Badot and Johnson Family, Somerville, MA
In 1993 Jennifer Badot saw soaring rents in Somerville, a trendy city bordering Boston: “From the moment I learned I was pregnant, I felt a strong urge (ok, obsession) to own a home -- a place where we could raise children without having to worry about moving, rising rents and negligent landlords. Money was tight, so we bought a 2-family for the rental unit to...