- [Keith] Man, look at the water, how smooth it is.
- It’s beautiful today.
There’s not many people out.
- I’m Keith. - And I’m Lisa.
- And we’re searching for our dream home
in Sanibel, Florida.
- [Lisa] You think we’re gonna find anything today?
- [Keith] I think we will.
- And we’re from Ohio.
The winters are awful.
- There’s no sun like what’s in Florida,
almost 275 days a year.
(water splashing) There’s one.
That’s a good one. - That’s a good whelk.
- Yeah. - I think it’s a keeper.
- When you think of the perfect tropical getaway,
a few places immediately come to mind;
Maui, Tahiti, Bora Bora.
You probably didn’t say Sanibel Island.
And you may not know the name right now,
but if you ever visit this spot
off the west coast of Florida,
trust me, you will never forget it.
It is home to 15 miles of pristine unspoiled beaches,
and pretty much the entire northern half of the island
is covered by a sprawling wildlife refuge.
Now, that’s a backyard.
Keith and Lisa certainly think so,
and they already know the island well.
It’s why they eventually want to retire here,
sooner rather than later.
But in a real estate market where the average home
sells for over a million,
they’re gonna have to play it smart
if they wanna make their dream a reality.
- Do you think we’ll find our dream home?
- [Lisa] I hope so.
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- So, which house are we looking at?
- So, the first house is three bedroom, three baths,
2,900 square feet.
The listing price is 2.8. - Okay.
- So it falls within our budget.
It’s on a deep canal.
- Nice.
Our budget for our dream home is around
three million dollars.
Hopefully we’ll find our dream home within our budget
and maybe even a little less in our budget
so we can throw a little bit toward our new boat.
- Boat money? - Boat money.
(both chuckling)
I grew up on a farm.
Growing up on a farm is very hard work.
The weather is terrible in the winter times
and I was hoping, hoping, hoping one day that I would
be able to retire or possibly live
in a warm climate like Florida.
Oh, here it is on the right.
Ooh, look at the yard. - It looks nice.
It’s very nice.
Wow, this is pretty. - Wow.
- Look at this tree. - This is great.
- [Lisa] How old do you think that is?
- I don’t know. - I mean, that is beautiful.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey, Tony. - How are you?
- How you doing? - Good.
- I’m Tony Dibiase, I’m a realtor in Southwest Florida,
specializing in real estate from Sanibel,
all the way down to Naples.
Sanibel is a small town.
It’s charming.
There’s only so much land here.
I’ve told Lisa and Keith that when they’re ready,
they need to be ready to pull the trigger.
What do you think so far?
- I love the tree.
- [Keith] Yeah, the yard looks great.
- One of my favorite properties,
and it’s almost half an acre here.
It’s spectacular.
This house just came on the market.
I think it’s got a lot of things you’re looking for.
I’m excited to show it to you.
Are you ready? - Great, yeah, let’s go.
- Wanna go on in? - Let’s go.
- Sure.
- Well, this is interesting. - Wow.
- Okay.
Interesting, what does that mean?
- It’s not much of a grand entrance at all.
I thought it would be a little bit more inviting,
but I do like the staircase.
That’s pretty cool, but this doesn’t seem like it’s very
usable space down here. - Well...
- It’s a little different. - Yeah, it is different.
Hang in there.
There’s a lot of great things about this house
I’m excited to show you.
- In 2007, I decided to go out on a limb
and start my own business.
I was in interior design.
- I started my career in architecture
and I ended up in construction,
and we’re both still extremely busy with our careers.
- Let’s head upstairs.
- [Keith] I guess what we’re trying to do is we’re trying
to prepare for the future,
so we have a nice place in Florida to retire to.
- Wow.
Now we get it, Tony.
Wow. - Oh, this looks incredible.
- It’s beautiful. - Oh, I’m glad you like it.
- Very open. - Yeah.
- Very nice. - I’m gonna let you
guys walk around.
This house honestly really sells itself.
You’re not gonna need me.
Two bedrooms on this floor, the master is on this floor,
plus a guest room.
The third guest room is upstairs.
Take your time.
You have any questions, just holler,
but I’ll be right outside.
- Great, thank you. - Thank you, Tony.
I love the island.
I love the color.
I love how big it is. - And there’s skylights.
- I’m not crazy about the skylights, but they work.
It’s Florida. - Yeah.
This is just incredible open space.
- [Lisa] Yeah.
This is beautiful. - I mean, look at this.
- [Lisa] Look at the view.
I mean, I can see us sitting here all the time
in the morning, drinking coffee.
- Yes.
One of the nice things about this house is I can see us
having a lot of friends over and definitely
my three sisters during Sibs Week.
It’s kind of a annual thing we just started.
So we all get together and it’s been in Florida,
so this should fit right in.
I can’t wait to see the bedrooms.
- [Lisa] This is pretty.
- Wow, is this the master?
- I think it’s the master.
I mean, it has to be, I mean, look at the view.
- Look at this bathroom. - Oh gosh.
This is quite a bathroom.
- [Keith] Shower has two shower heads.
You can tell the quality of the construction
is definitely there.
- Look at this.
Is it a fan light? - Yeah.
Fan-light combo. - That’s pretty cool.
- Separate sinks.
Yours and mine. - Yep.
- I’m sure the smaller. - You got it.
- Let’s see what the other bedrooms look like.
- Okay.
This is nice, too.
Might be a little smaller, but this would be perfect
for my mom and dad, when they come to stay.
- [Keith] Yes, it’s a perfect guest bedroom.
- [Lisa] Mm hm.
- Well, let’s go check out the other bedroom.
Let’s go to the third floor.
Wow, look at this view out here.
(sliding door squeaking)
- Wow, this is like top of tree level.
This is beautiful.
- Very nice. - Huh?
- [Keith] There’s the boat dock.
- Gorgeous. - This is the best view
in the house. - Yeah.
- [Keith] Let’s go check out the bedroom.
- Yep.
- [Keith] Wow, this bedroom’s huge, too.
- This is actually bigger than the master.
Isn’t it? - This could be a master.
- [Lisa] It could.
Again, great place to just relax.
- This bathroom is nice. - My goodness.
- Yeah, although this room is just as big
as the first floor.
I think the bathroom isn’t as nice as downstairs.
- I totally agree. - All right.
Well, that pretty much wraps up all the bedrooms, right?
- [Lisa] Yep, and now the fun part; the outside.
Huh? - Hey, Tony.
- Hey, guys. - Hey, Tony.
- Come on down.
- You were right, it’s a great house.
I’ve been looking at the boat dock
the entire time from that house.
Let’s go check it out.
- Let’s go?
- Let’s go. - All right.
- [Lisa] This pool is beautiful though.
- Yeah. - Look at how much room
we have out here.
- It’s a beautiful outdoor space, it really is.
- Tony, this is awesome. - Told you.
- [Keith] I mean this boat lift looks brand new.
- Yeah, all the lifts are new here.
The HOA just recently put all in new lifts
in all of these, so. - Very nice.
- This house just listed at $2.8 million,
and I think it’s priced well.
I think it’s gonna sell fast.
- [Lisa] Yeah, I do wanna look more though.
You know me. - Okay.
All right, sounds good.
Let’s go do that. - Let’s go.
- All right, let’s go. - All right.
- Pretty excited to see this one.
Tony’s been telling us all about this Angel Drive house, so.
- [Lisa] Angel Drive.
It is three bedroom, three baths.
- Okay. - 2,200 Square feet.
I mean, it’ll- - A little smaller
than what we were looking for, but-
- But it all depends on the layout.
- Yeah, who knows?
Maybe it’ll be perfect.
Hopefully it has a boat dock.
- [Lisa] Oh, everyone has a boat dock, dear.
- Perfect.
- [Lisa] Ooh.
- [Keith] Ooh, wow.
- This is it here. - I like this one.
- [Lisa] It looks just more on beachy, I think.
- Yeah.
I really like how it has the second floor entrance.
- [Lisa] I like the feel of this one.
It just feels more quaint. - Yeah.
It does.
Look at the shells. - Oh my gosh.
Those are huge. - Wow.
- Come on in, guys. - Hey, Tony.
- Thanks. - How you doing?
- Oh, wow. - Good.
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