I bought an abandoned house and tried to renovate it but failed. I'll never buy another fixer-upper.

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Karie Fugett and her boyfriend lived in a trailer while renovating their abandoned house.

Karie Fugett

A 33-year-old man turned a Japanese farmhouse into a mountainside Airbnb retreat for $25,000 — here's how he did it

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Xian Jie Lee runs an Airbnb business in rural Japan.

Xian Jie Lee

This couple's DIY 'Skoolie' bus conversion took 4 years and cost $20,000. See inside their 'mid-century' dream home.

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Joshua Beaman and Anna Morgan in front of the school bus, with an image of the interior of the converted
Joshua Beaman and Anna Morgan in front of their school bus, and the interior of their converted "Skoolie."

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We were drawn to Sicily's viral $1 homes. We ended up spending $30K for 2, but it was worth every penny.

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Gary and Tam Holm being interviewed by Business Insider.

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You no longer have to be royal to own a castle — here's proof

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You don't have to be a royal to own a castle nowadays.
You don't have to be a royal to own a castle nowadays.

Courtesy of Highlands Castle, Stef Burgon

A retired artist spent $70,000 resurrecting the 'holy grail' of vintage trailers and turning it into a retro tiny home on wheels

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The current owner gutted and restored what he dubbed the
The current owner gutted and restored what he dubbed the "holy grail" of vintage trailer homes.

Courtesy of Dan Reiser

A firefighter spent $3,000 turning a broken swimming pool into a sunken man cave with a full-service bar. See inside.

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Ethan Richards' man cave in a disused swimming pool in High Point, North Carolina, which was featured on the Instagram and TikTok account Zillow Gone Wild.

Shelby Brown of Lighthouse Visuals

I'm a flight instructor who converted an old cargo plane into an Airbnb and home for my students. See how I did it.

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Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students. .
Jon Kotwicki turned an airplane into a house which he now rents out on airbnb and uses for his flight students.

Jon Kotwicki

How a couple turned a plot of land on the island of Sumba into a 4-level resort with suites and villas that go for up to $1,100 a night

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Fabrice and Eve Ivara.

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A mom spent $41,000 on a rundown cottage and transformed it into an Airbnb rental. Now she's quit her job to run it.

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Ebonn Twilley inside the 85-year-old South Carolina cottage she spent two years renovating into an Airbnb.

Courtesy of Ebonn Twilley

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