When a relationship breakdown left Emma unable to pay her mortgage, instead of selling she decided to rent her house out and build a new home in her backyard — it only cost her $100,000.
When Emma Hohnen found herself in a housing bind, she wasn't like most people trying to enter the market.
Ms Hohnen already owned her own home, but a relationship breakdown meant she could no longer afford to live in the house and make her repayments.Faced with the task of finding a new living situation for herself and her two young children, she decided to rent out her existing home, and use her equity to build a second, smaller dwelling at the back of her property.Because Ms Hohnen had to build behind her existing house, she was limited in size.
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