I built an Airbnb treehouse in my yard. I charge up to $250 a night — and I've already made enough money as a host to quit my job.

• Will Sutherland owns a treehouse Airbnb on his property. It took him about six months to build.
• When he first got the idea, he thought it'd be a pipe dream he'd never be able to do. 
• Now, he makes $30,000 per year renting it out and gets to watch guests make memories in it.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Will Sutherland, an Airbnb host who owns a treehouse rental. The following has been edited for length and clarity. 

Even before I bought my house, I had the idea of building a treehouse on the four-acre property. When I walked around the site for the first time, I saw two trees sitting over a rock ledge and wanted to put a treehouse there. At the time, it was a pipe dream that I never thought I would actually be able to do.