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00:00Tonight on House Hunters.
00:02My God.
00:03Young parents in search of the Aussie dream.
00:06For me, this is Australia.
00:08But... What is this?
00:10..is it about to become their worst nightmare.
00:13Oh, my God.
00:22The Hawkesbury region.
00:24Just over an hour from the heart of Sydney,
00:27but with its country charm,
00:30feels like a world away.
00:32And it's here where our house hunters
00:34are keen to buy their family home.
00:36My name's Dean. This is my wife, Leela.
00:39We met on Tinder.
00:42We have two dogs and a cat,
00:45and that's our family.
00:46Oh, and a fish.
00:47And a daughter.
00:48Sorry, we'll do that one again.
00:49OK.
00:50We have a daughter, Amara, who's one year old,
00:52and we have two dogs and a cat.
00:54Two fish.
00:55And two fish.
00:56We have a very similar sense of humour,
00:58and we can laugh and joke around together.
01:01Mm.
01:02OK.
01:07I would say he's a clean freak.
01:10He cleans everything all the time.
01:13But sometimes it drives me crazy.
01:16I work from home, and he likes to mow the lawn.
01:19And it's really noisy.
01:23Yeah.
01:24We're looking for a new house because we need some more space,
01:28both inside and outside.
01:30We're looking to move closer to Dean's parents.
01:33OK.
01:34All right, let's put her in.
01:35Now that we have a child,
01:37it would make things easier for us.
01:40Our budget would be around about $1.3 million at the very top.
01:45OK.
01:46So we know what they both want,
01:48but what's on their individual wish list?
01:51You ready?
01:53My ideal house is a modern house with the open kitchen,
01:57a tropical garden and pond.
01:59I want something like you can move in right away.
02:02Yeah.
02:03Something like instant noodle, you know?
02:06You know what I mean?
02:08Not really.
02:10I'm after something with a lot of land.
02:12I want a swimming pool,
02:13space for our dogs.
02:15We both work from home,
02:16so minimum four bedrooms.
02:18Don't hear daddy! Don't hear daddy! Hi!
02:20Aside from that,
02:21I'd really love nice carpet, luxurious carpet.
02:24I hate carpet.
02:25Most people, when entering the house,
02:27they don't take their shoes off.
02:30So I prefer tiles or timber.
02:35Well, let's get cracking
02:36because I've got a feeling this one's no walk in the park.
02:42Their search begins in the historic township of Windsor.
02:46It's right on the Hawkesbury River,
02:48just over an hour northwest of Sydney's CBD.
02:51But more importantly,
02:53it's just five minutes to Dean's parents.
02:58This street, like, feels so nice.
03:01It's just like another world.
03:04But will it tick their other boxes?
03:06It's this one here.
03:07They're about to find out.
03:08Oh, my God.
03:10House number one,
03:11The Brick Retreat.
03:14It's very big.
03:15It looks modern.
03:17List price,
03:181.3 million dollars.
03:20Okay.
03:21Let's go have a look.
03:22Yes, let's go.
03:24Wow.
03:25Two storey.
03:27Yeah.
03:28Very clean.
03:29Very tidy.
03:30Hi, Dean.
03:31Hi, Leela.
03:32How are you?
03:33Very good.
03:34Beautiful.
03:35So let's take a look.
03:36Let's have a look.
03:37Beautiful.
03:38Leela and Dean both work from home.
03:39Six bedrooms,
03:40so they can both have an office here.
03:41and Dean's parents' place as well.
03:43Wow.
03:44Wow.
03:45Look at this.
03:46Yeah.
03:47Tiles.
03:48Tiles and carpet.
03:49This here is the main living room,
03:51so it is quite spacious as well.
03:53That's a huge living room.
03:54Very big.
03:55It is.
03:56Yeah.
03:57Lots of natural light.
03:58Yeah.
03:59I like that.
04:00So as I stepped in,
04:01I feel like,
04:02wow,
04:03this house feels nice.
04:04So this is the kitchen.
04:06We've got an electric cooktop
04:07and stainless steel appliances.
04:10It looks nice, usable, clean.
04:12Yeah.
04:13I think it's a little bit too small,
04:14but I like the bench top.
04:16And also,
04:17I love the open kitchen,
04:19but I prefer the gas stove.
04:22The kitchen has a lot of good things.
04:24It's a little bit too small,
04:26but I like the tiled floor.
04:28With the tile,
04:29it's easier to clean.
04:31Nothing like a tile
04:32to put a smile on your tile.
04:34Dean,
04:35carpet's all over.
04:37Well,
04:38that was short lived.
04:39I was hoping to have
04:41like timber floor upstairs.
04:43Mm-hmm.
04:44On the bright side,
04:45if you start at the floor,
04:46the only way is up.
04:47Wow.
04:48That's a very big bedroom.
04:50Yeah,
04:51I love the natural light.
04:53And look at the plantation charters.
04:54Mm-hmm.
04:55Really make the room clean
04:56and like new.
04:58I didn't really think about
05:00having a place with a big bedroom,
05:02but now that I'm seeing it,
05:03this is very impressive.
05:05Wow.
05:07This is a huge walk-in wardrobe.
05:10It's...
05:11I love it.
05:12It's another little room.
05:13Yours here, mine here.
05:14Mine here.
05:15Yeah.
05:16Wow.
05:17This has clearly been renovated.
05:19So modern and new.
05:21Yeah.
05:22This is different
05:23to the rest of the house.
05:24Speaking of the rest of the house.
05:26Oh.
05:27Six bedrooms.
05:28There's a lot of rooms to fill.
05:31Yeah.
05:32We can use like,
05:33our offices,
05:34our bedroom,
05:35and also,
05:36a guest room.
05:37Yeah.
05:38Are we forgetting someone again?
05:40Anamara's room.
05:42Yeah.
05:43Okay.
05:44Lots.
05:45Six bedrooms.
05:46It's a little bit too much.
05:48So maybe the inside's a bit larger
05:50than they need.
05:52But the backyard can never be too big.
05:55Right, Dean?
05:56That's a bigger yard than I was expecting.
05:58There's a big slope here
06:00that looks like a lot of work.
06:02Well, there you go.
06:03What do I know?
06:04Yeah, but you like mowing the lawn.
06:06Yeah, good for the dogs.
06:08Good for you too.
06:10That's a beautiful entertaining area.
06:12Look at that pool.
06:13It would cost a lot of money to maintain.
06:16Yeah, it costs money,
06:17but you get a pool.
06:18Correction.
06:19You get a pool, Dean.
06:21Now, what about Leela's pond?
06:23Over there,
06:24you see the orange tree?
06:26Mm-hmm.
06:27I can put the pond there
06:28with the codfish.
06:30Yeah.
06:31There's a lot of space here.
06:32Okay.
06:33So there's promise.
06:34I think this house has some really good points,
06:36and there's some other things
06:37that we hadn't really considered.
06:39The house itself is quite big, two storeys.
06:42I love the pool.
06:43The pool's very nice and clean and modern,
06:45but the block of land itself is on quite a big slope.
06:49So Dean's pretty clear about how he feels,
06:52but Leela's keeping her thoughts close to her chest.
06:56This house has pros and cons,
06:58even though I'm a boss,
06:59but at the end of the day,
07:00I need to talk with Dean about it.
07:02Definitely don't think you're going to find an Asian grocer.
07:05Coming up.
07:06Wow.
07:07Wishlist.
07:08It's like our own little resort in our backyard.
07:10Or just plain weird.
07:12Oh, my God.
07:13What is it?
07:14House hunters Dean and Leela are looking for a new home
07:19in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales.
07:22This lady with these dogs.
07:25Dean wants a house with minimum four bedrooms,
07:28a big backyard for the family and the dogs,
07:30and a pool.
07:32The house that we are going to is a quarter of an acre.
07:36A quarter of an acre is perfect.
07:39Leela wants a modern house with an open-plan kitchen,
07:42tropical garden and fish pond.
07:45It's very quiet.
07:46It is very quiet.
07:48And they both want a house closer to Dean's parents.
07:51There's not that many things here at Wilberforce.
07:54I wonder where I'm going to get my groceries.
07:57I definitely don't think you're going to find an Asian grocer.
07:59Their maximum budget is $1.3 million.
08:04Beautiful.
08:07House number two.
08:09The compact oasis.
08:11Let's go.
08:14What do you think?
08:15I just love the colour from the outside.
08:17And the vibe is very good.
08:20Hi, Leela.
08:21Hi, Dean.
08:22Welcome to Wilberforce.
08:23Hi, Sophie.
08:24Nice to see you again.
08:25So today we're going to take a look at this property.
08:27It offers four bedrooms.
08:28We've got two bathrooms.
08:291.27 to 1.37.
08:32But they're open to office.
08:34Shall we take a look?
08:35Love to.
08:37It's very big.
08:38I'm getting big Mexican villa vibes straight away.
08:42So as you can see, it's sunken, but I actually think that it helps to make these ceilings even higher as well.
08:53I can see the light coming in here already.
08:55Yeah.
08:56It's a very well lit house.
08:57I'm getting good vibes straight away.
08:58I'm not sure about the steps here.
09:01This house is definitely more of my style, I think.
09:06Early days yet, mate.
09:07You never know what's around the corner.
09:09Wow.
09:10Look at the kitchen.
09:11Not just any kitchen Leela, an open plan kitchen.
09:15It's very big.
09:16I love the island.
09:17Look at the oven.
09:18Yeah.
09:19It's gas.
09:20Yeah.
09:21It does have quite a big pantry.
09:23Feel free to pop around and have a bit of a look.
09:25Wow.
09:26It's huge.
09:28You can sleep in here?
09:29Fantastic.
09:30I can sleep in here?
09:31I don't think so.
09:32It's very big.
09:34Yeah, it is very big.
09:35This is a great kitchen.
09:37Absolutely fantastic.
09:38Very modern.
09:39Very spacious.
09:40In fact, everything Leela wants in a kitchen.
09:44But remember just before when I said you never know what's around the corner?
09:50What is this?
09:52Oh my God.
09:54Oh my God.
09:55Oh wow.
09:56It's like a sauna.
10:01Like, what is it doing here?
10:06It's unique, but not my thing.
10:09There are many things in the house that I like, but the ensuite in the master bedroom,
10:15it's kind of weird, I would say, to be honest.
10:19Don't worry Leela, you can always use the other one.
10:23Another bathroom there?
10:24It's very odd.
10:25So there are two bathrooms.
10:27Okay.
10:28And that's the only way through the bedroom, is through this room, this sauna room.
10:33I hope no one's using the bathroom when you want to have a nap.
10:36What is it?
10:37The house definitely has personality.
10:39Okay, so we're tad eclectic, but it can't be called an oasis for nothing.
10:45Wow.
10:46This is perfect.
10:47Look at this.
10:48Oh, look at that pool.
10:49I just love the back patio.
10:53It's perfect for entertaining.
10:55You've got this exceptional pergola out here.
10:57You've got your barbecue space, you've got your swimming pool, but there's still plenty
11:01of lawn space for the dog and can definitely fit a koi pond somewhere over there as well.
11:07Mmm.
11:08I love the landscaping.
11:09Nice tropical garden.
11:11Reminds me of Thailand.
11:14I definitely see myself in here.
11:17Wow.
11:18I want to sit here, relax, and you making barbecue for me.
11:25Mm-hmm.
11:26Yeah, what do you think?
11:27Yeah, that sounds like your perfect life, doesn't it?
11:29It's just like tropical paradise, isn't it?
11:32It's like our own little resort in our backyard.
11:34Yeah.
11:35Perfect.
11:36Beautiful.
11:37I think that my favourite thing about this home would have to be the pool and the outdoor
11:41area.
11:42I really want a house where we can entertain a lot of people, have those afternoon drinks,
11:47pool parties in summer.
11:49This house definitely has that in spades.
11:51It ticks a lot of boxes.
11:53It's got quirks, but we have lots of things to think about.
11:57Of course.
11:58What's great is fantastic, but what's questionable is very questionable.
12:02It's a lot for us to process and think about.
12:05I'm so excited.
12:06In the next house.
12:07Is that the river?
12:09Will Leela's dreams come true?
12:12It's better than a pond.
12:18It's so green here.
12:20It's beautiful.
12:22House hunters Dean and Leela are heading to a property in Freeman's Reach, a suburb right
12:27on the beautiful Hawkesbury River.
12:29By my estimate, I think we're going to be about 20 minutes away from my parents.
12:34The house that we are looking at is of four bedrooms.
12:38Good news for Dean who wants minimum four bedrooms.
12:43The bad news, he also wants a pool, which this house doesn't have.
12:48But it is a large block.
12:51More than half an acre in fact.
12:53You like mowing along?
12:54Lucky you.
12:55Not that much long.
12:56Okay.
12:57Leela wants a modern house with an open plan kitchen, tropical garden and fish pond.
13:05The top end of their budget, $1.3 million.
13:10Oh.
13:11Nice.
13:13Oh.
13:14House number three, the scenic house.
13:18List price, $1.2 million.
13:21Oh, I'm so excited.
13:24Hi, guys.
13:25Come on up and have a look.
13:27Hi, Sophie.
13:28Hello.
13:29Nice to see you again.
13:30Let's do it.
13:31A sliding door for the front door.
13:32Quite strange, yeah.
13:33Yeah?
13:34Okay.
13:35So as you step in, you enter the main living room, which is quite spacious and I know that
13:46was something that you were both looking for in a property as well.
13:50I just love the white.
13:52It makes the place look so fresh.
13:54It does.
13:55Yeah.
13:56I just love the, like, partially open kitchen.
14:01I could see myself living in here.
14:03Yeah, I think you would probably not change too many things.
14:06Smile and nod, Leela.
14:08Smile and nod.
14:09And for God's sake, don't mention the carpet.
14:13Wow.
14:14Look at the view.
14:16This feels like a nice new carpet.
14:18Leela.
14:19These wardrobes are very, very old and dated.
14:22Another something I would want to look at, but you can't deny the amount of space in here
14:27and the view.
14:28The view is stunning.
14:29It's a beautiful bedroom.
14:31It would be lovely to wake up to that view every single morning.
14:34It's something that you just could not get really anywhere else.
14:39This seems to be going quite well.
14:43Oh, wow.
14:44It looks like it could be a dungeon.
14:47Whoops.
14:48Spoke too soon.
14:49The concrete and the grey tiles is very foreboding.
14:54I would say it needs the complete renovation.
14:58Yeah.
14:59Lots of money.
15:00Yeah.
15:01Bathrooms are not cheap.
15:02I want something that we can just move into and like live in it.
15:07Well, that got depressing real quick.
15:10How about we all get a breath of fresh air?
15:13Oh my God.
15:14Wow.
15:17For me, this is Australia.
15:19You can see the horses, cows.
15:23Is that the river?
15:24Yep.
15:25That's the Hawkesbury.
15:26Right on your doorstep by the look of it.
15:28And just like that, Leela's happy again.
15:33Look, they have frangipanis.
15:35Ah!
15:36My name in Thai, my name is Leela Wadi, which is frangipani.
15:40If that's not a sign, I don't know what is.
15:43I think enough space for me to have a pond in my tropical garden.
15:48It's perfect for everything you want.
15:50I'm just concerned that if I was ever going to put a pool in here,
15:53it would be very tight.
15:54There's not a lot of space left over.
15:56Over 2,000 square metres is something that would be nice to have.
16:00It's always nice to have area for the dogs to run around.
16:03Um, no pool though.
16:05It's a big wish list item to give up.
16:08But if anyone can convince him, it's Leela.
16:12Oh.
16:13You have two options.
16:14You can swim in the river or potable pool.
16:17I'm not going to swim in the river.
16:18You can swim alone.
16:19Oh.
16:20Where can you get a river at the back of your house?
16:25As they say, watch this space.
16:28Something I don't think Leela's going to have any trouble doing.
16:31It's better than a pond.
16:34Really?
16:37Coming up.
16:38I just love the view.
16:39I love the view.
16:40Which house will Dean and Leela decide to call home?
16:45Difficult choice?
16:46Yeah.
16:47House hunters Dean and Leela want the perfect home for their family.
16:52Oh.
16:53Which includes a toddler, two dogs, a cat and a couple of fish.
16:58Dean wants a minimum four bedrooms on a big block with a pool.
17:03Leela wants a modern house with an open kitchen, tropical garden and pond.
17:10And they both want a house where they can have an office each and be close to Dean's parents.
17:16With a budget of $1.3 million, they've narrowed it down to three.
17:22Each house has something great and something we need to think about whether we can live with or not.
17:27What about the brick retreat?
17:29That was close to my parents' place, what we were after.
17:32Yeah.
17:33And very close to the shop.
17:34Yeah.
17:35It had the pool.
17:36It had garden, like a nice bit of grass for the dogs to run around in.
17:39But the tiers, it just means that it's not all usable.
17:43But big enough backyard for you to put your pond in as well.
17:46And bedrooms.
17:47It had six.
17:48I'm not really sure about the carpet upstairs though.
17:51Like all over and it's a little bit dirty.
17:54Like downstairs is cleaner than upstairs.
17:57Okay.
17:58For the kitchen, it's a little bit too small for the size, you know, like six bedrooms.
18:04I agree.
18:05Big house, big living room and small kitchen.
18:08Our max budget is $1.3 and the asking price is $1.3, which is the max.
18:14It's really at the top end of our budget.
18:16Yeah.
18:17If you want to renovate the kitchen, it would cost more, right?
18:20Yeah.
18:21The compact oasis house.
18:22Oh, I love that place.
18:24This was about 10 minutes from my parents.
18:26Beautiful.
18:27It was on a very quiet street.
18:28Yeah.
18:29It had sort of a Mexican villa vibe and the living area sunken.
18:33It was nice and large, but we had some stairs there.
18:36It's kind of a little bit dangerous for babies, you know?
18:40The bath in the middle of the ensuite is weird.
18:46Well, the bath patio is amazing.
18:49Mm-hmm.
18:50Modern pool, well-landscaped, good entertaining house.
18:53Yeah.
18:54And the little bath garden is so tropical.
18:56Feels like I was in Thailand.
18:59Mm-hmm.
19:00I can put a small pond in there.
19:01That'd be okay?
19:02You don't need a big pond?
19:03No.
19:04But 1.37, it's a little bit above our budget.
19:08If we can get it at the lower end, we'll be okay.
19:10Yeah.
19:11So what did you think about the scenic house?
19:14I just love the view.
19:16I love the view.
19:17That's a view that you could see yourself looking at every morning, waking up, having a coffee.
19:20Beautiful.
19:21Yeah.
19:22And there's yard for the dogs.
19:23Not really much room for a pool.
19:25I really love the living space.
19:27Mm-hmm.
19:28Like the dining, the kitchen, the living area.
19:31But the bathroom.
19:32Creepy, wasn't it?
19:33Yeah, like a dungeon.
19:35Yeah.
19:36We would have to spend a lot of money to renovate it.
19:39It was under budget, so we can factor that into possible renovations.
19:43Yeah.
19:44The view is so stunning.
19:45It was beautiful.
19:46You could see for kilometres and kilometres.
19:48Yeah.
19:49I can't get it out of my mind.
19:51You can sit there and have a cup of coffee and listen to the kookaburra.
19:56Mm-hmm.
19:57Yeah.
19:58So, Australia.
19:59Yeah.
20:00Difficult choice.
20:01Yeah.
20:02Will it be the huge six-bedroom brick retreat with the pool for Dean and the space to build
20:09Leela's Pond?
20:10Or perhaps the compact oasis with a fabulous kitchen and a tropical garden that reminds
20:17her of home?
20:19Or will they choose the scenic house where they can soak up the spectacular view and create
20:26new wishlists for their future?
20:32Yeah.
20:33It should be bigger.
20:34Bigger, please.
20:35Bigger.
20:36Okay.
20:37We bought a house.
20:38Yay!
20:39We bought the brick retreat house and we paid just under 1.3, which was under our budget.
20:45Fantastic.
20:46And also, it's close to the parents.
20:48Right.
20:49Let's get this stuff.
20:50We also have room for our two offices and a room for Amara.
20:53Come on.
20:54A whole room to yourself.
20:57And also, it has open kitchen.
21:00I get my pool.
21:02There's a nice big backyard.
21:03So, room for our dogs to run around.
21:05I love the tropical gardens.
21:08And I can't wait for you to build a pond for me.
21:11Yeah.
21:12I can't wait.
21:19Need something solid there.
21:21We can hire someone.
21:23Yeah.
21:24I think we should hire someone, actually.
21:25Yeah.
21:26I think we should hire someone, actually.
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