A father-son duo built 2 vacation homes on a remote Australian island that rent for $6,200 a night — and Chris Hemsworth was their first guest

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Timmy and Michael Maxwell.

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I turned a 150-year-old funeral home into a mansion for my family. We have 38 rooms, a casket bar, and sometimes we hear footsteps or doors opening.

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Heather Blumberg and family.
The Blumbergs are a very close-knit family and enjoy having game nights and cooking together.

Heather Blumberg

A beloved restaurateur turned a white home into an over-the-top pink-and-green paradise that found a buyer in just 6 days after a bidding war. See inside.

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A living room with pink and gold wallpaper
Deborah Hughes, who ran beloved restaurant Upstairs on the Square in Harvard Square near Boston, owned this house for 21 years.

Schillem "Nemo" Guerin of Alouisjean Media

5 signs a home isn't worth your money, according to real-estate experts

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Home inspector with client.
Home inspector with client.

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I increased a property's value by $78,000 with DIY renovations that cost under $2,000. See the before-and-after pictures, plus how I stayed on budget.

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A London apartment before and after renovations.
Bethan Juliff scoured second hand websites like Gumtree to find low-cost furniture and appliances.

Bethan Juliff

See how a couple got an abandoned home for free — then moved it, rodents and all. They're about to fix it up all by themselves.

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The Flores family and their house.
The Flores family and their house.

Courtesy of Julie Flores

See how a homeless Detroit man turned a $1,500 house into his dream home over a decade of painstaking work

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Michael and Cynthia Gray.

Michael Gray

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