Maybe you’ve seen the Instagram account Cheap Old Houses (@cheapoldhouses) in a revenge bedtime procrastination blur. The account highlights homes in need of TLC where the price tag isn’t the sore spot… it’s the money and sweat equity you’ll have to put into restoring it. They’re often in rural areas, or in towns where, for various reasons, the population has declined significantly over the past 100 years. Host Anne Helen Petersen talks to Cheap Old Houses founders Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein about the home restoration enthusiasm they’ve seen through their massive Instagram following (2 million+!!). And we caught up with Betsy Sweeny (@betsysweeny), a 29-year-old with a Cheap Old House in Wheeling, WV, while swooning over her multiple fire-burning fireplaces and stained glass windows.
For even more HGTV content, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/townsizing to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.
Find episode transcripts here: https://townsizing.simplecast.com/episodes/the-highs-and-lows-of-owning-a-cheap-old-house
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Being a Teenager in a Small Town with Who? Weekly’s Bobby Finger
The Unique Challenges of Living in the Arctic Circle
Small Town Dating, It Isn’t Easy
Moving To A Small Town: The Pros and Cons
Moving Back To Your Childhood Town with Michelle Morales
Manifesting Abundance with Redleaf Ranch’s Brian Brigantti and Domonick Gravine
‘Guthrie, America’ with Heady Coleman
Keeping the Music in Muscle Shoals with Traci Thomas
Exploring Laurel with Ben and Erin Napier
Introducing: Townsizing
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Voices of Misery Podcast
House of Whimsical Terror
Just Dumb Enough Podcast
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL