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kevinc84•1d ago

Found a 1920 bungalow for $22k in Gary, Indiana, but the roof is shot. Do I fix it or run?

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harper_wright•2d ago

Found a 1912 foursquare for $18k in Kansas, but the real trick was a $4 tarp over the roof hole

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karen410•8d ago

Warning: my contractor said 'you can't save a 1920s porch floor with sanding,' and he was right about the boards but wrong about everything else

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daniel105•12d ago

I finally walked into the Cedar Rapids house with the $18k price tag and the basement floor was soft as wet cardboard

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kim_patel89•13d ago

I quit driving 2 hours to hunt for cheap houses and started calling the county clerk instead

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harris.james•13d ago

I called the $2,800 quote for a new roof on my 1920 bungalow in Portsmouth a scam, then I got up there myself

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hugo_jones•13d ago

Drove 2 hours to look at a $19,000 farmhouse in Zanesville, walked in and knew in 30 seconds

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nathan_hill60•13d ago

Why does nobody talk about how a $12 can of orange spray foam saved my 1890 farmhouse windows

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spencer_chen6•15d ago

Passed on a $19k Victorian in Indiana, bought the $32k one next door, and the foundation bill just hit $11,400

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paule53•16d ago

I called old home knob and tube wiring a deal breaker until an electrician in Buffalo showed me the actual quote

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shanegibson•16d ago

A plumber in Roanoke showed me a $40 fix and it made me rethink every old house I look at

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graceprice•17d ago

Showerthought: everyone says old houses have "good bones" but that phrase is doing a lot of hiding

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zara_hill46•17d ago

My $4 chisel beat the $40 one on my 1890s farmhouse trim, and I'm still surprised

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kevinc84•17d ago

I thought a $22k gut job in Gary, Indiana was a scam, then I walked the basement

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terrym45•18d ago

I drove 4 hours to look at a $15,000 Victorian in Cairo, Illinois and counted 11 raccoons living in the turret

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