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In reply to the discussion: California woman who bought THREE of Italy's $1 houses warns about the REAL costs of renovating [View all]Mr.Bill
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California woman who bought THREE of Italy's $1 houses warns about the REAL costs of renovating [View all]
Demovictory9
May 2021
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Sounds like a great investment....Only 1 of 3 needs to be worth the minimal down-payment.
OAITW r.2.0
May 2021
#1
i just don't care for unreinforced bricks... need to put some rebar in there
Demovictory9
May 2021
#5
Some look co-dependent on each other. If one goes, there might also be a domino effect.
TheBlackAdder
May 2021
#54
No kidding. This Californian wouldn't spend a night inside one of those as they are. nt
Hekate
May 2021
#33
The mortar looks about 300 years old & the wood fittings are rotted. Rebar, sir, rebar. nt
Hekate
May 2021
#46
I know nothing about them, but by the looks, I wouldn't be surprised if some it was WW2 rubble
Captain Zero
May 2021
#52
It does kind of look like open graves at first glance, but it's just a building in the foreground...
RussellCattle
May 2021
#10
I see structure cracks in the outside walls that look bad, one good shake u are buried in rubble
Shanti Shanti Shanti
May 2021
#37
noticed the floorless balcony. also the climbing bars from the slanted roof to the top roof
Demovictory9
May 2021
#27
seen shows like it, renovation of these big stoned homes.. it does appear like excavating the rooms
Demovictory9
May 2021
#24
Spending $60k over three years to renovate three houses sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me
StarfishSaver
May 2021
#30
Those houses look like they would need a lot more than 20k each in renovations to me.
LisaL
May 2021
#32
Yeah, there's no way she'll be able to renovate them all for that amount of money.
ShazzieB
May 2021
#48
Back in the early 'nineties my wife and I looked at a lot of one dollar homes...
hunter
May 2021
#42