{"id":182161,"date":"2025-07-10T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=182161"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:59:43","slug":"american-buys-house-in-croatia-for-5000-euros-no-electricity-or-water-heres-what-he-plans-to-do-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/american-buys-house-in-croatia-for-5000-euros-no-electricity-or-water-heres-what-he-plans-to-do-video\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICAN BUYS HOUSE IN CROATIA FOR 5,000 EUROS: No Electricity or Water, Here&#8217;s What He Plans to Do! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Young American <strong>Justice Reed<\/strong> has conquered social media with an unusual project: the renovation of a neglected house in the middle of the wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reed, who has been living and traveling in former Yugoslavia countries for two years, is known for his videos sharing experiences from the Balkans. But his latest venture has turned him into a true internet sensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a friend&#8217;s urging, for just <strong>5,000 euros<\/strong>, he bought an abandoned house deep in the forest in Zagorje\u2014without electricity, without water, and even without a proper road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLk7Zq_thZC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLk7Zq_thZC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DLk7Zq_thZC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">\u041e\u0431\u0458\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0458\u0443 \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0438 Justus Reid (@justus_reid)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biggest Project Yet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey to this inexpensive house was an adventure in itself, but the overgrown forest path and inaccessible terrain did not discourage him. Instead, he decided to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is going to be a wild summer,&#8221; he announced in his first video, launching a series followed daily by millions of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reed records the progress of the house&#8217;s renovation daily, and his videos have attracted enormous attention\u2014some garnering up to nine million views. Followers enthusiastically comment on every step, and many admit it&#8217;s their &#8220;favorite content on the internet.&#8221; As he himself says, the project unexpectedly became &#8220;the biggest thing he has ever done.&#8221; But there is no profit yet, writes Paula Bosan\u010di\u0107 from Pixsell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he initially did everything himself, neighbors from nearby villages eventually came to his aid. Two teenagers on summer break even offered to help him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All Thanks to a Yugo 45<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before becoming a viral sensation in the Balkans, Reed worked as a car mechanic, and he turned his profession into his first social media series back in 2021, repairing old cars. His life changed after he posted a video about the legendary <strong>Yugo 45<\/strong>, after which people from the region started contacting him and invited him to visit. He accepted and stayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, he says he considers the Balkans his home. He especially loves the simplicity of life, nature, \u0107evapi (grilled minced meat), and\u2014most importantly\u2014the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The hospitality and warmth I&#8217;ve experienced here cannot be compared to anything else,&#8221; Reed admits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c42929\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VU\u010cI\u0106 ON STUDENTS: \u201cTimes come when all the social dregs, the sludge, all the worst in a society surfaces\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/texas-on-edge-these-are-the-girls-missing-from-the-camp-during-floods-search-continues-photos\/\">TEXAS ON EDGE: These are the Girls Missing from the Camp During Floods, Search Continues! (PHOTOS)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/interview-father-sasa-petrovic-the-patriarch-and-synod-do-not-constitute-the-fullness-of-the-church-but-rather-the-350000-spc-faithful-who-were-in-belgrade-on-march-15th-the-student-battle-is-our\/\">INTERVIEW, FATHER SA\u0160A PETROVI\u0106: The Patriarch and Synod do not constitute the fullness of the church, but rather the 350,000 SPC faithful who were in Belgrade on March 15th! The student battle is our last one\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/zorana-mihajlovic-accuses-dokovic-of-treason-hes-siding-with-those-who-commit-violence-and-want-independent-kosovo-video\/\">ZORANA MIHAJLOVI\u0106 ACCUSES \u0110OKOVI\u0106 OF TREASON: \u201cHe\u2019s siding with those who commit violence and want independent Kosovo\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/remembering-michael-madsen-one-of-us-i-am-also-an-immigrant-serbia-welcomed-me-and-my-heart-now-belongs-here-2\/\">REMEMBERING MICHAEL MADSEN, ONE OF US: \u201cI am also an immigrant \u2013 Serbia welcomed me, and my heart now belongs here\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vucics-word-stronger-than-experts-highway-opens-even-though-experts-havent-signed-all-tunnel-safety-reports\/\">VU\u010cI\u0106\u2019S WORD STRONGER THAN EXPERTS: Highway Opens Even Though Experts Haven\u2019t Signed All Tunnel Safety Reports!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blic.rs\/biznis\/nekretnine\/americki-influenser-koji-obozava-balkan-kupio-kucu-u-hrvatskoj-za-5000-evra-foto\/6gtshs4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Blic<\/a>, <strong>Foto:<\/strong> Printscreen Instagram<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young American Justice Reed has conquered social media with an unusual project: the renovation of a neglected house in the middle of the wilderness. 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