"Nice neighborhood, but it's a little too big..."
"Two car garage, but the driveway is a bit steep..."
We assess houses, hubby and I. The ones with 'For Sale' signs in front of them. If we're alone, we do it in our head. If we're together we do it out loud...
"Right size, but looks like a fixer-upper..."
"I like the lilac bush in the yard..."
We've been doing it in earnest since last summer, and even though we signed a year-long lease on a nice duplex back in September- just to give our brains a rest, and wait till our Fryeburg house has sold (closing date is Dec 20! Woohoo!)- we can't break the habit....
...of assessing houses.
Once in a while, when we're driving around or on a walk together we see a house that's NOT for sale, but that would be pretty near perfect. At least it looks that way from the road...
"Quiet street."
"Two car garage."
"Beautiful screened-in porch..."
"Nice!"
But not for sale. We look at each other. We look at the house. Cue 'Thought Message.' From us to the owners of the sweet abode, whomever they may be. "Sell-l-l your hoouusse!" we chant, waving our hands like magicians casting a spell, or hypnotists initiating a trance, "SELL... YOUR... HOUSE!" Cue laughter.
Sweet silliness.
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May I suggest you watch some old Scooby Doo? A couple of projectors, some rusty chains attached to a timed mechanism, you'll have those home owners believing their house is haunted and selling out cheap in no time.
As long as no meddling kids foil your evil plans.
*laughs* With our luck they'd charge extra for the 'ghost'!
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