Amy and Lewis Lamberth had downsizing and aging in place in mind two years ago when they moved to Lake Martin after 44 years in Nashville, Tennessee, and Austin, Texas. They bought a lot in Willow Point and were two weeks out from breaking ground when they heard that John and Libby Glass’s Windermere home was headed for the market. The Lamberths agreed they would much rather renovate toward their accessibility goals than build new, so their decision was easy.
They bought the Windermere home in June of 2021, began renovations in August and moved in January 2022.
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