another reason it’s cheap is thAt Hartford ct is one of the worst real estate markets. It was pretty good when all the insurance companies had big offices there but the state of Connecticut has made it harder for them to stay and many have moved out.
Wow. This is super tempting! Not sure if you get to pick your own place, but applications due November 15. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/santo-stefano-italy-pay-to-move/index.html
Well, if it came with some chocolate? “The Ghirardelli estate has many exquisite and functionally ideal spaces for today’s lifestyle,” listing agent Debbi DiMaggio of the DiMaggio & Betta Group said in an email. “Over the garage is a two-room ADU with a full bath, kitchen and a private entrance off the garden. The home has multiple public spaces for working and studying from home.” In a home filled with elegant touches, DiMaggio has a few favorite features. “The wood-paneled library is my favorite, it truly is an elegant room and includes a fireplace, beautiful wood bookshelves and French doors that go out to the lovey garden,” she added. “And to the left is a small music room with floor-to-ceiling windows. The primary wing is quite nice with its own foyer (and) to the left is the wing’s home office, nursery or reading room and to the west, the grand primary room with a fireplace, lovely views of the Bay and mature green trees. It truly is quite magical.” The estate was originally built in the Spanish Mission Revival style by the Milwain Brothers in 1906 at the request of chocolatier Joseph Ghirardelli and his wife Ellen. The home has received multiple face lifts and renovations over the next century, but its first remodel came quickly after it was built. Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article247100147.html#storylink=cpy https://www.zillow.com/homes/636-Highland-Ave-Piedmont,-CA,-94611_rb/24826559_zpid/?