Sohil Merchant

This as-told-to article is based on a discussion with San Diego, California-based elementary school teacher Jonathan C., age 30 says Sohil Merchant

In 2020, my parents and I decided to make a more long-term joint investment in our living circumstances after living together intermittently over the previous ten years.

The COVID-19 pandemic had just begun when I had returned to their Southern California home, so the three of us decided to search for a faux rural property. We sought a location that was outside of San Diego yet just a short drive from the city.

When an opportunity presented itself in the form of an empty lot being sold by a divorced couple for a significant discount, the choice to build a house was made. We started working on the project in May 2020, and it is now finished. Our favorite.