Best purchase we ever made!

We are Alex and Elaina - A couple in our 20s with big dreams ✨

We are working towards self-sustainability and financial freedom.

🔹 We broke ground on our debt-free home in March of 2022.
🔹 We originally planned to build a 4 bed, 3 bath house but with the rising material prices, we had to change our plans.
🔹 The home we are building now is a garage with an apartment living space above. The square footage will be ~1000 sq. feet in the apartment.
🔹 This is not intended to be our forever home but we feel confident we could start our family in this space. (There are 2 bedrooms)
🔹 We’ve done all of the work ourselves except: excavation, block laying, pouring concrete, second floor/ roof framing, roof install, septic system, well drilling, gutter install, and drywall
🔹 Alex is a mechanical engineer and designed our home. We had the design checked by a Professional Engineering company prior to applying for our permits.
🔹 Drywall is finished upstairs and we are moving onto paint and interior finishes! 🎉

✨If you’re just joining us, we have YouTube channel that documents everything we’ve accomplished thus far. The videos start when we purchased the land!

We hope you’ll continue to follow us on this journey as we share the highs and the lows and all the fun along the way! ❤️

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