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to get all we can for it but the present condition of the house about painting and shingling is the first thing that meets ones eye and the barn wouldn't mean much to most people today. We could lay out several hundred dollars to put them in repair but its a question in my mind whether we would get that much more for it in case of a sale. The house is highstudded and while some people might want just that kind of a house, most people today are looking for something a little more modern -

I told Ralph Mann to see if this party would give 7000 and if he would take 200 for his commission. Would that be satisfactory to you if not, how much do you expect to get for it net? We ought to settle that point for it means considerable delay in writing to you each time and a Boston real estate dealer certainly would want a price on it if he took it. Write and let me know about the above in your next.   

Love Ralph