- So I happen to have the best
subscribers in the planet, because just recently a
subscriber sent me this house from Home Depot, which it ends up being a shed that you could turn into a house. I did a little digging
and this particular home is not available right now. They say they're going to
get them back in stock. So that got me thinking. How many of these sheds could
actually be turned into homes that you could purchase at Home Depot? So today we'll be showing
you some of the sheds that I ended up seeing at Home Depot that could definitely
be turned into a house, and I want to show you a
few that I found online and give you some tips if you're planning on doing
this for your next project for your next home. Now, if you're deciding to
turn a shed into a home, know that there is some
things that you have to do. If you're not a handy person or you're a complete novice at this, I would not go at it alone. I would definitely go
ahead and hire an engineer to help you with this process
or a general contractor that understands how to
turn these shells of a home into an actual home. Even though they look so much
like a house on the outside, there are so many things
that need to be done before they actually turn into something that you can use for permanent living. It's only $5,484, and you can even put in
some of these tough sheds, you can put radiant barrier. And here in Louisiana, I
don't know if you know, but you need radiant barrier. It gets really freaking hot here. It's 10 x 16, and that's like bigger
than some apartments in New York City. This is a pretty decent little house. Now you're going to have to
do a lot of work, of course. Now the conversion on some of these sheds is going to take you a lot more than probably what you're thinking, but I am surprised that they
do have the radiant barrier that I mentioned earlier. If you take a look at this,
like that is a major expense that normally sheds wouldn't have. I guess maybe it's
something here in the south, but these tough sheds, I've
been reading up on them, and they will do all
sorts of different things to upgrade your shed. I think more and more
people are looking at the idea of building their own homes, using sheds as a frame. So if you haven't taken a look yet, just go over to your local Home Depot and see what they have in the lot and see how your imagination can run wild, and turn the shed into an actual house. If we're being honest, I mean, this would make a kick-butt granny flat. I mean, I wouldn't mind
putting my daughter in something like this after
it was fixed up, of course. And if you're looking for an
affordable housing option, this isn't a bad idea,
especially if you're handy. But definitely work with a contractor if you're not handy. Don't go there. I have to tell you,
everybody in the parking lot thinks I'm absolutely insane. All right, not all of us
love shopping at Home Depot and going to look at these little houses, so you can actually purchase these online. So I'm going to be sharing a few of these that I found that are under $20,000. Some of them are as low as
like just a hair over $10,000, and everybody likes a good deal. Really does look like a house and he even has little dormer windows and it's like a little barn. And I'm sure you can change
those barn doors on the side and make it into a more like
presentable thing for a house. Maybe like a sliding glass door. The one thing I do want to point out with these types of homes
is that a lot of times the windows are not double paned. So you're definitely gonna
want to check into that, especially if you live in
a cold or very warm area and they have a lot of drafts. So you're going to probably
want to change those out. This one's called Arlington Best Barns and offer spacious interior, a loft area for your storage needs. It features a second floor loft with four feet, three inches headroom, and it provides enough
space for sleeping areas. They already know that you're going to be using this for a house. The first floor with is high side walls and has plenty of room for shelving and other versatile storage. It includes a double pocket
door, vinyl shutters, gable window. It accepts a 40 pound snow load. And it can going to handle up to 135 mile per hour wind load. It does specify that you need to check in with your local permitting office. It says it's premium grade construction with 2 x 4 construction space. All required nails, glue
and hardware are provided. Now I do know in California, they have offered in some areas, a ability to have a
granny flat in the back. I'm not sure if this would
qualify as a granny flat, you're going to have to
check with your local area to see what the laws are and what they require for
their granny flats or AUDs. But this is definitely a viable option and they have this-- like, look at this. This is so cute. Hover over to zoom. Oh, look. Look how happy they look. Wait a minute. She doesn't look very happy. The other girl looks happy. This is a really cute little house. I still would turn those barn doors myself into a sliding glass door,
but you're not asking me. You didn't ask my opinion. Look at all the headroom
you get, it looks amazing. And look, you get a little stairwell. I'll be painting that sucker. Love it. Super cute. Hey, look, you can even use PayPal. But why would you do that
when you can get financed? Because look, you can do $430
a month suggested payments within 24 months. Hmm, that would be really
good if you needed that. In two years, you'd have
the whole thing paid off. Now that you've seen a
couple of these homes so far, I know your imagination is running wild. And before you even start
to go down that road and start shopping for them, I want you to make a
detailed budget of everything that you need beforehand. So what kind of things
should you be budgeting for if you're deciding to
turn a shed into a home? The first thing you want to
budget for is the permits. Because if you're going to
get a permit for a shed, that is not the same
thing as getting a permit for a living dwelling. The second thing you're
gonna wanna do is be honest with the permit office with your intention of what you're doing with this structure. Because some areas,
and I hate to tell you, do not allow for structures that are less than 500 square feet. Every area is going to have
a minimum square footage for a home, and if you're putting
in some of these sheds, a lot of these are going to
be less than 500 square feet and you're going to have
an issue when it comes up later on down the road. The other thing you're doing to budget for is the foundation. Because even though these
have a floor at the bottom, you're going to have to put it on some kind of permanent foundation. nother thing too, with
the flooring on that, that may not be intended for
walking on every single day. So a lot of times you're going
to have to rebrace the bottom to make sure that it's secure enough for people to be walking
on it for years to come. You're going to have to budget
for plumbing and wiring, insulation and roofing materials to rebrace the roof a little bit more. You're also going to need to budget for how much it's going to
cost you to get electricity out to the piece of property. Some of you are going
to be using these homes as an extra home, so it may not cost you that
much to have an electricity line put in from one house to another house. I know a lot of people do
that when they're using this as an extra building, like a granny flat, but these are all things
that you need to consider when you're doing your budget
when it comes to these. Now there are people and
companies that do turn sheds into homes, and you may want
to go ahead and hire them, especially if you're a novice at this. Don't go at it alone if you
don't know what you're doing, because you could end up with a nightmare. And if you're doing it
and you're newly married, it's going to cause a big giant fight between the two of you, I promise you. This one is a little bit
smaller, it's 10 x 12. I would consider this more of like a, what they call a
"she-shed" or a "man cave." Either way you could
turn this into something that could be certainly livable. Just like anything that
you're going to prepare and turn into anything livable, make sure your HOA gives you permission if you're planning on putting
it in your own backyard. HOAs are one of those things, even though you may have an old HOA doesn't mean there isn't
somebody that's sitting there waiting for something like
this to happen to turn you in. So just remember if you're going
to do this in your backyard as a permanent living
residence, check your HOA first. Now on Home Depot, there is other homes that you can purchase that are just above the $20,000 mark. But I want you to see this one because it was so freaking cute. And it's by Hud, not to be confused with
Housing and Urban Development, but Hud Easy Buildings. And it's a 19 x 19 multi-room
log cabin, DIY building kit. It's very similar to some
of the ones that I had shown on previous videos on Amazon. This looks a lot like those, but it has a full floor plan and it gives you a little
rundown of it online. And it has a little video here, so let's see what the video shows. Let's see if it actually will play. (upbeat music) Well, that just showed the outside. Well, that wasn't very exciting, but here it is all fixed up
with the furnishings in it. They really did this bathroom up nice. Now, when you're ordering
these from Home Depot, do not think that this
is exactly how they come. These people have fixed up these to make them look like this. So after you purchase it, you're going to be putting
these kinds of finishes in it. This is not what it comes with. Again, you can finance them for 24 months. The payment is going to
be a little bit heftier, $990 a month. But then you would have
a house in two years. That'd be so cool. They say that this is a
19 x 19 open floor room. It's a DIY log cabin. The kit offers 305 square feet. It also has a 44 square foot bonus room or whatever it is needed for. The building itself, it says, it is quick and easy to assemble. It comes with French
doors, glazed windows. It also includes tongue
and groove floorboard, and a vaulted ceiling and window and door locking hardware. Hey, and everything that
you would need for it, you could purchase at Home Depot. You could do the whole thing. Nails, roofing materials,
brace, everything. Right there, online. The modern world. Wait, this isn't even that modern because they used to do
it with Sears years ago. Make it sound like it's
like super cool and trendy, but it's been around for eons. Oh, why do I know? Now let's talk about the piece of land that you're planning on
putting your shed home on. You've had it for years. It's been in the family
for eons and you're like, I'm just going to put it out there and no one's going to say anything. Well, here is a problem with that. You're a piece of land that
you've had in the family for years may not actually
belong to your family. You're going to need to
do a full title search before you ever put any
kind of structure on it. Secondly of all, the piece
of land that you have that's been in the family for years may not be zoned residential any longer. So you're definitely gonna
wanna check on that as well. Before you put it out
on this piece of land, make sure you can get utilities out there. If you can't get utilities out there, that could cause a big issue. Now, one of the coolest things I did see on one of these barn homes
I saw on a YouTube video was they couldn't get a
full electricity out there, so they were using solar
panels to get power out there. And then as far as heating
and cooling and cooking, they were using a humongous propane tank in order to be able to
have the comfort creatures that we were so used to. First-world problems, I guess I say. But the way that they
did it was fantastic. So if this is something
that you're considering, make sure that you're allowed
to have a big propane tank on the property. The last thing I'm going to tell you, if you are thinking about having something called a composting toilet, this could be a problem for your city. Always make sure that you
have the proper permits. I know I said it before, but the proper permits for your sewage because composting toilets
in many, many areas is a big giant no-no. I'm asking this one out of curiosity. It's 8 x 12. Would you make this into a
house that you could live in? Or would this just be a shed? I don't know. This to me is just getting
a little too small. Holy cow, this one is under $10,000. Who doesn't love a good deal like this? This one is a little bit smaller. It's going to be 12 feet by
20, but it's super, super cute. They even feature this
thing as a granny flat. Look at that. They even got the mom right there. Look, she just sitting
there picking her flowers. Now, of course you're going
to have to do a lot of things to fix these things up, but
it does come with a floor. Unlike the one that we've seen previously, it does look really small. I don't know if you could
really turn this into a full bed unless you had a bed on one side and then you have like a
very small kitchenette area. If you're really into tiny home living and you wanted to live super, super tiny, maybe you could do this. To me, this would be kind
of one of those things that you would have as a
bedroom, outside your house. And then everybody could do
their like business inside, like bathroom stuff and kitchen stuff, 'cause it was just seems very small. I'd love to see if anybody
could really make this into a home. I'm sure there's somebody out there. There's a lot of creative
people, like turn these sheds into something absolutely amazing that makes my mind blown. This one is called the
Colonial Williamsburg. It offers classic beauty to any backyard. Made with Amish craftsmanship. Great attention to detail. Includes a side-by-side 30 inch x 36 inch windows with screens and shutters. Ooh, it comes with screens and
shutters, that's pretty good. And this is a weird thing. Customer provides shingles,
dipped edge and paint. Why would the customer
provide the shingles? So does it come without a shingled roof? Everything else is pre-cut
and labeled for you. No extra cutting. Five side-by-side functioning, 30 inch x 36 inch windows, and screens and shutters are included. The floor kit is included with plywood and sub floor framing. I still say this wouldn't
necessarily be something you would live in full time. I could be wrong. It doesn't really look like they have a permanent foundation on this either. They would have a hard
time having this zoned because it is so small and
it's under 500 square feet. Just FYI, if you're considering
something like this. Now a cool thing with all these sheds is that in many cases you can finance them through Home Depot. And even though that may not
be the cheapest way to do it, and it may be much easier
if you had cash, of course. Not a lot of people have an
extra 20, $30,000 laying around. But just know that if you do not pay, they do have repo men that do repo these. Now, if you're looking for
a cheaper way to get a shed and turn it into a home, find out who the repo
companies are for those sheds. So if someone was to buy
a house from Home Depot and they had it repossessed, there is a place that
collects these repo sheds and a good portion of them
have already turned into tiny homes or started
turning into tiny homes. So you might not even have
half your project done and you'll get it for less money because it's a repossessed property. This is just something to consider if you're looking for the
most least expensive way to go ahead and build
yourself your own home. Welcome home all at the Home Depot So the name is Home Depot,
and since it's Home Depot and they're selling
homes is the tool thing gonna be their side gig? Doubt it, but you know... Now that you've seen all these
shed homes by Home Depot, is it something that you
would consider for yourself as an affordable housing option? Is it a project you would
actually want to tackle? I personally think it
would be a great idea for an alternative house
and it's pretty affordable if you know what you're doing
as far as setting them up. To watch more videos
about affordable homes that I've done in the past, go ahead and watch
these videos right here. My name is Kristina Smallhorn,
your real estate whisperer, and I tell you all this, because good real estate
information matters.
