A wave of inventory could hit the housing market in the...
The US housing market could see an wave of inventory thanks to a rise in home flipping. Fix-and-flip investor activity has already been on the rise this year, brokerage New Western said. The firm estimated as many as 24 million homes could present an opportunity for fix-and-flip investors. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…
I was drowning in student-loan debt, so I bought a house...
When I graduated from college, I became a teacher with $20,000 in student-loan debt. Since I couldn't pay down my debt, I bought a house, flipped it, and then sold it.I used the money I made to pay off all of my student loans, and now I feel free.Growing up in a family of 11, we…
An engineer dubbed ‘the Mole Man’ spent 40 years digging tunnels...
For almost 40 years, William Lyttle dug a series of interconnected tunnels under his London home. He was evicted in 2006 over safety concerns and the house was left abandoned. After buying it in 2012, artist Sue Webster spent five years renovating it into a home and studio. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…
A Texas couple bought a neglected 110-year-old mansion and turned it...
In 2020, Katie Heim and her wife purchased a historic mansion in Gonzales, Texas. The couple restored the home and renovated it with a unique sense of style. Take a look at the home's bright and colorful rooms, and its one-of-a-kind treasures. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…
A Las Vegas couple purchased an abandoned farm in Pennsylvania for...
DeWitt and Jean Paul bought a 31-acre abandoned farm in Pennsylvania in 2018 and moved from Nevada. The property has a main house, a small house, and three barns — all of which they are renovating. Insider spoke with DeWitt to learn more about their journey and find out what's next on the docket. Loading…
A couple paid just $55,000 for an 80-year-old general store. See...
In 2018, Rod Roddy and Lisa Cinnater bought an old general store in Louisiana for $55,000. The couple kept a lot of the store's charm, including cash registers and some original shelving. Roddy broke down the painstaking renovation and why they're finally ready to sell to a lucky buyer. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…
How a millennial transformed his childhood home into a maximalist Georgian...
Emmanuel Hébert grew up in a small Montréal house that he has transformed into a Georgian mansion. Hébert, who lives there with his son, uses it as a gallery for his antiques business. He also rents it out for $184 an hour and uses the funds to further renovate the mansion. Loading Something is loading.…
A kitchen renovation in the UK leads to the discovery of...
More than 260 gold coins dating from the 1600s to the 1700s were found under a home in the UK in 2019. The coins likely belonged to a mercantile family that held influence from the 16th to 18th centuries. Auction house Spink & Son said the coins could fetch at least $290,000 at auction in…
