A couple built their home themselves to save money. Their mortgage is less than $900 a month.

Maddy and Drew Olson built their own home to ensure their mortgage payments were affordable.

Maddy Olson

Maddy Olson had never tiled anything before when she set out to tile the two bathrooms in her new home. That wasn't going to stop her, though. Olson and her husband have been building their first home together, doing as much of the work as possible themselves to cut costs.Through trial and error, the Olsons pulled it off. They built their home in Washington in about 9 months, sticking to their budget so their monthly mortgage payments could be less than $1,000.

Becoming homeowners has long been a goal for Maddy and Drew Olson.

Maddy and Drew Olson decided to build their own home to save money.