Elaine and Alan Taylor purchased a dilapidated public restroom in Barmouth, Wales, for $38,000 in 2015 and invested approximately $328,000 into its renovation over a decade. Despite the daunting task and numerous challenges, including needing to raise the floor for flood safety and preserving the original structure, they successfully turned the restroom into a designated beachfront sanctuary. Now, they are selling the finished property for $372,000, reflecting both the extensive renovation and the unique opportunity it offers as a vacation retreat.
"We thought that it would be amazing because of its proximity to the sand dunes and the sea, and what an opportunity to renovate something and improve the area."
"Due to their proximity to a school, however, construction was paused until the following summer. From there, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong."
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