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Updated almost 9 years ago, 01/09/2016

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Perry Ivy
  • Investor
  • Jonesboro, AR
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Burned horse/junk building hack

Perry Ivy
  • Investor
  • Jonesboro, AR
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I want to share my story to hopefully inspire others: I picked up a rental property that had a house a shed and a little over two acres. The house is close to the road and shed was behind it, towards the back of the property. I say it was a shed, however upon talking to the previous owner, I found out it had been used to feed horses, a horse shelter, junk room, a bee farm, ect... The whole side had been burnt, apparently smoke is used in reference to the bees and he instead caught the shed on fire. The front was ate up by termites and the back was open for the horses. Electricity was already on and there was a septic tank, so that was a big plus and saved me from having to pull permits and deal with inspections. Long story short, I did a complete remodel and now my wife and I live in a house and haven't had to pay a mortgage or electricity bill for about six years. There were challenges and inconveniences along the way and it's not perfect, but we have and continue to save lots of money. Btw it's a 632 square foot house that we call home :)

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