{"id":14573,"date":"2020-11-12T03:13:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T08:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=14573"},"modified":"2020-11-12T03:13:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T08:13:48","slug":"instagram-sensation-cheap-old-houses-gets-greenlight-for-new-hgtv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/12\/instagram-sensation-cheap-old-houses-gets-greenlight-for-new-hgtv-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram Sensation &#8220;Cheap Old Houses&#8221; Gets Greenlight for New HGTV Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14574\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cheap-old-houses.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cheap-old-houses.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cheap-old-houses-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cheap-old-houses-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cheap-old-houses-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cheap-old-houses-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ethan and Elizabeth Finkelstein, founders of the addictive social media phenomenon <strong><em>Cheap Old Houses<\/em><\/strong> that touts more than 1.4 million followers and counts A-list celebrities among its fans, will star in an eight-episode HGTV series of the same name slated to premiere in summer 2021. Each month, their uber-popular Instagram feed racks up millions of views with images of surprising property bargains that are architecturally intact and available for under $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When HGTV fans told us we needed a show with Ethan and Elizabeth, we listened because we understand how easy it is to fall into the rabbit hole of hunting for cheap old houses,&#8221; said Loren Ruch, group senior vice president, programming and development, HGTV. &#8220;Everyone will be astounded by the incredible, inexpensive property treasures that Ethan and Elizabeth find and they also may be inspired to buy a cheap old house of their own.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1675601913\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cameras will follow Ethan and Elizabeth as they visit cities and small towns across America to tour two low-priced older houses and share stories of the homes&#8217; historical significance and architectural uniqueness. 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