A man was totally stunned when he discovered a huge swimming pool in the back of his garden.
John Reynolds bought the run-down three-bedroom property for just £15,000 when it was set to be demolished.
The 35-year-old decided to put his DIY skills to the test to do it up before selling it for a profit.
Three months in, he received a call from his neighbour asking if he had seen what the extreme weather had done to the pool.
But John recalls he didn't know what he was talking about because he didn't have a pool.
Then the nurse was left "speechless" when a heavy rainfall shifted debris in the overgrown garden to uncover the 32x17ft pool.
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John decided to keep the house in Texas, US, for himself after falling in love with his daily swim.
That's despite it now being worth an eye-watering £165,000 after 18 months of graft.
He said: "It feels like I have stumbled across a winning lottery ticket.
"Never in a million years when I bought the property did I think I would be swimming in my own pool.
"My friends and I are in it every day for hours on end now. You couldn't wish to find a bigger reward in your back garden."
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When John saved the property from the bulldozers two years ago, it had lay vacant for a year when the previous owner died.
It had been occupied by a hoarder for 20 years and was found filled with junk, an overgrown garden and home to 100 feral cats.
Despite noticing the "boggy" garden even in dry conditions, John dismissed the backyard as one of his last priorities.
But that's before a large rainstorm filled the pool which then unveiled the hidden feature.
He spent £7,500 repairing the pool, after removing old furniture, and said it would cost £120,000 to build from scratch today.
John added: "When I went out you could just see the water line tile and the water was standing right up next to it. I was in shock.
"I thought 'whether I live here or sell the house, I can't leave it like this'. It took 11 months just to do the clean-up process.
"And as the shell started showing I was waiting for a huge crack to surface but that never happened.
"When we got back down to the bottom of the pool I realised it was still in really good shape.
"Transforming it has been a labour of love, and I've decided it's going to be my home now."
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