They Couldn’t Forget This Cheap Old Playhouse — So They Bought It
What happens when a cheap old house lives rent-free in your mind? For Monica and Leisah, it led to a $150K Catskills playhouse restoration—and a revival of its storied past.
What happens when a cheap old house lives rent-free in your mind? For Monica and Leisah, it led to a $150K Catskills playhouse restoration—and a revival of its storied past.
It's casually called "the cabin program" but it's your must-know resource if finding a rustic cabin is your old house dream!
What started as an April Fool’s joke turned into Abby and Trey’s forever home. When they first toured the dilapidated Page Mansion—a 1913 Colonial Revival with 6,000 square feet of fixer-upper glory—Abby immediately saw their future there. With determination and a complete overhaul, they’ve transformed it into a family home filled with new life.
For Haley Gori and her husband Ethan, a 1920s bungalow popped up in their dream area of upstate New York for just $60,000. The price was right. The location was perfect. The three-bedroom home was begging for new life. But there was a catch.
It's casually called "the cabin program" but it's your must-know resource if finding a rustic cabin is your old house dream!
Sometimes the dream of home comes with stained glass windows and a bell tower. For Lauren Gunderman, that dream took the shape of a 153-year-old church in Waterville, NY—complete with one steeple, a massive pipe organ, and the kind of history you can feel in your bones.
They were losing hope of finding an Adirondack cabin that hadn’t been stripped of its charm—until a 1930s gem popped up on @cheapoldhouses. What happened next? A $123K dream come true, complete with clawfoot tubs, pine path strolls, and one very happy toddler.
Lovingly designed in the 1950s by architect Bob Batt and his wife Maryellen, this mid-century modern home found new life with owners who cherish its spirit and honor its past with every thoughtful detail.
We bought an ultra-cheap old house for just $27,000 — and we want you to have the same opportunity! From our latest ULTRA-CHEAP eNewsletter, here are three darlings that you'll want to put an offer on ASAP, and jump right into restoration!