A couple built their home themselves to save money. Their mortgage is less than $900 a month.

Nairavoice | Jul 7, 2026 Jul 7, 2026 767 0 1 min read

A couple built their home themselves to save money. Their mortgage is less than $900 a month.

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Maddy and Drew Olson wanted to own a home, but they didn’t want an expensive mortgage.
They bought a lot and built a house themselves in Washington, setting their budget at $209,000.
Because they built the house themselves, their mortgage is less than $1,000.

Becoming homeowners has long been a goal for Maddy and Drew Olson.

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Olson wanted the home to feel sunny.

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The Olsons hope their current home enables them to build something larger down the line.

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Olson credits their self-build as the reason that the dream is feasible.

“We’re in a really good position now where if we found a lot tomorrow, we would be in a position that we could buy it,” Olson said. “We couldn’t buy it cash, but we could buy it and build a house and be able to rent this out.”