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BUDGET BREAKDOWN

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contrarian. “People love historic New Orleans charm, and I’m not saying I hate it,” says the longtime resident of the city. “But it’s not my favorite.” That was clear back in 2021, when he was on the hunt for a two-family home that he could turn into an owner-occupied house with a rental apartment. He found a two-story, two-unit brick building just a block andso it’s kind of the old school/new school divide going on,” Eric says. “I like clean lines. I don’t like anything circular. I even hated the gable roof.”

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