@cnbcmakeit: Meredith Tabbone, a financial advisor from Chicago, purchased an abandoned $1 home in Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy in 2019. She also bought the home next door, and it cost her about $446,000 to renovate them into her Italian dream home. Take a closer look inside at the link in bio. Unlocked from CNBC Make It takes an inside look at how much people spend on housing, what they get for their money and what they’ve had to sacrifice to turn their real estate dreams into reality. New episodes premiering Sundays at 4P ET on CNBC.