[simpson96]

Cara and her four kids, in front of the house they built.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Awesome!

[glasseye]

There are tutorials for just about anything on youtube.

[Jim Robinson]

Great job!

[Responsibility2nd]

Faced with the overwhelming task of constructing a house with their own hands, Brookins and her family turned to an unlikely source: YouTube.

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Unlikely? Not any more. YouTube is the go to source to watch hands on demonstrations on how to build or do anything.

Beautiful home, BTW. I just hope her idiot ex doesn’t come around and screw things up.

[wally_bert]

More power to her and the kids.

Youtube has probably done more to educate people than PBS and the rest educational broadcasting.

I’ve learned tons of stuff and gotten a lot of good ideas. I wish some people could learn to hold a camera steady or use a tripod though.

[UCANSEE2]

There is no way that the picture you posted is not a PHOTOSHOPPED PHOTO.

First thing, easily noticed, is that the LIGHTING is completely off.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Self-Help housing via the internet
No need to look back - only to the future !
..and I'll bet she swings a mean hammer now !

[gaijin]

Are you a dummy with money who regularly gets cleaned out by sketchy mechanics..?

Just look up your problem on YouTube, order the cheap Chinese parts from Ebay, and fix it YOURSELF for 90% off.

Some of the vids have amazing detail, geared towards slobbering fools.

People are an amazing resource.

[Oratam]

Resouceful AND hot.

[US_MilitaryRules]

My go to source for how to do things.

[4Liberty]

She built that!

[Mermaid Girl]

I did my kitchen with the help of You Tube videos — from the demo to the rebuild. We’re talking dry wall, cabinets, hard wood counter tops. Great stuff, totally!

[latina4dubya]

amazing! what a beautiful family... on a side note: where i live, permits would be necessary throughout the project...

[tomkat]

As a pro carpenter (ret), gotta say it's a dandy story, and they're to be roundly commended for their work if it's all true.

I am curious though re how long after completion the photo was allegedly taken, as the landscaping seems entirely too well established.

Of course, they could have taken all the money they saved and spent it on semi-mature trees & shrubbery, but somehow I doubt it.

Would also be interested to see the plumbing and electrical inspection signoffs, along with the homeowner's insurance appraisal.

Color me just a tad skeptical, but willing to be amazed   ;-)

[deadrock]

Young men and women, girls and boys, don't look to the charade bikini clad star, laughably curb stomping Navy Seals on the silver screen.

Here is a true super hero woman. Bravo.

[painter]

WOW !!

[Terry Mross]

I hope she’s armed because that rat bastard is still out there. Kudos to this beautiful family.

[CyberAnt]

Well, I’m suspicious .. having watched a lot of HGTV shows over the years, what about plumbing? That requires digging and laying pipe, etc. and then, figuring out how to supply water to the 2nd story.

This doesn’t pass the smell test.

[Chickensoup]

Backwoods Home Magazine has had ongoing stories of two women who built their homes. I think they did use some help.

[exPBRrat]

Good story...Thanks for the heads up.