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- It's beautiful scenery here.
- It's a little farther out, but I love the atmosphere.
I'm Cari.
- I'm Garrett.
- And we are looking for our dream home
in Wildwood, Missouri.
I feel like it's gonna be a good move for us.
- Yeah, I think so too.
- Missouri truly is the show me state.
From the gateway arch in St. Louis
to the Lake of the Ozarks,
Missouri is full of surprises around every turn.
About 30 minutes from downtown St. Louis
is the town of Wildwood.
Here you'll find a family friendly
small town feel with adorable shops and strollable streets.
Wildwood also offers 50 miles of hiking trails
and many wildlife preserves, including the Rockwood Range,
which provides habitat for wolves and hawks
who are native to Missouri.
There is skiing in the winter at Hidden Valley
and mountain biking in the summer at Castlewood State Park.
And Wildwood is at the edge of Missouri's wine country.
In fact, if you ask the local winemakers,
they'll tell you their vineyards rival Napa Valley.
The peaceful landscape and the pioneer spirit
make this one of Missouri's best places to live.
Wildwood is the perfect place to raise a family.
And that's one of the reasons why this housing market
is so hot right now.
With few properties on the market and high demand,
the prices are steep.
Wildwood home values have gone up 15.8%
in the past year alone.
Cari and Garrett, two Missouri natives,
have always wanted to live in Wildwood
and have worked hard for this opportunity.
They're helping the Show Me State
will show them the house of their dreams.
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- I grew up in Baldwin, which isn't very far from here.
Met him when I was 16, I was in high school,
clearly he was not because he's older.
- No, I was 19.
The second I saw her, I knew she was the one for me,
but now we've got four kids, we outgrew our house.
We were there 16 years
and probably outgrew it eight years ago.
Nice area.
- So this house we're going to is in Wildwood.
It has six bedrooms, five and a half baths, a pool.
Cul-de-sac, private street.
There's only six houses in the neighborhood.
- Oh, that's nice.
And it has a three acre lot.
So it is 1.7, which our budget was 1.5.
So it's a little bit more than our budget.
- Okay.
We'll have to see how it looks.
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Definitely a grand entrance.
- Yes it is.
I like the gates.
- Oh yeah. This looks very nice.
- It's beautiful.
- It is beautiful.
- But the houses are kind of close together.
- All right. Let's look at it.
- Basketball court. That's like a half court.
That's huge. - Yeah.
Pretty house.
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I like the stone.
Wow. This is grand.
Yes, it is.
- Very impressive.
- Yes.
- Big dining room. Could see us in here at Thanksgiving.
- Yes.
- Wow.
- Wow is right.
- This is so open. - This is so open.
Now that's an island.
- That's huge. Oh my gosh.
There's two dishwashers.
- Big open area over here.
I could see sitting here eating breakfast.
Oh my gosh. Yeah.
This is very nice.
Gas fireplace.
I like the tile.
Yeah. Very nice.
I could definitely see myself working out here
and in the morning coffee, yeah.
So I grew up in a lower middle class family.
We always had what we needed, but maybe not a lot of extra,
but we never knew any different.
So I started working like at age 15.
I was super motivated. My mom set a good example.
She was always a really hard worker
and that rubbed off on me.
I started a mortgage company in 2001.
2012, we sold our company to a local bank.
And that's how we got to where we're at today.
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Oh, I love those beams.
Big windows.
It's big and open. You can see the pool.
Nice, look at this mantle.
- Yeah, there isn't much room to decorate on the mantle,
but you have the shelves so that works.
I do wish it was vaulted.
- It is high ceilings though.
It looks probably 10 feet tall.
- Oh, here's the vaulted room. It's beautiful.
- [Garrett] It is. - [Cari] Look at the view.
- Oh yeah. Oh, you can see the pool.
- Let's look at the master bath.
Oh wow. This is huge.
- I'm not a big fan of the brown.
- No, it's very brown, but it's large.
- It's big. Which side would be yours?
- This one. - That one?
Okay. All right.
- Let's look upstairs.
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Oh, this is a nice size room, isn't it?
- [Garrett] It is. Big.
- It's perfect for a teenager.
Oh, look at this.
This is a vanity.
Oh my gosh. Would the girls love this or what?
Oh, I might have to do my makeup here too.
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- Yeah. That's nice.
Good. That's a nice room.
- [Cari] Oh, this is a nice room.
Definitely Sage's room.
- Yeah, it's nice.
You have your vanity there again.
- Yes.
- A lot of lights.
- She's six, probably doesn't need a vanity yet.
- [Garrett] So we've got four kids.
- [Cari] Sadie, our oldest, she's going to college.
Sydney is 16 and she's all about moving, like she's ready.
She's like let's look. And Lucas, he's 14.
- [Garrett] Lucas plays basketball, football, lacrosse.
- [Cari] Sage is six. She'll be happy with anything.
- [Garrett] The girls all dance competitively
and they've all danced since three.
Cari danced growing up.
So they're kind of following mom's footsteps.
- [Cari] Go to the basement?
- [Garrett] Basement? Yeah.
- Oh wow.
Look at these ceilings.
How tall do you think these are?
- Oh, 10 feet.
- Doesn't feel like a basement. I love that.
- Look at that bar. Wow.
That is great.
That's stone work?
- Yes.
I could see lots of fun parties down here.
- Yeah.
This is nice.
Could be serving up the drinks.
- There's an oven.
A full kitchen.
- Oven.
- Dishwasher. Oh my gosh, I love it.
- A walkout.
- Patio, yep.
Oh this is nice. - This is great
- [Cari] Peaceful, isn't it?
- Yeah. I love it.
Look at the...
The lot really goes down. You can tell.
- [Cari] Yeah. It goes way back.
- Nice bench. I can see myself reading there.
- Because you read so much.
- Yeah, I know, I know.
Well, I'll start reading.
- [Cari] Well let's look at the pool.
Oh, this is gorgeous.
- [Garett] Wow.
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