There are surprising places where this many people in one family makes life exponentially difficult.

The biggest of these is absolutely our house. Who can afford a seven bedroom home so everyone can have their own space?

A couple of years ago we had a dream to move our family to Salt Spring Island. Fast forward and we had packed all 5 of our kids up and hit the road.

Unlike the first house we were outbid on, it didn’t have a second tiny home on the property for my ex to live in.  Unlike the second house we were outbid on, it was at the very tip top of our budget, so there wasn’t much wiggle room and renos that were absolutely needed to make this house safe, leaving not much left to make a space that Chris, and other guests could stay in while here with us. 

Here are our options, and how we chose what was best for our family.