Sarah Lemp, 36, lives in Livonia, Michigan, with her husband, Jason, and their five children, ages 2, 8, 11, 13 and 13. In 2014, the stay-at-home mom, who refers to herself as a longtime “DIY-er” with an affinity for coming up with “affordable decorating hacks,” started buying run-down trailers online to renovate and sell for pro
The first time Lemp bought an RV online, she “didn’t really have a game plan,” but wanted to renovate a camper her family could use for road trips, she told CNBC. “I liked the idea of camping and had fond memories of camping as a child,” she says.
Lemp’s first DIY camper took around three months to fix up, and from there, her family decided to continue flipping RVs and bigger campers due to the “teamwork and togetherness” these kinds of projects instill in their lifestyle.
With the help of her kids and husband, Lemp has since flipped and sold 10 RVs of different styles and types. She’s made $22,000 in profit, plus an additional $1,000 to $2,000 a month that she earns from running her blog, All Things with Purpose, which she started in 2012 to share her family’s adventures and DIY projects. She now features her RV renovations as well.
