The bathroom was designed to be wheelchair accessible, so it will work for Vassell — or the Poers — if their mobility changes.
“We truly want this home to stay in the family,” Lexi said. “People don’t do that nowadays. But I definitely feel like, with home prices and the way they’re going, that is going to become more normal, especially when you have invested so much money into your home like we have.”
“We always say, even when Nana’s gone someday, my husband and I might end up moving into what is now Nana’s house, and maybe one of the girls will want to take over our home,” she said. “We’re definitely not forcing that on them but leaving the door open to explore.”
The Poers’ hope that they could pass the house down to their daughters is also part of why they didn’t build a separate guest house, which might have given the property a higher resale value than a connected house. They wanted to create the future that worked for them, not a potential buyer.
“We have zero desire to move again, and my husband and I would be plenty content just living in that 1000 square feet once the girls are out of the house,” Poer added.
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