THIS IS MANSION GLOBAL.and prett - Very tropical, we’re in Florida.
(both laugh)
- I’m Terrie.
- I’m Rafael,
and we’re looking for our dream home
in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
- An hour east of Orlando,
this is a little strip of paradise that’s out of this world.
Cocoa Beach, Florida is just 15 minutes
from NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center,
which makes it the only beach in America
where you can be sipping a pina colada one minute
and watching a rocket launch the next.
You can birdwatch in the Maritime Forest at Lori Wilson Park
or hop on your surfboard
and ride some of the famous waves breaking off the coast.
But for Terrie and Rafael,
moving to Cocoa Beach is about more
than just gorgeous scenery and fun activities.
It’s about their family
and bringing everyone together in the perfect home.
But living here isn’t cheap.
Housing prices have increased by 20%
over the last two years,
with sales breaking records,
which means Rafael and Terrie may have to go over budget
to find their American dream home in Cocoa Beach.
(gulls squawking) (lighthearted music)
- [Terrie] I just love all the green.
Colorado’s beautiful, I love seeing the mountains,
but Florida- - Here, one season,
green season, right? - Yeah, yeah.
Currently, we both own houses in Broomfield, Colorado,
and we’re looking to purchase a house in Cocoa Beach
and then taking the step of moving in together.
- We have been together for several years now,
so I think we’re ready to take that next step.
- The kids are gonna freak out.
"Don’t talk about it,
we know it’s never
gonna happen." - "We know it’s never
gonna happen."
- Raf and I met in 2015.
I started playing beer league volleyball
just on Thursday nights for something to do,
and we met.
We’ve been together ever since.
We each have two kids from previous relationships
and responsibilities, demanding careers.
When we come to Cocoa Beach,
it’ll be time for us
to put our relationship more as a priority.
Our kids are growing up,
so I think it’s gonna be great
that we’ll have that time together.
Okay, so this house that we’re looking,
it’s in Merritt Island.
This one sits on almost an acre.
An acre, that’s a lot, Raf.
- Yeah. - We could be farmers.
And it goes for $1,150,000. (cash register dings)
- Okay. - So definitely
at the lower end of our budget.
- We’re hoping to find a house that,
first of all, is ready to move in,
but also have a swimming pool,
proximity to the beach,
you know, and plenty of bedrooms.
- We plan on inviting friends and family,
so we wanna have room for everybody.
(calm music)
Landscaping is really nice.
- [Rafael] Love the palm trees,
that’s my favorite part of this.
- Raf, I really, really like this house.
Look at all this room. - It’s really nice.
- [Terrie] Big yard.
Your kids could teach my kids how to play ultimate Frisbee.
- Oh, we could do a nice game. (Terrie laughs)
(chuckles) We could throw some Frisbee here.
- Into- - Go inside.
- Mm-hmm.
Oh wow, Raf, look at this.
- Wow, look at this view.
This is exactly what I envisioned, this view.
And then look, you feel open,
you don’t feel like any walls or anything are blocking you.
- Be a chance to get your kids,
my kids just here for us to spend time together.
- [Rafael] I can even see Christmas here.
- So I have two daughters,
my oldest is Cadence, and she’s 16,
and then my younger daughter’s named Carson,
and she’s 14.
- I have also two, I have a daughter, Erin,
and my son, RJ.
RJ’s still in high school,
but Erin, funny enough,
she recently graduated from Florida Tech
here in Brevard County.
- You know, we’ve dated almost seven years,
and we’ve never lived together or anything.
It’s hard coming from blended families.
And so I feel like this would be a good start
where both sets of kids feel equally comfortable.
And so I think that’s one of the things
we’re really working for.
- Exactly what you said.
I mean, this will be our house
instead of your house versus my house,
and now we’re together.
How do you like the kitchen?
- It’s a little compact.
- Yeah, but look, you’re cooking here,
and now that’s your view.
How do you like that?
- Yeah, that’s true.
(both laugh)
That’s true.
Rafael has been waiting for this house-hunting adventure
for 20 years.
He seems to enjoy Colorado,
but his heart’s always been near the water.
- So I grew up in Puerto Rico.
Got my first job here in Florida.
And after 10 years of being in Florida,
I got a job opportunity to move to Denver, Colorado.
Started my family there, my two kids.
And after 22 years of working hard,
I decided it’s time to start thinking about retirement.
I always had a heart for Florida.
You know, bring me closer to my family in Puerto Rico.
I met this lovely lady.
I thought she’ll be a great partner,
to be that person to get married to,
and live the rest of my life in a fun place like Florida
and be happy with,
hopefully. (chuckles)
(Terrie laughs)
(bright music)
- [Terrie] Oh, this must be the master, very nice.
- [Rafael] Very nice.
Oh! - French doors
out to the pool. - We can go right to the pool.
- Have coffee out there before we start our day.
That would be very relaxing.
Very nice master bathroom.
- [Rafael] I like the shower.
- Very nice walk-in closet, plenty of room.
- [Rafael] You know what there’s a lot of room here for?
- [Terrie] What?
- All your cowboy boots.
How many pairs you have?
- Yeah, those’ll probably be staying in Colorado,
I don’t see myself in cowboy boots
with all the humidity. - (chuckles) Good, good,
good choice. - I’ll bring like three
or four pairs maybe. - Lots of room.
- [Terrie] So there must,
there’s more bedrooms must be
on the other side. - Yeah, so four-
- It’s nice that the master’s separated
for privacy a little bit. - Yeah.
This is definitely one-level living
throughout the whole house.
- [Terrie] Right, fits us now and when we get old.
- (chuckles) Yeah.
I think Terrie is excited
about this house-hunting adventure.
I was worried at first
because she’s only lived in the mountains.
She didn’t know what humidity was.
She didn’t know what the ocean was like.
Heck, we don’t even have that many mosquitoes in Colorado.
(both laugh)
All right, so this is bedroom number two.
Excellent. - This is good-sized bedroom.
- You get lots of lights. - Mm-hmm.
- Natural light in here.
All right, so this is what,
bedroom number three?
- Bedroom number three.
Similar size.
They’re all pretty much the same.
- [Rafael] Same thing.
Another couple of bunk beds in here.
- When we have everybody from Puerto Rico come visit us.
- There you go. - That’ll be perfect.
- [Rafael] No excuses, they can come now.
- So here’s the other bathroom.
- [Rafael] Okay.
- [Terrie] Wish it had two sinks for four kids,
but oh, look. - Oh.
- [Terrie] It goes outside.
- [Rafael] Oh, perfect!
So this is the door to the pool.
- [Terrie] Wow, this does not disappoint.
- [Rafael] Oh my God.
Hey, you can do laps in here.
This is a perfect-sized pool.
- [Terrie] This is what I have in mind
when you say Florida living.
- Yeah. - Relaxing, family, friends.
And look at the view you’d have.
With this big of a yard too,
you could put like a little gazebo area
with an outdoor kitchen
out here. - Yeah.
Looks like you have your own private beach here.
- Yeah, should we go look?
- Yeah.
- [Terrie] Big backyard.
Definitely more than I could’ve imagined.
- Yeah, see? - Look at this.
This is beautiful. - This is a big boat.
- We could put a bench back here,
and look at all this.
- [Rafael] A lot of positives here.
- This could be our dream home,
seriously. (Rafael laughs)
The pool, we can have a volleyball net,
the kids could camp back here if they want to.
You know, there’s couple things
I would like to think about.
The space inside, it seems a little small.
Thing that I’m a little concerned about
is just the two bathrooms. - Yeah.
- And then as much as I love the space, the yard,
that’s a lot of upkeep.
- [Rafael] That is a lot of maintenance,
but let’s keep this one in mind,