48 states in 6 months: Bay Area family puts house up for sale to tour US in search of new home

Sunday, February 28, 2021
SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, a family is putting their home up for sale, and Monday will hit the road in a trailer.

Their mission is to search the entire United States for a new place to live.

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The Holt family has called Healdsburg home for several years.
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One reason they're leaving is to find more space at an affordable price.

Their plan is to explore 48 states over six months.

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"It wasn't always a monetary-driven thing, but we do want more space and that seems like how we're going to accomplish it," Ben Holt said.
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"We do love it here. We do love it in Sonoma County and we've been here, and we just, we're feeling led that there's a little more for us out there," Holt said.



The entire family is leaving, including four children.

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