First, we have this lovingly maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath green gabled home in Concordia that has wonderful mature plantings and edibles?blueberries, figs, and grapes. This home is chicken-ready as well! With original restored leaded glass picture windows, Rejuvenation fixtures, hardwood floors, mahogany woodwork, a brush painted exterior, and tile roof, this house is ready to be called ?Home? for generations to come. In addition to the 3 bedrooms, the basement can double as a family room or easily be made into a 4th bedroom (egress window already provided). The detached garage fronts onto an alley way and makes a great shop, potential for a studio or in-law suite perhaps?From the standpoint of resource conservation, I love finding homes like these, where there has been consistent maintenance, timeless finishes and fixtures,? long-lasting materials used, and a diverse habitat landscape with numerous edible plantings.
Second, we have a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home in Montavilla. Just to make this post corny from beginning to end, I like to call this one, Sweet Home, Montavilla. Again, the flexibility in the floor plan and bonus spaces makes this home uniquely adaptable for various lifestyles, households, and uses. With a metal roof over head and triple paned windows to seal up the sides, and a 95% efficient furnace, this home can provide great quiet and affordable comfort for years to come.
Lastly, this is the green home that kicked off the spring and just closed in southeast Portland. This home represents a timeless aesthetic with smaller footprint that inherently reduces the footprint of this home. For more about the overall life-cycle analysis of smaller structures, see Jordan Palmieri?s recent report at the DEQ site.
There?s nothing corny about any of these homes, in fact, their integrity and authenticity are what make these timeless homes green. They include long-lasting finishes and materials. They cover all the basics that make people feel that their home works for them and then throw in some bonus spaces that help homeowners become long-time homeowners and community members. [This is where the little tangential hypothesis begins. It's a personal theory, and it may be unpopular in the real estate community, but I don't think it's unreasonable.] When a house can adapt to people?s needs over time, people don?t need to move so much. I could take it a step further and say they?re more likely to establish lasting relationships within their community and feel a sense of social wealth and abundance that is difficult to achieve in short-lived circumstances. It?s not for everybody, but it is possible when you have a well maintained home.
Contact us, if you?d like to find a well maintained house that you could call home for a long time to come. Thanks again for indulging us.
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