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Tucker’s
“Tow-tally Peachy” Tiny House L.A. DISON
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n mid-2020, when much of the world was shielding from coronavirus in lockdown, many people took the opportunity to use digital connectivity and resources to learn new skills, everything from web design to raising backyard poultry. One Tucker couple decided to turn a longtime hobby into a new business venture. Lauren and Michael Meeks have lived in Tucker for about four years; he grew up in Lilburn, and she was born in Pennsylvania but grew up in Americus. The couple has been fascinated with the Tiny House Movement for years. During the course of their marriage, they have stayed in Pre-renovation Harvey. multiple tiny homes, visited even more, and even attended a Tiny House Convention in Atlanta in 2020. Their dream to buy and rent out their own tiny house stalled once they started shopping in earnest to purchase one, and realized that most of them were out of their price range.
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“During the COVID lockdown, we began to spend a lot of time online exploring pretty much every iteration of tiny houses,” explained Lauren. “Container homes, buying a tiny house shell and finishing it ourselves, ‘schoolies’ (renovated school buses) – we considered them all.” And then in the middle of their research phase, Lauren saw a camper for sale in their price range on Facebook. It had been a longterm residence for the owners while they were renovating their primary residence, and they had already done some of the interior renovations themselves. “It was nice not to have to start from scratch with regards to renovations,” said Lauren. “Finding the camper at such a great price just sealed the deal for us!” While Michael works as an engineering manager at SalesForce, Lauren owns her own business, Bnb Made Simple, providing high-touch property management
