And they missed their two adult children, who lived nearly 1,000 miles away, in Los Angeles. Email: thehunt@nytimes.com]“It was a little bit terrifying, especially seeing things close in a few days for $100,000 or $200,000 more” than the asking price, said Ms. Banker, 70. But earlier this year, when a friend expressed interest in the floating house, the Bankers took it as a sign and decided to sell. After the parties reached an agreement for the house and the slip on the river, settling at $737,000, the Los Angeles hunt kicked into high gear. “When you think of Los Angeles, most people think, ‘Oh, highways and traffic,’ but it has these darling neighborhoods,” Ms. Banker said.

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Persons: Dawn, Gary Banker, Hayden, ”, Banker, Ms, —, Maura Barraza, Barraza Organizations: Bankers, Pinnacle Estate Locations: Portland ,, Columbia, Los Angeles, Echo, Los, Portland