Sunday, September 11, 2005  A House in My Neighborhood  Today, I
went to check out a house ( MLS ID#: MC5308496) for sale in my
neighborhood. No, don't worry I am not actually considering
buying this house.  It is located in Silver Spring, MD which is
an inner suburb of Washington, DC. Previously it was listed at
519,00 but had not sold for a month. Now it is listed at
489,000., which represents about a 6% price reduction. The house
is located on a quite street in a desirable neighborhood. The
schools are pretty decent, it is 1 mile from the Beltway and 4
blocks from the train station ( metro). It is the cheapest
single family house (SFH) in the neighborhood. It features:   •
"Charming Exterior and Interior""   • "Three Bedrooms"   • "One
Bath (room for more)   • "Quiet Neighborhood"   • "Three level
living"   • "Central Air Conditioning"   • "Original six panel
wood doors interior" The interior of the house is not
"charming," in fact the walls are badly painted, the hardwood
floor is damaged, the kitchen is