Had some old thoughts tonight & will write about them. I might have written of this before, so forgive me if I have.
Was watching some Real Estate trasactions on T-V & it is hard to believe the price of homes today. My thought was that in about 1950 I built my first home for $6,500. This was just the material, as it took me two years & I did all the work myself & with no power tools. My Dad did help me and advise me along the way. I sold it later for $12,000. Even a house like that today would probably be up in the 80 to 100 thousand range. Of course I was working for about $2,000 a year then.
I drew up the plans for this home & the bank accepted them. Also only a four persent interest rate & I believe a $39 a month payment. I was a pretty good carpenter, but not a good cabinet maker. My Father, God Bless Him taught me a lot about carpentry.
Along with this story is the cottage I built on the lake. I believe it was 1958 & I was given a small old place on the lake that I tore down. Took a while but I built what I felt was a cute small cottage, with a dock and boat hoist. Sold this in 1963 after Phyllis died & was deeply in debt for $6,500. Boy what would that be worth today.
Sure have a lot of memories, both good and bad. Hate to go near the lake today where that was, as that was one of the hardest things I ever was forced to let go of.
Okay that my housing and building story for today-