She intervened (and likely saved my marriage) when I wanted to buy that really cool house with the basement party room and built-in urinal.

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All of the seasoned homebuilders told my partner Don Kaufman and I that we were crazy, that no one would buy a house without a basement, and that we would go out of business because we priced the houses too low.

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The ability to move your TV to the guest room or basement for house guests.

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