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[narrator] And now in Southern California,
Page Turner from Fix My Flip
helps Dawn finally realize her dream of buying a beach home.
-[Jessica] I love the view. -Good job, Page,
[narrator] But her expectations may be too high.
I'm just not sure if my furniture is gonna fit in here.
Well, Dawn, here's the short of it, it's not.
-I have to start giving you some hard truths right now. -[scoffs]
[doorbell rings]
[theme music playing]
♪ We can take on anything ♪
♪ It's about time, baby to rise up ♪
-Hi, Page. -Katy, how are you?
[Katy] I'm good. How's it going?
[Page] Good. My client, she's looking for a beach home,
and I thought about your listing
and I wanted to see if it was still available.
[Katy] It is available right now,
but as you know, it might not be.
So the sooner you can bring her, the better.
I'm on my way to Dawn's house to meet her and her daughter, Jessica.
Dawn is a loving and hardworking mother,
grandmother and business owner that's looking to downsize.
-How are you feeling? -Nervous, anxiety about finding a new place.
It's gonna be hard to walk away from this place,
There's so many memories here,
but I'm excited to get closer to the beach.
Dawn has recently sold her current house,
and has just one month to find her new beach house.
And I know I'm the perfect person to do that
because from fixer uppers to turn keys, I have seen it all
when it comes to Southern California real estate.
I'm overwhelmed right now.
You called me in because you trust my judgment.
You've seen my work, and we'll all come together. It's a whole lot at one time.
They just need my help with some redirection.
I think we can get one too for this.
-What? -[Page] What?
[all cheering]
-My work here is done. -Is done.
[Page] Dawn was referred to me by a mutual friend.
So now I'm going to meet her in person
so that we can find her that perfect beach house.
-Hello. -[Jessica] Hi, Page.
-So good to meet you in person. -[Page] You as well.
I love your home.
I think Page is the perfect person to help us
'cause she's had so much experience renovating homes,
or even picking out real estate.
She's gonna walk in there and pick everything out we need to know
to be able to make a quick decision.
So, Dawn, you just closed on this house?
-Yes. Mmm. -After 15 years of living here.
-Thirty days to find a place. -Mmm.
Why are we moving?
It was a hard decision,
-but my husband passed away... -[Page] Was it?
-...about, uh, seven years ago. -Oh, I'm sorry. Okay.
It's just a big house for one person.
Before my husband passed away,
we had started looking for a beach home.
He knew that's what I ultimately wanted.
It's gonna be hard, but he will be happy that I'm moving forward.
-How many square feet are we in? -[Dawn] 4,450.
I kinda like around 2,000 square feet.
-Okay. -[Dawn] One story, a three bedroom at least
so that my grandkids could come over and spend the night.
I mean, three, you have four now.
We don't use them all.
-So probably two because-- -Two, Jessica?
-I mean, if we're really close... -No.
-...and we can hear the waves. -No. [laughs]
It would be interesting to see
-what a two bedroom... -Oh, you want a beachfront property.
-Well... -Well, hold on a minute.
-No, I don't want a beachfront property... -[laughs]
...because I feel like in the summer there's too much foot traffic.
She doesn't like people walking by and looking in.
-I wanna be fairly close, but... -Makes sense. Yeah.
-...yeah, we could either walk... -Walk to the downtown.
-or take a golf cart, or... -Got it. Okay.
What beach cities are you looking in?
Laguna Beach, San Clemente.
Do you want to keep the same very beautiful
traditional style you had here?
-I like country chic. -Country chic.
-This is good. -She says she's a simple cowgirl,
-but she's a little fancy. -[Page] Who said that?
-You are fancy. -You are... [chuckles]
-You are not a simple cowgirl. -[Dawn laughs]
Very fancy cowgirl, which is great.
I would like to have an outdoor kitchen.
We're doing a lot of entertaining?
-[Dawn] I like to entertain a lot, yes. -Okay.
Another thing that's important to me
is that I really like the primary to have an attached bath.
What is your price range?
-Realistically, I think between $2 and $3 million. -[Page] Okay.
If we could get closer to $1.5 million.
I think a fixer upper would be interesting.
Then she'd have a little bit of a budget
to make it exactly what she wants
-'cause she's so picky. -[Page laughs]
-[Page] Are you in shock right now, Dawn? -Yeah.
I mean, I don't know about a fixer upper for me.
It's just I would like to customize things that I am adamant about,
but it would be easier if it was already in place
-and kind of move-in ready. -[Page] Okay.
You know what I love about this, though? You're open.
You need to find her a house within 30 days
because otherwise she's gonna be moving in with me,
-and I don't think we would survive that. -[chuckles]
-Oh my gosh. Thanks a lot, Jessica. -[laughs]
With Dawn and Jessica on our house tours,
I'm gonna really have to put on my counselor hat
to be a little mediator between the two
because they're so super opinionated, and I love that.
I have come armed with a listing for us to see.
And in this market, it's kind of a little hot spot.
So I feel like we need to go see it right now.
-Yes, let's go. -All right.
[narrator] So Page takes them to an updated coastal home in Laguna Beach.
-[Page] Why the beach? -We would spend a lot of time at the beach
-when they were younger. -Always in her bikini, on the sand
-getting a tan. -Yes, okay, Dawn.
-All right. I don't think so. -Those days are long gone, Page.
-I think you still have it in you, girl. -[chuckles] No.
[Page] I do have to share one thing.
You were very adamant about you want a one story.
This house is three.
-Three stories? What? -[chuckles] Yes.
-[Jessica] Wow. Look at this. -So, yeah.
Right across the street from the beach, like right across the street.
I know Dawn only wanted to see one-story homes,
but I just couldn't pass this home up.
This house is going to fly off the market.
So not only do I have to get her over here to see the house,
but she's gonna have to make a quick decision as well.
So this is the front of the house,
-which would also serve as your yard space. -[Jessica] Mmm.
[Dawn] It's a little small.
-I don't see a barbecue or anything. -Well, they don't have one.
You could definitely put one,
but it is what you would use for your outdoor entertaining.
[Jessica] It's very cute though.
[Page] It is listed or $2,640,000.
The listing agent is amazing.
She gave me the key.
-So... -Okay.
[Page] So let's start on the main floor,
-which is right upstairs. -Oh, I like this wood.
-[Page] Good. -[Dawn] It's kind of rustic.
Oh, my gosh.
-Look at this view. -[Dawn chuckles]
-[Dawn] Wow. I do love the view. -[Page laughs]
Look at this!
[Dawn] We'd have to see if there is a path
-down to the beach. -[Page] Right.
-There's one about a quarter mile that way. -Yeah.
[Page] And there's one about four or five houses over that way.
Well, let's just see the rest of the house.
-It is beautiful though. -[Page] It is beautiful.
-Good job, Page. -Let's go check it out though.
[all laughing]
[Page] Watch your step.
-I like the ceiling. -Yeah.
Nice vaulted ceiling.
The wood that you love on the wall, on the ceilings
is original from 1976.
When you find a place that's renovated,
but they were able to keep some of the charm from its original state,
that means that they cared about not just the look and presentation,
but how it's going to last for the next 30,
-40, 50 years. -Yeah, I like that.
This is different.
So this is a galley kitchen.
[Dawn] The kitchen is a little small for me,
and I don't know about all these angles.
I am used to more of an open kitchen with an island in it.
[Page] I'll tell you what I would have done.
I would have flip flopped the dining area and the kitchen.
So you walk up the stairs and here is your kitchen,
and then just slide everything over
and put your dining area at the back.
It's gonna be $30,000 to $50,000.
-So there's a little bit more than elbow grease. -Yeah.
We're already at the higher end of your price range,
so I don't think you have a lot of room for changing kitchens.
The kitchen was definitely small.
You are downsizing.
And when you're this close to the beach,
you are gonna have to sacrifice something.
[Page] We have the wood, original wood that continues downstairs.
So here's the first bedroom downstairs.
-[Jessica] Another balcony. -[Page] Another balcony, right.
-Isn't that nice? -[Dawn] Wow.
-A view from so many rooms. -Yeah.
Right across this hall.
-This full bath would service both bedrooms downstairs. -[Dawn] That's nice.
-[Page] Here's the second bedroom downstairs. -[Dawn] Yeah.
Gotta get my exercise.
[Jessica] They are half flights, though.
It's not... It doesn't seem like a normal staircase.
-[Page] So here's the primary. -[Jessica] Wow!
[Dawn] Wait. Where's the balcony? Where's the view?
-Here's the balcony. Here's a view. -[Dawn] Oh.
Oh, wow. No.
-[Page] Here's the balcony. Here's a view. -[Dawn] Oh. No.
That's when you know she doesn't like it.
-I know. She's like... -She's out.
Wait, it's going downhill.
[Dawn] I don't wanna sit out and look at my neighbors.
[Page] But let's also just notice we still have the vaulted ceilings,
-wood beams. -[Dawn] And I like the windows.
[Page] We still have the en suite to check out.
-It is a double vanity. -[Dawn] Oh.
This is small, too.
-Well, Mom, this is about downsizing, so... -Yeah.
Jessica is very opinionated with what she wants for her mom.
And I get it. I have three adult daughters.
They get bossy with me as well.
And I'm like, "Wait a minute. I'm a lot older than you,
but here you are bossing me around."
Sometimes they're right, though.
[Dawn] I mean, I love the original wood. I love the fireplace.
-The kitchen is a little small. -[Page] Mmm-hmm.
The view is amazing.
-I really did want about 2,000 square feet. -Yep.
♪ Keep me on my toes ♪
[narrator] So Page takes them to see a larger home
in the nearby town of San Clemente.
The house we're going to, they're asking $2,200,000.
-[Dawn] That sounds good. -It sounds good.
-You make me nervous though. -Let's see what you found.
[chuckles] See, that's the part that makes me nervous.
-"Let's see what you found." -[chuckles]
[Page] This is it right here.
[Dawn] I like the little white fence.
[car doors closing]
-So how far away from the beach are we? -[Page] About five blocks.
[Jessica] That's a little far for us to walk.
[Dawn] I think it'll be okay.
-There's a lot of cars parked on the street. -[Page] Yeah.
[Dawn] A lot of foot traffic up here.
-[Page] I have the keys. -[Jessica] Oh.
This is a Dutch door, so it opens on the top.
So you can let the breeze come in.
-Oh, I like that. -How cute is that?
Do you not love that? Like, "Hi, everybody."
-[Dawn] Oh, that's so cute. -Wow.
Imagine welcoming your guests with a Dutch door.
-[Jessica] Oh, my gosh. -[Dawn] Oh, wow.
I don't know how I would ever get those windows open, Jessica.
-A ladder. -[laughs]
-Oh, my gosh. -[laughing]
[Dawn] The kitchen looks a little contemporary to me.
Check out the island. A nice, rustic wrapped wood around it.
-There's... there's a little bit of burned wood, okay. -[Page laughing]
-[Dawn] Is this the family area in here? Yeah. Oh. -The living room. Mmm-hmm.
-[Dawn] It's a little small. -[Jessica] I think it's...
I'm just not sure a lot of my furniture is gonna fit in here.
Okay, well, Dawn, here's the short of it, its not.
Okay. So we have to... I have to start giving you
-some hard truths right now. -[scoffs]
[Page] These are... It's a cottage town.
The houses get smaller and smaller.
-Yeah. -So to find a listing like this
with over 2,000 square feet,
-we're already ahead of the game. -[Jessica] You've got to part.
-I need to get in the right mindset here. -Yes.
-[laughing] -[Page] Well, let's start at the front of the house.
-Okay. -We'll see two bedrooms.
A full bath and a half bath.
-Here's the half bathroom. -[Dawn] Cute.
-[Page] You like the tile? -[Dawn] I do like that.
-[Page] Now, here's the first bedroom. -[Dawn] Okay.
[Jessica] Oh, look at those high ceilings. I like it.
-There's a full bath right here, across the way. -[Dawn] Okay.
Oh, what do you think about that tub? Is it a kind of little?
[Page] Well, I think that when you have to ask the question,
-you know the answer. -Mmm-hmm.
So I would agree with you.
-[Dawn] And there is a shower, so... -[Page laughs]
[Page] Second bedroom.
-[Jessica] Yeah, it's a good size. -[Page] So a skylight.
-Nice wood beams. -[Dawn] Mmm-hmm.
I don't like the rooms being in the front of the house, near the street,
just so far away from the primary suite,
that's way in the back of the house.
[Page] Let's see the primary.
-[Dawn] It's a pretty good sized bedroom, actually. -[Page] Yes.
-Let's check out the en suite. It's right this way. -[Dawn] Okay.
[Page] And see what you think.
[Dawn] There's no medicine cabinets.
-Where do you put your stuff? -[Page] In the drawers.
You still have some space down here.
-You can put some cute baskets. -[Dawn] Mmm-hmm.
That's a good idea, the baskets, I like that.
Let's go outside.
Okay.
Watch your step.
This might be the one area that we'll have to create a budget for, right.
-You want some space for the kids to play? -Mmm-hmm.
[Page] You want your outdoor kitchen?
I'm thinking probably a $25,000, $30,000 ticket.
-So you think it's workable? -[Jessica] Okay.
Absolutely. As long as there's space it's workable.
-I want to hear the good, the bad and the more good. -All right. Okay.
-More good. -[laughing]
[Dawn] I really like the ceiling.
-[Page] Yes. -[all laughing]
The primary bathroom is a little bit smaller
-than what I'm used to. -[Page] Yeah.
[Dawn] And the... the backyard isn't quite where I was hoping that it would be.
It would be nice to also see something that my mom could really customize.
I definitely have a place I can show you guys,
but it's gonna take a whole lot more than elbow grease.
-I'll try to have an open mind. -Okay.
Okay. That's good. [laughs]
[narrator] But taking on a fixer may work against her tight timeline.
-Can we do it in 30 days? -Absolutely not.
The house is fun. It's way below your price point.
-Oh boy. -Is it close to the beach?
[Page] It's about a mile and a half away.
[narrator] Dawn has already sold her current home,
so she needs to purchase a new home quickly.
She wants to be by the beach.
So today, Page is taking her and her daughter, Jessica,
to see a home in San Clemente,
but it's a fixer.
The asking price is just over $1.5 million.
And this will require a full renovation.
-Okay. -Oh, wow.
-Can we do it in 30 days? -Absolutely not.
-I'm thinking more three months. -What?
-Would you help me with it? -Absolutely I'll help you with it.
-[Jessica] But where are you gonna go? -[Page] To your house,
-Jessica, with the babies? -Uh...
-[Dawn] We might no be friends at the end of it. -[laughing]
[Page] All right. Here's our nice ranch style.
It's kind of cute, actually.
[Page] Now this is a corner lot.
-So even though it seems like the front should be here... -Yeah.
-...actually the side of the house. -I was thinking,
-"Are we going up over here, or?" -Yeah. [laughing]
-[Page] So this is the front of the house. -[Dawn] Okay.
[Page] Okay. This is the largest house we've seen so far.
-It's just over 2,300 square feet. -Oh, wow.
I like the texture of the outside of the house too.
The way they have the panels.
Let's just see. Open mind.
-Big vision. Okay. -Yeah.
I actually think this is a great house for Dawn
because it's a good investment.
So whether she chooses to live in this house as her forever home.
She'd have great equity.
Or if maybe in a few years she decides to sell it and make a great profit.
[Jessica] Okay.
-Oh, wow. -[Dawn] Hmm.
[Page] Technically, this would be right now as it is your living room
And then your formal dining room.
I don't like the up and the down.
-I think it's... -[Page] It is dated, but here's the deal.
We would raise this living room floor up,
-so now we're at one level. -Okay.
-[Page] On the other side of this wall is the kitchen. -[Dawn] Mmm-hmm.
And on the other side of this wall is a den.
Take down this wall,
so you immediately see the kitchen.
-Rebuild the area for the fireplace. -[Jessica] Love that.
-[Dawn] Like a great room. -A huge, great room.
So, with doing this part of the house,
I would probably put the price tag around $50,000.
-All right. Redoing the kitchen, too? Okay. -[Page] Yep.
With the list price at just over 1.5,
It gives you a couple of hundred thousand dollars to play with
-so that you can add value to it. -[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
-Good thought. -[Page] I can spend your money.
-Okay, Dawn. I can spend it. -[laughs]
Listen, we're... we're in my blood right now.
[laughing]
This is the family room.
-[Jessica] Bi-folding door. Open this up. -[Page] All the way up.
-Yeah. Do you see it, Jessica? Are you seeing it yet? -Yeah.
-I can see it. -[Page] Okay.
As Page started into the renovation ideas,
I started seeing this could really be something
that I would look forward to in the end.
[Page] We would just break up all this concrete build your outdoor kitchen,
-get a new privacy fence. -Mmm-hmm, right.
-And all the other space. -I feel a little cramped in here.
-[Jessica] It does wrap around. -[Dawn] Okay.
[all laughing]
[Page] Watch your step. Step up into the kitchen.
[Dawn] That's a small kitchen.
-Could we put an island in there? -[Page] Absolutely.
-Imagine when we level this floor up to here... -Uh-huh.
-Okay. -...this wall is gone.
So this whole space becomes your island.
Have a nice waterfall edge.
And now your kitchen becomes much bigger.
-[Dawn] Yeah, there's some potential here. -[Page] All right.
I would probably keep this as an office.
[Jessica] You could do a little fountain feature.
-[Page] But that's what I would do. -[Dawn] Okay.
-[Page] So this is the first of two full bathrooms. -[Dawn] Okay.
-[Jessica] Oh, boy. -[laughs] This bathroom
would definitely have to be completely gutted,
-and we're gonna completely redo it. -[Dawn] Okay. Perfect.
[Page] Let's go to the second bedroom.
[Jessica] Yeah, the kids would be good in here.
-[Page] Look at the third bedroom. -[Dawn] Okay.
[Page] It's the mirror of next door.
-[Jessica] Yeah, some work. -[Page] Yeah.
Look at this grand double-door entrance and you just walk in.
-[Jessica] Ooh. Wow. -[Page laughing]
[Dawn] I don't know if I like the fact
that the primary is in the front of the house.
-with the front door. -Yeah.
That's something in a renovation that we can close up
-because I wouldn't want a side door. -Okay.
You agree with me?
-I do. -I like that.
[laughing]
-[Page] Yeah, so remember... -[Dawn] Oh, my gosh.
...we don't have to keep this exact footprint in here.
-We can reimagine this to do a real walk-in closet... -[Dawn] Mmm-hmm.
-...and to completely redo the bathroom. -Mmm-hmm.
-[Jessica] Okay. -[Page] So what I'm saying
-is that we have space to play with. -[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
Well, I think the house does have a lot of potential.
The square footage of the home is nice.
So with the list price at just over 1.5,
we can count on around that $250,000 mark.
-That takes us just a 1.75, -[Jessica] One...
-Right -Still under $2 million.
-And will be worth so much more when we're done. -[Dawn] Yeah.
It is a bit overwhelming,
even thinking about this.
There's so much to consider.
♪ Oh, light me up ♪
-[Page] Hi, ladies. -[Jessica] Hi, Page.
-How are you? -[Jessica] Good.
-Good. -How are we feeling?
-Excited. -A little anxious.
Yeah. Okay. [laughs]
-There's some hard decisions I have to make. -Right.
There's a lot that's enticing Dawn with each house,
but they're not gonna last,
so she has to make her decision quickly.
The Laguna Beach house, $2.64 million.
-That house was just amazing. -Right.
[Dawn] But I liked it being so close to the beach.
-Thank you so much. -The view was amazing.
-The ceilings, the way they incorporated that rustic wood. -[Page] Yeah. Oh.
-If I could just be on one level... -[Page] Right. Yeah.
-...it would be perfect. -Perfect.
[Dawn] But the primary bathroom, it was small.
That outdoor area, too, it was pretty small.
-We would have to put in a barbecue area for sure. -[Page] Right.
I think you're going to spend a lot more time looking out over the ocean
-than you will in the back of the house. -That's true.
[Page] What did you think about the cottage that we saw in San Clemente?
That list price is $2.2 million.
-The wood, when you walked into the family area... -Mmm.
...that I really loved.
But the yard isn't quite where I would want it to be.
The parking on the streets seemed like it might be a little bit of an issue,
and then it's further from the beach.
[Page] Well, another house we saw was our dear fixer upper.
It is the one story.
It would be a lot of work.
But I would like incorporating some of the things
-that I liked in the other houses into that house. -[Page] Yes.
Well, we do have to put a little money into the yard too,
-the outdoor space. -[Page] Yeah.
It's a mile and a half drive down to the beach.
And I know when we finished,
-it would be exactly what I wanted. -[Page] Yeah.
And with purchasing the property at just over $1.5 million,
and with the renovation budget,
we're all in at about $1.75 million.
-And with the square footage. -[Page] Yes.
These properties are all hot.
They're gonna go quickly. So we're gonna have to make a decision, like, now.
This is tough.
[doorbell rings]
[all] Hi!
I chose the cottage.
When I walked in,
it just felt comfortable and warm.
[Jessica] This is Dalton.
-Hey, Dalton, I'm Page. -Hi.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you as well.
-This is Saige. Saige and Page. -So good to meet you.
How are you?
This house was listed for $2.2 million.
I ended up paying $2.34 million to make this house mine.
So how do you feel?
I feel good about it.
-So no regrets. -So I'm not missing any of the other space
Oh, that is so good.
Dawn and her late husband had this dream of being by the beach
in their retirement years,
and she's made it happen.
So I know it was a heavy and an emotional journey for her
because her husband's not here with her to see it happen.
But I know he's here in spirit.
I could not have done this without Page.
She really walked me through every aspect
of every home to the last detail.
She was wonderful.
-We got your barbecue that you sent to us. -Oh. [laughs]
I want you to know that that's just your starter kit
-for your back yard... -[Dawn chuckles]
-...'cause we still have big plans. -[Jessica] Right.
[Page] We have a lot work to do out there.
Page brought me the barbecue so we can start barbecuing right away
'cause she knows family get-togethers are very important to me.
Thank you for allowing me to be part of this really
-important journey in your life. -Aw.
It's just been an honor to just serve you guys.
-I love you. I'm so glad our paths crossed. -Aw.
-I know. Me too. You're gonna make me cry. -[laughs]
I'm so happy for you.
I am so proud of my mom
for actually stepping into this next phase of your life.
You've been phenomenal.
You're gonna make me cry. I mean...
[Jessica] She deserves the world. You worked hard for it.
-Thank you. I love you. [chuckles] -I love you, too.