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Much like most Australian capital cities, buying and building a home in Beijing, is generally expensive.

Beijing local, Mrs. Fan, knew the about the compromises of inner-city real estate all too well, when she found herself living in a small dilapidated house, with her young son, in the courtyard of her parent's residence just outside of the city.

That's until, she stuck-it to the man, with her tiny home that can be built with a single tool in less than a day. Oh, and it cost $10k.

Photography: Gao Tianxia / People’s Architecture Office