Laura's Haircut on House Hunters

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00:00 Alright, Lara, for this first showing, this is a bank foreclosure.

00:04 This house is 1,300 square feet, three bedrooms, two baths.

00:09 It's been on the market for about two months, and they're asking $77,000 for it.

00:14 It's kind of a mess.

00:15 You can barely see the house from in front with all the trees and shrubs.

00:18 Still only $59 a square foot.

00:20 Alright, come on in, guys.

00:24 Looks like it's got some updates on it.

00:27 We've got newer windows, hardwood floors.

00:29 They really look like they're in nice shape.

00:31 Plaster walls.

00:32 Plaster walls, wet plaster, real solid foundation.

00:33 Got a fireplace.

00:35 I like it.

00:36 It's cute.

00:37 Here's the dining room.

00:39 Hardwood floors, natural lighting.

00:41 I can see you inviting mom and dad over here to cook.

00:43 We can do that.

00:44 The kitchen's a little small.

00:46 It's tiny.

00:47 Got a ceramic tile floor, oak cabinets, Formica tops, really durable, and a stainless steel

00:52 sink.

00:53 It feels small.

00:54 It feels really small.

00:55 What can we do, dad?

00:57 We're going to have to do a lot in here.

00:59 Take this wall out, open it up to the living room, maybe move this island over a little

01:03 bit to give you a little more space.

01:04 It's going to take some work in here, but it's doable.

01:07 Alright, here's a cute little bathroom.

01:10 Original tile, really in good condition.

01:12 It is.

01:13 I like the fixtures.

01:14 You like the black accent?

01:15 It looks pretty nice.

01:16 Yeah, I don't mind this.

01:17 It's a nice shower.

01:18 Next, they check out two bedrooms.

01:25 Then head upstairs to the master.

01:27 You're going to like this room.

01:29 It's a cute little sitting room, TV room.

01:31 Put a little plasma on the wall.

01:33 This is exactly what you need for all that stuff that's still in my house.

01:37 Right, dad.

01:38 Let's move into the bedroom.

01:41 Nice master bedroom and voila.

01:43 Oh man, Laura, you could put everything you need in this room.

01:48 Perfect.

01:49 The hardwood floors up here are really nice.

01:52 The sun rises in the east, so it'll come in through this window.

01:55 It'll give you a good wake up in the morning.

01:56 That is nice.

01:57 It's a good size bedroom.

01:58 It'll work out for you.

01:59 Alright, let's go downstairs.

02:00 Oh, take a look at this.

02:04 This is the party house.

02:05 Oh wow.

02:07 My own bar, finally.

02:08 You've got pine planks on the floor.

02:11 Elevate the floor.

02:12 Now the floor is softer on your feet, so you can party a little bit longer.

02:15 Just better than any room in our house.

02:16 I can have a little fun down here.

02:17 You've got glass blocks.

02:18 I need a bartender.

02:19 I like this.

02:20 Great.

02:21 I'll be a bartender.

02:22 Can you pour?

02:23 Anytime.

02:24 They take a quick look at the house.

02:27 Laura has a new look to go along with her new house in Harper Woods, Michigan.

02:31 But picking a hairstyle was easy compared to choosing which place to buy.

02:36 Priced at $77,000, her first option is a 1,300 square foot, three bedroom, two bath bungalow.

02:44 That's hardwood floors throughout and a fireplace in the living room.

02:47 There's a finished basement, big backyard, and a two car garage.

02:50 My concern is it might be too much yard for me.

02:52 The lot is huge.

02:53 The room sizes are small.

02:55 With a $75,000 price tag, her second option is a 1,400 square foot, three bedroom, one

03:01 and a half bath home.

03:03 It has hardwood floors throughout the home.

03:05 There's a fenced in yard and a two car attached garage.

03:07 My concern is that the basement is not quite finished.

03:10 Option number three is priced the lowest at $70,000, but the three bedroom, one bath house

03:16 is also the smallest with only 1,000 square feet.

03:19 I love the tear down bungalow that my dad likes so much.

03:22 It has hardwood floors throughout the house.

03:24 It's got a nice formal dining room.

03:25 My concern is that there's a lot of work to be done and although my dad loves that, I'm

03:29 not sure I'm up for it.

03:31 So which one did she choose?

03:43 I ended up choosing the little brick bungalow with the finished basement and the big backyard.

03:50 Buying this house was like a new beginning for me.

03:52 I feel totally liberated.

03:53 I cut my hair, moved into a new place and I feel awesome.

03:56 Hi, house hunters.

03:59 It's been five months.

04:00 I have a new puppy and a great new house to go with it, of course.

04:03 Come on in.

04:04 This is my favorite room of the house.

04:07 We've done a lot of changes in this room to really brighten it up and make it my favorite

04:11 living space.

04:12 I got a new flat screen TV.

04:13 I redid the fireplace.

04:15 My dad put in a new hearth.

04:17 My mom picked out some great blinds that my dad had made.

04:20 These were my grandparents' chairs, three generations now that my dad renovated.

04:24 I didn't do a lot to the dining room but changed up the color, made it a little bit brighter.

04:29 I got a nice new dining room table.

04:31 It's a fun, bright place to eat.

04:33 Let me show you what we did in the kitchen.

04:36 Of course, my dad's still hard at work in the kitchen.

04:38 Five months ago, this was a wall.

04:41 So luckily, I can get from the couch to the fridge to the sink in a snap.

04:46 We really made a lot of changes to this room.

04:49 We brightened it up a lot with the paint color.

04:51 We kept the cabinets, just painted them, threw on some new hardware, got some appliances.

04:55 What else did we do, Dad?

04:56 We had to raise this refrigerator up so that you didn't have to lean over to get your ice.

05:00 And every so often, something new came up, like every 10 minutes, and we accommodated

05:05 you.

05:06 I'm so glad that I got this bold red in here because it's just really a fabulous color.

05:11 It only took me four times to get the color red the way you liked it.

05:14 You know, most of my clients would pay for it.

05:16 It's good to be your only client, though.

05:18 Well, you are now.

05:22 Here in my office, I kept this wall color that the previous owners had because I just

05:27 really liked this bold dark red.

05:29 And what really made it pop is the polka dot window treatments that my dad had made.

05:34 I was able to throw in some storage shelves for my printer and all my stuff and take full

05:40 advantage of the closet space that I didn't have before, living in my parents' attic.

05:44 I am able to put everything out of sight so I can really feel good in this living space.

05:49 (upbeat music)

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