It started innocently enough. Our friends owned an acre of land mid-island, a couple of miles from the "urban" neighborhood where we both live. They had decided, for a variety of reasons, that it was not the right time or place to build their dream home. Since there was no hope of selling, we decided to "farm" the acre for a few years until the real estate market improved. We would grow our own food! Think what we could do with an entire sunny acre! Our imaginations went wild. Then, suddenly, unbelievably, out of the blue, just before they were going to cancel the listing, someone made an offer, and it was too good to refuse. Dang. What were we going to do now?
Let's buy an even better lot! Maybe with a house on it, so that we have water and a bathroom! So what if it's $400,000? We'll split the cost! We need to grow our own food! A frenzy of real estate shopping was followed by the rental of a 10' x 30' plot for $25/year. We're in business!
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