The realtor who sold us our house here also lives in my town and became a good friend. She had a beautiful 10-acre plot with a home that she updated tastefully. Gorgeous house, but she has that personality where everything has to be perfect. Her dream was to only stay there a few years and then move into Manhattan. Her dream was slightly deferred, but sure enough, last year she gave signals that she was readying her home to list and show it.
She listed it in the summer 2025, and it sold by the end of the day for 1.2M. Here's the listing:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1...53318232_zpid/
She sold her cars and most of her furniture and moved into a 1BR place on the East Side. She is thrilled. I don't care how exciting NYC is, or how great it is not to have to mow 10 acres, I would NOT get a 1BR as a principal residence. And she paid probably close to a million for it. Different strokes. She is SO happy, constantly posting pictures of her and her dog at Centrl Park doggie meet-ups (it's amazing that the meetup is breed-specific, and a lot of people show up).
I could be tempted, though to live in a place maintenance-free. If I did, I could still garden as a volunteer Master Gardener.
Originally Posted by catherine
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