Justine Schmidt and Josh Paul fell in love with a plot of land in Fairbanks, where the self-taught couple constructed a home for $200,000.

This oceanfront property in southeast Alaska, with concrete floors and ... describes the joys and challenges of custom-building a home over the water in rural Ketchikan. Photo: Kyoko Fierro ...

Schmidt and Paul, who both work at the University of Fairbanks, purchased the land in May of 2021. Though they both lacked ...