Estate Dreamer Gifts

'Bless. Wayne's made his first affordable home sand estate.'

"I can't believe how great my life is now: We used to live in an apartment, but now, I have my own garden..."

"Enough with how great the public schools are. Just tell us – is there a Trader Joe’s nearby?"

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

'We'll take it!'

"We needed to replace our kitchen floor and it kind of grew from there."

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'Ever thought of having the place re-carpeted?'

'We're quite confident this lull won't last long.'

"My feeling is that while we should have the deepest respect for reality, we should not let it control our lives."

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

"I aways thought it would be stylish to live in a house with high ceilings."

'We did have one property in your price range, but I'm afraid we sold it in 1943.'

'We do have a property in your price range, but we need a time machine to go back and visit it!'

'Do you have anything right on the beach, but not so near the water?'

"Sir, there are no waitresses or menus — this is Crate & Barrel."

'Now that you have a job, Tom, Dad and I are turning your room into a condo!'

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'A great location and only one step from the beach.'

'The contractor didn't do windows.'

House for sale, appliances included (in the yard).

"Admittedly, it is a bit of a 'fixer upper'."

'One good thing about this place is that I can honestly say I own everything as far as the eye can see.'

"Your dream of a house with a white picket fence is still feasible, at least for the picket fence."

"Occupant, apartment 5C: Congratulations—you may already have won the all-electric Colonial split-level house of your dreams...."

"To be honest, we were thinking of something like a Cape Cod."

The Rudges' peaceful home

"Want to put the house on the market so we clean it?"

'I'm sorry, but without a significant deposit, we can't give you a mortgage.'

TRUMP

Today's dream house is nothing if not a fantasy.

"It's got a great view!"

A Victorian lion chair is given a tail.

It's a nice apartment but I don't want to pay my share of the national debt for rent.