This couple accidentally bought a derelict Victorian home, but have embraced it with a careful restoration

A young couple bid on the wrong property at an auction, but have spent over two years restoring it themselves on a shoestring budget.

Cal, now 28 and Claire, now 26, met skiing in the French Alps, road tripped across Europe, and spent a summer in Claire’s native Canada. After a few adventurous years, they wanted to tackle a project together, and decided thatThey did their research and picked out a property in Glasgow to bid on at auction. They had visited the site and were confident that the work required was within their abilities.

On their blog, the couple say “We didn’t want someone to over-bid on the apartment, thinking they were getting a great deal. If the price was pushed up too much, we wouldn’t be able to afford it, and buy the whole building. So we made aIt had up-to-date photos of the house and its full address listed on every page. They hoped any prospective bidder would come across it, but unfortunately it didn’t work, and someone bought the apartment for more than they should have.

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