Every House Has a Story, What’s Yours? | The Big Dig House Story
By kwarmath on December 9th, 2008
LEXINGTON, MA- I’m fond of saying that every house has a story – and that it is the job of the listing agent to tell that story.
After all, potential buyers always want to know "What’s the story with this house?" and often people buy a home as much for emotional reasons (they can see their kids eating breakfast at the kitchen counter – or they can picture the Christmas tree in the foyer) as they do for the number of bedrooms and baths.
This particular house has nothing to do with local Alpharetta real estate. In fact, the house is outside of Boston. But it is a really cool example of a house that has a definite story. In this case, the house is constructed from the remains of the Big Dig construction project. The house is essentially a recycling project and what an awesome project it is. Make sure you see the time lapse sequence of constructing the structure .
The coolest part of this house is that the story translated into a sale in four days for $2,000,000 – cash on the barrel head.
Who says that recycling doesn’t pay?
What’s your house’s story? It doesn’t have to be as extravagant at this one, but it sure does help to have one when it comes time to sell. Have you ever been on a first date and the person you’re with didn’t ask you a little bit about yourself?
If you need help telling your story feel free to contact me. That’s what we do for a living.
It’s true that every house has a story. And every region has regional references. In New England, many homeowners find that there are stone walls behind their homes. The walls appear to follow old, unused lot lines, often criss crossing from one lot onto another.
One story is that these walls were started by men who were sent off to war, and never returned to finish them. That’s why they mysteriously start and stop at odd meters.
Which war, you might be wondering? How about the Civil War!