13 Year Old, Luke Thill, Builds Own Home For Just $1,500

Meet Renee McLaughlin

Renee McLaughlin is just like Luke Thill – she built her own tiny home. Not only did she sell her 3,300-square-foot home, but she is now living in a tiny home – one that’s only 87 square feet. “I think we’ve reached a threshold where this ‘stuff’ is running our lives.

We spend all our time working to buy it, clean it and organize it,” said McLaughlin. “It’s not making us happy.”

The New “In”

Tiny homes, which are less than 500 square feet, are becoming quite the ‘in’ now.

Renee McLaughlin is the organizer of TinyFest Midwest and she’s the one who invited Luke Thill as a guest speaker at the festival. She absolutely loves her tiny home – which is on wheels – and she’s not ashamed either!