This is the only thing you're gonna win in this house! There you go!
Any predictions on what you think you might get
from Page and if it's gonna compare to this?
It won't.
I have to convince Ian to move.
You're never getting that at your house.
Well, we'll see what Page can do.
I think we know where we're moving.
If we're moving.
And I have to convince Allison to stay.
I'm not staying here.
I thought we were on the same team.
That deserves a smile. That's a big win.
- Wow! - This is amazing.
Whoa!
- Are you going to love it? - Or are you going to list it?
- I'm Allie. - And I'm Ian.
We bought this house 10 years ago.
Oh!
The big selling feature, I would say, was location.
Right up the street from the kids' schools.
And we have a great backyard.
Back on the green space, what more could we want?
The kitchen, it's a big functional space.
We're able to see the kids playing.
This room works for our family.
Literally every other room in the house does not.
When we bought the house, we only had one child.
But now we have three kids.
Poor Finn has to share a bedroom with a five-year-old.
I hate these stairs. They're not safe.
We have our two-year-old and five-year-old constantly
playing on the landing. - This bathroom is awful.
How are five of us supposed to share one shower?
This house is perfectly sized.
- It's all there. - We're done with this house.
♪ It's been a week since you left ♪
♪ And I've been sitting here all alone ♪
♪ Been trying to find my motivation ♪
- ♪ Since you've been gone ♪ - Oh--
Where is this man?
There he is!
Why is he parking down there?
There's a whole driveway right here!
Well, welcome to the party, David Visentin.
Is it gonna rain?
Well, I brought this to you as a nice gesture, but you parked
too far, so I'm gonna have to use it for myself
if it starts raining, number one. - Oh.
- Oh, yeah, that wouldn't be good. - Number two,
you're six minutes late.
I have a lot to do today.
- Six minutes? - Six minutes.
That's not late. Well, that's, like, relaxed.
And here we go. Nice garage.
Where's the house?
But I'm curious to know,
I wanna pick your real estate brain.
- No, you don't. - I do.
- No, you don't, no. - I do!
You-- you're fishing for something.
- It's just conversation. - You're trying to get an edge up on me, aren't you?
You're trying to get the fast lane.
How many bedrooms are in these houses?
- I would say mostly three. - Hmm.
I just picked your brain. Thank you.
- Mm-hmm. - Let's go see what's going on.
Did you get any good information out of it?
I got everything I needed to know so far.
Jeez, I didn't think there was anything good up there yet.
- Oh. - That's abrupt.
Wow. It's like-- ooh.
I feel like a robot coming in here.
- This is not good. - It's dark in here.
Five people coming in this entryway--
can you imagine what that would be like?
They didn't build a garage entrance?
Yeah, no, it didn't-- it doesn't make any sense.
- Oh. - Ooh-Oh!
Look, this is surprising, actually.
- I did not expect this. - At all.
- It's big. - I-- well--
Living room, dining area, and their kitchen-- mm!
- Hmm! - I think I just found
my little one-up on you.
What do you-- what do you-- mean, one-up?
How can you already have one-up?
Their kitchen's renovated. - Oh, I see, OK.
- That means I have more money to spend in other places. - OK.
Ah, that doesn't necessarily mean that.
Then you've got the family room.
Nice size. There's electric fireplace.
And the backyard looks a little interesting.
- Let's have a look. - Let's see.
- Oh. - Hmm!
Nice.
I know your ums now. You go, "Hmm."
That means you have a little problem.
- I don't have a problem. - And it means,
"I don't have a problem."
What is this? This isn't a backyard.
- What is that? - Looks like a little park.
"A little park," you said? Did you say that?
Yes, that's what I said.
- That's what I said, I've-- - Ooh.
A decent backyard that's adjacent to a little park.
Sometimes I love my job, sometimes I don't.
- That's two one-ups. - Whatever.
- Upstairs? - Yeah.
- Good, good day for Page. - Carpeted stairs?
- Eesh! - That's easy.
But the separation here is just wonky.
- Like-- - Right.
As opposed to going straight down a wall and--
- Oh, yeah. - Hey, you got a kitchen, though.
- You got a kitchen. - And a backyard.
All right. So, hmm.
One, two, three bedrooms up here.
- How many kids do they have? - Three.
That's what I thought.
And bathroom-- look at this thing.
This is an '80s sink.
You could have, like, three of these,
for each kid. - Well, you know what works?
It works for a large family.
All right, one full bath, and now the primary bedroom.
- They have a walk-in closet. - Hmm.
Powder room, that only has a two-piece.
That means five people in the morning
are getting one shower.
- This-- that's a true story. - It's not a good story either.
Let's go see the basement.
- Mm, OK. - Hmm.
Dated powder room.
And you've got laundry here.
It's spacious, but it's in the wrong spot.
You know what these people need?
Second-floor laundry.
Can I go in here, please?
Yeah, yeah.
Oh, there's-- there's more space.
Oh, there's good space.
No, that's just-- that's-- the--
the furnace room. - Oh, my gosh!
- No, this is deep, though. - Storage.
This is good storage.
You don't understand. For me, space equals opportunity.
OK.
Oh, this must be Ian's office.
That's rough.
We have a fireplace.
Got the nice paneling.
Not great lighting.
They got a basement that needs gutted.
There's the list. It's a real list.
I'm cur-- so curious what they want from you.
Let me handle my business, because I don't know
if you saw this right here, but what does it say?
"Home, love it."
Maybe there's listed on the other side.
- Nah! - OK, it really wasn't.
- I guess not. - All right.
Well, we'll see how this one ends.
Is it just me,
or do you want to ride that roller coaster?
It's just you,
but please. - Are you serious?
- You don't wanna ride that? - I-- I do not.
- Go try, come on, David, go try. - I don't--
I don't know.
Oh, my gosh.
All right.
Go, David, go, because this is the only thing
you're gonna win in this house. There you go.
That was a lot of fun, I got to say.
My reality?
Finding them a four-bedroom house in this neighborhood,
fully renovated the way they want it?
From what I've seen, it's gonna be tough.
So I am praying for a little flexibility on location.
They have everything they need for a great home right here.
They just don't know it yet, but I'm gonna show 'em.
Welcome. Glad to see you guys.
Thank you for coming in.
Feel free to have a cookie if you so choose.
- Thank you. - Are they freshly baked?
Somebody freshly baked them.
- But not you? - But not me.
I thought you could do everything, anything?
I can-- it's what I choose to do, though.
That's what he's gonna tell you guys, so.
- Oh, yeah. - He can't even bake a cookie.
What is he really gonna be able to do for you?
One thing I loved about your home is that your kitchen
is newly renovated. That is a first time for me.
- Yeah. - Which puts me ahead of this guy.
Are you just gonna bypass the whole problem
with that house? Three bedrooms and one full bath
for five people. - It's not functional.
- Yeah. - Right.
Our house is too small. We're not going to love it.
I think our house is fantastic.
You have enough square footage to live very well
in your house, I will say that.
Hmm, you can say it.
I can do it.
So, Allison, what is your must-have list to stay?
I need it to be functional.
I need a better front entry.
I need an open-concept main floor.
I need to renovate the staircase
that the kids just jump off of
on that platform. - Yeah.
We need an office space for Ian.
I need laundry upstairs.
I need another shower in my bedroom.
We need a fourth bedroom upstairs.
So you want laundry on the second floor
and a fourth bedroom?
You said we have the square footage,
I'm confident we can get it. - That's true.
- That's true, she did. - I did say that.
What is the budget that I have to work with?
$175,000.
There's some big moves to make in your house,
especially with you throwing in you want
all four bedrooms on the top floor.
- But we'll see. - All right.
Um, I've done an evaluation on your home.
And the current value is $1.1 million.
All right.
And that's obviously without the renovation
that Page is gonna do. Once that happens,
the evaluation will go up,
and you'll be able to afford the better house.
Now, I know you don't wanna move,
but what is the must-have list to get you out of your house
and into the new one?
Four bedrooms total, three bathrooms,
including the en suite, a finished basement.
Pretty important for me would be
a separate office space.
Obviously close to the schools,
and of course, we want a backyard
to be as large as we have now.
- What's the budget? - $1.5 million.
Now, I've already sort of started looking
in your neighborhood. And three-bedroom homes
are kind of what's typical there.
But I will continue to look for a four-bedroom,
and if I can find it, fantastic.
But I'm gonna have to branch out if I don't,
in order to get you that fourth bedroom. - Yeah.
- All right? - And that's probably not OK with you,
but what if-- - Points will be deducted.
Thank you, thank you--
I like that.
Points will be deducted.
But what won't be deducted is that I'm definitely here
to make sure that at the end of all this,
when you walk in your home and see how beautifully
I renovated, you're gonna say,
"We love it." - If you have any shot
at getting four bedrooms on the second floor,
you're sure not getting it at your house.
You're getting it at a house that I show you.
- Mm. - Yep.
- End of story. - Mm.
He thinks he had a mic drop.
"End of story."
But remember, I'm the Page Turner.
- OK. - All right.
- Good luck. - We'll talk soon.
Thank you.
I'm really curious how you're gonna give them
a fourth bedroom on the second floor.
This is where things just don't become your business.
But it's your business.
- I'm-- I'm-- - Did you used to say
when you were little, "That's for me to know
and for you to find out?" - I did, but I grew out of that.
- So now, I-- - Oh, I didn't.
- Apparently I didn't grow out of it. - I know,
- I can see that. - Let's see what's going on
with these cookies. - All right.
- Enjoy. - Let's see.
- Enjoy, enjoy. - Mm.
Maybe I will. I'll take this one.
Oh-- what is that?
I think somebody here took a bite of that one.
Ew! This was in your office?
This is the first and only time I'm not going to take anything
from you, sir. - I did not bite--
- I did not bite that! - Mr. Visentin, goodbye.
- I did not take a bite out of that one. - Goodbye.
- See you later. - I will see you when I win.
I didn't do it.
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
- ♪ Hey! ♪ - OK, my friend.
- Come in. - Whoa.
This is a nice wall to walk into.
- I know, a little tight space. - Hmm.
And it's real cramped in here because the original
design plan for this house did not come with a door that leads
from the garage into the house.
Yeah, that's not very functional.
It's not at all. So I want to widen
this hallway, and I want to give them a mudroom.
So let's push into the garage and create a space
for all their coats and boots.
Give them an entrance from the garage,
which they've never had.
Let's put a skylight here to add more natural light.
- Living room? - It's pretty open.
Not open enough for Allison. She wants open-concept space.
So this would be the wall to come down.
I know it's load bearing.
I know we're gonna have to add a metal beam.
And at the end of that, a big price tag.
- Yep. - Staircase,
gotta go. It's gonna be modern.
This is '90s.
The curve, wasted space.
And apparently, the kids jump off
The landing, I'm gonna make it safe for the kids.
- OK. - Come in the primary.
Good size. They already have a closet system built,
which is going to help me because I want to take out
this walk-in closet and use that space
to create a shower in their current two-piece bathroom. - Mm-hmm.
- And we'll be done in here. - OK.
Now, this full bath--
this is where it gets exciting.
This bathroom has a lot of wasted space
and is in dire need of a reno.
I want to totally gut the bathroom,
give them a new tub-shower combo with a toilet
and a double vanity.
I'm going to use the closet from the bedroom next door
to create a laundry area
with a stacked washer and dryer combo
on one side and laundry hampers
and overflow storage on the other side.
Let's go to the basement,
and I'll show you the rest of the plan.
This is where all the good stuff is gonna happen, hopefully.
I mean, of course, Allison has to sign off on it,
and if she does, this is where I'm going to put
the fourth bedroom.
To complement this bedroom,
I'm going to turn this powder room
into a three-piece bathroom with a shower.
All of this is gutted. Fireplace, out of here.
It's good real estate for storage.
Rec room, easy. Hard part, Ian's new office.
Ian has to have an office that's private,
but that still gives you enough space
for a rec area for the kids to come and play.
This is the plan. We have $175,000.
We're renovating on all three floors.
- This is a full gut down here. - Yeah.
- You got the full staircase. - Mm-hmm.
Potentially opening up that load-bearing wall
on the main floor. - Right.
- Two bathrooms on the second. - I know.
There's a lot of projects on each floor.
I'm gonna talk to the homeowners.
I'm gonna tell them that this is how far
your budget will take you. - Definitely.
- All right. - Good luck, Page.
Yeah.
We are about 20 minutes from their house.
So it's not their neighborhood, but this neighborhood
has basically everything theirs has, and then some.
You are minutes to the waterfront.
You are minutes to restaurants.
You've got great schools in this neighborhood.
You've got a new community center
that their kids will love.
You've got a beautiful house that is done.
Got an incredible open-concept main floor.
Four bedrooms, three bathrooms. You've got main-floor laundry.
It has something very special for Ian--
it has an incredible backyard. The price?
Beauty's expensive, and this is,
but I think it's a great place to start.
Hi, David.
Good morning. How you doing, Allison?
Good. How are you doing?
- Good to see you. - Great to see you.
Good to see you again, Ian.
So, this can be a forever house.
It's fantastic. Let's go see it.
Come on in.
Oh, wow.
- Very high ceilings. - Feels massive.
You wanna see massive? A massive walk-in closet.
- That's a walk-in closet. - Oh, wow!
- That's great. - Mm-hmm.
We don't have that yet.
We could.
And the high ceilings just continue.
The natural light continues.
You've got a great big dining area
that's obviously big enough for your family.
And then we move on to the kitchen area.
Feels similar to yours,
maybe a little more in the storage area.
It's a little bit cramped in the kitchen.
- Lit-- it's a little bit small. - I really like our kitchen compared to this.
Let's head downstairs first.
So you've got four bedrooms in this house.
One of them is on this level, with a full bathroom
right across the way. - It's not ideal.
We did really want
all bedrooms upstairs. - I want four bedrooms on the same floor.
But you're never getting that at your house.
Well, we'll see what Page can do.
Here's a big deal. This is your laundry.
- That's really nice. - Not in the basement.
So it's really only like a short step away.
I like this. It's beautiful.
And we got so much more.
Oh, nice.
Isn't this nice? Beautiful fireplace,
a walk out to the backyard.
Now, don't you call your basement scary?
Our basement is scary.
- This is not scary. - Oh, wow.
- It's so bright. - This is your office space.
It is a big office.
And it gives you something you need and you don't have
right now, is privacy and quiet when you're working.
- This is beautiful. - Yeah.
I like this space.
Let's see the bedrooms.
So, you've got, uh, two kids' bedrooms.
- Both spacious. - They're good size.
Good-size rooms that they can have a desk in here
and grow into it.
And this is going to be the main bath.
- For the kids? - For everyone up here.
So you will be sharing this with two kids.
Sorry, I'm sharing the bathroom?
- Yeah. - No.
This is the main bath for this level.
Let's go see the primary bedroom and what it has to offer
and see if I can brighten you up a little bit. - OK.
- All right, let's go.
It's big. Beautiful.
Good space. Lots of natural light.
But I think the big bonus of this room is that.
Having a walkout to an incredible deck
overlooking that backyard. - It's huge!
Oh, no, it's massive.
I don't love the pool.
- I don't wanna have a pool. - You don't think
your kids would love a pool? - I'm sure they'd love it,
but I don't love the maintenance. - Oh.
How do you feel about this house overall?
I don't love it. There's things
that are deal-breakers. - Right.
Sharing a bathroom, the bedrooms.
- Um-- - OK, so not all being on the same level?
- Yeah, it's big-- it's a must. - OK.
How do you feel about this overall?
I don't love having to share
a bathroom with kids in the morning.
- Right. - Yeah.
OK.
What do you think this house is listed at?
$1,600,000.
- What do you think? - Probably $1,800,000.
This house is listed at $1.6 million.
- So it's $100,000 over budget. - Yeah.
For the right place--
no pool. - No pool.
All four bedrooms have to be on the same level.
- Yes, please. - En suite's a must.
- Please. - OK.
It's funny.
I almost feel like I over-delivered with this house
and under-delivered with this house in the same sentence.
But here's what I learned.
I am now crystal clear on the must-haves
they need to move.
And the good thing is, they're both on the same page.
Page, you here?
- I'm upstairs. - Hey.
Come on up.
Let's talk about the hall bath first.
Completely gut the whole bathroom so you get
a brand-new combo shower and tub.
We're gonna give you a double vanity.
- That's nice. - And because there's a closet
on the other side of this wall with the big bedroom,
I'm going to use that closet space
and flip it into the bathroom and give you a stackable washer
and dryer and a linen closet.
Where's their closet going to go?
Well, there's plenty of wall space.
I'm gonna build another closet that's gonna be more functional
and actually bigger than what we have right here.
OK.
So, Allison, listen, this is a happy moment.
I'm giving you a stackable washer and dryer upstairs.
- OK. - Full-size, by the way.
That deserves a smile.
- That's a big win. - That's a big win.
Oh, my gosh.
OK, well, listen, something's better than nothing.
That-- I'll take it. I'll take it.
Let's go into the primary bedroom.
Now, I love the size of your primary.
And I also love that you already have this closet system,
so I'm going to reface it, add a little bit more storage
in here, because I'm going to use your walk-in closet
to cure one of the big headaches you have in here,
which is what? - No shower.
No shower. This now becomes your en suite
with a huge shower.
- You'll still have a great closet system. - Mm-hmm.
Extra storage, and an en suite in your primary.
- That sounds great. - That's great, right?
Yeah, that's great.
Well, let's go in the hallway, because I know, Allison,
that one of your must-haves to stay
is to have four bedrooms... - Four rooms.
up here on the second floor. - Yep.
Yes, we need four bedrooms.
And I have to tell you that
I cannot add four bedrooms to your top level.
- I'm not staying here. - But this is the thing.
Adding three bedrooms in this corner,
it's gonna be so expensive.
You have to change the roof line, change the hallway,
add HVAC, add a window.
I mean, and then instead of two spacious bedrooms,
you have three cubicles.
So let me show you where I can put your fourth bedroom.
Follow me.
So let's just go to the basement.
- Just hear me out, OK? - OK.
Let's go to Ian's poor office area.
Now I'm turning this space into the fourth bedroom.
We'll go all the way back and add a window.
- You get the fourth bedroom. - I get a guest room.
OK, well, with that said,
I'm going to turn this half bath into a full shower bath.
- Good, it's good. - So--
- It's good. - So now we're at four bedrooms,
three full bathrooms, and one half bath.
- OK - I just made you so much money.
Added value, on added value, on added value.
Well, let's go to the main floor.
Exciting things are happening here.
Let's start with the staircase.
I'm just gonna pull it out, completely redesign it.
- Awesome. - That sounds good?
- Sounds good. - Yeah.
Let's talk about your entryway.
We're going to add a door so that you can come
from the garage right into the house,
which will give you a mudroom. - OK.
And then you have a beautiful, wide entryway
that has a skylight. - What about the wall?
Now, this wall will come down, which was a must-have,
open concept, I get it. - Yes.
But let me jump to the point, it's gonna cost $25,000.
- That's just it. - It's a lot of money
for just a wall to come down.
I thought we were on the same team.
Well, we are on the same team,
but then there's the dream team,
and then there's the team of, you know, financial reality.
There's a lot to do in this house on every single level.
Now, if the wall comes down and it comes down to money,
you guys, then we have to take something off from the budget.
And what is that something going to be?
I don't have a fourth bedroom upstairs.
I don't have a wall that's coming down.
There's gonna be other houses that have these things.
Make the house as beautiful as you can
so we can list it, please.
- I think we're done. - Oh.
Oh. That was an odd goodbye.
Functionally, if you actually want me to stay in this house,
we need to take out that wall.
I wanna stay, it's just a lot of money.
We got to figure it out.
The house is going to be beautiful.
They have enough space to get everything they want.
They're going to walk in here--
Oh.
Hey, Ian.
♪ Yeah, you, you, you ♪
♪ Hey, you, why you gotta move? ♪
♪ The way you do, makes my body-- ♪
I think we're going to call and do some gloating
to David right now.
Page Turner, how's it going?
Oh, it's going so good!
Guess who got more money?
Like $25,000 in Allison and Ian's house.
Page! I'll answer the question for you.
So you just wanted to-- you know, brighten my day.
Well, I was just about to walk into a fantastic open house,
which hopefully is gonna blow Allison and Ian away.
That's all the information you're gonna get from me.
- Well, that's all I need. - Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Sharing is caring.
Hmm.
Do you wanna talk about the mold issue and--
I don't, but that's why I came, so.
OK, well, we can go outside and show you
kind of what I think the issue is. - OK.
- And the culprit. - All right.
What I think the main issue is this portion of concrete
is actually sloping back towards the house.
So in a good storm,
the water's just running right to this corner.
So water's going down in between the concrete
and the brick, settling in between the walls. - Well, it's just going--
Yeah, going through the foundation
or getting behind the waterproofing and then,
just getting right into the house.
You know, I think if we seal up the joint along the house
and fix this portion of concrete, lift this up,
get the water moving back out this way,
I think we'll be all right.
Unfortunately--
it's gonna be about $4,000 to fix this. - Wow.
I was just about to spring up.
- Yeah. - $4,000.
And that includes cleaning up all the mold downstairs.
Yeah, of course.
Go ahead and get it done. I'll figure it out.
I'm gonna have to move some things around.
I don't know what I'm gonna do,
but I'll figure that out. It has to get done.
Oh, my goodness!
It already feels so open.
The wall's still coming down. The beam is on order.
So that's the only reason the framing's still up.
- Good job, Page. - Thank you.
Oh, this is good, Ian. Thank you, Allison.
Well, let's go to the basement.
Oh, wow.
- It's a whole new world. - Yes.
Here's the bedroom you approved.
It's coming along. The rec room, family room.
What about my office?
- That's coming as well. - OK.
But I do wanna talk to you about something.
There was this mold on this whole portion of the wall.
And let me just show you the pictures,
because it's pretty significant.
- So that's what your house looks like. - Oh.
This is what you've been living in,
behind the walls. And you wouldn't have known
until we took the walls down.
You know, outside is where your outdoor patio is.
And when the concrete was poured, it was poured
at an angle.
And the house has settled,
and so the seal is broken.
Water has just been pouring down this side of the wall.
Everything's been abated. It's all cleaned up.
It's fine now.
It did come with a hefty price tag.
$4,000, but I had to do it. I just told Matt, "Go ahead."
We've already given $25,000 for the wall removal.
We don't have another $4,000 to give.
- I have a solution. - OK.
Ian, you're on my side.
Let's go upstairs. Let me show you.
So let's go to the front door.
So remember, we were going to put a skylight here,
give nice natural light.
That's gonna open up the whole area.
- Yes, because it's so dark in this house. - Yeah.
Right. Well, it's very expensive.
What I can do is swap out the skylight for a sun tunnel.
So it's literally like a tunnel.
So we don't have to anchor the skylight
between the two-by-fours.
We don't have to bring it to the roof line.
The sun tunnel will come right here
and still give us natural light.
And covers the cost of downstairs.
Oh, yeah.
I think that's a very good solution.
- It's a good job. - Yeah.
- It looks good. - Thank you, Allison.
- Ian, we're-- smiles now, right? - Yeah.
OK, see you guys soon.
Whew!
Ian really scared me.
But I'm up.
I am finally up and out of the hole.
She's gonna make it so beautiful that it's going to list so well.
This next house for Allison and Ian is darn near perfect
and will give them things they will never get from Page.
This house is about 20 minutes from their current home,
but it's close to great schools, transportation, and parks.
And this neighborhood is full of generous lots
and great prices on housing.
It's got four bedrooms, all on the one level.
It's got a primary en suite. Also, open-concept main floor.
They're gonna love it. Basement, completely finished,
with a walkout to the backyard, and the backyard is gorgeous.
Let's see how they feel about it.
- Do you see the smile? - Yeah, I do see it.
What's it all about? Coffee?
Breakfast? What is it?
It's a great neighborhood so far.
Now, the house. It's set up.
There's no work to be done. It's darn near perfect.
- Let's go inside. - OK.
All right, come on in.
- Oh, wow! - OK.
- Oh, this is nice. - Completely open concept,
which is nice.
This does look a lot like what Page is gonna give us.
But I have a feeling there's gonna be some times
where you're saying,
"Oh, Page has not given us this."
And then you move into this incredible living room,
your formal dining room. - Hmm.
You've got that incredible kitchen.
- I mean, let's go look at this kitchen. - OK.
I do like our kitchen better, but this is a good runner-up.
Sight lines are good in the living room.
You can even see into the family room, which is nice.
So, if you're cooking in here and the kids are there,
you can see them. - That's good.
All right, let's go to the second floor,
and then we'll hit the basement.
All right. Come on up.
So, just-- just come right over here.
And look what you see there.
Look at the laundry.
Second-floor laundry.
- Stairs. - That's nice!
And look at this bathroom. This is the kids' bathroom.
You said something that I really liked hearing,
"Kids' bathroom."
That does mean there's something else.
Let's go see the bedrooms.
And there are four bedrooms up here,
on this level. - On the same level.
It's all the kids need, their own bedrooms.
This handles your future with teenagers.
We can't get that, so.
There you go.
Another thing you can't get from Page.
Yeah. Let's see.
Check.
Just keep an open mind with the primary.
It's not the dream that I wish it was,
but it does have a full bathroom.
The door to the bathroom
is not great. - Oh!
But I figure this is kind of one little bump.
Yeah, it's pretty low to get in here.
I clear it.
Oh, I'm just gonna hit my head once and hopefully remember.
It's one bad thing.
- But there's four bedrooms. - Um...
but there's four bedrooms,
two bathrooms up here. - Yeah.
Plus, wait till you see the basement.
All right, let's head downstairs.
OK, so,
you've got a bedroom down here, which is for guests.
It's got its own en suite.
And then you've got your office.
Oh, wow!
I mean, Page is giving us an office,
but this, probably a step up from what she'll give us.
Also down here--
- David keeps winning. - I know.
- Look at this space! - Oh, a kitchen?
You've got a little kitchen down here.
- Wow! - You've got a nice rec space
and a view. - Oh, wow!
Look at the walkout.
- Yeah, I do like it. - This is incredible!
We didn't ask for a walkout, but we like it.
Let's go walk out.
I mean, look at this.
This is beautiful!
There's already a kids' climber.
This is great! This is so family-friendly.
- I know. - You delivered more than we asked for.
- It's worth a conversation. - Let's go talk.
How do you feel about this place overall?
I love this house!
I think this might be it.
I can see us in this house.
I think it has everything we wanted.
- Yes, and more. - And more.
It's a contender.
What do you think this house is listed at?
$1,500,000.
What do you think?
I got to think a little better, maybe $1,400,000.
This house is listed at $1,450,000.
$50,000 below your budget.
- $50,000 is real money. - This is good.
This is real money. Where do we go from here?
Maybe if you can find us another house that has
a better primary bath? - Yeah.
- That's, like, the only thing. - Right.
- But-- yeah. - OK, well, we'll keep this
sort of on the short list. - Yeah.
And we'll keep looking and see what else we can come up with.
It's a good thing they gave Page extra money,
because she is going to need it to compete with the houses
that I've been showing lately.
It had everything we wanted and more.
Everything we wanted, a little bit less
in some places.
Ian jokes about the fact
that the height of the door is low.
But he also said, "This is a contender,"
and he wasn't joking.
Do I have you on board now?
- Are we moving? - This was quite the house.
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What spindles do you want?
I think I like the square one.
- Well, then this is it. - Easy.
- Love it. - Turn around.
Ooh.
Whoa!
- And look at this. - Your sun tunnel.
- That's amazing. - This feels so wide.
It is. There's your mud room.
You'll go right into your garage,
come back through here.
- Still have a coat closet here for your guests. - Yeah.
How about downstairs? Can see the office?
- Not yet. - OK.
Because you know, the houses David has been showing us,
a lot of them have a lot of really nice offices. - Hmm.
Out of the way, closing door, plenty of space.
Enough space to have a spare bed in it.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
They've been nice.
The office is on its way,
and you'll be able to see it soon.
- Can't wait. - I hope so.
You will. All right, thank you guys
for coming. Bye.
- Thank you. - See you soon.
Oh, my gosh.
The office, the office, the office.
The office is coming. I'm working on it.
I don't know exactly what I'm working on,
but he'll get an office.
Ooh. Hi.
- Hi, welcome to Brenlo. - Thank you.
- I need two office doors. - OK.
Because I'm customizing an office
for one of my clients. - OK.
We've got different styles.
This is the original door
right over here. - OK, OK.
It's great for soundproofing.
And then you can add additional trim on it.
- OK. - All right, so this is another option
cause it has a little bit of a square edge,
the additional detail.
I like that. It has the depth to it.
And it's still modern.
Will they be able to hang from a track?
- Yes, absolutely. - Perfect.
- Good-- so easy! - Yeah.
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Today is kind of about showing them options.
This house has everything and more they could want.
I mean, it's in a great area, good schools, trails, parks,
lots of kid-friendly activities,
close to shopping, and more.
Four bedrooms, all on the one level.
It's got a beautiful primary en suite,
great open-concept main floor.
Plus, it has a fully finished basement
that not only has the space for kids,
but it also has a private office.
And the backyard is fantastic.
Like theirs, it has direct access to a park.
Price-wise, it's pretty good too,
and in their neighborhood.
Look at this house.
- It's beautiful. - I know.
Isn't this whole neighborhood beautiful?
- And look how charming this is. - Look at the porch.
I know. Isn't it cute?
- The porch is lovely. - All right,
let's go look at the house.
All right.
- Oh, wow. - Come on in.
All right, the front-hall closet's around the corner,
so we'll just drop our coats over here. - Mm-hmm.
- Most of the time, in this house... - Thank you.
...people come through the back,
through the mudroom. - Oh, a mudroom?
Yep.
- That's what you like. - I was going to say,
I can see backpacks here,
but I guess we won't come in here.
No, I don't think you will.
Let's head to the beautiful open area.
Here you have an eat-in kitchen,
family room combination. - It's a beautiful space.
It feels really big.
And you come in, and you've got these,
you know, 20-foot ceilings. - Wow.
- Look at those windows. - I know.
You've got a great backyard, like your place,
it backs onto a park. Plus, your mudroom.
Oh, main-floor laundry.
Main-floor stackable laundry.
I love it.
Landing up here.
It's nice, but the kids, literally,
would be rappelling off of this.
If it was just us, it'd be beautiful.
- Right. - Yeah, or if the kids were older.
Check this out.
Primary is right here. Huge bedroom
and your en suite.
Oh, wow. Look at that tub.
- I know. - This is beautiful.
- This is an upgrade. - Any predictions on
what you think you might get from Page
and if it's gonna compare to this?
It won't.
We'll get a shower. We're good.
It's not gonna look as nice as this.
- Huge bedroom. - It's huge.
I mean, lots of natural light.
- It's beautiful. - It's a bedroom.
It's a letdown after the bathroom,
but it's-- it's a perfectly fine room.
It's a nice bathroom.
Each kid is gonna have
their own bedroom. - Which is nice.
And they're all good sizes, good storage.
They all got closet space.
- And the bathroom. - And this is the bathroom
that the kids will have. - Nice.
Let's go to the basement.
So the finished basement, which is beautifully done.
Oh, wow.
And then you've got your office,
and it could double easily as a guest room.
I don't think we're gonna get something like this.
Definitely sets the bar for what Page needs to deliver.
How do you feel about this place overall?
It's a beautiful house, but I don't see my family here.
What do you think, Ian?
This room is stunning,
but I just don't feel it.
What do you think this house is listed at?
$1,600,000?
- What do you think? - I think maybe $1,550,000.
This house is listed at $1,450,000.
$50,000 under your budget.
I'm still thinking about that last house.
- The last house had everything. - Yeah.
It really did. It had everything we needed.
We've been talking about it.
That last house made me a little nervous for Page.
- And it was under budget, too. - Yes, it was.
- So-- - Yep.
I think--
I think we know where we're moving.
If we're moving.
I love that Ian is saying he's worried for Page.
But I have to say I'm not 100% convinced that he's there yet.
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I can't wait to see what she's done.
Come in, guys. It's cold.
Hello, hello.
Wait, don't look yet.
Turn around to your brand-new mud room.
Oh, wow.
This is, like, perfect for them to hang up their jackets.
Amazing. Functional.
- It's good. - Garage door.
- Somewhere to sit. - Yeah.
You have your sun tunnel right here.
- There it is. - Oh!
So we have the natural light coming through.
You continue through into your beautiful
open concept main floor.
- Wow. - Oh, wow.
This is amazing.
There was a wall here, and then your dining area.
So open. This looks so good.
Somebody told me this is like a family heirloom, this picture.
Aw. You're gonna make me cry.
What was this painting?
- Somebody told me it was something special. - Don't--
- Her grandmother made this. - Aw.
- She died last year. Thank you for including that. - Aw.
Oh, you're welcome. Aw, I love that.
- But here we are. - Look at that beautiful chandelier.
- Oh my God! - It's gorgeous.
I know it seems big, but you have
a really open space now. So anything smaller
would completely disappear.
We wanna make bold statements in this house now.
And then everything goes right into your kitchen
that you already renovated, and it just matches. - Yeah.
It's like it was all done at the same time.
- Yeah. - Right?
- Yeah. - Looks good.
- So your staircase. - Look at these stairs.
- They're so pretty. - Look at this.
It's modern. It's clean.
This is what you guys picked.
You guys picked beautiful spindles.
- Doesn't it look gorgeous? - Mm-hmm.
And these runners, just in case we have some accidents,
like the spills.
They're adhesive, so they come up.
- They pull up? - Yeah.
- That is genius. - You can wash them,
change them out, so long, look at that.
You just pop it right back on. - Wow.
- Boom.
- Amazing. - You wanna see more amazing?
I want you to pick up on these beautiful floors.
- Now, they're not hardwood. - It's a nice color.
- OK? - Whoa.
It's a vinyl plank.
These are durable, and they'll absolutely
last forever.
And they're pretty. - They are pretty.
I use a wide plank. It makes the space feel big.
Yeah.
You had me at durable.
Well, did I also get you at--
your brand-new washer and dryer?
- It's upstairs. - Stackable.
- It's upstairs. - I like the colors.
- Beautiful blue. - This is so pretty.
These are full size. You can do everything up here.
You'll never have to go to your basement again.
And then you have storage over here.
So come on in, there's a lot to see in this bathroom.
The bathroom that you've been using,
you and all your boys. - Yeah, no, I love that.
- You had a single sink. - Single sink.
And now you have double vanities.
This is beautiful. This is very well done.
- The kids will love this. - Yeah.
Whew! OK.
Well, let's see if we have a surprise
for you in the primary.
Come on into your new
primary bedroom.
Oh wow.
It's so pretty!
You have all of this wardrobe closet,
but I did still put a little dresser here. - Yeah.
- Yes-- nice. - So you have some overflow there.
But now, how long did you live in your powder bath
without a shower? - Ten years.
- It's too long.
Hold my hand. Are you shaking?
- I am, I'm so nervous... - Oh, my gosh!
...I'm not gonna like it. - She's so nervous.
Oh my gosh! Wait, wait, wait, wait.
- You're nervous you're not gonna like it? - Yeah.
Girl.
Oh, wow. Look at that shower.
- I love that. - Oh, the rain head.
- Yeah. - Nice.
That's very nice.
When I came, you just had about this much space.
- Yes. - You just had a vanity and a toilet.
And now, just by tapping in to--
I mean, your closet, it was walk-in,
but it wasn't that much space.
I really do love the shower. It looks amazing.
All right, well, let's go to the basement.
- Perfect. - Allison, you mentioned you wanted
a place where your family could grow into the house.
- Oh, wow. - Well,
Let's start here.
This was your half bath in the basement.
And now you have a full shower bath.
Oh, wow. This is beautiful.
- I love it. - So, come on.
There's so much more to see down here.
- You wanted a bedroom. - Yep.
Well, you wanted a bedroom on the top floor,
but couldn't do that. So we brought it downstairs.
- Oh. - Look at that.
Look at how big this window is.
It doesn't feel like we're in a basement.
No, it doesn't.
You wanted a house where your kids can grow.
They'll fight over this when they're older.
Right, exactly.
OK, there's more to see, you guys.
So come on down here,
to your brand-new family room.
Oh, whoa-- oh, my goodness.
- It's a great space. - So much brighter.
Even though we had to steal space for the bedroom,
you still have a good-sized family room. - Mm-hmm.
Because look at all this overflow
for the kids' play area.
- We still have what we had. - Mm-hmm.
- We got a bedroom out of it. - Mm-hmm.
- A full bath. - Mm-hmm.
And ready for movie night with the kids.
- Yes. - Right?
Ian, your main request was to have an office space
to call your own. - I've been waiting for this.
Wow.
Whoa!
- Ian's office. - Look at this!
- It's huge! - Yes.
- Nice space. - There's room to spin.
Look at that.
- Ian! - What more could you want?
And these doors are really heavy, so it gives you
some sound barrier when you close up
and you want some privacy. - So the kids can still be down here.
- You've outdone yourself. - Well, thank you, sir.
- You delivered. - I delivered.
That's the fireplace.
Oh, is that where the fireplace was?
- It was right here, yes. - Oh, wow!
Great use of space.
Yeah. Yeah, honestly.
- This is fantastic. - So David's here.
I'm going to ask you guys to go back up there,
and then we'll circle back and see what your decision is.
- Hey, David. - Hey, guys.
- How you doing? - Good.
- How are you? - Hey, good to see you.
Welcome back to your house.
- Some changes, huh? - Yeah.
- Looks a little different. - Looks amazing.
She did a great job.
However, if you want to avoid
the inevitable issue that is going to be coming
with having only three bedrooms upstairs
and three growing boys, then a true four-bedroom house
really is the way to go.
- I mean, it had an incredible main floor. - Hmm.
A great kitchen, and then you have your bedroom,
spacious, primary bedroom, an en suite.
Yes, the doorway was a little bit lower than it needed to be,
but I think four bedrooms up there makes up for it.
Now, the basement.
Page did a great job on your basement,
but it's hard to compete with a basement
that has two bedrooms,
which means you have a private office with a door,
plus a guest room.
- Right. - A walkout basement.
The walkout basement.
That was huge. Now, value.
Obviously, your house has gone up
because of the work that's been done.
How much has it gone up?
Well,
That's how much it's gone up.
Whoa-- holy cow.
The pre-renovation value of this house
was $1,100,000.
With the renovation budget of $200,000,
the current value of this house
is $1,400,000.
For a total increase in value
of $300,000.
Because that house was already under budget by 50 grand,
you're coming out with money in your pocket.
- Yeah. - Big time.
So, talk about it and let us know what house you think
makes the most sense for you, your family, and your future.
Page did a really, really good job
making it beautiful.
I just took a three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath home
and turned it into four bedrooms, three full bathrooms.
No, you didn't. A true four-bedroom home
has four bedrooms on the upper level,
not one in the basement.
The other house had that office in the basement
that had the big window. - Yep.
There was four bedrooms all upstairs.
In the other house, they have six bedrooms,
which means every boy gets their own bedroom.
- Well, hold on. - And they have an office space
and a guest space. - Oh, well, they have that.
- And what's the price tag? - $50,000 under budget.
Oh, well, I didn't know any of that.
I'm not sold on the en suite,
but there's no way we're getting
a walkout basement in this house.
No, but I like our kitchen better.
- Oh, that's true. - Have we made a decision?
I think we have.
Well, now's the time to let us know.
Are you going to love it?
Or are you going to list it?
We are going to list it.
- Wow-se-ry. - Wonderful decision!
- Whew-whee! - I'm gonna let you glow.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for this guy, so glow it away.
We wanted all the bedrooms upstairs.
It was an impossible ask.
You over-delivered everything else.
- Oh! - It's beautiful.
But that was impossible.
I feel great. I gave you a lot of equity.
- I-- well, listen. - Yeah.
- I feel great about it. - You're walking out of here--
I told you, even when I lose,
I still win. - I guess so.
- It was a pleasure, guys. - Thank you.
- It was a pleasure. - Thank you very much.
- You guys are great. - Thank you very much.
You're welcome. Ian, I hope you still
love your home. - Thank you.
and your next home to come. Bye, you guys.
- Bye. - Bye.
Oh, boy.
- You know what I'm thinking? - What?
Given that this doesn't happen very often, maybe we extend
this to you buy me dinner, and I can gloat over dinner.
- Does that make sense? - That's fair.
- I think so. - Yeah--
I mean, that house you got 'em,
it gave me a run for my money.
Literally, since I have to pay for dinner.
Jeesh. But congratulations.
I didn't think she would say yes.