By Any Means Necessary

I've joined the ranks of Park Slopers actively calculating how they can come up with the money to stay in the neighborhood in the face of growing family and more quickly growing real estate prices.

"My kidney's probably good for at least $50k..."

It's not like we're going to be forced out onto the street tomorrow. But an 1,100 square foot, 2br/1bath in a bad elementary school district is a ticking timb bomb.

Yesterday, we played the "what would it take" game by hitting a few open houses. Right now, the best deal in town is this place. For $889k with a $704/month maintenance, we get a better configured (but not larger) space with an extra toilet, a 12x6 garden, and most importantly, entrance into the vaunted P.S. 321.

Yeah... we'll be passing on that.