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his neighborhood is what you would call an urban countryside , complete with flatlands , stables , and low speed limits for the sake of the horses that roam the streets . “ The lot we bought is a very rare , regular-sized city lot , but in this special neighborhood ,” says Michelle Gemmill . “ The home has five bedrooms , five bathrooms , and is just over 3,000-square feet .” Michelle and Kenny Gemmill purchased the home with plans to renovate . “ You can ’ t have basements in this area due to the flood risk , so we reversed the floor plan to have what would normally be in our basement on the top floor ,” she says . “ The home is three floors , with the living room on the main floor , bedrooms upstairs , and the spare and rec rooms on the top floor .”