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    "parsed_content": "The HuntReturning Home to Mississippi, a Couple Looked for a Family HeadquartersBy Shannon SimsFeb. 12, 2026Share full articleIn the Gulf Coast city of Biloxi, two empty-nesters looked for a house where relatives and friends could gather. Here\u2019s what they found.\n Connie and Rick Harlow in their hometown of Biloxi, Miss., where they recently bought a new home. Edmund D. Fountain for The New York TimesRick and Connie Harlow both grew up in Biloxi, Miss., the Gulf Coast city known for its waterfront resort casinos and shallow, sandy beaches. Not long after their wedding day, they left for New Orleans so Mr. Harlow could begin his career as a special agent in the United States Secret Service. For the next three decades, Biloxi stayed in the rearview as Mr. Harlow\u2019s career led them to Washington D.C., then to Memphis and finally to Chicago.\nAfter seven years up north, the couple felt ready to get back to their roots. They wanted to be closer to Mrs. Harlow\u2019s parents in Biloxi, and they wanted their two adult daughters \u2014 one lives in Omaha, the other in Italy \u2014 to be able to come and see family.\n[Did you recently buy a home? We want to hear from you. Email: thehunt@nytimes.com. Sign up here to have The Hunt delivered to your inbox every week.]\n\u201cWe spent the last 10 years in an apartment \u2014 eight years in Chicago and now two years here,\u201d said Mrs. Harlow, 67. \u201cAnd that whole time, we\u2019ve had what I call a \u2018one-butt kitchen,\u2019 where you can\u2019t walk past each other.\u201d \nThey thought about buying a lot and building their dream home, but doing it from Chicago would have been too difficult. So in 2022, the Harlows returned to Biloxi, found an apartment, and plotted their next steps to a bigger space. \n\u201cThe whole idea was to have enough room so that if on the off chance everyone came at the same time, they could all have their own bedrooms and baths,\u201d said Mr. Harlow, 65.\nFrom the start, the weather factored into their decision. Biloxi is regularly hit by tropical storms and hurricanes; Mrs. Harlow\u2019s childhood home in East Biloxi was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. So they looked exclusively in North Biloxi, which is farther inland, nestled in the woods along the Tchoutacabouffa River. But it came with other challenges. \n\u201cThe homes in North Biloxi don\u2019t come up on the market very often, because it\u2019s a level-five school district and so they go fast,\u201d said Sallie Lawson of Fidelis Realty, who worked with the Harlows. \u201cMost houses do 10 days at max on the market and they\u2019re gone.\u201d\nThe couple tried to find a four-bedroom house, with a bathroom for each bedroom so there\u2019d be plenty of room for their daughters to visit with their families, or for Mrs. Harlow\u2019s parents to move in, if need be. They also love to entertain. High on their wishlist was an open gourmet kitchen. They also wanted an office area for Mr. Harlow and, ideally, a pool, but not a lot of land. \u201cI really wasn\u2019t looking for a big lot and yard work,\u201d Mr. Harlow said. \nTheir budget stretched up to about $720,000. Among their options:\nAmong their options:\nNo. 1\nThree-Bedroom on Compact Lot\n Edmund D. Fountain for The New York TimesThe Harlows nicknamed this three-bedroom, 2,500-square-foot house from 2013 the \u201cgiraffe house\u201d due to its tawny brickwork. Inside, wood floors and exposed-brick archways led to an airy open kitchen, which had an island embedded with a gas stove. Each bedroom had an en suite bathroom, and there was a carpeted bonus room upstairs that could become an office or children\u2019s bedroom. The house was fronted by an imposing two-car garage. In the back, there was a small covered patio and a neglected lawn. The compact 0.23-acre lot was attractive to Mr. Harlow, but it also meant they couldn\u2019t build a pool. The asking price was $439,900, leaving ample budget for any updates. Annual property taxes were about $3,000.\n RE\/MAX Results In Real Estate, Inc.No. 2\nFour-Bedroom on Large Wooded Lot\n Edmund D. Fountain for The New York TimesThis four-bedroom, 3,700-square-foot brick house from 2001 sat on a sprawling 1.32-acre wooded lot in a great neighborhood near the Tchoutacabouffa River. Although it felt spacious, the house lacked an open floor plan, and mustard-colored paint made it feel smaller. The oversized backyard included a patio, a pool and a jacuzzi, plus a pool house with a half bath. The property wasn\u2019t officially on the market: The Harlows heard through a relative that the owners wanted to build a home down the street and move, but they hadn\u2019t listed this one or broken ground on the new lot. The owners said that if they did decide to sell, they would be firm on a price of $640,000, its most recent appraisal. Annual property taxes were about $3,200.\n Edmund D. Fountain for The New York TimesNo. 3\nFour-Bedroom Near the River\n Edmund D. Fountain for The New York TimesThis four-bedroom, 3,819-square-foot house from 2015 stood on a 0.39-acre lot. It had wood-plank ceilings, exposed brick, built-in shelving, oversized columns and custom arched windows. The Harlows liked the luxurious layout: The open kitchen featured brick, tile and wood, and had two wall-mounted ovens. The primary suite had a bedroom-sized closet, though the primary bath\u2019s toilet was not private. There was a huge bonus bedroom and bathroom on the top floor. Off the kitchen, a covered porch opened out to a pool and a fenced yard. The house had been sitting on the market for more than six months. The asking price was $760,000, with annual property taxes of about $6,300.\n Keller WilliamsFind out what happened next by answering these two questions:\nWhich Would You Choose?\n18%Three-Bedroom on Compact Lot\n34%Four-Bedroom on Large Wooded Lot\n48%Four-Bedroom Near the River\nWhich Did They Buy?\n11%Three-Bedroom on Compact Lot\n25%Four-Bedroom on Large Wooded Lot\n63%Four-Bedroom Near the River",
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