I just found out that our old home that we sold has been turned into an Airbnb.
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/48525886?check_in=2021-08-02&check_out=2021-08-09&guests=1&adults=2&s=2&unique_share_id=c31cb98c-8c57-4820-9800-8407df4b4317
I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand it doesnt belong to us anymore, we sold it. On the other hand it was a home that Bob and I built. There was a lot of love that went into building that place and somehow turning it into an Airbnb just doesnt set well with me. I guess because the new owners kept writing me and telling me just how much they " loved" it. I kept saying that I hoped they would have many years of making wonderful memories like we had....gonna have to sit on this one a while....
Yeah, it sucks. But it's still better than them tearing it down and building some god-awful atrocity. I've found over the years, and the more an owner shows that they love a place, the more likely savvy buyers are to say they're leaving everything alone even if they have no plans for that at all
ReplyDeleteI agree, they could of bulldozed it and other than painting and trimming trees, putting a hot tub on the porch ( eye roll here), building a fence and cleaning up the gardens they didn't change it. My brother in law had the best advice and that was:"think of it this way, instead of just one other family making memories, a whole lot of people will be making memories. Hopefully another engagement or a wedding shower or baby shower or special anniversary." Now that's making lemonade out of lemons!
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