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We're budgeting $400,000 to flip 5 train cars into Airbnbs. It all started with a 1970s caboose we bought on Facebook marketplace.

Sun, 04/28/2024 - 07:09

Newly yellow painted Chessie Systems caboose — Nightly stays in a historic train caboose from the 1970s will be available soon..
Courtesy of Ray and Karen Devite

Real Estate, real-estate, AirBnB, Trains, facebook, DIY, short-term-rental

This couple's DIY 'Skoolie' bus conversion took 4 years and cost $20,000. See inside their 'mid-century' dream home.

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 06:48

Joshua Beaman and Anna Morgan in front of the school bus, with an image of the interior of the converted — Joshua Beaman and Anna Morgan in front of their school bus, and the interior of their converted "Skoolie."
Courtesy of Joshua Beaman/ The Haus Moves

Real Estate, Skoolie, school-bus, Renovations, DIY, tiny-homes, news-uk

2 friends spent less than $50,000 to start up an off-grid tiny home. Here's how they're funding the lifestyle.

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 09:38

Tech Insider : Economy

Savannah is on the left and holds a chicken. Casey is on the right and holds a rake. — Savannah, left, and Casey, right, live in the Southeastern US.
Hey Wanderer

economy, off-grid-living, DIY, tiny-home, tiny-house

We bought a house with an indoor pool. We thought it would be awesome but $30,000 later we wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Tue, 01/23/2024 - 06:22

A man and woman sitting at the edge of an indoor pool in their home. — Kaitlin and Josh Chmil bought a home with an indoor pool in 2020.
Courtesy of Kaitlin Chmil.

Real Estate, home-renovation, DIY, as-told-to, Tennessee, pool

A software engineer built a tiny home for his mom and now he has a full-blown business selling DIY plans

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 07:33

The Tiny Retirement home which has large windows — Dan Louche set up Tiny Home Builders in 2009.
Tiny Home Builders

Real Estate, News, Features, tiny-homes, tiny-homes-on-wheels, DIY, Construction

A millennial couple lives debt-free in a house they built by hand in Montana. Now, they're teaching others how to do the same in workshops that cost less than $1,000.

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 20:14

Daniel and Katherine Ray standing in front of a pile of hay. — Daniel and Katherine Ray run Spiritwood Natural Building, a business that offers workshops teaching people how to build sustainable cob houses.
Daniel Ray/Spiritwood Natural Building

Real Estate, real-estate, insider-life, DIY

A Montana couple spent $20,000 building a 2-bedroom house, and now they're debt-free. There's just one catch: The house is made of clay, sand, and straw.

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 22:47

A house made from earth and dirt rises from the ground in the distance, behind a lush, green vegetable garden. — The exterior of the completed cob house and the garden.
Daniel Ray/Spiritwood Natural Building

Real Estate, insider life, DIY

A mom spent $41,000 on a rundown cottage and transformed it into an Airbnb rental. Now she's quit her job to run it.

Sat, 05/13/2023 - 07:15

Ebonn stands in her completed kitchen in a pink stripped shirt and white pants — Ebonn Twilley inside the 85-year-old South Carolina cottage she spent two years renovating into an Airbnb.
Courtesy of Ebonn Twilley

Real Estate, AirBnB, South Carolina, Cottage, Renovations, Features, Thrift stores

A Tennessee woman turned a millionaire's private 55-acre playground into an Airbnb empire with a replica Noah's ark and a treehouse mansion where guests can stay from $97 a night

Thu, 04/27/2023 - 06:30

The wooden ark — The Ark rents for $170 a night on Airbnb and sleeps up to four people.
Courtesy of Kelly Marie

Real Estate, AirBnB, Kelly's Jubilee, Tennessee, Features, DIY, Home Renovation

Brace for a home improvement slump as consumers battle inflation, debt, and pressure on house prices, Home Depot warns

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 07:20

Home Depot — Shoppers at The Home Depot.
Steve Helber/AP Images

Markets, MI Exclusive, Stocks, Home Depot, Housing Market, House Prices, Real Estate

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