波士顿造房记(一)

2013-08-23 00:00:00
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我于去年年底由费城搬到波士顿。从此,开始了艰苦的买房历程。

因为先生在Lexington上班,家中孩子又小,我们决定就近在Lexington买房 子。事先对Lexington的房子价高房老有思想准备,决定由五十万开始看起。Lexington的Townhouse倒是不贵,四十几万可以搞定。但 是只有两个爬车位。这就意味我这个好请客聚会的人,每次要提前把自家的车停到别处(如果我能在小区外可以步行的有限距离内找到的话)。而且每次只能请一 家。另外,加上每月打水飘的五百块Association费,就相当于五十万买下来。于是又回头看五六十万的单房。看到的最多的房型是Cape,就是所有 的房间都铺在地上外加部分有阁楼那种。这时才发现生活在费城郊区是一件很幸福的事。你可以说十年以上的房子不看,对着马路边的房子轻哼一声“谁会去买”。 即使是三十万的Townhouse,进去一看也是到处新展展,光亮亮,随买随住。

在Boston,几乎所有的房子都在大小的马路边上,只是繁忙与否而已。幸运的话,可以买到deadend.如果要买在封闭一个出口的园区里,怕是要再加 一个数,而且要加在最前面:一百五六十万。从五六十万看到六七十万,房子的年龄仍然比我大。房子里光线昏暗,家具破旧,老房主苍老的声音提醒我下水道坏 了,可以给我credit.

经历种种,最后我们终于决定买地建房。

(本文原载于文学城 Wenny Zhang blog 2009-09-03

(本文原载于文学城 Wenny Zhang Blog 2012-07-28)
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