<prompt> Human: Hey! I hope this fits within the realm of this sub. A few years back I was introduced to the idea of purchasing a church for residential use. Ive always been super fond of the idea of a nice stone church being renovated into a home. Ive recently stumbled upon listings and noticed how incredibly cheap church property actually is. Were talking 350k for a huge church, parking lot, living quarters with 4-6 or more bedrooms, etc. I have my reservations of course. I can only imagine the maintenance costs of keeping up with a church built early 1900s. Plus i dont know if there are additional taxes and costs that come with the purchase or owning of a special use buildingpropertyWhat are your thoughts? Do you think Ill be dishing out way more funds than what its worth? Would you recommend avoiding this sort of purchase. Ill include if allowed of course a link to some example listings I was looking at when I get back to my desk.Assistant: These are two examples. One bigger than the other. Human: The little one is very pretty, but you could have zoning issues. Another thing to keep in mind with older buildings is that theres a chance of it being on the historic register. Find that out before you buy anything because occasionally being on a historic registry limits the types of renovations youre allowed to do. Assistant: Another thing I didnt think about! Historic registry would definitely be something to avoid. Huh Thank you for the insight!  <response>: Operational costs for that first church will easily be five figures. We are doing an HVAC renovationreplacement of a similar sized church with attached day school right now. We are talking 7 figures for that. Yes. Over 1 million to replace the old steam boilers and radiators.Also with a lot of buildings like this, you will be dealing with historical societies who would laugh you out of the room when you say youd convert it to a private residence. 