Investing in a Church

[John K.]

There are a few church buildings for sale in my area, and the listings have grabbed my attention since many of the buildings are nice and in good condition - for whatever reason the parish has moved into a larger building or closed up. Has anyone ever purchased a physical church building and leased it to a religious organization or done a creative remodel and used it as office space or for something else?

Any good suggest stories with numbers?

[Sylvia B.]

Originally posted by @John K.:

I don't think I would personally go near one, but I'm curious if anyone has successfully renovated one into something else.

Yes! We were looking for a new location for our business, but available properties on the main road through town were few and far between. A church had built a new building in another part of town, so we bought the old one and completely remodeled it.

This is what it looked like when we bought it -

And this is after the remodel -

The inside changed even more than the outside.