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How a couple who set out to buy an apartment for $13,000 ended up the owners of a derelict villa by mistake and transformed it into a dream home

How a couple who set out to buy an apartment for $13,000 ended up the owners of a derelict villa by mistake and transformed it into a dream home
Claire Segeren and Cal Hunter in front of the Victorian villa in Dunoon, Scotland.Claire Segeren
  • A couple wanted to bid to buy a fire-damaged apartment in Glasgow, Scotland, at an auction.
  • They didn't realize they had accidentally bought a property in a large derelict Victorian villa.

The couple thought they were buying an apartment in Glasgow.

The entire building was 'completely uninhabitable.'

They were advised to knock the building down.

It took four years to renovate.

The couple lived in a caravan in the garden during renovations.

They plan to let out part of the property for holiday rentals.

Although they were unprepared, the couple says it was an 'amazing adventure.'

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