With hope, tenacity and creative financing, a Bostonian realizes the value of renovation in New Hampshire.
It all began thumbing through the Sunday Boston Globe that the sale of the Mountain View Resort caught the eye of Kevin Craffey, a general contractor of Craffey & Co., and K&J Interiors, a subcontracting firm, both of Hanover, Mass. Originally, Craffey and his wife were looking for a resort home on Martha’s Vineyard but after reading the announcement, they became fascinated with the idea of owning the Mountain View. First thing Monday morning, he placed a call to the realtor, only to find the property was spoken for. For no better reason than interest, Craffey secured a “second dibs” deal with the realtor with a good faith check written for $10,000. The first bid quickly went sour inviting Craffey to step up for opportunity. He and his attorney drove to the property and quickly it became obvious that the project would redefine the phrase, “labor of love.”