This 30-year-old paid $16,500 for a ‘cheap, old’ abandoned house—and completely transformed it: Look inside
In 2019, I rented a loft in Wheeling, West Virginia. I had just quit my job to work on restoring historic buildings. Between working at the Wheeling National Heritage Area and being welcomed by the town’s tight-knit community, Wheeling quickly felt like home. But I wasn’t planning to buy a house until I saw the 3,075-square-foot McLain House…