1 00:00:00,806 --> 00:00:02,005 [Cory] What do we do 2 00:00:02,007 --> 00:00:03,907 -when you buy a house? -It's a lot. It's a baby lot. 3 00:00:03,909 --> 00:00:05,509 This is a driveway! 4 00:00:05,511 --> 00:00:06,410 Mina! 5 00:00:06,412 --> 00:00:08,178 Frank barely fits in the house. 6 00:00:09,715 --> 00:00:10,814 [Mina] You have a lot of projects. 7 00:00:10,816 --> 00:00:12,282 I have one really big one 8 00:00:12,351 --> 00:00:13,550 that I'm about to spring on you. 9 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:15,753 What? 10 00:00:17,857 --> 00:00:19,056 [exclaiming, laughing] 11 00:00:19,058 --> 00:00:20,524 [Mina] She's got a mean lean 12 00:00:20,526 --> 00:00:22,526 Why is our brand-new tree falling over? 13 00:00:22,528 --> 00:00:23,593 [Cory] This is a mess, Mina. 14 00:00:23,662 --> 00:00:25,729 If buyers come and they see this tree crooked, 15 00:00:25,731 --> 00:00:27,631 they're gonna wanna know what else is wrong with the house, 16 00:00:27,633 --> 00:00:28,599 and maybe done poorly. 17 00:00:28,601 --> 00:00:30,734 Okay, heave! [yells] 18 00:00:30,736 --> 00:00:32,302 [imitates trumpets] 19 00:00:32,304 --> 00:00:35,339 -Holy cow! -Oh, it's amazing in here! 20 00:00:38,811 --> 00:00:40,644 Yeah! 21 00:00:40,646 --> 00:00:44,148 [Mina] Mom and I take on some of the nastiest houses you've ever seen. 22 00:00:47,820 --> 00:00:50,654 [Karen] Our team isn't afraid to tackle the worst of the worst. 23 00:00:50,723 --> 00:00:52,790 [Mina] That is so gross! 24 00:00:52,792 --> 00:00:54,425 [Karen] Holy cow. 25 00:00:54,427 --> 00:00:56,493 [Mina] Then we turn those run-down houses 26 00:00:56,495 --> 00:00:58,629 into some of the nicest homes in the neighborhood. 27 00:00:58,631 --> 00:01:00,130 -[man] Wow! -[woman] I love it! 28 00:01:18,517 --> 00:01:19,817 Taking a little off the top? 29 00:01:19,819 --> 00:01:21,819 Oh, fancy seeing you here! 30 00:01:21,821 --> 00:01:24,655 Just in time to help me blow off all the shavings 31 00:01:24,756 --> 00:01:26,223 and put the equipment away. 32 00:01:26,225 --> 00:01:27,124 [Mina] Are you about ready? 33 00:01:27,126 --> 00:01:28,225 About ready for what? 34 00:01:28,227 --> 00:01:29,326 Go over to the Valley. 35 00:01:29,328 --> 00:01:31,228 -Over the Valley, huh? -Over the Valley! 36 00:01:31,230 --> 00:01:32,262 What's happening over there? 37 00:01:32,364 --> 00:01:33,730 I wanna walk this tiny lot. 38 00:01:34,333 --> 00:01:36,433 -Um... Hi! -Hi! 39 00:01:36,435 --> 00:01:37,367 How's it going? 40 00:01:37,435 --> 00:01:38,936 -You okay? -You guys haven't met, right? 41 00:01:38,938 --> 00:01:39,970 She bought Charles. 42 00:01:40,038 --> 00:01:40,938 -Oh, okay. -Yes. 43 00:01:40,940 --> 00:01:42,606 And I heard lots about you. 44 00:01:42,608 --> 00:01:43,841 -This is Zack. -Hi! 45 00:01:43,942 --> 00:01:45,109 -This is my boyfriend. -Hello! 46 00:01:45,111 --> 00:01:47,044 Hannah bought our house on Charles St. 47 00:01:47,046 --> 00:01:50,114 which is just down the street from Cory's house. 48 00:01:50,116 --> 00:01:51,715 [Cory] Always love meeting a new neighbor. 49 00:01:51,717 --> 00:01:54,017 So, it was nice that we ran into her and her boyfriend, 50 00:01:54,019 --> 00:01:55,519 it was a little surprise. 51 00:01:55,521 --> 00:01:57,421 Sounds like we're gonna have, like, a little community around here. 52 00:01:57,423 --> 00:01:59,022 -This is great. -That's adorable. 53 00:01:59,024 --> 00:02:01,725 Well, he's actually in the market right now. 54 00:02:01,727 --> 00:02:02,926 He doesn't live with me at Charles, 55 00:02:02,928 --> 00:02:04,461 I've got roommates. 56 00:02:04,463 --> 00:02:06,897 And he's going to be getting in the homebuying process here soon... 57 00:02:06,899 --> 00:02:09,133 All right, well, we're going to check this one out. 58 00:02:09,135 --> 00:02:12,236 It's in the Valley, which is a really cool new neighborhood. 59 00:02:12,238 --> 00:02:14,972 And the timing might work out perfect for you. 60 00:02:14,974 --> 00:02:16,340 Yeah, definitely! 61 00:02:16,342 --> 00:02:17,841 And I grew up on the west side, so that'd be awesome. 62 00:02:17,910 --> 00:02:19,610 All right, well, enjoy your walk. 63 00:02:19,612 --> 00:02:22,312 I definitely will hit you guys up when we get a little further along. 64 00:02:22,314 --> 00:02:24,314 And I'm gonna make him go work now. 65 00:02:24,316 --> 00:02:25,215 -Bye! -Bye! 66 00:02:25,217 --> 00:02:26,583 -Yeah! -See you, guys! 67 00:02:26,585 --> 00:02:28,519 All right, come here. I'll show you how to put this away. 68 00:02:28,521 --> 00:02:29,419 [Mina laughs] 69 00:02:29,421 --> 00:02:30,154 Come here! 70 00:02:38,631 --> 00:02:39,863 This is exciting, though! 71 00:02:39,932 --> 00:02:41,532 We're going to the Valley! 72 00:02:41,534 --> 00:02:42,866 Oh, boy! 73 00:02:42,935 --> 00:02:44,234 Yeah. 74 00:02:44,236 --> 00:02:46,537 This is our second project we've done in the Valley. 75 00:02:46,605 --> 00:02:48,038 The first was the Warren house, 76 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,207 which turned out super cute and sold really quick 77 00:02:50,209 --> 00:02:52,543 because I think people are really starting to migra 78 00:02:52,611 --> 00:02:54,344 to this west side of Indy. 79 00:02:54,446 --> 00:02:55,579 And the lot of Birch St. 80 00:02:55,581 --> 00:02:57,514 is gonna be coming into the zoo, the ball park 81 00:02:57,516 --> 00:02:59,216 and I really think it could a really good neighborhood 82 00:02:59,218 --> 00:03:01,251 for us to keep investing in 83 00:03:01,353 --> 00:03:03,420 Tell me about it, what are we doing? Did you buy a house? 84 00:03:03,422 --> 00:03:05,923 It's a lot. It's a baby lot. 85 00:03:05,925 --> 00:03:07,324 Oh, so it's not a lot of lot. 86 00:03:07,326 --> 00:03:08,325 It's not a lot of lot. 87 00:03:08,460 --> 00:03:09,760 -No... -Okay, that's intense. 88 00:03:09,828 --> 00:03:11,762 [Mina] But I did get it for only 10 grand. 89 00:03:11,830 --> 00:03:13,263 You got the lot for 10 grand? 90 00:03:13,365 --> 00:03:14,364 -Yeah. -Okay! 91 00:03:14,466 --> 00:03:15,832 [Mina] It's only 20 feet wid 92 00:03:15,834 --> 00:03:17,367 but it goes back pretty far 93 00:03:17,436 --> 00:03:18,702 So it's a really skinny lot 94 00:03:18,704 --> 00:03:19,603 but I think we could squeeze 95 00:03:19,671 --> 00:03:21,338 about a 1,500 sqft house on it. 96 00:03:22,508 --> 00:03:25,943 And I kinda wanna figure out today 97 00:03:25,945 --> 00:03:28,712 what footprint we can realistically get. 98 00:03:28,714 --> 00:03:30,514 -Yep. -I wanna, like, you know. 99 00:03:30,516 --> 00:03:31,415 Visualize it. 100 00:03:31,417 --> 00:03:32,816 I know it's always nerve-wracking 101 00:03:32,818 --> 00:03:34,218 to be a pioneer in a neighborhood 102 00:03:34,220 --> 00:03:36,420 but, I mean, we've done this dance numerous times before, 103 00:03:36,422 --> 00:03:37,321 I think we'll be all right. 104 00:03:37,823 --> 00:03:38,622 Yeah... 105 00:03:38,624 --> 00:03:40,357 I think we got this now! 106 00:03:40,425 --> 00:03:44,127 And if we don't, we should, like, go find new jobs. 107 00:03:44,129 --> 00:03:45,729 Are you just gonna leave me hanging again, bro? 108 00:03:45,731 --> 00:03:46,863 Oh. [laughs] 109 00:03:46,932 --> 00:03:48,565 I was doing some more sightseeing. 110 00:03:54,807 --> 00:03:56,840 It probably doesn't even look like a lot. 111 00:03:56,908 --> 00:03:57,708 Okay. 112 00:03:57,710 --> 00:03:59,243 It probably looks like a side-yard. 113 00:03:59,311 --> 00:04:01,712 -[Cody laughs] -But it is a lot. 114 00:04:02,748 --> 00:04:04,181 This is a driveway! 115 00:04:05,150 --> 00:04:07,317 -Mina! -Well, the reason it looks like a driveway 116 00:04:07,319 --> 00:04:08,752 is 'cause we have 10 feet of tree. 117 00:04:08,821 --> 00:04:09,720 [Cory] Okay. 118 00:04:09,722 --> 00:04:10,987 If someone were to say, 119 00:04:10,989 --> 00:04:12,923 "Hey, Cory, I've got this plot of land and here it is," 120 00:04:12,925 --> 00:04:14,858 I'd be like, "Show me a site map 121 00:04:14,927 --> 00:04:17,227 that this is a separate property away from this house." 122 00:04:17,229 --> 00:04:19,062 Who told you this was another lot? 123 00:04:19,164 --> 00:04:21,131 It's a 21 foot wide lot. 124 00:04:21,133 --> 00:04:22,766 -Go ahead and walk it off. -Walk with me, Frank. 125 00:04:22,835 --> 00:04:24,234 One, two, three... 126 00:04:24,236 --> 00:04:26,069 [Cory] Any time Mina says "I'm gonna walk it out," 127 00:04:26,138 --> 00:04:27,204 it's kinda like a guesstimat 128 00:04:27,206 --> 00:04:29,139 And you can see her start her stride 129 00:04:29,208 --> 00:04:30,641 and you know she's about to walk something out, 130 00:04:30,709 --> 00:04:31,708 and you're like... 131 00:04:32,745 --> 00:04:35,045 And what's crazy is this, like... 132 00:04:35,047 --> 00:04:36,513 she's got good over the time. 133 00:04:36,515 --> 00:04:37,914 My strides are two feet! 134 00:04:37,916 --> 00:04:39,049 Ten, and a foot. 135 00:04:39,118 --> 00:04:40,217 -This is a-- -So, we literally... 136 00:04:40,219 --> 00:04:42,819 are right on the house. 137 00:04:42,821 --> 00:04:43,820 And we have a variant. 138 00:04:43,822 --> 00:04:45,722 So we can do a 16-foot-wide house. 139 00:04:45,724 --> 00:04:47,124 So I think it's like... 140 00:04:47,126 --> 00:04:48,425 a foot and a half off this 141 00:04:48,427 --> 00:04:50,861 and like three and a half off this or something. 142 00:04:50,962 --> 00:04:52,462 Off of this side of the property, 143 00:04:52,564 --> 00:04:53,530 we can have windows. 144 00:04:53,532 --> 00:04:55,132 -At three feet. -'Cause we're 3.5 feet. 145 00:04:55,134 --> 00:04:56,233 -Okay. -Three and a little something. 146 00:04:56,235 --> 00:04:57,334 And then nothing on the north-- 147 00:04:57,336 --> 00:04:58,602 -No windows on this side. -Okay. 148 00:04:58,604 --> 00:05:00,637 How far forward are we coming with the house? 149 00:05:00,706 --> 00:05:03,707 I mean, the set back that the rest of the houses have is what they've approved. 150 00:05:03,709 --> 00:05:04,508 -So... -Okay. 151 00:05:04,510 --> 00:05:06,043 Get in that tree. 152 00:05:06,144 --> 00:05:06,843 Frank, come here. 153 00:05:06,945 --> 00:05:08,045 Is there poison ivy back here? 154 00:05:08,146 --> 00:05:08,979 I don't know. 155 00:05:10,616 --> 00:05:12,316 [Cory] And we're how far off over here? 156 00:05:12,318 --> 00:05:15,052 -Um, I think we're 1.5 feet. -I think I might tape it. 157 00:05:15,754 --> 00:05:17,054 Linear 16-wide. 158 00:05:17,122 --> 00:05:18,221 16 off that. 159 00:05:19,224 --> 00:05:22,926 Which my guess is... right here. 160 00:05:22,928 --> 00:05:24,227 Oh, you think so, huh? 161 00:05:24,229 --> 00:05:25,429 Yeah, am I way off? 162 00:05:25,431 --> 00:05:26,530 I don't know yet. 163 00:05:28,067 --> 00:05:28,965 [exclaims] 164 00:05:28,967 --> 00:05:30,534 [funny screaming] 165 00:05:30,536 --> 00:05:33,303 I really want her to start using a tape measure. 166 00:05:33,806 --> 00:05:35,005 She celebrates it! 167 00:05:35,007 --> 00:05:36,139 Is the crazy part. 168 00:05:36,141 --> 00:05:38,208 Positive reinforcement has a lot of power, Cory. 169 00:05:38,210 --> 00:05:40,711 Yeah, so she gives herself a lot of positive reinforcement 170 00:05:40,713 --> 00:05:42,112 because I sure don't. 171 00:05:42,114 --> 00:05:43,413 -[Cory laughing] -Great! 172 00:05:43,415 --> 00:05:44,514 The middle of my foot! 173 00:05:44,516 --> 00:05:45,716 I almost shot your foot. 174 00:05:45,718 --> 00:05:47,217 -You got excited. -[Cory] Yeah! 175 00:05:47,219 --> 00:05:49,152 All right, stand by. Okay. 176 00:05:52,057 --> 00:05:53,557 And then we're gonna go all the way back, right? 177 00:05:53,658 --> 00:05:56,727 Hold on, I'm gonna find what our approved length is 178 00:05:56,729 --> 00:05:57,661 that we can drop in. 179 00:05:57,730 --> 00:05:58,662 Come on with me, Mina. 180 00:06:00,299 --> 00:06:01,965 We're approved for 46 feet. 181 00:06:02,067 --> 00:06:04,735 -So. One, two, three. -Stand by. 182 00:06:04,737 --> 00:06:05,869 That's 46. 183 00:06:06,305 --> 00:06:07,304 Super long! 184 00:06:07,306 --> 00:06:10,006 Like, one of the longest lots downtown. 185 00:06:10,008 --> 00:06:11,641 But about half the width. 186 00:06:11,710 --> 00:06:13,510 We're gonna do a 16-foot-wide house. 187 00:06:13,512 --> 00:06:15,412 And it looks a little small. 188 00:06:15,414 --> 00:06:16,713 It's about here. 189 00:06:16,715 --> 00:06:17,948 This is how big our house is. 190 00:06:18,016 --> 00:06:19,716 Frank barely fits in the house. 191 00:06:20,652 --> 00:06:22,119 This is so tiny! 192 00:06:22,721 --> 00:06:24,054 I don't like it. 193 00:06:24,123 --> 00:06:25,222 What's happening right now? 194 00:06:30,829 --> 00:06:32,529 [Mina] This is how big our house is. 195 00:06:32,531 --> 00:06:33,797 -Okay. -So that's it? 196 00:06:33,799 --> 00:06:35,432 Frank barely fits in the house. 197 00:06:35,434 --> 00:06:36,466 Frank was standing 198 00:06:36,535 --> 00:06:37,701 in the middle of our little space, 199 00:06:37,703 --> 00:06:39,603 and he's almost the size of a human, 200 00:06:39,605 --> 00:06:41,805 so we almost were three people wide 201 00:06:41,807 --> 00:06:44,641 within the back of our 16-foot-wide house. 202 00:06:44,710 --> 00:06:46,643 And it looks a little small. 203 00:06:46,712 --> 00:06:49,946 It looks quaint and perfect. 204 00:06:49,948 --> 00:06:53,016 -[Cory] How many square feet? -16 times 49... 205 00:06:53,018 --> 00:06:55,318 784 is our footprint. 206 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:56,853 Times two, for two stories 207 00:06:56,955 --> 00:06:59,022 -is 1,568 square feet. -All right. 208 00:06:59,024 --> 00:07:01,925 1,568 square feet. 209 00:07:01,927 --> 00:07:03,160 Which is generous! 210 00:07:03,629 --> 00:07:04,895 Wow. 211 00:07:04,897 --> 00:07:06,196 -That's it. -And then the rest of this is backyard? 212 00:07:06,198 --> 00:07:07,664 [Mina] We'll put a porch back here. 213 00:07:07,766 --> 00:07:08,898 -[Cory] Uh-huh? -Yeah! 214 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:10,867 I think, 'cause we'll have, like, a good-sized drive. 215 00:07:10,936 --> 00:07:12,736 -[Cory] Yeah, and we can-- -I mean, this is... 216 00:07:13,205 --> 00:07:14,438 really nice! 217 00:07:14,539 --> 00:07:15,505 [Cory] This is really cool. 218 00:07:15,507 --> 00:07:17,040 I think it'll work. 219 00:07:17,109 --> 00:07:18,175 [Mina] Building a house from the ground up 220 00:07:18,177 --> 00:07:19,309 means starting with the basics. 221 00:07:19,311 --> 00:07:20,844 So, the first thing we need to do 222 00:07:20,946 --> 00:07:23,547 is install water, sewer, and electric lines. 223 00:07:23,648 --> 00:07:25,816 Then we can dig in for the foundation. 224 00:07:25,818 --> 00:07:26,917 Once that's dry, 225 00:07:26,919 --> 00:07:27,818 we can start framing 226 00:07:27,820 --> 00:07:28,919 and building our house. 227 00:07:30,322 --> 00:07:31,655 Being in a new neighborhood's risky, 228 00:07:31,756 --> 00:07:33,456 especially with a new build 229 00:07:33,458 --> 00:07:35,959 The size and the design of the house has to fit with the area ones, 230 00:07:35,961 --> 00:07:38,595 and you can't be sure you get it right until it sells. 231 00:07:38,597 --> 00:07:40,130 We got this lot for 10,000. 232 00:07:40,132 --> 00:07:42,799 The build is gonna be about 195,000, 233 00:07:42,801 --> 00:07:45,502 putting us all in at 205,000 234 00:07:45,504 --> 00:07:47,504 Based on our last house in the Valley, 235 00:07:47,506 --> 00:07:48,839 which was a four-bedroom, three-bath, 236 00:07:48,907 --> 00:07:51,141 and sold for 315,000, 237 00:07:51,243 --> 00:07:52,442 I think we can list this on 238 00:07:52,511 --> 00:07:54,311 for around 285,000 239 00:07:54,313 --> 00:07:55,712 since it's a good bit smaller 240 00:07:55,714 --> 00:07:56,947 and a three-bed, two-bath. 241 00:07:57,716 --> 00:07:58,715 Bring him. 242 00:07:59,651 --> 00:08:00,517 Bring him! 243 00:08:00,519 --> 00:08:01,451 You want your big stick? 244 00:08:01,553 --> 00:08:02,452 No, hold on. 245 00:08:02,521 --> 00:08:04,054 I'm wrapped. No, no, no, no... 246 00:08:04,122 --> 00:08:05,922 [Corry laughs] Where are you going? 247 00:08:05,924 --> 00:08:07,057 [Mina] What are we doing? 248 00:08:07,158 --> 00:08:08,225 [Cory] Let go! 249 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:09,926 -[Mina] Get out, Cory! -I'm trying! 250 00:08:11,830 --> 00:08:13,063 Frank got in tangles. 251 00:08:13,065 --> 00:08:14,431 Get your... Oh! Get it. 252 00:08:14,433 --> 00:08:15,832 Look at that! You got it. 253 00:08:15,834 --> 00:08:16,833 Go get your... [laughs] 254 00:08:19,404 --> 00:08:20,737 Come on, bring your stick. 255 00:08:20,806 --> 00:08:22,239 -[Frank barks] -[Cory laughs] 256 00:08:32,017 --> 00:08:34,150 [Mina] With no demo to do at the Birch avenue lot, 257 00:08:34,252 --> 00:08:35,851 the team's been able to move fast. 258 00:08:37,356 --> 00:08:39,623 The utilities were installe and the foundation has been poured. 259 00:08:40,726 --> 00:08:41,991 The lot may be small, 260 00:08:41,993 --> 00:08:43,627 but I feel like the floorpla we came up with 261 00:08:43,629 --> 00:08:45,095 will give a homeowner everything they need 262 00:08:45,097 --> 00:08:46,263 without feeling cramped. 263 00:08:47,232 --> 00:08:48,064 [Cory] Good morning! 264 00:08:48,066 --> 00:08:49,633 Oh, good morning, Frank! 265 00:08:49,635 --> 00:08:51,668 -Come to..., come here! -You go say hi. 266 00:08:51,737 --> 00:08:52,602 You go say hi. 267 00:08:52,604 --> 00:08:54,337 Come here, baba! 268 00:08:54,406 --> 00:08:56,039 Oh, my goodness! 269 00:08:56,041 --> 00:08:57,407 It's your own funeral. 270 00:08:57,409 --> 00:08:59,643 [in a baby voice] What are you so sleepy for this morning? 271 00:08:59,744 --> 00:09:01,011 -Birch. -Birch. 272 00:09:02,514 --> 00:09:05,215 You know, with how small this lot is, 273 00:09:05,217 --> 00:09:07,817 it's gonna be amazing to see what this ends up looking like. 274 00:09:07,819 --> 00:09:09,419 Seemingly, a teeny tiny little house, 275 00:09:09,421 --> 00:09:11,521 -but I think it's a-- -It's a shotgun. 276 00:09:11,523 --> 00:09:14,424 I think we've got 1,600 square feet. 277 00:09:14,426 --> 00:09:15,625 But when we come in, 278 00:09:15,627 --> 00:09:17,093 and you obviously can't see it on the floor plan, 279 00:09:17,162 --> 00:09:19,663 but we've got super, super high ceilings going in here, 280 00:09:19,764 --> 00:09:21,231 which I'm very excited about 281 00:09:21,233 --> 00:09:23,667 So, we've got living, kitchen, dining, 282 00:09:23,768 --> 00:09:24,867 powder room. 283 00:09:24,869 --> 00:09:26,503 [Cory] I love this whole open concept 284 00:09:26,505 --> 00:09:27,938 and how you can see all the way to the back. 285 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:29,406 -That jazzes me up. -Mmm-hmm. Yeah. 286 00:09:29,408 --> 00:09:31,207 Really cute covered patio. 287 00:09:31,209 --> 00:09:33,410 -I'm excited about it. Yeah. -That is so cute! 288 00:09:33,412 --> 00:09:35,245 And then when you go upstairs, 289 00:09:35,347 --> 00:09:36,579 you got the main en-suite, 290 00:09:36,615 --> 00:09:39,816 the den, bedroom two, it's on the smaller size, 291 00:09:39,818 --> 00:09:40,984 but we've got pocket doors 292 00:09:41,052 --> 00:09:42,953 so it could be used as, like a loft, a bedroom. 293 00:09:43,021 --> 00:09:45,956 Then we have another bedroo and then our bathroom. 294 00:09:45,958 --> 00:09:48,425 Just gonna be a nice, tight little house. 295 00:09:48,427 --> 00:09:50,060 -Yeah. -1,600 square feet on the dot. 296 00:09:50,128 --> 00:09:51,227 It's totally packing a punch. 297 00:09:51,229 --> 00:09:53,229 -We're only 16 feet wide... -Mmm-hmm. 298 00:09:53,231 --> 00:09:54,731 And we're packing in three bedrooms 299 00:09:54,866 --> 00:09:55,865 and two and a half baths. 300 00:09:55,867 --> 00:09:58,068 Yeah. I don't think it's gonna feel that tiny. 301 00:09:58,437 --> 00:09:59,568 All right. 302 00:10:09,047 --> 00:10:10,380 [Mina] Our first framing has started 303 00:10:10,382 --> 00:10:11,848 and our team is flying. 304 00:10:16,221 --> 00:10:18,321 We're just days away from window and doors going in. 305 00:10:22,728 --> 00:10:24,628 -[Cory] Oh, hello. -Hi! 306 00:10:24,630 --> 00:10:27,497 But I wanna make sure everything is framed and according to plan first 307 00:10:28,133 --> 00:10:29,032 How's it looking? 308 00:10:31,303 --> 00:10:32,569 We need to talk. 309 00:10:33,038 --> 00:10:34,704 Um... dude. 310 00:10:36,041 --> 00:10:36,906 This one's tough. 311 00:10:43,215 --> 00:10:44,047 How's it looking? 312 00:10:45,217 --> 00:10:46,316 We need to talk. 313 00:10:47,319 --> 00:10:48,818 Um... 314 00:10:48,820 --> 00:10:50,553 I admit it, I was wrong. 315 00:10:50,622 --> 00:10:51,955 This is large. 316 00:10:51,957 --> 00:10:53,456 She's not really that small. 317 00:10:54,192 --> 00:10:56,326 This house is so freaking cute! 318 00:10:56,328 --> 00:10:59,062 And we have some major tall ceilings in here, 319 00:10:59,064 --> 00:11:00,664 we've got some 10-footers on our side. 320 00:11:00,765 --> 00:11:03,233 [Mina] Makes what could fee like a very small space 321 00:11:03,235 --> 00:11:04,567 feel much larger. 322 00:11:06,104 --> 00:11:08,304 Doesn't it smell like breakfast over here? 323 00:11:08,306 --> 00:11:09,672 [Mina] Are you just hungry? 324 00:11:09,674 --> 00:11:10,807 Is that why you think everything smells like breakfast? 325 00:11:10,809 --> 00:11:12,909 It smells like French toast and some breakfast. 326 00:11:12,911 --> 00:11:13,943 [Mina] Okay. 327 00:11:14,012 --> 00:11:15,578 This is the main bedroom over here. 328 00:11:15,614 --> 00:11:17,847 -Yeah, so this is the laundry closet. -This is pretty spacious! 329 00:11:17,916 --> 00:11:19,315 And then this is the bathroom. 330 00:11:19,317 --> 00:11:22,419 Yeah, so it's shower pan here, 331 00:11:22,421 --> 00:11:24,954 throne room, vanity over there. 332 00:11:24,956 --> 00:11:28,224 Bedroom, bathroom, with a bedroom in between. 333 00:11:28,226 --> 00:11:29,426 You know what I love about this? 334 00:11:29,428 --> 00:11:32,262 Is that all of the bedrooms are on the second floor. 335 00:11:32,330 --> 00:11:33,963 I don't know why I love that. 336 00:11:33,965 --> 00:11:35,965 -Um, but I think... -It's the ninja position. 337 00:11:36,068 --> 00:11:38,435 -What? -Everyone's in the ninja position. 338 00:11:38,437 --> 00:11:40,136 -What's that? -Like, you're right. 339 00:11:40,138 --> 00:11:41,504 Like, if someone breaks in, 340 00:11:41,506 --> 00:11:43,306 there's no one that you have to sacrifice on the first floor. 341 00:11:43,308 --> 00:11:44,507 That's so... [laughs] 342 00:11:44,509 --> 00:11:45,942 It's like the ninja position if you go out to eat. 343 00:11:45,944 --> 00:11:47,410 You wanna be facing the space, 344 00:11:47,412 --> 00:11:48,945 you know, I don't wanna be facing a wall... 345 00:11:48,947 --> 00:11:50,046 -Yeah. -Because... 346 00:11:50,816 --> 00:11:51,781 Yeah! 347 00:11:51,783 --> 00:11:53,316 ...you got got, you'll get got first. 348 00:11:53,318 --> 00:11:54,117 This works. 349 00:11:54,119 --> 00:11:55,552 It's a cute little, what? 350 00:11:55,620 --> 00:11:56,820 Three-two? And a half. 351 00:11:56,822 --> 00:11:59,255 It packs all the essentials of what you need. 352 00:11:59,357 --> 00:12:00,623 [both make ninja noises] 353 00:12:10,535 --> 00:12:12,202 [Mina] Our little house on Birch is all closed up 354 00:12:12,204 --> 00:12:14,304 with new windows and doors. 355 00:12:14,306 --> 00:12:16,706 And our team has started on the exterior siding. 356 00:12:18,310 --> 00:12:19,743 Inside, drywall's going up fast, 357 00:12:19,811 --> 00:12:22,011 so MJ and I need to dial in our design details 358 00:12:22,013 --> 00:12:23,213 to keep things moving. 359 00:12:23,915 --> 00:12:26,116 -This is a modernized shotgu -[MJ] Okay. 360 00:12:26,952 --> 00:12:28,351 The point is, we have 16 feet. 361 00:12:28,453 --> 00:12:29,419 Okay. 362 00:12:29,421 --> 00:12:30,420 So... 363 00:12:31,056 --> 00:12:32,055 very high ceilings, 364 00:12:32,057 --> 00:12:33,556 those are gonna be super cool. 365 00:12:33,658 --> 00:12:36,326 But still, you know, it's long and skinny. 366 00:12:36,328 --> 00:12:38,361 But I want it to feel super chic and luxe, 367 00:12:38,463 --> 00:12:39,462 even though it's tiny. 368 00:12:39,931 --> 00:12:40,763 Okay. 369 00:12:40,765 --> 00:12:41,965 So I have this idea in my head 370 00:12:41,967 --> 00:12:44,734 for a super, super dark house 371 00:12:44,736 --> 00:12:48,338 with, like, a rose-esque door. 372 00:12:48,406 --> 00:12:49,405 Mmm-hmm. 373 00:12:49,407 --> 00:12:50,807 [Mina] So, the main body 374 00:12:50,809 --> 00:12:52,008 and then just a little pop of pink. 375 00:12:52,010 --> 00:12:52,975 -Yep -Just on the door. 376 00:12:52,977 --> 00:12:55,044 And we can still do, like, a white trim. 377 00:12:55,046 --> 00:12:56,946 If we're gonna do a pink door, I wanna do gold hardware. 378 00:12:56,948 --> 00:12:57,981 Well, yeah. 379 00:12:57,983 --> 00:12:58,915 -'Cause look how pretty that is. -Yeah. 380 00:12:58,917 --> 00:12:59,983 To go with the gold hardware, 381 00:12:59,985 --> 00:13:01,985 I'm thinking, like, a luxe gold lighting fixture 382 00:13:01,987 --> 00:13:03,253 in the dining room, 383 00:13:03,255 --> 00:13:04,821 and then some chic gold pendants in the kitchen. 384 00:13:05,323 --> 00:13:06,856 100%. Okay. 385 00:13:06,925 --> 00:13:08,124 Fancy in the Valley. 386 00:13:08,126 --> 00:13:09,459 That's gonna be so cute. 387 00:13:09,527 --> 00:13:10,960 If we're gonna go with this... 388 00:13:13,031 --> 00:13:17,367 I like these ones that are light, but still warm. 389 00:13:17,468 --> 00:13:19,235 [MJ] Okay. These are really pretty. 390 00:13:19,237 --> 00:13:22,138 And they'll allow all the luxe gold accents to pop. 391 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:23,306 So, while I love 392 00:13:23,308 --> 00:13:24,107 all the pink and gold, 393 00:13:24,109 --> 00:13:25,408 we do have a potential buyer. 394 00:13:25,410 --> 00:13:27,544 So, Hannah, who bought our Charles St. house, 395 00:13:27,612 --> 00:13:29,712 her boyfriend Zack is in the market 396 00:13:30,515 --> 00:13:31,648 to potentially buy this house. 397 00:13:31,749 --> 00:13:32,849 I mean, who's to say. 398 00:13:32,951 --> 00:13:34,717 Maybe Zack likes pink and gold. 399 00:13:34,719 --> 00:13:37,420 Maybe he does, but he's not a 100% thing, 400 00:13:37,422 --> 00:13:39,322 so I wanna make sure we're appealing to, 401 00:13:39,324 --> 00:13:40,824 you know, a broad range of buyers... 402 00:13:40,826 --> 00:13:42,892 I just want it to be very chic and luxe. 403 00:13:42,894 --> 00:13:45,261 I think, because it is smaller, 404 00:13:45,363 --> 00:13:47,030 to keep it a little less busy, 405 00:13:47,032 --> 00:13:49,432 and we don't have a ton of backsplash space, 406 00:13:49,434 --> 00:13:51,534 we take the countertop and wrap up. 407 00:13:51,536 --> 00:13:53,303 Yes. Waterfall the edges? 408 00:13:53,305 --> 00:13:54,169 [gasps excitedly] 409 00:13:54,239 --> 00:13:55,238 Well, that's not what I just said. 410 00:13:55,340 --> 00:13:56,706 -But we can also do that. -Okay! 411 00:13:56,708 --> 00:13:58,141 I'm talking about backsplash. 412 00:13:58,210 --> 00:13:59,375 Oh, yeah! 413 00:13:59,377 --> 00:14:00,643 -You're talking about island waterfall. -Yes. 414 00:14:00,712 --> 00:14:03,313 This is the island, this is the backsplash. 415 00:14:03,315 --> 00:14:04,948 So it's gonna be a big island, 416 00:14:04,950 --> 00:14:06,916 countertop, and then go up the wall. So... 417 00:14:06,918 --> 00:14:08,051 -Yeah. -Okay. 418 00:14:08,152 --> 00:14:10,420 [MJ] Let's go for a really elegant marble look. 419 00:14:10,422 --> 00:14:12,622 Like, this tile, but let's do it in a quartz 420 00:14:12,624 --> 00:14:14,224 so it's durable. 421 00:14:14,226 --> 00:14:17,427 This neighborhood doesn't necessarily merit 422 00:14:17,429 --> 00:14:19,162 the stove that I have in mind, 423 00:14:19,230 --> 00:14:21,531 but we had a snafu at another property, 424 00:14:21,533 --> 00:14:24,234 so we have that 36-inch wide, 425 00:14:24,236 --> 00:14:26,536 -like, Italian unit... -[gasps] With the legs? 426 00:14:26,605 --> 00:14:27,737 Yeah. 427 00:14:27,739 --> 00:14:30,106 -Yes! -But it has little golds on it like this. 428 00:14:30,108 --> 00:14:31,708 Little tiny gold accents? 429 00:14:31,710 --> 00:14:33,710 So, if we wanna use that here... 430 00:14:34,312 --> 00:14:35,678 We have to. 431 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,046 -It's saving money 'cause we don't have to buy a stove! -Yeah! 432 00:14:37,148 --> 00:14:38,948 -But that stove is very fancy. -Okay, yeah. 433 00:14:39,017 --> 00:14:40,450 Because our powder room 434 00:14:40,518 --> 00:14:42,452 is literally right off the kitchen, 435 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:43,686 right behind the island, 436 00:14:43,688 --> 00:14:45,722 I wanna do something cool 437 00:14:45,724 --> 00:14:47,824 and something a little bit more antique 438 00:14:48,293 --> 00:14:49,459 for the door. 439 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:50,860 It's a barn, right? 440 00:14:50,929 --> 00:14:52,729 Well... it could be a barn door. 441 00:14:52,731 --> 00:14:54,230 Okay, yeah. 442 00:14:54,232 --> 00:14:55,965 -And then we'll just use-- -You have some in the warehouse? 443 00:14:56,034 --> 00:14:57,166 -I have so many doors. -Okay. 444 00:14:57,168 --> 00:14:59,102 I'm just trying to get rid of them at this point. 445 00:14:59,104 --> 00:15:00,637 -I'm good with that. -Yes! 446 00:15:00,738 --> 00:15:03,339 I would say, doing a wallpaper on the powder room, 447 00:15:03,441 --> 00:15:05,008 'cause again, we don't usually do powder rooms. 448 00:15:05,010 --> 00:15:06,042 -Yeah. -Because it is small. 449 00:15:06,945 --> 00:15:08,311 Give as much pop as we can. 450 00:15:08,313 --> 00:15:09,812 -I'm down. -Okay. 451 00:15:09,814 --> 00:15:12,649 I freaking love these two. 452 00:15:12,750 --> 00:15:14,751 -And... -[MJ laughs] 453 00:15:14,819 --> 00:15:15,718 It's a lot. 454 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,620 Tell me you don't like these. 455 00:15:17,622 --> 00:15:19,355 -I don't like those. -You don't? 456 00:15:19,457 --> 00:15:20,657 [MJ] I love the colors, 457 00:15:20,725 --> 00:15:22,325 but that is a lot of peacock. 458 00:15:22,327 --> 00:15:24,494 I kinda like this thistle pattern. 459 00:15:24,496 --> 00:15:27,430 It's still a flower, but it's muted. 460 00:15:27,432 --> 00:15:29,866 It could be masculine, it could be feminine. 461 00:15:29,968 --> 00:15:31,668 Okay. I love that. 462 00:15:31,736 --> 00:15:34,103 And I wanna do some kind of either pedestal sink or-- 463 00:15:34,105 --> 00:15:35,204 We've got a pedestal downst... 464 00:15:35,206 --> 00:15:37,206 Well, it's not like a traditional pedestal, 465 00:15:37,208 --> 00:15:38,308 but it's the metal base. 466 00:15:38,310 --> 00:15:40,043 We are saving so much money. 467 00:15:40,045 --> 00:15:41,844 Yeah, I can't remember where it was supposed to go, 468 00:15:41,913 --> 00:15:42,879 but it's really pretty. 469 00:15:42,881 --> 00:15:44,113 Okay, so we already have our stove, 470 00:15:44,115 --> 00:15:44,948 we already have our sink, 471 00:15:44,950 --> 00:15:45,949 where are we gonna spend money? 472 00:15:46,017 --> 00:15:49,218 Oh, I am sure you will find a way. 473 00:15:49,220 --> 00:15:52,121 Maybe we do some super luxe tile in the main bath. 474 00:15:52,123 --> 00:15:53,389 Uh-huh... 475 00:15:53,391 --> 00:15:55,625 [MJ] I really like this marble petal design. 476 00:15:55,627 --> 00:15:57,627 Cool! This one's gonna be really cute. 477 00:15:57,629 --> 00:15:58,661 It's gonna be super cute. 478 00:15:58,730 --> 00:15:59,729 I'm excited. 479 00:16:14,045 --> 00:16:15,311 [Mina exclaims excitedly] 480 00:16:15,313 --> 00:16:17,046 -Hello! -I like it! 481 00:16:17,048 --> 00:16:18,414 [MJ] Today, at Birch, I have to show Mina 482 00:16:18,416 --> 00:16:20,717 all of the money that we're getting ready to spend 483 00:16:20,719 --> 00:16:23,252 to make this place the coolest place it could ever be. 484 00:16:23,354 --> 00:16:27,724 I love that we're gonna get so much viewing... 485 00:16:27,726 --> 00:16:29,525 of the wallpaper with the sky. 486 00:16:29,527 --> 00:16:32,061 So, I really love a powder room 487 00:16:32,163 --> 00:16:34,764 with some detailed grass cloth wallpaper. 488 00:16:34,832 --> 00:16:36,466 And with our little pedestal sink, 489 00:16:36,567 --> 00:16:37,800 it's gonna be so cute, 490 00:16:37,836 --> 00:16:39,469 because you'll be able to see underneath it... 491 00:16:39,537 --> 00:16:40,703 And it's gonna allow the wallpaper 492 00:16:40,705 --> 00:16:42,705 to really be the star of the show. 493 00:16:42,707 --> 00:16:45,842 And the grass cloth really makes it look higher end, 494 00:16:45,943 --> 00:16:47,944 um, because it gives it some texture 495 00:16:48,046 --> 00:16:49,946 along with, like, the pattern and the colors. 496 00:16:49,948 --> 00:16:51,447 [MJ] A little 'wow' factor. 497 00:16:51,449 --> 00:16:53,716 So, when I was over here the other day, 498 00:16:53,718 --> 00:16:54,817 I was thinking about this. 499 00:16:54,819 --> 00:16:56,619 -[MJ] Okay. -I don't wanna close it in. 500 00:16:56,621 --> 00:16:57,754 I like the angle. 501 00:16:57,822 --> 00:16:58,955 -Yeah. -I think it looks really cool, 502 00:16:59,023 --> 00:17:00,523 looks really clean. 503 00:17:00,525 --> 00:17:02,058 I don't wanna do any permanent build out, 504 00:17:02,127 --> 00:17:04,127 because we've got, obviously plenty of cabinet storage, 505 00:17:04,129 --> 00:17:07,163 so we don't need any cabinet storage there. 506 00:17:07,265 --> 00:17:08,831 It could be as simple as a cute little bench 507 00:17:08,833 --> 00:17:09,632 and a couple pillows, 508 00:17:09,634 --> 00:17:11,134 maybe a hanging plant, like... 509 00:17:11,136 --> 00:17:12,568 There's a way to make this work 510 00:17:12,637 --> 00:17:13,703 and look really, really cute. 511 00:17:13,705 --> 00:17:14,737 Yeah! 512 00:17:14,806 --> 00:17:16,906 I really like the space under the stairs. 513 00:17:16,908 --> 00:17:18,808 I like that it's clean and open. 514 00:17:18,810 --> 00:17:20,643 -I like the angle, too. A lot. -Yeah. 515 00:17:20,745 --> 00:17:22,412 It really could be as simple as using the space 516 00:17:22,414 --> 00:17:23,413 as a little bar area. 517 00:17:23,415 --> 00:17:25,214 Just something useful that's cute. 518 00:17:25,216 --> 00:17:27,116 -Yeah... -We've a lot of projects in the house. 519 00:17:27,118 --> 00:17:28,418 We do have a lot of projects going on. 520 00:17:28,420 --> 00:17:29,852 And I have one really big one 521 00:17:29,954 --> 00:17:31,320 that I'm about to spring on you. 522 00:17:33,825 --> 00:17:35,224 [Mina] You've lost your mind 523 00:17:39,064 --> 00:17:40,430 [Mina] We've a lot of projec 524 00:17:40,432 --> 00:17:42,131 -...in the house. -We do have a lot of projects going on. 525 00:17:42,133 --> 00:17:43,633 And I have one really big one 526 00:17:43,635 --> 00:17:45,068 that I'm about to spring on you. 527 00:17:48,006 --> 00:17:49,939 -What? -The beams. 528 00:17:51,009 --> 00:17:52,041 There aren't any beams. 529 00:17:52,143 --> 00:17:53,342 Yet. 530 00:17:53,444 --> 00:17:57,413 One, two, three, four, five, six. 531 00:17:57,415 --> 00:18:00,516 Have you looked to see how much a full beam costs? 532 00:18:00,518 --> 00:18:01,818 Not yet. 533 00:18:01,820 --> 00:18:04,554 Do you think it's under $300? 534 00:18:05,123 --> 00:18:06,322 Yes. 535 00:18:06,324 --> 00:18:07,824 No, you do not. 536 00:18:07,826 --> 00:18:10,026 What would make sense would be to do poplar 537 00:18:10,028 --> 00:18:11,928 which is the same as the stairs, 538 00:18:11,930 --> 00:18:13,496 so they would stain the same 539 00:18:13,564 --> 00:18:17,233 It really just comes down to what the linear footage of poplar's gonna cost. 540 00:18:17,235 --> 00:18:19,235 There's a way to make cheap beams. 541 00:18:20,605 --> 00:18:21,971 All right, we'll get back to that. 542 00:18:21,973 --> 00:18:25,942 I mean, we are bringing a lot of wow factors to the Valley, 543 00:18:26,043 --> 00:18:27,343 and I think if we just continue 544 00:18:27,412 --> 00:18:28,644 to knock it out of the park, 545 00:18:28,713 --> 00:18:30,713 this'll be the next really cool neighborhood. 546 00:18:30,715 --> 00:18:32,448 This is gonna be a really cute house. 547 00:18:32,550 --> 00:18:34,383 So cute. So, so, so cute. 548 00:18:34,385 --> 00:18:35,651 Okay. 549 00:18:49,534 --> 00:18:50,733 [Mina] While they finish installing flooring 550 00:18:50,735 --> 00:18:51,634 and kitchen cabinets 551 00:18:51,636 --> 00:18:52,969 at our Birch St. house... 552 00:18:53,004 --> 00:18:54,937 it's a good thing we have Adele to help us. 553 00:18:55,006 --> 00:18:56,839 -[Cory] These are so cute! -Aren't these cool? 554 00:18:56,908 --> 00:18:58,508 [Mina] Mom and Cory are working on a project 555 00:18:58,510 --> 00:19:00,843 to give the backyard a little bit of luxury. 556 00:19:00,912 --> 00:19:02,612 [Karen] So, I went by the Birch house the other day 557 00:19:02,614 --> 00:19:03,813 to check on the progress, 558 00:19:03,815 --> 00:19:05,815 and I found these on the back patio. 559 00:19:05,817 --> 00:19:08,851 Covered in construction dust and debris. 560 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:10,419 And I thought, "You know what? 561 00:19:10,421 --> 00:19:13,823 These'd make a super cute little coffee table situation 562 00:19:13,825 --> 00:19:15,491 on the back porch at Birch, right?" 563 00:19:15,493 --> 00:19:17,527 Mina and MJ are talking about putting 564 00:19:17,529 --> 00:19:19,495 a lot of luxury inside the house. 565 00:19:19,497 --> 00:19:21,130 So we're gonna put a little luxury 566 00:19:21,132 --> 00:19:22,064 on the outside, 567 00:19:22,066 --> 00:19:23,332 with a custom coffee table. 568 00:19:23,334 --> 00:19:25,134 This is an electrical spool. 569 00:19:28,940 --> 00:19:30,239 I'll be honest, 570 00:19:30,241 --> 00:19:32,742 the electrical spool doesn't really scream luxury to me. 571 00:19:34,212 --> 00:19:37,713 Well, you have to imagine the entire vignette, okay? 572 00:19:37,715 --> 00:19:41,050 So, you've got this custom table with some seating around it, 573 00:19:41,052 --> 00:19:44,020 lovely beverages and food, some flowy curtains, 574 00:19:44,022 --> 00:19:46,255 some big flowerpots with beautiful flowers. 575 00:19:46,357 --> 00:19:48,524 It'll be like you're in a resort somewhere. 576 00:19:48,659 --> 00:19:51,227 -If you say so. -[snickers] Thanks. 577 00:19:51,229 --> 00:19:55,431 -I got boxes full of legs, so we've got legs. -Hairpin legs. 578 00:19:55,433 --> 00:19:57,633 Yeah, so we're just gonna put four hairpin legs on, 579 00:19:57,635 --> 00:20:00,203 and then we're gonna stain the top. 580 00:20:00,205 --> 00:20:02,038 But here we have another option. 581 00:20:02,139 --> 00:20:05,942 So, this tree got cut down on Hosbrook Street 582 00:20:05,944 --> 00:20:07,610 -seven, eight years ago -Okay. 583 00:20:07,612 --> 00:20:09,845 and I got it milled into rounds. 584 00:20:09,914 --> 00:20:12,248 We could also use this as the table back there. 585 00:20:12,317 --> 00:20:15,818 Obviously, Karen's known for saving things from her construction sites, 586 00:20:15,820 --> 00:20:17,954 but I'm pretty sure this one takes the cake 587 00:20:18,022 --> 00:20:20,790 -for the item she's had the longest. -[laughs] 588 00:20:20,792 --> 00:20:23,960 I mean, I knew when I saved this eight years ago 589 00:20:23,962 --> 00:20:27,830 -that eventually I would find the perfect place for it, -Yeah. 590 00:20:27,832 --> 00:20:28,898 and this is it. 591 00:20:28,900 --> 00:20:31,033 The front porch needs something, too. 592 00:20:31,035 --> 00:20:32,969 This would be so cute out front. 593 00:20:33,037 --> 00:20:35,404 -We could do this. -[gasps] 594 00:20:35,406 --> 00:20:37,106 -And we could-- -Shut the front door. 595 00:20:37,108 --> 00:20:38,708 Right? 596 00:20:43,214 --> 00:20:46,115 [Karen] So, originally we were just gonna make one table for MJ, 597 00:20:46,117 --> 00:20:47,617 but since we have this other slab 598 00:20:47,619 --> 00:20:49,285 I feel like we should make it into two. 599 00:20:49,287 --> 00:20:50,820 And it's a pretty simple project. 600 00:20:50,822 --> 00:20:52,722 All we have to do is sand it down, 601 00:20:54,626 --> 00:20:55,758 add the legs... 602 00:20:56,427 --> 00:20:57,693 This is real nice like. 603 00:20:57,695 --> 00:20:58,628 [Cory] Stain. 604 00:21:00,331 --> 00:21:02,531 Okay, so, let's just drop this in here 605 00:21:02,533 --> 00:21:03,966 -and see how we feel about it. -Yeah. 606 00:21:06,070 --> 00:21:10,106 And boom, we have something that looks like a million bucks. 607 00:21:10,108 --> 00:21:12,942 That is so fuego. 608 00:21:13,011 --> 00:21:14,410 [Karen] Oh, that is cute. 609 00:21:14,412 --> 00:21:15,745 And we're gonna take these over, 610 00:21:15,813 --> 00:21:16,712 and we're gonna put 'em in place, 611 00:21:16,714 --> 00:21:18,414 and MJ is gonna be so pleased 612 00:21:18,416 --> 00:21:21,817 that his little elves have come and helped him and made it really amazing. 613 00:21:21,819 --> 00:21:23,619 -We killed it, Karen. Let's get out of here. -We're so good at this. 614 00:21:23,621 --> 00:21:26,022 -Get out of here. Go, go. -Tables. 615 00:21:37,802 --> 00:21:41,203 [Mina] Our kitchen at Birch is gonna have a big dose of luxe 616 00:21:41,205 --> 00:21:43,606 with their stone backsplash going all the way up the wal 617 00:21:44,609 --> 00:21:46,542 [Mina laughs] 618 00:21:46,644 --> 00:21:49,045 [Mina] And MJ was able to pull off his spalt wood beam idea 619 00:21:49,047 --> 00:21:50,212 for a few hundred bucks 620 00:21:50,214 --> 00:21:51,847 which is gonna draw your eye up 621 00:21:51,949 --> 00:21:53,616 and highlight the ten foot ceilings 622 00:21:53,618 --> 00:21:55,618 which is one of the best parts of this house 623 00:21:55,620 --> 00:21:59,388 [MJ] Hopefully, the stair tread will be a very similar color 624 00:21:59,390 --> 00:22:02,224 so that everything will loo light, bright, and cohesive 625 00:22:02,226 --> 00:22:03,192 Bring that piece of flooring in. 626 00:22:03,194 --> 00:22:04,160 -Okay. -Let's see how close we are. 627 00:22:04,261 --> 00:22:06,929 [MJ] I mean, that's pretty darn close. 628 00:22:06,931 --> 00:22:09,665 [Mina] Outside, the front door has gotten a fresh coat of rose paint, 629 00:22:11,202 --> 00:22:13,903 but the front yard could use a bit more pizazz 630 00:22:13,905 --> 00:22:16,305 -Oh, Karen. -[Karen shouting] Cory! 631 00:22:16,307 --> 00:22:18,541 -I hear you -Cory! 632 00:22:18,642 --> 00:22:20,543 but I don't see you. 633 00:22:20,644 --> 00:22:23,746 -[giggles] Ah, you found me! You found me. -[laughs] 634 00:22:23,848 --> 00:22:28,951 When I look at the front of this house what I see is this imbalance, 635 00:22:29,053 --> 00:22:31,220 and I want to use the landscaping 636 00:22:31,222 --> 00:22:34,623 to create what, to me, feels like a better balance 637 00:22:34,625 --> 00:22:39,428 so I need a big tree but it can't get too big. 638 00:22:39,430 --> 00:22:40,730 -This is fantastic. -[dog yelps] 639 00:22:40,732 --> 00:22:42,064 -Shh. -Look at all the varieties here. 640 00:22:42,066 --> 00:22:43,999 -I know. -All the cultivars. 641 00:22:44,001 --> 00:22:47,603 -All, what, nice work. All the cultivars. -Huh? Yes. 642 00:22:47,605 --> 00:22:50,206 -So, I learned a way to remember the difference -Wow. 643 00:22:50,208 --> 00:22:53,709 between pine, fur, spruce, and juniper 644 00:22:53,711 --> 00:22:55,311 -which can look similar. -Okay. 645 00:22:55,313 --> 00:22:57,747 Yeah. So this is a spruce and you can tell. 646 00:22:58,449 --> 00:23:00,116 Touch it. It's spiky. 647 00:23:00,118 --> 00:23:01,617 -Spruce spiky. -Spiky. 648 00:23:01,619 --> 00:23:05,054 And so for this house because, you know, it's a family house 649 00:23:05,122 --> 00:23:06,822 I don't really want a spiky tree up front. 650 00:23:06,824 --> 00:23:09,091 -Okay, so what are our other options here? -So we're gonna look around. 651 00:23:09,093 --> 00:23:10,326 -Yeah. -Let's go look around. 652 00:23:15,433 --> 00:23:18,801 This, to me, looks like a pine, 653 00:23:18,803 --> 00:23:22,338 and you can tell a pine because the leaves come in packets. 654 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,008 But I feel like it's too big because they get girthy, too. 655 00:23:26,010 --> 00:23:30,312 So, somewhere here there is a vanderwolf's pine. 656 00:23:30,314 --> 00:23:32,515 It stays only, like, 30, 40 feet, 657 00:23:32,517 --> 00:23:33,949 and he doesn't get girthy. 658 00:23:34,018 --> 00:23:36,952 He's, like, 12 foot diameter and I want to see if we can find it. 659 00:23:37,021 --> 00:23:38,454 Let's see. 660 00:23:38,523 --> 00:23:40,523 -[Cory] Where is this tree you speak of? -I don't know. 661 00:23:40,525 --> 00:23:42,425 I'm still looking. Here it is. 662 00:23:42,427 --> 00:23:45,761 This little guy? I shouldn't say little. He's pretty big. 663 00:23:45,830 --> 00:23:50,199 -I like the way it's a little bit more open. -Ah, yeah, vanderwolf pine. 664 00:23:50,201 --> 00:23:52,701 -But I don't think he's big enough. -He's not? 665 00:23:52,703 --> 00:23:57,039 I want 10, 11 foot tree, 12 feet would be okay, 666 00:23:57,041 --> 00:24:00,409 so this will be the biggest tree we've ever installed. 667 00:24:00,411 --> 00:24:03,245 I'm gonna go find someone and see if we can get the size we want. 668 00:24:03,314 --> 00:24:04,379 [both] Yeah. 669 00:24:04,448 --> 00:24:06,248 There's got to be a bigger one here somewhere, 670 00:24:06,350 --> 00:24:07,817 so let's see if we can get help loading it up. 671 00:24:07,819 --> 00:24:09,752 -Karen, I got to go get equipment -[laughs] 672 00:24:09,854 --> 00:24:11,554 because that's what we're gonna need in this world. 673 00:24:11,622 --> 00:24:13,122 I got to get Austin on standby. 674 00:24:13,124 --> 00:24:15,958 Absolutely. So, we need some digging, we need some lifting. 675 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:17,226 Some major manpower. 676 00:24:17,228 --> 00:24:18,761 -Meet you at the house. [chuckles] -We'll see. 677 00:24:28,706 --> 00:24:30,406 [Mina] Upstairs at Birch, 678 00:24:30,408 --> 00:24:33,108 our super luxe marble petal design tile is going up in the main bath 679 00:24:35,847 --> 00:24:39,248 And the guys are installing a large barn door over the laundry closet. 680 00:24:39,350 --> 00:24:42,151 -It's on? -Yeah, on it. 681 00:24:42,653 --> 00:24:43,519 Ooh. 682 00:24:43,521 --> 00:24:45,287 Look what I brought for you. 683 00:24:45,289 --> 00:24:47,723 [Mina] And Mom was able to get the bigger tree she was looking for 684 00:24:47,725 --> 00:24:49,725 to really pull the front yard together. 685 00:24:49,727 --> 00:24:51,560 [Karen] Look at him just zipping down the road. 686 00:24:53,965 --> 00:24:55,531 -Oh. -[laughs heartily] 687 00:24:58,069 --> 00:24:59,168 -Ready? -[Karen] Yeah. 688 00:25:03,374 --> 00:25:04,740 [Karen] Nice. 689 00:25:07,311 --> 00:25:10,846 This isn't bad at all. We've got four shovels here. 690 00:25:10,948 --> 00:25:15,751 Okay, so, the rule of thumb for planting a tree 691 00:25:15,820 --> 00:25:19,555 is the hole should be twice the diameter of the ball, 692 00:25:19,623 --> 00:25:21,624 and the depth of the hole should be such 693 00:25:21,626 --> 00:25:25,060 that the top of the root is just above grade. 694 00:25:25,129 --> 00:25:27,429 -Where's the excavator when you need one? -I know. 695 00:25:27,431 --> 00:25:29,164 It would have made it so much easier. 696 00:25:30,234 --> 00:25:32,701 This has some strapping in it. 697 00:25:32,703 --> 00:25:35,204 It's got strapping and it's got some metal I saw when you picked it up. 698 00:25:35,206 --> 00:25:37,106 -[man] It got a little... -[MJ] Oh, one of those basket things I love? 699 00:25:37,108 --> 00:25:38,741 -Combination teeth. -[MJ gasps] 700 00:25:38,842 --> 00:25:40,943 -[MJ] Can we save it? -Yeah, why don't you lift it up real quick 701 00:25:40,945 --> 00:25:43,412 -and I'll cut it? -Yes, okay. 702 00:25:43,414 --> 00:25:45,347 Now your basket's about to be intact. 703 00:25:45,416 --> 00:25:47,082 Around the root ball of the pine tree 704 00:25:47,084 --> 00:25:50,953 is a metal wire basket that we need to remove before we plant it. 705 00:25:50,955 --> 00:25:51,987 [MJ] Okay, here we go. 706 00:25:53,424 --> 00:25:55,224 -[Austin] Hold on. -[MJ] I love my basket. 707 00:25:55,226 --> 00:25:56,758 [Karen] All right. 708 00:25:56,760 --> 00:26:01,096 -[Cory] MJ! Use your basket! That's your wall art. -You are the best. 709 00:26:01,098 --> 00:26:03,265 [MJ] I'm obsessed with this. 710 00:26:04,168 --> 00:26:05,768 [MJ] I love this wire baske so much 711 00:26:05,836 --> 00:26:07,736 that I'm gonna turn it into wall art. 712 00:26:07,838 --> 00:26:10,205 Look at you turning trash into art. 713 00:26:10,207 --> 00:26:12,508 The student has become the master. 714 00:26:14,045 --> 00:26:16,111 This is going to be amazing. 715 00:26:16,113 --> 00:26:18,314 [Karen] Yep, that's it. You're there. 716 00:26:18,316 --> 00:26:20,516 Should be just about right. All right. 717 00:26:20,518 --> 00:26:22,217 Oh, that's perfect. Yeah. 718 00:26:22,820 --> 00:26:24,153 I love this tree. 719 00:26:24,254 --> 00:26:27,756 Ohh, look how pretty that looks. 720 00:26:27,858 --> 00:26:29,792 [Karen] In addition to our magnificent pine, 721 00:26:29,794 --> 00:26:33,162 we're adding some inkberry and roses off the sidewalk 722 00:26:33,230 --> 00:26:34,964 to really welcome people to the house. 723 00:26:36,634 --> 00:26:38,601 I mean, this looks fabulous. 724 00:26:38,603 --> 00:26:41,170 -[MJ] Welcome. -[Karen] Welcome to your new home. 725 00:26:47,244 --> 00:26:50,045 [Mina] We've got lots of luxurious gold light fixtures 726 00:26:50,047 --> 00:26:51,813 going up all over the house 727 00:26:52,917 --> 00:26:55,918 and the addition of the beam really takes this place to the next level 728 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:59,254 and actually gives the illusion to the house being wider than it really i 729 00:27:05,429 --> 00:27:07,529 [Mina] You know, from the front she doesn't look bad, 730 00:27:07,531 --> 00:27:09,531 but she's got a mean lean. 731 00:27:17,508 --> 00:27:19,642 Why is our brand new tree falling over? 732 00:27:20,144 --> 00:27:21,243 It's a mess, Mina. 733 00:27:28,786 --> 00:27:30,819 [Mina] Why is our brand new tree falling over? 734 00:27:30,821 --> 00:27:32,054 She's got a mean lean. 735 00:27:33,290 --> 00:27:34,523 [Cory] This is a mess, Mina. 736 00:27:34,525 --> 00:27:35,924 This very crooked tree 737 00:27:35,926 --> 00:27:38,127 is not the first impression I want buyers to see. 738 00:27:38,129 --> 00:27:40,729 I know, and if buyers come and they see this tree crooked 739 00:27:40,731 --> 00:27:42,631 they're gonna want to know what else is wrong with the house 740 00:27:42,633 --> 00:27:43,832 and may be done poorly. 741 00:27:44,568 --> 00:27:45,534 [Karen] Hello? 742 00:27:45,536 --> 00:27:48,504 Yo, your tree bulb is up out of the ground. 743 00:27:49,740 --> 00:27:50,406 [Karen] What? 744 00:27:50,408 --> 00:27:52,307 She's got a mean lean. 745 00:27:52,309 --> 00:27:53,509 [Cory] Because we put the hose on it 746 00:27:53,511 --> 00:27:54,843 after we got done planting it. 747 00:27:54,845 --> 00:27:59,048 So much water that I think it floated out of its spot. 748 00:27:59,149 --> 00:28:02,117 [Karen] Staking it probably makes sense. [chuckles] 749 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,720 -Yeah, we can give it hell. -Yeah, he said we can give it hell. 750 00:28:04,722 --> 00:28:07,022 I'm even wearing boots that I didn't want to get dirty today. 751 00:28:07,024 --> 00:28:08,490 [Mina] He's even wearing boots 752 00:28:08,492 --> 00:28:09,558 -he didn't want to get dirty today he said. -Having a real moment. 753 00:28:09,626 --> 00:28:10,959 [Karen laughs] 754 00:28:11,028 --> 00:28:12,761 I was not prepared to go to war with this tree today, 755 00:28:12,863 --> 00:28:14,663 but I think I'm gonna take one for the team. 756 00:28:14,765 --> 00:28:16,165 So, we're gonna stake the tree 757 00:28:16,233 --> 00:28:20,102 and then over time it will develop enough of a root system 758 00:28:20,104 --> 00:28:22,538 to hold itself upright. 759 00:28:22,639 --> 00:28:24,406 -No, that's not bad at all. -[Austin] Oh. 760 00:28:24,408 --> 00:28:25,574 [Tad] That's not bad at all. 761 00:28:25,609 --> 00:28:26,809 We're gonna have to hold it for a very long time 762 00:28:26,811 --> 00:28:28,110 while they run the wires is the problem. 763 00:28:28,112 --> 00:28:29,311 -I ain't scared. -All right. 764 00:28:29,313 --> 00:28:32,414 -You and I? -I'm not scared, it's just not easy. 765 00:28:32,416 --> 00:28:33,916 [Tad] We'll get it straight. 766 00:28:33,918 --> 00:28:35,818 When they need muscle do you know who they call? 767 00:28:35,820 --> 00:28:37,553 They call Tad and Austin. 768 00:28:37,621 --> 00:28:39,421 I had suggested using a truck to pull the tree, 769 00:28:39,423 --> 00:28:42,257 but Tad had other ideas and suggested us instead. 770 00:28:42,359 --> 00:28:45,961 Today is gonna be a workout, buddy, and the yard is our gym. 771 00:28:46,497 --> 00:28:48,063 Okay, okay, heave. 772 00:28:48,132 --> 00:28:49,765 -That's the heave. Keep going. -Keep going. 773 00:28:49,867 --> 00:28:51,734 [Tad] Which way does it need to go to? 774 00:28:51,736 --> 00:28:53,402 -Towards me. -Okay. 775 00:28:53,404 --> 00:28:54,503 [Mina] More, more. 776 00:28:55,639 --> 00:28:56,939 -There we go. -Okay? 777 00:28:57,942 --> 00:28:59,408 [Tad] It's heavier than I anticipated. 778 00:29:01,045 --> 00:29:03,946 [Karen] Okay. All right, let's see what she does. 779 00:29:04,849 --> 00:29:06,615 -Oh, my hands. -[cheers] 780 00:29:07,151 --> 00:29:08,751 -Woo! -[claps hands] 781 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:10,119 Not too bad. 782 00:29:10,121 --> 00:29:11,519 -Good job. -All right. 783 00:29:20,664 --> 00:29:22,131 [Mina] With the front yard landscaping complete, 784 00:29:22,133 --> 00:29:25,534 Mom's taking some inspiratio from our front door color 785 00:29:25,536 --> 00:29:27,636 and giving the back patio a splash of rose 786 00:29:27,738 --> 00:29:29,204 with pink planters and curtains. 787 00:29:32,209 --> 00:29:35,611 So, this has to go like this to make it work. 788 00:29:35,613 --> 00:29:39,414 Wow, this is a very little thing that's doing a lot. 789 00:29:43,587 --> 00:29:44,620 This is super light. 790 00:29:45,523 --> 00:29:46,655 [Mina] Inside, the guys installed 791 00:29:46,657 --> 00:29:48,257 a lightwood barn door on the powder room, 792 00:29:50,427 --> 00:29:52,394 and MJ has just one last tou 793 00:29:52,396 --> 00:29:55,230 that'll really help complete our luxury look in the powder room. 794 00:29:56,767 --> 00:29:59,268 -Hello, hello. -What's happening, high speed? 795 00:29:59,369 --> 00:30:02,604 Fancy meeting you here. It is loud and crazy in there. 796 00:30:02,606 --> 00:30:04,306 -What's happening? -I'll tell you what. 797 00:30:04,308 --> 00:30:05,607 What am I here doing? 798 00:30:05,609 --> 00:30:09,211 So, we're making our own little custom backsplash. 799 00:30:09,213 --> 00:30:11,113 So, my dream for a cute little pedestal sink 800 00:30:11,115 --> 00:30:12,514 has been completely crushed 801 00:30:12,516 --> 00:30:14,750 and we're gonna have to go with another vanity. 802 00:30:14,852 --> 00:30:16,952 It's dark wood and it's still super cute 803 00:30:16,954 --> 00:30:19,221 but its backsplash doesn't fit. 804 00:30:19,223 --> 00:30:22,224 So now we're gonna have to come up with some custom moment 805 00:30:22,226 --> 00:30:25,460 to create a little backsplas on the back of the vanity, 806 00:30:25,562 --> 00:30:28,130 so it can protect the grass cloth wallpaper. 807 00:30:28,132 --> 00:30:31,667 -Okay, so, I got three boards like this. -Okay. 808 00:30:31,735 --> 00:30:37,940 -And one will go in the front, behind the faucet -The faucet. 809 00:30:38,008 --> 00:30:39,541 -as the backsplash. -Okay. 810 00:30:39,610 --> 00:30:42,711 And then I have two that'll go on either side of the vanity, 811 00:30:42,713 --> 00:30:44,112 and it'll kind of do this stance. 812 00:30:44,114 --> 00:30:46,248 -Are you ready? I'm about to wash my hands. -Uh-huh. 813 00:30:46,851 --> 00:30:47,716 Go like this. 814 00:30:48,319 --> 00:30:50,419 Whoa. 815 00:30:50,421 --> 00:30:53,288 It's gonna have that much curvature to it? 816 00:30:53,290 --> 00:30:55,524 Yeah. I can call Tad. 817 00:30:56,427 --> 00:30:59,862 -I'd love to see that. -[both laugh] 818 00:30:59,963 --> 00:31:01,129 I love Tad so much, 819 00:31:01,131 --> 00:31:02,097 -So much. -so I wasn't gonna say 820 00:31:02,099 --> 00:31:03,532 that I'm better at carpentry than he is 821 00:31:03,534 --> 00:31:04,967 but I think I'm going to say now 822 00:31:04,969 --> 00:31:06,435 that I'm better at carpentry than he is. 823 00:31:06,437 --> 00:31:08,370 And I think for today and all future projects 824 00:31:08,405 --> 00:31:10,205 I'm going to remain Switzerland. 825 00:31:10,207 --> 00:31:12,541 -We're gonna jigsaw out the shape first, -Yeah. 826 00:31:12,643 --> 00:31:13,742 and then what we can do 827 00:31:13,744 --> 00:31:16,411 is take my new high speed router that I grabbed. 828 00:31:16,413 --> 00:31:17,546 So we're gonna use that 829 00:31:17,615 --> 00:31:18,947 -to create our little decorative edge. -Okay. 830 00:31:19,049 --> 00:31:21,116 Wow. 831 00:31:21,118 --> 00:31:22,851 And then what I was thinking, MJ... 832 00:31:24,655 --> 00:31:26,822 Do you want another detail like this? 833 00:31:26,824 --> 00:31:28,924 [MJ Coyle] Yeah! Oh, yeah! 834 00:31:42,907 --> 00:31:44,306 Take it inside, see what it does. 835 00:31:44,308 --> 00:31:45,340 Yeah! 836 00:31:45,409 --> 00:31:46,408 Let's see this dog hunt. 837 00:31:47,044 --> 00:31:48,110 Oh, it's going to hunt. 838 00:31:48,112 --> 00:31:49,177 [MJ] Oh, we'll see. 839 00:31:50,214 --> 00:31:52,447 [Cory Miller] I mean, stand back and look at it, 840 00:31:52,549 --> 00:31:53,515 it's really sick! 841 00:31:53,517 --> 00:31:54,816 [MJ] That is pretty hot! 842 00:31:54,818 --> 00:31:57,853 [Cory] It looks so expensive, too! 843 00:31:57,922 --> 00:31:58,787 Yaa! 844 00:31:58,789 --> 00:32:00,756 -Yaa! -[laughing] 845 00:32:00,857 --> 00:32:03,592 [MJ] It's gonna look amazin when we get it stained. 846 00:32:03,594 --> 00:32:05,027 I'm gonna take this to color match. 847 00:32:05,029 --> 00:32:06,495 The best powder room we've ever done. 848 00:32:06,497 --> 00:32:07,795 This is sick. 849 00:32:07,797 --> 00:32:09,431 -And no one died. -And I didn't have to do the wallpaper. 850 00:32:18,509 --> 00:32:19,808 [MJ] 'Kay, this guy's done. 851 00:32:19,810 --> 00:32:22,110 [Karen Laine] It looks really good! 852 00:32:22,813 --> 00:32:23,612 Great. 853 00:32:24,815 --> 00:32:26,214 Let's see how this goes. 854 00:32:26,216 --> 00:32:27,215 [Karen] Let's see. 855 00:32:27,217 --> 00:32:28,817 [MJ] I'm a little bit nervous! 856 00:32:30,521 --> 00:32:32,621 [Karen] Look at how good that looks! 857 00:32:32,623 --> 00:32:34,957 I really stuck my foot in this powder room, I must say. 858 00:32:35,626 --> 00:32:36,858 You stuck your foot in it? 859 00:32:36,927 --> 00:32:38,026 Is that how you say that? 860 00:32:38,028 --> 00:32:39,795 Like, really went for it. Really... 861 00:32:39,797 --> 00:32:41,029 Is that how you say it? 862 00:32:41,031 --> 00:32:42,431 I don't know, I've never heard that expression before, 863 00:32:42,433 --> 00:32:44,199 which doesn't mean it's not a real expression. 864 00:32:44,201 --> 00:32:46,168 -You kids these days. -Might not be. 865 00:32:46,236 --> 00:32:47,569 [Karen] Well, this is fabulous. 866 00:32:58,015 --> 00:32:59,514 -And the stairs are in! -Yep! 867 00:32:59,516 --> 00:33:00,816 No handrail, I can live with that. 868 00:33:00,818 --> 00:33:02,818 We'll need to get one before we sell, 869 00:33:02,820 --> 00:33:05,954 but it look so cool, let's just show it like this this weekend. 870 00:33:05,956 --> 00:33:07,522 -It's fine. -No couch yet? 871 00:33:07,524 --> 00:33:08,657 -No couch yet. -Okay. 872 00:33:08,725 --> 00:33:10,192 -It'll be here. -But we have steps... 873 00:33:10,194 --> 00:33:11,426 -Yep. -...so we can take some of this stuff upstairs, right? 874 00:33:11,428 --> 00:33:12,461 All up to the main bedroom. 875 00:33:12,463 --> 00:33:13,462 [Mina Starsiak] This goes upstairs? Okay. 876 00:33:13,563 --> 00:33:14,629 I'm gonna start taking stuff up. 877 00:33:21,405 --> 00:33:23,205 What else goes up? 878 00:33:23,207 --> 00:33:25,207 -Um, this guy. Yep. -Okay. 879 00:33:27,945 --> 00:33:30,112 We're bringing in a lot of elegant pieces 880 00:33:30,114 --> 00:33:32,614 that are going to play into our small, 881 00:33:32,616 --> 00:33:34,216 but luxurious theme. 882 00:33:34,218 --> 00:33:35,283 -Kitchen? -Yep. 883 00:33:36,620 --> 00:33:39,221 The plan is to finish all the staging this week 884 00:33:39,223 --> 00:33:41,356 so we can show the house next week. 885 00:33:41,425 --> 00:33:43,258 And I already have one showing lined up 886 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:44,626 with a buyer on Friday, 887 00:33:44,628 --> 00:33:46,762 so, Hannah, who bought one our houses on Charles, 888 00:33:46,830 --> 00:33:49,865 her boyfriend is also interested in buying a house 889 00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:51,933 and maybe it will be one 890 00:33:51,935 --> 00:33:53,468 they can live together in eventually. 891 00:33:53,504 --> 00:33:55,537 So, we're staging the house with him in mind, 892 00:33:55,639 --> 00:33:58,106 and making some of the rooms a little more masculine. 893 00:33:58,108 --> 00:34:01,309 The beams just really make the room come together, MJ. 894 00:34:01,311 --> 00:34:04,913 [MJ] You know, it was feeling a little thin, 895 00:34:04,915 --> 00:34:06,648 but these kinda make it look... 896 00:34:06,717 --> 00:34:08,417 -They make it look a little girthy. -Yeah. 897 00:34:08,419 --> 00:34:10,218 -[Mina] Right? -[MJ] Super girthy. 898 00:34:10,220 --> 00:34:11,153 [Mina] Okay... 899 00:34:11,822 --> 00:34:13,555 There we go. Okay. 900 00:34:15,459 --> 00:34:18,093 Between the beams, the gold fixtures, the gold pendants 901 00:34:18,095 --> 00:34:20,462 the chandeliers, like, all the elegant decor, 902 00:34:20,564 --> 00:34:22,831 we've really kicked this tiny house up a couple notches. 903 00:34:24,902 --> 00:34:26,001 [MJ] Even though it's small 904 00:34:26,003 --> 00:34:27,736 it's very sophisticated and elegant. 905 00:34:30,007 --> 00:34:32,307 [Mina] I'm not gonna lie, this thing turned out cool. 906 00:34:32,309 --> 00:34:34,443 Wow, thank you! Tree trash! 907 00:34:35,412 --> 00:34:37,245 There was a wire root cage around the tree 908 00:34:37,314 --> 00:34:39,047 that we planted out front, so I took it home, 909 00:34:39,049 --> 00:34:41,917 spray painted it, and we're gonna make it into an art piece for the wall. 910 00:34:41,919 --> 00:34:43,518 [Mina] It's gonna add a little bit of edginess, 911 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,421 I think it's gonna make the room feel a little more masculine. 912 00:34:46,423 --> 00:34:48,924 Hopefully, it's gonna be Zack's vibe, uh, 913 00:34:48,926 --> 00:34:52,027 'cause, uh, we were a little self-indulgent with the pink and gold. 914 00:34:52,029 --> 00:34:54,663 Don't make assumptions about how guys feel about pink and gold, 915 00:34:54,764 --> 00:34:55,497 they could love it. 916 00:34:55,499 --> 00:34:57,032 Let's hope so. 917 00:34:58,635 --> 00:35:01,937 I haven't done, like, a more masculine-leaning bedroom in a long time. 918 00:35:01,939 --> 00:35:02,904 It's good! 919 00:35:02,906 --> 00:35:04,606 It's very exciting! 920 00:35:14,618 --> 00:35:16,051 [Karen] Good morning, guys! 921 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:17,419 -[Hannah] Good morning! -[Zack] Hey, good morning. 922 00:35:17,421 --> 00:35:18,954 -[Mina] Good to see you again. -Hello, hello! 923 00:35:18,956 --> 00:35:21,223 We're in The Valley, which is really close to you. 924 00:35:21,225 --> 00:35:23,358 Um, so, welcome to The Valley. 925 00:35:24,027 --> 00:35:25,227 -Oh, wow! -Oh, wow! 926 00:35:32,402 --> 00:35:33,802 -Oh, my goodness! -Wow. 927 00:35:33,804 --> 00:35:35,504 This is stunning! 928 00:35:35,506 --> 00:35:36,738 So, this was an empty lot, 929 00:35:36,807 --> 00:35:39,040 and, honestly, didn't even look like a lot existed 930 00:35:39,109 --> 00:35:41,243 'cause there was a fence here that was so overgrown. 931 00:35:41,344 --> 00:35:43,011 But once we were able to cut that all back, 932 00:35:43,013 --> 00:35:44,813 you've got a good size lot, and you've got parking in the back. 933 00:35:44,815 --> 00:35:46,081 It's a good time to get in. 934 00:35:46,083 --> 00:35:47,916 This house in Fountain Square would probably be about 935 00:35:47,918 --> 00:35:49,818 $480,000 would be my guess. 936 00:35:49,820 --> 00:35:51,085 Oh, wow! 937 00:35:51,154 --> 00:35:53,922 -And it's the bargain price of $289,000! -[laughing] 938 00:35:55,959 --> 00:35:57,959 [Mina] Outside, we went with board and batten sidin 939 00:35:57,961 --> 00:35:59,728 to make it feel a little bit more modern. 940 00:35:59,730 --> 00:36:02,063 Um, went with that darker color to kind of ground it, 941 00:36:02,065 --> 00:36:03,298 but white trim. 942 00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:05,634 Um, the front door color, we wanted a pop of color. 943 00:36:05,636 --> 00:36:06,902 She's pretty for sure. 944 00:36:06,904 --> 00:36:08,270 It looks good, right? 945 00:36:08,305 --> 00:36:10,839 -Yeah. -And it matches the flowers in the front. 946 00:36:10,941 --> 00:36:12,340 -[Zack] Beautiful. -[Karen] And I leaned into the pink 947 00:36:12,442 --> 00:36:13,742 with the landscaping. 948 00:36:13,810 --> 00:36:15,043 [Hannah] Stunning. 949 00:36:15,045 --> 00:36:16,711 [Zack] I love all those windows right out front. 950 00:36:16,713 --> 00:36:18,413 It's super open, I can just imagine 951 00:36:18,415 --> 00:36:19,548 all the life that's gonna be in there. 952 00:36:19,649 --> 00:36:20,949 Pretty soon, you won't have to imagine, 953 00:36:20,951 --> 00:36:22,050 we should go inside. 954 00:36:22,052 --> 00:36:23,718 -Yeah, yeah let's do that. -Let's do it. 955 00:36:23,720 --> 00:36:24,753 [Karen laughing] 956 00:36:28,158 --> 00:36:29,658 Ta-da! 957 00:36:30,727 --> 00:36:32,027 -Oh, wow! -Oh, awesome! 958 00:36:32,629 --> 00:36:33,828 [Hannah] Holy cow! 959 00:36:34,731 --> 00:36:36,364 [Zack] Oh, it's amazing in here. 960 00:36:47,711 --> 00:36:49,044 Ta-da! 961 00:36:50,113 --> 00:36:51,613 -Oh, wow! -Oh, awesome! 962 00:36:59,156 --> 00:37:01,022 -[Mina] What do you think? -[Hannah] Holy cow! 963 00:37:01,024 --> 00:37:02,824 -Oh, it's amazing in here. -This is stunning. 964 00:37:02,826 --> 00:37:04,426 Because it's all-new construction, 965 00:37:04,428 --> 00:37:05,860 um, went a little crazy, 966 00:37:05,962 --> 00:37:08,263 and decided to do very high ceilings. 967 00:37:08,966 --> 00:37:10,265 And then we added some beams 968 00:37:10,367 --> 00:37:12,601 These aren't actually structural, there just prett 969 00:37:12,603 --> 00:37:14,603 And it's a really nice big open floorplan. 970 00:37:14,605 --> 00:37:16,605 I feel like this is the perfect entertaining space 971 00:37:16,607 --> 00:37:18,506 with the layout with the kitchen right in between 972 00:37:18,508 --> 00:37:20,308 'cause everyone just hangs out there, that's where you land. 973 00:37:20,310 --> 00:37:21,209 Absolutely. 974 00:37:21,211 --> 00:37:22,444 But you can see everything, 975 00:37:22,446 --> 00:37:23,478 we've got the floors all the way throughout, 976 00:37:23,480 --> 00:37:24,746 these are EVP. 977 00:37:24,815 --> 00:37:26,615 They're super, super durable 978 00:37:26,617 --> 00:37:27,548 [Zack] Beautifu 979 00:37:27,550 --> 00:37:30,218 And I love the stairs as-is so much, 980 00:37:30,220 --> 00:37:31,552 there is no handrail right now, 981 00:37:31,554 --> 00:37:33,421 which is not to code, but I didn't wanna put one u 982 00:37:33,423 --> 00:37:35,156 'cause I wanted you to see it fully open. 983 00:37:35,225 --> 00:37:37,926 It looks beautiful, I like living life on the edge, 984 00:37:37,928 --> 00:37:40,095 -no handrail, I'll risk it. -[laughing] 985 00:37:40,097 --> 00:37:43,031 [Zack] This isn't like your typical starter home. 986 00:37:43,033 --> 00:37:46,067 Yeah, the finishes do not scream, "Starter home," 987 00:37:46,069 --> 00:37:49,104 but the price point does. 988 00:37:49,106 --> 00:37:51,640 So, just keep that in the back of your noodle. 989 00:37:51,741 --> 00:37:52,940 Let's go take in the kitchen, 990 00:37:52,942 --> 00:37:54,743 and you can throw your coats on the bench if you want. 991 00:37:57,748 --> 00:37:58,947 Oh, wow! 992 00:37:59,516 --> 00:38:01,016 This is amazing! 993 00:38:01,618 --> 00:38:03,752 [Mina] Just a big island! 994 00:38:03,853 --> 00:38:04,953 Love a big island. 995 00:38:04,955 --> 00:38:08,123 [Mina] This is quartzite, it's so beautiful. 996 00:38:08,125 --> 00:38:09,858 Has really, really cool veining. 997 00:38:09,926 --> 00:38:11,126 There's, like, some spots that have, 998 00:38:11,128 --> 00:38:12,594 like, a little bit of a hunter green, 999 00:38:12,596 --> 00:38:14,963 and there's gold and brown, lots of movement, 1000 00:38:14,965 --> 00:38:16,765 and this is just huge. 1001 00:38:16,833 --> 00:38:19,067 And we have a little surpris for you under the stairs. 1002 00:38:19,836 --> 00:38:22,170 -Oh, wow! -Oh my goodness. 1003 00:38:22,238 --> 00:38:24,139 It already has a cart ready to go, 1004 00:38:24,207 --> 00:38:25,940 you could literally put it all in there. 1005 00:38:25,942 --> 00:38:28,209 -Oh, you have a bar cart already? -[Hannah] He has a bar cart. 1006 00:38:28,211 --> 00:38:30,745 -[Zack] I do. -You're ready, bro! You're so ready. 1007 00:38:30,847 --> 00:38:32,314 -[Hannah] So, yeah. -But take a little spin around. 1008 00:38:32,316 --> 00:38:34,449 Look at your really fancy stove. 1009 00:38:34,551 --> 00:38:35,883 - That is not... -[Zack] Oh, wow! 1010 00:38:35,919 --> 00:38:38,353 -[Mina] ...a first-time homebuyer's stove. -[Hannah] Amazing. 1011 00:38:38,455 --> 00:38:41,423 We've got the backsplash going all the way up, 1012 00:38:41,425 --> 00:38:43,358 and other than it just being pretty, 1013 00:38:43,427 --> 00:38:45,694 it makes it so easy to clean. 1014 00:38:45,696 --> 00:38:46,928 'Cause you don't have any grout lines. 1015 00:38:46,930 --> 00:38:48,163 [Hannah] Very nice. 1016 00:38:48,231 --> 00:38:49,331 [Mina] Which one's the cleaner? 1017 00:38:50,734 --> 00:38:51,866 I like to clean. 1018 00:38:51,935 --> 00:38:53,935 -I like a nice tidy space. -[Mina] Yeah, no! 1019 00:38:53,937 --> 00:38:55,303 [Hannah] Very, extremely clean. 1020 00:38:55,305 --> 00:38:57,405 You know, there's always gonna be one person 1021 00:38:57,407 --> 00:38:59,240 who is more of a cleaner than the other person. 1022 00:38:59,309 --> 00:39:00,742 So, it's okay. 1023 00:39:00,844 --> 00:39:02,310 He's enjoying himself, just let him. 1024 00:39:02,312 --> 00:39:04,045 [laughing] 1025 00:39:04,114 --> 00:39:06,514 We don't usually show off the powder rooms, 1026 00:39:06,516 --> 00:39:08,450 but this one is really, really cute. 1027 00:39:09,419 --> 00:39:10,852 -[Hannah] Oh, wow! -Wow! 1028 00:39:15,959 --> 00:39:18,727 Oh, my gosh, this is super neat. 1029 00:39:18,729 --> 00:39:20,261 -Very nice. -[Hannah] Mmm-hmm. 1030 00:39:20,363 --> 00:39:22,063 The wallpaper's incredible. 1031 00:39:22,065 --> 00:39:23,331 [Mina] And you've got a nice vanity 1032 00:39:23,333 --> 00:39:25,033 with marble top out here. 1033 00:39:25,035 --> 00:39:28,069 MJ made that curved edge, 1034 00:39:28,105 --> 00:39:30,105 and it is a really good example 1035 00:39:30,107 --> 00:39:32,807 of how a really small additi 1036 00:39:32,809 --> 00:39:34,309 can change a whole space. 1037 00:39:34,311 --> 00:39:36,344 [Mina] I feel like we're having a really lovely time 1038 00:39:36,413 --> 00:39:38,012 just hanging out in your powder room, 1039 00:39:38,014 --> 00:39:39,948 I think we can go check out the dining room a little closer. 1040 00:39:39,950 --> 00:39:41,081 [Zack] Let's do it. 1041 00:39:43,954 --> 00:39:45,520 -Oh, wow. -Oh, man, it looks awesome out here. 1042 00:39:45,522 --> 00:39:46,821 [Hannah] I love it! 1043 00:39:53,463 --> 00:39:55,530 [Mina] We have five seats around this round, 1044 00:39:55,532 --> 00:39:57,966 and these are large armchair 1045 00:39:57,968 --> 00:40:00,935 If you had a table going longways with an extender, 1046 00:40:00,937 --> 00:40:03,605 you could fit a lot more people in here if you wanted to. 1047 00:40:03,607 --> 00:40:05,607 -Um... -Awesome for hosting for sure. 1048 00:40:05,609 --> 00:40:07,275 [Mina] Yeah! 1049 00:40:07,277 --> 00:40:09,344 -We're gonna go around back and check out the back yard. -[Hannah] Okay! 1050 00:40:14,451 --> 00:40:16,317 [Mina] You've got a nice little covered patio back here. 1051 00:40:16,319 --> 00:40:17,352 [Hannah] Oh, wow! 1052 00:40:17,454 --> 00:40:19,320 Oh, and all the pink, it matches the front door. 1053 00:40:19,322 --> 00:40:20,522 -[Hannah chuckling] -[Zack] Beautiful. 1054 00:40:20,524 --> 00:40:22,757 [Karen] I leaned hard into the pink. 1055 00:40:26,029 --> 00:40:28,163 You can put any color curtain you want up here. 1056 00:40:28,231 --> 00:40:31,065 You can close them when it's not windy for more privacy. 1057 00:40:31,134 --> 00:40:32,700 But, you know, here you go. 1058 00:40:32,702 --> 00:40:34,068 [Hannah] Oh, I love this, 1059 00:40:34,137 --> 00:40:36,204 [Karen] Yeah, just enjoy yourselves, sit in the sunshine. 1060 00:40:36,206 --> 00:40:38,339 But also, there were two of these 1061 00:40:38,441 --> 00:40:40,708 under a bunch of construction debris, 1062 00:40:40,710 --> 00:40:43,311 and Cory and I turned it into a table. 1063 00:40:43,313 --> 00:40:44,311 [Hannah] Very nice. 1064 00:40:44,381 --> 00:40:46,114 We still have some awesome spaces upstairs, 1065 00:40:46,116 --> 00:40:47,816 so, let's go back up there. 1066 00:40:47,818 --> 00:40:48,616 [Zack] Let's do it. 1067 00:40:53,457 --> 00:40:54,522 Oh, wow. 1068 00:40:56,326 --> 00:40:57,826 [Zack] Oh, it's beautiful in here. 1069 00:41:03,967 --> 00:41:06,501 I love the light fixture so much. 1070 00:41:06,503 --> 00:41:08,068 [Mina] You've got a decent size main bedroom, 1071 00:41:08,070 --> 00:41:09,938 and there's great natural light coming through the windows. 1072 00:41:09,940 --> 00:41:13,007 And this is a queen, but yo could easily fit a king. 1073 00:41:13,009 --> 00:41:14,209 -I love it. -[Karen] Yeah. 1074 00:41:14,211 --> 00:41:16,144 Behind another super cute barn door, 1075 00:41:16,213 --> 00:41:17,812 we've got your full bath ensuite 1076 00:41:17,814 --> 00:41:19,614 with double vanity. 1077 00:41:19,616 --> 00:41:20,715 [Hannah] Oh, wow! 1078 00:41:22,619 --> 00:41:23,518 Oh! 1079 00:41:24,955 --> 00:41:27,255 It's awesome in here. 1080 00:41:27,324 --> 00:41:29,757 [Hannah] The double sink with the vanity! 1081 00:41:29,826 --> 00:41:31,626 [gasps] Oh, my goodness! 1082 00:41:31,628 --> 00:41:33,261 [Zack] I love the tile work back here. 1083 00:41:33,296 --> 00:41:34,729 [Hannah] This is very pretty 1084 00:41:34,731 --> 00:41:37,065 [Zack] I mean, the shower's massive! 1085 00:41:37,133 --> 00:41:38,566 -[Hannah] That is a really big shower. -[Zack] Love it. 1086 00:41:38,635 --> 00:41:39,667 [Mina] Let's go back downstairs 1087 00:41:39,736 --> 00:41:40,869 and we can go through the numbers. 1088 00:41:43,940 --> 00:41:47,041 So, he is in a rental situation 1089 00:41:47,143 --> 00:41:48,409 for, what, four or five more months? 1090 00:41:48,411 --> 00:41:49,444 Yes. 1091 00:41:49,546 --> 00:41:51,946 And whether or not you end up buying right now 1092 00:41:52,015 --> 00:41:54,516 or in, you know, three, four, five months, 1093 00:41:54,518 --> 00:41:57,418 I think looking at a couple houses, that'll help you make the decision. 1094 00:41:57,420 --> 00:41:59,320 Yeah, definitely have a lot to think about, 1095 00:41:59,322 --> 00:42:00,922 but, I mean, the house is beautiful. 1096 00:42:00,924 --> 00:42:03,157 I have no complaints on it, I absolutely love it, 1097 00:42:03,226 --> 00:42:05,460 and would be very lucky to end up in here. 1098 00:42:05,562 --> 00:42:07,462 -So, it's a lot to think on. -[Karen] Yeah. 1099 00:42:09,533 --> 00:42:12,367 [Mina] Bought this property for around $10,000, 1100 00:42:12,435 --> 00:42:14,502 and was hoping to stay, you know, 1101 00:42:14,504 --> 00:42:17,705 ideally, under $200,000 or so. 1102 00:42:17,707 --> 00:42:19,307 But because it's a newer neighborhood, 1103 00:42:19,309 --> 00:42:22,243 we really wanted to put som wow factor into this house. 1104 00:42:22,312 --> 00:42:24,212 So, we added some more high-end finishes 1105 00:42:24,214 --> 00:42:26,681 that we would normally not do for a starter home 1106 00:42:26,683 --> 00:42:28,016 to really draw in buyers. 1107 00:42:28,018 --> 00:42:29,918 So, we went a bit over budge 1108 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:32,420 knowing it's gonna be a loss-leader for us. 1109 00:42:32,422 --> 00:42:36,224 Our profit margin's gonna be pretty, pretty slim on this one. 1110 00:42:36,226 --> 00:42:38,426 And while Zack decided the timing isn't gonna work out 1111 00:42:38,428 --> 00:42:39,727 for him on this house, 1112 00:42:39,729 --> 00:42:41,329 I'm hoping someone will grab it up soon 1113 00:42:41,331 --> 00:42:43,665 because this is our second house in The Valley. 1114 00:42:43,766 --> 00:42:47,669 We have half a dozen or so more that we're rolling into. 1115 00:42:47,737 --> 00:42:50,405 [Karen] And I always love to see neighborhoods grow. 1116 00:42:50,407 --> 00:42:52,640 That's why we do what we do 1117 00:42:52,709 --> 00:42:55,209 [Mina] There's a lot of exciting things to come for this area, 1118 00:42:55,211 --> 00:42:56,811 and we can't wait to be a part of it.