[jerry moss]

there was a vacant lot next to my dads house on our street my dad could have bought 10 or so years ago for 35 K, he didn't buy it. 2 years ago it sold for 135K- just bare dirt, now it's got a big 2 story house on it. the city permits were 100K, the power pole and wiring to the house was 40K,i don't know how much the water and sewer hookups cost since the lot was only bare dirt when he started.so he was in it close to 200 grand before he could drive a nail or pour concrete. the house i live in on the same street is on a 1 1/2 times bigger lot than his and when my parents bought in 1967 they paid 9K with the house and garage/shop on it already. how times have changed.