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> I have a stone cottage from the 1600s.

Is that a thing wealthy people buy but ordinary people know nothing about?




In the UK. I know a couple who bought a really old house then spend 3 million on renovating it "period correct", even down to the paint to use plant-based materials only as that was how it was done in the 17th century.


It’s something Europeans buy. :)




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