This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Ben Mutz, 39, a retired Air Force officer who purchased a home that was not originally for sale in Oakwood, Ohio. Mutz used Unlisted, an app that allows prospective buyers to get on a waiting list for homes not yet on the market.
After decades of living in Los Angeles, the iconic actor packed his bags to travel to Florida in 2023. The move was revealed in early 2024, when the second season of his reality series, “The Family Stallone,” aired. “After long and hard consideration, your mother and I have decided that it is time to move
My partner and I fell in love with our first home, a 1980s two-story residence in Edinburgh, before we even walked in. Sitting on a network of patios, each with a shared central garden, we walked through the wrought iron gates to see its enormous floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a patch of trees and immediately thought,
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Lena Koropey, 48, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Koropey’s mother currently lives with her, but Koropey plans to build an ADU in her backyard and move into it. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Just when I turned 30, I moved to the Washington, DC area to look for a new job. I had just gotten out of a serious relationship and was finally moving out of the small town where I had grown up. I was ready to start a new chapter of my life and eager to
In 2002, I moved from Alexandria, Virginia, to Newport, Rhode Island, where my now-husband has family roots. I immediately fell in love with its stunning natural beauty, vibrant community, and welcoming New England atmosphere. It’s so impressive that we chose to get married there, despite having spent much longer periods of our lives in other