I spoke with 10 people who built ADUs. They all have one thing in common.

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The front of the Benjamin's ADU.
Many people build ADUs when they can't afford to move to a bigger home.

Courtesy of Villa

I bought my 'forever home' with 3 other people. Here's how we manage our finances.

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A woman standing in front of a for sale sign.

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A millennial couple is selling their home after endless repairs to become renters again: 'The whole housing market is a scam'

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Roxanne and Kristina Werner
Roxanne and Kristina Werner are selling their Houston home to go back to renting after three years of endless house repairs.

Courtesy of Roxanne Werner

Look inside the Breakers, a 70-room, 138,300-square-foot mansion that belonged to one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families

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The Breakers, a large stone mansion.
The Breakers was owned by one of America's wealthiest families.

Alexander Nesbitt/The Preservation Society of Newport County

I'm an American living in Mexico. Since Trump's election, I've been met with more curiosity and confusion.

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Meagan Drillinger in Mexico, where she lives and works
Writer Meagan Drillinger loves living in Mexico, but she does miss the US.

Meagan Drillinger

I spent 8 years living in big cities on the East Coast before realizing my ideal home was the smaller one where I grew up

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A woman smiling and posing with her arms up at the High Falls in Rochester, New York. She's wearing a green long-sleeved sweater.
I spent years living in major East Coast cities, and now I'm back in my hometown of Rochester, New York.

Emma Guillen

The New York City apartment from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is on the market for $15 million. It features a Tiffany-blue door.

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audrey hepburn and gregory peck in a promotional image for breakfast at tiffanys and the brownstone where the exterior shots were filmed
The apartment building that served as the facade for Holly Golightly's New York apartment is for sale for $15 million.

Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Russ Ross Photography for The Corcoran Group

15 cities where it's more affordable to buy a home

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The Roberto Clemente Bridge (Sixth Street Bridge) on the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.
The Roberto Clemente Bridge (Sixth Street Bridge) on the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.

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I thought my only choice was to grow up, get a job, and start a family. Instead, I moved to Thailand.

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A woman sitting in a Thai cafe with bamboo on the walls. She has a coconut with a straw on the table in front of her.
Martina Smidova quit her job and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, in search of a slower and more meaningful life.

Amanda Goh

Moving from LA to Colorado was supposed to be temporary; then I got pregnant. We needed the support system we have here.

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The author and her husband standing outside with their son.
The author and her husband decided not to move back to LA after she got pregnant.

Photo credit: Quintin Sally

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