal, I think it would add a little bit of value.
07:33Yeah.
07:34And we have the kitchen.
07:35You can have a party in here.
07:36Yeah?
07:37It's huge.
07:38Yeah, it is.
07:39And granite countertops.
07:40Yeah.
07:41And look at the view.
07:42I know.
07:43Okay, so that's the key right there.
07:44Look at that.
07:45Yeah, that is amazing view.
07:46It's gorgeous.
07:47You wouldn't even mind cooking with that view, right?
07:49Well, someone won't mind cooking.
07:51We have a pretty good sized living room.
07:53Obviously, it sits directly on the beach, so you wouldn't even need to turn your TV on.
07:58Yeah, the views.
07:59I don't even know if this has a living room right now.
08:01This one comes furnished as well?
08:03Comes furnished.
08:04All right.
08:05But if this is a place that we're gonna spend a lot of time.
08:07There's the but.
08:08Yeah.
08:09Think about it.
08:10We might want to make it look a little bit nicer.
08:12Is this a situation where you're going to surprise us with the furniture replacement budget?
08:16I mean, I do like surprises.
08:18It's listed at 609.
08:20If we're talking about remodeling a bathroom, fresh paint, new light fixtures, I know how much you spend on light fixtures.
08:25It's not budget friendly.
08:27Are you gonna break out the Mandy special?
08:29Hey, why?
08:30I'm feeling attacked right now.
08:32I'm afraid to ask, what's a Mandy special?
08:35So there's been times she's wanted to put in a Mandy special is what we like to call it.
08:40It's an offer that is not reasonable whatsoever.
08:44I'm just saying, I'm not going to offer $100,000 less.
08:47Ah, the only thing lower than that offer is the tithe.
08:58Mandy and Bill are being shown their 123rd beach home by their daughter slash real estate agent Delaney.
09:05Hopefully this one's the charm.
09:07Let's take a look out here.
09:12Yeah.
09:13I love this, the patio.
09:14Yeah, wow.
09:15Look how like there is so much space right here.
09:17It's a great size.
09:18Yeah.
09:19I can see it's entertaining.
09:20Look at that pool.
09:21How rowdy does it get in peak season here?
09:24It gets pretty rowdy.
09:26Most of the people within your complex are renting.
09:29They're only here for a week.
09:30They're here to have a good time.
09:31That is something to consider.
09:33Could we handle all the people around, music playing?
09:36I think the R&R Mandy and Bill are looking for doesn't stand for rock and roll.
09:42All right.
09:43And now we are in the main bedroom.
09:46This is huge.
09:47It is.
09:48It's really big.
09:49And there's room in here for a home office.
09:51My workstation with a couple monitors will fit nicely in that main bedroom and I still
09:57have a nice view of the ocean.
09:58But will you want to work while you're here?
10:00I think that'll be tough.
10:01You're going to have to if we're going to get this on the beach.
10:05Now this is true.
10:07I mean, Delaney, I don't really feel like you've shown us.
10:11Uh-uh.
10:12What?
10:13I've shown you plenty.
10:15This is what you're going to get for this price point.
10:18It's gorgeous.
10:19But there may not be quite enough space.
10:22But I would like you to find some more.
10:26Okay.
10:27Your job as a realtor.
10:29Wow, Mandy.
10:30That was colder than a scoop of Delaney's ice cream.
10:34I really like this condo, but the cost of your aesthetic ideas here, I just see the price
10:41tag going up in every scenario.
10:43I just feel like there's got to be something out there that will meet our needs.
10:48Okay.
10:49But you aren't going to get this view.
10:51Why not?
10:52I thought you were the best realtor.
10:54Well, yeah, you don't have the best budget, so I don't know really what to tell you.
11:01I would love to have my mom down here and my stepdad.
11:03We are all incredibly close.
11:06Showing my mom property can have his challenges.
11:09I try to stay professional.
11:11It can get a little hard, especially when working with family.
11:13I have a feeling you guys are going to be wearing me out today.
11:17If you find the right beach house, we wouldn't have to wear you out.
11:21Well, if you were easier to please, then Bill thinks I'm going to be pleased.
11:28Bill who?
11:29Bill is literally stuck in the middle.
11:34So, this is the dunes.
11:36What do you guys think about this?
11:37I can see where they get their name.
11:38Look at those dunes out there.
11:39The beach.
11:40Yeah, it's beautiful.
11:41I know.
11:44So, this complex, it is a 2-2.
11:47And you are not going to beat the price.
11:48It is $324,000.
11:50Oh, that is nice.
11:52So, Delaney is taking us to the dunes.
11:55I already like what I see.
11:56Now, as a realtor, you think this is a good deal.
11:59So, as your realtor, I think this is a really good investment opportunity.
12:03As Delaney, your daughter, it's a little cozy in there.
12:07It's $324,000.
12:09This is a steal.
12:11It is on the beach, steps from the sand.
12:14I want you guys to go take a look, and we'll meet back here.
12:16Sound good?
12:17Sounds good?
12:18Excited.
12:19Alright, enjoy it.
12:20Thanks.
12:24This is cute.
12:25I like this.
12:26What do you think about the size of this?
12:28Well, I mean, it's cozy.
12:31It is cozy.
12:32It's not what I pictured our realtor showing us.
12:35Good thing your real estate agent and daughter can't hear you.
12:39Am I right, Delaney?
12:40Is this kitchen big enough for you?
12:42Here, let's try.
12:43You're cooking.
12:44Fine.
12:45That works.
12:46It's small, but it's plenty big for the limited cooking we'll be doing here.
12:50Okay.
12:51So, bedroom number one, king-size bed.
12:53I mean, there's not a ton of room in this bedroom,
12:56but the fact that you do have a king-size bed is good.
12:59The floors being different in here than in the living area,
13:02does that bother you at all?
13:03Well, now that you pointed that out, I wasn't even thinking about that.
13:07Bill found Mandy a red flag where there wasn't even a pole.
13:11I actually like these better.
13:12If you're going to do any upgrades, I would upgrade the tile for this.
13:16So, they've got their private bathroom.
13:18And really not a ton of updating.
13:20It looks like we have the main bedroom.
13:23This is really nice.
13:24Big enough for a king-size bed.
13:26Light and bright, even though we're not directly beachfront.
13:30Bathroom is tight, but I think when you're here, you're going to be at the beach.
13:34Don't forget, the big selling point to this one is the proximity to the beach.
13:38So, this is a beach view.
13:40Wait, is it really considered a beach view?
13:42I would say.
13:43You can see it.
13:44Face that way.
13:45Okay.
13:46You had to really lean out that window, turn your head a hard right just to see the beach.
13:55So, if I'm being picky.
13:57You?
13:58Picky?
13:59No.
14:04Do you know that there will be a shador?
14:05No.
14:06Yes.
14:07Like, I'll be driving.
14:08I'm looking for a streetwear that you can often see if you're in a beach seat.
14:09You can only see it coming up here with a large picture of the beach.
14:10I'll just go over and check this out.
14:11I'll see you in the bank right in the window.
14:12Amy-to-do you later.
14:13I'll be with a large picture of a doctor.
14:14If you're watching the show.
14:15That's right, don't forget, No.
14:16If you want to go over here.
14:17Mandy and Bill are touring the cheap, oceanside homes of Gulf Shores, Alabama, and their real estate
14:18agent, daughter Delaney is just trying to keep her head above water.
14:19I mean, it's a great option to get us down here, but it doesn't make sense.
14:22Well, that makes sense.
14:23You like it?
14:24I loved it.
14:25I think you're doing really good.
14:27You always do good, showing us all our properties that we've
14:30seen.
14:31But I just have to think about all the family being here.
14:35Can you see us all in that space?
14:39Do you have anything that's bigger that you could show us?
14:41I do have something that's right around the corner.
14:43It is a little bit bigger.
14:44I think you're really going to like it.
14:45Can we stay near this price point?
14:47No, we cannot.
14:49That's OK.
14:49We're going to have to go up a little bit.
14:51Show us what you got.
14:52The search does continue.
14:54I'm used to it at this point, and it's OK.
14:56We're going to keep looking and find them something
14:58that's going to fit.
14:59And the search continues.
15:01Bill seeks cheap.
15:02Mandy seeks perfection.
15:04Delaney seeks a break from Mandy and Bill.
15:08So our next one is a little bit further out here.
15:11I'm not seeing any beach.
15:13I see trees.
15:15The beach is here.
15:16Somewhere.
15:17Somewhere.
15:20I want to show my parents Coastal Colony because this property has everything besides the beach
15:25view.
15:25They keep talking about space.
15:27I'm going to give them some space.
15:28What's next?
15:29Delaney, you did good with this house.
15:35Yeah.
15:36This is 2,500 square feet, actually just a little bit over.
15:39Four bedrooms, three baths with an office.
15:42You're only five minutes to the beach from here, and it's listed at 516.
15:47What about construction?
15:49I see construction.
15:50So I know that that could be a little worrisome, getting into a new neighborhood with all the
15:56construction.
15:57However, this specific builder, after they sell three, they go up in price.
16:00So if you get in early, you're already going to have $50,000 to $75,000 worth of equity by
16:05the end of the year.
16:06I don't smell salt water, but we're close to salt water.
16:09Yeah.
16:10Does it have a neighborhood pool?
16:11There's no neighborhood pool, so we'd have to build one.
16:14You would have to build one, which I'm all for.
16:17Let's build a pool.
16:18I bet you guys are.
16:19We'd have to build one.
16:21Fun fact, pool is French for money pit.
16:23Just add water.
16:24All right.
16:25All right.
16:26Check it out.
16:27Woo.
16:28Oh, wow.
16:29I know.
16:30Love it.
16:31This is a ton of space.
16:32This is a good-sized living room.
16:33And talk about having everybody over, entertaining.
16:35We would all fit.
16:37So, Bill, you're going to have a proper office.
16:39You wouldn't have to use a bedroom.
16:41It has windows.
16:42This is massive for an office.
16:44Yeah.
16:45Little shiplap wall.
16:46That's cool.
16:47This is the main bedroom.
16:48Eight and nine-foot ceilings.
16:50Nice finishes.
16:51I do like that.
16:52Yeah, I think without that, this would feel smaller.
16:55It would feel smaller.
16:56That's a huge plus.
16:57Let's check out the main bathroom.
16:59I like the shower tile all the way up.
17:02I like that as well.
17:04I think the fact that it's new and clean
17:06and never been used goes a long way with me.
17:09Oh, yeah, for sure.
17:10Is this vanity large enough for you?
17:13All of your things, not just things you bring on vacation.
17:16Is there something you want to tell me?
17:18You have a lot of things.
17:19Oh.
17:20That's what he's saying.
17:21Okay.
17:22Okay.
17:23I am actually really excited about this one.
17:25Finally.
17:26You did good.
17:27Yes.
17:28I know.
17:29I thought you might like this one.
17:30So my parents are liking it so far.
17:33They're liking all the space.
17:34They're liking the bedrooms.
17:35It is not right on the beach, so I'm getting a little feedback from that.
17:39But I still think we can save it.
17:41The kitchen is nice.
17:42It's nice, right?
17:44I can picture you in this kitchen, Bill.
17:46You.
17:47Stop.
17:48Not her.
17:49All of the appliances come with it.
17:50We can ask for the fridge.
17:51We can also ask for a washer and dryer.
17:53Really?
17:54Everything?
17:55Everything.
17:56Wow.
17:57There's also one more thing.
17:58Okay.
17:59There's a bathroom with its own bathroom.
18:00What?
18:01You've got to be kidding me.
18:02Four bedrooms and an office.
18:05It's eight-foot ceilings, but it is a pretty good size.
18:08Well, you want company, but you don't want them to stay too long.
18:11That's true.
18:12This one.
18:13Yeah, so you have this bedroom with the bathroom.
18:17So I think when you have all your guests, they're going to feel like they have plenty of room.
18:21Yeah, a lot of space.
18:22I like it.
18:23Yeah, great.
18:24You did good on this one, Delaney.
18:26I tried really, really, really, really, really hard.
18:29Really hard.
18:30Really hard.
18:31And on to the back patio.
18:34I like the patio.
18:37I like the yard.
18:38I don't like the neighbors.
18:41You haven't even met them yet.
18:43No!
18:48Delaney may have finally found her parents, Mandy and Bill, the perfect home.
18:55Everybody be quiet so we don't ruin this for her.
18:58You can actually see from here through their house to the neighbor across their street.
19:03Even if you did, like, a big fence and, you know, maybe we did a covered pool, you still think you would have that issue?
19:10I think you can work around that issue, but at a cost.
19:13And so now you're taking this from a great value to a pretty substantial investment.
19:18Yeah.
19:19Let's put a pool, a fence, landscape it, some rock waterfalls.
19:23Fireplace.
19:24Yeah.
19:25Add a second story.
19:26Why not?
19:27You gotta have a dreamer.
19:28Definitely.
19:29It's a safe investment.
19:30It is safe.
19:31Yeah, I think this is a real contender.
19:33I like what it has to offer.
19:35I do as well.
19:36Now that Mandy and Bill have toured over 100 homes in Gulf Shores, Alabama, Delaney and her brother, Will, are eager to hear their final decision.
19:47So they've taken their parents to fish for answers.
19:51What do you guys think you'll do when you move down here?
19:54Probably a lot of this.
19:55Yeah?
19:56Yeah.
19:57My goal will be to learn how to bake.
19:59How to what?
20:00How to put my bait on the...
20:01I thought you said bake.
20:02I did too.
20:03I got excited.
20:04Really?
20:05That would be awesome.
20:06Okay.
20:07You guys...
20:08I do cook some.
20:09After hundreds of houses stressing their professional and familiar relationship to the breaking point, the cheap beach house that Mandy and Bill have finally chosen is...
20:22I just don't think we found the exact one.
20:25What?
20:26None of them?
20:27We're gonna keep looking.
20:29Don't hate us, Delaney.
20:31The Dunes property.
20:34If we're doing a beachfront, I really want that beachfront view.
20:39With the Beach Club condo, it's a little dated.
20:42The price is a bit higher.
20:44Coastal Colony, it's not exactly what we're looking for.
20:48You have to drive to the beach.
20:49You can't walk to it.
20:50We still have not found them the perfect property, but that's okay.
20:55I still have hope, even if it's just a little bit, we will find them something.
20:59Might just take a little bit longer.
21:01She has done a fabulous job.
21:04I think we have tested her patience.
21:08Maybe endurance is a good word for her.
21:11We're building her endurance.
21:13I think that they need to figure out what they're really wanting.
21:16Condo house.
21:17Condo house.
21:18Houseboat.
21:19RV.
21:20Houseboat, RV.
21:21Tent.
21:22Will Delaney ever find her parents the perfect, cheap-ass beach house?
21:29Maybe.
21:30If she can find a way to move the ocean to Oklahoma.
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