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Real estate is a good investment, but it requires lots of scrimping and saving and even taking out loans. Right? Fortunately—no. There are some amazing deals and fabulous houses out there that won’t break the bank and will leave you very happy. Especially since some homes cost a grand total of 0 dollars.

One of the best places to find low-priced but beautiful properties is the Cheap Old Houses Instagram account that has over 1.3 million loyal followers. The account has helped countless Americans and Europeans find their new homes and showcases the country’s hidden gems.

So scroll down, dear Pandas, upvote your favorite houses, and share which properties you liked the most and why.

More info: Instagram | Facebook | CheapOldHouses.com | CircaOldHouses.com

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JessG
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6 years ago

This is beautiful

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    JessG
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    6 years ago

    This is so so gorgeous! Price is amazing

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    R. Searle
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    6 years ago

    This house is magnificent!

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    Cybele Spanjaard
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    6 years ago

    French Farm house

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    F. H.
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    6 years ago

    Old country inns are often really cheap in Germany. They are too expensive to maintain as housing for yourself, too expensive to convert into apartments and not worth the trouble to run them as a restaurant or hotel. Otherwise, I would have bought one long ago.

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    Megan Curl
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    6 years ago

    Lots of work needed on rotting wood on the exterior. Pretty tho.

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    R. Searle
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    6 years ago

    Otherwise very cool, but the black and white checkered tiling has gotta go.

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    kjorn
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    6 years ago

    love the porch!

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    Patti Brock
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    6 years ago

    I love this!

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    Aria Whitaker
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    6 years ago

    That last room has some pretty extensive water damage on the ceiling...hope it is nothing too severe, that can get pretty costly!

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    Evil Little Thing
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    6 years ago

    Not listed: the $150,000 of necessary repairs.

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    Pseudo Puppy
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    6 years ago

    how is real estate soooooo cheap in the US???? In Sydney Australia, a 2 bedroom apartment, build in the 80's or earlier, 40 minutes out from the city, can still cost you $500,000+

    KatHat
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    6 years ago

    Because it's about location. Many of these homes will be far out in the suburbs or in small towns that are dying. The most beautiful house in the world will be useless to most people if you have to drive forever to go anywhere and if the closest shop is an hour away.

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    Amy Foley Clark
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    6 years ago

    Nice house but I've been to Cairo Illinois and it is a very impoverished town. Also it floods.

    Jo Jo Jones
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    6 years ago

    In the uk the further into the country side the property is, the more expensive it is, hence why there's no uk property on this list

    Randy Klefbeck
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    6 years ago

    I think Lizzie Borden killer her parents here.

    Ellen Daniels
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    6 years ago

    Imagine slum housing all around one of these gorgeous old homes, and the expectations of anyone who had enough money rehab and operating costs. There are reasons that these homes are offered for far, far less than your average ****-box dwelling in a livable area. However, our real estate is still much less expensive than yours. We had/have more developable land, I guess. Location matters. In Cleveland, Ohio a home that goes for 80,000. will cost $600,000 on a newly gentrifying street in Portland Oregon. More in California. Further, we are largely a car-required society. Much if not most of our housing is "bedroom communities" which are neighborhoods where a trip to the store for milk requires a drive. In Ohio, even avid cyclists tend to park their bikes from November to April at least, due to weather conditions.

    Cybele Spanjaard
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    6 years ago

    Just lovely. How are these so cheaply priced?

    Azure Adams
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    6 years ago

    What is it with wallpaper?! It's ugh!! Stop!!!

    Laura Jones
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    6 years ago

    window seat would be my ideal place to read

    Timothy Sykes
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    6 years ago

    Just saw a YouTube video about this town. Everybody's leaving. No one wants to live here because of unemployment and no economy.

    Meyer Weinstock
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    6 years ago

    Do I have to pronounce Cairo as Kay-Row?

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    Elli Rahim
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    6 years ago

    Gorgeous house! Such beautiful craftsmanship!

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    AA Matty
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    6 years ago

    I will kill anyone that removes those lovely room divisions in order to have a more of an "open concept" feel. Love it.

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    kjorn
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    6 years ago

    i can imagine tom hanks try to repair the door

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    JuJu
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    6 years ago

    The keyhole window is awesome.

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    Mary Tual
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    6 years ago

    as a french person who recently bought a house I would say this is not so expensive but definitely not cheap considering where the house is and the work that needs to be done

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    Michelle Carlson
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    6 years ago

    Love that breakfast nook!

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    Cybele Spanjaard
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    6 years ago

    Out of the way but ideal for a country environment lifestyle

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    Cybele Spanjaard
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    6 years ago

    The ideal French farm house and stable

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    JuJu
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    6 years ago

    You get a ghost certificate with this one?

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    Steve Cruz
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    6 years ago

    The floorboards are cupped, which indicates moisture problems.

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    F. H.
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    6 years ago

    That's just a holiday bungalow. The price is about right for something like that with a bit of land. Not cheap, not expensive.

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    Meyer Weinstock
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    6 years ago

    It's Bodfish. Sure, Lake Isabella is nice, but the only employer is the state prison in Tehachapi.

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    R. Searle
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    6 years ago

    That’s an odd bed.

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    Megan Curl
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    6 years ago

    The town is, literally, a “ghost town.”

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    ƒιѕн
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    6 years ago

    You would never get a ROI with this sitting in Wanette. Unless you just have some cash to waste on building in a ghost town.

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    R. Searle
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    6 years ago

    I lived in Georgia for over a decade, and never heard of Louisville, so my guess is it’s right smack dab in the middle of Georgia with a Dollar General serving as it’s only grocery store.

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    Toasty
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    6 years ago

    I grew up in Syracuse. It's an industrial c**p-hole, plus that house looks like it will fall down at any minute.

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    R. Searle
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    6 years ago

    Beautiful wrap around porch. I like the yellow too, it suites it.

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    KT
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    6 years ago

    omg this one is so cute

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    R. Searle
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    6 years ago

    That’s a steal for Jersey.

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    Evil Little Thing
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    6 years ago (edited)

    Wifi would be s**t in this building.

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    Michael Vickery
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    6 years ago

    You'd have to live in Laurel. I live near there, the city has one of the worst crime rates in the nation. There was a local singer/songwriter who used to have a song that went "Laurel is a dirty, filthy, smelly place."

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    Yvette Desmarais
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    6 years ago

    Very nice mid-century.

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    EHops
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    The outside needs some TLC but the inside is gorgeous 😍

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    KT
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    6 years ago

    oh gawd pepto bismal house

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    Ellen
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    6 years ago

    Very Brady bunch vibes, yikes .. good project for a house flipper though

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    CbusResident
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    6 years ago

    Wow, so af-fjordable!

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    Amy Webb
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    6 years ago

    This house is in bad shape https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5050-State-Highway-8-New-Berlin-NY-13411/29989408_zpid/?

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    Raynell
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    6 years ago

    It's free because you have to pay to move it off the property. The house does not come with the land. https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article242688736.html

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    Mike Mischak
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    6 years ago

    It was nice once.

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    Yvette Desmarais
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    6 years ago

    The curves are wonderful.

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    Leslie Tollefson
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    6 years ago

    If I remember right, this is an old coffin factory. Complete with old coffins still. The Hubs and I REALLY want this one!!

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    Ellen
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    6 years ago

    What a dope bachelorette pad! Yes bachelorette :)

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    Aleksandra Elias
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    6 years ago

    how much would cost to renovate it, though?

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    KT
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    6 years ago

    such a stunning home. How does it get to such disrepair!?

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