Jen A. Miller has tackled topics in real estate, personal finance, conservation and travel for The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Woman’s Day, Men’s Health, Interest.com and Edible Jersey, among others. She’s also author of The Jersey Shore: Atlantic City to Cape May. When she’s not down the shore, she can be found typing away or training for her next half-marathon in Collingswood, N.J.
When I bought my 1927 row home, I had no idea what I was getting into — who do you call when the bathroom starts leaking through the dining room ceiling? (My contractor neighbor.) But I love my home, quirks and all. I'm even researching its history so that as I renovate (rip up the carpets, refinish the hardwood floors, find replica doors for the ones the previous owners switched out), I'll be as true to the house's history as possible. Well, except for adding central air."