The house we won't be buying

We got together with John and Cynthia today and went over to New Hampshire to see a house that is on the market. We had made an appointment with a realtor for 3:45 pm and we were there on the button for 3:45, but it got to be well after 3:45, and no realtor was in sight. But the person who did show up was the son-in-law of the owner. Somehow he had gotten word that we were coming and he came over to welcome us. He invited us in and we looked around and then began to wonder what had happened to the realtor. To make a long story short, the realtor we had an appointment with was not the realtor with whom the house was listed, and the realtor with whom it was listed did not want us to be there. We ended up talking to both realtors on the phone and the one with whom the house was listed was very angry and told us to get out of the house immediately. So we did. But we had seen all we needed to see to know that this was not the house for us. It was an interesting house, very handsome from the outside, and in a very historic environment. But up close, it was clear-it was not for us.

      A view of the house.

The house overlooks an historic stone bridge