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00:05We've got our sister clients coming up, Michelle and Kristen.
00:09Moving in together.
00:10Same as us when we were younger.
00:12We wanted to pool resources.
00:13Stretch a budget.
00:14Yeah, and I made the best mac and cheese.
00:16But we didn't have kids.
00:17It sounds like they're not as much on the same page as we were.
00:20When it's siblings, you're a little more brutally honest with each other.
00:23Yeah, but also it was easier when you and I were searching for a house together than it is now.
00:28To brothers helping sisters.
00:30Oh, .
00:32Get it.
01:02What made you and your sister decide the team up?
01:05Honestly, it was resources.
01:08I mean, I had been looking on my own.
01:10I wanted more space than my apartment because my son is planning on moving home after college.
01:15I got outbid a couple times and I know Kristen had been looking as well and we thought, why don't
01:20we just pool our money together and that way we can get a larger property and a more desirable area.
01:25We really want to stay within Burbank.
01:27We just love it here.
01:28Yeah, so I'm a single mom and my sister's a single mom.
01:32So we definitely rely on each other a lot.
01:35Being a single mom is really hard sometimes, you know, kids are expensive.
01:39Life is expensive.
01:41And having that second person there to even just help with half the bills, like the electric and the gas,
01:48that's going to be super helpful.
01:49Having our kids be close is really important to us, but because there's going to be four of us, it
01:54makes it challenging to find kind of the right property.
01:57You know, we just are kind of feeling frustrated.
02:00We've seen a lot of places, but we both have to agree.
02:03So we're going to need help.
02:05Like if I could have my way, everything would be, you know, bright turquoise or pink, more vintage.
02:12I know she's not really keen on a pool, which I would like.
02:15I know my daughter would like that.
02:17I think the brothers can definitely help narrow down things and pick things.
02:22If we don't agree on something, that'll be the hardest part.
02:25Like, yeah.
02:32Burbank is such a sought after area.
02:33I like it.
02:34You have the tree-lined street.
02:36It's very walkable.
02:37It's a cute house.
02:37Yeah, Kristin found a good one.
02:39Kristin picked it?
02:39Yeah.
02:40I guess they each picked a house they saw online, but they aren't sure the other will like it.
02:44Hi!
02:45How are you?
02:45Nice to meet you.
02:46Michelle.
02:47Kristin, nice to meet you.
02:48Oh my gosh.
02:49Pleasure to meet you.
02:50Michelle.
02:51Hi, I'm Kristin.
02:51All right.
02:52And so you picked this house.
02:53I did.
02:54I like the Spanish aspect of it.
02:56It's open concept.
02:58This is enough space for our kids, enough space for us.
03:01You need what out of a house?
03:03So I have a daughter.
03:04She's 11.
03:05And she has a son.
03:06Yes.
03:07He's 18.
03:07He is in college.
03:09Coming home for weekends.
03:10Comes home on weekends.
03:11And we'll be coming home summers.
03:13And obviously you're already planning on moving home after graduation.
03:16So...
03:17Four bedrooms.
03:17Four bedrooms.
03:19Enough space to entertain.
03:21Yeah, for sure.
03:22I know you were looking for a pool.
03:23I love a pool.
03:24Yeah.
03:25This house does seem to check off all the boxes of what you guys said you want.
03:30Great.
03:30Should we dive in and get out of the sun?
03:31Yeah.
03:33Oh, wow.
03:34Wow.
03:35It's so big.
03:36You can only see so much from listing photos, but it's actually quite nice in here.
03:39They've done some great beam work.
03:40Yeah.
03:40It does feel really open.
03:41Oh my God, it's great.
03:43I'm blown away kind of how open and how big it is.
03:45We do a lot of entertaining with family and we need to set up lots of tables.
03:49And so immediately I went, oh my God, there's actually room.
03:51I mean, I have like a 1,000 square foot house and we have Thanksgiving there with like 15
03:55people and it's usually outside.
03:57Outside.
03:58Well, just looking at this space here.
03:59I mean, look at that.
04:00This is more than enough room.
04:01You could easily have 15 people in here.
04:03Oh my God.
04:04Totally.
04:04And I think for Piper, what she mostly needs is a workspace for school.
04:07Wait.
04:08Your daughter's name is Piper?
04:09It is.
04:10My daughter's name is Piper.
04:11Oh, well played.
04:13Well played.
04:14That's amazing.
04:16Two bedrooms down the hall here.
04:18One of the bedrooms, they're using it as an office.
04:20Yeah, we would keep it as a bedroom, I think.
04:22Your main bathroom right here.
04:23Great.
04:24And the kitchen.
04:25Okay.
04:25What's your opinion?
04:26It's great.
04:27It's a little brown.
04:29Yeah, I would make, want to make a few changes, but.
04:31Tell us all the changes.
04:32I mean, the tile to me looks like a floor tile.
04:34I really like it.
04:35The white countertops are really nice.
04:37No, I just, I just, I would go for more of a vintage kind of look.
04:41But I won't let her.
04:42Yes.
04:42I just, I'm like, I just can't.
04:45I would say I'm more modern.
04:47Yeah.
04:47Yeah.
04:47I like transitional.
04:49I like color.
04:50You always hear about couples fighting when they're trying to renovate a place to figure
04:53it out.
04:54What about siblings?
04:54Do you think you could get along?
04:56No.
04:56No.
04:57She'll give in to me more than I give in to her.
04:59Oh, that's like Jonathan to me.
05:00I always give in to him more than he gives in to me.
05:03Yeah.
05:03All right.
05:03We're going to take a vote.
05:04Who says Jonathan is more accommodating or is Drew?
05:08100% disagree.
05:09Drew is not accommodating in any way.
05:14Who asked you?
05:16Who asked you?
05:16Good, good, good, good.
05:18You can do a transitional design that has some cool vintage elements within.
05:23Is that a compliment?
05:24Yeah, that would be great.
05:24I do like vintage.
05:25I just don't know that I want to live in a completely vintage house.
05:29No, because then it just looks old.
05:30Yeah.
05:30To me, yes.
05:31Shall we check out down the hall here after you?
05:33Yeah, yeah.
05:33Go ahead.
05:34Okay, let's go.
05:34Great.
05:34Laundry on the left.
05:36Let's see.
05:38All right.
05:38Then you have bedroom number three over here on the right.
05:41Nice.
05:42Oh, okay.
05:42And it's big.
05:43Oh, that's nice.
05:44And the big bedroom on the end.
05:45Who would get the main bedroom suite?
05:47Kristen.
05:47Probably me.
05:48You just give it up that easily?
05:49You know, we're splitting the cost, but Kristen, because she sold her house, has more money
05:54for the down payment and that's getting our, you know, we don't need PMI because of that.
05:58That is very kind of...
05:59Well, she was gracious enough to suggest it.
06:01I really like with this house the way it's designed that you have the two big bedrooms
06:05are on opposite ends.
06:06Yeah.
06:06That's pretty cool for you guys.
06:07That is good.
06:08There's the Michelle and Aiden wing and then there's the Kristen and Piper wing, which would
06:12be nice.
06:13And of course that pool that you said was oh so important.
06:16I want a pool.
06:18All right.
06:19It's a nice pool, but I don't know.
06:21It kind of takes up the whole yard.
06:22I like it.
06:23It's small.
06:24We don't need something big.
06:25I mean, I just feel like it's a little cramped.
06:28I would rather have a pool than a backyard.
06:30You know, this place is just under 1.6.
06:32Okay.
06:33If you did want to do some work on the kitchen and stuff like that, then obviously there'd
06:38be a little bit of extra money involved just to do those things.
06:40What's your max again?
06:41What are you willing to spend?
06:42With renovation?
06:43I mean, we could probably go like 1.7 to 1.8.
06:47Yeah.
06:47Yeah.
06:48This is like exactly kind of where we're looking for, close to the schools.
06:52I mean, obviously I know the pool is something you really want.
06:55That's awesome.
06:56But I do have another place I wanted to take a look at.
06:59We can check out.
06:59All right.
07:00I'll look at something else.
07:00We have houses we want to show you too, but are you willing to go a little outside
07:03of Burbank?
07:04I mean, your dollar would stretch further elsewhere.
07:06Ooh, that's a million dollar question, isn't it?
07:09I don't want to.
07:10No.
07:10That was kind of one of the reasons we were pooling our resources was to actually be able to afford
07:14in Burbank.
07:15I mean, this community is kind of a part of our life and it's important to us.
07:20Yeah.
07:21We want to live within a certain specific area.
07:23We wanted to maintain the right school district and I want to be close to work.
07:27So, I think we are limiting ourselves and so that makes it a little more challenging.
07:31We're putting a lot of money into it together and so we both have to agree on the home that
07:36we purchased.
07:37Is this a contender for yourself?
07:39Yeah.
07:40I was pleasantly surprised at how big this house is.
07:43When I looked online, the pictures were good, but it's even better in person.
07:48I'm a little concerned about the backyard.
07:50I mean, the pool is nice, but there doesn't really seem to be any other space, which I
07:54feel like maybe, maybe might be missing the mark.
07:58This is the reality of the market in urban centers like LA.
08:02People have to find creative ways of getting into homeownership and I think siblings living
08:06together is a great thing.
08:08I think it's awesome.
08:09Even with kids, I think it's a great way to stretch a buck.
08:11Are you curious to see what Michelle has in store for you now?
08:14So, I feel I'm starting to get their personalities, but I'm really curious to see what Michelle's
08:20style is, the house that she found.
08:21So, we'll see.
08:26I actually like this, that we're seeing two houses you guys are picking first before we
08:30show you a house.
08:31Because that gives us a way better idea of what you want and what you don't want.
08:35So, has she shown you this place?
08:36Yeah.
08:37This will be sight unseen.
08:38Okay, good.
08:39Super cute.
08:40Really cute.
08:44I like the door.
08:45I like the color.
08:47I'm hearing a lot of likes.
08:48Wait, have you been through the house or not?
08:49Just online.
08:50Okay, okay.
08:50So, I've only seen it online.
08:52I really liked the backyard.
08:53It's really big and open and it seems like it has a lot of space for entertaining and it
08:57has all the other stuff on our list.
08:58The only thing is the price of this house is starting to creep up on the top of your budget,
09:02right?
09:03Right.
09:03So.
09:04Slightly.
09:05Alright, should we get inside?
09:06Yeah, let's do it.
09:11Very cute.
09:12I love it.
09:15I'm actually pretty impressed with how bright and inviting.
09:19It feels.
09:20Nice job.
09:21But it's a bit choppy.
09:22I wasn't expecting to see the big drop.
09:24It must be an addition.
09:25Yeah.
09:26It goes actually back this way away.
09:27So you've got bathroom, bedroom, bedroom.
09:29Okay.
09:30They've done some updating.
09:30They've done some flooring.
09:31Definitely something that I'm noticing is that bedrooms are so tiny.
09:35Yeah.
09:36You know, seeing it online is a little different than when you see it in person.
09:38I can see that the kitchen is a little tighter than I expected.
09:42That would not be comfortable.
09:44The kitchen is in kind of an awkward spot.
09:47I mean, it's tight in here.
09:48It's very tight.
09:49Yeah, yeah, yeah.
09:49Hey guys.
09:50Hey, hey.
09:51Who wants to cook together?
09:52Hey.
09:53This is a little small.
09:54You have your fridge right up against the door to the garage.
09:56It's just odd.
09:57It's so awkward.
09:58If we can make changes and improve it.
10:00I know the backyard is really where I'm kind of excited about.
10:03So it looks like you have a little hall there with bedroom number three.
10:05Oh, wow.
10:06It's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be.
10:08All right.
10:09It's really cute.
10:10I like the pillows.
10:11Should we look at the living room?
10:12There's tons and tons of space.
10:14I love it.
10:15Oh, this is an office back here.
10:17That's the fourth bedroom.
10:18We can make it so that Aiden can sleep there.
10:20I think that would be good.
10:21I love the high ceilings.
10:23I mean, that's great.
10:24I do actually like the floors though.
10:26I mean, I like the color.
10:27Me too.
10:27It's warm.
10:28This has a bit of a mid-century modern feel with the console over here as well as the
10:33SoCo.
10:34I really like it because I like that kind of retro look.
10:37I'm all for it because I don't want something boring and contemporary.
10:42I mean, the house has character.
10:44So there's some things we could do that could really make it cool and unique for yourselves.
10:47But something has to change with that flow between the upper level and the lower.
10:50I think so.
10:50I agree.
10:51This actually could work in two ways.
10:54One, if we shifted this across so that the step down was here, then we leave it all completely open
11:01with a railing.
11:02You can see all the way down, shift the kitchen down here, and all of this becomes living room, dining.
11:08That makes more sense.
11:10But if we're moving kitchen and stuff down here, that's a lot more work because you have to jack up
11:13the concrete and whatnot.
11:14I mean, it definitely would be an improvement on what's already there.
11:17From where it is now.
11:19Let's take a peek through here because it looks incredible.
11:21Okay.
11:22All right.
11:22Is there a pool?
11:24Okay.
11:25Okay.
11:25Now, see, this is a yard.
11:27Oh, yeah.
11:27This is what I was talking about.
11:28This has no pool.
11:30Pool is nice.
11:31It's a nice idea.
11:32I just think there's a lot more room out here.
11:34No fighting in the beautiful big yard.
11:36I'm just saying.
11:36Ah.
11:40This is what I was talking about.
11:41This has no pool.
11:43Let me point out two things.
11:44One, there's way more yard here.
11:46For sure.
11:47If you decided to put a pool in, you could tuck a pool in at the back and still have
11:50usable yard space.
11:52And two, this place is listed for 1.62, and then you want to put in a couple hundred thousand
11:56dollars to make it perfect.
11:58You also want to put in a pool that's going to be like $70,000.
12:01So, in a house like this, I actually think it's either going to be the pool and a light refresh
12:05inside or do the kitchen you want.
12:08Oh, that's the debate.
12:10That's the big debate, isn't it?
12:11Ah.
12:13My opinion would be fix the kitchen situation.
12:17Rejig this around.
12:18Find a way to just make it flow better.
12:20You guys do Thanksgiving dinner.
12:21I'm like, have a kitchen you want to spend time in.
12:24Right.
12:24I agree.
12:25I do agree with that.
12:26Is that what you wanted to hear?
12:27That is what I wanted to hear.
12:28That you, yes, I made the better pick.
12:30That you made the better pick.
12:31That is right.
12:31There you go.
12:31This is therapy.
12:32Right.
12:33So, knowing that the inside is important, why don't you guys go take a look at the bedrooms and see
12:37if they would work?
12:38Okay.
12:38We'll catch up with you in a few minutes.
12:39Okay.
12:40We'll do that.
12:41I think this is a contender because of the yard, but there is a ton of work to do inside.
12:45I don't know if I'm sold with their budget.
12:47I don't know if I'm sold on moving the kitchen and stuff the way we were talking about.
12:51Obviously, we want to keep the price of the house, you know, at a certain level.
12:54For practical reasons.
12:56For practical reasons.
12:57Like property taxes and things like that.
12:59Yeah.
12:59We don't want to, you know, overpay for the house.
13:01We do have some money set aside from our father.
13:06This is hard for Christian to talk about dad.
13:08It's super hard.
13:08Sorry.
13:11Our dad passed in March, and I know he would be really excited for us to live together.
13:18He was always worried about us, right?
13:20Single women with kids.
13:22I think that's a good legacy from him.
13:26I think it would make our father proud, and I think it would make him excited that we were
13:30doing something for the family.
13:33Just a great dad.
13:44So we saw both of your picks.
13:46This is our pick.
13:48I love the street.
13:49I love the trees.
13:50Every time we've looked at a house, we learn a little something extra from you guys.
13:53This takes all that information and puts it into one place that I think you're going
13:58to love.
13:59It's nice.
14:00There's a school right down the street.
14:02I believe it's Piper's school.
14:03It is school.
14:03It's her school.
14:04That would be really great.
14:05That is Piper's school.
14:05Yeah.
14:06Can't get much closer than this.
14:09This is a cute house.
14:11It's gorgeous.
14:12Love it.
14:13Yeah, this is really nice.
14:14It's a decent sized lot.
14:16The house is just over 2,000 square feet.
14:18My office is a mile down that way, so yeah, it's very close.
14:21There's a pool.
14:23There's a pool here?
14:24There you go.
14:25But just keep in mind, the list price is 1.58.
14:28We're not going to get the price down.
14:30It'll probably go up a little bit because it's a great neighborhood and it's a lot of
14:33house.
14:34Okay.
14:34There are a few problems with the kitchen, the layout, but these are things we can change.
14:38Okay.
14:39All right.
14:39Let's see.
14:39Great.
14:41Okay.
14:45Oh, wow.
14:46Wow.
14:47It's really big.
14:48Very big.
14:48And like you can see all the way to the back, which is nice.
14:51Yeah.
14:51Down the hall here is a little choppy.
14:53There's a little hall.
14:54So three bedrooms here.
14:55Okay.
14:55One of these rooms is a decent size.
14:57The other two are quite small.
14:58Okay.
14:59And you have one bathroom.
15:00Yeah.
15:00The main bedroom suite is probably at the back.
15:02On the surface, it looks big and bright and nice.
15:04It has a lot of problems.
15:06Okay.
15:06So see on the flooring here, they had termite damage.
15:09When they opened it up, apparently there's asbestos vinyl flooring underneath this whole
15:12area.
15:13So something we have to consider if we're redoing our flooring.
15:15But forget all that for a second.
15:16Again, there's more square footage here, which is going to benefit you.
15:19It's huge.
15:20It's huge.
15:21Yeah.
15:21I mean, it definitely has room for our back to back to back.
15:25Oh, yeah.
15:25You know, six foot tables that we generally do for our holidays.
15:28But I don't understand this square.
15:31Oh, my God.
15:31What is this?
15:32This is so bizarre.
15:33What is this?
15:34Well, this is your island and it truly is an island out on its own.
15:38It's odd.
15:39Away from the mainland.
15:40This is strange.
15:41This is weird.
15:42I don't understand this at all.
15:43And they've got pendants coming down.
15:45So this is where they wanted it.
15:46Is there electrical or is it free floater?
15:48It's crooked.
15:49Is it?
15:49Oh, my gosh.
15:49It's floating.
15:50It actually moves?
15:50Hold on.
15:52Yeah, let's move over here.
15:53This is so weird.
15:56This is what I was saying.
15:56Like, there's some things that are just, why?
15:58Right.
15:58Why do they do that?
15:59Yeah.
16:00Laundry.
16:00That's supposed to be pantry.
16:01That's laundry in the middle of your kitchen.
16:03This is not a good flow for me.
16:05Yeah.
16:06I love the amount of space, but I would have no idea how to utilize it properly.
16:10I would eliminate the peninsula.
16:12Okay.
16:13Definitely have a nice big island, which becomes also a focal point with storage so that you
16:19can access everything.
16:21And then that extra prep space will go so far as well.
16:24Right.
16:25I mean, the kitchen is not small.
16:27No.
16:27But it's just set up really awkwardly.
16:30None of it feels like it flows together.
16:31This room is the whole reason they chopped up the kitchen like that.
16:33I think that's why there's a pathway right here.
16:36Yeah.
16:36Right?
16:36Because you can get to the laundry area.
16:38To me, that's weird.
16:39Like, why would you not have laundry down in the closets or somewhere?
16:44I don't know.
16:45Like, I would make this laundry.
16:46Then you can actually use this as a part of your kitchen.
16:48Right.
16:49If we have the extra budget and we want to do it, great.
16:52More costly.
16:53Yeah.
16:54It just all starts to add up real quick.
16:57And I like that you have two separate living spaces.
16:58I mean, look at that.
16:59The height of the built-ins, the height of your ceiling.
17:02I can see us sitting here watching TV with our kids and together.
17:06Except, I have to say, I really hate this fireplace.
17:09It's horrible.
17:10No, no.
17:11I love it.
17:12What is it you hate?
17:13This brown, awful.
17:15This is not a giant space.
17:17It feels too big for the size of this area.
17:20I want to keep it.
17:21You could have the fireplace resprayed.
17:23Just make it all feel a little bit more elegant.
17:25I mean, that would be cool.
17:27That's okay to me.
17:27I hate it.
17:28Okay.
17:29But that railing, too, feels like outdoor railing?
17:32It does.
17:33It looks exactly like it.
17:34It's tomb steel.
17:35I wonder if this whole backside of the house was an addition.
17:38It has to be.
17:38It has to be.
17:39Because there's no way this house is only 2,000 square feet.
17:41Yeah.
17:41Because this looks huge.
17:43Oh, my gosh.
17:44Yeah.
17:44This is gorgeous.
17:47This is really, really, really big.
17:49This is nice.
17:50I could get real cozy here.
17:52I've changed my mind.
17:53I think we need to flip a coin.
17:55This house is definitely bigger than they said it was in the listing.
17:58It's like a hidden secret here.
18:00It's nice.
18:00I like it a lot.
18:01Do you like that?
18:02I'm sure you do.
18:05Oh, yeah.
18:06It has a pool.
18:08Wow.
18:09Okay.
18:09Oh, this is nice.
18:10Oh, my God.
18:10I love it.
18:11It wasn't as important to me, but this is really nice.
18:14I do like this backyard.
18:15I love it.
18:15So nice.
18:15It looks new.
18:16There's privacy, but then the pool is just big enough.
18:19I think so.
18:20There's still room for seating.
18:22Yeah.
18:22When I look at this, I mean, there's so many benefits to this house.
18:26I mean, I think it has a lot of potential, for sure.
18:29Definitely.
18:29And I mean, the size of it alone is just amazing in the neighborhood.
18:32That's a plus compared to what we've already seen.
18:33But I think definitely the budget is a little concerning to me, because I feel like it's
18:38already near the top, and like we've talked about, it might go higher than that.
18:41And if we want to do the changes that we were talking about in the kitchen and stuff.
18:45Well, do you think this is going to go way over?
18:47Yes.
18:48So I think, don't look at the $1.58 list price and say, well, maybe we'll just go to $6.
18:53It's probably going to go higher than $1.6.
18:57Well, let's do this.
18:58Take some more time to walk around, because if you like this, we would have to put an offer
19:02in right away.
19:03I like this pool.
19:04I know you like the pool.
19:05We'll see you around front.
19:06Okay, thank you.
19:09This is nice, too.
19:10I didn't even know that they had this.
19:12I mean, when you look at all these different features here, in my opinion, this is the only
19:17option.
19:17This is what they should put an offer on.
19:18It has more, because the other houses have things that don't work for one of them.
19:21This pretty much does everything.
19:23It's just a matter of, I don't think they're going to be able to do all the renovations you
19:27would want to do.
19:27They're definitely not going to be able to.
19:28The kitchen's going to be the biggest expense.
19:30And floors.
19:30But then, I think the price is going to go like, I mean, I think it's going to be like
19:34$100,000
19:35or over this.
19:36Yeah, I mean, that is.
19:37If it gets to the point where it's like $1.75, they can't afford to do this.
19:40No, they can't afford to do this.
19:41$50,000 is not going to be enough to do all the stuff they want to do.
19:44We'll see.
19:57Come on in.
19:59Yeah, welcome, welcome.
20:01Grab a seat.
20:04We've got big discussions to have.
20:06Okay.
20:06Okay.
20:08You've seen some houses.
20:09What do you think?
20:10I mean, I hate to admit it, but it seems like the pick that you guys had was really the
20:15best one.
20:16I just feel like it had the most space.
20:18There's so much room in the kitchen, dining area to really do something with.
20:22And it had a pool.
20:23And it has a pool.
20:23Wait, you hate to admit it because you'd hate to admit that I'm right?
20:26Well, you'd like to think that you could do it yourself.
20:29Yeah.
20:30Then I'd be out of a job.
20:31Oh, well.
20:32Yeah, I guess so.
20:32I want to be realistic though.
20:34So right now that house is listed for 1.58.
20:37They're underpriced.
20:38Right, so we're going to have to offer more.
20:39Yes, we're going to have to offer more.
20:41Okay.
20:41So this is where I want to talk to you in your comfort zone because we're trying to also balance
20:44how much money you need for the renovation.
20:46Right.
20:46Right.
20:47We always have to keep that in mind.
20:49I think the value of the property is probably around the 1.65 mark.
20:54Okay.
20:54And there are probably a whole bunch of other people thinking the same thing.
20:57Okay, so maybe we should do an extra $10,000 or something?
20:59Yeah, I think that's a good offer.
21:00We can also look at things too, like we can have an adjusted possession date, a shorter
21:05timeframe.
21:05We could look at doing a really quick turnaround for inspection because we've already walked
21:09the property so we know what any issues are.
21:11Okay, okay.
21:11Those are the little things that make a difference when a listing agent is showing his client
21:15your offer versus someone else's offer.
21:17Okay.
21:17Yeah, I feel good about that, yeah.
21:19I'm excited.
21:19But before we get too excited, let's lock the house down.
21:21Yeah, please.
21:22Let's do that.
21:23I'm going to draft up the offer.
21:25I'll talk to the listing agent and hopefully just going a little over 1.65 is going to be that
21:29little edge that you get to snatch the house.
21:32Yeah, I hope so too.
21:58We're so excited.
21:59Yeah, we're just now at the tail end of a long journey.
22:02Yeah.
22:02And I think this one was the one that I got the most emotional reaction from.
22:06There are some negatives.
22:07It's a little dated.
22:09You know, it's got this weird island in the kitchen.
22:11It doesn't have to feel right right now, but I feel Jonathan and Drew can help us narrow
22:16it down to what are the changes that are going to have the biggest impact.
22:26There was just enough of a budget to do what's most important.
22:29Yeah.
22:29The flooring, the kitchen, a little fireplace refresh, replace this railing and paint the
22:36built-ins.
22:36No, that's good.
22:37I don't know why you would create a galley kitchen when you have all of this space.
22:43Yeah.
22:43Disappointing.
22:44It doesn't work for me.
22:44Yeah.
22:45100% this needs an island.
22:46This peninsula doesn't have much function.
22:48We can undo some of those bad decisions.
22:50Sledge.
22:52Whoa, you're taking my hammer?
22:53Sledge.
22:54Give me my hammer.
22:55Oh.
22:55There you go.
22:56Yeah.
22:56I like to share.
22:57He doesn't like to share.
23:04One, two, three.
23:08This stupid thing.
23:29What's more exciting than figuring out your color palette, figuring materials?
23:33Great.
23:33Fun.
23:34Who do you say?
23:34You like more of a traditional feel, typically?
23:37I would say more vintage.
23:38I mean, I'm a little more old-fashioned, I guess we would say, between the two of us.
23:42I would say I'm more, like, modern than her.
23:45Yeah.
23:45Well, good to know.
23:45I mean, we have to find a balance.
23:46Obviously, you're going to be living together.
23:48Right.
23:48Yeah.
23:49I want to actually start with my pretty little fan here.
23:51Okay.
23:51Because you said you like color.
23:53Uh-huh.
23:54But what exactly?
23:55Are you talking, like, super bold color?
23:57Are you talking more subtle?
23:58Show me what you got.
23:59Like, I like blue for the cabinets.
24:02Like this one.
24:02Oh, wow.
24:03Wow.
24:03Okay.
24:04Yeah, but I kind of like a more teal.
24:06I like more greens, and that's more my, you know.
24:09But I like blue as well.
24:10Maybe something in kind of a navy.
24:12Are you actually leaning more towards the blue than the green right now?
24:15I definitely would.
24:16I think so.
24:16Like, let's go bold.
24:18Bold for sure.
24:18Yeah.
24:19What are you thinking for hardware?
24:20Like, are there finishes that you...
24:22Yeah.
24:22Can I look through that?
24:23Yeah, yeah.
24:24Okay.
24:25I mean, I like the gold ones.
24:27What do you think?
24:28Yeah.
24:29Yeah?
24:29Maybe that one?
24:30Yeah, brushed gold.
24:31Yeah, brushed.
24:31Yeah.
24:31I mean, that dark tone of the blue with this brushed gold, absolutely plays with it.
24:35That looks great.
24:35That's classy.
24:36Now, for a backsplash, what are you thinking?
24:39Oh.
24:40Hmm.
24:40Interesting.
24:41I really don't feel like I have a preference.
24:43Can we surprise you?
24:44Yes.
24:44I think so, yeah.
24:45You would be okay with that?
24:46Yes.
24:48No.
24:49Okay.
24:50Um, with the construction side of things.
24:52Just wanted to lay out the floor plan here for one sec.
24:55Yeah.
24:55I mean, it's a massive space to work with.
24:57Yeah, yeah.
24:57The laundry will stay where it is to save on cost, but will bring in fun tile flooring
25:02to update the space.
25:03The termite damaged floors will be replaced throughout the whole house.
25:07Bold blue kitchen cabinetry and a matching 10-foot island will span the length of the kitchen
25:12to offer plenty of counter seating and prep space for family gatherings.
25:16Finally, traditional vintage touches paired with modern statement pieces will be brought
25:21in throughout the space for a perfect blend of your styles.
25:24That would be awesome.
25:25Your kitchen is going to look so expansive.
25:26Yeah.
25:27It's going to be great.
25:28It's going to be amazing.
25:28Yeah.
25:29Yeah.
25:29Because budget might be a little tight.
25:32Right.
25:32You said you want to make sure we don't overspend.
25:33That corner fireplace.
25:35It feels pretty dark, but we can paint the existing surround to brighten it up.
25:38Okay.
25:38And then also those built-ins.
25:40They feel dated, but we can totally just keep those and clean it up.
25:43Save ourselves a few thousand bucks.
25:44Any bit of savings is always appreciated.
25:46Yeah, for sure.
25:47And helpful.
25:47I want to talk a few things behind you over here.
25:51So, sounds like you love color.
25:53Yes.
25:53Do you want a statement with your rug?
25:55Oh, yeah, let's look.
25:55I'm okay with pinks, blues, purples.
25:58For the rug?
25:59For the rug.
26:00Pinks?
26:00Like hot Barbie pink?
26:01Yes.
26:02Hot Barbie pink would be great.
26:03Not bubblegum pink, but yeah, hot Barbie pink would be ideal.
26:06Yeah.
26:06Okay.
26:06I just like that you're willing to take some chances.
26:08You're not wanting something boring.
26:10No.
26:10We ain't no basic.
26:12Nevermind.
26:13I'll share the exciting news with Jonathan that we're going to go vibrant and bold.
26:16You have your work cut out for you.
26:28I'm already sweating and we haven't even started work yet.
26:30All right.
26:31If there's anything not to sweat about, it's the fact all of this asbestos has been taken
26:36out.
26:37Yeah.
26:37So, that's good.
26:38This wall?
26:39We could eliminate that.
26:41Right, Megan?
26:42Nothing here?
26:42Okay, perfect.
26:43That can go.
26:43Great.
26:43That'll actually just make it feel even more inviting.
26:47Oh my goodness.
26:49How come that changed?
26:51It was a...
26:52What the...
26:52Who took it out?
26:53I thought we were talking about not taking that out.
26:56We had a new member of the demo crew that demoed a little more than he should have.
27:02Yeah.
27:03In the building.
27:04Mm-hmm.
27:06Uh...
27:07What's the plan?
27:19Knock knock!
27:21Hey!
27:21Hey!
27:22What's going on?
27:23Hello.
27:23What's happening?
27:25Wow.
27:26Watch your step.
27:28Uh...
27:28Wow.
27:29Yeah.
27:30This looks so different.
27:31Oh my gosh.
27:33I can't.
27:33Yeah, I can't.
27:34Oh my god.
27:35Amazing.
27:36The fireplace is gone.
27:37Oh god, the fireplace.
27:38You're probably thrilled about that.
27:39I was pushing for it.
27:41So, they accidentally went a little overzealous with the demo and took everything out.
27:50Your entire feature walls.
27:51Oh, but what happens to all the cabinets?
27:53I'd have to redesign this whole area.
27:56We'll cover the cost on those because they were accidentally demoed.
28:00Right.
28:00But also, I have an opportunity.
28:04Okay.
28:05Okay.
28:05Now that we've already over-demoed, what about just getting rid of this fireplace completely and give you that square
28:11footage.
28:12Well, that's what she wants but that's not what I want.
28:14Yeah.
28:15Even though you still have the fireplace.
28:16We still have a fireplace up there.
28:18But if everybody gathers in this space, space mostly.
28:21Right.
28:22But we would never light a fire.
28:23You think you would but I don't think you would.
28:25I think I would.
28:26I don't think.
28:26I think we could gather in that place and I would like to have the square footage because then the
28:30room would be a regular shape room.
28:33If this ends up gone, we could even do like something updated for that fireplace over there.
28:38That might be really nice.
28:40Do I have to give in to this one on this?
28:41It would be great.
28:42Should I give in?
28:43I think so.
28:45I think this is your compromise.
28:47She's always wanted it to be gone.
28:49Yeah.
28:49From the beginning.
28:50Okay.
28:51So, you're okay losing this?
28:54I'm okay.
28:54Okay.
28:55With that.
28:56I think as siblings, you know, there's a lot of give and take and you can kind of read the
29:01other person really well.
29:02Yeah.
29:03And we've been making lots of compromises.
29:05But I think that, again, I still think that if I really felt strongly about something, even if she kind
29:10of felt strongly about something, she would give in to me.
29:11I would.
29:12And you guys are still intact?
29:14We're still friends?
29:14Yeah.
29:15Yeah.
29:15No.
29:17Okay.
29:33Hi.
29:35Hello.
29:35Hello.
29:36Making new progress?
29:38Or?
29:38How you doing?
29:39Good.
29:39How are you?
29:40I could also take the valve off, actually, and we could just go past it.
29:43Anyway, sorry.
29:44Hi.
29:44Thank you for coming.
29:45Yeah, of course.
29:46I had a sudden realization for something aesthetic here that would be pretty cool, and it's the same thing that
29:51I have at my house.
29:52Okay.
29:52Because we now have this beautiful, big island.
29:57Okay.
29:57Your kitchen is sort of disconnected here.
30:01Where the laundry room is.
30:03What if we were to do a fake cabinet, fake door, so that you don't even know there's laundry here,
30:10unless you open the door.
30:12Yeah.
30:12It just looks like it's continuous kitchen all the way around.
30:15Yeah.
30:15Oh, yeah.
30:15So in line with the cabinetry.
30:17Let me show you a video from my house.
30:19Okay.
30:19Okay.
30:20This is a cabinet on the right-hand side, pantry cabinet, and then this is the walk-in pantry that's
30:25hidden by these doors.
30:26Right.
30:26Right.
30:27And then, when you do want to access, it basically goes like this.
30:32These ones open.
30:34I love it.
30:35And then, boom.
30:35Hidden inside is...
30:36It's gorgeous.
30:37I love it.
30:38Yeah.
30:38I love it, too.
30:57Kristen and Michelle were very specific with some of the looks that they wanted.
31:00So we went online.
31:01This laundry room floor is not from one of our regular suppliers.
31:05It never makes me feel good when a box is mangled.
31:09Ooh.
31:10This tile is really gorgeous, and I know they're going to absolutely love it.
31:13Problem is, when you're buying online, you don't know what you're getting, per se.
31:16Oh, no.
31:16That is broken.
31:18How many did we lose?
31:20That's broken, too.
31:23Both of these, both sides.
31:25That's broken.
31:25Oh, my God.
31:26Is this whole box broken?
31:27How many tiles do we need in there?
31:28We have two.
31:29Wow, I need about 30 tiles.
31:31I'm going to double check.
31:32There's no way we just ordered the 30 tiles that we need.
31:40Oh, there we go.
31:42Yeah, we have two more boxes.
31:44Two more?
31:45Yeah.
31:50Okay, this box looks okay.
31:52One, two, three, four.
31:54I have ten good ones.
31:56I'm going through the last box.
31:59These ten need to work.
32:03Yes.
32:05Swap that out.
32:07Nope.
32:08Nope.
32:08This is broken.
32:10We're a tile short.
32:16This is broken.
32:18See that?
32:19So annoying.
32:20So this is basically half a box.
32:23Okay, well, we're going to have to cut these up and make our own.
32:28That has two broken?
32:29Yeah.
32:30Cut out of broken.
32:31Steal from there.
32:32Piecemeal it together.
32:36We need 30 tiles for this laundry room floor and half the tiles are broken.
32:40We always order extra material just in case, but even with extra material, we are just going
32:47to have enough.
32:47The tiny laundry room is now going to turn into over a full day project where we should
32:52be able to do it in a couple hours.
32:54Don't yell at me, but I barely touched it and it's broken.
32:57That's broken.
32:58Okay.
32:58Can you find me another one that has three good?
33:01This is very time consuming.
33:18I don't want to take too much of your time.
33:19I know things are crazy.
33:20I just want to check in.
33:21How's everything going?
33:23So we got countertop going in right now.
33:25Sweet.
33:26That countertop looks stunning with the blue.
33:28Yeah.
33:29That looks sharp.
33:29No, I think we're in good shape here now.
33:32Appliances will start tomorrow.
33:34The railing looks so much nicer too.
33:36Yeah.
33:36Everything looks better.
33:37This is great.
33:37Where's the stone on the island?
33:40Oh, here it comes.
33:41Look at this.
33:42Ha ha.
33:43Look at that big stone.
33:44Don't trip.
33:45Yeah.
33:46Let me get out of the way here.
33:48Did they love how you're being very helpful right now?
33:51He's being helpful for me.
33:53Oh, wow.
33:54Amazing.
33:55That looks so good.
33:56Smart.
33:56Here we go.
33:57It's going in.
33:58Oh, yeah.
34:00So satisfying.
34:04Yes.
34:06We're good here.
34:07Kristen and Michelle are going to lose their minds.
34:22When did you guys decide that you were friends first?
34:24Oh, gosh.
34:26We became friends.
34:27College?
34:28College, I would say.
34:29We're three years apart.
34:30So she went to college first.
34:32I think that was the moment where it was like, oh my gosh, I miss this person that I used
34:37to fight with all the time.
34:38And yeah.
34:40Yeah.
34:41Definitely college was when we realized we were friends and sisters.
34:46Pooling our money and getting a bigger house was very attractive.
34:49But then, you know, just having her there for support for my daughter, for me, you know,
34:54it's like having a backup.
34:55I mean, we are both single parents.
34:57We chose to be single.
34:58So for our children to have that same kind of relationship is what I'm most happy about,
35:05that they're that close.
35:07Aiden's very protective of her.
35:08She always has to say, well, he's not really my brother.
35:11He's my cousin.
35:11But he's like a brother.
35:12You know, not to get maudlin, but like eventually one day that we won't be here and they'll
35:18have each other.
35:19So for us, having someone else that can be with them throughout their whole lives was
35:24really important.
35:28I think it's not only going to be a good experience for us, but I think it's good for the
35:32kids
35:32and makes them even more bonded than they already are.
35:35And it's just more fun to have a sibling.
35:38And we want our kids to have that and have someone that they can share those memories with.
35:53It feels like you are falling to the ground.
35:57But I'll be there beside you.
35:59I'll be there beside you.
36:02And it may feel like there ain't no one when you turn around.
36:06But I'll be right behind you.
36:07I'll be right behind you.
36:09I'm gonna reach out when you need a hold of your hand.
36:13I'm gonna reach out, reach out.
36:17They wanted something that was really going to stand out.
36:21A blue that was going to add the personality that they wanted to bring to the space.
36:24Yeah.
36:24And it paid off.
36:25It's also picking the right accents for it.
36:27That brushed brass hardware is stunning.
36:29Light countertops, the light fixtures.
36:32It's a super dark tone.
36:33You want to make sure you're well lit in the space.
36:35Oh.
36:36How's the electric slide going again?
36:37I don't remember.
36:38Not that.
36:41I'm gonna reach out, reach out, honey.
36:45I'm gonna reach out, reach out, reach out.
36:51Hey, there we go.
36:53Hi guys.
36:54Hello.
36:54You guys, I'm so excited.
36:57We're so excited.
36:57You can't be more excited than we are.
36:59Every house with a piper in it needs to be perfect for breakfast.
37:01Yeah.
37:02That's right.
37:02I can't wait to see everything.
37:04I can't wait to see everything.
37:05Okay, shake out.
37:06Take a breath.
37:06Okay, we're ready.
37:08We're ready.
37:08Let's go.
37:09Do you want to go first?
37:13Oh my God.
37:16Wow.
37:17Oh my God.
37:18It's amazing.
37:23Take a deep breath.
37:24All right.
37:26Oh my God.
37:28Wow.
37:29Oh my God.
37:31It's amazing.
37:33I love everything.
37:35I don't know where to look.
37:36I know.
37:37It's all so good.
37:38I mean, it's so much better than I thought it could ever be.
37:41Honestly.
37:42I know.
37:43Oh my God.
37:44I don't know where to look.
37:46It actually pulls you into the space.
37:48Yeah.
37:49Oh my God, you guys.
37:49And it's so much brighter.
37:51It's so light and bright.
37:52And they put a new mantle.
37:54It's a new mantle.
37:54It's a new mantle.
37:55The bulky thing here.
37:56So we just kind of like took it down and streamlined it a little bit.
37:58It's so good.
37:59I love it.
38:00And this was just a super simple side project to make the first impression a little bit better.
38:05We know you wanted to spend your budget in there.
38:08Yeah.
38:08But the first impression has to be a good one.
38:10As I was walking up, I said to her, if I don't like it, I'll give you one of these.
38:15And I love it.
38:16I do.
38:17I love it.
38:17I do.
38:18The floors are so great.
38:20Aren't they not beautiful?
38:21Oh my God, the floors are so good.
38:22We love those.
38:23I love this light.
38:24I love that light too.
38:25When you were saying some of the vintage charm you want, we're trying to think of creative
38:28pieces that could fit throughout.
38:30Yeah.
38:30So I'm glad you like it.
38:31I love it.
38:32I love it too.
38:32Yeah.
38:33I mean, this artwork is...
38:34Oh, that's our dad and our grandmother.
38:36Our dad just passed away in March.
38:39Sorry.
38:39Yeah.
38:41And these were pieces that hung in our dad's house.
38:45So those were done in 1953.
38:4633.
38:4733.
38:48Oh, 33.
38:49Yeah.
38:50Yeah.
38:51It's really special.
38:52I love it.
38:53I think it looks so great in here.
38:54It looks great.
38:55Are you okay if we keep the tears of joy going because...
38:59Of course, yes.
39:00You have the most kick-ass kitchen I've seen in a long time.
39:03I can't wait to see.
39:03Yay!
39:04I was wondering if I should blindfold you.
39:07Oh, my God.
39:09Oh, my God.
39:10Oh, my God.
39:10Oh, my God.
39:10Oh, my God.
39:10I love it.
39:20Kristen, this is the color of your dreams.
39:23This is perfect.
39:25I mean, this really is the color of your dreams.
39:27Before, it was sort of a little disjointed.
39:29Yes.
39:30It was crammed in this corner.
39:31You have laundry in the middle of your kitchen.
39:34Look how massive this kitchen feels now.
39:35This is like...
39:36This is amazing.
39:38I love this countertop, having it go up.
39:41Oh, it's awesome.
39:42That looks great.
39:43Yeah.
39:43I know what's behind here.
39:44Check it out.
39:45Can I look in there?
39:46Behind door number two.
39:48Oh, my God.
39:51Look at that.
39:52This is so awesome.
39:54I know you didn't have the money to move laundry.
39:58This is a great solution.
39:59Yeah, for sure.
40:00This is so good.
40:01I love this tile.
40:02Yeah, it's a gorgeous tile.
40:03We had no hassles with that floor at all.
40:05Oh.
40:06Were there problems?
40:07There were some little challenges, but we got past it.
40:10A few broken tiles.
40:10I've never even seen something like that.
40:12No.
40:12Let's talk about that island.
40:13This is just so beautiful.
40:15I'm like, wow.
40:16Well, you really love to host.
40:18You can put a spread out here and people can enjoy this.
40:22That's so great.
40:22Oh, the kids are going to want to sit on the island.
40:24Yeah.
40:24Forget the dining table.
40:25They're never going to sit there.
40:25No, no, no.
40:26They're going to be like, that's going to become Piper's dumping ground.
40:28Yeah.
40:30What we did do with your table, we have a beautiful bench across the whole backside.
40:35Oh, my gosh.
40:35I love that.
40:36Like, that is a kind of a fun vintage look.
40:40Those dining room chairs, I love this fabric.
40:43There was this variation in your design aesthetics.
40:46Yes.
40:46You know, Michelle, you were looking for vintage.
40:48I was.
40:48You wanted vintage.
40:49Kristen, you were looking for something that felt a little bit more contemporary.
40:52Did we balance that appropriately?
40:54I think so.
40:55I think it looks like a mixture.
40:58Everywhere I look here, I see both of you.
41:00And we need that.
41:02Oh, my God.
41:03This is, oh, my gosh.
41:04Look.
41:06Nice.
41:07This is awesome.
41:10Look at this, though.
41:11This railing, though.
41:12This railing is gorgeous.
41:14What an improvement.
41:14This is so beautiful.
41:15How much better is that than what was here before?
41:17It doesn't look like it goes like dark.
41:18It just matches so beautifully.
41:20I love it.
41:20Oh, the rug.
41:22Oh, wow.
41:22I love it.
41:23I love it.
41:24We talked about that.
41:25We did.
41:25And you're wearing the colors of this rug.
41:28These are the colors you like.
41:29It's like we knew.
41:30So many homeowners are afraid to go bold.
41:32Yep.
41:33Go bold with a rug because the furniture tones it down.
41:36Yes.
41:37Now, do you think this is a better use of space than that fireplace you had before?
41:42Yeah.
41:42I mean.
41:42I do.
41:43I don't miss it.
41:44Yes.
41:44I don't really miss the fireplace.
41:48It's so much more usable.
41:49Yes, you won that battle.
41:51Yeah.
41:51I agree.
41:52This feels so much better turned around this way.
41:56This is amazing.
41:57Focused on the media wall.
41:59Look at their built-ins compared to what was there before.
42:01Oh, yeah.
42:01Oh, it looks so much better.
42:03We weren't supposed to replace those because we were trying to save your budget, and then
42:07our demo team accidentally ripped them out.
42:09It worked in your favor.
42:10It really did because it's awesome.
42:12Gorgeous.
42:13It looks beautiful.
42:14And I love the color.
42:15It's been a great experience.
42:16Really a great experience.
42:17Yeah.
42:18Where a lot of families couldn't do this together, you guys are really creating something special.
42:22I mean, we're really lucky, I think, that we get along so well, that we're best friends,
42:26that we're so lucky to have that.
42:28Even when things are tricky or things are complicated, we can get through it.
42:32And taking on a project like this, buying this house, it definitely at times has been scary.
42:37And stressful.
42:38And stressful.
42:39Absolutely stressful.
42:41But so worth it.
42:42So worth it.
42:43And I'm just really glad that we were able to do it together.
42:46Me too.
42:46Yeah.
42:47The most important thing to our dad was family.
42:49Family, yeah.
42:50And not only pooling our resources to buy the home, but pooling our resources to renovate,
42:55and to make a welcoming space, and to improve our lives and the lives of his grandkids.
43:00I just think, yeah, he would just love that.
43:03Special.
43:03Yeah.
43:05Yeah.
43:06Yeah.
43:07Yeah.
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