151 georgia natives julie and andrew puckett are currently living in their dream home which just so happens to be a renovated school bus andrew and julie puckett live inside of a 1990 blue bird bus that they transformed into their home with 1000 of renovations courtesy samuel laubscher the couple runs the blog house bus which documents their lives and adventures in their humble abode a 1990 blue bird bus andrew and julie puckett live inside of a 1990 blue bird bus that they transformed into their home with 1000 of renovations courtesy samuel laubscher julie 30 explained to abc news that the couple decided to move out of their 1000 square foot apartment in atlanta after their landlord wanted to raise their rent by 25 percent we didnt see the purpose of continuing to empty our bank account for something that we were not buying any equity in said julie andrew and julie puckett live inside of a 1990 blue bird bus that they transformed into their home with 1000 of renovations courtesy samuel laubscher the pucketts had originally planned to move into a tiny house which they assumed would be more affordable the couple soon found out that purchasing a tiny home was not as cheap as they had expected it to be since the whole purpose of purchasing a tiny home was to avoid going into debt and freeing up our finances i decided to look into alternate living situations julie said i then found out about school bus conversions and that seems like the appropriate fit and choice for our lifestyle andrew and julie puckett live inside of a 1990 blue bird bus that they transformed into their home with 1000 of renovations courtesy samuel laubscher the pucketts purchased the bus for 10000 and began working on renovations to convert the school bus into a livable home the renovations cost us just over 1000 and took about five months julie said we were able to create lots of custom furniture that houses storage for the bus and all of our personal touches really took it from a bus to a home andrew and julie puckett live inside of a 1990 blue bird bus that they transformed into their home with 1000 of renovations courtesy samuel laubscher julie said that while their family and friends were surprised at the drastic housing change at first they were ultimately supportive of the couples endeavor my parents helped us tremendously with the renovations and we really couldnt have done it without them said julie we feel very lucky andrew and julie puckett live inside of a 1990 blue bird bus that they transformed into their home with 1000 of renovations courtesy samuel laubscher the couple updates their blog regularly to document their daytoday experiences living in the house bus and they give advice on how to downsize your own life