Alli and Jen talk with Elizabeth Finkelstein, a preservation expert and the creator of Cheap Old Houses, a wildly popular Instagram account that shows the dream of home ownership may not be as hard as we think, depending on your priorities.

Finkelstein explains the inspiration for the account, her love of DIY home repair, the history carried in old houses (and why we should preserve them), the passionate community around Cheap Old Houses, and whether internet-powered jobs can save the middle class from the real estate squeeze.

Follow Cheap Old Houses: https://www.instagram.com/cheapoldhouses/

Editor's Note: This episode was recorded on April 24, 2020, some weeks before the additional COVID-19 and political developments of May and June. 2 GIRLS 1 PODCAST (its hosts, producers, and collaborators) supports Black Lives Matter and the protests for racial justice in the U.S., and we have made personal contributions to the following organizations. We hope you will consider doing the same:

The ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/issues/racial-justice/race-and-criminal-justice/blacklivesmatter

The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/

NAACP Legal Defense Fund :https://www.naacpldf.org/

Reclaim the Block: https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home

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