A former city couple has made life in the suburbs permanent with a home in Folsom, writes Abigail Covington for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Liz Green, 42, and Adam Rzepka, 40, now own a 1,499 square-foot 1910 craftsman home with three bedrooms and one bath.
“We’ve been city people for such a long time,” Green said.
After Green’s brother moved to Media, the couple exchanged their South Philly environment for a home in Norwood, which they rented for 2 years.
The couple started looking into buying a home in the suburbs with friendly neighbors, places to walk, a public library or a coffee shop, and a backyard for their energetic 5-year-old son.
The Folsom home had “old-school throwback charm,” Rzepka said, including a staircase with a window, sloped ceilings, and a reading nook by the living room.
They paid the asking price of $295,000 and were willing to take the house “as is.”
Green and Rzepka got a first-time homebuyer mortgage through the Federal Housing Administration, which only required 3.5 percent of the home price for a down payment.
“We’re so happy with what we have,” Green said. “We feel really lucky.”
Read more about the Folsom home that welcomed Liz Green and Adam Rzepka to the suburbs in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
