detailed his journey of buying the house, which was built in the early 1800s by slaves.Under a picture of him grinning outside a two-hundred-year-old colonial house, Hartwell wrote: “3 weeks ago I found this house online.
I said ‘this is my house’. I called the seller and was told it was a cash-only offer and that ‘I’m sure that takes you off the table’.
Don’t you ever underestimate a hard-working black man.”Hartwell pursued his house, despite the seller’s attempt to put him off.“I saw the house last week and when I walked in I knew I was home.
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