I bought a $140,000 mobile home in a Los Angeles neighborhood where houses cost millions

Tech Insider : Business
Woman smiling outside of red mobile home, leaning on fence, next to large skeleton decoration
I bought a mobile home and rent the space where it sits, and the pros still outweigh the cons five years later.

Lisa Laureta

I moved from California to Texas for a fresh start. It was much more affordable there, but I was still unhappy and moved back.

Tech Insider : Business, Politics
A woman in a blue dresses poses against a blue backdrop.
Priscila Barros regretted leaving California for Texas, so she moved back.

Courtesy of Priscila Barros

We transformed our dated, dark kitchen into a bright, open-concept space — it turned out even better than I expected

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Alexa Mellardo and her husband in their kitchen mid-renovation
Shortly after my husband and I returned from our honeymoon, we moved from an apartment in New York City to a three-bedroom house in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Alexa Mellardo

My boyfriend lives in the house I bought and pays for half of everything, including the mortgage. It benefits us both.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Man and woman smiling in front of body of water outside
My boyfriend pays half of the mortgage on the house I bought. It's part of a long-term plan for financial freedom for both of us.

Eibhlis Gale-Coleman

Homebuyers have another thing to worry about. This time, it's 'housefishing.'

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A house divided by a phone showing one side as run down and the other side showing a cleaner looking house

Tyler Le/BI

I bought a home with my best friend and we run it as an Airbnb. Co-investing in real estate has its pros and cons.

Tech Insider : Business
Wade and Selena Lounds stand in front of a rainbow.
Best friends Wade Jensen (left) and Selena Lounds (right) co-bought a home together.

Courtesy of Selena Lounds

Wealthy home sellers are using an unconventional enticement to drum up buyer interest

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto
A for-sale sign is displayed outside a home for sale in Los Angeles, California.
As mortgage rates have soared, seller-financing has become more popular, particularly for higher-end properties.

Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

I decided to live in a build-to-rent community after buying a home. I'll never buy again.

Tech Insider : Business
A row of townhouses.
Former homeowner John Santa Orta found a townhouse to rent that feels like he's owning.

Quinn Residences.

A 59-year-old downsized to a tiny home on wheels to shrink her housing costs while helping care for her parents

Tech Insider : Business
Julie Lennox and her dog Rizzo
Julie Lennox and her dog Rizzo

Courtesy of Julie Lennox

I struggled to afford rent, so I built myself a tiny house. At 56, I moved in, and I'm finally a homeowner.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
the author sitting on the deck of her tiny house
The author is living in her tiny house in her 50s.

Courtesy of Rasa Pescud: Living Big in a Tiny House

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