Where I live, Bavaria, you cna get all kinds of subsidies to refurbish and maintain historic places. You also need them due all the restrictions and general age. Also, work tends be quite expensive. Overall so, it is affordable. As long as you don't go into castles, bit then, if you can afford to buy, money probably isn't your problem anyway.
That being said, these places have. alot of charm and character. I am kind of sad to not have taken that one apartment with a Renessaince wall painting back the day.
Yeah, in the US you often get declared historic but there’s a fund to help pay for things but it’s entirely underfunded and so you’re stuck with the costs or ignoring the problem or just jury-rigging something unofficial.
That being said, these places have. alot of charm and character. I am kind of sad to not have taken that one apartment with a Renessaince wall painting back the day.