We used to walk our dog by this house everyday. It was owned by Mr. Richard O'Donoghue and his family, which included SEVEN kids, who lived here for about 40 years. During our walks, The Huz and I often discussed what we would do to this house if we ever got our hands on it. Remove the ivy, paint the brick, replace the windows, redo the landscaping - look at all that potential! And that was just the outside. The neighbors used to call the house The Jungle House because of all the overgrown ivy and trees. Mr. O was old and lived alone and just not able to perform the upkeep his property needed. Well guess what? Two years ago, we got our hands on it! I sent out an email to our friends and family with above picture attached notifying them of our new house and the responses were hilarious. It was such an ugly house that no one knew what to say. Comments included: "Um...congrats, I think?" and "Well at least the crepe myrtles are nice," and my favorite, "Good luck. You're gonna need it and a lot of money!" Everyone thought we were crazy, but we knew we'd have the last laugh.
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