A woman turned her dated 2000s kitchen into a cozy, modern space for $150,000

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Meg Leonard created her dream kitchen.

Meg Leonard

We bought a house that's too small so we could afford our dream neighborhood. A $300,000 third-party loan will help us renovate.

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Derek and Kate Feinberg bought a small home in a neighborhood they loved and plan to renovate using a third-party loan.

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A viral video convinced me to buy a cheap home in Sicily. It cost less than a year of my rent in LA, but renovating it isn't easy.

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Kiki Leigh bought a 17-room house in Mussomeli, Italy, after being inspired on social media.

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I spent $61,000 building a personal pub in my backyard. There are 3 mistakes I wish I hadn't made.

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Stephen Hutyra inside his backyard pub.
Stephen Hutyra.

Stephen Hutyra

A family ditched their dining room and added a primary suite above the garage in a $1 million renovation of their home

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DeAnna Martino and her partner did a massive renovation on their home.

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I transformed my run-down shed into a dream office for $2,500. It turned out even better than I could've imagined.

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The author in her office.
I renovated my run-down shed into my dream office space.

Marisa Todaro-Roman

I'm set to inherit my childhood home abroad. I'm not sure it will be worth the headache.

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Katarina Polonska and her husband are both set to inherit properties abroad from their parents.

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A man spent $61,000 to transform part of his backyard into a pub he could enjoy with friends and family

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Inside Stephen Hutyra's backyard pub.
Inside Stephen Hutyra's pub, which he built in his backyard.

Stephen Hutyra

We bought America's ugliest home. After renovating it, we sold it for more than $600,000.

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Real estate investing team Tanice and Paul Myers.

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I bought a fixer-upper with my 2 siblings. It's a work in progress, but we hope to spend summers there together.

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A side view of the author's fixer-upper.
My siblings and I bought a fixer-upper in Vermont and have been renovating it this year.

Bridget Shirvell

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