This guide will help you determine how ambitious a restoration project you are ready to undertake, focus on what kind of neighborhood or historic district best suits your purposes, give you detailed information to assess houses that are on the market, and provide resources available to the owner of a historic building. For a real estate agent, it will function as a promotional tool in attracting clients who are in the market for historic buildings.

Whether you are a first-time home buyer or a veteran of old house restoration, this guide will serve as a handy reference in buying a historic house to use as a private residence, retail store, professional office, or bed and breakfast. Real estate agents will find it a useful marketing tool in working with clients searching for an older home.