At 76, I Bought Back Our First Home for $3—The Mayor Called Our House an Embarrassment—One Year Later, It Was Worth More Than His Mansion

someone said Frank must be slipping.

Mayor Dale Puckett called the property “an embarrassment to the neighborhood” before he had even stepped inside.

Frank and Edith’s children reacted worse.

Kevin called first from Columbus.

“Dad, you’re 76. Mom is 74. You cannot start over in a condemned house.”

“It isn’t condemned.”

“It sold for three dollars.”

“Best deal continue reading …