When I chose my home in Bulgaria, I chose it because it had its own Bulgarian character and great views overlooking the village.
It is a very old home and made from Granite stone and mud brick at some point red-brick was added to the side of the house. A long time in the past, the barn was a small bar where many locals passed their time.It needed some repairs to the home,and updating, rewiring, plumbing and required half of the roof tiles changing and all making the same and also replacing part of the roof at the back that had been taken down. I wanted to retain the character of the house has much as possible, inside and out to keep the Bulgarian style.
The home was kept in very good reasonable condition and was liveable.