227 Bragg Hill Rd, East Montpelier, VT, 05651

When you were a kid, did one of your friends have “the hangout house”? The house that everyone just went to hang out with each other? When I was in 9th grade, I was friends with a kid named Matt Taylor, and Matt’s house was that house. His parents had a big yard, and we spent all summer there playing ball, making up games, and sleeping in tents. They had a pool too. A whole group of us spent nearly every day at Matt’s house, either playing in the yard or in the pool. It was a big house. His parents would give us space, or come and hang with us, probably depending on how loud we were. We watched dumb movies in the basement, and ate junk food. Probably stayed up too late. But since the finished basement was separate from the rest of the house, Matt’s parents didn’t seem to mind. That was a good summer. At the time, I remember thinking, “I can’t believe Matt’s parents are ok with all of us being here, spending our summer at their house.” Now, looking back, they must have absolutely loved it. They had their son and his friends all there, to keep an eye on, to interact with, to build memories with. That was in 1990, and I still remember that summer…Here’s a chance for you to be the Taylors. Have the house that everyone wants to spend their days at. Because, if you don’t, someone else will.