Canadian Buys in Belize

(Andromeda) THIS LANDLOCKED CANADIAN IS FED UP WITH CALGARY'S COLD WEATHER. I'M LOOKING FOR A BEACH SO BAD. I'M A WATER BABY. I NEED WATER. NOW SHE'S SEARCHING FOR A SECOND HOME IN BELIZE, ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP DIVE SPOTS. CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF OUT HERE? I'LL LIVE OUT HERE. I'LL PUT MY BED RIGHT HERE. BUT FINDING AN AFFORDABLE PLACE THAT'S CLOSE TO THE OCEAN AND NEAR THE LOCALS IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. IT IS. IF THIS VILLA WAS ON THE REEF, IT WOULD BE PRICED AT $700,000 INSTEAD OF AT $315,000 SO... IT'S ALL UP NEXT WHEN "HOUSE HUNTERS" HEADS TO BELIZE. ♪♪ Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC. Captioned by Closed Captioning Services, Inc. WHEN IT COMES TO FIXING UP HER CONDO IN CALGARY, YOU COULD SAY SIENNA KACZMAR IS A BIT COMPULSIVE. THIS IS MY 1-BEDROOM CONDO, 1,000 SQUARE FEET, AND THE FIRST DAY I MOVED IN, I RIPPED OUT ALL THE CARPET. SO THESE ARE ALL CABINETS I INSTALLED MYSELF. I DECIDED TO CREATE LIKE A BAR ENTERTAINMENT AREA, AND THEN THERE'S A NICE LITTLE PASS-THROUGH SECTION HERE. AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF STORAGE DOWN HERE. AND I DECIDED TO TRY THIS OUT AND SEE WHETHER I LIKE GRANITE ON TOP, AND IT'S NOT QUITE DONE YET. I CAN'T SEEM TO RELAX WHEN I'M HERE. I DON'T KNOW. I ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE TO RIP SOMETHING OUT OR RENOVATE SOMETHING OR MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING, OR JUST, I DON'T KNOW, KEEP MYSELF BUSY. IT'S REALLY HARD TO RELAX HERE. IN ADDITION TO ALL THOSE PROJECTS AT HOME, SHE ALSO RUNS HER OWN BEAD- AND COSTUME-JEWELRY BUSINESS, WHICH SHE'S BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS. OH, AND DID WE MENTION HER VERY ACTIVE OUTDOOR LIFE? I'M AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM THE MOUNTAINS. I LOVE SKIING. I LOVE SNOWBOARDING. I HAVE SNOWBLADES AS WELL, AND IF THERE'S A NICE QUICK SNOWFALL, I GET AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL, I'LL GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT JUST TO GO DOWN SOME HILL AND GO TOBOGGANING. ALTHOUGH SHE'S LEADING A FULL LIFE HERE, SIENNA FEELS LIKE SOMETHING'S MISSING. I LOVE WARM WEATHER. I NEED WARM WEATHER. I NEED WATER. THE WEATHER IN CALGARY, IT'S GOOD ONE MINUTE, AND IT'S BAD THE NEXT MINUTE, AND IT CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I'M LOOKING FOR A BEACH SO BAD. I'M A WATER BABY. I NEED WATER TO SCUBA DIVE IN AND TO DO WATER SPORTS AND TO SWIM. I NEED IT. I LOVE IT. WHILE THIS SELF-PROFESSED WATER BABY CAN AFFORD TO PACK UP AND MOVE FULL TIME TO A WARMER CLIMATE, SHE'S DECIDED TO DO THE NEXT BEST THING-- SHE'S HEADING TO THE BELIZEAN ISLAND OF AMBERGRIS CAYE, HOME TO ONE OF THE TOP FIVE DIVING REEFS IN THE WORLD, TO BUY A VACATION HOME. SO OUT OF ALL THE HOT SPOTS IN THE CARIBBEAN, HOW DID SHE DECIDE ON AMBERGRIS CAYE? LET'S JUST SAY IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. I'VE ONLY BEEN TO BELIZE ONCE, AND IT JUST FELT RIGHT. I WAS SITTING ON THE BEACH, AND I SPONTANEOUSLY SAID, THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO LIVE. I JUST GOT TO KNOW THE PEOPLE THERE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THERE WAS TO DO-- CAVING AND SCUBA DIVING, FISHING. IT HAS EVERYTHING. I'D LOVE TO GO THERE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY EMOTIONAL THING FOR ME. IT'S--THE CARIBBEAN IS WHERE I FEEL AT HOME. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. SO HAPPY. IN HER NEW HOME AWAY FROM HOME, SIENNA WANTS A PLACE THAT'S RIGHT ON THE BEACH WITH AN OCEAN VIEW. SHE ALSO WANTS TO STAY CLOSE TO THE ISLAND'S ONLY TOWN, SAN PEDRO, SO SHE CAN EASILY GET TO KNOW THE LOCALS. IT'S A SMALL TYPE OF COMMUNITY, NOT LOTS OF PEOPLE AND COMMERCIALIZED THINGS TO DO. SO I LIKE BACK TO BASICS AND GOOD WHOLESOME PEOPLE AND MEETING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. REALISTICALLY, SIENNA NEEDS TO KEEP HER BUDGET UNDER $350,000. NO FIXER-UPPER. MOVE-IN. I EVEN HOPE THE KNIVES, FORKS AND SPOONS ARE THERE. TWO BEDROOMS, DEFINITE. ONE, TWO BATHS. AS FAR AS OUTDOOR SPACE GOES, I THINK I NEED A BALCONY. I LIKE TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE OUTDOORS. I LIKE TO BE SITTING OUT THERE VERSUS JUST LOOKING THROUGH A WINDOW AND ADMIRING. I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY. I WANT TO ENJOY LIFE. I WANT TO ENJOY JUST BASIC LIFE AS OPPOSED TO HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AND STRESS, AND, UGH. HELPING SIENNA WITH HER SEARCH IS REAL ESTATE AGENT AND AMERICAN EXPAT DENNIS KAY. EVEN THOUGH AMBERGRIS CAYE IS A SMALL ISLAND, IT'S GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS OR NEIGHBORHOODS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN UNIQUE LOOK AND FEEL. FOR EXAMPLE, THE REEF SIDE IS VERY POPULAR. PEOPLE LIKE TO SEE THE BLUES AND THE REEF LINE AND TO BE VERY CLOSE TO ALL THE SNORKELING AND DIVING AND FISHING. BUT TO BE HONEST, THE LAGOON SIDE OF THE ISLAND IS JUST AS BEAUTIFUL IN ITS OWN WAY. IT'S JUST A PREFERENCE. THE FIRST PROPERTY DENNIS HAS LINED UP FOR SIENNA TO SEE IS A 3-BEDROOM VILLA ON THE LAGOON SIDE OF THE ISLAND. THESE PROPERTIES TEND TO BE LESS EXPENSIVE, SINCE THEY'RE NOT DIRECTLY ON THE OCEAN WHERE THE REEF IS. TO GET TO THE VILLA, DENNIS AND SIENNA HAVE TO TAKE A GOLF CART, WHICH IS A POPULAR WAY OF GETTING AROUND SINCE THERE ARE VERY FEW PAVED ROADS ON AMBERGRIS CAYE. ALL RIGHT, SIENNA, WELL, THIS IS REEF VILLAGE. IT'S PRICED AT $315,000, COMPLETELY FURNISHED. IT'S GOT 1,240 SQUARE FEET. AND UP ON TOP, IT'S GOT THIS WONDERFUL DECK THAT'S FANTASTIC FOR ENTERTAINING EXCELLENT. YES, THIS VILLA HAS CENTRAL A/C, WHICH IS GOOD FOR THIS HOTTER TIME OF THE YEAR. THESE CABINETS ARE ACTUALLY MADE RIGHT HERE IN BELIZE OUT OF MAHOGANY. THEY DO A VERY NICE JOB, DON'T THEY? I REALLY LIKE THE CEILING HEIGHT IN HERE. MAKES IT FEEL OPEN AND AIRY. YEAH, THE HEIGHT'S REALLY GOOD. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE IT FEEL SPACIOUS, I THINK. WOW, I LIKE THIS SPACE HERE. I COULD REALLY ENTERTAIN, I THOUGHT SO. I LIKE THE SAND-- LITTLE PIECE OF THE BEACH. HERE AT THIS RESORT, THERE'S GONNA BE MOSTLY CANADIANS, AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS USING THESE AS SECOND HOMES AND RENTALS. YEAH, I FIND IT A LITTLE MORE ISOLATED. THERE'S NOT PEOPLE WALKING PAST ME SAYING HI OR WANTING TO SELL ME SOMETHING... WHICH I ENJOY. SURE, SURE. EVEN THOUGH IT'S RESORT PROPERTY, IT IS QUIET. OH, IT'S A NICE SIZE. IT IS. IT'S A NICE-SIZE MASTER BEDROOM. IT HAS A NICE WALK-IN CLOSET. YEAH, SO PLENTY OF STORAGE. AND SO WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE, YOU CAN LEAVE ALL YOUR SCUBA GEAR HERE. ALL MY SPORTING EQUIPMENT. SO LEAVE EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE AND LOCK IT UP. THIS IS YOUR BATHROOM. DOESN'T HAVE A TUB, BUT IT DOES HAVE A NICE-SIZE WALK-IN SHOWER. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE VIEW? I LIKE THE VIEW, BUT IT'S NOT THE REEF. I'M A SCUBA GIRL. I CAN'T SCUBA THERE. IN THE NEXT BEDROOM, SIENNA NOTICES SOMETHING'S MISSING. THERE'S NO CLOSETS IN HERE? NO, NO, THESE VILLAS WERE BUILT AS VACATION HOMES AND RENTALS, AND SO IN THE SMALLER 2-BEDROOMS WE DON'T HAVE CLOSETS, BUT WE DO HAVE DRESSERS FOR CLOTHES AND OTHER ITEMS. MM, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. NEXT, THEY HEAD OUT TO THE ROOFTOP DECK. THIS IS A GREAT VIEW, BUT I STILL LIKE LOOKING AT THE OCEAN, AND, OH, YEP, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY. YEAH, YOU CAN SEE THE REEF FROM HERE. TOO BAD THIS WASN'T OVER ON THAT SIDE WHERE THE WATER IS IF THIS VILLA WAS ON THE REEF, IT WOULD BE PRICED AT $700,000 INSTEAD OF $315,000 SO... OH, MY GOODNESS, YEAH. WELL, I LIKE HOW BIG THIS IS. I CAN FINISH IT AND PUT A LOT MORE FURNITURE UP HERE AND HOLD A LOT MORE PEOPLE AND DO SOME ENTERTAINING. I THINK YOU'D REALLY HAVE A NICE TIME ENTERTAINING UP HERE. I REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE. I LOVE THE SPACE. I THINK IT'D BE GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING. I LOVE THE COLORS. THERE'S NOT MUCH I REALLY NEED TO DO TO IT, UNLESS I WANT TO DO SOMETHING UPSTAIRS. BUT I STILL NEED THE OCEAN, AND THERE'S NO OCEAN ON THIS SIDE, AND IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE TOURISTY VERSUS LOCALS, WHICH I REALLY THINK I WOULD LIKE TO EXPERIENCE MORE, SO I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A DETERMINING FACTOR FOR ME. SURE, OH, SURE. NEXT UP, SIENNA AND DENNIS SEE AN OCEANFRONT PLACE WHERE SHE GETS A TASTE OF HIGH-END RESORT LIVING... I LOVE THE POOL. BUT LUXURY COMES AT A PRICE. NOW THE H.O.A. FEES HERE ARE ABOUT $500 A MONTH. AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ISSUE. SO HOW LONG WAS THAT RIDE TO COME HERE ON THE BOAT? IT'S ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES BY BOAT. SIENNA KACZMAR IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO ESCAPE HER ON-THE-GO LIFESTYLE IN CALGARY. NOW SHE'S SEARCHING FOR A VACATION HOME ON THE BELIZEAN ISLAND OF AMBERGRIS CAYE, WHERE SHE CAN RELAX AND INDULGE IN HER FAVORITE WATER SPORTS AT LEAST PART OF THE YEAR. SHE WANTS A MOVE-IN READY PLACE THAT'S CLOSE TO BOTH THE OCEAN AND THE ISLAND'S LOCALS. SO FAR, SHE'S SEEN A LARGE VILLA ON THE LAGOON SIDE OF THE ISLAND. SHE LIKED THE LARGE ROOFTOP DECK, BUT SHE'S NOT CRAZY ABOUT NOT BEING RIGHT ON THE REEF. THE SECOND PLACE DENNIS IS TAKING SIENNA TO SEE IS A BIT FARTHER NORTH THAN THE LAST PROPERTY, AND, UNLIKE THE LAST PLACE, IT'S ON THE OCEAN SIDE OF THE ISLAND WHERE THE REEF IS. TO GET THERE, THEY HAVE TO TAKE A SMALL WATER TAXI, AS THERE ARE FEWER ROADS THE FURTHER AWAY FROM TOWN YOU GO. WE'RE GONNA BE HEADING UP NORTH ABOUT, OH, 3 OR 4 MILES. THANK YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO A NICE RIDE. WELL, WE'RE JUST ABOUT THERE, AND YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE 2-STORY DOCK JUST COMING UP. AND ALL THE WHITE BUILDINGS YOU SEE, THAT'S LAS TERRAZAS. OH, WOW, THAT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL. YOU KNOW, WITH A PROPERTY THIS LARGE OFTENTIMES COMES LARGER COMMON AREAS, YES. I LOVE THE POOL. THE COLOR BLUE IS VERY VIBRANT. NOW THE CONDO I'M GONNA SHOW YOU TODAY YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THE COST ON IT IS, OH, ABOUT, $299,900. NOW THE H.O.A. FEES HERE ARE ABOUT $500 A MONTH. SEEM KINDA HIGH TO YOU? ACTUALLY, EVERYTHING HERE. SO YOU HAVE YOUR GROUNDS, YOUR POOL MAINTENANCE, YOUR EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES YOUR PROPERTY TAXES AND YOUR INSURANCE. OKAY. OH, I'M STILL ENJOYING THAT POOL. IT'S SO NICE. NOT BAD. WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MODERN FEEL OF LAS TERRAZAS THAT'S OUTSIDE CONTINUES RIGHT ON THROUGH TO THE INTERIORS. I LIKE THE BIG OPEN LAYOUT. NICE LEATHER FURNITURE. I LIKE ALL THOSE STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. YEAH, THEY WENT WITH NICE, HIGH-END, I LOVE THIS WIDE COUNTER. CAN LAY OUT ALL YOUR FOOD AND DRINKS AND ALL THE PEOPLE CAN SIT-- IS THERE STOOLS OVER HERE? OH, YEAH, FULL--YEAH. LOTS OF SEATING AREA. I LIKE IT. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE MASTER BEDROOM. OH, I LIKE THE MASSIVE BED. IT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT EXAMPLE OF FINE BELIZEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP. IT'S VERY NICE. YEAH. GOT YOUR BATHROOM ATTACHED. VERY NICE. MORE GRANITE, YAY. NO BATHTUB. THE SECOND BEDROOM'S OVER HERE. YEAH. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CLOSE NEIGHBORS. THAT'S A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ACROSS THE WAY, SO THAT'S YOUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR AND THEN TO YOUR LEFT HERE IS THE SECOND BATH. IT'S REALLY BIG. BUT ABSOLUTELY NO BATHTUB, THOUGH. NO, NO, IN FACT, THEY DON'T PUT A LOT OF BATHTUBS DOWN HERE IN BELIZE. THE ISLAND ITSELF TRIES TO CONSERVE WATER BECAUSE IT'S SCARCE HERE. A LOT OF IT'S SUPPLIED BY REVERSE OSMOSIS, AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE, SO YOU'LL FIND SHOWERS ARE MORE COMMON THAN TUBS. I LIKE IT. I LIKE THE COLORS. I LIKE THE LAYOUT. I LOVE ALL THE CRISP ACCESSORIES AND ALL THE NATURAL STONE AND-- YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH, AND THEN, ALSO, HOW LONG WAS THAT RIDE TO COME HERE ON THE BOAT? IT'S ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES BY BOAT. SO YOU NOTICED IT TOOK US A FEW MINUTES TO GET UP HERE. YEAH, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. SIENNA FINALLY SEES A PLACE CLOSE TO WHERE THE LOCALS LIVE. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY OUT HERE. BUT IT'S NOT WITHOUT ITS ISSUES. SOMETHING I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. WILL THE CHANCE TO BE CLOSE TO THE ACTION SWAY HER? CARVIN' MARVIN. SIENNA'S A CANADIAN NATIVE WHO'S SHOPPING FOR A SECOND HOME ON AMBERGRIS CAYE OFF THE COAST OF BELIZE, BUT SHE'S NOT JUST LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HANG HER BIKINI. SHE WANTS TO GET OUT AND MIX WITH THE LOCALS AND ENJOY THE ISLAND CULTURE. SHE'S ALREADY LOOKED AT A VILLA ON THE LAGOON SIDE OF THE ISLAND AND A LESS EXPENSIVE CONDO ON THE OCEAN. BUT NEITHER PLACE IS AS CLOSE TO TOWN AS SHE'D LIKE. NOW SIENNA'S VERY UNIQUE. SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUT OF HER FAST-PACED HECTIC LIFESTYLE. SHE STILL WANTS TO BE ACTIVE, THOUGH. SHE LOVES TO SCUBA DIVE, TO WINDSURF. SHE LIKES TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE LOCALS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR A PROPERTY FOR SIENNA THAT'S CLOSE TO TOWN SO SHE CAN ENJOY ALL THAT, BUT STILL ALLOWS HER TO DISCONNECT AND ENJOY HERSELF AND TO COMPLETELY RELAX. NOW THIS CONDO IS A BEACH-LEVEL CONDO, 2-BEDROOM, 2-BATH, 1,000 SQUARE FEET... AND IT'S PRICED AT $349,000. IT IS. BEING CLOSER TO TOWN AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OCEAN PUTS A HIGHER PRICE TAG ON THIS CONDO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SMALLEST PLACE SHE'S SEEN. BUT H.O.A. FEES ARE ONLY $200 A MONTH. WOW, LOTS OF STUFF IN HERE. IT IS A LITTLE CLUTTERED, ISN'T IT? BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT... OHH, YEAH. OH, THIS OPENS, TOO. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF OUT HERE? I'LL LIVE OUT HERE. I'LL PUT MY BED RIGHT HERE. HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS FURNITURE? IT IS. THE FACT IS-- IT'S NEAT. IT'S HANDMADE RIGHT HERE IN BELIZE ON THE MAINLAND. OH, SO IT'LL LAST FOR A LONG TIME THEN, I THINK. IT WILL, AND IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WITH IT, THE FLOOR LOOKS, LIKE, EASY, LIKE I CAN MAINTAIN IT QUITE EASILY. IT IS. ALL TILE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CONDO. AND ALL THE APPLIANCES ARE INCLUDED? THEY ARE. THEY ARE. THEY'RE ALL STAINLESS. FAIRLY NEW, SO YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM. I LOVE THE WOOD, TOO. OH, MY GOODNESS, THERE'S LOTS OF COLOR HERE. YEAH, THERE IS. THERE IS A LOT OF COLOR IN THIS CONDO. OH, AND MORE COLOR IN THE BEDROOM. WELL, THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU CAN CHANGE, THOUGH. YOU KNOW, PAINT'S CHEAP, AND YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE IT THE WAY THAT YOU LIKE IT. AND THEN BIG BATHROOM. THAT'S--YEAH, THAT'S FAIRLY BIG. NICE BIG WALK-IN SHOWER. THE COLOR BLUE, WOW. LOTS OF BLUE. YEAH, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? IS THAT ALL RIGHT? WELL, I'M NOT REALLY INTO COLOR, BUT IT'S NICE. WE HAVE A SECOND BATHROOM RIGHT HERE. NOW THIS BATHROOM HAS A TUB, WHICH IS NICE, BECAUSE NOW YOU HAVE AN OPTION. YEAH, I LIKE THAT. OH, AND MORE COLOR. IT'S PAINTED VERY UNIQUELY. THE OWNERS WHO HAD THIS CONDO OH, IT'S VERY BEACHY. IT'S NICE FOR BEACHY. I JUST LIKE MORE PLAIN. SURE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD EASILY DO. THIS CONDO IS DEFINITELY MORE HOMEY, BUT THERE'S LOTS OF PAINTING AND COLOR ISSUES THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH, SOMETHING I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. THE OTHER ONES ARE READY TO MOVE IN. I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CHANGING ANYTHING. SO THIS ONE WILL REQUIRE SOME WORK, AND THIS ONE'S MORE EXPENSIVE. IT IS. IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE OUT OF THE THREE. BUT THIS IS WHERE THE BEACH IS, AND I LOVE THE VIEW, AND I LOVE THE LOCALS HERE, BUT IT'S WORK. OKAY. I KNOW YOU WENT BACK AND FORTH A LOT. SO ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THIS? ALL RIGHT. DID SIENNA GO FOR THE VILLA ON THE LAGOON, THE CONDO WITH THE RESORT AMENITIES OR THE PRICIEST PLACE NEAR TOWN? AND WHICH PLACE WILL GET HER DIVING IN NO TIME? IT'S EVERYTHING I DREAMED ABOUT. (whispers indistinctly) IT'S PERFECT. SIENNA'S BEEN SEARCHING THE ISLAND OF AMBERGRIS CAYE IN BELIZE FOR AN AFFORDABLE OCEANFRONT VACATION HOME THAT'S CLOSE TO TOWN. BUT IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE TO FIND EVERYTHING SHE WANTS IN ONE PLACE. AT $315,000, HER FIRST OPTION IS A 1,240-SQUARE-FOOT, 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH SINGLE-FAMILY VILLA. REEF VILLAGE WAS A NICE CONDO COMPLEX. THE LAYOUT WAS GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING LOTS OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE KITCHEN, THE LIVING ROOM AREA. YOU HAD THREE PATIO DOORS LEADING OUT TO YOUR PORCH BALCONY AREA. I LIKED THAT THERE WAS WATER AROUND, BUT IT'S NOT THE BLUE WATER. IT'S THE LAGOON SIDE, SO I DON'T SEE THE SAME THING. YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME FEEL. LISTED FOR JUST UNDER $300,000, THE 2nd OPTION IS A 2-BEDROOM, 2-BATH CONDO AT THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND WITH A LITTLE OVER 1,000 SQUARE FEET. I LOVE THE NICE MODERN FEEL OF LAS TERRAZAS. THERE WAS GREAT COLORS, NICE WOOD, CLEAN WHITE, AND THE PRICE OF $299,000 WAS QUITE FAIR. I WASN'T TOO FOND OF HAVING NO BALCONY AND THAT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER FROM TOWN, AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE A WATER TAXI, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY MY STYLE. PRICED AT 349,000, CONDO NUMBER THREE HAS 2 BEDROOMS AND 2 BATHS IN 1,000 SQUARE FEET. IT'S THE OLDEST AND PRICIEST OF THE BUNCH, BUT THE BEACH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. THE OASIS DEL CARIBE WAS CLOSE TO TOWN. I COULD MINGLE WITH ALL THE LOCALS. THERE'S SPORTS RIGHT OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR, BUT THE INSIDE WAS, WOW. I HAVE A LOT OF RENOVATING TO DO. THE COLORS AREN'T QUITE RIGHT, AND THE PRICE OF $349,000 WAS QUITE A BIT MORE THAN THE OTHERS. SO WHICH ONE DID SHE CHOOSE? ♪♪ AND THE HOME I CHOSE WAS... THE OASIS DEL CARIBE. IT HAS EVERYTHING I WANT. IT HAS ALL THE SPORTS OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR. I CAN SEE THE OCEAN. I CAN SEE THE BLUE AND THE BRIGHT COLORS. EVERYTHING IS SO CLOSE-- EVERY RESTAURANT, EVERY PUB. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. AND MY AGENT TALKED THE PRICE DOWN TO $319,000, WHICH IS GREAT. I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK ON THE INSIDE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. EVERYTHING I WANT IS OUTSIDE ANYWAYS. HI, HOW YOU DOING? CARVIN' MARVIN. CARVIN' MARVIN. THAT'S AWESOME. I LOVE IT. (Sienna) I'VE OWNED MY CONDO ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW. I'M ABLE TO COME DOWN HERE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS AT A TIME, AND I JUST LOVE IT. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M IN CALGARY, I FIND MYSELF IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE WHERE I CAN'T GO OUT, AND IT'S ALSO HARD TO FIND PEOPLE TO DO THINGS WITH. GREAT. OH, WOW, THOSE LOOK AMAZING. BUT HERE IN THE CARIBBEAN, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY OUTSIDE. FAMILIES, KIDS-- THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE OUTSIDE ENJOYING ACTIVITIES, AND I CAN JOIN IN AND DO THE SAME. THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I MOVED INTO MY CONDO HERE IS I CHANGED ALL THE COLORS OF THE WALLS. I HAD TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE SUBTLE TO BE MORE ME. I DID ADD SOME DRAPERIES, A LITTLE MORE SUBTLE AS WELL. GOT RID OF THE DARK BLUE AND JUST MADE IT LOOK A LITTLE MORE AIRY SO I COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE OUTSIDE AND ENJOY AND TO LOOK RIGHT THROUGH AS OPPOSED TO HAVING IT STOP. I'VE ADDED ART FROM A LOCAL ARTISAN. I LOVE THE THINGS THAT THEY DO HERE. (gasps) OH, I JUST NOTICED HE PAINTED MY NAME! HOW SWEET. I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT BEFORE. OH, THAT'S SO SWEET. THIS IS MY NEW OFFICE. I LOVE THE FACT THAT I CAN PUT MY FEET IN THE SAND, BRING MY WORK WITH ME AND ENJOY THE GREAT OUTDOORS. I FIND MYSELF BEING A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE AND RELAXED AND ENJOYING JUST THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH MAKES ME THINK ABOUT COLOR AND DESIGN A LOT EASIER. JUST NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO YOUR OWN WORK HERE AND ENJOY LIFE, AND YET GET THINGS DONE. SHE ALSO HAS A LOT MORE TIME TO ENJOY HER FAVORITE HOBBY. HOW'S THE VISIBILITY OUT THERE TODAY, ROBBY? IT'S GONNA BE A 100-PLUS AND A LOT OF MARINE LIFE TO SEE. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO HEAR. ONE, TWO, THREE, HERE YOU GO. MY CONDO HERE IN BELIZE IS THE DREAM VACATION HOME I ALWAYS WANTED. IT'S EVERYTHING I DREAMED ABOUT. (whispers indistinctly) IT'S PERFECT.