By Claire Bock
Name: Robert and Valerie Schnieders
Location: Balboa Island, California
Size: 1,000 square feet
Years lived in: 4 months, rented
Rob and Val decided that while renovating the home that they have lived in for 16 years, they would throw caution to the wind and rent a beach house for the year. This would allow them to shuffle furniture around and have a quiet place to go during heavy construction times and help keep their sanity.
