“Your house is probably going to be your biggest investment in life, not just in terms of money but in terms of the memories and the family you’ll raise there,” said Jacqueline Shorter, a teacher in Broward County schools. “I love South Florida. I love the melting pot, but you have to work hard to make a home here. It’s so transient, so changing. You have to find your place. That’s what finding this house was all about.”