See Inside Garages Converted Into Luxe Homes for As Little As $150,000

After learning that people in Europe convert garages into living spaces, commercial-real-estate veteran Rebecca Möller set off to start a company that helps Americans do the same.

Möller uses proprietary wall panels and parts prefabricated in a factory that allow transformations from garages to apartments to take about four weeks after proper permits are secured.

​​The walls to divide the garages into separate rooms and other materials for the transformation are trucked to the garages to be installed.

While Möller waits for the building permits to start the conversion, she hooks up the utilities, like water and electricity, which are typically connected to the main house. 

Möller is able to build studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom units in garages, depending on their size. They cost homeowners between $150,000 and $250,000 to build.

Möller turned this San Jose garage —  previously used for storage — into a studio apartment. Aging parents who live in the main house built it for their child, who is also their caregiver.