Meet Lupe, a single mom who lives in a beautifully imperfect & permitted tiny house on foundation with her 9-year-old son Apollo. She built it mostly by herself over 4 years with help from loved ones. Originally, Lupe wanted to live in a yurt, but due to city rules, she pivoted to a building code-compliant tiny home. It cost $30k due to her resourcefulness and was built on family land on a rent-to-own basis (another $30k)–soon to be paid off! Her beloved tiny yurt is next door. It’s used as a flex room for hanging out, working out, making art & a guest room. When Apollo becomes a teenager, he has the option to use it as a bedroom. Becoming a first-time homeowner means a lot to Lupe after experiencing poverty as a kid. She’s made her 1st-gen American immigrant mother very proud!
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❇️ produced, directed, shot & edited by Tiny House Expedition’s Christian & Alexis
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Video Chapters:
0:00 – single mom & son tiny house
1:57 – tiny house on foundation exterior
2:50 – interior tour
9:11 – yurt dreams to permitting realities
10:03 – legal tiny house build
11:27 – tour cont’d
14:24 – upstairs bedrooms
16:15 – family project to solo build process
17:59 – 7 m / 24 ft yurt tour
19:29 – tiny house cost
20:15 – rent to own land cost
20:45 – first-time homeownership
21:53 – embrace quirky DIY homes
22:59 – hello from Tiny House Expedition
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