Mom and Dad are Moving In!

Increasingly, I see builders offering courtyard homes that have a separate, small guest house across the pool from the main house.

I have made jokes about banishing the husband out there, or perhaps using it as an effective place to keep a barking puppy...but the reality is, as baby boomers are faced with retirement, they are also faced with caring for their parents. Not wanting to leave them alone or put them in a care facility, the courtyard/guest house option is growing in popularity. This allows the option of having aging parents close by, but still in their own space, and independent.

I hope my daughter buys one....