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My house, was a very, very nice house...with 2 cat's in the yard...a pond and a dog - go on!

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach

My old houseMy  house, was a very, very nice house...with 2 cat's in the yard...a pond and a dog - go on!

This is the home I raised my children in.  It was an A-frame when I met my ex-husband and since he still lives there, I cannot show pictures of the inside.

When I was challenged to create an addition to what was an A-frame house (from the middle fireplace back with an angled roof as the back shows)...we hired an architect...well...let's say thousands of dollars later...he just wasn't getting my vision...so I set out with graph paper and pencil - children with crayons and paper and we drew pictures together.

Finally, I had the plan.  I was not happy with the contractor my husband at the time chose...but - hey - he didn't want me to work, so he was paying for this renovation.

So, to make this long story short...his contractor decided that the new roof was going to be 15' 9" because that's all the higher he could reach when he wasn't paying attention and took the pitch of the roof off of the old roof at 12'...The new roof was supposed to be 18'...

So, long story short...building on graph paper and acting as a contractor in PA...this was the result of the home that I built and raised my children in...

There were more flowers and a herb garden in the front, roses in front of the living room window...and azaleas and rhododendrons in the front when we divorced...

Loved the home...it's a 5/2 with a 5 car garage...outbuilding on 13 acreas...

I built the pond and filled it with blue gills and bass...

I loved that house...

I live in Florida...just a mix of a I miss that place, it was awesome...and an I love the warm fuzzies I get living in Florida...

Real Estate in Florida and Pennsylvania.  Visit Karen Monsour in Florida and David Monsour in Gettysburg, PA...at:

http://www.KarenMonsour.com, 954-464-4194 cell who is a Realtor(r) in FL

David Monsour in PA:  717-319-3408 who is a Realtor(r) in PA

(Copyright© 2009 Karen L. Monsour, All Rights Reserved.)

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Best regards,

Karen Monsour, REALTOR®

Coldwell Banker Fort Lauderdale Beach
4757 N. Ocean Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
954-464-4194 cell
954-969-9974 fax
www.KarenSellsFloridaWaterfront.com
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Comments (1)

Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

I think it looks real pretty in that setting.  Nice picture!

   

Jul 26, 2009 06:49 AM