Joe and Mila Hirsch met each other in kindergarten in Birmingham and have been playing together at Lake Martin ever since. Mila Hirsch’s family has had a home in Parker Creek since those early days when they enjoyed each other’s company, but last year, the couple thought it would be great to have their own place.
“I sent my husband a link from Zillow, and the next thing I knew, he had bought a house – site unseen. It was built in 1983, and I was a little nervous to see it the first time, but we loved it immediately and couldn’t wait to make it ours,” Mila Hirsch said.
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