I Loved, Hated, and Loved-to-Hate My HOA — Here’s Why by Kristy Alpert I fell in love with my house in Arkansas long before I knew it came with a homeowner’s association, or HOA. The fee seemed meager — $300 annually, when the national HOA average was $300 per month —…
I Bought My Arkansas Home Sight Unseen While Living Abroad — and It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made by KRISTY ALPERT I was sitting in a rented apartment in Tallin, Estonia, when I first saw what would become my very own house. I had a glass of wine…
9 Things to Consider When Moving from the City to the Country By Kristy Alpert It was a family decision for real estate broker Jose Quiñones to move from his Park Slope apartment to his rural home in Sussex County, Delaware… or, rather, a decision he made for his family….
This Couple Built a House with Their Friends to Save Money. Here’s What They’ve Learned By Kristy Alpert For two couples living together under one roof in a suburb of Dallas, community living is one of the best decisions they’ve ever made. Chandler, 30, had known Jonah, 33, for years…
This Couple Transformed a Haunted House in Salem into a Charming B&B—and You Can Book a Room by KRISTY ALPERT When Patrick Bentivegna and Adele Lee purchased one of the oldest houses in Salem, MA, it was filled with tons of antiques and a haunting array of ghostly accounts. The…
15 Ways Living on an Air Force Base Is Nothing Like Typical Suburbia by KRISTY ALPERT I swore I’d never marry a pilot—let alone a pilot in the military. My father’s own career as an airline pilot began 10 years after his graduation from the Air Force Academy. The stories of…
