Excerpts from Pocket Observatory

Excerpts from Pocket Observatory

An American Shame

Why was I embarrassed to tell people I rented my home?

Meg Conley
Dec 11, 2020
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This is the first part of three part series on renting and home ownership in America. I am so looking forward to the discussion you and I are going to have around this. It’s beyond time.

Every time someone new walked into a rental I called home, I apologized for it.
Hi, come in! It’s so nice to see you! Oh, don’t mind the floors, the paint, the cabinets,…

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