Jim Franck, 81, is a homebuilder in Oregon who has no plans to stop working, despite being financially comfortable. Brooke Herbert for BI This interview is based on a conversation with Jim Franck, 81,...
Miles Guo in his NYC apartment in 2017 TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images Miles Guo's homes, luxury cars, and private jets are being sold off in bankruptcy court. The former billionaire, meanwhile,...
TK Courtesy of Natalie Lynch Natalie Lynch, 56, had been working since she was 15 and was burned out. She wanted a fresh start. In 2024, she moved to Italy, then to Spain, finally settling in a small ...
Rajan Chidambaram and Renzo Sanio built a short-term rental cabin in rural Virginia. Courtesy of Rajan Chidambaram Two recent college grads built a wellness-focused cabin in Front Royal, Virginia. The...
Inside Stephen Hutyra's pub, which he built in his backyard. Stephen Hutyra Stephen Hutyra built a pub complete with a bar, air conditioning, and more in his backyard. He created the space with the he...
A medium-sized NIWA cabin made by Koto Studio. Trent Bell UK-based architecture firm Koto makes cabins that are available in the US for the first time. The Niwa collection of minimalist tiny homes com...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Adding a rooftop solar array to a home or business is exciting and expensive. ✓ It is tempting to cut corners to keep cos...