Alison and Mike, a cash-strapped young couple struggling to buy their first home, think their prayers are answered when a distant relative bequeaths them a large estate, but the old house is haunted by the ghosts of its former inhabitants.

On Pat's death day, he prepares for his family's annual pilgrimage to the site of his demise.

Fortune smiles on a cash-strapped Mike and Alison when a TV company comes calling looking for an old house in which to film their period drama; to get the money, Alison must ensure the shoot proceeds without a hitch.

Learning that their posh neighbors have an ancient claim over their land, Mike and Alison throw a swanky dinner party to help resolve the issue; with the ghosts their only guide to high-class decorum, the evening starts badly and only gets worse.

Now juggling day jobs with their endless renovations, Mike and Alison are both penniless and exhausted when a luxury hotel chain makes them an offer they can't refuse; the ghosts vow to help the cash-strapped couple with get-rich-quick schemes.