Michigan couple bought 160-year-old farmhouse for $26K, spent $320K rebuilding it without experience

Samantha and Sean spent $320K bringing their 160-year-old farmhouse back to life. (Photo: After Hours Farm) When Samantha and Sean Kilgore bought an abandoned 160-year-old farmhouse in Michigan in 2018, they knew they were taking on a challenge. What they didn’t know was just how complicated, or expensive, restoring the neglected property would become.At the time, Samantha was 26 and Sean was 29, and the couple had no professional renovation experience. The house had been vacant for 12 years, vandalised and left in such poor condition that it was reportedly close to being demolished.Yet, instead of seeing a lost cause, the couple saw a piece of history worth saving.Today, Samantha, 34, and Sean, 37, have invested around $320,000 in rebuilding the property, in addition to the original $26,000 purchase price.An abandoned farmhouse that was almost demolishedWhen the Kilgores first discovered the property, there was little to suggest it could become a beautiful home.The windows were either missing or boarded up, graffiti covered parts of the exterior and overgrown vegetation had taken over the entrance. The house had also become the subject of local ghost stories after sitting empty fo...