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(Andromeda) NATE AND JENN
AREN'T YOUR AVERAGE ACCOUNTANTS.
PEOPLE VIEW ACCOUNTANTS AS JUST,
YOU KNOW, CHA-CHING, CHA-CHING ALL DAY.
I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE BREAKING THAT STEREOTYPE.
THESE THRILL-SEEKING NUMBER CRUNCHERS
ARE CASHING IN ON A DREAM.
WHY ARE YOU GOING TO CAYMAN ISLANDS?
BEACH, MY FRIEND.
(Jenn) IT'S JUST IDYLLIC AND AMAZING.
(Nate) SOUNDS WAY BETTER THAN SITTING IN AN AUDITING ROOM
AND LOOKING OVER FINANCIALS.
WILL THEIR TROPICAL ADVENTURE NET A HUGE RETURN...
(Jenn) LOOK AT ALL THE PALM TREES.
YOU THINK WE'RE OKAY FOR KITESURFING OUT HERE?
I THINK SO.
OR BE TOO TAXING?
(Nate) SHOWING JENN THAT UNIT WAS DANGEROUS.
YOU'RE LIVING THE DREAM. YOU GOTTA PAY FOR IT, RIGHT?
FIND OUT WHEN "HOUSE HUNTERS" GOES FOR BROKE...
(laughs)
SO, YOU GOT A GUEST ROOM?
IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
(laughs)
(doorbell rings)
♪♪
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HI THERE!
HOW YOU DOING?
CHILDHOOD SWEETHEARTS NATE AND JENN
AREN'T QUITE READY TO SETTLE DOWN.
(Jenn) NATE WAS IN THE MILITARY FOR FOUR YEARS,
AND DURING THAT TIME, HE GOT ORDERS TO AN OVERSEAS BASE
THAT DIDN'T ACTUALLY WORK OUT.
STILL WASN'T, KIND OF, THE RIGHT TIME
'CAUSE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE WEREN'T MARRIED YET,
DIDN'T REALLY WANNA DO THE LONG-DISTANCE THING.
I ENDED UP HAVING TO GIVE UP THOSE ORDERS
BEFORE I EVEN GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THERE.
AND SO THAT KIND OF JUST PLANTED THE SEED.
(Jenn) HE HAD THAT INSIDE, WHERE, IT'S LIKE,
WE SHOULD BE LIVING SOMEWHERE ELSE,
MAYBE SOMEWHERE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXOTIC.
WHY YOU GOING TO CAYMAN ISLANDS?
THE BEACH, MY FRIEND, THE BEACH.
PRETTY OBVIOUS.
(laughs)
TO SCRATCH THE EXOTIC ITCH,
THEY CHOSE THE CAYMAN ISLANDS,
AN ANTIDOTE TO HARSH PENNSYLVANIA WINTERS.
(Jenn) IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, YOU'RE GONNA FIND WHITE SAND,
BLUE WATER, GREEN PALM TREES.
IT'S JUST IDYLLIC AND AMAZING.
THAT'S RIGHT!
I LIKE IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS REALITY.
WE--WE DID HAVE CAREERS GOING.
JENN AND I ARE BOTH ACCOUNTANTS.
THERE ARE CERTAIN PROFESSIONS THAT ARE TRANSFERRABLE
ACROSS COUNTRY LINES.
WE THOUGHT THAT, WELL,
MAYBE WE CAN GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS--
KEEP OUR CAREER GOING,
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, MOVE TO THE CAYMANS.
BUT HAVING TWO INCOMES MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH
FOR CAYMAN'S TOP RENTAL BRACKET.
I'M VERY AWARE OF MAKING RESPONSIBLE MONETARY DECISIONS.
AW, REMEMBER? I SENT YOU THAT FROM WHEN I WAS DEPLOYED.
I KNOW! IT'S SO CUTE!
YEAH.
IF YOU DON'T MIND. (laughs)
NATE KIND OF HAS DONE ALL THE NUMBER CRUNCHING,
AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A BUDGET,
BUT HONESTLY, WHEN I FIND WHAT I LIKE,
IT'S--IT'S GONNA HAVE TO WORK OUT,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE LIVING THE DREAM. YOU GOTTA PAY FOR IT, RIGHT?
WITH THEIR DREAMS ACCOUNTED FOR,
NATE AND JENN MAKE THE 1,500-MILE JOURNEY
FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
(jets roar)
TUCKED IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA JUST SOUTH OF CUBA,
THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ARE A BRITISH TERRITORY
KNOWN BOTH AS A LUSH TROPICAL PLAYGROUND
AND AS THE WORLD'S FIFTH-LARGEST BANKING CENTER.
HOME TO EXPATRIATES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE,
THE CAYMANS ALSO ENJOY ONE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF LIVING
IN THE CARIBBEAN,
A HURDLE NATE AND JENN WILL HAVE TO JUMP
WHEN STARTING THEIR NEW JOBS ON GRAND CAYMAN,
THE LARGEST OF THE THREE ISLANDS.
MOST PEOPLE COME HERE AND REALLY DON'T KNOW
THAT THE COST OF LIVING HERE IS FAIRLY HIGH.
HEY, TONY?
HEY, JENN.
SO THE COST TO RENT AN APARTMENT IS PROBABLY HIGHER
THAN WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE.
ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUY OR RENT?
WE'RE LOOKING TO RENT.
IN THE PRICE RANGE OF $2,700 OR LESS.
DEFINITELY WANT SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, 2 BED, 2 BATH.
WE'D LIKE A PLACE THAT NEITHER ONE OF US
HAS TO DRIVE MORE THAN 15 MINUTES TO WORK.
ALSO UPDATED FURNISHINGS,
UPDATED SOMETIME WITHIN THE RECENT PAST.
OKAY.
JENN CERTAINLY IS MORE FOCUSED
ON FIXTURES AND FURNITURE
AND HAVING A HOUSE THAT SHE CAN ENTERTAIN IN.
DEAL BREAKERS FOR US WOULD BE LACK OF ACCESS TO THE OCEAN.
YOU'RE LIVING ON AN ISLAND,
SO WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO HAVE A GOOD VIEW,
PREFERABLY OF THE SEA?
LET'S SAY WE GO LOOK AT SOME PROPERTIES.
LET'S DO IT.
I THINK THE GREATEST OBSTACLES
THAT, UH, JENN AND NATE ARE GONNA ENCOUNTER
IS ACTUALLY FINDING WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN THEIR BUDGET.
BUT I'VE BEEN THERE MYSELF. UH, MIGRATED FROM CANADA.
AND KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE TO
HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WHEN YOU ARRIVE.
TO START THE HUNT,
TONY SERVES A FEAST OF ISLAND LIVING.
HOUSE 1 IS A SPACIOUS TOWNHOME
THAT LANDS CLOSE TO BUDGET,
AND EVEN CLOSER TO THE SCENIC BEACHES OF WEST BAY.
WELCOME TO WEST BAY VILLAS.
(Nate and Jenn) OKAY.
(cash register bell dings)
HAVE A LOOK?
LET'S DO IT.
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF MY PRICE RANGE.
NATE'S GONNA HAVE A BIT OF A COMMUTE.
SO I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE A BIT OF A COMPROMISE HERE,
BUT IT DOES FIT RIGHT WITHIN THEIR BUDGET.
COME ON UP, GUYS.
(Jenn) OKAY.
SO A GREAT PLACE FOR ENTERTAINING.
YOU'VE GOT A NICE BALCONY
RIGHT OFF THE MAIN DINING AREA.
(Jenn) OH!
IF YOU JUST COME RIGHT THROUGH HERE,
YOU'VE GOT THE KITCHEN AREA.
(Jenn) YEAH, I'M NOT A REAL BIG FAN
OF THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING IN HERE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE IT FEEL COMFY.
I THOUGHT THE KITCHEN IN THE WEST BAY VILLA
WAS PROBABLY MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE WHOLE THING.
I THINK WE MAY HAVE MISSED THE MARK A LITTLE BIT
IN THAT I DON'T BELIEVE
IT'S CONTEMPORARILY FURNISHED ENOUGH, UH, FOR JENN.
(Nate) FURNITURE'S FAIRLY COZY.
IT DOESN'T HAVE PALM TREE PRINTS ON IT.
OKAY, THANKS.
(Tony) YOU THINK WE'RE OKAY FOR KITESURFING OUT HERE?
(Jenn) UNBELIEVABLE.
I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE UNIT AS A WHOLE
LOOKED KIND OF DATED,
SO THAT GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF DRAWBACK TO THE UNIT.
JUST STRAIGHT UP THE STAIRS.
I DON'T KNOW, TONY, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
IT'S ABSOLUTELY CORAL. ABSOLUTELY.
I'M SURE THAT WHOEVER DESIGNED IT
WAS THINKING, "OH, WE'RE ON THE OCEAN,
LET'S DO SOMETHING OCEAN-LIKE."
BUT IT JUST DISTRACTS FROM THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
I THINK IT'S KINDA NEAT.
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND UP HERE, YOU'VE GOT TWO BEDROOMS
AND TWO BATHROOMS.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY STANDARD BEDROOM.
AND YOU'VE GOT A NICE BALCONY FOR YOUR GUESTS TO ENJOY.
WOW. YEAH. THEY'D HAVE A DECENT VIEW.
HEY, TONY, DO I SEE KITES OUT THERE IN THE DISTANCE?
ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S HOPE WE GET SOME THINGS IN HERE FOR JENN, TOO.
(laughs)
OKAY.
FAIRLY SPACIOUS ROOM, KING SIZE BED.
(Nate) YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
AND THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS AN EN SUITE BATH
OH, THAT'S PERFECT.
THAT'S GREAT.
WELL, LET'S HAVE A LOOK OUTSIDE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT, GUYS?
WOULDN'T MIND WAKING UP TO THIS EVERY MORNING.
WHEN YOU THINK OF MOVING TO THE CARIBBEAN,
I THINK THIS IS THE SCENE THAT YOU PICTURE IN YOUR MIND.
INITIALLY, THERE WAS A BIT OF A COOL FEELING FROM JENN
WHEN SHE WALKED INTO THE KITCHEN.
AND IT CHANGED WHEN THEY WALKED OUT ONTO THE BALCONY
AND--AND SAW THE BEAUTIFUL BEACH VIEWS.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED,
BUT IT'S A REALLY GORGEOUS LOCATION.
THE REALITY IS JENN WOULD PUT MORE PREFERENCE
ON A LUXURIOUSLY FURNISHED APARTMENT.
UH... (laughs)
(Tony) SO HERE WE ARE AT KISHA.
THIS ONE IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH YOUR BUDGET.
WELL, THAT'S DOABLE.
YEAH.
YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL OCEAN FRONTAGE.
OCEAN FRONT, BUT WHERE'S THE SAND?
♪♪
PENNSYLVANIA NATIVES NATE AND JENN
ARE DIVING HEADFIRST INTO A NEW LIFE
ON THE ISLAND OF GRAND CAYMAN.
HISTORICALLY, GRAND CAYMAN IS, UH, WORLD-CLASS.
UH, THERE'S PLENTY OF GREAT REEFS,
ALL KINDS OF SEA LIFE,
UH, ANYTHING FROM ANGELFISH TO SHARKS.
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT IT OUT THERE.
(Jenn) WOW.
(Nate) IT'S REALLY PICTURE-PERFECT...
POSTCARD-WORTHY.
WE'RE DEFINITELY LEAVING BEHIND WINTER CLOTHES,
THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT WITH THE WARMER CLIMATE COMES HIGHER PRICES.
(Nate) WITH ANY MONETARY DECISION,
YOU HAVE TO WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS, YOU KNOW?
SO IF WE GET A NICER HOUSE, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE GONNA GIVE UP THE ABILITY
TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
AND EVEN AFTER STARTING NEW JOBS,
THIS MONEY-CONSCIOUS COUPLE HAS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
JENN CERTAINLY HAS DESIRES THAT ARE MORE FOCUSED
ON FIXTURES AND FURNITURE,
BUT I'M A BIT MORE FOCUSED ON BUDGETARY-TYPE DECISIONS.
(Jenn) I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I'M IDEALISTIC,
BUT HONESTLY, YOU'RE LIVING THE DREAM,
YOU GOTTA PAY FOR IT, RIGHT?
SO FAR, NATE AND JENN HAVE SEEN
WHAT THEY'LL GET FOR THEIR MONEY.
WOW.
WOULDN'T MIND WAKING UP TO THIS EVERY MORNING.
BUT JENN WASN'T BUYING THE STYLE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED.
I'M NOT A REAL BIG FAN
OF THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING IN HERE.
IT DOESN'T MAKE IT FEEL COMFY.
AND NATE WASN'T SOLD ON THE LOCATION.
AS FAR AS WORK GOES,
FOR ME, IT'S A BIT OF A COMMUTE,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
IT'S NEAR THE BEACH.
(camera shutter clicks)
FOR ONLY A SLIGHTLY HIGHER MONTHLY RENT,
HOUSE 2 BRINGS THEM CLOSER TO NATE'S JOB
IN THE BUSTLING CAPITOL OF GEORGE TOWN.
I THINK IT TICKS THE BOXES
AS FAR AS THE CONTEMPORARY FURNISHINGS
THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
SO HERE WE ARE AT KISHA.
(cash register bell dings)
YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL OCEAN FRONTAGE
OCEAN FRONT, BUT WHERE'S THE SAND?
WELL, WHAT YOU TRADE UP IS, FROM NATE'S OFFICE,
YOU ARE ABOUT A MILE UP THE ROAD,
AND FROM YOURS, YOU'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO 3.
OKAY. NOT TOO BAD. NOT TOO BAD.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, HERE WE'VE GOT, UH, OUR KISHA.
(Nate) OH, THIS IS NICE.
ANYWAY, WE CAN WALK IN HERE,
HAVE A LOOK AT THE, UH, GUEST ROOM.
THIS IS NICE.
AND THE FURNITURE IS OKAY.
YEAH, IT'S MODERN ENOUGH.
OVER HERE, WE'VE GOT THE EN SUITE BATH.
AWESOME. IT'S GREAT FOR GUESTS AND FOR US.
IT IS, UH, ACCESSIBLE FROM ANY OF YOUR GUESTS
THAT MAY BE IN THE MAIN LIVING AREAS.
OH, THAT'S A REALLY NICE FEATURE.
ANYWAY, WE CARRY ON THROUGH TO THE MAIN LIVING AREA.
OKAY.
THE FURNISHING IN KISHA WAS PRETTY NICE.
CERTAINLY IS UPDATED, WHICH IS GREAT.
I PREFER A DARKER WOOD,
GOOD.
HERE WE'VE GOT THE, UH, DINING AREA.
THAT'S NOT TOO BAD.
YOUR LIVING AREA.
YEAH.
OH, I'M LOVING THIS CHAISE!
YEAH.
OH, IT'S THE BEST.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JENN? WORK FOR YOU?
YEAH, IT LOOKS PRETTY INVITING.
PROBABLY READY TO SIT DOWN RIGHT NOW.
GOOD.
(Tony) SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
(Jenn) NOT THE BIGGEST ROOM IN THE WORLD, BUT...
THE FURNITURE IS REALLY NICE.
THE DARK WOOD IS REALLY PRETTY.
(Nate) THE SIZE OF THE MASTER BEDROOM WASN'T A DEAL BREAKER.
BUT THE LAYOUT OF THE APARTMENT WAS A BIT BOXY,
AND I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS GONNA WORK
FOR OUR LIFESTYLE.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, I THOUGHT THE MASTER BEDROOM
WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT SMALL, BUT THE GOOD THING IS,
THE CEILINGS KIND OF MAKE UP FOR THE SIZE.
THE GREAT THING ABOUT KISHA IS THAT IT'S RIGHT ON THE WATER
AND YOU HAVE REALLY GREAT VIEWS
OF THE BEAUTIFUL GEORGE TOWN HARBOR.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH NOT HAVING A SANDY BEACH,
AND IT'S THE UPPER END OF WHAT WE WANTED TO SPEND,
BUT IT'S GONNA BE REALLY GREAT FOR ME,
BECAUSE I'LL BE WITHIN, YOU KNOW,
TWO OR THREE MINUTES OF WORK.
(Tony) WELCOME TO CAMANA BAY.
THIS ONE IS ONLY $3,500 U.S.
THAT'S UH, A LITTLE BIT STEEP.
WHEN THEY HAVE A LOOK AROUND
AND SEE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES,
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE WORTH
THAT LITTLE EXTRA INVESTMENT ON THEIR PART.
COME ON IN AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE UNIT.
(Nate) ALL RIGHT.
(Jenn) THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
(seagulls chirping)
♪♪
ACCOUNTANTS NATE AND JENN
HAVE WRITTEN OFF PENNSYLVANIA WINTERS
FOR THE COMFY CLIMES OF GRAND CAYMAN.
(Jenn) IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS,
YOU'RE GONNA FIND WHITE SAND, BLUE WATER,
GREEN PALM TREES.
IF YOU COULD DRAW AN ISLAND
BASED ON WHAT YOU THINK AN ISLAND SHOULD LOOK LIKE,
THAT'S WHAT THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ARE.
BUT FINDING A HOME IN THIS PRICY RENTAL MARKET IS TOUGH,
AND THE YOUNG COUPLE IS PADDLING AGAINST THE CURRENT.
JENN HAS TASTES THAT ARE MORE FOCUSED
ON FIXTURES AND FURNITURE.
I'M A BIT MORE FOCUSED ON BUDGETARY-TYPE DECISIONS.
FOR NATE, HOUSE 1's BEACHFRONT WAS A BIG STEP FORWARD.
(Tony) WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF THAT VIEW?
(Nate) OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, TONY.
BUT FOR JENN, THE INSIDE WAS A BIG STEP BACK.
I WAS CONCERNED
BECAUSE THE UNIT AS A WHOLE LOOKED KIND OF DATED.
HOUSE 2 RAISED THE STAKES ON RENT,
BUT NAILED THE FURNISHINGS.
YOU LIKE THAT?
YEAH, IT LOOKS PRETTY INVITING.
YET THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO WORK MIGHT NOT MAKE UP
FOR THE LACK OF A BEACH.
OCEAN FRONT, BUT WHERE'S THE SAND?
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED WITH NOT HAVING A SANDY BEACH,
AND IT'S THE UPPER END OF WHAT WE WANTED TO SPEND.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS SHOW NATE AND JENN
EVERYTHING THAT THE ISLAND HAS TO OFFER.
AND WITH THAT, TONY TAKES A CHANCE ON LUXURY.
LOCATED NEAR POPULAR SEVEN MILE BEACH
AN A SHORT DRIVE FROM WORK,
HOUSE 3 IS A MODERN 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT
THAT FULFILLS ALL OF THEIR WISHES...
IF THE MONTHLY RENT DOESN'T GIVE THEM STICKER SHOCK FIRST.
WELCOME TO CAMANA BAY.
(cash register bell dings)
(laughs)
THAT'S, UH, A LITTLE BIT STEEP.
IT HITS THE MARK ON PROXIMITY
TO BOTH THEIR EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONS.
I'M CONFIDENT THAT WHEN THEY HAVE A LOOK AROUND,
AND SEE ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES,
THAT IT MIGHT BE WORTH THAT LITTLE EXTRA INVESTMENT
ON THEIR PART.
(Nate) ALL RIGHT.
HIGH CEILINGS.
YEAH. THAT'S REALLY GREAT.
HERE YOU'VE GOT THE, UH, MAIN LIVING SPACE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE, LOTS OF NATURAL DAYLIGHT.
THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.
LOVELY KITCHEN.
GREAT KITCHEN.
GREAT DINING AREA.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE CAMANA BAY UNIT
WAS REALLY FANTASTICALLY DONE,
BUT TO BE SHOWN A PROPERTY SO FAR OVER BUDGET,
I THINK, WAS A BIT OF A REACH.
OVER HERE TO THE, UH, LIVING SPACE.
I LOVE THE LIGHTING IN HERE.
YOU GOT SOME BREATHTAKING VIEWS, AND AS I SAID EARLIER,
A GREAT PLACE TO SIT AND WATCH THE SUNSET.
THAT IS NICE.
JUST MAKES IT FEEL SO SERENE.
WE'LL GO INSIDE AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE BEDROOMS.
SOUNDS GOOD.
THE FIRST BEDROOM HERE WOULD BE USED AS YOUR GUEST ROOM.
(Jenn) OKAY.
(Nate) THIS IS TRUE.
THEY'LL PROBABLY COME BACK OVER AND OVER, THOUGH. (laughs)
TRUST ME, YOU'LL BE ENTERTAINING FOR A WHILE.
(laughs)
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S HAVE A LOOK
AT THE MASTER SUITE, SHALL WE?
SOUNDS GOOD.
(Jenn) WOW. SO PRETTY.
LOVE WALK-IN CLOSETS.
(laughs)
WE'LL SEE.
GOOD THING THERE'S LOTS OF SHELVING.
(Tony) THE OTHER NICE THING YOU HAVE HERE IS THE EN SUITE BATH.
(Nate) OKAY.
YOU GOT DOUBLE VANITIES, HIS AND HERS.
MM. BONUS.
NOW THAT VALUE PROPOSITION STARTING TO SINK IN, NATE?
YEAH.
FOR AS FAR AS VALUE FOR DOLLAR,
I DON'T THINK IT'S A GREAT VALUE.
I THINK IT'S AN ADEQUATE VALUE.
BUT YOU'RE SITUATED WITHIN PROBABLY FIVE MINUTES
FROM BOTH OF OUR PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT.
IT WOULD JUST MAKE OUR MORNINGS REALLY EASY.
(Tony) PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE.
WHOO-HOO.
THIS IS LOVELY.
YEAH, REALLY WELL DONE.
(Tony) WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK
IF I HAD A VIEW LIKE THIS. I'D JUST HAVE TO STAY HERE ALL DAY.
MAN, I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET TONY AFTERWARDS.
SHOWING JENN THAT UNIT WAS DANGEROUS,
JUST BEING SO FAR OUT OF BUDGET, BUT BEING SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT OVERWHELMED ME WITH HOW LUXURIOUS IT WAS.
AND THE PRICE, I KIND OF FORGOT ABOUT.
(Nate) WE HAVE A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE.
INEVITABLE TIME.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN ISLAND DREAM COME TRUE,
BUT DO THEY SHARE THE SAME VISION?
THERE WAS THAT REALLY OPEN FLOOR PLAN,
AND WE COULD BE ENTERTAINING AND INTERACTING WITH GUESTS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT MATTERS.
♪♪
(Nate) WE HAVE A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE.
INEVITABLE TIME.
ACCOUNTANTS NATE AND JENN ARE CALCULATING THEIR ESCAPE
FROM THE HARSH WINTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA
TO THE TROPICAL PARADISE OF GRAND CAYMAN.
BUT WITH THE ISLAND'S TUG-OF-WAR
BETWEEN LIFESTYLE AND AFFORDABILITY,
THE WRONG DECISION COULD HAVE THEM RUNNING IN THE RED.
SO I GUESS WE HAVE TO START NARROWING 'EM DOWN, HUH?
YEAH.
HOUSE 1 OFFERS BEAUTIFUL VIEWS,
OCEAN ACCESS, AND IS THE CHEAPEST OF THE THREE.
I LIKED WEST BAY VILLA.
YOU THINK WE'RE OKAY FOR KITESURFING OUT HERE?
(Nate) I THINK SO.
BUT IT'S ALSO THE OLDEST
AND MIGHT NOT PASS THE STYLE TEST FROM EITHER OF THEM.
(Jenn) YEAH, I'M NOT A REAL BIG FAN
OF THE FLUORESCENT LIGHTING IN HERE.
(Nate) WHAT'S--WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT? A CORAL STAIRWELL?
IT'S ABSOLUTELY CORAL. ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT REALLY MY VIBE.
NO. NO, I GET YOU.
AT $2,850 PER MONTH,
HOUSE 2 PUTS NATE CLOSER TO WORK
AND HAS THE STYLE JENN WANTS.
AND IT HAD THE OPEN FLOOR PLAN,
WHICH IS GREAT FOR ENTERTAINING.
(Nate) YEAH.
LOOKS PRETTY INVITING.
BUT THE RENT IS JUST NORTH OF THEIR BUDGET,
AND THE ROCKY BEACH ISN'T HELPING.
I KIND OF ENVISIONED THE CARIBBEAN
YEAH.
HOUSE 3 IS THE PICTURE OF ISLAND LUXURY,
AND JENN IS IN LOVE.
IT WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH OF OUR WORK PLACES.
I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK
IF I HAD A VIEW LIKE THIS.
I'D JUST HAVE TO STAY HERE ALL DAY.
THE COMMUTE IS A DREAM FOR BOTH OF THEM,
BUT THE $3,500-A-MONTH RENT
COULD BE A NIGHTMARE.
AND IT WAS WAY OVER OUR BUDGET.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE NEED TO ELIMINATE SOMETHING.
YEAH. FOR ME, I THINK IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE CAMANA BAY.
I JUST THINK THAT IT'S JUST TOO FAR OVER BUDGET.
I GUESS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING OURSELVES SO FAR OUT OF BUDGET,
WE WOULD JUST FEEL THE PINCH EVERY MONTH...
AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE FUN.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE LEFT WITH TWO.
YEAH.
I MEAN, WITH KISHA, THERE WAS THAT REALLY OPEN FLOOR PLAN,
AND WE COULD BE ENTERTAINING AND INTERACTING WITH GUESTS.
BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE A SANDY BEACH.
YEAH.
AND THEN WITH WEST BAY VILLAS, THE SANDY BEACH.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
IT DEFINITELY HAS THAT GORGEOUS VIEW
YEAH.
IT HAD THE BEST VIEW OF THEM ALL.
IT WOULD BE A LONGER COMMUTE.
YEAH, TRUE.
IT WAS THE OLDEST OF THE UNITS, THOUGH.
I MEAN, IT--YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE...
A BIT DATED, AND YOU KIND OF THINK, LIKE,
CAN I LIVE THROUGH IT? (laughs)
AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT MATTERS.
YEAH.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THAT BIG OF A DEAL, I THINK.
YEAH.
AND AS LONG AS WE DON'T MIND A CORAL STAIRWELL,
YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE THINKING WEST BAY VILLA.
OKAY.
SOUNDS GOOD.
WHOO-HOO!
AWESOME.
JENN AND NATE DECIDE ON HOUSE 1
AS THE BEST BALANCE OF COST AND BEACH ACCESS.
THEY NEGOTIATE THE RENT DOWN TO $2,650,
MAKING THEIR ISLAND DREAM COME TRUE
AT $50 PER MONTH UNDER BUDGET.
SINCE WE MOVED TO GRAND CAYMAN,
UH, WE'RE GETTING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
(woman, singsongy) THERE WE GO!
IT'S REALLY EASY TO SHOW UP AT THE BEACH,
MEET SOME PEOPLE.
THERE ARE WATERS. DOES ANYONE WANT A BOTTLED WATER?
WE HAVE KITESURFING.
THERE'S BEACH VOLLEYBALL ON SUNDAYS.
THE COMMUNITY IS SO SMALL
THAT IT'S VERY EASY TO GET CONNECTED TO EVERYONE.
(laughter)
WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH OUR NEW HOME.
WE REALLY HAD NO ISSUES WITH ANYTHING.
WE LIKE THE SIZE OF THE SPACE,
BUT REALLY, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
FIRST THING I DID WHEN WE MOVED IN HERE
WAS PUT IN SOME HOOKS FOR A HAMMOCK.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN, ON A SUNNY DAY,
LAYING OUT HERE, FEELING THE BREEZE.
AS FAR AS THE KITCHEN GOES,
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST UPDATED KITCHEN,
BUT I'D RATHER SPEND MY TIME WITH MY GUESTS OR OUTSIDE.
SINCE MOVING HERE, I STARTED A BLOG
THAT CAN HELP ME KEEP IN CONTACT WITH MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS BACK HOME.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S SO MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS
TO SEE AND DO ON THE ISLAND
THAT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE WRITING ABOUT.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO IMAGINE A PLACE
THAT'S GONNA BE BETTER THAN THIS FOR US.
I THINK THAT EVERY PLACE CAN BE A PARADISE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IS YOURS,
AND FOR NOW, THIS ONE IS IT FOR US.
AH! WE LIVE IN PARADISE.