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We bought a Brooklyn brownstone for $1.5 million and renovated it for about $300,000

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October 22, 2026 • 05:03 PM
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Barry Bordelon, 46, and Jordan Slocum, 42, met on a dating app and decided to search for a home to purchase together after only 7 months of dating. In October 2018, they purchased their brownstone in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for about $1.5 million. The couple did a bulk of the renovation themselves and estimate they spent around $312,000 on it.

We bought a Brooklyn brownstone for $1.5 million and renovated it for about $300,000

Barry Bordelon, 46, and Jordan Slocum, 42, met on a dating app and decided to search for a home to purchase together after only 7 months of dating. In October 2018, they purchased their brownstone in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for about $1.5 million. The couple did a bulk of the renovation themselves and estimate they spent around $312,000 on it.

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