Rentals

You’re Supposed to be Learning

A couple of years ago I inspected a 1940s era single-family home here in Winchester that had been a college rental for a number of years. In a break from convention, one of the tenants felt it his duty give me a tour of the house during the inspection. As I came to find out, he was the most senior member of the household and the keeper of all the legend and lore specific to that quasi-fraternal domicile. (The House had invented some sort of game that involved using lawn darts inside and there was a board with tally marks in the kitchen. I didn’t ask about the specifics.) [...]  Read More