Imagine your house was 150 years old, and hadn't seen major renovations in 50 years.
Imagine it still had asbestos in the walls--that are also cracking in at least six spots--and that there's water damage throughout. Imagine ancient electrical wiring and deficient plumbing. Imagine it being too hot in the summer, and too cold in the winter. Imagine spending hundreds of thousands of dollars just to keep the heat and lights on, and the snow in the driveway shovelled.