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Tropic Like Its Hot - Season 1 - Episode 13: Empty Nesters Take Exuma
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00:02How can you not be relaxed here?
00:05With my favorite person.
00:07It is literally like paradise here in Exuma.
00:11The first time we walked on the beach,
00:13you really had to pinch yourself to see
00:15if you were still living, if you had died and gone to heaven.
00:18How many people do you see on this beach?
00:20You and me.
00:21This is amazing.
00:23It's amazing.
00:23Felton and I have been together seven years.
00:26We got married during COVID.
00:27This is so cool.
00:28For 30 plus years, we've done the whole work thing
00:32and the commute and being exhausted all the time.
00:35Now we are empty nesters.
00:38We have five children and we have five grandchildren.
00:41Our children are living their lives
00:43and we're ready to be free and live the life that we want to live.
00:46Fantastic.
00:47And Vacation Felton is a fun guy.
00:51What I realized is I like island life.
00:56Now we heard about this little piece of the conch
00:58right here.
00:59Eat it.
00:59Take it up.
00:59The noodle.
01:00And so that lit the fire.
01:06So if we were to move here, we'll never be bored.
01:08It's a good aphrodisiac.
01:10That's what I heard.
01:11I'm in trouble later.
01:12I'm in trouble later.
01:13Now is the time.
01:35You can live a life so fabulous all day, all day, so fabulous with the one you love, so fabulous
01:41with the one you trust, so fabulous.
01:44I like to venture into the unknown.
01:46One thing I did know is that what we had been doing, we already done that for 30 years.
01:51Living in the National Harbor in Maryland, we worked 24-7.
01:55And I mean, it just didn't end.
01:56Baby, don't you know you're fabulous.
01:59I had my own home health care company, 400 employees with four offices all over the state of Maryland.
02:06I am a project manager, IT consultant.
02:09I just started working for myself.
02:11And I just recently sold my company.
02:13And now we are expanding our portfolio of properties.
02:16But I want to make sure I don't end up going back to work, work, work, work, work, 10, 12
02:22hours a day.
02:23Which is why we're here.
02:24And I hope we find our dream house so that we can make this a part of our lifestyle.
02:29Hey, guys.
02:30There he is.
02:32Finally made it to Exuma.
02:33Hey, Kyle.
02:34How you doing?
02:34Nice.
02:35Exuma is made up of 365 islands and keys scattered across Caribbean Sea like diamonds.
02:43So one of the most popular beaches.
02:45Jolly Hall is right there.
02:46You want to go check it out?
02:47Yeah.
02:48Exuma is so unique because it still has that seclusion, that privacy.
02:53You can't find any street lights, no fast food chains.
02:57The serenity that you find here is unmatched.
03:00So what are your ideals in a home?
03:03What are you looking for?
03:03My preference would be like a two-level home, about 3,000 square feet.
03:09A good amount of space for like when the kids come visit.
03:13Keeping it simple.
03:14Yeah.
03:14House, beach, ocean.
03:17Nothing else.
03:18I want to be on the water.
03:19When I get up in the morning, I want to walk to it.
03:21Should it have a pool?
03:22You're reading my mind.
03:23A pool is nice, but I would actually put a higher value on having a space where I can grow
03:30fruits,
03:31vegetables, just have a nice little garden.
03:33I really like nice outdoor spaces where you can lounge.
03:37Very nice.
03:37I would love to sit outside all day too, but I'm really into making interior spaces beautiful.
03:42So for me, an open space would be ideal.
03:45All right.
03:45Sounds good.
03:46She's inside, I'm outside.
03:47One other thing that's very important to me is when I am inside, I like to cook.
03:52So I like a nice modern kitchen with some space.
03:55With that being said, what is the budget?
03:59Our budget is $1.2 million.
04:01Any wiggle room with that?
04:02$1.2 million is our budget.
04:05Yeah.
04:05So that's the thing, guys.
04:06When it comes to the market here, it's a lot of demand, very little inventory.
04:11Because there's no chain hotels here.
04:14Persons buy second homes here, and they rent it out as a vacation home.
04:18So that might be a little tight.
04:21Ew.
04:21We know you're going to pull a rabbit out of your hat.
04:23Let's go.
04:24Let's do it.
04:35So we're at one of the most exclusive communities in Exuma.
04:39This property is out of your budget, but you got to just see this house.
04:43We like a little bit of a contrast.
04:45This has resort-like amenities, tennis courts, and spa, plus convenience, because we are in
04:52the heart of Georgetown.
04:54Sabrina and Felton has expressed simple wants.
04:57However, they need some understanding of this real estate market.
05:01Where does a million dollars put you?
05:05I'm just showing you this so you can have an idea what the market is like here.
05:08This house is 6,000 square feet, five bedrooms, five baths, and you have a dock at the back.
05:15These properties normally range between five to seven million.
05:18So are there money trees planted anywhere here?
05:21Because we're going to have to shake one.
05:23What I'm about to show you is located in the beautiful capital of Exuma, Georgetown.
05:30It overlooks the Elizabeth Harbor, where the rich and famous wants to park their yachts.
05:35It's not right on the water, but this community has also resort-like amenities.
05:41You have a pool.
05:42You're at walking distance from the beach, which is only three minutes.
05:46All right.
05:47So here we are, guys.
05:49Okay.
05:50I see palm trees.
05:51Back to these colors, too.
05:55Welcome to this beautiful four bedroom, two and a half bath.
05:58Just over 3,000 square feet of living space.
06:01And you got a little vegetable garden area.
06:04And it's priced at 1.2.
06:07Okay.
06:08You're speaking his language.
06:09I'll be out here.
06:10Take a look.
06:10Oh, okay.
06:10And I'll wait out here, guys.
06:11Sounds good.
06:12Want me to carry you across the threshold?
06:14Not yet.
06:16I like the wood on the ceilings.
06:19It's nice and airy, huh?
06:20I like it a lot.
06:21Look at here.
06:22We got us a card table, games, and most importantly, a bar.
06:27Mmm.
06:28And you know I love a good sectional.
06:29Let's see.
06:30Sitting down.
06:32We're cozy.
06:33And look at what we're doing.
06:34We're looking at a wall.
06:36And the water's back there.
06:38Why did I know you would say that?
06:40Those are adjustments that can be made.
06:42Looking at that.
06:43Yeah.
06:43And I can touch the ceiling.
06:44Ooh, that's not good.
06:46Ooh, this is a nice bathroom.
06:48Nice bathroom.
06:49Yeah, it's very nice.
06:50Modern.
06:51So I really like this lantern here.
06:54I think they got short windows, looking at rocks, and looking at a street.
06:58You see a street.
07:00I see palm trees.
07:01We did meet on a site, and we decided to meet at this restaurant in town.
07:06And me being a military guy, I'm always early.
07:09And Sabrina being Sabrina is always almost on time.
07:14Ooh, shots fired.
07:16This time, you're looking at a rock.
07:18We agree that we're looking at a rock.
07:20And so I got a chance to see her before she saw me.
07:23And she checked all the boxes.
07:25All the boxes.
07:26Let's go upstairs.
07:27Okay.
07:28We probably talked until 3, 4 in the morning.
07:30I think we were both tired for work the next day.
07:32And so that's when it all sort of began.
07:35Wow.
07:37This is impressive.
07:38Ceilings I can't touch.
07:40All right.
07:40We're redeeming.
07:41That's nice.
07:42Look at this view.
07:43Nice.
07:44This is the money.
07:46I mean, it's not house, beach, water, but that is pretty impressive.
07:53It is beautiful.
07:54It is very beautiful.
07:55Just like you.
07:58Sweet.
08:00You're welcome, baby.
08:01That'll get you some points.
08:02Let's see the rest of it.
08:03Yeah.
08:03Let's see.
08:06In here is even better.
08:09Now, this kitchen, I like space.
08:11This house is checking a lot of boxes.
08:14Some of them.
08:15Not all of them.
08:15You can just come in turnkey.
08:18You just pay your 1.2 and we're good.
08:21I have one word for this room.
08:24I got two words for this room.
08:37No view.
08:38Yeah, there's no water in the primary, but you can walk right out and see it.
08:41I want to walk out and see it.
08:42So this bathroom is amazing.
08:44And a vanity.
08:46That's fine, too.
08:47No, that's good for me.
08:49It's all business for me until we make a purchase and make a house our home.
08:52Then we can fall in love with it.
08:54But until then, we're just dating.
08:57The house.
09:00There he is.
09:02The man with the plan.
09:03How was it?
09:04A lot of square footage to cover.
09:05I actually love the house.
09:07I like that there is like a separation of space with upstairs and downstairs.
09:11Nice.
09:11I know Felton doesn't care too much about that, but I'm the inside.
09:14He's the outside.
09:15Two levels are indoor and outdoor.
09:17But for 1.2 million, can't even hear the ocean.
09:20Felton, I know you're crunching the numbers.
09:23This is still in the running?
09:24This is in the running.
09:25Okay, guys.
09:26100%.
09:28You thought about me when you brought us here, and I appreciate that.
09:37This looks cool.
09:38Yeah, this is something you've never seen before, Felton.
09:41Yeah, this is unique and fun, man.
09:42I like to say data analytics put us together.
09:45All right, I'm going to go with your speed.
09:47My speed is slow.
09:48Okay, and you've got to give it some torque.
09:50Felton is more, you know, serious.
09:53He's more business.
09:54He's the CFO of the family.
09:57I'm also a CFO, but I'm chief fun officer.
10:02Follow me, babe.
10:04Being here in Exuma, I think the slow down pace and lifestyle will give us more time together.
10:10I thought you were going slow.
10:13I agree 100% with that.
10:15I think it's going to make things heat up in areas we might not have thought about.
10:20And that is something that's speaking to my whole soul.
10:29How are you guys liking Exuma so far?
10:32It is everything we dreamed of.
10:34Nice, nice.
10:35So this is in the Jimmy Hill area.
10:38This is a very exclusive community.
10:42Jimmy Hill is so desirable because it stretches for 6.2 miles of untouched, pristine white sand.
10:50Wow.
10:51This property sits on half an acre.
10:54So you've got some areas to do your vegetable garden and comes with a lot of amenities.
10:58You've got the house, the beach, and the ocean.
11:02That's the amenity.
11:05Look at that water.
11:07Oh my God.
11:13So that there is your two-bedroom, three-bath, and the price, $1.4 million.
11:21Oh my.
11:23Well.
11:24That is $200,000 different than our budget.
11:27And to justify that, you're right on the water.
11:31So why don't you guys take a look?
11:32I'll be out here waiting for you.
11:34All right.
11:36Stunning.
11:38I'm in heaven.
11:39What I see is blue water and no obstructions.
11:43I see cheese and crackers, baby, but that water is beautiful.
11:50Let's see what this pool looks like.
11:51Do you see that pool deck?
11:53This is awesome.
11:54That cabana could be something.
11:56Yeah.
11:56On a good night with a glass of wine.
11:58What the pool and the ocean does to my soul relaxes me.
12:03It's one of those things we move so fast all the time that this makes me feel like my soul
12:09can catch up to my body and we can be at peace.
12:12Never get me inside.
12:14I never get you inside anyway.
12:15So he could actually put his bed outside and stay here.
12:19Let's go see the inside.
12:24Oh, look at this.
12:30Wow.
12:31Look at this.
12:32Look how tall this ceiling is.
12:35It's the island life I want.
12:37Indoor, outdoor, living.
12:41Oh, wow.
12:44This is delivering.
12:46It's not overdone.
12:48Not a lot of countertop space.
12:50So if it had an island.
12:52Yeah, babe, but that's more money.
12:54You know what?
12:55Let's not think about money right now, okay?
12:58It's probably a tie about who's going to be more stubborn.
13:01Who knows?
13:02Let's look.
13:03If it's something about money, I'm going to be a heck of a lot more stubborn than she is.
13:08Stubborn in the sense that I don't want to spend it, and she's trying to spend it.
13:11Oh, my gosh.
13:13The light in this room.
13:14Whoa.
13:15Ooh.
13:16Oh, okay.
13:18Is it cozy?
13:19Is it comfy?
13:20Very comfy.
13:21I mean, you literally can wake up in the morning.
13:23Looks like you're getting comfortable.
13:25Hmm.
13:26Comfortable with the 1.4.
13:29I didn't say anything about that.
13:30I said that that was a beautiful view.
13:33It's a nice bathroom.
13:34Nice and bright.
13:36I like that.
13:37Now we've got to find the other bedroom.
13:39This looks like it might be it.
13:42Okay.
13:44And it is beautiful as well.
13:46I can see myself waking up every day to this.
13:49Let's check this bathroom out.
13:51It is huge.
13:53We have a lot of fun in here.
13:54We can only afford it.
13:56I want Kyle to go find us $200,000.
14:00Hey, guys.
14:01Well, we love the house too much.
14:03I mean, I'm sacrificing the two levels if we were to choose this property.
14:07Yeah.
14:07But I think it's a small sacrifice because it has all the things that we said we wanted when
14:12we moved to the Bahamas.
14:14Nice.
14:14But there is one hindrance here.
14:16When we came out of the main house, we had to come out to go into the second bedroom.
14:20So I'm not sure about that.
14:22As much as I love this and I love her, I just don't know how the math is going to
14:27matter.
14:28But you are looking at a $5 million view, right?
14:32Easily.
14:33Yeah.
14:34But I want to know if there are any other options that gets us down by our budget.
14:40I'll take a look and we'll regroup in the morning.
14:50Hey, guys.
14:52Hey.
14:53Vacation Felton is here.
14:55Let's get this party started.
14:57Woo.
14:58Felton is serious about most things.
15:02Check one, two.
15:02Check one, two.
15:04However, there is a side of Felton that I named Vacation Felton.
15:09I'm going to sing a song for y'all.
15:12I love Vacation Felton and I try to bring it out every chance I can get.
15:17She is the yang to my yang when it comes to that.
15:22It doesn't matter how hard you're working.
15:24Sabrina is always going to find a way to say, hey, it's time for us to go have some fun.
15:30I'm sure Vacation Felton will come out a little bit more because this island just breeds fun.
15:37Let me just say this.
15:38Vacation Felton gives you the thrills, but serious Felton pays the bills.
15:44Hey.
15:53Oh, look at this Exuma sign.
15:55That's nice.
15:56This highway here is what we call Jimmy's Hill.
15:58And this house is in the Moss Town settlement.
16:03It's a three-bedroom, two-bath, and it sits on an acre of land.
16:08You actually have 200 feet of beach frontage.
16:12Does it have a pool?
16:13Yeah.
16:13At this point, I'm going to really try to give Felton and Sabrina just a sprinkle of everything
16:19they're asking for, but price is going to still be a factor.
16:23And here we are.
16:26I like the color on the house.
16:30How much are we talking?
16:32It is at $1.3 million.
16:35He was doing well.
16:36You see how he slid that in there?
16:37We got a $100,000 problem.
16:40Let's check it out.
16:42Wow.
16:44Lots of palm trees.
16:45Your garden is to the front, and Felton's garden is in the back.
16:49Take a look inside.
16:50I'll be out here waiting for you guys.
16:53All right.
16:53Look at this.
16:55It's exciting.
16:58Oh, wow.
17:00This is nice.
17:01It's nice and bright in here.
17:02I like it.
17:03It's just, it's not as big as what we would probably prefer.
17:06I'll tell you what.
17:07Look at that right there.
17:09Now we're talking.
17:11Kyle did his job.
17:12Well, what do you know?
17:14It's not the primary suite, but this bedroom definitely has a view to all that glory outside.
17:19You know, but it's off the kitchen, baby.
17:21Yeah.
17:21There's no privacy.
17:22Let's see what else is going on here.
17:25You almost have a sectional here.
17:27What's that room back there?
17:28Let's go check that out.
17:30I guess this is the primary.
17:31What do you think?
17:33It's nice and cozy.
17:34You know what I'm not seeing?
17:36You see this?
17:41Where's the view?
17:42We got to literally open this door.
17:44We'll note that.
17:46Noted.
17:46It's an ensuite, and it has two sinks.
17:51That's good.
17:53Whoa.
17:55Is this enough ocean for you?
17:58There it is.
17:59Yes.
17:59Look at this pool.
18:02It's right up against the house.
18:03I've never seen that before.
18:05Up against the house, behind the dune, no clothes on pool.
18:08That's what that means.
18:09It's giving a lot.
18:11So that whole 100K over budget?
18:14No, no.
18:15I'm not ready to talk about that.
18:17Let's walk the plank.
18:18How about that metaphor?
18:20Yeah, I love it.
18:22Stunning.
18:23It's amazing.
18:24Stunning like you.
18:25Well, thank you.
18:28What you think?
18:30Oh, my man.
18:31That outside, that beach, never have to come inside.
18:36But I live inside with her.
18:37The inside of the house, I really love the common areas, the open space.
18:42Con to that is that I was a little concerned about the privacy in the bedrooms.
18:45Each bedroom is attached to a common area.
18:49You know, with all of that being said, it's over budget.
18:52My biggest priority is remain the same, is that I want to be on the beach for $1.2 million.
18:59I feel that there is a little wiggle room if we need to go up a little bit more to
19:04get what we want.
19:14We have cost to consider.
19:16We have comfort to consider.
19:18Well, you know, I didn't realize for our $1.2 million, we were going to have to work this hard
19:24to pick between some great locations.
19:27You know, I thought the blue house was nice, but I didn't particularly care for the fact that the primary
19:33suite, there were no views.
19:35I would feel like I'm not on the water and I can't hear the ocean.
19:38Right.
19:39So I don't think that would work out too well.
19:41The modern house was phenomenal.
19:43I really don't know.
19:45We can really afford that.
19:46At least tell me what you liked about it.
19:48That house made me feel.
19:50I could see us around that pool all day long.
19:53I just wish Kyle could see his way to $200,000 less.
19:58So then there was the beach house.
20:00The outdoor was everything.
20:02It was amazing.
20:04A 10 plus for me.
20:05It was.
20:05Probably have to do some upgrades, which means you would probably have to spend a little bit more.
20:11I don't know.
20:11That one was already $100,000 over budget.
20:14But I didn't see any money trees planted.
20:17They had a lot of trees.
20:18I didn't see any.
20:18None of the trees were money trees.
20:20But you know, either way, whatever we end up with, I'm going to be here with you spending more time.
20:26I like that.
20:27And I love you.
20:28I love you too.
20:34We chose the modern house.
20:36All right, baby.
20:37Here we are.
20:38In our dream home.
20:39We decided to go over our budget.
20:41I thought about what house do we want to be in five years, 10 years from now.
20:46It really just came down to getting what we wanted and getting in on the price today.
20:52So what did you do over here?
20:54I'm going to do the ceviche style.
20:56Vacation Felton is alive and well.
20:58In fact, Felton has traded in a three-piece suit for shorts and flip-flops.
21:03Ah.
21:04And say, ah.
21:05Look at that, dude.
21:05Never gets old.
21:06Date nights look a little different now, as opposed to eating out like we would back
21:11home.
21:12We come home, we cook.
21:14It's so romantic.
21:15Candles are lit.
21:16They smell good.
21:18What do you think?
21:20Not good.
21:21Pretty good?
21:22Being here, there are less distractions.
21:24So the intimacy has grown and more.
21:27This has really been a dream come true for us.
21:31Forever, forever, forever, forever, forever, forever, forever.
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