07-18-2017, 10:49 AM
shortliner Wrote:Reinhard - this might be something as simple as - the servants lived downstairs in the basement, and the family lived on the raised floor, with bedrooms further up. This could be the reason for the steps up to the front door, aka " The Stoop"It looks not that luxury to have servants in the house. My be something similar to the German "Einliegerwohnung". You build a house with one small apartment for a tenant. That make your home a multi apartment home and you get nice tax benefits. The tenant pays (part of) the initial interest rate with hits monthly rent and you kick him out when the kids need their first own home and the tax benefits have ended.
Reinhard