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It's a beautiful spot.

And yes, it comes with, you know, some issues.

It sounds like replacing

all the windows in the house.

This is a table for eight.

This is a good sized room.

This is the only bathroom for four of them.

How do you feel about this house, overall?

I have to convince Matteo to move.

You just have your work cut out for you.

-Oh! -That I know.

As backyards go, this is a good one.

Where's the rest of it, David?

I'm curious to know how much this is going to cost.

David, we might be asking you for a loan.

We're not getting this at our place now, that's for sure.

And I have to convince Sara to stay.

I try not to laugh

'cause I don't know if you're kidding.

No, no, no. We're being serious.

$22,000 is not just a little, tiny bit of money.

It doesn't even feel like the same house.

Now, is the time to let us know.

Are you going to love it?

Or are you going to list it?

-I'm Sara. -I'm Matteo.

And we live in this Tudor style house

on the West End.

It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms

and backs onto a creek.

It's a little tight, but it works.

So Sara and I have two daughters.

We were living the city life in condos downtown,

and we found this neighborhood

and everything about it was just perfect.

I would say, the outdoors is great.

The indoors is something a little different.

I mean, this is a great space.

The living room is big and spacious.

It's bright, it definitely works for us.

-It's comfortable. -And it would be great,

if we could see it from the rest of the house.

Welcome to our bedroom,

right off the dining room.

The primary bedroom works for us.

It's a decent size.

We've got all of this closet space.

I mean, what else do you really need for a bedroom?

A primary bathroom would be great.

The kitchen is nice and bright.

This kitchen is a bit challenging.

I know it's a little separated from the rest of the house,

but the one thing that you can't replace,

is the view.

So when we moved here,

we thought we could build our dream home.

We thought that we could put

a nice, big extension on the house.

But, as it turns out, with the conservation authority

and restrictions, we can't go up.

We can't go down. We can't go to the side.

There's nothing we can really do

to improve the size of the house.

It's really stopping us

from being able to build our dream house.

It's so pretty over here.

It's incredible.

The problem is, when you're trying to find

somebody real estate in this neighborhood,

it's almost impossible

because this is one of the most

expensive neighborhoods in the city.

I love it. The trees, the original windows.

It really reminds me of a nice Tudor.

That's a storybook.

Come on. Let's go see the house.

Man, This is tiny.

It's tight.

This is really tight.

How do they come in here with four people?

Can you really still call it a foyer?

I mean, it's more like a hallway than anything else.

Come on, David.

What is this, like 1,400 sq. feet?

Something like that.

-It's 1,300? -Yes, it is. 1,400.

Feels like a thousand.

I like that you can see the whole house.

Basically from here. We almost don't need to go any further.

I think we've seen it. I think we can leave.

No, we can't leave.

I need to see it all.

Let's go over this way.

This room is not a bad size.

I don't mind it at all.

-The view is through... -Really pretty windows.

Yeah.

How does that sound? Original?

You know, what that sounds like?

Sounds like money.

Sounds like replacing all the windows in the house.

I think there's a bathroom right there.

Bathroom.

A little tight.

Tight is not the word for this, Page.

This is the only bathroom for four of them.

-On this level. -It is.

So this is it?

Well, this bedroom is cute, and it's spacious.

I do like this bedroom.

No, this is not a bad bedroom.

Hey, I found the fourth bedroom.

Oh my gosh. This is a nice living room.

You know what this house is like? A 100 years old?

Look at okay.

All right. I think I like what I see here.

A nice dining room.

-This is spacious. -Oh.

-Look at this chandelier. -You like that like?

-I did. -It is nice.

This is a table for eight.

This is a good sized room.

This is the main bedroom,

so it's right off the dining room.

So if you're having a dinner party.

Oh, but look at the backyard!

- This is gorgeous. - Yep.

Now the competition has begun.

Well, it's beautiful. It is.

But they can't do anything here.

Well, you redesign and you stay.

I'm going to the kitchen.

God, I gotta I gotta say,

this is bigger than I thought it would be.

They bought this house because of the neighborhood,

thinking about some dream

they had to do something here.

But they found out

they couldn't fulfill on that dream.

So now they brought you in to try and do something

so that they can do something right

so they can to make it better so that they can what?

-Stay. -Or maximize value and not stay.

Come on, let's go downstairs.

I feel some happy coming back now.

You're in the basement.

I'm in a finished basement with light.

I think I see some daylight.

What's back there?

It's something.

How does my happy peak?

And then it kind of just goes.

Here's the door.

Is this-- This is the bathroom, is it?

Yes, it's the bathroom.

Look at that.

It's another room you don't need to come in.

The sink's the size of a dime.

-What is that? -It's an oil tank.

So they are heating the house with oil.

-With oil? -Yes.

I'm surprised they haven't converted,

which they probably will at some point.

But listen, it doesn't even matter.

You're not gonna do anything with the space.

You'd have to dig down first to do it.

Oh, and by the way,

you can't dig down with the conservation restrictions.

I want to go back to where I'm a little bit upstairs.

Well, I think we need to find out how much money

they have to work with.

That's what we need to find out.

Don't tell Page this,

but I absolutely love this place.

And the truth is, I would put up with restrictions

just to live here.

And I have clients that want to be in this neighborhood.

But the truth is, there is zero for sale.

The creek, which is a conservation land restriction.

Well, if I have to be honest with myself,

I don't know. I'm not feeling too great about it

because that's something that I cannot change.

I am going to have to push the envelope

when it comes to taking them out of this neighborhood.

Hi, hello. Hey Sara.

Hi, Matteo. Come on in.

First of all, I want to say I love where you live.

I don't love that the issues you have

with the certain conservation authorities

that are dealing with that property.

That must have been a bit of a shock.

That's an understatement.

I didn't expect that we were going to have

all of these problems with the house

after we had already purchased it.

It's a beautiful spot

in a really expensive neighborhood.

-We love the neighborhood. -The neighborhood is great.

And that's going to be really, really hard to beat.

So now it's just about learning how to work

within those restrictions

to make the house work for you

because you have a beautiful home,

great square footage, a huge beautiful park like backyard

and all you need to do is

kind of play inside with it to make it work.

So I've done an evaluation on your home, all right?

And current value is $2.1 million.

Pretty good.

So what is the must have list

to get you out of that house, Matteo?

To get us out of this house, David,

we need open concept main floor.

At least three bedrooms, three bathrooms,

a room for an office, a nice big backyard.

And we want to be in the same neighborhood.

Matteo, that sounds like a bigger house

than what you currently have. Would you agree?

It's probably a little bigger than what we have right now.

All right, so what is the budget for the new house?

The budget for the new, bigger house, David, is $2.1 million.

Which is exactly what I quoted you for your house.

-That's right. -And you want more house

than you currently have, correct?

That's right.

And you want to stay in that neighborhood?

-Yes. -It's going to be tough

if you wanna stay in that neighborhood,

and quite frankly, want more square footage.

I'll do my best.

That's fine, David. I mean, we're staying anyway.

So you work as hard as you need to work.

-All right. -Let me bring the sunshine back.

Now, Sara, I know that you're teetering on this guy's side.

What do you need to stay in the house?

What do I need to do for you?

Well, the entryway.

It's so hard to get in there with the kids.

Something has to be done there.

We also would really love to have an ensuite

for our primary bedroom.

And then we'd also really like to update

the main floor bathroom for the girls.

I'd love an open concept kitchen,

dining and living room.

And now that I'm thinking of it,

some of the windows are Plexiglas.

We need to change those out.

Okay and how much money do I have

to spend on the renovation?

You have $250,000.

Oh, I do. Do I?

That is amazing. So first, thank you.

That's a very healthy budget to work with.

And I am very confident now

that I can get everything done.

Let's hope so.

And, David, you just have your work cut out for you.

-Oh! -That I know.

We've got to get to work.

-We do. -And, we will be in touch.

-All right. Thank you, bye. -Thank you so much.

Oh! I feel like a winner today.

$250,000.

So you got $250,000,

but you need to take my apples and oranges too?

Yes. Have a good day, David.

See you on the winning side.

Wow.

Welcome.

- Good to see you. - Nice to see you.

- Isn't it cute? - It's gorgeous.

It has a great high roof line.

Pretty traditional. Three bedrooms,

one bathroom on the main floor.

- Here's the living room. - Mmm-hmm.

Currently, the main bedroom is at the back of the house.

I want a flip flop,

the main bedroom and the living room.

I know that's different

and something that I wouldn't normally do.

But in this case, it's going to work.

When you see the view of the backyard

- and the creek they have... - Yeah.

...we want the whole back of the house to just shine.

-Cool. -So the living room,

now becomes the main bedroom.

- Okay. - -Right, the fireplace gone.

Coming into this dining room,

this is how I'm going to create an ensuite for them.

I'm going to move the wall back to here,

create a huge shower,

a double vanity and a toilet.

And I'll be able to show David

that I can add a second bathroom

on the main floor 'cause he said I couldn't do it, so.

-Oh David. -I know, he still hasn't learned yet.

I did see, like a water stain, maybe.

Yeah, there's a couple of them.

With this ceiling height

and that roof line, they must have a ton of attic space.

All right, so we'll deal with that.

-So then we're gonna jump over onto this side... -Yeah.

...coming into the kitchen.

The main bedroom is on the other side of this wall,

and that's what I need for the living room area.

You want this all open?

I want it all open like I wanna

push it up and out and away. It has to go.

That wall sounded very solid when you hit it.

It did.

It did.

That's a concrete wall,

-like concrete solid. -Yeah, it is.

But it has to come down.

When we get rid of this wall,

we'll flip the bedroom to the front of the house,

which gives the homeowners exactly what they asked for.

An open concept living room, dining room and kitchen.

With a kitchen against the back wall.

We give them a huge island,

a dining room, living room, fireplace with a television.

It's going to be beautiful,

and that gives us all of these windows.

And look at this. It's just beautiful.

There's a creek back there.

Their backyard looks like a park.

- Cool, that's awesome. - And...

So it's not a big house.

-No. -Why don't we just go up?

Well, that's a good question.

This whole area, where it backs up to the creek,

it's all under land conservation restriction,

so I can't go to the left, to the right.

I can't go up. I can't go down.

I can only renovate what's inside of the existing wall.

So we can't change the exterior of the home?

We can do that

because we're not under any historic restrictions.

Okay, so if the front windows were okay, worth replacing.

Yeah, as a matter of fact,

all of the windows are gonna get replaced.

Right. So you got budget for it?

250,000.

-That's a good budget. -That's a good budget, right?

Yeah, we can make this nice.

Also makes me think that

they're spending that much money,

they might just want to stay.

We are just outside their neighborhood,

and I know, to Matteo this is probably

going to be like Timbuktu,

but it's a beautiful neighborhood.

And this house,

I mean, it's got four bedrooms,

four bathrooms, beautiful open concept main floor,

a living room and a family room,

a powder room, a finished basement.

Is it expensive?

This whole area is expensive.

Good morning.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

It's a great neighborhood,

little far from where we are now.

A little far, a little far. But look at the house.

That's a lot more house. Let's go have a look.

And check out the foyer.

Oh wow, this is nice.

This is nice and open.

I mean, this is probably one of your complaints.

You walk into your house, with the four of you,

and it's just... It's cramped.

This is huge.

Let's head into the living room.

- This is really nice. - Right.

So if you come in here, you can practically see

the whole house from here,

you do really get a good visual of sightlines.

So this is going to give you some extra square footage

that you don't have currently

and will never have, really on your main floor.

Let's keep going.

So you've got your formal dining room.

It is a nice dining room.

You know what's nice, too?

Is that your bedroom's not right there,

which is what your current setup is.

All right, let's see how you feel about this area.

Look at it. I mean, there's windows everywhere.

So is this not what you guys want?

This is perfect.

Let's go see the backyard.

As backyards go in the city, this is a good one.

I was gonna ask you, where's the rest of it, David?

-Figured you were. -You can enjoy this.

This is a great backyard.

It's gonna be tough finding a backyard that size,

in your neighborhood

that doesn't, you know, end up running you to

five million dollars.

There's a lot more house to see,

- so let's head back inside. - All right.

All right, so we'll head downstairs

first to the basement,

which pretty much has what you need.

Has a rec space, a place for the kids to watch TV,

a place for them to work out.

You've got a bathroom right here.

The shower and everything that you need.

- Nice bathroom. - More importantly,

a full laundry room, this is nice.

Yeah, this is nice.

Okay, we'll head to the second floor.

Oh, wow.

Have a walk, it's a walk-in.

So you might as well walk in, Matteo.

Wow, this is great.

And then you have the main bedroom.

This is gorgeous.

- It's a nice bedroom. - Right?

Plus the ensuite.

Oh, wow.

I mean, look at this bathroom.

It's a nice bathroom.

Uh, let's go see the rest of the bedrooms.

So there are four bedrooms up here.

Oh, wow.

So, this is the bathroom.

Bedrooms 3 and 4,

one, they're using as a bedroom,

and the other one's being used as an office space.

I mean, it's a good office.

All right, well, let's go talk money.

-Okay. -All right.

Let's head downstairs.

Now that you've seen everything,

how do you feel about this house overall?

This is a great house.

This is so nice.

It's spacious. It's open.

It gives us a lot of things that we don't have now.

Not in our neighborhood.

But... But a nice neighborhood, though.

What do you think this house is listed at?

I think this house is listed at 1.9 million.

What do you think?

This neighborhood?

Four bedrooms.

It's got to be 2.15.

This house is listed at $2,150,000.

Bang on. Just slightly over budget,

and maybe just not quite exactly what you both need.

And I'd like to find something

that's close to your neighborhood.

But the truth is, Matteo, if there's nothing for sale,

there's nothing I can do about that.

So...

Good first house tour, we're gonna see a lot more.

All right. Looking forward to it.

-All right. I'll be in touch. -Thank you so much.

-All right. -Thank you.

Mateo's tough, but he's also stuck in love with a house

that ultimately, if he would admit it,

we'll never give him everything he wants,

like this house has.

Page?

- Hey, Sara. - Hi!

I'm excited you're here.

I think I have a really great plan to share with you guys.

-All right, let's hear it. -We're excited.

Okay, you ready? So the wall will come down

and we'll push through your current main bedroom

and turn that into the living room space.

-Okay. -So this whole back area,

the whole back half of the house,

becomes your space for your dining area,

your beautiful kitchen.

-Okay. -All of this, will be opened up.

The whole back wall will be just glass and windows.

You can see the backyard.

See the creek, so that will be the back half of the house.

I think it's really going to be a great selling feature.

No, Sara, I'm doing all of this to keep you in the house.

Let's go to the front of the house.

This is gonna be a stunner.

So now standing in your current dining room

I'm gonna steal some space from it,

probably right back to these windows

and create your ensuite.

I wonder if there's gonna be enough living room

if we're taking the space away.

There's gonna be so much living room like,

this is where the wall will be.

So we'll go from this part of your dining room

all the way through.

It has more enough space for your living room area,

your kitchen and your dining area.

It's gonna be huge.

It's gonna be great to finally have our own primary bathroom.

So we're not sharing with the girls all the time.

Matteo, you can come anywhere with me.

So coming into your new main bedroom,

which you have a great sized living room anyway,

so this is gonna be like the perfect size main bedroom.

The two bedrooms for the girls will stay the same,

but we're gonna take it down to the studs

and just renovate everything over there,

including the bathroom.

So they have, you know, a nice bathroom to grow into.

What do you think about maybe going up

and creating a loft for the girls for their bedrooms?

I'm trying not to laugh 'cause I don't know

if you're kidding or not.

No, no, no. We're being serious.

Sounds wonderful.

Yeah.

A whole second level, huh?

The big attic kind of gives us the opportunity to do that.

I don't think it would take much.

Our roof is so tall anyways,

you just, you know, put a staircase up and convert it.

I mean, that's a lot of work.

I mean, this could be

the difference in between staying or going.

I mean, this could be the difference

in between staying or going.

Okay, well, no pressure there, Sara.

You do know it would be a lot more than 250,000.

Like I cannot do that.

I could not give you a main level renovation

plus an upstairs loft.

And we're talking about going into

the rafters, beams, staircases.

I mean, there's a lot that goes into that

for the $250,000 budget that we have now.

You are aware of all the restrictions,

with the conservation laws and rules out here is,

I don't know if they would let us do it.

We'd love to look into it.

We're just thinking, if we're doing the work,

let's see if we can get it done now.

Let me just say this so that we're very clear.

And I'll look at Matteo, you know

that is completely outside of the $250,000 budget.

We'd like to see what the contractor has to say.

A whole second floor.

- Hey Page, how are you? - Hey, Matt. I'm good.

So I'm at the house, and I just met

- with Sara and Matteo, and... - Yeah?

...they've asked for a loft in the attic.

Do you mind calling down

to the conservation office to see if it's even possible?

I don't mind calling and see what they say.

Okay, Thank you, Matt.

All right, so we are 13 minutes

from Sara and Matteo's neighborhood that they love.

And this house,

it's got everything that they asked for.

Four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a powder room.

Got an incredible open concept main floor

with a walk-up to a pool and a deep lot.

It's got a finished basement.

Price wise,

this house has been on the market for a while.

And I think it could be had for a steal.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning, David.

Matteo, I want you to know that I have not

given up on your neighborhood.

It's just I'm battling with it.

And even if I go over budget a little bit,

I still can't find anything that works for you guys.

That's why we're here for this great house

that basically gives you everything you want.

Oh, wow.

- Pretty grand, huh? - Yes.

Yeah, it's a big entranceway,

which is something you guys don't have and want.

A huge front hall closet,

which is nice for extra storage.

You've got your main floor powder room,

which is very convenient.

You wanted an office space, right?

- Yes. - -Right this way, Matteo.

It's an office.

-It works. -Unbelievable office.

Look at the size of this thing.

-It's big. -How do you feel about this,

versus what you currently have.

Which is, what is it?

Nothing.

All right.

This is really, really big.

Like I don't even know,

our furniture would be lost in this room.

I mean, look at this incredible space.

Yeah. I mean, this would actually be a great space

for the family. I mean, this would work for us.

And speaking of the kitchen,

I mean, this island is like the size of your kitchen.

This is the size of our entire house.

No, it's great. I'm curious to know

how much this is gonna cost.

But look at this. Come on.

Can you imagine this for your kids?

This is definitely a much more usable backyard

with all of the patio space, the pool,

the playing area in the back.

We'll never have something this nice in our backyard.

We're gonna head upstairs.

- So the primary bedroom... - Oh my gosh!

is quite substantial.

- Wow. - -It's got huge windows.

Oh my goodness.

Now, I don't know what kind of primary bedroom

you're gonna get from Page.

But, I have a suspicion that it's not gonna have

two walk-in closets,

a wood burning fireplace, and a view of a backyard.

It... It's a great bedroom.

It's... It's a good space.

We're never going to have this in our house.

You got your ensuite.

Oh, wow.

This is a big bathroom.

Nice, huh?

This is the size of our bedroom.

I mean, look at what you're getting,

versus what you might get.

This is something we're not getting from Page.

Look at this bathroom. It's huge. It's so nice.

Let's go see the rest.

Kid's bedroom number one, good sized bedroom.

Right now, it has a bunk bed in it.

This is the bathroom.

- Oh wow -Again, beautiful shower.

Next door, you've got bedroom number three.

Another good sized bedroom.

- Yeah. - So, bedroom number 4,

which means you now have an extra bedroom,

which gives you a guest space.

They've got this incredible ensuite.

Oh my gosh, this could be your primary ensuite.

It's so big.

But at some point, you're gonna have two teenage girls

and having three bathrooms up here,

it's going to be a game changer when they can have

their own bathroom for themselves.

That's very true.

Oh, wait a minute. Second floor laundry.

That is nice.

Like the rest of the house, The basement is huge.

Tons of potential.

Great space.

Look at the size of the windows you have

in the lower level.

This is the perfect setup.

- Let's head upstairs... - All right.

...talk money because I know that's important.

-Yes. -And then, we'll see where we go from there.

-All right, sounds good. -Sounds good.

All right, Matteo. I'll start with you.

How do you feel about this, overall?

It's a nice house, there's a lot of space.

Um, definitely a lot more than what we have right now,

-and I think you did a better job here, David. -What do you think?

This house is amazing.

I love it.

What do you think this house is listed at?

This house, this yard, I think $2.5 million.

What do you think?

So, I think this house is probably worth $2.2 million.

-This house is listed at $2.2 million. -Oh.

And I think there's room to negotiate.

You know, you call it not an ideal neighborhood,

I think, it's more, it's not your neighborhood.

I think you have to take this one pretty seriously,

like, this could be the forever home.

All right, well, listen, have a look around,

I'll keep looking.

-All right? -Sounds good.

- All right. We'll talk soon. -Thanks, David.

- All right. Talk to you soon. - Thank you so much.

If they do actually drive around this area,

they are going to see that there is a ton

to love about this neighborhood.

And if Matteo continues to be adamant that it has to be in his neighborhood,

well then, they are going to have to dig very deep into their pockets

to be able to come up with the amount of money they're going to need

to have a house even close to this in their area.

Text from Matt?

What are you saying, Matt?

Oh. About the loft.

We'Il have to deal with this right now.

I'm gonna call Matteo.

Shoot.

Hey, Matteo, it's Page. How are you?

Good. I just heard back from Matt,

and I have some news about the loft.

It's a no-go.

Yep, he called down to the conservation office,

and it has to do with occupancy,

but, they have such strict rules out here

that they just said, absolutely no.

So, no loft.

They said, we absolutely cannot add on to the house,

even inside.

Okay. I'll get on everything right away.

All right. Thanks. Bye.

Hey!

Hey, Page, how are you?

I am great!

I see some trucks outside, the dumpster's outside.

Yeah. There's lots going on.

I know. I love the sound and look of work.

It's all gutted, and now we can see that the roof's a real mess.

I'm gonna go, look. I won't go all the way in.

You can-- up to the door no further than that.

-Okay. But, I have to see it. -Don't get hit by a brick.

Like, I need to-- Wow!

- See all that water damage on the rafters? - -Wow.

Yeah, so, you can see the worst of it there.

There's spots at the front of the house, the back of the house.

It's all over.

The previous owners had buckets collecting water in the attic.

- That's insane. - But--

So, new roof?

New roof.

How much?

It's gonna be between, $20,000-$22,000,

depending on, you know, how much of that rotten wood we have.

I'm maxed out, to tell you the truth.

All right, well...

One day, I would like to say,

great seeing you,

-but, um-- Okay. -One day I'll have good news.

-But, it's not today. -Yeah.

- All right. I'll let you know what they say, but... - Okay.

-...we gotta move forward. -Sound's good.

Thanks, Matt.

You've been busy.

Come back here. Right back here,

-we do have one huge challenge to talk about. -Okay.

And I want you to look right up there.

- Ooh, what is that? - -Oh, yeah, what is that?

Remember the ceiling leak that we saw was really small

- in your dining room... - Mm-hmm.

...and I was like, you know, Matt and I,

we kind of just brushed it off because it was so small.

It didn't seem like it was new,

well, that's where it's coming from. And this is fresh.

-Even the leak down the side wall... -Oh, wow.

...that's a new leak,

and old leaks everywhere above you, Matteo,

we can't patch that up.

-We have to completely replace the entire roof -Oh, my God.

-Oh. -including these boards,

- Okay. - -because they're damaged.

- I mean, you know, the water has just ruined it. - -That's a lot.

Yeah, which is really too bad.

- And there's a pretty hefty cost for that. - -Okay.

It's going to be...

-$20,000-$22,000. -Whoa.

-All right, yeah, that's a lot of money -Yeah, that's a lot of money.

I don't want to ask you guys for any more money

-because this renovation is already costing so much. -Yeah.

But, my idea is that, we can keep the windows,

and then that's the same cost that the roof is going to be,

so I can just swap that out.

We have to replace the windows.

Typically, I have a cushion for these unexpected costs,

but, to the tune of $20,000 $22,000, I don't have that.

Twenty two thousand dollars is not just a little tiny bit of money.

I understand that.

But I mean, we're already this far into the project,

it's got to be done.

I think we're just gonna have to find a way

to come up with the funds.

So, I think that's the answer.

There's really no other option here.

- We'll go ahead and get started. - -Let's do it.

- All right! - -All right, this is exciting!

Come, I'm gonna usher you out of your house

- so I can keep working. - Okay.

All right. Thank you guys for coming.

Whoo!

Don't let Sara's pretty smile fool you.

She's not happy with me,

and she's definitely not happy with Matteo.

I don't think we should spend that kind of money.

I don't think we really have a choice right now.

I completely understand Sara's concern.

I mean, $20,000

on top of their current budget

is a lot of money.

But I gotta make it work for them.

If David finds us something that we could potentially see ourselves in,

we are moving.

If David finds us the perfect house, we'll move.

Thank you.

Sara and Matteo were able to find additional funds,

so, the new roof is going on.

Framing on the inside is happening,

and things are moving right along.

Hey, Page.

Hey, Matteo, Sara! Come in, look.

Wow, look at this.

Welcome to your almost new home.

Oh, my God.

So take it in.

- Holy cow. - Yeah.

What a change.

Looks a little different than the old house?

Yeah.

Can you guys see how the design is coming to life now?

Everything looks so much more open and bright.

There is one more thing, Page and Matt,

that I just wanted to ask you about.

Since we're already doing the work in the house,

that now would be the ideal time

to upgrade the HVAC and the heating system.

Right now, we're on an oil tank with an oil furnace.

It's expensive,

it's really inefficient.

We just want to get that out of here.

We'd love to upgrade to a heat pump.

And so, we'd like to see if we can add this to the project.

Matteo, you went and got your own quotes.

You do know we do this for a living, right?

-I'm just trying to move things along. -Oh, but--

Um...

this says $20,000.

It's important that it's done.

I think now is the time for us to do it.

There are some government rebate programs

that will actually bring the costs down.

Well, we don't disagree that now's the time to do it for sure.

You've got a great deal.

But squeezing this as well into our already tight timeline,

makes it really challenging.

The only reason I'm agreeing to it is that I think it will be good for resale.

I will get it done.

We'll add it to the list,

and I'll give you an update soon.

- All right, sounds great. Thanks, Page. - Sounds good.

- Thanks, Matteo. Bye, Sara. -See you, bye.

Between me and you, is this even realistic?

Honestly, probably not.

But, we're gonna do what we can.

Well, one thing I want to know is how you're gonna get

that big old oil tanker out of the basement.

I don't know.

I just found out I was doing it, two minutes ago.

That is an incredible view.

Now, yes,

we're about 10 minutes from their house,

but, they should be impressed.

And the house is beyond impressive.

Completely renovated,

four bedrooms,

six bathrooms,

open concept main floor,

finished basement.

And the biggest surprise...

is going to be the price.

Good morning.

- Good morning, David. - Good morning.

-How you doing? -Hello.

Good. How are you?

Good. Welcome. Great neighborhood.

Ten minutes from your house.

Are you familiar with this at all?

-We do know this neighborhood, yeah. -Do you?

Great house, huh?

I'm excited to see this house.

I think you'll be excited too.

Come on, it's a great house.

Go ahead.

- Oh, wow. - This is really nice.

Very spacious entranceway.

That's space that you need.

You've got two closets at your front door.

The detailing throughout.

This is amazing.

This feels brand new.

You've got a formal little living room here,

plus, you've got...

a little dining area here,

- with this incredible... - Oh, wow.

- Oh, wow. - ...ceiling.

Look at this chandelier and this fireplace.

That is so beautiful.

We're not getting this at our place now, that's for sure.

Let's keep going.

You've got your main floor, powder room,

which is, kind of, nicely tucked away...

- Oh, wow. - ...from the main living area.

Right, you've got a little hallway, almost,

and then you have all of this.

This is your main area.

- Oh, wow. - Yeah.

There, this is the open space you're looking for.

- Yeah. - This is amazing.

This is space that we're not going to get.

This is a really nice space, David.

I mean, the height of the ceilings, the size of those windows...

We can't get floor-to-ceiling windows in our house.

Look at these countertops, I love the color.

And, look at all the drawers and pullouts.

- Wow. - - David] There's a ton of storage.

You have to admit, this is a really nice kitchen.

I-- You-- You've done a good job here, David.

I mean, like, there's a ton of space.

Really, there's not a lot to complain about.

All right, let's hit up the second floor.

This stairway to the second floor.

Come on.

- Yes. -You're impressed, Matteo. Are you not?

No, this is nice.

This is your primary bedroom.

- Wow. - -You've got enough space for a king sized bed,

and I love the combo of the walk in closet,

and the bathroom.

Wow, this is a dream closet.

We would be lucky to have this.

Look at that shower, Matteo.

Don't tell me you don't want that shower.

This is really nice.

So much space, so bright.

I don't have to be a genius to know that there's no way

you're going to get this from Page.

It's just not-- It's not feasible.

I don't even think we're getting windows in our en suite.

So bedroom number one,

this is the smallest of the bedrooms.

And like all the bedrooms, it has its own bathroom.

This would be perfect for one of the girls.

And the bedrooms get bigger, and better as you go.

Oh, wow.

I mean, look at the walk in closet,

and look at that bathroom.

This is really beautiful.

Bedroom number four,

double closets,

- again, a full four piece bathroom... - - Sara] Wow.

...with a tub and shower.

I mean, the windows are all massive.

Lots of natural light.

Another really nice bedroom.

So this house, we've only seen two floors,

and it's already delivered more than what you have in your current house.

Wait till you see the basement.

It's also something you're never gonna have.

Come on.

And a fully finished space.

Look at this.

This would be an incredible play area for your kids.

There's a ton of room.

It's finished, it's done.

I mean, you've done a really good job here, David.

Yeah, and they've also got a laundry room.

- Nice. - -Plus, you've got a bedroom suite.

Definitely gave us a lot to think about.

All right, let's go talk money.

All right, Matteo, you've seen all three floors of finished space.

How do you feel about it, overall?

I mean, this is a really nice house.

It's got a ton of space, a lot of nice finishes,

it's new, it's fresh,

it's clean, a lot of light.

I mean, you've kind of hit the mark on this one, David.

What do you think?

This house is perfect.

It is so big, nice, bright, open.

I thought the last house was it,

but this one just blew it out of the water.

This-- this is it.

What do you think this house is listed at?

Two million fifty?

What do you think?

I think it's worth $2.1 million.

This house is listed at $2,050,000.

So, it is below the top end of your budget.

-Yeah, yeah. -Yeah.

Where do you go from here? Is this it?

This-- this is it for me.

Like, I can't see anything better.

Layout, rooms, space,

this house is perfect.

You've given us a lot to think about with this one, David.

A lot more than-- than maybe I thought we would.

So do I need to show Matteo, any more houses?

I don't think we need to see any more homes.

All right. All right, awesome.

-Pleasure, pleasure, guys. -Thank you.

-Thanks, David. -We'll be in touch.

-All right. Take care. -Take care.

-Okay, thanks. -Bye, now.

In her mind, Sara is already living here.

And why wouldn't she go there?

This place looks incredible.

And, there's no furniture, there's nothing in here.

I mean,

David kind of hit the nail on the head with this one.

This is the house that I want.

Okay, understood.

If they don't see and take

the opportunity, this house offers them, over theirs...

it'll be a future regret.

There are so many things happening inside the house.

Insulation is being sprayed, drywall is being put up,

new floors are going down, new windows are going in,

painting is happening, and the new kitchen is being installed.

I hope all this work will be enough

to get Sara and Matteo to want to stay.

The team and I worked really hard to complete this reno,

and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

I just hope Sara and Matteo are too.

- Hi, Sara, -Hi.

- Matteo. - Hi, Page.

-Hi, how are you? -Oh, my God.

- I'm great. - Oh, my gosh. Wow.

-Look at this wallpaper. -Come in.

This is a different house.

I remember when I first came, you had, small coat closet,

and now you have custom built-ins.

Now, what do you think about the tile?

They're so pretty.

They match the floor perfectly.

I love the checkerboard pattern.

And, I was able to enlarge your case opening

-to get this arch. -Yeah.

-This looks great, because it's unrecognizable. -Yeah.

Yay! This is a good start.

Okay, well, let's go on the tour.

- Well, let's go in your baby's room. - -Okay.

- All-righty. Oh, wow. - All right.

-This is so cute. -Oh, my God. Oh, my goodness.

Wow, this is really adorable.

She's gonna love this space.

- All new windows in your whole house. - -Yeah.

- Sara] Yeah. - - Page] There's so much natural light coming in,

and the black trim,

it just elevates the house even that much more.

Worth the extra cost, Page.

Let's go to the hall bath.

These are adorable.

Yay!

So, this is good, Sara?

They're gonna love this.

Good. Well, let's see your eldest daughter's bedroom.

Come on in.

Oh, my gosh.

This is the rainbow room

- she asked for. - Page] Yes, it is.

She is going to be over the moon with this.

So far, we're checking boxes.

-Yes. Yeah. -Checking boxes, Page. Yeah.

I don't know, you guys.

- Your main bedroom. - Yeah.

Sara and Matteo.

Wow.

- I don't even know what to say. - - Sara] Yeah.

Right? Just gotta take it all in, like,

just such a huge difference from our bedroom before.

It's hard to believe this is our old living room.

- Yeah. Yeah, I know. I can't believe it. -Yeah.

We have blackout shades there

- for privacy. - Sara] Yeah, that's great.

But this en suite.

I mean, this is gonna be the talk of the neighborhood,

I'm telling you.

- Oh, wow. - Wow.

This is cr-- Oh, my goodness.

And the tiles, like,

the way they're all carried through the shower, and the floor and up the wall.

That's so nice.

Well, we have a big grand finale.

- All right. - All right.

-Okay. -Let's go check it out.

Before I take you into your new

living room, dining area, kitchen space.

I just want to take in

-this extension of the entryway right here... -Yeah.

... and see how you're feeling about it.

Because it's so much wider, so much more open and inviting.

- It really changes the feel of the house. - Yeah.

And one of those reasons is because,

if you look at your chevron pattern

-with your hardwood floors, - Matteo] Yeah.

it kind of take s your eyes out

and then up, and, like, what's there?

It's like a pathway

right into your brand new entertaining space.

Oh, wow.

Just come and take it all in.

- Matteo] Wow. The-- Yeah. - Sara] This is really different.

It feels so much more open and spacious than it did before.

I just-- I can't believe this is the same space.

Right? Like, look at the ceiling.

That's how we used your attic space.

It's now 12 feet.

Yeah, it definitely feels bigger in here, for sure.

It doesn't even feel like the same house.

Come over here, there's so much more to see.

I love the countertops.

It's such a modern looking kitchen in this space.

Now your living room.

Because I know, Sara,

- you thought that maybe it would feel cramped. - - Sara] Mm-hmm.

I don't feel cramped.

I can't believe how much seating

you actually were able to get in here.

My favorite part of all of this, is it doesn't matter

where we are in the space, Page,

we can always see the kids.

Well, David's going to be coming soon,

and I just want to remind you,

when you guys bought this house,

you could see the potential in it.

And I guarantee you,

I don't care what David showed you.

I know he did not show you

- this backyard and the creek, -Mm-hmm.

and being able to watch your kids grow up back here.

So, I'll talk to you guys when it's time to make the decision.

- Okay, thank you. -I'm gonna get David. You're welcome.

Whew, kind of shocking, huh?

It is a bit of a transformation.

-It-- It is a wild transformation... -Yeah.

...from what it was, and it's beautiful.

And, Page did a phenomenal job.

And, I know that you guys had a vision for this place when you bought it.

-Yes. -I do know that the house we looked at,

completes the vision.

I mean, it gives you pretty much everything you could possibly want

for a house to take your family into the future.

The main floor,

that was ridiculously beautiful.

This main floor is lifting a heavy load.

It's pretty much everything.

Yeah, the layout was great.

I mean, there's a lot of functionality behind it,

so, I can't argue with you there, David.

All the bedrooms would be on the second floor.

Four bedrooms.

A huge primary bedroom with tons of storage.

And an en suite that was practically the size of your bedroom here.

Yeah, that primary

-was beautiful. -Hmm.

So, you have a decision to make,

but I have some numbers for you, first.

The pre reno value of the house was $2.1 million.

The renovation budget was $290,000.

The current evaluation for the house is $2.6 million.

That is an increased value of $500,000.

You guys can afford another option,

and I think it's a good one. All right?

-Sounds good. -All right.

-Thanks, David. -Thank you.

It's been a pleasure.

How you feeling?

Yeah, you sure warmed them up for me, I gotta tell you.

It was like chipping ice out there.

Well, Sara has a poker face today.

At the start, I just couldn't see the vision

for what this space would look like.

But, I really like all the small details

that really cater to our style and taste.

I feel really conflicted about,

you know, whether or not I'd want to stay or move.

I can't believe I'm saying this,

but, you know, I really did like that house that David showed us.

I mean, I could really see ourselves living there.

The house we looked at was 3,500 square feet.

When do you take a breath?

We'll never get the basement finished at this house.

I didn't think that we would be able to get the space

and the light and everything that we have,

with the work that she's done.

It's hard to know what to do.

I don't know. I guess we'll see.

-But before we go, -Yeah?

I just want you to read the message I left you.

Oh, look at that.

- All right, let's go. - Page Turner.

Mm-hmm. Strikes again.

Okay, so, decision made?

It was a difficult decision.

You both gave us a lot of things to think about,

and a lot to consider.

All right, well, now is the time to let us know.

-Are you gonna love it? -Or are you going to list it?

We are going to...

love it.

Really? You're gonna give up

on that incredible, four bedroom house, that gave you everything?

That house was really amazing.

Yeah. I mean, you did a great job, David,

and it really made the decision difficult.

But, Page, I mean, you just

did more than we ever thought could be done with this house.

-And it just really feels like a place... -Aww.

...that we can settle in with the girls

and really enjoy for our family.

I humbly agree.

Congratulations, you guys.

I hope that wasn't too painful.

Listen, it probably would have been more painful if he had said list it,

because I would have had a heart attack.

So, it's probably a good thing they loved it.

But, I told you that was never gonna happen anyway.

It should've happened, though.

-It shouldn't have happened -If you looked at the house

that I showed them, it was ridiculous.

It was not even comparable.

Oh, would've, should've, could've.

-But listen, that's not-- I'm giving you your credit. -End of the day--

You did a great job in here.

It looks beautiful.

-It still hurts, though. -I understand.

And you're still buying me a drink.

I gotcha.

Sometimes, victory hurts.

Yeah, it does.

But, it sure does feel good.