Wendy and Mikey purchased a plot of land in Truth or Consequences, NM that had a 40 year old mobile home on it. They asked themselves a tough question: do we dump it or make it home? They decided to avoid the landfill route and use the refinishing process as a learning experience for themselves and for their community. Total cost for re-modeling? $11,000! That’s a heck of a lot cheaper than your regular old prefab house project and boy does it look great!
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[tags]Wendy Tremayne, Mikey Sklar, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, eco-hotel, green acre, green, sustainability, sustainable, swaporamarama, rfid, ryanishungry[/tags]
Wendy and Mikey have been an amazing inspiration both spiritually and physically to Truth or Consequences. I learned that everyone can do something and help a little and every little bit helps.
These two are definitely great, and inspiring. Everything they say about being a part of the process, diy, making the decisions is huge. So many people want to separate themselves from these things.
I cant wait to follow up on many of these stories, especially Wendy and Mikey. These are tough choices they are making. Building something new in an unproven place. Not isolating, but spreading out and possibly bringing some of us with them. The Web is what allows this to happen.
These are great – Wendy is an old friend of mine, Mikey a new(er) one, and I have to say you’ve sold me on making the trip to TorC! Thanks!
I too have done something similar with a bare piece of land outside Datil NM, that is Catron County.
Took us 9 months, but we built a 700sf house, off the grid (solar and wind).
It’s real nice to own something that does not belong to the bank and no electric bills is nice also.
Peace
Dan
Hi. I’m really interested in what you folks are doing. Mobiles and containers have to be about the best bang for the buck I’ve ever seen. The mobile home business can be very profitable https://ssl.xpr.com/mfdhousing/mfdcart/showitem.php3?pid=16&cat=Books&subcat=Creative%20Resales&sesid=
I hope things are going well and you do an update soon.
I love what Mikey and Wendy have done using only materials that are available! Now I know why the Little House on the Prarie books still have so much appeal for me. Living off the land, trading, bartering, swapping. All of it reconnects us to nature! See you in Truth or Consequences NM!