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Marlise and Benjamin Myers bought the 140-year-old "Betty Crocker House" in Valley Center, Calif. in 2018

Since then, the couple has spent seven years restoring the property, encountering rats and asbestos along the way

Now, the couple runs a monthly community event involving local antique sellers and collectors out of the property's dairy barn

Marlise and Benjamin Myers love to give old things new life.

It began with a 1950s farmhouse that was at risk of getting bulldozed. Rather than see it disappear, the couple restored it back to a state worthy of a feature in Better Homes & Gardens .

When the opportunity presented itself to bring new life to the “Betty Crocker House” in Valley Center, Calif., the Myers couldn’t pass it up.

After repeated visits to the site via th

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