when i first moved to sacramento, we rented a one bedroom 'townhouse' in the neighborhood we currently live in, curtis park. it was tiny - there were basically four 'mini houses' on one lot, built almost 70 years ago. it consisted of a living room, dining room, tiny kitchen and upstairs a bedroom and a bath. the living/dining rooms were about 15 feet wide, maybe 20 feet long at most. the kitchen held one person. and only one person, the refridgerator being in the dining room. the staircase was so narrow my dad had to dismantle the queen size bed boxspring in order to get it up the narrow, curving passageway. when it was in the bedroom, there was scarcely room for anything else. like all old houses, closet space was virtually non existant - only one.

dan was working out of town at the time, so it was perfectly functional for me and affordable - $525 a month. we stumbled upon the house 4 months later, so we weren't there too long. (much to the dismay of my father, who had to disassemble the boxspring once again) every so often one of the townhouses is for rent. in the paper today, i saw that the one i lived in was available. 2136 4th ave. 1BR 1BA twnhme. patio. washer/dryer. $875.

$875???? i lived there, oh, 2 and a half years ago. a $350 rent increase. 40%??? what? unbelieveable. even with the end of the dot com boom, san fransisco is still moving here...wow. i just hope that translates into a big profit on the house.