North Carolina
How siblings transformed shipping containers into 2 Airbnb getaways that brought in $10,000 in revenue last month
- Landon and Heather Schlabach run a short-term-rental administration agency overseeing 75 properties.
- Their youthful brother, Reece, joined them to flip two transport containers into secluded retreats.
- Heather shared how they arrange the houses, which collectively earned over $10,000 in income in October.
Three siblings who transformed transport containers into two Airbnbs have attracted guests from California to Canada.
Landon, 31, Heather, 28, and Reece Schlabach, 27, hatched the concept on their mother and father’ entrance porch in Columbus, North Carolina, a city 45 minutes south of Asheville that’s identified for mountaineering trails and wineries.
Landon and Heather run a short-term rental firm they named BNB Breeze, which manages 75 properties together with seaside homes in Florida, cabins in Pennsylvania, and a refurbished barn in Tennessee. Reece invests and works on particular person initiatives along with his older siblings.
The siblings personal eight of the 75 properties, together with the 2 shipping-container getaways, which they’ve dubbed “The Inexperienced Creek Shipyard.”
Landon used a Google search to search out the naked metal bins, which are actually outfitted with trendy interiors in addition to rain showers and scorching tubs. Their first container now rents out for $250 an evening, whereas their second container, which simply opened in October and has a 40-foot-long lined deck, goes for $315 an evening.
It helps that Airbnb pivoted this 12 months to highlight out-of-the-box leases. The corporate redesigned its web site in Could to focus on “distinctive” leases on the entrance web page and even gave away $10 million to folks with plans to construct “eccentric” houses.
Courtesy of BNB Breeze
For the Schlabachs, it is a household affair: Landon is the visionary, Heather is detail-oriented, and Reece offers the elbow grease for installations. Even Mother is concerned — she handles cleansing the 2 transport containers between company.
Heather breaks down how the containers went from concept to actuality.
They discovered the containers on Google and acquired them as much as code
Courtesy of BNB Breeze
It began with a Google search. After their preliminary porch discuss, Landon was in a position to monitor down a Spartanburg, South Carolina, firm that sells transport containers that come clear and painted with cutouts for home windows.
They bought their first transport container in 2020 for $7,200. The second, purchased in 2021, was $10,000 as a result of they requested extra window cutouts.
The siblings then introduced the containers as much as code, including egress home windows, putting in correct retailers, and constructing railings for lofted areas. They put them on property Reece already owned.
Every container is 8 ft by 40 ft, or about 320 sq. ft, and designed to really feel like a part of a secluded retreat. The primary container has a scorching tub and glass storage door for fluidity between the within and out of doors. The just lately opened second container has a small pond and waterfall characteristic beneath the house with a chair swing for stress-free evenings.
Courtesy of BNB Breeze
In whole, Heather says, the setup, which incorporates shopping for furnishings and decor, price $85,000 for the primary container and $120,000 for the second, which has the huge lined deck.
Heather additionally cautions that financing may be tough for nontraditional dwellings. Containers will not be thought-about “loanable,” she says.
“Distinctive stays are actually powerful, particularly a container,” she advised Insider.
The siblings used their private financial savings and income from the opposite short-term leases they handle to finance the primary container, after which income from the primary container to fund the second.
Courtesy of BNB Breeze
Insider seen the full nights booked and common every day price for each models to work out income for October. The primary container booked 27 nights at $265 an evening, and the second booked 12 nights at $304 an evening, estimating over $10,000 in income.
They leaned into the small area to make it really feel intimate
Courtesy of BNB Breeze
As an alternative of seeing the small area as a problem, Schlabach says, they leaned into the tight parameters. In a single container, a king-size mattress that takes up virtually the entire bed room is supposed to be cozy as a substitute of claustrophobic.
“Your entire bed room is just about a mattress, which might be fairly bizarre in a standard dwelling,” she advised Insider.
As a result of they weren’t outfitting a whole dwelling, Heather additionally says they have been ready to decide on top-of-the line finishes like a tabletop with a built-in charcuterie board or a Samsung Body TV that hangs flat in opposition to the wall.
Every container sleeps 4, however the typical occupancy is 2, Schlabach says.
“Loads of {couples} present up — normally it is some type of a particular journey and so they need to get away,” she stated.
Courtesy of BNB Breeze
There are not any plans for a 3rd container, although Schlabach says it is not out of the playing cards.
“I’ve little question we’ll all three hold doing stuff collectively,” she stated.
Bill Belichick’s first coaching staff at North Carolina continues to come together.
Longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer and veteran SEC offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to finalize deals to join Belichick’s staff, sources told ESPN.
After coaching for nearly a decade in college, Priefer started in the NFL in 2002 and was a special teams coordinator in the NFL from 2006 to 2022. He is noted in Browns history as serving as the head coach in a January 2021 wild-card victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, which is the franchise’s only postseason win since the 1994 season. Priefer stepped in for Kevin Stefanski, who watched the game at home with COVID.
Priefer was the special teams coordinator for the Chiefs (2006-08), Broncos (2009-10), Vikings (2011-18) and Browns (2019-22). He brings ties to the Naval Academy, something he shares with Belichick and his family. Priefer is a Navy graduate and served as a graduate assistant there.
Friend worked last season as Western Kentucky’s offensive coordinator. He brings strong recruiting ties in the South, having worked at Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi State as the offensive line coach. He has also worked as the offensive coordinator at Colorado State and WKU.
Friend has a long history of developing linemen for the NFL.
With Priefer and Friend, there are six known members of Belichick’s staff, which includes longtime NFL coach Freddie Kitchens as the offensive coordinator and veteran NFL coach Stephen Belichick as the defensive coordinator.
The hires line up the objectives of Belichick, who has stressed that he wants to run the Tar Heels like a pro program.
Before taking the UNC job, Belichick told ESPN’s Pat McAfee that if he were to run a college program, it would be a “pipeline to the NFL for the players that had the ability to play in the NFL.”
He added: “It would be a professional program. Training, nutrition, scheme, coaching, techniques that would transfer to the NFL. It would be an NFL program at a college level and an education that would get the players ready for their career after football.”
North Carolina
Dozens in western NC kicked out of hotels Tuesday despite FEMA extending deadline, officials say
Despite the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extending the deadline, dozens of people in western North Carolina were left without shelter Tuesday night after being kicked out of the hotels FEMA provided as temporary housing for those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
On Monday, FEMA announced it was extending the deadline for its Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program for victims of Helene in western North Carolina.
Through the program, FEMA paid for hotel and motel rooms for thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Helene.
Tuesday just before 3:30 p.m., FEMA said on X that “current eligible occupants can remain in their lodging through the end of March 2025.”
But hours later, Senator Ted Budd posted this message on X:
“My office is hearing from dozens in WNC who have been kicked out of their hotels tonight, despite FEMA’s announcement yesterday that they were extending Transitional Sheltering Assistance through January 25.
“This is unacceptable. This needs to be fixed TONIGHT.”
Senator Thom Tillis also called out FEMA Tuesday night on X:
“My office has been helping dozens of Helene victims today who have been told their hotel vouchers expired despite not having a safe and livable home to go back to. Their homes have mold and broken windows…it’s 20 degrees tonight. Hotels are trying to help them, and a number of nonprofits are stepping up to pay for victims to stay in their hotels so FEMA has another day to get its act together.
“This is a total breakdown on the part of FEMA.”
This comes after Governor Josh Stein was in western North Carolina that same day.
On Tuesday, Stein posted a photo of himself eating a BBQ sandwich at JRO’s in Canton.
“My team and I have been working hard to maintain temporary housing assistance for people in western NC,” the governor said Monday, one day prior, on X.
Senator Budd said later on Tuesday that he had been in contact with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and encouraged those in need of assistance to contact his office at budd.senate.gov.
WRAL News reached out to FEMA, and this was the agency’s response:
“If any survivors still need housing assistance or feel their TSA eligibility ended in error, they should immediately call the FEMA helpline at 1-800-621-3362.”
If you were impacted by this situation and would like to share your experience with WRAL, go to wral.com/reportit.
The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from Jan. 14 drawing
04-14-35-49-62, Mega Ball: 06, Megaplier: 3
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Jan. 14 drawing
03-06-17-26-39, Lucky Ball: 04
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from Jan. 14 drawing
Day: 2-0-1, Fireball: 3
Evening: 3-3-6, Fireball: 3
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from Jan. 14 drawing
Day: 0-2-7-8, Fireball: 8
Evening: 8-8-1-4, Fireball: 2
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash 5 numbers from Jan. 14 drawing
11-17-19-20-33
Check Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Double Play numbers from Jan. 14 drawing
18-24-36-37-43
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599.
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket, copies of a government-issued photo ID and social security card to: North Carolina Education Lottery, P.O. Box 41606, Raleigh, NC 27629. Prize claims less than $600 do not require copies of photo ID or a social security card.
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a prize claim form and deliver the form, along with your signed lottery ticket and government-issued photo ID and social security card to any of these locations:
- Asheville Regional Office & Claim Center: 16-G Regent Park Blvd., Asheville, NC 28806, 877-625-6886 press #1. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Greensboro Regional Office & Claim Center: 20A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407, 877-625-6886 press #2. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Charlotte Regional Office & Claim Center: 5029-A West W. T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28269-1861, 877-625-6886 press #3. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- NC Lottery Headquarters: Raleigh Claim Center & Regional Office, 2728 Capital Blvd., Suite 144, Raleigh, NC 27604, 877-625-6886 press #4. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
- Greenville Regional Office & Claim Center: 2790 Dickinson Avenue, Suite A, Greenville, NC 27834, 877-625-6886 press #5. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Wilmington Regional Office & Claim Center: 123 North Cardinal Drive Extension, Suite 140, Wilmington, NC 28405, 877-625-6886 press #6. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at https://nclottery.com/.
When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
- Pick 3, 4: 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 11:22 p.m. daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Carolina Connect editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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