Buying A Historic Home Prints

Planner at work.

'Because of the picturesque nature of your house, the government would like to list it...one of you will have to sit on the porch at all times.'ou

'Alone for the weekend at last!'

"Early model of baggage claim"

"Oh it's not haunted, it's just really old and nothing works."

Leaning Tower of Pisa

'If I lived there, the first thing I'd do is have my head examined.'

"You're unlikely to find anyplace on the market that is truly impregnable."

'Great to see the ol' museum is finally getting a face-lift.' An old building getting a medical face-lift

For sale sign: 'Unique 16th Century cottage. Similar properties wanted.'

"Do you have one with a bigger mud room?"

"I remodelled, but I left it so that when danger threatens I can still take refuge in the redoubt."

The Mortons: It's all about our money.

'For added curb appeal, I think you should fill the moat.'

Slums of the 'Devil's Acre'

"People don't live like that anymore."

'I sold my house and got what I paid for it. But you bought it in 1962.'

House Hunters of the Old West

"Now do you see, Betty, what a little luck, a few sound investments and the shameless inflation of corporate profits through bogus transactions can buy."

'Developer' shocked by price of 'Retrofitting needs' on old building

"It's a great old building, but I wish we had a more up-to-date security system."

'As you can see, this charming old property has been lovingly restored to its original condition of no electricity, and an outside loo.'

"Don't you just love the way these old houses creak?"

Brookfield Historical Society LandmarkThe Captain Benjamin Ingham HouseBuilt in 1768 for $550 and 2 Tons of CodfishPresent Worth $3.5 Million, But Could Easily Bring $5 Million.

"These older homes are tricky. You never know what kind of pipes you'll find."

"Oh no, we'd never live in a gated community. Ours has a moat."

"My paw's getting tired. Is your paw getting tired?"

European Thinkers (1): 'If Obama wants to waste tax dollars, why doesn't he buy this old heap?'

A town in the middle ages.

No wind - miller trapped in windmill.

"Monday, July 7, 1986. It is a quiet morning at Belle Aire. Slight fog. Beuford is fussing with his trailer hitch..."

"It's my one indulgence."

'I said-no greens, no pudding, Gerald!'

"We have water in the basement."

"This is math not mathing."