I’m always on the hunt for the perfect home for under 100K. Here are a few to add to the list.

• plywood cabin in Washington State
• readymade backyard cottage from Sunset magazine - This cottage was made from two prefab cabanas available at ModernCabana.com. I love the idea of plopping a few of these down to form the perfect country compound.

As much as I love good water pressure and a little room to spread out, I often fantasize about buying an Airstream and roaming the U.S. and Canada for a year or two. Sadly, another Christmas has passed and no one bought me one of these limited edition Airstreams designed in collaboration with Victorinox.