Since the house was already in superb condition, Mark felt selling the house as is would be a better choice.
He was very meticulous in maintaining his property, which was a two-story townhouse with three bedrooms; each room came with its own bathroom; there was a spacious kitchen with all modern appliances, a finished basement apartment with its own bathroom, and a two car garage, just to name a few of the house's selling points.
The eclectic community included professionals, entrepreneurs, artists, working class people, retirees, young couples, and single parents.
Then, you had those few individuals who stood around all day doing nothing. It was never quite clear how they made their living, but they were unquestionably the town criers of the neighborhood; if you ever wanted to know what the latest hearsay was, you would go to them.
When Mark bought the house, he was contemplating on being married with children. However, as fate would have it, getting married again was yet to happen. For one person, the house was just too much. In earlier years, some of his relatives were living with him. However, they purchased their own homes or relocated to various parts of the world.
The homes in his community were appraised from four hundred thousand to six hundred thousand dollars. He was asking for four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. He bought the house for ninety thousand dollars in the mid 1980s and stood to make a nice return on his investment.
Living abroad has always been Mark's dream. He was thinking about relocating to Bermuda, because he had traveled there on many occasions and loved the friendliness of the people, the warm climate, and the tranquility, but before making any decisions about moving overseas, he would first have to do more research and find a buyer for his house. This was going to take time, because the housing market was in a deep slump.
Now that Mark had more leisure time, he went on the Internet to check out the latest trends. While he was teaching, going on-line for fun was of no interest to him. He would use the Internet to do research on teaching concepts and new theories in mathematical calculations.
He always encouraged his students to use the Internet as an educational tool but pointed out that they should never rely on the World Wide Web as their only source for acquiring knowledge.
As he was browsing through cyberspace, he came across a social networking site for professionals who were looking for dates, romance, and fun. He would always overhear some of his associates talk about meeting people for love and other activities in these communities but never gave it much thought.