These huge, abandoned historic homes date back to at least 1850 and are priced as low as $1,000. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

In 2019, it went viral for auctioning off old homes with bids starting at 1 euro. There, Meredith Tabbone, 44, of Chicago, bought and renovated a 1-euro house of her own.

Abandoned homes in Gary, Indiana. Lotzman Katzman/Flickr In August, the city of Gary, Indiana, announced the sale of eight homes through its Dollar Home Program.

Officials say the municipality simply can't afford to tackle the hundreds of abandoned properties in CBRM that need attention ...