All language subtitles for House Hunters S - 94x02_track3_eng

You know what can go
right there? A highchair.

[ laughs ]

You ready?
Yeah, I'm ready.

Narrator: Sandy and allison
want to start a family,

So they're moving
from new york city

To less expensive philadelphia
to buy a home.

But one of them's
making it difficult.

Sandy can drag his feet
sometimes.

-Wow.
-Come into your new kitchen.

It's just a square.

That's not how you sit
on a toilet.

No, this is great.
Well, listen --

How -- can you fit
in there?

You I even have to go
through the trouble

Of turning
90 degrees.

He has a lot of requirements
about bathrooms.

Seeing a lot of gray
and not a whole lot of green.

It makes me anxious
that we're gonna lose the one.

Narrator:
And she could be right.

These homes are
flying off the market.

So at some point,

You're really gonna have to
make a decision.

[ doorbell rings ]

♪♪

♪♪

Sandy: You know
where we are, right?

You're the one
who grew up here.

I am a consultant.

I'm a freelance writer
at advertising agencies.

We met at work.
I was not his boss,

But definitely
his superior, so...
A superior.

...That was scandalous.
Now we're equals.

We've been married
for about two years.

We live in a little thumbnail
in manhattan.

Been a fun
couple of years,

But it's time to move
onward and up.

We're ready
to buy a place,

But definitely don't want
to do that in new york.

So philly is
a great alternative.
First choice.

First choice.

-Hello!
-Hey, welcome.

-Hi, dad.
-Hi.

We made it.

We're deciding to move
to philadelphia

In part because
it's home for me.

All of my family, life, friends
are already here,

And it's the perfect place
for us to raise a family.

It's got to be better
than new york, though,

Because it's --
it's more affordable here.

Oh, yeah.

The most I'd be willing
to spend on a house

Would probably be 350.

I definitely want
to get a good deal.

Sandy,
it's like a game.

He -- sandy...
Sure, yeah.
That's probably --

...Cannot order takeout
without spending 20 minutes

Looking for a coupon code.
It is infuriating.

I don't know why my brain
operates that way,

But it definitely does.

But if the space is right,
I'd be willing to go up to 400.

Michael: You have, like,
neighborhoods scoped out?

Like what'd you --
she does.

Allison: I'm very partial to
south philly --

Coffee shops, it's --

The hustle and bustle,
but also --
yeah.

The subway.
Just the atmosphere.

See? They get me.

Sandy lived in south philly
for a while,

And that is where I really
fell in love with philly.

All of our favorite
coffee shops and restaurants

And bars are there.

I'm a little more keen
to still, you know,

Be in the city.
Stay in the city.

You're not so much
into the suburbs.

Not yet.

Which again,
I thought, you know,

Would be
an easy sell for sandy.

But he's like, "no".

I don't know.
I'm partial to countryside.

Allison and I have spent
our entire 20s

Relocating
up and down 995

Between, you know,
megalopolis to megalopolis.

And I think I'm ready
to live somewhere

That's not smooshed
between two other buildings.

What I want out of a house
is something spacious,

Certainly
three bedrooms.

I think we could do two
if we had, like, a bonus space.

There needs to be
enough room

For us to work
and have kids.

I would really like
to full bathrooms.

I guess a lot of
my house wish lists

Are pretty idiosyncratic.

I definitely want
a ground floor bathroom.

If we're having kids soon,
which we plan to, um...

I don't want to poop
the same place my kids do.

I want some land.

I want a lawn
to complain about.

You've never touched
a lawn mower

In your entire life,
and now you want a yard?

A big yard's
important as a bit of zen.

You've seen our place
in new york.

I love character.

I love exposed brick,
the hardwood.

So that's --
that's kind of important.

Allison lives
by her heart.

She can be pretty hasty
to rush the decisions.

Sandy can drag
his feet sometimes.

And it makes me anxious
that we're gonna lose the one.

♪♪

Tell me about this house
you're dragging me to.

Narrator: Today, there in
the north philly neighborhood

Of fishtown,

An area their agent hopes
will be a compromise

Since it's halfway between

South philly
and the outer suburbs.

This is not quite
the neighborhood

I thought
we'd be looking in.

A surprising amount
of natural light

For it being
a smooshy little row home.

Smooshy
little row home?

Yeah. But...
[worriedly] $350,000.

That's fine.
We're fine.

[ normal voice ]
well, whatever.

I'm surprised at how much
the market has changed

Here in philadelphia
since I've lived here last

And certainly
since my childhood.

Its pricier.

♪♪

I mean, I see a highway
and I see no coffee shops.

-Hey, guys. Great to see you.
-Hi.

Narrator: Their agent kevin
is a college friend of sandy's.

With sandy and allison,
I really want to make sure

That I find them a home
that meets both of their needs

And one that we can actually
get sandy to make an offer on.

Sandy can be kind of
a pain in the rear end

Looking for something
that you just can't find.

The philadelphia
that sandy remembers

Is a little bit different
than what it is today.

A number of years ago,

You would be able
to find a property

That's got everything
that they're looking for

For a very inexpensive price.

But what he's expecting

Isn't exactly the case
any longer.

Fishtown is
a booming neighborhood.

This might be sandy and
allison's best opportunity

To find a home with
most of what they're looking for

At a great price.

I love the light.

I can't get
enough of that.
I do like the light.

I like the height.

It has a surprising amount
of light for a row home.

Allison: Look.

Oh, pineapples.

I like the pineapples.
I don't like the fans.

I love that.
Kevin: We'll see
what we can work out.

That's funny.

Big thing for you --
I got a big surprise.

Your very own
half bath.
This is great.

I know you've been
dying to have it.

That's not how you sit
on a toilet.

No, this is great.
Well, listen...

How -- can you fit
in there?

You don't even have to go
through the trouble

Of turning 90 degrees.

It'll do the job.

Wow.
Alright.

Wow.
Come into
your new kitchen.

This is awesome.

You know,
it's not huge,

But there's enough space
to move around.

Sure.
Which is nice.

It's just a square.

Did you want
an octagon?
Everything's a square.

And that's just a rectan--
it's not a --

Not a whole lot of
visual intrigue for me.

Well, that is, unfortunately,
kind of what you get in philly.

Everything is pretty much
the same shape.

We're a city
of row homes.
Uh-huh.

I mean, for a row home
in philly,

This is more than
I could have expected.

What's going on
with the --

Like, look --
look at the cabinets.

What is that?

Kevin:
So -- so the previous owners

Obviously had
a-a bit of a unique style.

If you really wanted to
kind of

Sand these down
and repaint them,

Um, you could you
can certainly do that.

And you know what can go
right there?
Nice ledge.

A highchair.

[ laughs ]

You ready?
Yeah, I'm ready.

Alright.

Look at that.

This is something you really
don't find anywhere in the city.

You're mostly gonna end up
with a concrete pad.

You're gonna have to
get yourself

A nice little lawnmower.

He's been waiting for this day
his whole life.

This is exciting.
I'll take the yard.

I'm still iffy
on the house.

♪♪

We have your
lovely bathroom.

Wow, it's huge.
Yeah.

I love this tub.
I do love the tub.

I mean, that's some of
the character

That I was looking for.

It's a nice size.
I really like the shower.

I'm not so sure
about this weird tile.

I like the sink.
Nice and big.

Especially cause
it's the only bathroom in here,

You want it to be roomy.
Yeah.

You're both gonna be
in and out of this.

Only bathroom.

I'd probably want
another bathroom upstairs.

Sandy's being
a little bit picky about that.

He has a lot of requirements
about bathrooms,

So I'm kind of just like,
"take it.

It's a great bathroom."

Come on in.
This is the master.

Lots of light.

They actually updated
all of this flooring, as well.

It's not real hardwood.

It's a laminate.
It's got a really nice look.

Think of it as
easy to clean.

These floors...

They seem great, but they also
feel cookie cutter.

Everybody has them.

More stairs.
Follow me -- more stairs.

Wow.

First of your
secondary bedrooms.

This is pretty big.
I don't see any closets.

That's fairly typical
of philadelphia.

The original homes,
most of them actually

Didn't even have closets.

It connects right
to the actual third bedroom.

It would be
a really great playroom.

It's a big room, too.

It'd be a good guest room
or a nursery.

Sandy: Or a nursery.

That's gonna be the --
that's the theme of the day.

♪♪

I love it.

The three bedrooms,

I don't even think
we could get that.

I didn't think we could get
outdoor space.

I don't like that it doesn't
have exposed brick, um,

That it doesn't have
the hardwood floors.

Not so much closet.

There are --
nope. I mean,
there's the one closet.

Sandy:
There's one closet.

I do feel like I'm sacrificing
a bit to live in the city.

But if you think this house
has any chance

To be
on the top of your list,

You really
shouldn't wait.

The overall market
in philadelphia,

It's very healthy.

Sellers still pretty much
have all the power

Because
the inventory's low.

And while rates are good,

All the buyers
are out there trying to buy.

So really, speed to action
is -- is probably number one

To get the house
that you want.

It's not -- like,
I looove south philly.

Like, that's --
that's where I see us.

Narrator: But this next place
in south philly is pricey.

I know you're probably
a little less keen on the --

The 375,

But it's the location
that matters.

♪♪

This looks great.
Oh, wow. I'm excited --

I mean, obviously,
I'm excited about

Being down
in this area.

Narrator: Allison wants to buy
a place in south philly

So they can make a move
from new york

And start a family.

But getting sandy on board
with this pricey downtown area

Hasn't been easy.

I know you're probably
a little less keen

On the -- the 375,

But it's the location
that matters.

Don't you just like
just being here again?

I loved living with sandy
in south philly a few years ago,

And I'm kind of surprised
that he doesn't want

To recreate this time
in our lives

As much as I do.

There's a reason
I lived here before,

But don't you, like,
kind of want to

Bundle up some new memories
somewhere else?

Kevin: The reason
I'm trying this house

Is really
based off of the location.

I know sandy thinks that he's
gonna end up in the country,

But I think he really needs
to come to terms

With allison
pulling the strings.

And they're gonna end up
in the city.

-The brick!
-The brick.

Allison: Kevin,
you outdid yourself.

Kevin: Don't say don't listen
to your feedback.

Sandy: You did listen
to my wife. I appreciate that.

At least someone does.

I love the hardwood floors.
I love the brick.

It really has the character
that I'm looking for.

And I love thinking about
the different ways

That we can design our space
for our family.

You do have the half bath here
on the first floor.

My size. This is good
to have down here.

Alright.

Take a look
at the kitchen.

This was an addition
on -- onto the original home.
I see, yeah.

Definitely nothing to do in here
other than cook, though.

Yeah.
I couldn't imagine.

There's no --
I guess all of our dining

Would have to
take place out there.

Yeah.
I-I would really like

Something a little bit more
upgraded than this.

This looks like it
would be a project.

I know it's not huge,
but it's space.

It's outside space.

Can you get
that fresh air?

That's all we need.
Breathe it in.

Seeing a lot of gray
and not a whole lot of green.

It's very difficult
to find a row home

That has an actual
grassy backyard in south philly.

Allison: Well, we can add
some green.

And you're creative.
Use your imagination.

Okay. Alright.
Alright.

Why don't we
head back in

And head on down
to the basement?

Alright.

Watch --
watch your head.
Ooh, gosh.

This is --
so a little bit
of a surprise.

Alright.
Yeah.
Didn't expect this.

Finished off.
Let's take a look back here.

There's another
little surprise for you.

Wow! A full bathroom.

When both of us
are getting ready

This would be
a nice thing to have.

Allison: When I saw two bedrooms
on the listing,

I was a little bit worried
because that's not really

Enough space
for what we're looking for.

But the bonus space in the
basement will be really nice.

Kevin: This is
the front bedroom.

You know, some might
consider this the master

Because of the --
the closet space.
Allison: Yeah.

Little teeny
for a master bedroom.

I think it can work.
You know, I love the hardwoods,

But I don't love that it's not
connected to a bathroom.

Third and final
bathroom for you.

I don't love this, like,
weird brown tile.

It's a little cramped

For what would
be considered a master bath.

But you have your bathroom
in the basement.

So this is
just fine for me.

I'm not really sure if I could
see myself living here.

It's definitely on the upper end
of what I'd be willing to pay.

And given the amount of space,
or lack thereof,

I don't know
if I'm willing to pay it.

Kevin: This is
your secondary guest room.

Hardwood floors again.

We can totally fit
in this.
I know what
you're gonna say.

There's no closet.
There's no closet,
kevin.

It is more of an old-school
philly home feature...

Yeah, sure.
...Or lack thereof.

A lot of these homes
just didn't have closets.

But I think your guests will be
happy to have this room...

Oh, yeah.
...Without a closet
because of this deck access.

Oh, yeah.
This is great!

Sandy, this is like everything
you could ever dream of.

Yeah, and less.

I can definitely
see us hanging out up here.
Yeah.

It's kind of
an urban sanctuary.

I know allison is really partial
to south philly

And all the memories
we've created here,

But I think it's kind of time
for the next thing.

Allison:
I love this house.

I mean, the neighborhood
is everything for me.

This brick, the hardwood.
I mean, you can't beat that.

Sandy: I like
the amount of bathrooms.

I like the basement,
but...

I don't know if I like
everything that's above it.

This house has
everything I want.

It's in the best location.

It's really well-defined
for the type of life

We want to live in and
the family we want to build.

The homes down here tend to be
a little bit smaller, um,

Obviously,
and a little bit pricier.

Yeah.
I mean, we can go
to another location

And get something with
a little bit more space.

Mm.

Is it gonna be a location
that you're really okay with?

But the more you wait,

The more these homes
go off the market.

Narrator: Since sandy's
not ready to pull the trigger,

Kevin's taking them to see
a bigger place outside the city.

When you say a little slice
of the country, kevin,

I know what you mean.

I...I don't know.
What is that?

[ doorbell rings ]

♪♪

When you say a little slice
of the country, kevin,

I know what you mean.

We've been in the car
for a long time.

Kevin: So we're seeing
the largest home of the bunch.

Asking price is 329.

What?!
That's not bad
at all.

Why is it so low?
Just because of the location?

People are paying
a little bit of a premium

To move into the city.
Yeah.

What is that?

So forgot to mention,

It is located across the street
from a cemetery.

I...I don't know.

♪♪

Welcome to
your country home.

It's cute,

But I don't see anything
we can walk to.

Front yard's good.

I don't think
you could handle all this lawn.

I think I could.
Let's give him a chance.

I think this house is a
great fit for sandy and allison.

This house is really right in
line with what he's looking for.

But sandy's already
indecisive as it is,

And he's gonna have to
come to terms

And make a decision.

Allison:
It's a lot of space.
It is a lot of space.

I love this hardwood.

I like the molding.
That's beautiful.

Into the dining room here.

Ooh, I love this color.

I like the bay window
over here, too.

Yeah, that's great.

Allison: This is
nice and upgraded.

Yeah.
Brand new kitchen.

Really nice appliances.
I love the floor.

It's a little bit smaller
than I expected.

I probably would have expected
a slightly bigger kitchen.

I feel like it's -- what it
sacrifices and square footage,

It makes up for in
countertops and cabinets.

Yeah.

Kevin: So this was
very likely the garage...

Wow.
...That they converted
into extra living space.

I would rather have this
than a garage.

Yeah. Where are you gonna put
your lawn mower, though?

I have a feeling
we'll find a place.

He's itching
to get out here.

Let's just --
should we just let him run free?

Please.
Just go.

Okay.

Beautiful.
I'm really impressed.

It's a legit yard, though.
Yeah, this is--

This is -- you're gonna get
a lawn mower.

You are going to
have to landscape.

You're gonna be
doing work.

There's gonna be a lot
of complaining about that.

Yes.

Also,
look at this brick.

I'm usually
the decisive one.

You're making this
really hard on me, kevin.

That's my job, right?

There's only room
in this relationship

For one indecisive person.

Just trying to find
a compromise

Between your city
and your country vision.

I didn't know I wanted this,
but I guess I do.

Why don't we take a look
at the finished basement?

Basement?

Wow. I didn't even know
I wanted this.

I love this.

This, in itself,
is a row home.
Pretty much.

This is the size and space
we will get in philadelphia.

Yeah. Okay.

Well, you already know
how I feel about that.

Yeah.

So you've got a full bath.
We know sandy loves baths.

I do love baths.

I love the shower.
It's so cozy.

They did a really
nice job with it.

I love --
I love this basement.

I mean, this just feels like
the kind of home --

This feels like
the home I grew up in.

Feels like a "home"
more than a house.

Yeah, yeah.
I like it.

I think I'm ready to leave
the city life behind.

I'm hoping
that this could be the house

To convince allison the same.

Kevin:
This is your master here.

Allison:
I like the light.

I do not like
the carpet up here, though.

Yeah, I mean,
this just feels

Like my grandma's bedroom
in the 80s, maybe.

So have
an attached bath here.

It's a nice bathroom.

Another shower, I like.

Sandy: Stand up,
but that's okay.

First of the secondary bedrooms,
if you will.

Oh wow. I -- still,
the carpet, I just...

I don't like it.

Sandy:
We can replace it.

That'd be about the only project
we'd have to do to this place.

So now you want
to spend money?

I want to
replace this carpet.

Kevin: He's almost ready
to spend money.

Please don't ruin this
for me.

Let's head on to
the third bedroom.

Mm-hmm.

What do we do
with all those bedrooms?

Eventually,
in a few years,

Hopefully we'll have
a few children

To fill those rooms,
but we're not there yet.

And I don't really see a reason
why I need all of that space,

Especially at
the expense of location.

Kevin: So we've got
the hall bath here.

And they did
include a tub, which...

Allison: Yeah.
...You're gonna
want to have.

For kids.

I didn't say it.
You said it this time.

Something -- something's got to
fill these rooms.

Yeah, yeah.

It's either
furniture or kids.

Back room here
is nice and big.

Oh, wow. I love it.

It sounds like
she's almost convincing herself.

Is this your strategy?
Sandy:
It does sounds that way.

Reverse psychology?
I don't have a strategy.

I genuinely want you
to find a house you love.

And if this is
the one...

I wouldn't mind.

♪♪

I love the space.
I love all the character.

I love the backyard.
I love the basement.

I love it all.
I just -- I'm so conflicted

Because I wish it was
closer to the city.

This house was for you,

But I'm the one who's like...
I don't know.

I love this house.

Have a lot
to think about.
We do.

That said, these homes
are flying off the market.

So at some point,
you're really gonna have to...

Figure out what
you're actually willing to do...
Yeah.

...And willing
to make a decision.

♪♪

Allison: I don't want
to leave without at least

Making a decision.

I know that's gonna be
hard for you.

It's gonna be
hard for me.

Narrator: Sandy and allison
are moving from new york city

To his hometown of philadelphia
to start a family

If they can agree on
how much to spend.

Fishtown home,
what'd you think?

Let's talk about
the price of the place.

It being
such a hot market,

We definitely won't be
getting a deal there.

You know I'm comfortable
with anything.

The yard was great.
The three bedrooms.

Yeah, three bedrooms
is nice.

Upgraded kitchen.

I didn't love the floors.

I liked that there was
a bath and half.

I did not like that
the bottom one

Was oddly small.

And the top one
was oddly big.

What'd you think of the one
in south philly?

Perfect location. We can walk
to all of our favorite spots.

Yeah, yeah.
He gave me brick.

He gave me
hardwood floors.

We're sacrificing a good bit
of square footage.

I know it has
that backyard area,

But it's like macadam.

What is macadam?

Like,
worse than concrete.

It's what you skinned
your knees on when you were 8.

[ groans ]

The other thing, too,
is the price.

Based on
where it's located,

We're gonna get it
at asking or above.

But isn't it worth paying
if you're getting

The neighborhood
that I want?

Maybe.

But that brings us
to our next house.

What'd you think
of drexel hill?

Didn't expect to want
that much space.

That basement,
oh, my gosh.

The four bedrooms.

I love the backyard.
I love the backyard.

I love the side yard.
The place was cheap.

It was.

But I can't --
I can't live out there.

Why?

We couldn't walk anywhere
except to the cemetery.

I don't really want to walk
to the cemetery.

I'm not ready to be
a suburban car person.

I just don't think we're at
that stage of our life yet.

So what should we do?

♪♪

[ doorbell rings ]

You like right here?
I can hold it.

Alright. Thank you.

We put in an offer
on the fishtown row home,

And we won.
Yeah.

I like to dilly dally
when I make decisions.

So allison did have to nudge me
along the tracks a little bit.

I'm glad she did.

The listing price
was 350.

We had to go into a bidding war
with another couple

Because
this house was great.

We ended up paying
361.

Which, sandy was
real excited about it.

Mm-hmm.

Since this is a place
we both really love,

It's somewhere that I feel
is worth putting our money.

We closed on this house
two months ago.

We moved in last week.

I got three bedrooms.
I got an updated kitchen.

I got a yard.

And in terms of city living,
this is about as close

To the country as you can get
in a row home.

Sandy still really wants
another bathroom.

So we are gonna add in
another full bath upstairs

And make some tweaks to
the very tiny half bath

To give us
a little bit more space.

I wish this home
had exposed brick.

It's okay because the rest
of this place is awesome.

We didn't get south philly,
but we're still close enough

That we can go there
when we want to.

And I've been
really excited

To learn that fishtown
has an awesome community.

Kids are on the horizon,
no doubt.

And this is that --
the other thing

I think we'd liked
about this house

Is it was somewhere
we felt...
Could grow into.

We could have
young children.
Yeah.

For sure.