"Honey, I Bought The House: Ivo & Sergio" Tr-on : Julia Koshkina Sub: Malinovskiy
Hello, I'm Ivo Carvalho, I'm 24 and I work in the luxury department.
- Hello, I'm Sérgio Carvalho, I'm 24 and I work in the commercial field, in a do-it-yourself superstore.
- We met 4 years ago, we've been together for the last 3 years and we got married last year, in September.
We decided to buy another apartment because Cuca came into our lives.
We don't have an outdoor space, in our current apartment, but we'd need that in a new apartment, for her to enjoy it.
- We met through Facebook and we're together since then.
We decided to get married because it was something that both of us wanted.
- Sérgio was the one who proposed to me... - When I proposed, he said yes immediately.
After the surprise I prepared, it was inevitable not to say yes! We live in Castanheira do Ribatejo.
I have family in Alenquer and we'd like to have our new apartment in this area.
It's a quieter region, for us to be able to escape the stress of the daily life.
We currently have the house that we need to sell, to buy the new apartment.
Cuca likes to be in the outside. That's why we're looking for a house with a balcony.
For us, our next apartment will have to be the perfect house! Our dream house!
- In castanheira do Ribatejo, Sérgio & Ivo begin the search for the new house, with Remax.
The strong points of this town, with 8000 inhabitants, are the easy access to the national road and to the highway.
- Hello, Sérgio! Good morning! - Hello!
- Hey, Ivo! How are you?... Thank you for coming. This is the first house that we're going to visit.
I selected a T3 (3-bedroom house) for you guys to see. It has a kitchen with half of the appliances and the living-room has a fireplace.
The house has 2 restrooms, 2 of the bedrooms have wardrobes and it has 2 closed sunrooms.
Feel free to explore the house! Ok?
- It has a fireplace. - Yes...
- When I first got into the apartment I saw the fireplace. But, that was not what we wanted...
- This floor is out of the question. - Yes, but the floor is not that bad.
Let's check out the balcony.
- It has a nice view.
- The advantage of living in Castanheira do Ribatejo is that... we can get here and get calmer, after all the stress of the daily life.
Yes, but this closed sunroom... - Yeah, it's not quite what we wanted...
- The sunroom can be used, but what we're really looking for is a balcony.
- Wow!...
So small!... Nothing fits here... Only the bed and the bedside tables.
This first room is very small...
We can put there only the bed and the bedside tables... And nothing else!
- Yeah, but the good part is that we have a small air conditioning there.
- Yeah...
- Isn't it enough? - No!
- We usually like the same things. Ivo likes things in its right places... But then, I get there and spoil it a bit...
Look, this one doesn't have a wardrobe.
- But it could be the guest room, if we put a bed here.
- There's another sunroom, here.
The front the house is next to the national road and it's really noisy. I pass there everyday and I know quite well how it is.
- How Awful!!!
When I got into the restroom, I stopped thinking! I couldn't even think! The walls were terrible... And there's no explanation for that sink.
- Seriously! No comments! What's this?
All of this would have to be removed.
The toilet is very outdated... It'd need a complete makeover.
It's terrible! It'd need to be all changed! From the floor to the ceiling!
We didn't like it at all... We better go.
We just need to get to know the kitchen. Feel free! - Thank you!
- Yeah... This furniture is a bit outdated.
- Well, this in not that bad.
- But that sink... No comments... - Yeah, you're right.
- This apartment's kitchen is small... - Ivo says it's small... Well, he spends more time in the kitchen than me.
And I really can't say what's a good area for the kitchen.
- You know the saying: "After getting married, the couple wants a house!" And Ivo & Sérgio too!... Even though they bought an apartment one year ago.
This new house has one more bedroom and balconies. Can this be the house they're looking for?
Hello, Sérgio & Ivo! Are you fine? - Hey! Yes!
- Can this house be your future apartment, Ivo? - Not for me. We'd have to do a lot of construction and the rooms are small.
- But, there's a positive side. Right, Sérgio? - It has a great view.
But it has sunrooms, not balconies. On the other side, we already know the surroundings.
This property costs 78.000€. It's a good price, isn't it, Ivo?
- Yes. It's below our budget, but with all the makeover we'd need to do, I guess it'd be much higher than our budget.
- The good news is that there are two more houses! Are you guys curious? - Yes!
- The second house is in Carregado: a link point between Lisbon metropolitan area and the peaceful west zone.
This region has a lot of inhabitants and there are houses for all the kinds of taste. It also has good infrastructures to acess the main roads.
- Hello! - Hello!
- Well, this is the second house. It's a T2 (2-bedroom house). It has a parking place for one car and a storage room.
The kitchen has all the appliances... 2 bedrooms with wardrobes, central air conditioning... Ok?
And we also have 2 balconies. One of them is connected to both bedrooms. We may start with the kitchen.
- Well... The kitchen.
- I didn't like the kitchen area, nor the furniture. The ceiling is also out of my taste.
- The kitchen is really small and I didn't like the appliances because they're old and outdated.
- It'd need a complete makeover.
- Here's the living room.
- Well... This floor... Would make me have nightmares at night!
It's a bit small. - Yes, but maybe we could open this wall and make an openspace, no?
- No way! Do you recall my house from when I was single?
My house from when I was single had the kitchen connected to the living room and the smell from the food used to stay in the living room.
I didn't like that and it won't happen again.
- The food smell could be a problem, but maybe if we didn't cook so many fried food... That way, we could solve the situation.
The first room looks like a storage room, because it's really small. The wardrobe is really small. Nothing would fit there.
It's not enough for even one third of my clothes. Sérgio's clothes would have to be out. But, we could do an office out of that room.
Let's check out the balcony? - Sure!
The positive point about the balcony is that it's big. Cuca would enjoy it.
I could be up here, while Ivo could go for a walk with Cuca down there, in the park.
- Cuca would love it! - I could stay up here watching you guys down there!
- Let's check out the other room? - Yeah, let's go this way.
- Look, these glasses and framing are good. I can't hear anything from the outside! - Yes, that's right.
- The balcony is good because it connects both rooms. It ends up being bigger. When I closed the door I noticed the framing was good, because it's double-glazed.
- Yeah, but... Look at the space: A double bed wouldn't fit here. And you probably don't wanna put bunk beds here!
- Look! It's the central air conditioning, that Mário told us about. It's a good thing!
The restroom is small... And awful, isn't it?
This toilet is small and it has a bathtub. I'd prefer a shower. The coating is quite outdated... Just like the sink. The blue mushrooms are fantastic!
- The quest continues! They're looking for a new house with a balcony for the little Cuca! Does this second apartment have everything they need?
Sérgio & Ivo, did you like this apartment? - No! - You didn't like. - That's right.
- What's the part you didn't like, Ivo? - I didn't like the surroundings, the rooms are small and it'd need a makeover... Almost everywhere!
- But, we're talking about an apartment that has many things that the other one didn't have. Specifically...
- Specifically the balconies! They're bigger and they're open. That's an advantage for us.
- Therefore... It's all good stuff, Ivo!
This apartment costs... 76.000€.
Don't you guys think that being 4.000€ below your budget is enough for you to consider it?
- No. I think we deserve better and we're going to keep on looking for it! - I see that this would be an excellent option to Sérgio. But, not to Ivo...
That's why we're going to see the third apartment! Maybe it's your dream house! Are you guys ready! - Yes! - Let's go!
At the gates of Alenquer, the third Remax apartment offers Sérgio & Ivo a comb between the countryside & the city.
In a recently constructed building, there is privacy and comfort, without being far from the shopping and services of this city, that is known as Portugal's manger.
- Oh, if I knew about this, we'd have taken the elevator. - Yeah, I guess this is not a first floor. - I think it's here.
- Hello! - Hey! - Come in!
Are you happy to visit the third property? - We're fine but we're tired.
- I forgot to warn you: This is a first floor on the kitchen side. But, it's a third floor on the parking side, where you guys came from.
It's a very modern house. It's a T2 (2-bedrooms) built in 2009, but it was never used!
The kitchen has all the appliances, the 2 bedrooms have wardrobe, one of the rooms has a balcony, there's a big living room with a fireplace and heat recovery...
It's a very modern house. Let's start with the living room! - Let's go.
- Wow! It's a big living room! - Yes, it has a good area.
The living room is big, it has a pleasant space. We can make 2 different rooms there: living room and dining room.
- But, those shelves are a bit heavy, no? - Yes, but we can change that for a low price. I like the fireplace.
I like this floor, it's how we wanted it. It's good for us to have the same floating floor in all the house.
- What a big kitchen! - It's a great kitchen and it has all the equipments!
- We have all the appliances: cooker, exhaust fan. Look, we've got a dishwasher! You don't need to wash the dishes anymore!
- That stone on the sink reminds me of my grandma's house! It's a bit old.
The furniture has the color we were looking for, mixed with frosted glass and white.
Those plastics in the equipments mean they were never used! It's a new house and we'll feel good there, because we'll be the first ones there!
- Let's check out the bedrooms? - Yeah!
- It's good!
This first room is not that big, but we can put there the bed, 2 nightstand, a dresser...
The wardrobe is big! - The wardrobe is really good!
This is the toilet. - It has a good area. - What do you think?... This red...
This toilet has a shocking color... I don't like it that much. - The toilet is big. It has a bathtub, but it could have a shower. But the tub has a hot tub system!
- Look, another room. It has a wardrobe, like the other one. - One for you, one for me!
- The second room will be the office and the little room for Cuca. - It's smaller than the first one, but it'll be the office. It's not that serious, then.
- We have the balcony there, for Cuca. - Let's check it out? - Yes.
- Wow! Look at this balcony! - Cuca would love that balcony and the view is calm and clear...
- This was the third and last property that Sérgio & Ivo visited. I'm curious to know if it helped or confused the choice for the future house!
- Ivo & Sérgio, is this one "The One" or not?
- I guess this is the one!
- You both liked the house! - Yes! - Ok, what are the positive points, Ivo?
- It's the perfect house! I got there and I felt it! - Seriously? - Yes!
- Me too!
- You both have the same opinion! But, did you guys feel good energy, when you entered that house? - Yes, it's perfect!
- When it comes to the negative points, I guess Sérgio is the one who doesn't like some stuff, this time.
- Yes, the shelves on the living room and the fireplace frame... The sink stone in the kitchen and the bathroom color.
- I've got some news... And I think you guys won't be pleased... - Damn...
- I've got some news... And I think you guys won't be pleased... - What is it? - This house costs 84.000€. - Damn...
- It even hurts! Well... It isn't in our... - In our budget...
- Well, let's try to negotiate!
- But, this house must be ours! Let's try!
- This is not the first time you guys buy a house through Mário... - Mário has been helping us a lot! Therefore, we're sure about it!
- Let's talk to Remax?
- Hey, Mário! We really wanna talk to you! - Hello, Mónica! - Hey. How are you doing?
- Hello, Sérgio! How are you? Ivo, are you fine?
So, did you guys took a decision? - Yes. And it's unanimous!
- Yes. We chose the third property, in Alenquer. But, we wanna make a proposal.
- We offer 76.000€. - Wow! 76.000€. That's 8.000€ below the price.
- It won't be easy, but as always, I'm gonna help you guys to reach those numbers. I'm gonna call the owner and I'll be right back. - Ok. We'll be waiting.
Let's believe it, because it's not the first time Mário helps you guys!
- Yes, Mónica. That's true. But in the other house, the price was 50.000€ and they cut off 2.000€.
- That's right... This one is 84.000€... You guys wanna cut off 8.000€... Sérgio, are you confident?
- Yes, I'm confident! Let's not stop believing! We're gonna make it!
- This house will be yours! - This house will be ours! - Let's believe it!
Do you think he'll make it?
Do you have news? - What do you guys think?
- Mário, please! The house must be ours!
- The choice for the third property was unanimous and the young couple is in the same page about the house of their dreams!
Sérgio & Ivo decided to make a proposal 8.000€ below the original price. Now they're waiting for an answer that may dictate the beginning of a new phase in their lives.
Is Mário bringing good news?
Do you have news?
- What do you guys think?
- Mário, we need good news! The house must be ours!
- The house is yours! - YES!!!
- Congratulations! I'll be the first person visiting you guys at your new place, ok? - Sure!
- Today we helped Ivo & Sérgio finding the house they've always dreamed of. Maybe the next house will the yours! Who knows?
Tr-on : Julia Koshkina Sub: Malinovskiy the ART of LOVE (vk.com/theartoflove2015)
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