Betsy Sweeny, 30, bought a dilapidated 3-bedroom Victorian house for $16,500 in Wheeling, West Virginia in 2020. Then she secured a $100,000 construction loan and got straight to work.
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I Bought An Abandoned House For $16,500 — And Completely Transformed It | Unlocked
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