Oct 25, 2012 (All Things Considered) — Willow Tufano saved up money for her first house by selling things people left behind in foreclosed homes. After I did a story on her earlier this year, she became a little bit famous (and bought another house).
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This is Willow's new house. (Shannon Moore)
The 15-Year-Old Who Bought Two Houses
by Chana Joffe-Walt
Oct 25, 2012 (All Things Considered) — Willow Tufano saved up money for her first house by selling things people left behind in foreclosed homes. After I did a story on her earlier this year, she became a little bit famous (and bought another house).Willow Tufano is a teenager in Florida. I did a story on her earlier this year, after she bought a house. She saved up money for a down payment by selling stuff people left behind in foreclosed homes.
I recently spoke with Willow again, and learned that a lot happened to her in the past few months. She bought another house. She became a little bit famous. And she started working on getting her own reality show.
For More: Read our recent post on what Willow has been up to.
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