I bought my mom's house in Maine after getting priced out of California. We live a slow life together now, and I feel fulfilled.

I bought my mom's house in Maine after getting priced out of California. We live a slow life together now, and I feel fulfilled.

Alyson Austin bought her mother's house and moved into it with her.Courtesy of Alyson AustinAlyson Austin moved from California to Maine to both care for her mother and escape renting.She purchased her mother's house, and she pays about half of what she paid for her California mortgage.She and her mother now live together and Austin runs her own public relations firm from Maine.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Alyson Austin,…