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Larry Flax, co-founder of the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant chain, is asking $48.5 million for his European-inspired showplace in Beverly Park.
Itâs that time of year again! Summer is right around the corner, and if you’re anything like the rest of us, you thought you had at least a few more months before you had to start making plans for the warmer weather. While we all start scrambling to gather our spring-cleaning lists and create our […]
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You donât become the world’s best at the age of 18 and win a Career Grand Slam without being focused, determined, intuitive and completely in charge! Maria Sharapova is all that and more. And she channeled the same drive and focus that kept her at the top of her game to build her dream home […]
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* This is an older news story from 2019, when the artist still lived in Los Angeles. For his current whereabouts, see Post Malone’s house in Utah, which doubles as a doomsday shelter While every other media outlet is obsessing over Post Malone’s Crocs (as the recording artist has recently released a limited edition Post […]
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While scrolling one of my favorite internet forums, I encountered an exciting question addressed to me, “What popular manly activity do you have no interest in and why?” Here are the top-voted responses. 1. Cars One man admitted, “I know nothing about cars except they have four wheels and go vroom.” “Real talk; this right here. A … Read more
Over the past three months, I’ve written a lot about buying and owning a home. Much of what I’ve written could be construed as anti-homeownership. Hear are some of the articles I’ve published recently:
Last week, a GRS reader named Carmine left this comment:
I appreciate this and other recent posts on the perils and difficulties of home ownership, but theyâre sort of piling up into a major downer as I read them!…Canât you write something talking about the payoffs that home ownership can bring?
Challenge accepted!
I can understand how Carmine might view all of this as a downer. And I can see how anyone might think I’m anti-homeownership. But here’s the thing: I’m not. After all, I own my home, and I like it.
Today, let’s take a look at some of the advantages of homeownership.
About three years ago, my family was happily living in a comfortable, mortgage-free house. There was more than enough room for everyone, it was in a walkable neighborhood, and thanks to some unexpected boosts in our family income, life was more affordable than ever. But suddenly, perhaps due to some combination of a romantic whim* […]