Lois Bostic, Bob�s real estate agent shows Bob some interesting properties in the area featuring the cottage, Spanish, contemporary and ranch style homes. Lois shows Bob around a small Spanish style in Century City and she points out a statue by James Wolf. Next stop is a Spanish style house in Santa Monica. The inside has lost its Spanish flair and has a contemporary look but it has a nice ocean view and the owners have secured permits for a second floor.

Bob reviews how suburban real estate values have skyrocketed in the last couple of years and talks about Melrose, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb and the site of this new project. Bob points out that proximity to the city results in dense settlement but the town has preserved lots of open land and has a great school system. Part of the town's appeal is due to beautiful antique homes mixed with houses built around the turn of the century. Bob talks with Linda O'Koniewski of RE/MAX Heritage, a local real estate broker, about the home where the work is being done. O'Koniewski was raised near the home, which was built in 1921. She sold the home to the current owners, Ricardo and Sarah Monzon. The home has fine woodworking and craftsmanship on the inside that Bob says points to its being a builder house rather than an architect-designed home. O'Koniewski says that space in the area is limited so it makes sense to use existing space wisely. O'Koniewski believes renovating the basement is an ideal project for expanding this house.

Gina Kirkpatrick, Miami real estate broker, shows Bob a building at the Miami Beach end of the Venetian Causeway, 5 Island Avenue. Morris Lapidus, designer of the Hotel Fontainebleau, designed this building as apartments back in 1967. The apartments were later converted to condos. The building houses some "reasonably priced" condominiums that are just far enough away from the beach to be affordable and just close enough to everything else to make for an excellent getaway second home in the Miami area. Kirkpatrick guides Bob through his initial tour of the one-bedroom 950-square-foot condo, its views, features, and possibilities.