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Melissa Mangold has a thing for old houses.
So it was a bit of a happy accident when she fell into a career buying interesting old homes, renovating them and turning them into income-producing properties.
One of Melissaâs latest projects is renovating a circa-1885 Victorian house on Harrison Street. For her, watching any beautiful old house fall into a state of disrepair is heartbreaking.
âThat makes me really sad,â Melissa said. âThatâs my pet peeve in this town. I find houses boarded and sitting there and nobody wants to sell them. ⦠That is not helping the community. Itâs not, you know, increasing your value, letting it fall apart.â