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My Lottery Dream Home (2015) Season 19 Episode 1
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00:00The very best part of my job is helping people.
00:04My dad passed away February 2024.
00:06I'm so sorry.
00:07So I jumped at the chance to help Tina,
00:10a Rhode Island native, find her dream home in the Carolinas.
00:14It's beautiful.
00:15Absolutely beautiful.
00:16The last couple of houses, the selling point has definitely been the yard.
00:20So grab a nice whatever you want.
00:22Coffee.
00:23Coffee.
00:25And get ready for all the feels.
00:27Because you know what? That's what we do.
00:41I am heading back to the Myrtle Beach area.
00:45The Carolinas are such an easy place to exist.
00:49There's so many different options within the two states.
00:52You have mountains, you have oceans, you have lakes, you have rivers, you have all of it.
00:56So being here is always a treat.
00:58It's super chill.
01:01And I'm on my way to meet Tina, my newest client, dying to hear her story.
01:06And get to know her and see how I can help her the most in this really unique experience.
01:16Oh my god, hi honey bunny.
01:19How are you?
01:21Oh my god, I'm so excited.
01:23Me too.
01:24You're adorable.
01:25What are you looking out there for?
01:26I'm over here.
01:27I don't know.
01:27I'm just you, you know.
01:29Woo hoo.
01:31All righty, all righty.
01:32Hey.
01:33I need something delicious.
01:36Oh my god, I can't believe he's here.
01:40Say more.
01:42Oh my gosh.
01:43Okay.
01:43You're adorable.
01:45Tina, Tina, Bobina.
01:49Oh my god.
01:50You're adorable.
01:51Oh, thank you.
01:52You're not from here.
01:53I am originally from Rhode Island.
01:55Are we living here?
01:57We're going to live here.
01:58So you live right now?
01:59Where do you live in Rhode Island?
02:00I live in Sarasota, Florida now.
02:02I moved there to be closer to my dad, and my dad passed away February of 2024.
02:08I'm so sorry.
02:09No, thank you.
02:10So that sucks.
02:12That's hard.
02:13I think, like, back many years, I always said, I want to move to the Carolinas.
02:18And then, obviously, life throws your curveballs, and I went to Florida to be closer to my dad.
02:22And so now it's now or never.
02:25Because of your dad's passing, this is why you're able to move?
02:28Yes, I got an inheritance, yes.
02:29Okay, got you.
02:30You know, we always talked about this.
02:32So I'm going to honor him.
02:33So I'm going to buy a house with the money he left me.
02:36All right, what's your dad's name?
02:38Umberto.
02:38Umberto, this is for Umberto.
02:40Yes, yes.
02:40All right, we need to go get you a house.
02:42Yes, please.
02:43What are you looking for?
02:45Three beds, two baths, something that's relatively low maintenance.
02:51Yod work, I'm not afraid of yard work.
02:53Yod work.
02:54I'm probably going to die in this house.
02:56So, yeah, that's the plan.
02:58I don't want to move again.
02:59Bleak.
03:00Well, no, it's more like I moved from Rhode Island to Florida.
03:04Now I'm moving from Florida to Carolina.
03:06It's a lot.
03:07Do you want to be on the water or close to it?
03:10Like walking distance from it?
03:11No, I don't need to be.
03:13Hey, if you could find something in my budget.
03:14Well, that's right.
03:15That's where it's money.
03:16How much money are you going to give me?
03:18$275.
03:18So we're not going to find anything close to the water?
03:20I don't think so.
03:22I mean, you're good, but are you that good?
03:24No, I'm not a magician.
03:25Do you know people here?
03:26I'm not.
03:27So you're starting fresh friends.
03:29I am.
03:30Are we single?
03:31I am.
03:32Are you?
03:32Do you have kids?
03:33I do.
03:34Okay.
03:34How many kids do you have?
03:35So I have two kids.
03:36My daughter is staying in Sarasota.
03:38She's 26 and my son is 18.
03:40He'll be coming up here with me.
03:41Love that.
03:42So he's going to live with you.
03:43Yes.
03:43Okay, good.
03:44Give me some love.
03:45You got it.
03:46All right.
03:46It's just you and I.
03:48I love that.
03:48Yes.
03:49We're going to rock.
03:49We're going to bond.
03:50Yes.
03:51Let's get out of here.
03:51All right.
03:53North Myrtle Beach is located in an area known as the Grand Strand, which straddles the border
03:59of North and South Carolina.
04:01It's an area that's growing at an astronomical rate.
04:04It's really fun to see people moving to a place that makes them feel happy.
04:10And it's been a hot minute since I've been here.
04:13So I'm meeting Stacy, who has a scoop on all the up and coming areas in North Myrtle Beach.
04:20Hey, gorgeous.
04:21It's wonderful to see you again.
04:22It's good to see you.
04:23You look yummy.
04:25Oh my God, I love the color block.
04:26Yes, please.
04:27This is fun.
04:28This whole area is really neat.
04:30Yes.
04:30Like, tell me about what is happening in this area.
04:34I feel like there's so much building.
04:35They are.
04:35And honestly, everyone thinks we're building too much,
04:38but the reality is we're not building enough.
04:40Who's buying the most?
04:41Like, what's the price point of the new builds?
04:44Right now, our new builds, they're going anywhere from, I would say, $400 on up.
04:50It's getting up there.
04:51It is.
04:51It's getting expensive to move to Myrtle Beach.
04:53But you said we can still get a wonderful house for less than $275.
04:57Oh, absolutely.
04:57There's still a lot of hidden gems out there.
04:59Good.
04:59Do you got some for me?
05:00Yes.
05:01We love hidden gems.
05:02I have a few.
05:03She's open to, as I told you, like to townhomes.
05:06This one's a three bedroom, three bath.
05:08It's new construction.
05:09Okay, super.
05:10And then we've got another three bedroom, two bath on the corner lot.
05:14I thought how tiny that is.
05:15It's a little cottage.
05:16It's like a little shotgun house.
05:17It is.
05:17It's a little cottage.
05:18And then the last one is going to be fully renovated.
05:21Well, here's some more information and some other listings.
05:24If you need anything, just give me a call.
05:25Any coupons to Putt-Putt in here?
05:27No.
05:28Come on.
05:29Let me walk it down.
05:30Darling little thing, you.
05:32This is great.
05:33This is super fun.
05:34Yeah, I think she's really going to love this area.
05:38Thanks to Stacy's yummy research, I'm starting Tina's house hunt with one of the more affordable
05:43properties in her inventory.
05:46I wanted to show you something.
05:48You said you're open to townhomes.
05:51Yeah.
05:52It's brand new, built in 2025.
05:53No one's lived there.
05:56Okay, starting our search today in the town of Calabash.
05:59It's a totally adorable town and the property is called Sweetgum Straits.
06:03It's got three bedrooms and three bathrooms, just shy of 1,500 square feet.
06:08Super cute.
06:09It's brand new, like literally moving ready.
06:11It's a really easy house to look at and the price is really fabulous at $234,900.
06:19Wow.
06:20I know, right?
06:22Let's get into it.
06:24So not a lot of people live here.
06:26We still are under construction in a lot of the neighborhood.
06:30Okay.
06:30So that's something to consider.
06:31All right.
06:32But come on in, love.
06:34Oh.
06:35Let's check out the kitchen and family room.
06:38I love this.
06:40Isn't this great?
06:41I love the island.
06:42I love the deep sink.
06:44Yes.
06:45Get into it.
06:46Oh yeah, I love this.
06:48This is definitely like super functional.
06:50Nice big cabinet.
06:51Nice big cabinets, lots of space.
06:54All right.
06:54So it's a good kitchen.
06:55I love it the way it is.
06:57But if I wanted to change out knobs and maybe force it,
07:01is that something that's easy for a single woman me to do?
07:05Your son, what's his name?
07:06His name is Nico.
07:07Nico, of course.
07:07Yes.
07:08Yes.
07:11Yes.
07:11Is he handy?
07:12He's a little bit handy.
07:13Can he mow a lawn?
07:15Yeah.
07:16Oh yeah.
07:16Oh, wait.
07:17Okay.
07:17So Nico stays.
07:18I mean, well, for a little bit.
07:20He's only super helpful on his terms.
07:23Just off the kitchen is the living room.
07:26It's perfect for the low maintenance lifestyle Tina is after.
07:29I love that it's connected, you know, all open.
07:34And to the side is the main bedroom.
07:36Oh, wow.
07:38I love this.
07:39It's nice, right?
07:40Nice high ceilings.
07:42Perfect.
07:42Yeah.
07:43Could fit a queen or a king size bed.
07:45Yeah, this is great.
07:47Oh.
07:47Here's an en suite.
07:48Check it out.
07:49Get all up in it.
07:51Isn't this nice?
07:52Double sinks.
07:53I love the counter area.
07:54One for your left hand and one for your right hand.
07:56Oh, I love this little privacy area.
08:00And the nice big walk-in closet.
08:01So I love that you said, you know, we have the private commode area.
08:04Mm-hmm.
08:05Good design includes a private moment.
08:07Okay.
08:08Like, don't you want to take a dump in your own private moment?
08:10You are just to the point.
08:12I like it.
08:12So it's the truth.
08:13Take a dump.
08:14Because you know what?
08:15That's what we do.
08:18An extra bedroom and bathroom complete the rest of the downstairs space.
08:23But it's the upstairs that I'm dying to show Tina.
08:25Yeah.
08:26Nico would love this.
08:28Right?
08:28He's separate and he's a little bit messy.
08:32So this is separate from the house.
08:34And it's nice.
08:35Nobody sees it.
08:36He needs to feel independent.
08:37He has his own closet and his own bathroom here, too, as well.
08:40Wow.
08:41This is a great bathroom.
08:43It's a good bathroom, right?
08:44And another tub.
08:45Another tub.
08:46So that's three-fold bath.
08:47Through that door is the attic space.
08:49Oh.
08:50So you have lots of storage.
08:51This is great.
08:52He would love this.
08:53Good.
08:53Yeah.
08:54Good.
08:54All right, so we have one last space.
08:56All right.
08:56After you, my darling.
08:59Come on out.
09:01Oh, okay.
09:03Well, I think, like, looking at this cute little space, what I'm thinking, fence this
09:07area in and enclose it for the dog and just kind of for a little bit more privacy and just
09:12kind of, like, this could be a cute little backyard oasis.
09:15Yeah.
09:15To me, what I would do, I'd plant some really beautiful trees.
09:19Yeah.
09:19One for you, one for your son, or one for your dad.
09:22Yes.
09:22That would be great.
09:23Right?
09:24So, townhome here.
09:26Yes.
09:26Want me to show you a house house tomorrow?
09:28Absolutely.
09:29Okay.
09:29Yeah.
09:29Want to go wander around the neighborhood?
09:31Absolutely.
09:31Let's do that.
09:32Let's do it.
09:32Let's go be nosy.
09:34Yes.
09:34Let's go look at some of these hot construction workers.
09:36Okay.
09:50Tina really liked the townhouse I just showed her in Calabash.
09:55While her budget is relatively small, I do want to show her what properties are possible
10:00if she's willing to look a bit further out.
10:03So, I've taken her to Pine Needle Trail in Longs.
10:08All right.
10:08So, cute little house right here.
10:10My gosh, it is.
10:11It's not huge, but it's adorable.
10:13And we're still coming in way below budget.
10:15All right.
10:16So, Pine Needle Trail is a great house.
10:17It's got three bedrooms, two baths, just a hair over a thousand square feet.
10:21Okay.
10:22$2.50.
10:23Under budget again?
10:25Under budget for a single family home.
10:27What are you doing, David?
10:2815 minutes away from the beach.
10:30I love it.
10:31Oh, love it.
10:32All right.
10:33So, we have our little great room here, living area, dining area, and kitchen.
10:40I love it.
10:41It's cute, right?
10:42Yes.
10:42I love the floors.
10:43I liked the brown you showed me yesterday, but I connect better with the gray.
10:48I love that.
10:48Yes.
10:49I love that.
10:49Yes.
10:49It's an easy home to connect with.
10:51It's not complex.
10:53It's not showy.
10:54It's just there to be utilized.
10:56It's like, I love the way it's laid out.
10:58I think it's really sweet.
10:59Yeah.
10:59Yeah.
10:59I love it.
11:00Good.
11:01I mean, for me, like what I would do, like nothing needs to be done here.
11:04I think it's great, but I always like to have a really nice countertop because it makes
11:07everything just feel better and operate better.
11:10So, I'd put a nice natural rock here like granite or quartzite.
11:13Yeah.
11:14Yeah.
11:15Definitely something to think about down the road.
11:17Yeah.
11:17Again, nothing needs to happen, but you know, it's like that personalized bling that we love
11:22so much.
11:22I love that.
11:23Yeah.
11:24Like, what do you think of the size, honestly?
11:26I like it.
11:27I don't mind that it's smaller.
11:29It's still enough space to do what I do in the kitchen, cook in my lasagna and, you know,
11:34whatever else.
11:35People can still sit on the other side and still connected to entertain.
11:40Yeah.
11:40So, yeah, definitely cute.
11:42Question for you.
11:43They have this set up as a little kind of a bar moment.
11:46Would you put a little table over there?
11:48I may.
11:48I may just put a little seating area maybe in a coffee bar.
11:54Say that again.
11:59Oh, come on.
12:00Coffee bar?
12:01Oh, no.
12:02You said it wrong.
12:03You said it right the first time.
12:04Coffee bar?
12:07Yes.
12:09So great.
12:10Your accent brings me so much joy.
12:12Coffee.
12:13Coffee.
12:16At the rear of the house, there are two bathrooms and three queen-size bedrooms.
12:22Cute.
12:22That's cute.
12:23Yeah.
12:24Yeah, it's definitely cute.
12:26The big draw of this adorable property is the backyard.
12:30I love this.
12:31Isn't this good?
12:33Gucci would love this.
12:34Gucci?
12:35Gucci's the dog.
12:35Of course.
12:36Yes.
12:37There's so much you could do.
12:38I mean, in the future, if you wanted to add on to your house, you absolutely could.
12:42Mm-hmm.
12:42Yeah.
12:42So, are you feeling the same thing?
12:44I am feeling this.
12:45Right?
12:45I love the yard.
12:46The yard is definitely a huge selling point.
12:50Let's go shopping.
12:50I love it.
12:51Yes, let's.
12:51I need a Gucci, not a dog.
12:53Not a dog.
12:54Not a dog.
12:55Not a dog.
13:06I'm determined to help Tina follow through on the promise she made to her lay father
13:11to buy her forever home near North Myrtle Beach, right on the border of North and South Carolina.
13:17So far, I've been good and shown her house as well within her $275,000 budget.
13:23But today, I'm taking her back to Calabash to show her exactly what she can get if she stretches her
13:29money just a little bit more.
13:32All right, here we are.
13:33Okay.
13:34Oh my God, how cute is this house?
13:36Stony Forest is a really great house in an established neighborhood.
13:40It's listed as a 3-3.
13:42It's got over 1,800 square feet, sits on almost half an acre, and we're at $269,000.
13:47Like, come on.
13:49All right, my darling, come on in.
13:52Oh, this is cute.
13:54Isn't it cute?
13:55Yes.
13:56Yes.
13:56It's a good living room, right?
13:58It's great.
13:58It's great.
13:59Nice and cozy, and I love the window.
14:02And a little arch, kind of like a slanted moment.
14:05Yeah, definitely.
14:06I love the floors.
14:07So it has two living rooms, which is really nice.
14:09Ooh.
14:09One of those living rooms where they're listing it as a 3-3 is that that can be turned into
14:15a bedroom.
14:16You guys don't need it.
14:17Nico's bedroom is over here.
14:19Your bedroom is over here.
14:20In the middle is a gorgeous kitchen and dining room.
14:23Oh, wow.
14:24Look at this.
14:25This is great.
14:27There's a lot.
14:28Nice little wine area.
14:31Are you a wine drinker?
14:32I am not, but you know what?
14:34I'll display it because, hey, why not?
14:36Yeah, why not?
14:37Somebody's going to come over and drink wine, right?
14:39I don't know your life.
14:40I don't either, so.
14:44Sure.
14:46At either end of the house are the bedrooms.
14:49Perfect for Tina and Nico to live their separate adult lives under one roof.
14:54This gives me the feel of back at home in Rhode Island, like that beachy, cottagey type of vibe going
15:01on.
15:01I definitely love it.
15:02Very cute.
15:03The bedrooms are pretty similar between this and Sweetgum straights.
15:07But the ceiling height was nine feet here, and here it's eight.
15:11Yeah.
15:12Doesn't matter.
15:13Doesn't bother me.
15:14They're all high.
15:16We have the other wing of the house, which you could choose this as your wing if you want to.
15:21This is the family room, which I love so much.
15:24I love this.
15:24I love the bookcase.
15:26I love the setup of the entertainment area.
15:29Yeah, this is really nice.
15:30This is a good spot.
15:31And then through that door is another bedroom and another bathroom.
15:34It's not quite as big as the other one, but it's really cute.
15:36No, but so cute.
15:38Right?
15:38I do love this one, I think, better than the other one for me.
15:41I love that.
15:42I like the window.
15:43I like...
15:44You're really going to give up the bigger bedroom to your 18-year-old.
15:47There we go.
15:48Let's check out the bathroom.
15:49Doesn't have two sinks, but hey.
15:51It's all right.
15:51I don't need two.
15:52I'm only one person.
15:53Yeah.
15:54But it's nice, and it's for short people again.
15:57It is.
15:57I love this.
15:58I can reach the medicine cabinet when I put things in there.
16:01Normally, they're way up there.
16:03This would be perfect.
16:04Perfect, right?
16:05This is like a little Smurf house.
16:06I love it.
16:07All right, let's go outside.
16:09Okay.
16:12Stonewood Forest also comes with an indoor and outdoor entertaining space.
16:16This cute little deck and the most established yard out of all three houses.
16:21It's beautiful.
16:22Absolutely beautiful.
16:24The last couple of houses, the selling point has definitely been the yard.
16:28There's no right answer.
16:29There's no wrong answer.
16:31It's all up to you and how you and Nico want to start this next chapter in your life.
16:35You did a great job.
16:36Take your time.
16:37Let's go.
16:37All right.
16:37Let's get out of here.
16:38Why am I holding a woman's hand?
16:40This is so foreign!
16:48This has been so fun.
16:50It has.
16:51You're fresh.
16:52Ah, so are you.
16:53It was a great week.
16:55I'm glad.
16:55I mean, this was definitely fun.
16:57I'm glad.
16:58Yeah.
16:58It's a difficult subject, you know, having someone pass and leave you money and then
17:02having to then try to celebrate that.
17:04Yes.
17:05First house, what was it called?
17:06A delicious little townhouse.
17:09Sweet gum straights.
17:11Yep.
17:11Great.
17:11Great town home.
17:12I loved that it was move-in ready.
17:15It had that blank canvas that I could do anything with.
17:19There's something yummy about something brand new.
17:22Yeah.
17:22No one's lived there.
17:23Exactly.
17:23No one's energy but the contractors.
17:25Exactly.
17:26But you wanted to see a single family home, so I took you over to...
17:29Pine Needle Trail.
17:31Love the Pine Needle Trail.
17:32Super cute little house.
17:33It was a little bit smaller, but it definitely had a lot of possibilities.
17:37Yeah.
17:37Yeah.
17:38And with having your own yard, you have the ability to add on, make it your own if you
17:43so choose.
17:44Yes.
17:44All right, Stonewood Forest.
17:45Like, it had a big yard, big house over 1,800 square feet.
17:49And what I loved most about this is the established neighborhood.
17:53Yes.
17:54Like, those are priceless to me.
17:56Yes.
17:56I loved the yard.
17:57I loved the tall trees.
17:58I loved having the shade and the sunlight.
18:01Yeah.
18:01But anyway, where are we putting you?
18:05Where are we going?
18:07We are going to...
18:29Sweet Gum Straight.
18:35I really love that for you guys.
18:37It's easy, right?
18:39Like, it's easy.
18:40I think, yes.
18:41You don't have to think.
18:42I liked the fact that it was brand new was definitely a huge plus and that I could go
18:48in there and make it my own.
18:50Yeah.
18:50I liked the separate area for Nico.
18:53That was a huge deal.
18:55Yeah.
18:55Like, that's a big moment.
18:57Well, congratulations.
18:59Thank you for your help.
19:01Are you kidding me?
19:01This is...
19:02You're just yummy and hilarious.
19:04Oh my gosh, I love that.
19:05It's so cute.
19:06My dad, I know would thank you for helping me and not having me do this on my own.
19:10Absolutely.
19:11Because he probably wouldn't trust me doing it on my own.
19:14You're so sweet.
19:15No.
19:15So cute.
19:15Stay right there.
19:16You don't have to.
19:16I'll be still...
19:17Oh, sorry.
19:26So I picked sweet gum straight.
19:29I think the newness factor was probably my biggest reason.
19:33I love just knowing that nobody else lived there and I'd be the first and only.
19:37Well, hopefully only.
19:39Well, I mean, no, somebody else is going to live there after I die.
19:41So I won't be the only one, but I'm the first.
19:48Having a room for Nico upstairs where he could have his, like, personal space,
19:53I think he's going to do great here.
19:54I think there's going to be a lot of opportunities for him in so many different ways.
20:02We're starting to settle in and I met a couple of people at the job that I obtained.
20:08Hey.
20:08What's up?
20:09Come on in and welcome.
20:12What's up, little guy?
20:12Just in time for dinner.
20:15I loved being in a community of Wyoming.
20:17It would be a great way to meet people moving to a new state.
20:21Nice to meet you.
20:21Hey.
20:22How are you?
20:22Doing good.
20:23How are you?
20:24Good.
20:24I'm good.
20:25Well, so what was it like meeting David?
20:27David was great.
20:28He was a lot of energy, super funny.
20:34David was everything I thought he would be and more.
20:37He was great.
20:38I loved, like, getting to know him a little bit.
20:41He was definitely David.
20:43Nice.
20:44Did you go out to eat and stuff like that?
20:45Or what?
20:46Where did y'all go?
20:47We did.
20:47We went to the Brentwood, which is in Little River.
20:52I want to thank David for this opportunity of helping me find this great home.
20:58My dad would be so proud of me and I think he's looking down and he loves this house and
21:05he knows
21:05it's perfect for me and Nico and Gianna when she comes and visits and all the animals that I'll have
21:12in the future and it was great spending the time with you and maybe someday I'll win the lottery and
21:19we can do this again.
21:20Maybe buy a cute little summer home or something.
21:24But you were great, David, and maybe you'll see me again soon.
21:28We'll see you next time.
21:35We'll see you next time.
21:36We'll see you next time.
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