Oh does that sound familiar ... . I'm looking in Delaware and not having much luck ... lots of cute little houses in my range, but the garage/shop situation is always inadequate. I don't want a $500,000 McMansion with a big garage ... I want a small house with enough room for me to sleep and eat and set up my TV ... with lots of room to play with cars.

Good luck with your search!

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

You should be able to find this if you're willing to move south of the canal, OTOH the last time I was in Middletown it was more developed that New Castle was oh say 15 years ago... You might have to go further south which then makes the commute a bit long.

Just like in Virgina things have really changed in Delaware, but I'm guessing it will be the better part of a century before Snow Hill, MD starts to look like Middletown.

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98 Dodge-Cummins pickup (137K)
13 GLK250 (157k)
06 E320CDI (341K)
16 C300 (89K)
82 300GD Gelaendewagen (54K)

I wouldn't mind the commute at all ... but I would mind being so far from my family and friends, all of whom are concentrated up here. I like the idea of being able to swing by my parent's place quickly before work, or meet my sister for coffee. A piece of me also likes being near the city (sometimes). If I were loaded to the gills, I'd get a place out in Chateau Country, where the du Pont's have managed to preserve a landscape that's just gone everywhere else in Northern Delaware. I love it up there ... but don't have $3 million to drop on a house.

There are actually a few houses that I see up here that I like ... unfortunately none of them are for sale. Sometimes I just want to knock on the door and say, "any chance you'd like to sell this house?"

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)