Sara Smith thought she’d scored a dream home, but instead, she accidentally moved into a Rs 3-crore-fungus farm. The 28-year-old from Ohio, US, started noticing her selfies looking “off” — red, rashy eyes, puffy skin, the works — only to discover her house was basically trying to kill her. With TikTok detectives and a mould-sniffing dog on the case, the culprit was exposed: mould everywhere, from carpets to insulation, hiding like a fungal squatters’ union.

She thought her dark circles were just bad lighting, but turns out it was mould. PICS/NYPOST

The newlyweds’ savings were wiped out, plus Sara had to bin most of her stuff because spores love clinging to everything from laptops to leggings. Meanwhile, remediation costs soared to Rs 9 lakh — uninsured. On top of that, the stress nearly wrecked her marriage, with Sara couch-hopping between family homes just to stay healthy.