California woman bought three abandoned Sicilian houses for $3.30 to profit from Italy's ghost town repopulation.

Rubia Daniels had to see Italy's affordable houses after hearing about them.

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"I'm amazed. "You have to see it to believe it," Daniels told Insider. "I did my research.

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And within three days I had my plane ticket, a rental car, the hotel, and left.

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She bought three derelict Sicilian properties for €1 each on a 10-day journey to Mussomeli in July 2019.

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The Mussomeli home project's Case 1 Euro agent confirmed purchases.

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Daniels, who migrated to California 30 years ago from the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil, said the Italian hamlet reminded her of her boyhood home.

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Everyone wanted coffee with me. "The realtors treated me like a sister—they were with me every day," Daniels added.

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