In 1983 I began to search for a home to purchase. I loved our neighborhood and had very specific wishes for a house. There was a series of dead end streets that ran off the local road. That road had bus service to my job. The dead end streets were much safer for children than through ones. I also love light and so I wanted a south facing home. I didn’t have much money, but at the time the neighborhood was still pretty run down so I could afford a home. Ironically, the house above which I purchased for $65,000 is now valued at over $400,000. Needless to say, the area became gentrified!
When this house became available, I purchased it. It never was particularly a style I favored, but it was on a dead end street with a southern exposure with two nice bedrooms, one bath, a large back yard and a finished basement ideal for playing. We moved in and found that once again the new street was flush with small children.
It had been six years since I had been in a home I could call my own. It felt wonderful.
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I think it looks pretty cosy.
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We stayed 18 years!
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That’s a long time, must have been a great house.
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It had a lot of things going for it including easy maintenance, a superb location, and great restaurants within walking distance. It was just two blocks from the river with its long walking path.
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Now that sounds like a great place to live. I’d snap it up immediately.
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Our good friends bought it when we moved and love it too.
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That’s lovely to know.
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18 years makes for some great memories. It is a very cute home.
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It was a great place to raise my daughter right through college.
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I love little houses alot!. Our first house was little and sat on top of a mountain. That one is cute💞
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It was a lovely place to live.
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I can only imagine.
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We have been talking about gentrification a lot where I am. My old high school, in a once, no-so well offf area of the city has been moved and the old building is being renovated into lavish condos. Hummmm! It’s happening all over. 🙂
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Portland has been hit especially hard, I think. The traditional African/American neighborhood has been eliminated in favor of the hipsters.
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