The Highs and Lows of Owning a ‘Cheap Old House’

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Townsizing

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11 episodes

9 months ago

We’ve seen small towns romanticized in countless books, movies, and TV shows – there’s always fall leaves coating the road, nosy neighbors who somehow know all of your business and that one bar, where the bartender knows everyone’s order. So why do we love small towns so much? And how does that image match up with reality? On HGTV’s Townsizing, renowned author and writer Anne Helen Petersen takes you to small towns across the U.S. and talks to the people who make them special. From HGTV’s Ben and Erin Napier who helped revive their hometown of Laurel, Mississippi to Brian Brigantti and Domonick Gravine of who open up about the realities of being queer in a rural Tennessee, we speak to the people who are creating community, building legacies and shattering stereotypes about small town life. And if you're thinking about making the jump from the big city to a quieter pace of life, we'll help you figure out if you're ready, and get to the bottom of the mystique and allure of the American small town.

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The Highs and Lows of Owning a ‘Cheap Old House’

Townsizing

36 minutes 37 seconds

2 years ago

The Highs and Lows of Owning a ‘Cheap Old House’

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.

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