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Houston residents John Alan Ambrose and wife Vicky Ambrose bought an old Italian mansion for $160,000 to renovate into their dream vacation home

The couple purchased the property without seeing it in person first, and the entire project ended up taking three years to finish

During the renovation process, the pair ran into a number of unexpected issues, which they detailed in a recent interview with CNN Travel

A Texas couple took a chance on a historic Italian fixer upper to turn into their dream vacation home — but it came with plenty of unexpected challenges.

Houston residents John Alan Ambrose, 61, and wife Vicky Ambrose, 57, purchased a rundown palazzo in northern Italy’s Piedmont region for $160,000, they told CNN Travel in a recent interview. They chose the quiet c

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