Buying an old home that needs work can be intimidating, especially for those of us whose only knowledge of fixer uppers comes from Chip and Joanna!

But there’s a special set of home buyers that can see all the beauty and potential in older houses. What some view as eyesores, they see as charm—four walls full of history that can't be duplicated.

Today’s instructor, Elizabeth Finkelstein is one of those people. Born in an 1850s Greek Revival home that was lovingly restored by her parents, Elizabeth’s love for crown molding and decorative ironwork runs in her gene pool. 

After high school, she left the quiet of the countryside to entrench herself in New York’s great history and architecture. While there, she earned a Masters in Historic Preservation and spent years working in the field of professional preservation advocacy.

A licensed tour guide, professor and architectural historian, Elizabeth is also Country Living Magazine‘s official real estate columnist. Through @circahouses and @cheapoldhouses, Elizabeth is proud to maintain two of the most popular Instagram feeds devoted specifically to historical homes for sale. 

The wildly popular, viral feed @cheapoldhouses has been featured in New York Magazine, The Financial Times, Money Magazine, Buzzfeed and numerous other influential publications- and we are BEYOND excited to learn from her today.

By the end of this class you’ll have some inside tips for the best housing markets, an understanding of the risk and reward associated with buying an old home and what to look for before signing on the dotted line.

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