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4 bedroom house for sale, Castle Heather Crescent, Inverness, Inverness, Nairn and Loch Ness, IV2 4BF

Property Details Situated in the popular and sought after area of Castle Heather , benefiting from a wide range of local amenities , this property enjoys a prime position just outside the city centre of Inverness. This comfortable, spacious four bedroom, one and a half storey villa offers a large lounge, modern and roomy kitchen / breakfast / family room, four good size bedrooms (master en-suite), study / bedroom five, family bathroom, downstairs cloakroom and plenty of storage space. To the outside, is a double, attached garage, large rear garden with decked areas and pleasant frontage with drive and front garden. The property is well presented and in walk-in condition. It would make a lovely family home or has potential as a B&B (subject to permissions). Inverness city centre is a very short commute and offers an extensive choice of shopping, leisure and recreational activities associated with city living. Local amenities situated nearby include a Bar/ diner, a pharmacy, a...

The Big Read: In a wealthy US suburb, they sleep in a parking lot

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It's almost bedtime. John Baird Jr., 47, smokes on the hood of his 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis sedan , his plaid sleeping bag neatly tucked in the trunk. Kathleen McDermott , 81, slouches in the driver's seat of her 2002 Ford Focus station wagon . Two angel statuettes stare from her dashboard into clothes and clutter behind her. Scott Downey, 52, works a crossword puzzle on his phone inside a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country van that smells faintly like cats. Clothes hang on hooks in the back, and emergency supplies of ramen noodles and Vienna sausages sit out of plain view. Advertisement They are in a Home Depot parking lot , largely invisible among the subdivisions and sprawl of Northern Virginia's Fairfax County , the nation's second-wealthiest community. Sleeping in their cars, they are homeless but sort of not, a subset of a population officially classified as "unsheltered" and slowly shrinking in these suburbs of Washington, even as the nu...

In a wealthy Virginia suburb, their cars are their beds

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John Baird Jr., 47. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) It’s almost bedtime. John Baird Jr., 47, smokes on the hood of his 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis sedan , his plaid sleeping bag neatly tucked in the trunk. Kathleen McDermott, 81, slouches in the driver’s seat of her 2002 Ford Focus station wagon . Two angel statuettes stare from her dashboard into clothes and clutter behind her. Scott Downey, 52, works a crossword puzzle on his phone inside a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country van that smells faintly like cats. Clothes hang on hooks in the back, and emergency supplies of ramen noodles and Vienna sausages sit out of plain view. They are in a Home Depot parking lot , largely invisible among the subdivisions and sprawl of Northern Virginia’s Fairfax County , the nation’s second-wealthiest community. Sleeping in their cars, they are homeless but sort of not, a subset of a population officially classified as “unsheltered” and slowly shrinking in these suburbs of Washington, even ...

Looking for a Bed-and-Breakfast?

Natives know where to go for a real San Francisco experience : the city's neighborhoods. What better way to make family and friends comfortable than to have them stay close by in one of Noe Valley's guesthouses. While many local guesthouses and bed-and-breakfasts have been hit by the current economic slump --and by the competition from a drop in downtown hotel prices --the good news is guests no longer have to book six months in advance and can sometimes negotiate a lower room rate . Still, most guesthouses report business is steady, at least on the weekends. In Noe Valley we are fortunate to have a mix of lodgings that serve a wide range of needs. You can find a cottage with handicapped access for grandparents, several places that welcome children, or a quiet room in a house, for a friend. In this survey, which updates our B&B roundups in the June 1997 and May 1999 issues, the Voice uncovered a variety of hospitality styles: a European- style tourist home , a fully furn...