While having their dinner, Bette wanted to talk to Tina about some changes in the renovations which Jim suggested.

Bette: I talked to Jim this week and he had a suggestion. He suggested that we add a room to the garage and make it an exercise room. During the winter, the residents are going to need some physical activity which can be conducted indoors.

Tina: And you don’t think sex will take care of it?

Bette: Well, there’s that but I think they will need some exercise of all their major muscle groups. Besides unless their sex partners move in, there may be problems with travel in the winter. He suggests a room with some exercise machines and a small bathroom with a toilet, a shower and a sink. He wants to put a big screen television in it also. That is going to increase the budget, but I think its money we can recoup when it’s sold.

Tina: Well, the luxury apartment complexes do have an exercise facility in their building. Yeah, I think that is a good idea. But that means that the garage will take up most of the backside of the back yard.

Bette: Yeah, and it may mean we are going to lose that tree in the back yard. Oh, and some of the battery storage for the solar panels would be in the garage also. Some will be in the basement. It would be more livable space with heating and air.

Tina: You know we are putting a lot of money into this project?

Bette: Yeah, we are. But I want Angie to have what she needs to be successful at college. We have the means to provide it. So, I do not see why we shouldn’t.

Tina:  Well, I have looked at some apartments and condo for rent here in Los Angeles and in New Haven. An unfurnished two bedroom, two bath condo with kitchen and laundry hookups cost anywhere from $3500 to $7500 per month. And some of them do not have off street parking and most do not have covered parking and if they do it’s just one space. But what they do have is some common areas for socializing, for studying and to have meetings. They also have some kind of exercise facility. It has become almost standard that a gym and a pool are standard amenities which are expected in a housing complex. So, if we are going to rent to others, then we should probably have it too.