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GRANTOR. >> HELLO, COME ON IN. THIS IS HOME. LINDSAY, HER HUSBAND AND THEIR THREE YOUNG KIDS MOVED TO CALIFORNIA FROM FLORIDA IN THIS CONVERTED SCHOOL BUS. >> THIS IS OUR HOME, THIS IS MY FAMILY. >> RENOVATING THE BUS WAS THE BEGINNING OF AN ADVENTURE. MY HUSBAND WORKED ON IT FULL-TIME FOR THREE MONTHS. >> I DIDN’T KNOW IF WE COULD DO IT. HOLD UP UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. >> BUT HE JUMPED ON BOARD. >> I THINK IT IS GREAT FOR THE KIDS TO GET OUT AND SEE THE COUNTRY. >> THE FAMILY OF FIVE LIVED ON THE BUS FULL-TIME FOR NINE MONTHS. >> WE GOT A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM MY FAMILY. >> AND THEN THEY HIT THE ROAD, TRAVELING FROM ORLANDO TO SACRAMENTO. THE ROAD TRIP SAW A FEW SPEED BUMPS. >> THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ARE IN OUR HOME. WE HUNG OUT AND SPENT THE NICE ON OUR BUS. ERIC WAS CHARGED WITH CONVERTING THE BUS INTO A HOME. >> A HYBRID SOLAR AND AC PLUG-IN. THERE IS A CONTROLLER THAT TAKES THE POWER AND CHARGES THE BATTERIES. >> WHILE INSIDE -- I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT. >> LINDSAY WAS IN CHARGE OF THE DESIGN. >> WE HAVE SEATBELTS IN THE COUCH. THIS IS OUR SINK. WE HAVE RUNNING WATER. THIS IS OUR TOILET ROOM. A COMPOST TOILET WHERE THEY POTTY TRAINED THEIR THREE-YEAR-OLD. AND DIRECTLY ACROSS, THE SHOWER. >> IT WAS CHALLENGING. GOING FROM A FULL-SIZED 1600 SQUARE-FOOT HOME INTO A 230 SQUARE-FOOT HOME. >> THEY MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY INCH. THE COUPLE MADE THE GAMBLE TO HELP WITH MEDICAL SCHOOL DEBT AND SAY IT IS A RISK WORTH TAKING. >> I WOULD SAY IT HAS MADE US CLOSER.