New Life for my Old House (Big deal to me)

I know how you feel. My father was a home builder and not only built my childhood home but also developed a large part of the neighborhood I grew up in. That home I grew up in was bought by an elderly woman who kept it up but passed away after about five years. The next family that bought the home have let it fall into disrepair. It breaks my heart to see it now. I wish I could rescue it.