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Worlds Bargain Dream Homes S01E01
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00:01This view is priceless.
00:05Imagine a world of bargain dream real estate.
00:08Just $41,000.
00:11What?
00:11This is unheard of for the States.
00:14Global destinations.
00:16Bonjour.
00:17I'm going to embarrass myself.
00:18From Marjorie.
00:20I love it.
00:21Great way to meet Inezus.
00:22Yeah.
00:23This architecture is amazing.
00:26And local expert know-how.
00:29The cost of this in the States, I think would be double for sure.
00:33The cost of living here is so much more affordable than the U.S.
00:36It is definitely a bargain.
00:39You can afford to live your dream.
00:42I can't believe this is going to be my new home.
00:45At a price you never thought possible.
00:48You did incredible.
00:49This is exactly what we came all this way for.
01:01Look at this view, right?
01:03Yeah, it's unreal.
01:04How the sun just hit the water.
01:07So nice.
01:08So pretty.
01:08Can you imagine waking up to this every day?
01:11It's going to be gorgeous.
01:12Yeah.
01:15Crete, the largest of the Greek islands.
01:18A place of jaw-dropping beauty.
01:21Even though it's just an hour's flight from the Greek capital, Athens,
01:25homes here are up to 40% cheaper because the island is less developed.
01:30And you can still find a bargain dream home for 150,000 U.S. dollars.
01:37I turned 30 this year and I realized that my entire life,
01:41especially being the oldest of four girls, I love the job of big sister,
01:45but I realized that it made me choose everyone else before me.
01:48And when I hit 30, I said, what am I doing?
01:51I came to Crete for vacation a few months ago, absolutely fell in love with it.
01:55So I just packed my things into two suitcases and moved to Greece.
01:58You guys will be so pretty. I wish there were some pretty men to look at.
02:01I'm sure we'll find some.
02:03On this journey with me, I've got my best friend, Andreas,
02:06and I brought him along because he's got an eye for detail.
02:08Anna sees the dream, but I see the promise.
02:12I'm the one who keeps her on her feet, you know, because it's my holiday home.
02:20Finding Anna a bargain home 6,000 miles from Tennessee
02:24needs someone who knows the island inside out.
02:29So, Crete, there is still a lot of great opportunities to be had.
02:32Of course, there's developed parts of Crete, very close to the airport.
02:36But because the infrastructure is improving, it's easier to get away from the airport
02:39where the better deals are to be made.
02:43Hi guys!
02:44Hi!
02:46So, welcome to Crete. It has, of course, gorgeous mountains, beautiful sea.
02:50But why have you chosen to be here?
02:52So I'm looking for a much slower, more relaxed pace of life.
02:55Yeah, she's not a city girl. I'm a city boy, but unfortunately, she's not a city girl.
03:01She can visit you in Athens.
03:03Yeah.
03:03Or I'll visit her.
03:04Yes.
03:04Perfect. Yeah.
03:05Nice.
03:06I run a business with my dad and my aunt.
03:09I have a digital nomad resident permit where I work remotely and I'm able to stay here and renew it
03:14every two years.
03:15Super. Very smart.
03:15Yeah.
03:16So just to talk money real quick, what's the budget here? What are you comfortable with?
03:20$120,000 cash. I can go up to $200,000 with a mortgage to top it off.
03:24It's really important to me that my dollar stretches a little further than what it did in Tennessee.
03:28My new home, it needs to have two bedrooms, a great outdoor living space, sea view, and a really nice
03:34kitchen.
03:34I love to cook. All I need now is the perfect house and the perfect guy. I'll be in Crete
03:39forever.
03:40Let's find it.
03:41Yeah, let's do it.
03:43Giving up a lease on a rental apartment in Nashville to buy into the dream is pretty bold, but Crete
03:49has an exceptionally low cost of living,
03:52stretches 160 miles from west to east, takes just 12 hours to drive around, and has 300 days of sunshine
04:01a year.
04:02It's an adventurer's paradise.
04:04So Dion, this is a really important question.
04:07Yep.
04:07I've not seen a lot of eye candy yet. Where can I find the men?
04:11Ooh.
04:12You know it's olive harvest season, eh?
04:15Ah, okay.
04:15So all the strong men there in the fields right now, gathering the olives, so...
04:20Ooh!
04:22We'll find some along the way, yeah.
04:24Perfect.
04:25Nice.
04:26Anna's search for a Greek bargain and the man of her dreams begins on the eastern side of the island,
04:33in Nothalias.
04:37A tiny mountaintop village with a tiny population.
04:42With the average price of a two-bedroom apartment in Nashville being around $300,000, this traditional stone cottage is
04:50a steal.
04:51So the price of this property is $149,000, because it's not discovered by tourism, and it's the actual local
04:59Cretan village life.
05:01It has this price. It's real value for money.
05:04Oh my gosh, I could never afford this if it was in Nashville. It looks beautiful from the outside. I
05:08can't wait to see what's inside.
05:10It looks great, but it's also a bit remote.
05:13That's what I want to know. Is this too remote? Is this the right amount of remote? That's what we're
05:17here to find out.
05:19So exciting.
05:20Me too.
05:21Okay, this is so cute.
05:28Oh my gosh. I'm not gonna lie, it feels really cute.
05:32I don't know, Anna.
05:33Like, look at the windows. I can see the mountains.
05:38This is incredible.
05:40At 893 square feet, the main feature of the house is the Camara, a stone arch traditional in older Cretan
05:50homes.
05:51This bargain house comes with a fitted kitchen, two bathrooms, two bedrooms, and a terrace with sea views.
06:03I love this traditional archway. It feels very old Crete, which is really cool.
06:10Yeah, this is cool, but it's also dangerous. I mean, imagine coming down at night wanting a glass of water.
06:16You may heat your hair like...
06:19I don't know.
06:21I don't know, maybe.
06:23Okay.
06:24So, do you think this is the primary?
06:27That's a good question. It's a little bit small.
06:29Yeah, it's not necessarily as spacious as I was like.
06:32Maybe this isn't the primary. So, we'll see.
06:38Oh my gosh, this is so cute. This feels more open, right?
06:44This is cute.
06:44Okay.
06:45Yeah. I would maybe want to get... I don't know if you could fit a bigger bed, but I would
06:48try.
06:49I love this. This is adorable.
06:54Oh, yeah. That's a nice view.
06:58It's so pretty.
06:59Cute church there.
07:00Yeah, peaceful.
07:01It's a little quiet out here. I think if I'm going to be building my life and maybe, you know,
07:05meeting some people,
07:06I might need to be a little bit closer to civilization.
07:10I agree with her on that. And I think she does need to be near men.
07:16That's my matchmaker right there. He's going to make sure I find one.
07:27There's no way.
07:30I mean, come on.
07:46The shower is not a bad size. This is only...
07:50Can you sit in the toilet without feeling...
07:52Look, I can...
07:55Yeah.
07:56Mm-hmm.
07:57Mm-hmm.
07:57Mm-hmm.
07:58Mm-hmm.
08:00So, now is the moment of truth. Give it to Ms. Ray.
08:03So, loved the windows. I love the outdoor living space. It was really beautiful. And the view?
08:09Yeah.
08:09Incredible.
08:09Yeah.
08:10The bathrooms were a bit small.
08:11So, having seen this, does this change anything moving forward?
08:15Yeah. I think I've seen what the low end of my budget can get. And I'm not knocking it at
08:19all. This is a beautiful home.
08:20But I think for the modern style I want and maybe a little bit more space, probably I have to
08:25go to the higher end of my budget.
08:27All right. Fair enough.
08:28Okay.
08:28Let's have a look.
08:29Let's do it.
08:29Yeah.
08:30The bathrooms may have been just too small for six foot tall Anna.
08:35Upping her budget will, however, give Dion a wider selection of larger homes to show her. Time for a sundowner
08:42in style.
08:43Usually I'm a tequila girl, but we're in Crete, so we should have Raki, yeah.
08:48Sounds good.
08:48Do you want to try it?
08:49Yeah, let's try it.
08:50Perfect.
08:54Your new life now, Anna. Enjoy it.
08:58To Crete.
08:59To your new life.
09:00Yamas.
09:01Yamas.
09:04It's really nice.
09:05Wow.
09:06Very good.
09:07Exactly what we needed.
09:08Yeah, yeah.
09:15It's a new morning and a brand new day of house hunting on Crete.
09:20So where are we headed?
09:21All right.
09:21We are going now to a special village, much bigger than yesterday.
09:27So tell me a little bit. You're now here for a little while. It's getting real.
09:33Yeah.
09:33So this process of finding a home to purchase and actually do it.
09:39Yeah.
09:39It's really overwhelming. It's what I really feel in my heart that this is home and it's time for me
09:44to, you know, set my roots and get building.
09:48Yeah.
09:49It's a choice, right?
09:50It's a good choice.
09:52Next stop, covering just over nine and a half square miles, the largest village on Crete, Kritza.
10:00It's just six miles west of the coast.
10:03House prices here are cheaper than the island's beachside homes, but a little higher than villages further inland.
10:09I know this lovely spot down here. There's some music sometimes.
10:13Okay. Yeah, this is awesome. It kind of reminds me of Nashville. There's music everywhere.
10:31Bravo!
10:36This is exactly what I pictured when I thought of moving to a Greek island. I love this little street.
10:42The church is right there.
10:44Yep, here we are.
10:45Oh my gosh. Is it this whole building?
10:48It is the whole thing. And have a look at the view.
10:51Come on. Gorgeous, right?
10:52That's stunning.
10:53Yeah. Yeah.
10:53If you feel like I have to get out tonight, it's only 15 minutes away from Ayos. The price is
10:58214,000 US dollars.
11:00That price is insane. I can't wait to go see it.
11:03Yeah. Alright.
11:04Built in 2008, this 700 square foot modern village house is within walking distance of all the essentials.
11:12Something of a similar size in Nashville could cost between $400,000 and $700,000.
11:19Oh my gosh. This is like really spacious actually.
11:23This is cute.
11:24It's so cute.
11:25And it is spacious.
11:26I love that I'm just like standing here in my kitchen and I can see that view.
11:30We have a view outside.
11:31Yeah. This is insane.
11:34This modern village house has an open plan living room and kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and two terraces.
11:51Oh my gosh. This is so cute.
11:55That is nice.
11:56Alright.
11:57Is this the primary?
11:57I don't know.
11:59Maybe it is.
12:00But that's insane. I mean just having that view is...
12:02Waking up and seeing that view.
12:05Yeah. Yeah.
12:05Oh this is really cute too. They're very similar.
12:08I like that they both have this view. I mean that's just unreal.
12:12Okay.
12:12So that might be my guest room, aka your room.
12:16Exactly.
12:17But let's look around.
12:20Oh my gosh. This is a view. This is...
12:23The view is spot on.
12:25You can see the church. I'm obsessed with that church.
12:27You can see the sea, all the mountains. That's one of my favorite things about Crete.
12:30Also, you can see the olive trees. Maybe find some farmers or hot men working.
12:38And I guess when you come visit, once I decide I'm ready to talk to you, we can just meet
12:41out here.
12:43I'm fine by me.
12:44This is insane.
12:46It's a beautiful home.
12:47The one thing I'm looking for in a bathroom, if it's possible, and it has been really hard in Greece,
12:51is to find a bathtub.
12:53And it can't just be any bathtub because I'm six feet tall.
12:56It's not like a need, but it would be really, really nice.
13:01Oh my gosh.
13:04That's awesome.
13:05I really like this.
13:07This is good. I think this is the selling point of the house.
13:12I think I might actually really like this property. I don't know. I didn't...
13:15Yeah?
13:15I didn't expect this.
13:17This pretty much nailed it.
13:19Yeah.
13:20When moving to a new country, speaking the language goes a long way.
13:24Do you hear that?
13:26There's a guy selling fruit.
13:27Oh my gosh. Hi.
13:30Yeah, sirs.
13:31Are you going to buy some?
13:32I think so. I think I have to, yeah?
13:38Yeah, sirs.
13:39Two lemons.
13:40Yes, sirs.
13:43How many are you going to get?
13:45I'm showing you two. I don't need that many.
13:46Okay.
13:47That looks good, yeah.
13:48Yeah.
13:54That was fun.
13:55That was fun.
13:56Impromptu, love it.
13:57Who needs a supermarket when you got a man and a van?
14:02So guys, what do you think?
14:03I'm honestly really impressed.
14:05Yeah?
14:05It's a lot of my boxes for sure.
14:07There's more space.
14:08I like the layout of it a lot better.
14:10Obviously, you killed it with the jacuzzi.
14:12Alright, so let's talk budget.
14:14The asking price is $214,000.
14:17That's an incredible price.
14:18Your budget is $200,000.
14:20Yeah.
14:21Look, budget-wise, we're very close.
14:22Yeah.
14:23I feel we can even, like, get there.
14:25Okay.
14:25Like, fully in budget.
14:26We're going to give it a try.
14:27Okay.
14:27Let's talk strategy after we've seen all the properties.
14:30Okay.
14:30And then we'll see how we can use all of that and have this conversation with the seller.
14:33Yeah.
14:34That sounds great.
14:38In Crete, there's something for all budgets.
14:41From whitewashed cottages to five-star splendor.
14:44Driven by foreign investment and a new infrastructure,
14:47the property market is booming and is predicted to keep rising.
14:52A cat.
14:54How cute.
14:55Yeah, you're going to see a lot of cats, I guess.
14:57Yeah.
14:58A lot of cats.
14:59You know the little yayas that walk around with the bags of food?
15:02That's going to be me.
15:03Exactly.
15:03Except I'm 30 years old.
15:05Next stop, the upscale town of Elunda, the Beverly Hills of Crete.
15:11Eleven miles north of Crete, this is where Greeks come to spend their money.
15:17It's aspirational.
15:18And for Dion, a chance to show Anna how much bang she can get for a bit more buck.
15:25So we're in Elunda now, gorgeous village as you can see.
15:28And now we are really in a high-end village with stunning views.
15:32Yeah.
15:32All right, so here we are.
15:34To get everything on your wish list, we have to really maximize a little bit the budget that you gave
15:39me.
15:39And it has a bath.
15:42So, just hold that for one second because the price is 342,000 US dollars.
15:48Okay.
15:49All right.
15:50When I think about what I could get in Tennessee for 342,000 versus this view, I mean just the
15:56drive up was amazing.
15:57We'll see.
15:58Yeah, we'll see if it's worth it.
15:59All right.
16:00Let's have a look.
16:01Okay.
16:02This 1290 square foot wildcard home is just moments from the beach.
16:08Being in the center of a bustling community, all essentials are on the doorstep.
16:13A house of similar size in Nashville could cost between 600 and 700,000 US dollars.
16:20Oh, wow.
16:22Oh.
16:23This is so cute.
16:24And look.
16:25It's like.
16:25Another arch.
16:26Yeah, yeah.
16:26It's like the house of no fayas.
16:28Yeah, exactly.
16:28But I love this.
16:30Like, ugh.
16:30This one feels a little bit more modern than that one.
16:33I think it's because there's more space here and more separation between the kitchen and the dining area, which I'm
16:39obsessed with.
16:41Yeah.
16:44I like this little built-in right here.
16:52I mean, do you think this is the primary?
16:55Yeah, do you think this is supposed to be my room?
16:59Okay.
16:59Do you want to try it?
17:01I think I do.
17:02I mean, there's a cute little coffee hole, but I think, um...
17:07Oh, you do actually fit.
17:11Oh, my God.
17:12It's a little tight.
17:13I don't know that I can really...
17:14I can't do it.
17:14It's a bit high, too.
17:15So if I wanted to, like, I don't know, stretch in the morning...
17:21No, so maybe this isn't the primary room.
17:24Maybe this is for the kids.
17:27Yeah, the kids.
17:27My niece and nephew.
17:28Yeah, okay.
17:29Okay, yeah.
17:31This charming village house has a kitchen diner, living room, two bathrooms, and three bedrooms across two floors.
17:46This is so cute.
17:49Downstairs is definitely not the primary.
17:51Yeah.
17:52Maybe...
17:52This is so open.
17:54Yeah, maybe this is the primary.
17:55Yeah, I would think so.
17:56You're definitely not getting this room, babe.
17:58It's cute.
17:58It's cozy, but it's open, and the windows, and...
18:02It's very nice.
18:03I mean...
18:03Don't hate that view.
18:05Found the bathroom.
18:06Oh.
18:07There's the bath I asked for.
18:08Oh, okay.
18:10It looks long.
18:11I kind of want to test it out and see if I can fit in there.
18:13Do it.
18:14Yeah, I'm going to do it.
18:17Oh!
18:18You know?
18:20I think...
18:21I think I may...
18:22Oh!
18:25I think I prefer the jacuzzi.
18:27Yeah.
18:27Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:29This would be good for the kids, though.
18:31The main selling point of this beautiful home is the spectacular terrace.
18:36Yes.
18:37Can you imagine waking up to that every day?
18:38Amazing.
18:39It's so beautiful.
18:40Yeah.
18:41I guess there's a lot to think about.
18:43Yeah.
18:52All right.
18:53So, what do we think?
18:55It's a beautiful house.
18:57It really is.
18:58It's got a lot of charm to it.
18:59It's very whimsical.
19:00I get it.
19:00I get why it's the price it is.
19:02Like, I did not want to walk outside.
19:03I wanted to leave you here and just sit and look at the view for the rest of the day.
19:07Yeah.
19:07The view is stunning.
19:09It's amazing.
19:10Yeah.
19:10So, we've looked at three properties in three different price categories.
19:14So, you really can make a well-informed decision.
19:16Yeah.
19:17You've given me a lot to think about.
19:18I'm overwhelmed.
19:19I couldn't have asked for a better hard decision to make.
19:30So, I think we have some decisions to make.
19:34We have some decisions to make.
19:37Well, it's about my bedroom too, you know.
19:39Okay.
19:40Whatever you say.
19:41Okay.
19:42Let's talk about the property in No Fallas.
19:45The bathrooms are just a no-go for me.
19:47Like, I'm having flashbacks as we speak.
19:49Also, it was a little dark.
19:51It was dark.
19:52Yeah.
19:52I think that one's a no for me.
19:54Okay.
19:54Then, what about the one we saw now?
19:58The luxury one.
19:59Yeah.
20:00I mean, it was fabulous.
20:01It is a lovely home, but I think it makes more of a vacation home rather than a home home.
20:05Okay.
20:05Well, that leaves us the one in Kritsa.
20:08Yeah.
20:08Absolutely love the home.
20:10I mean, it just felt like a home and it didn't feel like I would have to do a lot
20:12of work
20:13for it.
20:13That jacuzzi.
20:15Yeah.
20:16That was chef's kiss.
20:18It was just beautiful.
20:19And I loved the village as well.
20:21I would bring a little Tennessee here and I would put some rocking chairs out front.
20:25So, I think that would be cute and it would be…
20:27So American.
20:28So, I mean, what do you want from me?
20:30You know?
20:37For luck.
20:39I would be great.
20:40So, my big news is I have officially settled on the island.
20:43The house in Kritsa checked so many boxes, but ultimately, because I love to cook, the kitchen
20:49just wasn't big enough for me.
20:50My forever home has to be just right and I didn't feel that 100% in that house.
20:56I found a perfect long-term rental.
20:59I'm absolutely loving my life here.
21:01Okay.
21:02So, this is my house.
21:04This is my living room.
21:06Here's my kitchen.
21:08This is my bedroom.
21:11And the best part is I have a guest room for Andreas.
21:15I also stay pretty busy feeding the logo cats.
21:18I think I have like 10 babies now.
21:21Yeah.
21:24So, the search for my perfect home continues and my perfect man.
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