In the book, they say “he who chases two rabbits catches neither.”An ancient Chinese proverb, I guess.

@Luis Ramirez1956 isn't too ancient, but you do run the risk of dealing with asbestos and lead.

We have some interesting (and ancient!)

If someone offered to sell you a car for $500, you would (hopefully) rightly wonder just what kind of ancient and horrible junk it was; the same is true of land costs that sound far, far, far too good to be true in a place where one would expect it to cost at least 10 times that.Also, have you included earthquake insurance in your estimates? 

In my area, homes that were built before 2000 are considered ancient, therefore, repair costs differ from one area to the next.

Back then slavery was common and not forced like it was during modern times.You volunteer as a slave back then and when your time as a slave was up you were released from your duties and went on with your business.So slavery back during ancient times was beneficial and common.Now something too think about.

Some religions believe there are lots of things supreme beings (Greeks believed in hundreds of Gods).

"Praxis" is a greek word that means "translating an idea into action".

Very little ancient inventory to tear down or rebuild. 

The third house came with a DVD player but it was so ancient I tossed it.