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-This is funky.
-Yeah, it's kind of fun.

I didn't mean funky, like fun,
like a fun way.
This was an outdoor space. Oh.

We've been married
for about two years,

and recently I was relocated
from brooklyn, new york

to charlotte, north carolina.

Yes, I came along with.

Absolutely beautiful.

Not so much my style.

Moving from new york
to north carolina

is already challenging enough.

I can't be 30 minutes
outside the city.

Oh, that's very colonial.

-I love that.
-Mm-hmm.

Mediterranean, italian,
french villa.

-Um, gaudy. No.
-[ laughs ]

we're in charlotte,
north carolina.

That doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, but why do we have
to follow everybody else?

Oh, dude, you're killing me
right now.
[ laughs ]

[ doorbell rings ]

♪♪

♪♪

there's not tourists

stopping in the middle
of the street, looking up.

You walk around,
and there's nobody around here.

I'm the chief operating officer
of cybersecurity

at a local bank.

And I'm the ceo and designer

for an american luxury
footwear company.

-No subways.
-Right.

-No buses.
-No tourists.

So william and I have been
together for about five years

and married for about two.

I'm the balloon,
he's the string.
[ laughs ]

that is true.
I don't want you to blow away.

[ laughs ]

[ laughs ]
and he keeps me anchored.

Recently, I was relocated
from brooklyn, new york

to charlotte, north carolina.

What I really like
about charlotte, north carolina

so far is there's
tons of people coming in

from all walks of life.

The airport is super simple
to get in and out of.

-[ laughs ]
-[ laughs ]

yeah.

So you can get the heck
out of here.

And that's it.
That'll be great.

-It will be great.
-I hope.

-It better be.
-[ laughs ]

so I was thinking, um...

Ooh, that was strong!
[ laughs ]

-I know. I was like...
-[ trills ]

but you know, when you think
about, like, you know,

bang for our buck and how
far our money could stretch,

that's amazing about charlotte.
-Yeah.

I mean, we were, like,
in a 900 square foot apartment,

and what?

It cost us a fraction here.

So what we're looking to spend
on a house is around $750,000.

It's okay if we go over
depending on

if it has what we need.

I mean, let's not get crazy,

but it has to have exactly
what we want and need.
Right.

You know, I know we've been
talking about having kiddos.

You want two. I want one.

We'll figure it out, but...

No, absolutely, and we should
have, you know, 3 bedrooms,

plus, you know,
we always have visitors.

You know, I want
to go traditional.

Like colonial,
colonial revival.

No mediterranean, italian,
french villa?

-Um, gaudy. No.
-[ laughs ]

we're in charlotte,
north carolina.

That doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, but why do we have
to follow everybody else?

Oh, dude, you're killing me
right now.
[ laughs ]

you know, I want my man cave.

The whole house is a man cave.

Two men are living there.

I want my own space.

I want to have my kegerator,

and I want to be able
to watch my movies.

A kegerator? Really?
Are you in college?

And we definitely need a pool
because that's...

-What do you need a pool for?
-No, we definitely need a pool.

It's 100 degrees here
in the summertime.

I think we should get something
that opens up to the backyard,

so it looks like
it's a completely

open space, you know.

Oh, that would be nice.
Like...

Kind of opens right up
to the pool.

We're not gonna find that
in a colonial, though,

just so you know.

Of course we're gonna
find that in a colonial.

We're not gonna find that
in some italian gaudy structure.

Yes, we will. [ laughs ]

♪♪

okay.
What do you guys think?

I mean, I like the trees.

Would you consider
this a colonial?

I think we could call it
a colonial.

Yeah, I love the brick.
Absolutely beautiful.

Not so much my style.

This place makes me feel
like I'm in the boondocks.

This is definitely
not the ideal location.

Moving from new york
to north carolina

is already
challenging enough.

I can't be 30 minutes
outside the city.

There's a two-car garage
with a great room

above that we could let
allyn have.
Awesome.

-My personal space.
-Your personal space.

I love that.

Nice double door entry.

Yeah,
I like the double doors.

-You know, it's my thing.
-Yeah.

Yeah, it is.
Look at this brick walkway.

-Brick accent, yeah.
-Yeah, nice.

Nice foyer.
I like the crown molding.

We could put our christmas tree
right there.
You could.

[ laughs ]
that's a great area
for the christmas tree.

It's a little bit smaller
than I had anticipated

for a dining room,
but I like the fact

there's a door
that blocks off the kitchen.

Very nice for entertaining.

-Yeah, it's a nice size.
-Double oven.

I like the countertops.

The blue coloring
is really nice.

I'm not really liking
the cabinets,

the color of the cabinets.

I think you could easily
paint those.

It doesn't have an island,
either.

I really want something,

like, kind of in
the middle, versus...
More open?

-Yeah.
-This is different.

This little corner.
It's like, you know.

Like a breakfast nook
or something, I guess.

It could be island-ish
if stand on either side.

There is an eat-in kitchen,

and a great view
of the backyard.

-Of my pool.
-[ laughs ] yes.

You and this pool
that you would never use.

He keeps talking
about this pool.

He never swims in the pool.

-Pocket door.
-Oh, wow.

-Yeah.
-I love pocket doors.

-Look at that!
-Neat details in this house.

-Oh, wow.
-Wood-burning fireplace.

Allyn: More brick.
I love the brick.

What do you think
about the size?

Would your furniture
fit in here?

Yeah.
I think it's a little small

if this is
the main entertainment room.

-Right, right.
-It might be a little small --

mm.
...But I like the fact that it
has doors going out to the...

-Okay.
-Oh, look at this.

This entire room, like,
leads out into this.

Is it a three season porch?

Tracey: So this is not
heated or cooled.

-This deck wood is interesting.
-Yeah, yeah.

Let's go check out the pool.
I brought my bathing suit, too.
[ laughs ]

really great outdoor living.

-This is beautiful.
-I love the yard.

I'm not a fan of the pool,
frankly.

I just don't think
we'll ever use it.

Why would you think
we'll never use the pool?

Because you've used it,
like, maybe, I don't know,

once in the five years
I've known you?

Well, new york isn't
the pool capital.

The best thing about this house
is the pool.

I could live in it all day long.

I'm ready to go in now
if I could.

So this is a full bath.

-Okay.
-Back here is the master.

Oh, I like that the master's
on the first floor.

-Yeah, that's great.
-Yeah.

-I don't like the carpet.
-I know. I know, but...

-We could pull it up.
-You could pull it up.

This is the only place we've
seen it on the first floor,

so that'd be really easy.
-Yeah.

-Okay.
-Master bath.

It's been renovated.

William: Nice size shower.
I like the skylight.

Allyn: But the bathroom is even
a little smaller

than I think we would like.

Okay, so there's another bedroom
on this level.

William: Yeah.
I would love it as an office.

You know, one thing I would
have never thought

I liked was this whole mix
between brick and wood.
Yeah, yeah.

-It looks really nice.
-It works here, right?

Yeah, yeah.

-Formal living room.
-Oh, wow.

-Nice.
-Okay.

-Mm-hmm.
-I love the big window.

Yeah.
Beautiful bay window.

-Really love the staircase.
-It's pretty.

I like how it's split
like this.

Wow, that's interesting.

Kind of a reading nook,
I guess.

-Yeah, I'm not a fan.
-Not feeling that, okay.

-Okay.
-This is a really nice size.

Yeah, it's cute,
with the slanted ceiling and...

-Very cool.
-Yeah.

Jack-and-jill bathroom.

-Oh, nice.
-Oh, I like the two sinks.

Nice size shower.

Again, not a fan
of the carpet, but...
Right.

It's only three rooms,
right, that have it?

So far, the master,
these two bedrooms --
okay.

...Then here's a hall bath.

-Oh, nice.
-Oh, I really like this.

I like how it has two
different entrances.

And then this could be either
an upstairs master

or perhaps your personal space.

-Yeah, I can see it.
-And it's got two closets.

Oh, wow.

♪♪

allyn: Well, I absolutely love
the tree line

coming up the driveway.

-Yes.
-I thought that was gorgeous.

And that brick, I thought that
was really amazing as well.

Right, right.
It definitely is your style.

I'm a little surprised I like
this house as much as I do.

-I am, too.
-Right?

I mean, it doesn't necessarily
have all the history

and the character --
-right.

...But there's so many
other things.

Definitely love the pool.

It's the number one thing
that I love about it.
Right.

It's a little far
from the city.

-Right.
-It was a little bit of a drive.

I would still like to see,
like, maybe something

a little mediterranean.
-Okay.

That's the style that I like.

♪♪

it's a gorgeous neighborhood.

-It's really pretty.
-Oh, that's very colonial.

-I love that.
-Mm-hmm.

♪♪

william: So it looks like
a nice neighborhood.

It's a gorgeous neighborhood,
very historical.

Your style. [ laughs ]

yeah, I love
the traditional neighborhood.

I love these beautiful
tree canopies.

-Wow, look at that house.
-It's huge.

-Holy cow.
-Oh, that's very colonial.

-I love that.
-Mm-hmm.

I love that we're three minutes
from downtown,

but this is definitely not
the mediterranean style house

I'm looking for.

Tracey really nailed it
with this one.

I love the style of this house.

-Hi, trace.
-Hey, guys.

-Hey, tracey.
-Good to see you.

Nice to see you.
How are you?
Great.

Traditional colonial
for allyn.

Built in 1920,

so it's got really cool
architectural features.

It currently does not
have a garage --
oh.

...But we've got some room
in there where --

I think that might be
a deal breaker.

-Two cars and a motorcycle.
-I know, I know.

I know, but let's see
if you like the house --
okay.

...And then we can work
on getting you a garage.

Look at this grand foyer.

This is gorgeous.

10-foot ceilings.

I mean, even the floors.
Look at this wood.

-They're beautiful.
-It's amazing.

Yeah, the crown molding in
the doorway is really nice.

That's pretty cool.

Tracey: That's what you get
with a 100-year-old home.

You're just not gonna find
this kind of detail

and woodwork
in newer construction.

They don't make them
like this anymore.

Yeah, you're telling me.

It's really not quite my style,
but it's really beautiful.

So finding the perfect house
for william and allyn

is actually really tricky

because they want
totally different things.

This is the formal living room.

This fireplace is amazing.

Isn't it beautiful?

This is a huge room.

William:
Tracey, why is there a shower

and bathtub in the living room?

I wondered that also,
but maybe at one point

this was used as a bedroom.

-Oh.
-Maybe this was the closest.

Okay.
Probably want to look
at sprucing it up.

I like the 1920s tile, though.
That's pretty cool.
[ laughs ]

it's horrible,
but that's okay.
[ laughs ]

so what is this room for?
This is really small.

Kind of a study.

Have your fire going,
some wine, read a book.

I mean,
look at this fireplace.

Yeah.
It's all cracked and...
[ laughs ]

-charming.
-But it's 100 years old.

I mean, that's what I love
about this house.

That's exactly what
we're looking for.

It's colonial, traditional.

What you're looking for.
[ laughs ]

wow. I love this.

We could have a huge
thanksgiving dinner,

christmas dinner.

Hey, william's turning
the corner.

-And you spoke too soon.
-Yeah.

I'm not feeling this kitchen
at all.

Flooring and the cabinets
and the countertops.

There's a lot of work
that needs to be done.

This kitchen is horrible.

I thought william was gonna
turn around and walk out.

Allyn and william are looking
for a lot in a home.

This house may not have
everything they're looking for,

but we can get a good deal
on this house

and they can make it their own.

Oh, wow.
What's this outside paneling?

-This is funky.
-No, it's kind of fun.

I didn't mean funky in a fun,
like, a fun way.
This was an outdoor space.

-Oh.
-It's an odd room.

Probably was originally
the outdoor screened-in porch.

Outdoor paneling
would have to go.

We'd have to tear that wall down
and make this is a great room,

but that's a lot of work.

Money pit.

Oh, I don't know
about this deck.

I knew you were gonna have
something to say about that.

-Quarter of an acre.
-Nice.

And you see there's a space
for a garage.

-I see.
-Okay.

There's an alleyway in the back
where you could access

the garage
when you build that later.

But that's a big expense.

That's something that --
yeah.

A big expense we don't
want to do,

and then the back
of the house has no windows.

Like, I wanted
an open floor plan

where it opens up
to the backyard and the pool.

-Here we go with the pool again.
-[ laughs ]

I think there's room for that.

When it comes to william
and this pool,

I just don't get it.

The guy hasn't swam
in two years.

Do you think this is
the same wood

that's used in the flooring?

All original.

That's pretty remarkable.

Yeah. Oh, wow.
This is a nice size.

Tracey: A lot of windows,
good light.

There's three bedrooms up
and two jack-and-jill bathrooms.

-I like the floor.
-Isn't the tile awesome?

Yeah, it's great,
and the iron tub.

I don't know about the tub.

-Oh, I love the tub.
-Yeah.

Yeah?
I don't know about it.

Like, I kind of --
we'll see.

Wow, this room is
a little small.

A lot of windows, though.

It's attached to the master,
so it would be a great nursery.
[ laughs ]

I was kind of hoping
for a kegerator

and some personal space.
-Hold on. Hold on. It's coming.

I don't know about
this nursery thing.

Oh, here we go.
Another jack-and-jill.

Yeah. It's weird.
I've never seen two before.

-Not digging the floor.
-What?

I love the black
and white checker.

Yeah. Well, we'll see.

-The master suite.
-Wow.

This is probably bigger than
my first apartment in brooklyn.

[ laughter ]

is this workable?

So that was at one time
functioning,

but they probably haven't
used it in years.

Well, I absolutely love all
the fireplaces in this house.

I think that's fantastic.

Oh, look. A walk-in.

Oh, wow. That is small.

-[ laughs ]
-[ laughs ]

♪♪

allyn: Look at this attic.

There's a lot of
potential here.

Yeah.
Look at the wood floors.

We can get these resurfaced.
It'd be beautiful.

No, I mean a lot of potential.

-I'm thinking kegerator.
-Of course you are.

I'm thinking bucket seats.

I could have a flat-screen
television or projector

in that corner.

♪♪

I love the historic
neighborhood.

This house is traditional,
it's colonial,

right up my alley.

Well, it's not really my style.

We have to do a lot of work
in the kitchen,

and there's no garage.
-Yeah, I agree.

I mean, that kitchen
is almost a nonstarter.

I know it's gonna cost a lot
to do everything you want,

a lot to renovate,

but I think we can get
a good deal on this house.

I guess something to consider.

♪♪

-it looks like it's stucco or...
-It is stucco.

-Palm trees...
-So what do you think?

I mean, we're out in the middle
of nowhere.

♪♪

this is beautiful.

I absolutely love
the tree line,

and that lake
is absolutely gorgeous.

The lake is amazing
in the backyard.

-It looks like it's stucco or...
-It is stucco.

The palm trees, I mean, we're
out in the middle of nowhere.

My least favorite thing
about this house

is definitely the stucco.

It's something out of the '80s,
"miami vice."

definitely not my style.

Hey, guys.
Hey, ashley.
How are you doing?

So, what do you think?

Definitely william's
style of home.
[ laughs ]

where exactly are we?

-We are at lake wylie.
-Lake wylie.

It's kind of on the border
of charlotte,

and north carolina
and south carolina.

This home has
a mediterranean style.

It's kind of floridian.
It's like a california home.

It's not your traditional home
that we typically see,

so it was a hard find

knowing this is something
they were looking for.

I haven't seen any mediterranean
homes in charlotte,

so I'm really excited
to see this one.

This is the not
the ideal location,

but I might be able to deal.

I like how high
the ceilings are.

-I love it.
-Marble tile floor.

I like the marble.

Yeah, I'm not a fan
of the marble floor.

You know, I like, like,
dark, rich woods.

I'm not a fan of the carpet
at all.

The view is nice,

I give you that,
but this room is really awkward.

Is this like a formal
dining room or...

Well, I think this would be more
of your formal dining room --
okay.

...And then being the bar
is there, you could set it up

this as more of like
your formal living room,

so it'd be a nice room
for entertaining.

Yeah.
Sit down and grab a martini.

-Yeah, it sounds good.
-[ laughs ]

I stepped inside this house,

and the first thing
I thought was,

"wow. Can we tear it down
and start all over?"

and the living room bar
with the carpet, what is that?

I think it's...Wow.

The ceilings are, like,
15 feet tall.

Windows everywhere.
The house has a great layout.

We could probably congregate
about 25 people, maybe 70.

[ laughs ]

-the master.
-All right.

-Is this a sliding glass door?
-That sure is.

Where does it lead to?

Well, you get fresh air.
It's better than a solid wall.

Or how about a window?

I love how they carried the high
ceilings in this room, too.

And it has a lot of
great light.

-Wow.
-This is an interesting house.

Look at this indention
into the wall.

It's a little art deco-y
or something. I don't know.

-Art deco.
-I love it.

Yeah, not my style at all.

I love that we're in, like,
all the trees.

Like, we're in the middle
of a forest,

and then the lake is right
there, which is beautiful.

Yeah. Let's keep looking.

Ashley: This master bath
is very spacious.

William: What a great view
from the bathtub --
yes.

-...And the shower.
-Yes.

There's definitely a lot
going on in this bathroom.

You're kind of exposed,
and then you've got the bathtub.

What's that all about?

Well, you're behind that wall,
so nobody can see you.

But you're in the middle
of everything.

Like, you're gonna be
in the tub

and you're saying hi
to the folks in the lake?

-Who can see from here?
-Yeah, I guess.

All right.
Nobody can see from there.
[ laughs ]

well, there's another bedroom
right around the corner here.

-Okay.
-This is the main floor bath

that everybody would use
if they were visiting.
Okay.

And this could be used
as a little bedroom

because it has a closet,

and possibly an office
if you needed it as an office.

Oh, this would be
a great office.

Could we keep the slot machine?
[ laughs ]

♪♪

allyn: I love these cabinets.
I love the dark wood.

William: Yeah, I'm not a fan
of the dark wood

on the black marble.

I think it makes it look
too small and too dark.

You could always change
the countertops.
Yeah, yeah.

Yeah.
Well, I like the countertops.

I like the cabinets.
You know, I love a good island.

William:
I just want to see this.

-This is awesome.
-All right.

You don't have your pool,
but you have a lake view.

We have a giant nature's pool.

Yes. That's right.

The view is nice,
I have to admit.

It is very nice.

There's a couple bedrooms
and a bath up here,

so let's go check it out.
-Oh, perfect.

You know, I like
a good staircase.

And this is extra wide,
which is nice.

Oh, it is extra wide.
I just noticed that.

Okay, so what is
this room here?

Ashley: This is just
a nice little landing area.

Maybe a room for a desk, a tv.

-Yeah.
-Just a hangout area.

-So this is bedroom number one.
-Okay.

Okay, it's a little small.

The sliding glass door
and the windows are really nice.

Ashley:
The jack-and-jill bath.

Oh, okay. Very nice.

Which if you have two children,
they could share this bathroom

and each have their own room.
-Oh, that's nice.

They share the bathroom
and they share the balcony.

-Yeah.
-Oh, I do like that.

♪♪

the mediterranean look
is my favorite.

Like, I really,
really love that look.

I really love the lot.

The tree line is beautiful.

I'm not into mediterranean,

so the stucco house
is not really my style.

The windows are great.
The views are amazing.

All you see is trees and water.

We don't need a pool when we
have nature's pool

in the backyard.
-That's true.

He's right.
He's right about that.

Everything is nice,
maybe a little bit of work.

My man cave, didn't find that
in this house at all.

Yeah, right on top
of the stairs.
You didn't, yeah.

-Yeah, that little nook?
-Yeah, exactly.

That's not enough room for him.

My personal space is right
there behind the bar,

so I'm good.
-There you go. There you go.

♪♪

we saw a ton of homes.

We did, and I'm not exactly sure
how in the world

we're gonna,
like, make a decision.
Yeah.

It's a little nerve-racking.

That red brick house is one
of the few homes

that we saw
with a pool and a garage.

The price was $717,000.

$717,000.

Traditional, you know,
looking brick, red brick.

Not quite my style.

Tons of carpet.

I think you feel like
it's an easy fix,

but that was kind of a,
you know, not my favorite.

It's a little ways
from the city.

I don't want to be stuck
in the suburbs

after coming from new york.
I'll go crazy out there.

Let's talk about the colonial.

That was at, I think,
$675,000.

$675,000, the colonial, yep.

I loved the colonial.

It had the history,
the character.

It's, what,
almost 100 years old.

I mean, it is beautiful.
It's very grand.

I like the fact
that it was only, like,

three minutes from downtown.

Like, literally in the city.

It had, you know, a room for
your own space up in the attic,

but there was no garage
and no pool.

Yeah, although I don't think
you're gonna ever use

the pool, frankly, but yeah.
-[ scoffs ]

the mediterranean.
The mediterranean,
which I love.

-Which I did not.
-[ laughs ]

-$650,000.
-$650,000, yep.

Yeah, it was beautiful.

I mean, the house,
it needed some work.

It was on the lake.

I mean, I like that part
about it.

I love the slope of the lot,
the trees.

I really, really liked a lot.

And still quite a ways
from the city.
Yep.

♪♪

I'm pretty excited.

It's gonna go great
in this dining room.
Yes.

William: So we put an offer
in about four months ago.

They didn't accept the offer
right away

because we put
such a low bid in.

As the weeks were going by,

they were lowering it little
by little.

Tracey kept calling us, saying,

"hey, they lowered it
another 20," another whatever.

And we're like, "nope. There's
too much work to be done in it.

If we don't get our offer,
we'll find something else."

the house was listed at
$675,000,

and we ended up getting
the house for $520,000.

Yeah.

This is gonna be the library.
What do you think?

I think it would look super cool
if we had some bookshelves

kind of rounding
out the entire room.
Okay.

There's so much character
in this house.

It actually gives us
some capacity and some room

to restore it
to its original grandeur.

Well, I think it's already
there, but...

Okay.
Well, then why are we spending

a quarter of $1 million
for renovations? [ laughs ]

well, it's not the staircase
or the floors, it's the kitchen.
Okay.

So tell me which ones
you don't like.

That's usually the easiest
to get rid of.

-Okay.
-Yeah, I'm not a fan.

Don't like this one.

I think there are some things
that we're gonna do

that will actually expose

even more of the original
grandeur of the house.

-How about that?
-Perfect.

-Great.
-[ laughs ]

some of the changes
that we plan to do

is renovate
the entire kitchen.

We're gonna tear down
two of the walls,

make it a huge great room.

A view to the pool
that we'll have.

We're gonna add a garage
with an apartment

above it in the back,
and then we're gonna build

your personal space
up in the attic.
We are.

You know, at first we wanted
to do it in a year.

We think that's being
a little naive.
A little.

It's probably gonna be
a three-year project.

-Hey.
-Hey!

-How are you?
-Well, come in.

Oh. Congratulations.

-I'm so excited for you guys.
-Thank you so much.

You know, we talked about
since even before

we got married
possibly adopting,

so now that we have
a large enough home...
Yes, kids.

It's scary and it's exciting
all the same time.

And it's really changed
my view of charlotte.

-Sorry.
-What...

-You okay over there?
-Yeah, yeah.

All: To charlotte!

-To new neighbors.
-Oh, yeah.