{
  "id": 9159099,
  "title": "Reaping profits by YouTube and discarded materials: This couple built 2,500-sq-ft home for $40,000, sold it for $290,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/reaping-profits-by-youtube-and-discarded-materials-this-couple-built",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/reaping-profits-by-youtube-and-discarded-materials-this-couple-built-2-500-sq-ft-home-for-40-000-sold-it-for-290000-11790087735807.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A New York couple built a 2,500-square-foot home for approximately $40,000 using materials salvaged from local dumps and online tutorials. The couple, Jessica Patrzyk and her husband, then sold the property for $290,000 and moved to Florida without having jobs or permanent accommodation. The family had previously operated several businesses in rural Worth, New York, including a coffee shop, retail shops, and a tarot reading service.",
  "summary": "Jessica Patrzyk, 34, and her husband left their life in rural Worth, New York, where they had operated several businesses, including a coffee shop, retail shops and a tarot reading service",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}