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Narrator: THIS IS "BUYING THE BAYOU"...
Amber: THAT'S AWESOME.
Narrator: ...WHERE THIS DOWN-HOME COUPLE
MADE IT BIG AND WANT A MANSION TO FIT THEIR NEW LIFESTYLE.
BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE BAYOU OUT OF THE FAMILY.
SOUTH LOUISIANA GIRL'S GOT TO HAVE TOES IN THE SAND.
WITH THREE ESTATES TO LOOK AT, WHICH ONE WILL THEY CHOOSE?
ONE HOME WITH AN UNUSUAL HISTORY...
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PLANTATION.
...ANOTHER THAT LOOKS TOO GOOD TO BE REAL...
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BELIEVE IT.
...AND ONE THAT BELONGS UNDER THE SEA.
KOI FISH ARE LIKE $1,000 APIECE.
ARE THEY GOOD EATING?
THIS IS THE BAYOU, THE GREAT SWAMPLANDS OF THE SOUTH,
FROM THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES TO THE TEXAS WETLANDS.
THESE ARE THE ADVENTURERS...
Woman: UNBELIEVABLE.
Narrator: ...WHO WANT THEIR OWN PIECE OF THE WILD,
FILLED WITH RAGING RIVERS AND RAGING CAJUNS.
AND FOR THESE FEARLESS HOMEBUYERS...
Man: OH, MY GOSH.
Narrator: ...IT'S BAYOU...
...OR BUST.
GET HIM!
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LARRY AND AMBER DOUGLAS
WEREN'T BORN WITH SILVER SPOONS IN THEIR MOUTHS.
MY FATHER WAS ONE THAT WAS REALLY BIG ON,
"IF YOU CAN'T PAY FOR IT, YOU DON'T HAVE IT AT THE TIME."
WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT,
BUT BEING FROM SOUTH LOUISIANA,
I LOVED KICKING BACK ON THE BOAT,
CRAWFISH BOILS, AND I LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
WHOO-HOO! GO, TIGERS!
Narrator: THEY HIT THE BIG TIME
WHEN THEY STARTED AN UNUSUAL BUSINESS.
HOLY MACKEREL.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S EVIDENCE OF MICE OR RODENTS.
WE CLEAN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO CLEAN
FROM HOARDERS TO *** LABS.
Narrator: AND WITH THEIR NEWFOUND FORTUNE,
IT'S TIME TO UPGRADE THEIR LIFESTYLE,
BUT THEY STILL ENJOY GETTING DOWN AND DIRTY LOUISIANA STYLE.
WE HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS, A GRANDDAUGHTER, OUR BOAT.
WE HAVE THE HARLEY, AND THEN WE HAVE THE TWO TRUCKS, TOO.
AND THEN LARRY AND MYSELF.
YOU PUT IT INTO A POT, AND NOW YOU HAVE THE DOUGLAS GUMBO.
Narrator: SO, THEY'RE READY TO SPEND THE BIG BUCKS,
BUT ONLY IF THE HOUSE HAS EVERYTHING THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
Amber: WE HAVE A BIG FAMILY.
WE DEFINITELY NEED A LOT OF BEDROOMS.
Larry: WE REALLY WOULD LIKE THIS TO HAVE A DOCK OR A SLIP
WHERE WE CAN KEEP OUR BOAT.
Amber: I WANT MY HOUSE ON THE WATER.
WHAT WOULD BE BETTER
AFTER A LONG DAY OF CLEANING OUT A *** LAB,
GO RIGHT OUT YOUR BACKDOOR, GO WATCH THE SUNSET ON THE LAKE.
Narrator: THEY'VE SET THEIR BUDGET AT $2.5 MILLION.
Amber: I DON'T MIND SPENDING A LITTLE MORE MONEY.
WE NEED A BIG PLACE.
Narrator: SO, THEY CALL LOCAL REALTOR SUZY McDANIEL
TO HELP THEM FIND THE PERFECT BAYOU MANSION.
WE GOT SOME GREAT PLACES TO SHOW YOU.
Amber: CAN'T WAIT.
I'M SO EXCITED.
MY SPECIALTY IS LUXURY PROPERTIES.
A LOT OF MY PROPERTIES
STILL HAVE THE BAYOU ATMOSPHERE OUT THEIR BACK DOOR.
Narrator: FIRST UP, THEY HEAD TO SLIDELL, LOUISIANA.
THIS GROWING TOWN IS 30 MINUTES NORTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS.
Larry: THAT'S PERFECT RESPONSE TIME, AMBER,
SO WE CAN GET OVER THERE.
WE'RE NOT IN THE CITY.
WE'RE FAR ENOUGH AWAY.
Narrator: IN THE LATE 1800s,
THE BLUE-COLLAR LOCALS WORKED ON THE RAILROAD.
TODAY, NEW WEALTH IS HEADING TO THE AREA
AND SNATCHING UP THE MODERN MANSIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE.
Larry: SUZY, THIS IS THE HOUSE HERE?
Amber: HOW NICE.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
THE HOUSE HAS A GREAT PRESENCE.
Amber: YEAH, NICE CURB APPEAL.
THESE COLUMNS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
FROM THE TIME YOU PULL UP TO IT, IT'S JUST VERY OVERWHELMING,
AND IT HAS A VERY MAJESTIC FEEL ABOUT IT.
THAT FOUNTAIN IS INTERESTING.
IT HAS, LIKE, ANCHORS IN IT IN THE BOTTOM.
I'M A BIG FAN OF FOUNTAINS, BUT THE DOLPHIN FOUNTAIN IS HIDEOUS.
Larry: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO CHECK OUT THESE GROUNDS.
AFTER YOU.
WHAT IS THAT?
THIS IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
IT'S GROWING ON ME, ACTUALLY.
WHAT'S WITH THE BALL IN ITS CLAW?
IT IS A CONVERSATION PIECE.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE ART AS YOU'RE MOVING UP.
I'M VERY GOOD AT COMPROMISE,
SO IF WE COULD GET RID OF THAT DOLPHIN FOUNTAIN IN THE FRONT,
I'D KEEP THE DRAGON FOUNTAIN IN THE BACK.
Narrator: AMBER MAY NOT BE A FAN OF THE FOUNTAINS,
BUT THE NEARBY SWIMMING POOL AND GAZEBO
THAT OVERLOOK LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN MIGHT CHANGE HER MIND.
Larry: IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THAT LAKE
RIGHT OUT THERE OUT BY THE PROPERTY.
IT'S A NICE-SIZE HOT TUB.
NO.
I COULD DEFINITELY SEE US ENTERTAINING OUR FRIENDS
AND OUR FAMILY IN THE BACKYARD.
LOOK AT THIS AREA DOWN HERE, AMBER.
WE CAN DO, LIKE, CRAWFISH BOILS.
Larry: THAT'S AWESOME.
THAT IS ONE OF THE STAPLES DOWN HERE.
IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR CRAWFISH BOILS.
LOOK AT THIS.
YOU GOT THE SINK FOR CLEANING FISH.
FOR WHEN YOU ARE CLEANING THE FISH.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO THAT.
AND I BET WE COULD FISH RIGHT OFF IT.
I COULD SEE US WASH 'EM DOWN, COOK 'EM, AND EAT 'EM
WHILE WE'RE RIGHT OUT HERE.
YOU GOT THE LIFT FOR THE BOAT OVER THERE
SO IT'S NOT SITTING IN THE WATER.
WE HAVE A BOAT, AND THIS DOCK IS GONNA WORK PERFECT FOR IT.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO HOP ON AND GET RIGHT OUT TO THE WATER.
Narrator: THE OUTSIDE LOOKS ALL SET UP FOR THEIR BAYOU TOYS,
BUT WILL THE INSIDE FOLLOW SUIT?
OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THE STAIRCASES.
[ GASPS ]
LOOK AT THE CEILING.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
ALL THE CHANDELIERS CAME FROM EUROPE.
AND THEY STAY, RIGHT?
YES, INDEED. THEY DO.
I WOULD TAKE THAT CHANDELIER WITH ME RIGHT NOW
AND PUT IT IN WHATEVER HOUSE WE DECIDE TO BUY.
CAN WE GO THERE NEXT?
LET'S GO THAT WAY.
OH, WOW. AN OFFICE.
Larry: WOW, THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS INTERESTING. IS THIS PAINTED ON?
IS IT A WALLPAPER?
I THINK IT'S A FAUX FINISH.
THIS LITTLE FAUX AND FOO-FOO STUFF'S
GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF GETTING USED TO.
GOT A GREAT ROOM TO SHOW YOU NEXT.
AWESOME. LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
I LOVE THIS DINING ROOM, HONEY.
JUST IMAGINE CHRISTMASTIME, THANKSGIVING.
Larry: IT'S VERY NICE.
WE'VE GOT THE NICE PLACE TO SIT THE FOOD.
NOW, WHERE AM I GOING TO BE COOKING THE FOOD?
WE NEED TO MOVE ON THAT WAY.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS.
LIKE AT A 3 STAR...?
[ LAUGHS ]
AMBER'S GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME IN THERE.
I'M NOT GONNA GO A FOOT PAST THE TOASTER.
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
OOH, THERE IT IS, BABE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU HAVE YOUR CHANDELIER THAT YOU'D BEEN ASKING FOR NOW
OVER THE BED.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, WOW.
HONEY, IS THAT, LIKE, A SAUNA?
OH, WOW.
Narrator: SAUNAS ARE RARE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA,
SO THIS IS AN ADDED LUXURY.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE SAUNA IDEA.
I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, SO THAT IS REALLY AN AMAZING TOUCH.
Narrator: WITH THREE MORE BEDROOMS,
THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
THIS HOUSE IS LIKE NOTHING WE'VE EVER LIVED IN BEFORE.
THE NUMBER OF BATHROOMS AND BEDROOMS
JUST FAR EXCEED ANYTHING THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.
Amber: I LIKE THE HOUSE,
BUT THE DECORATION THAT THE CURRENT OWNER HAS
IS A LITTLE GAUDY FOR ME.
SO A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE.
Narrator: THEY'VE WORKED HARD FOR THEIR MONEY
AND DON'T WANT TO SPEND IT ON A PLACE THAT ISN'T PERFECT,
BUT THIS NEXT ROOM MIGHT ALSO BE TOO WILD FOR AMBER'S TASTE.
OH, HONEY.
CHECK OUT THE DEER HEAD.
WAIT, IS THAT A BOBCAT?
WHAT IS THAT?
ITS TEETH ARE ALL RED LIKE IT JUST KILLED SOMETHING.
YEAH, NO.
YEAH, THOSE GOT TO GO.
IT IS NOT CUTE, SUZY.
Narrator: BEHIND THEM,
THERE'S SOMETHING NOT EVEN A MILLIONAIRE WOULD EXPECT.
WHAT IS THIS DOOR HERE?
WHAT'S IN THERE, A BATHROOM OR CLOSET?
BABY. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BELIEVE IT.
LOOK.
WOW!
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
Narrator: LARRY AND AMBER ARE MOVING ON UP
FROM THE SIMPLE LIFE INTO THE LAP OF LUXURY.
IS THAT, LIKE, A SAUNA?
SO FAR, THIS MANSION ON THE LAKE
SEEMS LIKE IT WILL BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN.
BUT THEY JUST FOUND SOMETHING THAT WILL LEAVE THEM SPEECHLESS.
BABY. [ CHUCKLES ]
LOOK.
IS IT AN ELEVATOR?
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
WHO HAS AN ELEVATOR IN SOUTH LOUISIANA?
CAN WE JUST TAKE PICTURES NEXT TO THE ELEVATOR?
THIS IS OUR ELEVATOR.
DO YOU HAVE AN ELEVATOR?
WE HAVE AN ELEVATOR.
THAT'S SO AWESOME.
Narrator: AND THAT'S NOT ALL.
THIS HOUSE ALSO HAS A MEDIA ROOM AND AN EXERCISE ROOM.
OH, IT'S A WORKOUT ROOM.
[ GROANS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
STAY AWAY! HE MIGHT GET SICK.
[ COUGHS ] SORRY.
[ Deep voice ] WE REALLY DON'T NEED A GYM,
SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'D EVEN BE CONCERNED.
WOW. [ LAUGHS ]
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WANT TO GET A BIGGER HOUSE
IS SO WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THESE AMENITIES,
AND NOW WE CAN FINALLY GET THEM.
Narrator: NOW THAT THEY'VE SEEN THE ENTIRE HOUSE,
THEY JUST NEED TO FIND OUT THE PRICE.
Suzy: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE,
AND IT DEFINITELY HAS A LOT OF THE FEATURES WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THIS DOCK AND DECK AREA HERE, I MEAN,
THESE ARE ALL FANTASTIC THINGS.
I LOVE THE GROUNDS.
SOME OF THE THINGS, THOUGH, THAT WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT
WOULD DEFINITELY BE SOME OF THE FIXTURES,
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, OR SOME OF THE FINISHES.
DEFINITELY SOME THINGS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT.
SO, HOW MANY MILLIONS ARE WE UP TO HERE?
THE ASKING PRICE OF THIS HOUSE IS...
$1,599,000.
WELL, THAT'S DEFINITELY A LOT LESS THAN WE THOUGHT.
I WOULD NOT HAVE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
Amber: I REALLY THOUGHT SHE WAS KIDDING.
I DO LIKE THIS HOUSE, JUST SOME OF THE THINGS IN IT
ARE JUST A LITTLE GAUDY FOR MY TASTE.
BUT AT THIS PRICE POINT,
WE'VE GOT IT IN OUR BUDGET TO DO SOME FIX UP.
WELL, WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROPERTIES TO SEE.
LET'S GET ON GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: THE NEXT HOME IS 30 MINUTES WEST IN MANDEVILLE
ON THE SHORES OF THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER.
MANDEVILLE HAS ALWAYS ATTRACTED PEOPLE WITH MONEY.
ONCE A POPULAR VACATION SPOT FOR THE WEALTHY,
TODAY IT CONTINUES TO DRAW IN MILLIONAIRES
WHO WANT MANSIONS WITH THE BAYOU IN THEIR BACKYARD.
Amber: GROWING UP, I HAD FRIENDS THAT LIVED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
I LIKE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
Larry: THIS IS A GATE TO THE HOUSE?
Suzy: YES.
THIS IS CRAZY.
THIS HOUSE IS HUGE!
IT'S LIKE A CASTLE!
IT'S LIKE SOMETHING YOU'D SEE IN ENGLAND!
THAT LOOKS REALLY EXPENSIVE.
THIS PLACE IS AWESOME. WOW.
LOOK AT THIS.
ARE THOSE GAS LANTERNS, SUZY?
Suzy: YES, THEY ARE.
OH, THAT IS, LIKE, SO SOUTH LOUISIANA.
Narrator: GAS LAMPS HAVE A LONG HISTORY IN LOUISIANA.
IN THE LATE 1700s, THEY LIT UP THE STREETS OF NEW ORLEANS
AND ARE STILL POPULAR IN HOMES TODAY.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON A MOVIE SET.
I KNOW! I KNOW!
I'VE NEVER SEEN A HOUSE LIKE THIS, HAVE YOU?
NO.
JUST BEGINNING TO SEE IT, TOO.
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO SEE.
I KNOW! I KNOW! I KNOW!
CAN WE GO?
HONEY, LOOK AT THE POOL.
WOW! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT IS THIS?
THIS IS A POOL HOUSE.
THIS IS A PARTY ROOM.
Narrator: AND THIS PROPERTY HAS MUCH MORE
THAN LARRY AND AMBER COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.
WHAT IS THIS POND?
Suzy: IT'S A KOI POND.
KOI FISH ARE LIKE $1000 APIECE.
ARE THEY GOOD EATING?
Narrator: WITH OVER 10 ACRES OF LAND,
THIS ESTATE IS TOO LARGE TO EXPLORE BY FOOT.
Larry: I NEVER THOUGHT I'D HAVE A PROPERTY
THAT WOULD WOULD HAVE TO RIDE A GOLF CART AROUND.
THIS IS CRAZY.
SIX OF THE ACRES ARE PART OF A PROTECTED WETLAND
KNOWN AS BAYOU TETE L'OURS.
SO THERE'S A BOARDWALK TO PRESERVE IT.
THEY WOULD LITERALLY OWN THEIR OWN BAYOU.
WHO HAS 1,000 FEET OF BOARDWALK GOING THROUGH THE BAYOU?!
THAT LOOKS LIKE A BOAT DOCK UP THERE.
YES, IT'S ONE OF THE BOAT DOCKS.
SO, HOLD ON A SECOND.
YES.
OH, YEAH.
ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW OUR BUDGET?
[ LAUGHS ]
I MEAN, REALLY?
LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
THIS BOAT IS LIKE SOMETHING YOU SEE TIGER WOODS ON.
THIS DOCK CAN HOUSE UP TO A 175-FOOT YACHT.
175-FOOT.
SO, DOES THAT COME WITH THE HOUSE?
WELL, I MEAN, IT COULD BE WRITTEN IN.
THIS DOCK CAN FIT A 175-FOOT YACHT?!
WHAT DOES THIS GUY DO?!
THIS YACHT IS AMAZING!
Larry: WE GOT TO GO IN AND CHECK OUT THIS HOUSE.
IF THE INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE IS ANYTHING LIKE THE OUTSIDE,
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
WOW!
[ LAUGHS ]
Amber: OH, MY GOD!
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
THIS IS.
THE ONLY THING -- YOU KNOW,
MAYBE IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER THE TOP?
BEAUTIFUL, DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT -- DOES THAT SPEAK LARRY AND AMBER?
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS HOUSE TRULY FITS OUR BUSINESS.
IT SEEMS TOO HOITY-TOITY
FOR ME TO BE BRINGING CRIME-SCENE CLEANUP EQUIPMENT.
IT'S A BIG HOUSE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
IT'S CERTAINLY MAKING A STATEMENT.
OH, LOOK AT THAT STOVE, BABY.
I CAN SEE MYSELF COOKING RIGHT HERE.
THIS KITCHEN IS ENORMOUS, AND THESE APPLIANCES...
SEE HOW IT'S HIDDEN BY THE PANEL SO IT DOESN'T STAND OUT?
YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME.
WHAT'S HERE? MASTER BEDROOM.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WOW!
VERY, VERY STATELY.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
I'M ASSUMING IT'S THE BATHROOM.
OH, WOW!
I MEAN, AMBER, THIS IS A BATHROOM.
LOOK THROUGH THE GLASS RIGHT THERE.
THAT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
SO, I CAN TAKE A TUBBY, AND YOU CAN GET IN THE SHOWER.
I WAS THINKING THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
I COULD LAY IN THE TUB, AND YOU COULD SHOWER BEHIND ME.
I'M NOT TOO SURE IF I WAS TAKING A BATH
I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY PEERING OUT OF THE SHOWER LOOKING AT ME.
Larry: THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ADULT SPACE.
Narrator: AND WITH THREE ADDITIONAL BEDROOM SUITES,
THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE TO FIT THEIR LARGE FAMILY.
Larry: THIS IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
THE REST OF THE HOUSE IS SO BIG.
Narrator: WITH A GAME ROOM, BAR, BILLIARD ROOM, AND HOME GYM,
THIS HOUSE MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR LARRY AND AMBER TO HANDLE.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO BIG FOR ME.
Narrator: LARRY AND AMBER HAVE EXPLORED
EVERY INCH OF THIS MASSIVE HOME.
NOW THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT FOR THEM TO FIND OUT.
WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR THOUGHTS IN TERMS OF PROS AND CONS?
THE PROPERTY'S IMMENSE.
I MEAN, WE COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE.
IT HAD EVERY AMENITY AVAILABLE.
YOU PULL UP IN THAT DRIVEWAY,
IT SAYS THIS IS A BIG STATEMENT WHEN YOU COME HERE.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REALLY THE DOUGLAS STATEMENT.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF THAT SCREAMS LARRY AND AMBER.
YOU GOT TO TELL US.
IS IT IN OUR PRICE RANGE?
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!
[ BLADE WHIRRING ]
Narrator: LARRY AND AMBER ARE HUMBLE FOLKS
WHO HAVE MADE IT BIG,
SO THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR A BIG-BUDGET HOME
THAT STILL HAS A DOWN-HOME BAYOU FEEL.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON A MOVIE SET.
I KNOW!
Narrator: THIS STATELY HOME
HAS EVERYTHING THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AND MORE,
BUT AT WHAT COST?
YOU GOT TO TELL US.
WHAT'S THE PRICE?
THE PRICE FOR THIS PROPERTY IS...
...$3,600,000.
OOH.
IT'S OVER OUR BUDGET, THOUGH.
WELL, TRUE, BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT HOUSE IS JUST $3.6 MILLION.
THE HOME IS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS ON THE RIVER
AND IT'S ON THE BAYOU.
IT'S JUST A MECCA FOR WILDLIFE.
IT'S A VERY INTERESTING PROPERTY.
Amber: 10 ACRES OF PROPERTY, AN AMAZING HOME,
A HUGE BOAT DOCK, FOR ONLY $3.6 MILLION.
IT SEEMS LIKE A BARGAIN FOR A PLACE LIKE THIS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROPERTIES THAT YOU CAN SHOW US?
I'VE GOT SOME MORE TO SHOW YOU.
LET'S GO AND CHECK THAT OUT.
Narrator: THE THIRD HOUSE SITS 20 MINUTES NORTH
IN THE CITY OF COVINGTON.
THE TOWN SITS AT THE FORK
OF THE TCHEFUNCTE AND BOGUE FALAYA RIVERS
AND USED TO BE THE BIGGEST TRADE CENTER
ON THE ENTIRE NORTH SHORE.
THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT IS HOME
TO MANY TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY COTTAGES.
Larry: AMBER AND I REALLY LOVE THIS TYPE OF FEEL OF A TOWN.
WE CAN SEE OURSELVES OUT THERE WALKING THE STREETS
AND SHOPPING AT THESE LITTLE STORES.
Narrator: INCLUDING THIS 10-ACRE PROPERTY BUILT IN THE 1800s.
THIS IS LIKE YOUR TRADITIONAL SOUTH LOUISIANA WITH THE PORCH.
Suzy: HOUSE DATES BACK TO 1850.
WOW!
Larry: YEAH.
GROWING UP IN LOUISIANA,
THIS IS THE TYPE OF HOUSE WHERE MY RICH FRIENDS LIVED IN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EVEN WALK IN THIS FRONT DOOR.
OH, WOW! IT'S A BEACH!
Suzy: YEAH, THIS USED TO BE CALLED CHARROPIN BEACH.
Narrator: THIS PROPERTY COMES
WITH OVER 100 YARDS OF ITS OWN BEACH,
BUT BE CAREFUL.
THERE'S GATORS SWIMMING IN THESE WATERS.
IS THERE A PLACE FOR US TO PUT THE BOAT?
SURE. IT'S OVER HERE IN THE BOATHOUSE.
YOU WANT TO GO TAKE A LOOK?
DO YOU WANT TO WALK THE BEACH?
YEAH, I'M WALKING THE BEACH, BUT I'M TAKING MY SHOES OFF.
SOUTH LOUISIANA GIRL'S GOT TO HAVE HER TOES IN THE SAND.
WHO KNEW THAT THIS WAS EVEN HERE?!
YOUR OWN BEACH IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD?
WE'RE NOT IN FLORIDA, PEOPLE. THIS IS LOUISIANA.
THAT'S CRAZY.
THIS IS A NICE BOAT DOCK.
MM-HMM. IT'S VERY NICE.
WELL, I SEE THERE'S A NICE WALKWAY.
HEAD UP, SEE WHAT ELSE WE GOT?
AWESOME.
SHOW US WHAT WE HAVE.
LOOK AT THIS HERE.
THIS IS NICE. WHAT IS THIS HERE?
IS THIS A GUEST HOUSE?
Suzy: THIS IS A GUEST HOUSE.
Narrator: THEY COULD POTENTIALLY USE THE GUEST HOUSE
FOR THEIR LARGE, GROWING FAMILY.
Larry: NICE.
Amber: IT'S PERFECT.
WE GOT TO GO IN AND CHECK OUT THIS HOUSE.
WOW!
THIS IS NICE.
THIS IS LIKE A MUSEUM!
Suzy: IT'S BEEN TOTALLY REDONE,
BUT THE WINDOWS AND THE FLOORS ARE STILL ORIGINAL.
THIS ENTRANCE IS REALLY AMAZING.
THE BIG, WHITE WALLS AND THE ARCHWAYS --
I DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH A KITCHEN IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
I LOVE THIS.
NICE.
LET ME SHOW YOU THESE NEAT WINDOWS.
HOLD IT!
OH, WOW!
IT LIFTS RIGHT UP AND IT GOES IN, HIDDEN.
I'VE HEARD OF POCKET DOORS BEFORE,
BUT NOT POCKET WINDOWS.
THAT'S SO COOL! COME OUT AND SEE!
LOOK, TRY IT OUT!
TRY IT OUT! THAT'S SO AWESOME.
IT'S LIKE A DOGGY DOOR FOR GROWNUPS!
Narrator: SINCE THERE WAS NO AIR-CONDITIONING IN THE 1850s,
THESE POCKET WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED
TO INCREASE CIRCULATION IN THE HOUSE
DURING THE HOT BAYOU SUMMERS.
OH, WOW!
Larry: THERE'S A ZEBRA UP HERE.
IT IS A NICE ADDITIONAL SPACE.
RIGHT NOW IT'S KIND OF A MIXED USE.
I CAN SEE US USING THIS AS A GAME ROOM
OR MAYBE THE FAMILY MEDIA ROOM.
OOH, CHANDELIER!
Larry: OH, WOW! LOOK AT THIS ROOM.
THIS IS LIKE A MASTER SUITE?
THIS IS THE MASTER SUITE.
Narrator: THE MASTER SUITE HAS A LARGE SITTING AREA
THAT CONNECTS TO THE SLEEPING QUARTERS.
OH, AND MATCHING CHANDELIER.
THERE WE GO. YOU GOT YOUR CHANDELIERS.
OH, WOW!
OH, WOW!
THIS DOES NOT SCREAM 1812 OR WHATEVER THE YEAR IS.
NO, THIS SCREAMS SPA.
Narrator: WITH ONLY THREE MORE BEDROOMS,
THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM FITTING THEIR MODERN FAMILY
INTO THIS HISTORIC HOME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK -- GOOD, BAD?
TAKING A HOUSE THAT WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 1800s
AND TO MODERNIZE IT THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE --
I REALLY LIKE THAT.
AND HAVING OUR OWN PERSONAL BEACH?!
I MEAN, WHO HAS A BEACH?!
BUT IT IS A SMALLER HOUSE.
IT MIGHT END UP BEING A LITTLE TIGHT FOR US.
OKAY.
WHAT ARE THEY ASKING FOR THIS HOUSE?
THE ASKING PRICE IS $2.75 MILLION.
WOW.
THAT IS A HOUSE THAT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BUDGET.
AWESOME.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF THINKING.
LET'S GET YOU GUYS BACK TO YOUR CAR.
AWESOME. THANKS SO MUCH.
Narrator: LARRY AND AMBER HAVE SEEN THREE BAYOU HOMES
FIT FOR A MILLIONAIRE.
WHICH ONE WILL THEY CHOOSE?
Narrator: LARRY AND AMBER ARE SEARCHING
FOR A MILLION-DOLLAR HOME THAT MATCHES THEIR NEWFOUND WEALTH.
NOW THEY HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH ONE WILL BE THEIR BAYOU MANSION.
LOOK AT THESE BEAUTIFUL HOMES.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HOME LIKE THIS.
YEAH.
WE HAVE SOME DECISIONS TO MAKE.
WE DO.
I MEAN, I TRULY LOVE THE OLD HISTORIC HOUSE.
YEAH, HAVING OUR OWN BEACH -- THAT WAS COOL.
AND I LOVE HOW THEY HAD THE HISTORY IN THERE.
BUT IT WAS A LITTLE SMALLER THAN I THOUGHT.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE BOARDWALK HOUSE?
THAT SAID "WHOA!" WHEN YOU PULLED UP.
I MEAN, IT WAS, AGAIN,
LIKE PULLING INTO A CASTLE SOMEWHERE.
THAT BOARDWALK GOING THROUGH THERE,
1,000 FEET OF BOARDWALK,
THEN GOING OUT TO THAT DOCK OUT THERE,
YOU CAN HAVE ALMOST A 200-FOOT BOAT OUT THERE.
I DIDN'T THINK A 200-FOOT BOAT COULD FIT UP THAT WATERWAY.
I MEAN, THAT HOUSE IS AMAZING.
THE ONLY THING, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER THE TOP.
IT'S DEFINITELY ABOVE OUR RANGE,
BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A LOT OF HOUSE FOR THAT PRICE.
I AGREE.
THAT HOUSE WITH THE DOLPHIN FOUNTAIN OUT FRONT,
I MEAN, WAS THAT AWESOME?
THOSE DOLPHIN FOUNTAINS HAVE GOT TO GO.
THE DRAGON CAN STAY.
OH, THAT'S AWESOME.
'CAUSE HE'S GOT THE POWER BALL AND EVERYTHING.
I REALLY LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, THAT HOUSE MAKES A STATEMENT.
BUT THERE WERE A FEW THINGS IN THE HOUSE
THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT
AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT.
BUT WITH THE PRICE OF THAT HOUSE,
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF ROOM.
YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT OF ROOM IN OUR BUDGET
TO ACTUALLY POSSIBLY DO SOME OF THAT STUFF IN THAT HOUSE.
I THINK WE'RE BOTH DEFINITELY ON THE SAME PAGE.
ME, TOO.
A FEW WEEKS LATER, LARRY AND AMBER ARE READY
TO HAVE A BAYOU PARTY IN THEIR NEW HOME.
I'M SO EXCITED, HONEY.
LET'S GO! WHOO-HOO!
THE MINUTE I WALKED INTO THIS HOUSE,
I PRETTY MUCH KNEW THIS WAS GONNA BE THE HOUSE.
OH, MY GOODNESS!
THIS IS THE ONLY HOUSE THAT WE LOOKED AT
THAT I COULD ACTUALLY SEE
MY KIDS AND MY GRANDKIDS RUNNING THROUGH THIS HOUSE.
WE LIKE THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND EASY ACCESS OUT THERE.
[ CHEERING ]
I'M GONNA BE OUT IN MY BACKYARD
FISHING OR SWIMMING IN MY NEW POOL.
WE'RE GONNA ENJOY THIS PLACE, ALL OF US, ALL RIGHT?
WHOO!