{"id":63602,"date":"2023-08-13T19:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=63602"},"modified":"2023-08-13T19:37:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T16:37:27","slug":"a-man-bought-a-tiny-and-dilapidated-house-for-12-thousand-dollars-and-in-two-years-he-made-it-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armenia23.ru\/?p=63602","title":{"rendered":"A man bought a tiny and dilapidated house for 12 thousand dollars and in two years he made it perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first glance, this house may seem the most ordinary, owned by a family with an average income and, judging by the appearance, recently completed. <\/p>\n

However, in reality it turns out that the history of this gray building, which pleases the eye of a casual passerby, is much more curious.<\/p>\n

After all, just a few years ago, this house was almost abandoned until it was acquired in 2017 by a man who later became known under the pseudonym The Homestead Craftsman. <\/p>\n

Made in spite of the protests of all his friends, the purchase cost him then only 12 thousand dollars. <\/p>\n

No one suspected that he would soon manage not only to restore the dilapidated building, but also to gain fame for himself throughout the Internet.<\/p>\n

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When the man behind the pseudonym The Homestead Craftsman bought this house, it was just very small. <\/p>\n

According to this video, the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe new purchase was only 53 square meters.The walls of this mini-house were made of cinder blocks, and there was a small wooden porch in front of the door. <\/p>\n

In addition, several windows required replacement, so there was no end to the work from the very beginning.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Craftsman had a good plan. So he set to work, intending to bring a few of his ideas to life and thereby turn the purchase into the perfect home. <\/p>\n

After the completion of the reconstruction and repair, he planned to start renting the house to the tenants in order to return the money invested. <\/p>\n

That’s how Craftsman makes a living – he buys houses, renovates them, and then either sells or rents them out.<\/p>\n

This time he got rid of all the carpets first. He also did not like the plasterboard partitions, so he soon managed to remove them, and at the <\/p>\n

same time also remove the yellowed wallpaper and clean the walls. After that it was the turn of the kitchen.<\/p>\n

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A lot of work had to be done on the kitchen, but Craftsman is not afraid of work he soon removed from it everything that seemed superfluous to him. <\/p>\n

Having finished with the kitchen, he set to work on the roof as a result, a small chimney disappeared from it. <\/p>\n

At that moment, it was already clear to an outside observer that the house was awaiting major <\/p>\n

repairs and reconstruction, and only one thing remained unknown – how it would look after it.
\nFinally, Craftsman set to work on the floor, pounded <\/p>\n

it with a sledgehammer, and then proceeded to the actual restoration, which was now unimpeded.<\/p>\n

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The wooden porch also did not survive the repair. Having finished with the demolition, the first thing <\/p>\n

he did was to close all the cinder blocks that had previously been the facade of the building.
\nThe porch had to be completely rebuilt, making it bigger and more beautiful. <\/p>\n

With that done, Craftsman set to work renovating the dilapidated roof, and then set to work building a modest rear porch that adorned the patio.<\/p>\n

The lion’s share of the work was waiting for a new owner inside the house, where everything was almost completely destroyed. <\/p>\n

However, he spared no time and effort to repair. Therefore, soon a vinyl floor appeared in the house, which completely transformed the interior of the once dilapidated room.<\/p>\n

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Then it was time for the bathroom, where Craftsman installed a tub and shower. After that, he worked on the kitchen, <\/p>\n

which resulted in a dishwasher, a long black granite counter and a lot of free space.In addition, the windows there were now covered with wireless curtains safe for children.<\/p>\n

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In total, the reconstruction took about two years, but the efforts were in vain. After the completion of the renovation, the house was ideal for a small family. <\/p>\n

Seeing the result of his work, Craftsman’s friends at first did not even believe their eyes. In fact, he did it all alone, without outside help. <\/p>\n

It is hard to believe that an ordinary person who was not too lazy to make an unusual amount of effort could achieve all this!<\/p>\n

Luckily, Craftsman captured the entire process of transforming a dilapidated structure into the perfect home on video. <\/p>\n

And soon a channel called Homemade Home appeared on YouTube, which managed to quickly achieve huge popularity. <\/p>\n

Now this video has already managed to collect more than 11 million views and 20 thousand comments, and 300 thousand users liked it. <\/p>\n

Many appreciated the efforts and hard work of Craftsman, thanks to which they managed to turn a dilapidated building into an ideal home.<\/p>\n

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Some viewers even joke that they often lack motivation for much simpler projects at home. One of <\/p>\n

them commented on Craftsman’s project: \u2018By the way, it’s time to tighten the leg of the chair, otherwise it staggers.\u2019<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, it is a fact that the renovated house did not pass the first examination to control compliance with norms in housing construction. <\/p>\n

This disappointing news confused many Craftsman fans. However, he himself managed not to lose his presence of mind, and soon all the shortcomings discovered were already corrected. <\/p>\n

The inspector who conducted the inspection reported that it was enough to simply replace all the sockets with other models with a protective cap. <\/p>\n

In addition, it was also necessary to remove the lighting in the closet in the bedroom. After that, the house successfully passed the re-examination.<\/p>\n

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In 2019, the owner advertised for the first time a renovated house for rent – for $600 a month. He managed to find those wishing to move into this pretty house in just <\/p>\n

two days, which he mentioned in this video. Craftsman claims that in total he spent only $30,000 on the purchase and renovation of the house. <\/p>\n

This is hard for many to believe, especially given how bad it was and how good it looks now.<\/p>\n

Although he now has tenants in the house, it will take Craftsman a few more years to recoup all the costs of the project <\/p>\n

especially with taxes and insurance.Despite the small size, the house looks just great.Some would even say that it is perfect in every way there are people who like small houses. <\/p>\n

By the way, despite the small size, the bedroom in it is quite large 3.5 by 4 meters.That’s even more than Craftsman’s own home!<\/p>\n

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The man hiding under the pseudonym Craftsman has become a real Internet sensation, because he managed to bring to life what most can only dream of. <\/p>\n

He purchased a dilapidated structure for just $12,000 and then turned it into a near-perfect home that would appeal to potential tenants. <\/p>\n

It took him two whole years to work on the project, but the results of his work are amazing especially considering that he did it all himself.<\/p>\n

In May 2020, Craftsman posted another video in which he showed what the house looks like now, after the first tenants.<\/p>\n