Strangely enough this one was not an ancient home either (built in the late 70s) and is worth pretty good money (150's now, was 200's at one time).

@Brian Nordman Banks don't like blowing the dust off ancient comps but I have seen them do it. 

@Nita Martin I agree with everything above: you definitely need to dial in your rehab estimate (and then double it for unexpected issues that are bound to crawl out from under the ancient floorboards).

But here's the problem: they all concern historical buildings (I invest in Europe, ancient cities like Maastricht and Liège).These will require a lot of renovations to get them up to speed with the new EU energy-efficient requirements and such.

.*: Styx - from ancient Greek mythology, the river running along the border between the world of the living and the world of the dead ("the underworld", Hades, etc.).

Both heating units were ancient; in fact, the first floor unit was being heated by the original boiler, which belonged in a museum.

Keeping in mind it is not fully rehabbed either but built 1980 so not too ancient with new windows, newer roof.

By the time you have signed all the title docs you will probably have indemnified the insurance folks of all liability except for the most obscure and rare clauses i.e. someone has some ancient mineral rights to the land.

I put in swag guesses using public data on a property I plan to inquire about - 2500 sqft 4 bedroom (relatively ancient) townhome - and got a quote of about 1500 for a year of standard 1 mil/2 mil coverage.

My father-in-law buys and sells ancient roman coins and he has made a killing on them in the last few years.