Exhausted from their three hour daily commute from the desert to the city, Bryan and Kristine are searching for a new home with their four children, somewhere near Burbank, California. But with a budget of $725,000, their dollar will definitely not stretch as far in Burbank as it does in the desert. They know they will have to buy something that needs some updating, but just how much work, and just how small will they be willing to go?