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" We&amp;#039;ve seen a lot of &amp;quot;before&amp;quot; photos in our time, but this one might take the prize for dirtiest:  All photos: Courtesy of Vocativ Four years ago, Alexis Lamoureux and his girlfriend Lotte van Riel were searching for a place to live when they heard about an abandoned 11th-century cave dwelling in France&amp;#039;s Loire Valley, according to a recent article on Vocativ.com. The so-called troglodyte home, which had been left decaying for the previous 25 years, was a network of unstable rooms that had no sewage, running water, or electricity\u2014and was filled with trash. But lucky for Alexis, this meant the up-for-auction home was dirt cheap\u2014he was able to purchase it for 1 euro (approximately $1.34).    &amp;quot;I said, &amp;#039;Well, you know I&amp;#039;m the only one, and you realize how much work needs to be done,&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Alexis told Vocativ.com. &amp;quot;I knew that if they didn&amp;#039;t sell it, they would have been in charge of securing the place. They didn&amp;#039;t want to spend that much money, and they just wanted to get rid of it.&amp;quot; Alexis and Lotte spent three years saving money for the necessary renovations the cave required.   Finally, after a lot of hard work and \u20AC35,000, the home is now not only habitable, it&amp;#039;s downright luxurious. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom space has running water, sewage, electricity, and WiFi.  You can even stay Alexis and Lotte&amp;#039;s cave if you find yourself in France\u2014the couple rents out a seperate one-bedroom section of the cave on Airbnb for \u20AC50 a night. You can check out their Airbnb listing here, and see more photos of the space on the home&amp;#039;s Facebook page.   (h/t Vocativ.com; Apartment Therapy)         ----- Plus:The 10 Best Cities for Young Homeowners \u00BB10 Beautiful Historic Houses for Sale Under $100K \u00BB65 wow-worthy home makeovers \u00BB "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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