We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are plenty of good reasons to buy a cookie-cutter townhouse — maybe it's got a great price, is in a family-friendly location, or is in a ...
LOS ANGELES — When Joe Borst bought a run-down 1952 house in Marina del Rey, Calif., he and girlfriend Maria Torres hoped to transform the 1,200-square-foot cookie-cutter plan into something that felt ...