Real Estate Humor
When I was a kid, I lived across the street from Amos and Andy. We rode our bikes all over the neighborhood, played Hotwheels, board games, you name it. Sometimes we would just spend the afternoon sliding down the incline that was their front yard. Then one glorious summer day Amos and Andy’s parents bought…
It is natural to want to emulate something we really like. A perfect example is Elvis Presley’s Graceland. During my tenure, I have written about three separate homes that have been decorated to look like Graceland. I am sure I will write about three other homes that were decorated like Graceland before I retire. Without…
Our dog Hazelberg would absolutely trash the Elvis inspired home featured in this week’s column. Yeeeesssss, what a combo, right? Hazelberg and Elvis, Elvis and Hazelberg. They are the dynamic duo that make you go “ugh.” In no way is this meant to disparage Elvis. I’m a huge Elvis fan. Huuuuggggeeee. He was such an…
“Some homes are built, others are conjured,” is the opening line to the description of the house featured in this week’s column. “Conjured?” Does anyone really want to live in a house that was conjured? That doesn’t sound appealing. Who did this conjuring, and why didn’t they just go to an architect like normal, rational…
Ah, home repair. When the Gusman and I bought our first home, we were do-it-yourself masters. There was no YouTube or internet. It was just us, our wits, and the dinosaurs. Perhaps if we had had the internet, we would not have created so many — how should I say — code violations. Shhhh… don’t…
