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Photo: David Tsay.
From:
HGTV Magazine.
A Dream Home
When Gretchen and Daniel Scardino moved from New Orleans, La., to Austin, Texas, in 2002, they found the house they wanted right away: a 1907 Victorian with a large porch on a friendly looking block. The only problem: It wasn't for sale! They ended up buying a two-bedroom bungalow across the street from their dream home, but five years later the dream house was up for grabs.