Kosher Kitchen

(narrator) LIAT AND ZACK WANT TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOME. WE'D LOVE TO FIND A PLACE THAT WE CAN JUST MOVE INTO AND IS PERFECT. BUT THIS COUPLE NEEDS A VERY SPECIAL KITCHEN. (Liat) WE HAVE A KOSHER KITCHEN. WE KEEP OUR MEAT AND MILK SEPARATE. AND THEIR WISH LIST IS BIGGER THAN THEIR BUDGET. THIS IS SO OUT OF OUR BUDGET. THAT'S WHERE THE PROPERTY BROTHERS COME IN. REALTOR DREW SCOTT SHOWS THEM HOMES THEY CAN AFFORD. WE'VE SEEN THE KITCHEN. LET'S CHECK OUT THE LIVING ROOM. AND CONTRACTOR JONATHAN SCOTT... WE WOULD BE GUTTING IT, AND, YES, I COULD FIT IT. SO MUCH COUNTER SPACE, TOO. TO CREATE THE PERFECT DREAM HOME. IT'S AMAZING. THEY... THEY ARE THE PROPERTY BROTHERS. ♪♪ FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS LIAT AND ZACK WANT MORE ROOM FOR THEIR FAMILY, BUT THEIR NEXT HOME NEEDS TO HAVE AN EXTRA-LARGE KITCHEN. (Liat) WE HAVE A KOSHER KITCHEN, UM, WHICH MEANS THAT WE KEEP OUR MEAT AND MILK SEPARATE AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS. WE--WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME EATING AND PREPARING FOOD AND EVERYTHING, THAT JUDAISM TRIES TO PUT A BIT OF SPIRITUALITY OR A BIT MORE THOUGHT INTO THE WHOLE FOOD EXPERIENCE. AND THE BIG THING TO REMEMBER IN OUR KITCHEN IS TO SEPARATE MEAT AND MILK. THIS HERE IS OUR DAIRY COUNTER, AND THIS IS MY-- THIS IS MY MEAT COUNTER. WE USUALLY USE OUR OVEN FOR MEAT AND OUR TOASTER OVEN FOR DAIRY. SO IN A KOSHER KITCHEN THERE WILL ALWAYS BE, LIKE-- I HAVE A SEPARATE SET OF DAIRY DISHES, A SEPARATE SET OF MEAT DISHES. SO THE CUPBOARDS TEND TO OVERFLOW A BIT, AND SOME OF OUR PLATES TEND TO MIGRATE INTO THE DINING ROOM AREA. BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE OVER, AND WE CELEBRATE-- THERE'S A LOT OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THERE'S A LOT OF-- MOST OF THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS INVOLVE FOOD. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE WANT TO HAVE A HOUSE THAT WE CAN DO THAT IN. IN OUR IDEAL KITCHEN I WOULD SAY WE WOULD HAVE AN EAT-IN KITCHEN. IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HAVE MAYBE TWO DISHWASHERS. A HUGE DINING ROOM, A BIG OVERSIZED DINING ROOM WITH AN OVERSIZED TABLE AND LOTS OF CHAIRS. SOME MORE COUNTER SPACE. WE NEED GRANITE. GRANITE'S, UM, A NONPOROUS NATURAL STONE, SO IT MEANS THAT IT WON'T ABSORB ANY OF, LIKE, THE FOOD THAT WE PUT DOWN ON IT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US TO HAVE A JEWISH COMMUNITY AROUND US. OBVIOUSLY FOUR OR MORE BEDROOMS-- SO RENOVATING ISN'T SOMETHING I THINK WE'RE--WE HAVE IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MIND. WE'D LOVE TO FIND A PLACE THAT WE CAN JUST MOVE INTO LIAT AND ZACK HAVE A BUDGET OF... SO DREW HAS FOUND A HOME WITH EVERYTHING THEY COULD WANT PLUS A LESSON IN MARKET VALUE. AS THEIR REAL ESTATE AGENT, I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM IN THIS HOUSE. AND BY SHOWING THEM A PROPERTY LIKE THIS THAT IS WELL ABOVE THEIR BUDGET, (choir vocalizes) I'M JUST HOPING THEY'RE NOT CRUSHED TOO MUCH, 'CAUSE WE WANT TO GET THEM ONSIDE WITH OUR PLAN TO BUY A FIXER-UPPER AND THEN TURN THAT INTO THEIR DREAM HOME, GIVE THEM EVERYTHING THAT SUITS THEIR NEEDS AND THEIR BUDGET. A NICE 2-CAR GARAGE ATTACHED. (Liat) IT'S AMAZING. OH, THANK YOU. WOW, IT'S HUGE. (Zack) IT'S AMAZING. WOW. THAT'S JUST SO COOL. (Jonathan) AND LOOK AT THE FLOORS HERE. THESE ARE ALL FINISHED IN PLACE. THEY'RE NOT PRE-FINISHED, LIKE WHAT YOU SEE (Liat) SO COOL. YOU'VE GOT THE LUXURY OF HAVING THE POT LIGHTS INSTALLED, EXCEPT YOU'VE GOT ALL THE CHARACTER OF THE NICE DARK HARDWOOD FLOORING, THE ORNATE FIREPLACE. EVERYTHING IN HERE I THINK IS BEAUTIFUL. IT LOOKS GREAT. I REALLY LIKE IT. AND WHY DON'T WE HEAD INTO THE DINING ROOM? WOW. WHOA. (gasps) WOW. (Jonathan) YOU HAVE A WASH STATION. ZACK, LOOK AT THE SINK. IT'S SO NICE. THAT DINING ROOM IS HUGE. IT LOOKED LIKE IT COULD FIT SO MANY PEOPLE SO COMFORTABLY. AND THAT AMAZING WASHING STATION RIGHT IN THERE, THE BUILT-IN CABINETS-- IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING WAS JUST THOUGHT OUT. AMAZING. OH, THIS IS SO FANCY. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE MORE ENTERTAINED BY THE FACT IT'S HUGE. AND YOU HAVE ROOM TO EXPAND. EXTEND--LOOK AT THE DECK... RIGHT OFF THE DINING ROOM. OPEN THE DINING ROOM DOORS, AND YOU CAN EXTEND... RIGHT ONTO THE PATIO. THE SPACE IS ALREADY BIG ENOUGH, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THIS NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN, YOU HAVE ALMOST 10-FOOT CEILINGS, YEAH, THIS FEELS HUGE. THAT DINING ROOM LOOKED, LIKE, REGAL. LIKE, IT LOOKED LIKE A KING AT HIS, LIKE, VERY LONG TABLE. SO ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS FOR YOU ON YOUR WISH LIST RIGHT. YES. ALL RIGHT, CHECK IT OUT. (Liat giggles) WHOA. THREE SINKS. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THREE DISHWASHERS AS WELL. THREE DISHWASHERS. THEY HAVE TWO-- TWO BURNERS, DOUBLE OVEN. LOOK AT THIS FRIDGE. IT'S HUGE. THEY'VE ACTUALLY MARKED EVERYTHING, TOO. YOU CAN SEE ON THE STICKERS THERE-- YEAH. VERY NICE. SO MUCH CABINET SPACE. LOOK AT--YOU KNOW, RIGHT UP TO THE CEILING. IT'S FULL USE. A KITCHEN MUSEUM. YEAH, LOOK AT THIS ACCENT-- THE DARK BROWN OVER HERE. LIAT, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RABBI SUGGESTED-- I MEAN, NATURAL STONE AS THE COUNTERTOP. THIS GRANITE IS VERY GOOD. IT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR YOUR USE. AND WE'LL SEAL IT AT THE END, SO NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THE JUICES FROM MEATS OR SOMETHING (both) PERFECT. NICE. SO YOU GUYS ARE SOLD ON THE KITCHEN. AMAZING. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE ALSO GONNA LIKE THE UPSTAIRS. OKAY. THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT IN A KITCHEN. FOR DOUBLE THE PRICE. YEAH, BUT WE'RE DOUBLE THE FUN. YOU WOULD THINK SO. (Drew) HERE WE HAVE TWO BEDROOMS. (Liat) WHAT'S THIS? BEDROOM. THIS HOUSE IS FULL OF BEDROOMS. UP ON THIS LEVEL WE HAVE THREE MORE BEDROOMS, OH, MY GOSH. (voices overlapping) LOOK AT THE BATHROOM. ZACK, YOU COULD DO CARTWHEELS. LOOK AT THE WINDOW. (Jonathan) BEAUTIFUL VIEW. WELL, WHY DON'T WE HEAD BACK DOWNSTAIRS TO THE KITCHEN? WOW. I'M SOLD. (Liat) THIS IS A GOOD ONE. THIS--THIS IS A KEEPER. OF COURSE THEY LOVE THIS PLACE. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING IT'S AWESOME. SO ALL THAT'S LEFT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE PRICE. IT'S LISTED FOR... (laughs) THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WHEN DREW DROPPED THAT PRICE ON US, WE JUST REALIZED THAT THAT WASN'T GONNA BE OUR DREAM HOME, AND IT'S JUST A BIT-- IT'S A BIT DISAPPOINTING. TH-THIS IS SO OUT OF OUR BUDGET. YES, I DID. I KINDA HAD TO BRING YOU OUT OF THE CLOUDS A LITTLE BIT. YOU GUYS HAD A WISH LIST THAT WAS VERY SPECIFIC, AND THE AREA YOU WANT TO BE IN WAS VERY SPECIFIC. IF YOU GUYS ARE WANTING TURNKEY READY, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET, AND IT IS WAY OUT OF YOUR PRICE POINT. WE NEED TO LOOK AT A RENOVATION PROPERTY, SOMETHING THAT JONATHAN CAN COME INTO AND TURN IT INTO YOUR DREAM HOME. SO YOU CAN DO THIS FOR OUR PRICE RANGE? YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT GONNA GET THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS PLACE, BUT WE CAN FIND YOU A HOME THAT WE CAN PUT A KOSHER KITCHEN INTO. WE CAN PUT BRAND-NEW APPLIANCES, BEAUTIFUL CABINETS. I'VE ACTUALLY LINED UP SOME GREAT PROPERTIES FOR US TO LOOK AT. THEY HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL. IN THE END, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPY ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NOW THAT THE COUPLE HAS HAD A REALITY CHECK, DREW TAKES THEM TO A FIXER-UPPER HERE WE GO. IT'S A DETACHED HOME. IT HAS TWO STORIES, FOUR BEDROOMS, FOUR BATHROOMS, 2,400 SQUARE FEET WITH A BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD AND A NICE SUNROOM. (Liat) HMM, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DATED. (Drew) I WANT YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT THE BONES OF THE HOUSE, THOUGH. IT HAS A NICE WIDE LAYOUT. YOU HAVE A BIG DINING ROOM AREA. WE'LL SHOW YOU THE LIVING ROOM IN THE BACK. WHY DON'T WE HEAD BACK THROUGH HERE INTO THE KITCHEN? IT'S A GOOD-SIZE SPACE. THEY'RE NOT UTILIZING IT TO THE MAX POTENTIAL. IN TERMS OF-- I DON'T KNOW IF IT LOOKS BIG, BUT IN TERMS OF-- YOU KNOW, THIS KITCHEN ISN'T MUCH BIGGER WELL, WHAT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT WE WOULD GUT THIS. WE WOULD TAKE IT OUT COMPLETELY, PUT IN A BRAND-NEW CONFIGURATION, ALL NEW CABINETS, AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THAT KOSHER KITCHEN. I DON'T SEE IT. YEAH, IT'S HARD, 'CAUSE YOU REALLY HAVE TO TRUST THEM. AND LIKE, I'M SURE THEY HAVE A VISION, BUT IT'S HARD TO SEE THROUGH THEIR EYES, YOU KNOW? WE'VE SEEN THE FRONT ROOM. WE'VE SEEN THE KITCHEN. LET'S CHECK OUT THE LIVING ROOM. (Zack) IT'S A GOOD SIZE. THE POPCORN? WHAT'S THAT CALLED. OH. POPCORN? SO I DO WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS ONE ELEMENT THAT I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA LIKE. THIS HOUSE IS ACTUALLY BACKED ONTO A TRAIN LINE. I DON'T--NO. NO TRAINS. THERE IS A PARTITION. THEY HAVE A STONE WALL AT THE BACK. IT'S ABOUT 20 FEET HIGH. THE REASON I SHOWED YOU THIS HOME IS BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU IS SQUARE FOOTAGE. AND TO TRY AND GET A HOUSE THAT WAS BIG ENOUGH FOR YOUR GROWING FAMILY IN THIS AREA-- WHAT'S THIS ROOM? THIS ROOM HERE-- LET'S STEP DOWN INTO IT. WHOO, SUNROOM. (giggles) I DON'T LIKE HOW THEY FINISHED THIS SPACE, BUT WHAT I LIKE IS THE NATURAL LIGHT. (Jonathan) THEY'VE SORT OF GIVEN YOU THE LUXURY OF HAVING AN ENCLOSED SPACE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY JUST A PORCH. WHY DON'T WE HEAD UPSTAIRS AND CHECK OUT THE BEDROOMS? HAVING A TRAIN IS KIND OF A SERIOUS CONCERN, BECAUSE IT DOES LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF BUYERS WHEN I TELL 'EM THE LIST PRICE ON THIS PLACE COMPARED TO EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YEAH. YEAH. FOUR BEDROOMS ON THE UPPER LEVEL. THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE INTERESTED IN. (Liat) HMM. (Zack) WOW. I ACTUALLY LIKE THE CARPET. I LIKE CARPET. SHE DOESN'T. SO IT'S A NICE KIND OF-- IT'S ONE PLACE IN THE ROOM. I'M HAPPY FOR YOU. (Drew) LET'S LOOK AT YOUR WISH LIST ITEMS. YOU WANTED A BIGGER HOME FOR A GROWING FAMILY. THIS IS DEFINITELY BIGGER-- 2,400 SQUARE FEET PLUS A FULL BASEMENT WHICH HAS A KITCHENETTE ROUGHED IN. YOU COULD RENT THAT BASEMENT SUITE OUT FOR 750 BUCKS A MONTH. IT'S NOT BAD. I MEAN-- KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. THAT I UNDERSTAND. THAT IS A CONCERN FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE TRAIN ONLY COMES TWICE A DAY. I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO HIDE THIS HOUSE FROM YOU, BECAUSE WHEN I TELL YOU THE PRICE, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT. IT'S... YEAH, BUT THERE ARE ALL THESE OTHER COSTS LIKE THE KITCHEN AND CHANGING EVERYTHING. IF ONLY THERE WAS SOMEONE WHO COULD DO A RENOVATION BUDGET... YOU KNOW ANYBODY? I CAN DO THAT. I KNOW I CAN TAKE ALL YOUR MUST-HAVE ITEMS, MAKE IT YOUR DREAM HOME, AND STAY WITHIN YOUR BUDGET. UM, THIS IS THE FIRST PLACE WE'VE SEEN. YEAH, BUT IT SEEMS IF-- IF HE CAN DO IT-- I UNDERSTAND YOUR RESERVATION. AND THIS IS THE FIRST HOUSE YOU'VE SEEN. SO I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ANOTHER PROPERTY RIGHT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. OKAY. COMING UP, ANOTHER HOUSE AND MORE BIG PLANS. ANYTHING WE WANT TO DO AT THIS STAGE, WE WOULD BE GUTTING IT, AND, YES, I COULD FIT IT. COULD THIS PLACE EVER BE THEIR DREAM HOME? I CAN'T SEE US LIVING HERE. ZACK AND LIAT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY WANT THEIR NEXT HOME TO BE, BUT SINCE THE TRAIN LINE AT THE FIRST FIXER-UPPER WASN'T A SELLING POINT, DREW IS SHOWING THEM ANOTHER OPTION IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. HERE WE GO-- A NICE CORNER LOT. LOTS OF SPACE. IT'S AN 1,800-SQUARE-FOOT, SEMIDETACHED HOUSE. IT HAS A FULL BASEMENT AND THREE BEDROOMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FOURTH. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT OPTION FOR THEM. SMELLS A BIT--SMELLS A BIT OLD IN HERE, ACTUALLY. IT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR QUITE SOME TIME-- ACTUALLY AT ALL. I CAN'T SEE US LIVING HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHY-- I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHY THEY BROUGHT US HERE. AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT THEY ARE UTILIZING THE SPACE. (Liat laughs) (Jonathan) THAT'S ACTUALLY DREW'S PEN. (Liat) THAT'S REALLY CUTE. IT'S CUTE. WASHROOM CLOSE BY. THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM? RIGHT NOW THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM. WE NEED IT JUST TO BE A DINING ROOM. I THINK I WOULD REMOVE THAT WALL BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THIS SPACE HERE, AND THAT WOULD OPEN IT UP. THE LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM AREA SEEMED PRETTY SMALL TO USE AS BOTH AREAS. HEAD THROUGH TO THE KITCHEN. YOU LIKE IT? UM, "LIKE" IS A RELATIVE WORD. THIS APPARATUS HERE LOOKS A BIT-- THAT THERE IS ONE OF THE FIRST PROTOTYPES FOR AN OVER-THE-RANGE HOOD FAN MICROWAVE. YEAH. WHOA. IT LOOKS LIKE THE '70s. THE HOUSE YOU NEED TO LOOK AT AS A BLANK SLATE. PICTURE EVERYTHING GONE, AND WE'RE STARTING FRESH. SO WE'LL MAKE IT THE DESIGN THAT WORKS FOR YOU. (Jonathan) OBVIOUSLY WE'D HAVE TO RE-JIG. MY FIRST THOUGHT IS THAT WE WOULD EITHER OPEN UP THIS WALL, MOVE IT BACK A LITTLE BIT. THIS ONE FOR SURE. ANYTHING WE WANT TO DO AT THIS STAGE, WE WOULD BE GUTTING IT, AND, YES, I COULD FIT IT. COME ON OVER HERE, GUYS. LET'S CHECK OUT THE OTHER LIVING SPACE. I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE SLIDING DOOR HERE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A NICE BIG YARD OUTSIDE. I COULD ALSO USE THE WINDOW CURTAINS AS A SKIRT. THAT'S A PLUS. IF YOU SHOWED UP IN THAT SKIRT... YEAH, AN UGLY SKIRT. YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA GO EAT AT YOUR OWN HOUSE. ANYWAY, WHY DON'T WE HEAD UPSTAIRS AND CHECK OUT THE BEDROOMS? I HONESTLY THINK YOU MISSED THE MARK ON THIS ONE. NO, I THINK THEY'RE MISSING MY WHOLE POINT HERE. LIAT WAS DEFINITELY AGAINST HAVING THE TRAIN IN BEHIND THE HOUSE. SHE WANTED TO BE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, THOUGH. SHE WANTED TO HAVE MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND ALL WITHIN HER BUDGET. THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. WE'LL SEE. GO ON IN HERE. THIS IS THE MASTER BEDROOM. YOU DO HAVE A WALK-IN... ALONG WITH ALL OF THIS CLOSET SPACE OVER HERE. I CAN'T, LIKE, GET MY GRIP ON THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. IT'S, LIKE, A LOT GOING ON. OPEN THAT DOOR. YOU HAVE A MASTER BATH. WHOA. LOOKS LIKE A BIG PRESENT READY TO BE OPENED. BY SOMEONE ELSE. IT'S--IT'S-- IT'S VERY SHINY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF MIRRORS IN EVERY SINGLE ROOM OF THE HOUSE. SO IT'S JUST A BIT OVERWHELMING. WE JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE OURSELVES THAT MUCH. (Jonathan) YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD USE THAT PHONE, OH. TO COME INTO A HOUSE AND NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO EVERY SINGLE ROOM IN THE HOUSE-- YOU KNOW, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE. NOW I WANT TO RUN DOWN SOME OF YOUR WISH LIST ITEMS. YOU WANTED TO BE IN THIS LOCATION, BUT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE A TRAIN RUNNING BEHIND YOUR HOUSE. YOU ALSO HAVE THAT NICE BIG CORNER LOT, A FULL BASEMENT. IF YOU FINISHED THAT PROPERLY, YOU COULD RENT THAT OUT FOR 800 BUCKS A MONTH. LET MET TELL YOU THE PRICE. THIS HOUSE WAS ACTUALLY JUST REDUCED DOWN TO... SO THAT'S QUITE A BIT BELOW YOUR MAX BUDGET. IT GIVES JONATHAN MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THAT MUCH FOR THIS HOUSE. THE ONLY THING THAT IT MATCHED WAS THE AREA AND THE PRICE RANGE. NOW THAT'S A KOSHER KITCHEN. JONATHAN'S DESIGNS TRANSFORM THE FIXER-UPPERS FROM DATED TO DESIRABLE. IT'S CRAZY. THOSE DESIGNS REALLY SELL BOTH THOSE HOUSES. IT'S REALLY HARD TO CHOOSE. LIAT AND ZACK HAVEN'T FOUND THE HOME OF THEIR DREAMS YET. SO IT'S JONATHAN'S TURN TO SHOW THEM WHAT HIS DESIGNS COULD DO AND CONVINCE THE COUPLE THAT THEY'VE ALREADY FOUND THEIR NEXT HOUSE. (Liat) GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS? ABOUT WHAT? UM, I DON'T KNOW. THE HOUSES WE'VE SEEN, I JUST DON'T REALLY SEE OUR DREAM HOME COMING OUT OF ANY OF THOSE. THIS IS ALWAYS WHAT WE EXPECT. IT'S REALLY HARD TO PICTURE WHAT THESE PROPERTIES COULD BE, BUT WE'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO TO GREAT POTENTIALS. THERE'S THE DARK RAILWAY DWELLING, AND THEN WE HAVE THE MIRROR MANOR. ONE IS A DETACHED HOME ON THE TRAIN LINE. THE OTHER HOUSE-- MM-HMM. MM-HMM, THAT'S TRUE. WHY DON'T WE START WITH THE DARK RAILWAY DWELLING? (Jonathan) I THINK THE LAYOUT ON THE MAIN FLOOR WOULD FLOW A LOT BETTER IF I CHANGE UP THE DINING ROOM AND MAKE IT A LIVING ROOM. WE'LL GIVE IT A MODERN UPGRADE WITH LOTS OF SHELVING AND COMFORTABLE FURNITURE TO MAKE IT A MULTIPURPOSE LIVING SPACE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY. THAT'S SO NICE. SWITCHING THE LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM-- IT REALLY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE, I THINK. AND UPDATING THE FIREPLACE CREATES A GREAT FOCAL POINT WHEN CONVERTING THE OLD LIVING ROOM INTO YOUR NEW DINING ROOM, GIVING YOU TONS OF SPACE WHERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEAT OVER A DOZEN GUESTS. I'LL PUT IN A LONG PASS-THROUGH TO THE KITCHEN, TOO, TO MAKE SERVING SIMPLER, AND I'LL TOP IT OFF WITH A WASHING STATION. THAT'S AMAZING. LOOK, IT, LIKE, SEATS SO MANY PEOPLE. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET SOME NEW FRIENDS. (laughing) IT--IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT SPACE. (Jonathan) AND IN THE KITCHEN, I'LL MOVE THE DOORWAY, CREATING MUCH MORE ROOM FOR CABINETS, THE EXTRA APPLIANCES, AND THE PREP SPACE THAT YOU WANT. YOU SEE WE'VE GOT A MEAT COUNTER AND A DAIRY COUNTER. HOW'S THAT FOR KOSHER? SEE, BY REWORKING THE LAYOUT, YOU'VE GOT A MUCH MORE FUNCTIONAL KITCHEN FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS. YOU STILL HAVE THE SPACE FOR THE EAT-IN KITCHEN (Jonathan) YEAH. I REALLY DIDN'T SEE HOW YOU WERE GONNA FIT IN TWO SINKS AND THE DISHWASHERS AND THE OVENS, BUT IT'S INCREDIBLE. BUT I HAVE THE FEELING IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, LET'S TALK NUMBERS. LIST PRICE ON THIS PLACE IS... WHICH IN MY OPINION IS WAY BELOW MARKET VALUE. COMPARED TO THE OTHER HOUSES THAT HAVE SOLD IN THE AREA, THE VALUE OF THIS HOME SHOULD BE ABOUT... THE LISTING AGENT HAS ACTUALLY PRICED THIS HOUSE QUITE LOW, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DRIVE A MULTIPLE-OFFER SITUATION. I WOULD SAY OUR TARGET PRICE SHOULD BE ABOUT... ABOUT $70,000, AND I CAN HAVE IT COMPLETELY DONE IN FOUR WEEKS. SO FOR $510,000, WHICH IS YOUR MAX BUDGET, YOU'RE GONNA GET EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAW. THAT'S AMAZING. OH, WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER PROPERTY TO LOOK AT. WHY DON'T WE SEE THE MIRROR MANOR? (Jonathan) I'LL GIVE THE FAMILY ROOM A MAKEOVER WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS, A NEW FIREPLACE, AND NEW FRENCH DOORS TO EXTEND THE LIVING AREA INTO THE BACKYARD. I'LL TAKE OUT THE KITCHEN WALL AND PUT IN A NEW BREAKFAST BAR TO OPEN THE SPACE UP. I'LL RECONFIGURE THE LAYOUT TO FIT THE ADDITIONAL CABINETRY, THE APPLIANCES YOU WANT FOR THE KOSHER COOKING, AND EVEN THOSE DISHWASHERS YOU WANT, ZACK. NOW YOU CAN PREPARE MEALS AND ENTERTAIN AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW. NOW THAT'S A KOSHER KITCHEN. YEAH. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FIT IT ALL INTO THAT SPACE. WOULD YOU GO SO FAR AS TO SAY I'VE MADE YOU A BELIEVER? (exhales sharply) LET'S-- LET'S SEE THE REST OF THE HOUSE. (all laughing) (Jonathan) I'LL MAKE THE DINING ROOM AN ELEGANT SPACE FOR HOSTING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH A CLASSIC HUTCH, WARM WINDOW TREATMENTS, AND AN OVERSIZED ANTIQUE TABLE THAT'LL ACTUALLY SEAT UP TO A DOZEN. YOU'LL ALSO HAVE A PASS-THROUGH BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND THE DINING ROOM WITH A WASHING STATION. I LOVE THAT DINING ROOM TABLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THE SAME SPACE. THEY GOT RID OF THE MIRRORS. THAT'S AMAZING. IT LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE NEW SPACE WITHOUT THAT MIRROR WALL. YOU GUYS JUST HATED IT BEFORE. RIGHT. YOU THOUGHT IT WAS WAY TOO SMALL. IT LOOKS SO MUCH BIGGER. IT LOOKS AMAZING, BUT IT LOOKS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO DO ALL THAT IN THAT HOUSE. THE LIST PRICE IS... IF YOU REMEMBER, THEY JUST REDUCED PRICE. MARKET VALUE FOR THIS PLACE IS ABOUT $450,000 TO $445,000. BUT IT LOOKS REALLY DATED RIGHT NOW, LIKE YOU SAW. IT FEELS CRAMPED AND DARK. I WOULD SAY OUR TARGET PRICE FOR THIS HOUSE SHOULD BE ABOUT... RENOVATIONS-- EXACTLY THE SAME, ABOUT... AND I'LL HAVE YOU MOVING IN IN FOUR WEEKS. REALLY? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE WORK YEAH. SO THAT WOULD BRING US IN AT... WHICH IS $5,000 BELOW YOUR MAX BUDGET. NICE TO HAVE A LITTLE CONTINGENCY MONEY. YEAH, IT'S GREAT. YOU GUYS HAVE A REALLY TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE, BECAUSE BOTH PROPERTIES HAVE A LOT OF PLUSES FOR YOU. THE DARK RAILWAY DWELLING-- IT'S A BIGGER HOME. MM-HMM. THE OTHER HOUSE IS ATTACHED, RIGHT. SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU GUYS A FEW MINUTES. REALLY HASH IT OUT, BUT WHEN I COME BACK, YOU NEED TO HAVE MADE A DECISION. OKAY. YEP. SO THE MIRROR MANOR-- I DON'T--I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SEEING IT SO MUCH. IT'S A SMALLER HOUSE, RIGHT, NO, THAT'S TRUE. BUT IT'S A CORNER LOT, AND THERE'S NO TRAIN. SO THE DARK RAILWAY DWELLING-- IT'S--I MEAN, WHEN WE SAW IT, IT WAS PRETTY DARK, NOT MUCH LIGHT, BUT THE DESIGNS LOOK AMAZING. IT LOOKS FLOODED WITH LIGHT. THE ONLY THING IS WE MIGHT GO INTO A BIDDING WAR ON THIS, AND, LIKE, I REALLY JUST-- I DON'T THINK WE CAN AFFORD, RIGHT. IT'S TRUE. IT'S CRAZY. THOSE DESIGNS REALLY SELL BOTH THOSE HOUSES. COMING UP, WILL THEY CHOOSE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE RAILWAY HOUSE OR TEAR DOWN THE MIRRORS IN THE SMALLER TRAIN-FREE HOME? I THINK WE JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE. BUT BEFORE MOVING IN, THESE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS SHE GOT TO DO THE CUTTIN'. YOU GET TO DO THE SMASHIN'. ZACK AND LIAT HAVE NARROWED THEIR HUNT TO TWO PROPERTIES, EACH WITH AN AMAZING DESIGN PLAN FROM JONATHAN. NOW THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE. ALL RIGHT, IT'S THAT TIME. DID YOU MAKE A DECISION? WILL THEY CHOOSE THE DARK RAILWAY DWELLING WITH THE $70,000 RENOVATION BUDGET AND A 4-WEEK TIMELINE OR THE MIRROR MANOR WITH THE SAME $70,000 RENO BUDGET AND 4-WEEK TIMELINE? I THINK WE'RE GOING WITH THE... DARK RAILWAY DWELLING. GREAT CHOICE. JUST OVERALL BIGGER, AND I THINK--I THINK THERE'S MORE POTENTIAL. YEAH, I THINK WE JUST SEE THE POTENTIAL MORE HOW'D YOU GET PAST THE WHOLE RAILWAY SITUATION? WE CALLED SOME FRIENDS, AND THEY--THEY ALL SAID I THINK IT WAS A GREAT CHOICE. BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES, YOU WERE ALMOST PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT, BUT LOOK AT THIS-- WOW. YOU'RE GETTING A NICE BIG YARD. RIGHT. CONGRATS AGAIN. NOW I STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK ON MY PLATE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TRY AND GET YOU THAT PROPERTY. THEY'RE NOT TAKING OFFERS UNTIL NEXT WEEK, BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN TALK THE LISTING AGENT HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE? I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. SO YOU GUYS STAY WITH JONATHAN. YOU CAN TALK DESIGN. THANKS A LOT. I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE LISTING AGENT AND SELLER TO LOOK AT OUR OFFER NOW INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THAT GIVES US A HUGE ADVANTAGE AS LONG AS OUR OFFER IS HIGH ENOUGH TO SPARK THEIR INTEREST. LIST PRICE IS $420,000, WHICH I TOLD YOU IS WELL BELOW MARKET VALUE. WE DON'T WANT TO SCARE THEM OFF WITH A LOW OFFER... SO MY OPINION WOULD BE MAKE AN OFFER OF $440,000. AMAZING. THANKS. I'M EXCITED, BUT, UH... I'M NERVOUS. I HAVE AN OFFER FOR YOU GUYS. I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT. OKAY. HUH, OKAY. WE WENT IN WITH OUR FIRST OFFER, AND IT WASN'T EXACTLY WHAT THE SELLERS WERE LOOKING FOR. THEY'VE COME BACK WITH A NUMBER MORE FAVORABLE TO THEM. IN THIS ECONOMY, ONE TECHNIQUE REALTORS USE TO DRIVE UP A PRICE IS TO MAKE THE LISTING LOW SO THAT BUYERS WILL BID HIGH TO SECURE THE PROPERTY. UNFORTUNATELY FOR LIAT AND ZACK, THEIR INITIAL BID WASN'T QUITE HIGH ENOUGH. (Drew) THEY'VE COUNTERED AT $446,000. BUT THAT MEANS TODAY WE COULD HAVE AN ACCEPTED OFFER ON THIS HOUSE IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH COMING UP TO $446,000. I THINK YEAH. I THINK WE DO IT. YOU'RE GONNA DO IT? YEAH? WELL, THAT'S IT. THAT MEANS YOU JUST GOT YOURSELF A NEW HOUSE. REALLY? THAT'S IT? YEAH. THE BALL WAS IN OUR COURT. ONCE YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, THE HOUSE IS YOURS. THANK YOU. I'M GONNA CALL THE LISTING AGENT AND LET THEM KNOW YOU HAVE ACCEPTED. WAIT, NOTHING CAN GO WRONG NOW? NO. 'CAUSE THIS IS A NON-CONDITIONAL OFFER, (both) WOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DID--DID WE JUST GET A HOUSE? I THINK WE JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE. REALLY PLEASED FOR LIAT AND ZACK. NOT ONLY WAS THIS THE FIRST HOUSE THEY SAW, BUT IT'S THE FIRST HOME THEY'VE PURCHASED. THEY GOT THE PLACE FOR... STILL UNDER MARKET VALUE, BUT WE PAID $6,000 MORE THAN WE PLANNED FOR. SO JONATHAN'S INITIAL ESTIMATE OF $70,000 FOR RENOVATIONS IS NOW DOWN TO... AND HE HAS FOUR WEEKS TO GET LIAT AND ZACK INTO THEIR NEW HOME. I'VE NEVER DONE A KOSHER KITCHEN BEFORE, SO THIS IS LIKE AN ADVENTURE FOR ME. I THINK LIAT AND ZACK ARE GONNA BE AMAZED AT WHAT WE CAN DO. WE'RE FLIPPING THE LAYOUT OF THE LIVING ROOM AND THE DINING ROOM TO GIVE THEM A MUCH MORE FUNCTIONAL MAIN FLOOR. THEY'LL HAVE TONS OF SEATING SPACE FOR THEIR GATHERINGS, AND THE NEW KOSHER KITCHEN WITH DOUBLE APPLIANCES AND PREP SPACE WILL BE A SHOWSTOPPER. THIS WILL BE EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT-- TWO SEPARATE KITCHENS IN ONE SPACE. I WANT TWO SEPARATE KITCHENS IN ONE SPACE. WE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO EXPECT. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF MESS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA FIND BEHIND THE CABINETS, UNDER THE FLOOR, BUT HOPEFULLY IT'S EASY TO DO. OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE WALL, 'CAUSE OF COURSE WE'RE MOVING THE DOORWAY OVER A LITTLE BIT. IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA GO ABOUT HERE. (Liat) I DON'T KNOW. I'M REALLY NERVOUS. WE JUST PAID HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS HOUSE. NOW WE'RE GONNA, LIKE, TEAR IT OUT? SHE GOT TO DO THE CUTTIN'. YOU GET TO DO THE SMASHIN'. WHOO! OH, MY GOD, ZACK. THAT'S NOT GOOD. THOSE ARE YOUR HEATING AND VENTILATION LINES. THOSE WILL BE FEEDING THE SECOND STORY. DARN IT. THAT ACTUALLY IS, LIKE, A COUPLE GRAND MORE WORK NOW, SO THAT'S TOO BAD. COMING UP, THE RENOVATION STALLS... I'M JUST FEELING LIKE, WHAT IF WE MADE A MISTAKE? BUT THE HOMEOWNERS MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WERE THINKING ABOUT ADDING IN. ZACK AND LIAT HAVE JUST STARTED THE KITCHEN DEMOLITION IN THEIR NEW FIXER-UPPER, WHEN JONATHAN DISCOVERS A PROBLEM. THE PLAN WAS JUST TO MOVE THE DOORWAY OVER A LITTLE BIT, MAKE IT WIDER SO WE COULD ACCOMMODATE MORE CABINETS. THE PROBLEM IS WE THOUGHT THE DUCTWORK WOULD COME UP SOMEWHERE AROUND THE EXTERIOR WALL, NOT SMACK-DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE WE WANTED TO PUT THE DOOR. AND THAT'S NOT EASY TO MOVE. LIKE, DID THEY NOT KNOW THAT IT WAS THERE? LIKE, CAN'T YOU DO, LIKE, A METAL BEEPY THING AND FIND OUT IT'S THERE? I DON'T KNOW. WE JUST MADE A HUGE HOLE IN OUR WALL. WE MADE A HUGE HOLE, BUT WE PLANNED ON THE HOLE. YEAH, THAT'S YOU BEING A BIT MORE EMOTIONAL. TEARING APART A KITCHEN IN THE FIRST PLACE IS A BIT OF A STRESSFUL TIME FOR HER. AND THEN TO FIND THAT HVAC PIPE THAT'S RUNNING UP THERE, THAT HICCUP IN THE PLANS GETS HER A BIT MORE EMOTIONAL. SHE'S ALREADY ON EDGE, BECAUSE IT'S, UH, IT'S A STRESSFUL TIME. HE HAS NO SOUL. I'M NOT EMOTIONAL. HE'S JUST A ZOMBIE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, I'M NOT TOO STRESSED. I TYPICALLY-- I'M TYPICALLY A BIT MORE, UM, FLATLINED. I'M JUST FEELING LIKE, WHAT IF WE MADE A MISTAKE? LIKE, MAYBE WE MADE A MISTAKE. MAYBE THE HOLE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE. MAYBE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN SOMEWHERE ELSE. LIKE, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A HOLE. YOU DON'T GO BACK ON A HOLE. (Jonathan) I THINK LIAT'S A LITTLE FREAKED OUT, BUT I ANTICIPATE THAT THEY ARE GONNA BE UNFORESEEN ISSUES IN ANY RENOVATION, AND WE ALWAYS FIND THEM DURING THE DEMOLITION. THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST 10% AS A CONTINGENCY IN THE BUDGET. HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE COMPLICATIONS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WERE THINKING ABOUT, UM, ADDING IN. WE WERE THINKING OF PUTTING IN A SKYLIGHT. SOMEWHERE RIGHT ABOVE THE STAIRS WOULD HELP FLOOD IN SOME LIGHT. THAT WOULD BE NICE, BUT YOU COULD BE LOOKING WHOA. WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR THAT, SO... MAYBE USE A BIT OF THE CONTINGENCY? CONTINGENCY FUND-- "A FUND TO COVER AN EVENT OR AN EMERGENCY THAT MAY BUT IS NOT CERTAIN TO OCCUR." I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GETTING THAT. MY HOPE IS THAT SINCE WE'VE DEMOED THE KITCHEN ALREADY, AND MOST OF THE MAJOR THINGS ARE DONE, AND THEY'D FIND ANY BIG ISSUES, THAT THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE THAT'LL COME UP. WE WERE THINKING, LIKE, MAYBE ALSO SOME POT LIGHTS. IF WE PUT A COUPLE IN THE DINING ROOM... CAN THEY BE ON A TIMER? CAN THEY BE ON A TIMER? WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR INSIDE LIGHTS ON A TIMER? UM, WELL, I MEAN, FOR SHABBAT. LIKE, FOR SHABBAT WE-- WE TURN OFF-- WELL, THE LIGHTS HAVE TO STAY THE WAY THEY ARE, LIKE, FRIDAY NIGHT TILL SUNDOWN SATURDAY. SO WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THEM AT NIGHT OKAY, SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. ON SHABBAT YOU GUYS CAN'T PHYSICALLY TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF YOURSELVES. SO AS LONG AS I HAVE IT SET UP WITH A TIMER, YOU CAN PROGRAM IT, LIKE, A WEEK IN ADVANCE, AND IT DOES IT ALL AUTOMATICALLY--THAT'S OKAY? MM-HMM. OKAY, SO A SKYLIGHT AND SOME POT LIGHTS. THERE'S ONE OTHER THING, THOUGH. WITH PUTTING IN THE POT LIGHTS-- WITH THE STUCCO CEILING, I DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD THE POT LIGHTS WILL LOOK. SO WE'RE THINKING IF WE COULD JUST SCRAPE THE STUCCO SCRAPING THE CEILING IS AS MUCH A COST THING AS A TIME THING. THESE HAVE BEEN PAINTED A NUMBER OF TIMES. IT WOULD TAKE US DAYS TO GET THIS COMPLETELY DONE, DAYS I DON'T HAVE. AND YOU KNOW, WITH THAT SAID, TRY TO KEEP THE BUDGET DOWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH LIAT AND ZACK SUDDENLY GUNG HO ON THE RENOVATION PROCESS, JONATHAN TAKES THEM SHOPPING FOR THE COUNTERS AND HOPES HE CAN KEEP THEM ON BUDGET. INSTEAD OF TALKING MATERIALS FIRST, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE COLOR AND WHAT YOU GUYS LIKE. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT WILD. WHY NOT? I LIKE IT. (voices overlapping) DO YOU LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS A BUSY PATTERN, I LIKE WACKY. WELL, I LIKE THIS. OOH. THAT IS THE COOLEST. VERY, VERY COOL STUFF. (squeals) LOOK AT THIS. (chuckles) OKAY, THIS IS ACTUALLY SO BEAUTIFUL. I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I'M ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PAGE, BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE WILD STUFF. I WAS GOING WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SAFER I LOVE IT! (laughing) UM, I'M GRAVITATING TOWARDS THE LIVELY, FUNKY, COLORFUL, FUN STONES. (Jonathan) CHECK THAT OUT. I'M KINDA SHOOTING MYSELF IN THE FOOT HERE, BECAUSE LOOK AROUND YOU-- THERE IS SO MUCH SELECTION THAT LIAT'S GETTING OVERWHELMED. SHE SEES A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SHE LIKES, BUT COME ON, LIKE, BRIGHT GREEN AND BLUES AND ALL THIS STUFF IS NOT GONNA WORK IN THEIR KITCHEN DESIGN. IT MAY LOOK REALLY COOL HERE, BUT IF I WAS TO INSTALL IT, (giggles) REALLY? WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT? OKAY, NO-- I-I LOVE IT. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE STONES. CHECK OUT THIS ONE. IT'S NICE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A MARBLE. IT JUST HAS A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES OF GRANITE. AND IT'S VERY, VERY DURABLE, VERY DENSE MATERIAL. IT REALLY IS VERY FUNKY. AS LONG AS YOU DO MAINTAIN IT PROPERLY AS WELL, YOU'LL NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM KEEPING THE KITCHEN KOSHER. THIS ONE LOOKS GREAT, AND IT TIES INTO THE DESIGN. THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME. WE NEED TO GET THE SLAB TO THE MANUFACTURER, SO YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE A DECISION RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T DO THAT. IT'S A BIG DECISION, MAN. I'M APPREHENSIVE IF I SHOULD GO WITH MY MATURE SIDE (Jonathan) THE PROBLEM IS FROM THE MOMENT THAT WE CHOOSE THE SLAB THEN WE NEED TO GET IT OVER TO THE FABRICATOR. THEY NEED TO START CUTTING THE COUNTERTOPS. AND THERE'S A CERTAIN LEAD TIME THAT I NEED TO ALLOW FOR. WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION TODAY, OR WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE COUNTERTOPS INSTALLED ON TIME. I'M JUST AFRAID THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE UP OUR MIND ON TIME AND MISS THE DEADLINE. COMING UP, THE PRESSURE IS ON. (Jonathan) NOW THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THEIR BUDGET, AND THE TIMELINES ARE REALLY TIGHT. BUT WHAT WILL LIAT AND ZACK THINK OF THEIR NEW HOME? I THINK IT'S OBJECTIVELY REALLY COOL. LIAT AND ZACK ARE TWO WEEKS IN TO THEIR HOME RENOVATION, AND THEY'VE ALREADY STRETCHED THE BUDGET AND THE SCHEDULE. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THEY CONSIDER A BIG JOB, BECAUSE THEY THINK THESE ARE LITTLE JOBS, BUT THEY'RE NOT. THESE ADD-ONS HAVE TOTALLY EATEN UP THEIR CONTINGENCY, AND YOU KNOW, NOW THEY'RE AT THE TOP OF THEIR BUDGET, AND THE TIMELINES ARE REALLY TIGHT... I'M SO NOT IN TOUCH WITH HOW MUCH THINGS COST AND HOW MUCH WORK THINGS DEMAND, BUT ONCE THEY'RE HERE, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT SHOULD JUST BE AN EASY THING. AND WE STILL HAVE THE BIG-TICKET ITEMS TO SOURCE. THE APPLIANCES ARE GONNA BE A CHALLENGE, 'CAUSE WE HAVE TWO FRIDGES, TWO OVENS, TWO STOVES. I'M SERIOUSLY HOLDING MY BREATH. THANKFULLY, LIAT HAD MADE A DECISION TODAY ON THE COUNTERTOPS, AND WE'RE NOT FALLING BEHIND ON SCHEDULE WITH THAT. (Liat) HEY. WHY CAN I SEE MY BASEMENT? OH, YOU WANTED THE SKYLIGHT IN THE CEILING? WE OPENED IT ALL UP, 'CAUSE OF COURSE, WE WANT TO RUN ALL THE NEW ELECTRICAL, RIGHT, THE DOOR. LOOKS GOOD. WE HAD A BIT OF A MAJOR CHANGE. ORIGINALLY WE WERE GONNA HAVE A PASS-THROUGH THAT WAS ABOUT THAT HIGH, AND IT WAS GONNA GO ALL THE WAY ACROSS, AND THE REASON WAS OUR STOVE CAME TO ABOUT HERE. TURNS OUT IT ACTUALLY COMES UP A LOT HIGHER, OKAY. SO THIS WOULD'VE LEFT YOU WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PASS-THROUGH AT ALL, SO I ADJUSTED THE DESIGN. I'M GONNA MAKE THE WALL COME ALL THE WAY UP BEHIND THE STOVE. THIS IS WHERE YOUR HOOD VENT WILL BE RIGHT HERE, AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO OPEN UP AND DROP DOWN THE PASS-THROUGH HERE, SO LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT NOW--AND YOU HAVE TWO OF THEM. OKAY. IN THE DINING ROOM, THE FIREPLACE IS GETTING A FACE-LIFT WITH SOME NEW TILE, AND THE POPCORN CEILINGS ARE GOING AWAY, AS THE CREW SCRAPES THEM DOWN TO A SMOOTHER, MODERN FINISH. NOW THERE'S ANOTHER THING, TOO, YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN AT ALL YET. PUT IN A SKYLIGHT, BUT LOWERED THE CEILINGS? THIS IS SO COOL. IT'S JUST SCAFFOLDING. JUST WATCH YOUR STEP. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP, YEAH, YOU CAN WALK ACROSS THERE, BUT TAKE A LOOK RIGHT UP THERE. WE FRAMED EVERYTHING IN. WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH, BUT WE HAVE THE WINDOW ACTUALLY IN. IT'S GONNA BE ENERGY EFFICIENT, BECAUSE IT'S A BRAND-NEW WINDOW, HOW DO YOU KNOW? BECAUSE WE DID IT RIGHT. I DON'T DO THINGS WRONG. THAT'S AMAZING. I--HMM... I MEAN, AS LONG AS YOU STOP REPEATING THAT NUMBER, YEAH, WE SHOULD STOP SAYING THAT. NO, IT WAS WORTH IT. CAN WE PUT, LIKE, A HAMMOCK, LIKE, FROM THERE TO THERE, ADD IT TO THE LIST. ALL RIGHT, BUT WOULDN'T IT BE COOL? FOR SURE. AFTER HE'S GONE, I'LL CHECK INTO IT. THANK YOU, DEAR. (clears throat) THANK YOU. YEAH. AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY WE WENT WITH IT. IT FLOODS A LOT OF LIGHT INTO IT. I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED JONATHAN DIDN'T LIKE THE HAMMOCK IDEA. I THINK LIAT COMES UP WITH GREAT IDEAS. I LOVE PUTTING IN TILE FEATURES, BUT SOMETHING YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND IS, THE HEAVIER THE TILE IS, THE SLOWER THE PROCESS IS GONNA BE. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS A REALLY THICK, HEAVY NATURAL STONE TILE, SO WE CAN ONLY ACTUALLY TAKE IT TWO OR THREE ROWS HIGH AT A TIME, LET THAT SET, THEN WE CONTINUE WITH THE NEXT ONE. IF WE WERE TO DO THE WHOLE WALL AT ONE TIME, THERE'S SO MUCH SHEER WEIGHT THERE THAT IT'LL ACTUALLY START TO SAG, EVEN WITH THE SPACERS, AND BUCKLE AND FALL OFF THE WALL. SO IF YOU'RE DOING THIS AT HOME AND YOU'RE DOING IT YOURSELF, TAKE YOUR TIME. LITTLE, SKINNY, TINY MOSAIC GLASS TILES-- NO PROBLEM, YOU CAN DO THE ENTIRE WALL, BUT IF IT'S A BIG, THICK NATURAL STONE, TAKE YOUR TIME. IN THE KITCHEN, THE CREW BEGINS ASSEMBLING AND INSTALLING THE CABINETS AND COUNTERTOPS. (Jonathan) I THINK THE BRAZILIAN MARBLE MAKES A STATEMENT WITHOUT SHOUTING, BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE BIT WORRIED, BECAUSE LIAT MAY REGRET NOT GOING WITH SOMETHING A LITTLE LOUDER. IT MAKES THE KITCHEN LOOK HUGE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT THROUGH HERE. YEAH, AND LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS THE MAIN THING HERE-- WOW. SO COOL. WAIT, WHAT'S THIS HOLE FOR? COOL. SO WE HAVEN'T FINISHED DRILLING IT THROUGH. BUT IT IS TONS OF SPACE, TONS OF SURFACE SPACE. IT LOOKS SO COOL WITH IT-- LIKE, WITH THE STONE GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE COUNTERTOPS. UM, I THINK WE WERE LOOKING AT SOME CRAZY COLORS WHEN WE WERE FIRST SHOPPING, YEAH. AWESOME. WELL, I THINK THEN THIS IS THE POINT IN TIME WHERE I'M KICKING YOU OUT OF YOUR HOME. I DON'T WANT YOU COMING BACK AND TOUCHING OR PEEKING OR LOOKING AT ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S ALL DONE, OKAY. YEAH. IT'S GONNA BE REALLY HARD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO PROBLEM. COMING UP, THE TRANSFORMATION IS COMPLETE, AND ZACK AND LIAT COME HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT'S AMAZING! (Zack) THIS IS AMAZING. THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR HOUSE. ZACK AND LIAT NEEDED A BIGGER HOME FOR THEIR FAMILY, AND THEY NEEDED A CUSTOM KOSHER KITCHEN. AFTER FOUR WEEKS OF RENOVATION, IT'S TIME TO SEE THE RESULTS OF ALL THAT HARD WORK. OKAY, EYES CLOSED, EDGING FORWARD TO THE KITCHEN. OH! IT'S AMAZING! THIS IS AMAZING. ♪♪ THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR HOUSE. YOUR HOUSE. LOOK AT THAT LAMPSHADE. EVERYTHING. YOU COULDN'T EVEN SEE ANY POTENTIAL THIS LOOKS NOTHING LIKE WHAT IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE. IT'S SO MUCH NICER THAN WHAT I EVEN IMAGINED. IS IT NOT REALLY COOL? I THINK IT'S OBJECTIVELY REALLY COOL. (Drew) I THINK SO, TOO. I KNOW YOU DOUBTED AT FIRST THAT WE COULD MAKE THE SPACE WORK, BUT THE NEW LAYOUT REALLY GIVES YOU THE WHOLE WISH LIST. THE COUNTERS LOOK GREAT, AND YOU'VE GOT ROOM FOR TWO OF EVERYTHING, DISHWASHERS AND ALL. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, OF COURSE, WAS THE KOSHER FACTOR. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS A TRUE KOSHER KITCHEN. YOU NEEDED TO HAVE YOUR DAIRY AND YOUR MEAT SPLIT, SO YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE PREP SPACE FOR THE MEAT SIDE, I FIGURED THAT'S WHAT THIS WOULD BE, ON YOUR LEFT, AND OVER HERE WE WOULD HAVE THE DAIRY--TWO DISHWASHERS, TWO SINKS, A DOUBLE OVEN, AND LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS FRIDGE WOW. YEAH, THIS IS AMAZING. COMPLETELY MODERN. I LOVE IT. AND YOU HAVE SO MUCH STORAGE. YOU WERE THINKING YOU WERE GONNA LOSE STORAGE SPACE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO OF EVERYTHING, BUT YOU HAVE MORE STORAGE SPACE IN THIS KITCHEN IT'S, LIKE, SO MODERN. AND OF COURSE, COUNTERTOPS ARE IMPORTANT, TOO. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY NONPOROUS, AND THIS COUNTERTOP-- WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF STONE TO FIND THE PERFECT ONE, AND THIS IS BEAUTIFUL, IT'S ELEGANT, AND VERY EASY TO CLEAN. AND IT REALLY GOES SO WELL EVERYTHING--YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO FIT TOGETHER SO WELL. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS, LIKE THE CONTRASTING CABINET-- THE DARK AND THE LIGHT? IT'S JUST SO COOL, IT'S LIKE A WHITE KITCHEN WITH, LIKE, A BLACK LINE. I LOVE IT. WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO SHOW YOU GUYS. YEAH, SHUT YOUR EYES. I KNOW THIS WAS AN ADD-ON, BUT I ADDED SOMETHING EXTRA, TOO. WHOA. WOW. ALL THE LIGHT, AND AT NIGHTTIME... YOU HAVE A VERY COOL TRACK FEATURE. THAT IS SO COOL. IT'S SO COOL! AND AGAIN, SO MUCH MORE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN HERE. PERFECT. HOLD ON A SEC, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE DID HERE. OH, YEAH. WHOA. DO YOU REMEMBER, THIS USED TO BE THE DINING ROOM, AND WE SWAPPED THE TWO SPACES. THIS IS A MUCH BETTER USE. SO MUCH BETTER. I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE PEOPLE HERE. THIS IS AMAZING, YEAH. AND THE POPCORN CEILING IS GONE. THAT WAS A GREAT DECISION. AMAZING. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SHOW HOME. EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL HARDWOOD HERE, IT LOOKS NEW, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A SHOW HOME. (Jonathan) THANKS, DREW. IT ALSO FEELS REALLY WARM AND WELCOMING, AND BY MOVING THE LIVING ROOM INTO THIS AREA, THE FLOW OF THE SPACE WORKS BETTER, ESPECIALLY FOR ENTERTAINING, AND I MADE THIS AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN SHOWCASE YOUR ARTWORK AND PERSONAL PICTURES TO GIVE IT A HOMEY FEEL. WHOA. OH, MY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. AND THERE'S STILL A LOT OF-- STILL HAVE A LOT OF SPACE. IT'S NOT-- EXACTLY, AND THIS TABLE IS AS BIG AS THAT ONE WE SAW YEAH, THAT'S AMAZING. LOOK AT THE CANDLESTICKS ON THE MANTELS. WOW. YEAH. THE SAME THEME AS THE REST OF THE HOUSE. LIAT, CHECK OUT THIS WASHING STATION. IT'S SO AMAZING. IT'S AMAZING. IT'S SO COOL. THIS PASS-THROUGH-- IT LOOKS AMAZING. THE FLOW-THROUGH COUNTERTOP IS STUNNING. IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, BRAND-NEW, HIGH END, AND THERE IS A LOT OF ADDED VALUE TO THIS HOME FOR HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS A FEATURE. SO NICE. IT'S SO NICE. (Jonathan) WELL, FOR ME, THIS ROOM WAS ALL ABOUT MAKING SPACE. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, LIAT, YOU WERE SAYING YOU WANTED TO FIT AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU POSSIBLY COULD AT YOUR TABLE, SO IT ONLY MADE SENSE THAT THE DINING ROOM WITH THE MOST SQUARE FOOTAGE. YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH ROOM HERE TO SEAT 14, SO YOU CAN CELEBRATE YOUR FAITH WITH EVERYBODY. AND, OF COURSE, DURING SHABBAT, YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THE POWER, BECAUSE THIS IS RIGGED TO AN AUTOMATIC TIMER, IT WILL SHUT OFF. WHATEVER WE HAVE IT SET. THIS IS WHERE WE'LL BOW OUT AND LET YOU GUYS ENJOY YOUR HOME. CAN WE JUST GO BACK IN THE KITCHEN FOR ONE MORE MOMENT? SO, GUYS, WE JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU GUYS TO LEAVE WITHOUT GIVING YOU A LITTLE SOMETHING. WE WANTED TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. SO THIS IS FOR YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE-- IT'S BEEN SUCH A LEARNING PROCESS FOR BOTH OF US, I FEEL YOU GUYS HAVE, UH, LEARNED... AND IT SAYS YOUR NAME IN HEBREW! IT SAYS JONATHAN AND DREW. DREW WOULD ALWAYS OPEN A CARD, AND THE FIRST THING HE WOULD DO, IS HE WOULD GO... HEY, I'M ALL ABOUT-- I'M ALL ABOUT SAVINGS. "THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK, EXCITEMENT, AND ENERGY, "MAKING A DREAM HOME A REALITY. WE'RE TRULY BLESSED "TO HAVE YOU BY OUR SIDE DURING THIS PROCESS. HUGE HEARTFELT THANKS, ZACK, LIAT, JONA, AND ELI." VERY KIND OF YOU GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO TALK WITH JONATHAN AND DECIDE THIS SHOULD GO HERE, AND THIS SHOULD GO HERE, AND THIS COLOR WOULD COMPLEMENT THIS WELL, AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. IT'S BETTER THAN WALKING INTO, LIKE, A BRAND-NEW PERFECT KITCHEN, AND JUST NOT APPRECIATING HOW MUCH WORK WENT INTO IT. WHAT AN AMAZING SPACE. LIAT AND ZACK ARE SO EXCITED FOR THEIR NEW HOUSE AND THE KOSHER KITCHEN. THEY PAID $446,000 FOR THEIR HOME, WHICH BROUGHT THEIR RENOVATION BUDGET DOWN BY $6,000. WITH ALL THEIR ADD-ONS, THEY SPENT ALL OF JONATHAN'S CONTINGENCY, WHICH MAXED OUT THEIR RENO BUDGET AT $64,000, BUT WITH ALL MY HARD WORK AND A LITTLE HELP FROM JONATHAN, WE STILL MANAGED TO BRING THE PROJECT IN ON TIME, AND KEEP WITHIN THEIR MAX BUDGET OF $510,000. ZACK AND LIAT NOW HAVE A SPECIALIZED KITCHEN TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, PLENTY OF ROOM TO ENTERTAIN, AND A FAMILY HOME WITH ROOM TO GROW, AND ALL IT TOOK WAS A LITTLE VISION, AND THE HELP OF THE PROPERTY BROTHERS.