A woman tours the fully furnished houseboat she bought for about $200,000 in a beach town where homes cost millions.
Lindsey Perrotti, 28, and her fiance, 31, bought their waterfront residence on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, last year and live there part-time.
He went viral on TikTok after giving a detailed tour of their stunning home away from home in a series of videos.
‘It’s basically like a little house on the water,’ he explained in the first clip, which has been viewed more than 635,000 times.
Lindsey Perrotti, 28, and her fiancé, 31, bought a houseboat on Long Beach Island, New Jersey, last year and live there part-time.
Tiktok went viral after she gave a detailed tour of their waterfront abode, which features a cozy living room with a nautical striped sofa and matching chairs.
The living room leads to a kitchen with white cabinets, a sink, a stovetop, a microwave and a refrigerator. The only thing that appears to be missing is a stove
Perotti began the tour on the front deck of the houseboat, which features custom upholstered seating, a small table and a cooler.
She stepped through sliding glass doors into a cozy living room with a vaulted ceiling, where she had a full-size couch with nautical stripes and a matching chair.
The room is large enough for a round coffee table and a buffet cabinet filled with plates and glasses. A large TV is installed in the corner of the room.
The living room leads to a kitchen with white cabinets, a sink, a stovetop, a microwave and a refrigerator. The only thing that appears to be missing is a stove.
Perotti notes that there is ‘plenty of space to cook’, but instead of a dining room table they have an open counter with two stools.
To the right of the kitchen is a bathroom with a full-size shower, sink and toilet, which she says is ‘easy to get ready.’
A ladder leads up to the loft, where they have a queen bed that is ‘great for guests’.
To the right of the kitchen is a bathroom with a full-size shower, sink and toilet, which she says is ‘easy to get ready in.’
A staircase leads up to the loft, where they have a queen bed that is ‘great for guests’.
Perotti’s bedroom gets plenty of light thanks to windows and sliding glass doors that lead to a side deck overlooking the water.
The couple has a small outdoor bistro table with chairs where they can sit and enjoy the view
Plenty of light is available thanks to Perotti’s bedroom windows and sliding glass doors that lead to a side deck overlooking the water.
They have a small outdoor bistro table with two chairs where they can sit and enjoy the view – the ‘best part’ of the houseboat.
‘I can’t believe this is our view,’ he said. ‘It’s epic.’
In Perotti’s follow-up videos, he answered viewers’ questions about his waterfront home, including how they found it and how much they paid for it.
Most homes on Long Beach Island cost $1 million or more, but only a fraction of what houseboats cost.
‘Our houseboat was custom built in 2021, and we were able to negotiate all of the furniture and decor for about $100,000 to $200,000 with our slip fee,’ he explained.
Perotti said they bought it after a friend sent them a video of the floating property, insisting they would love it.
‘Our houseboat was custom built in 2021, and we were able to negotiate all of the furniture and decor for about $100,000 to $200,000 with our slip fee,’ he explained.
Perotti and her fiancé live on the houseboat from May to October, weather permitting
Perrotti said they spend their evenings in the beach town ‘taking long bike rides after work, cooking together and never missing a sunset’.
According to the content creator, most of the decor is from Wayfair and Kohl’s, but they also go to home goods and antique stores to make their home feel like their own.
The sink and shower lead to the ocean, and they have a 300-gallon septic tank that empties every two weeks to a month.
They live in houseboats from May to October, the weather is unpredictable. He noted that they had ‘amazing insurance’ and that it would cover if their boat was destroyed in a hurricane.
‘If there’s a storm, in general, we just feel it swing, so it really depends on the wind,’ he said. ‘We’ve been here so far, where the winds are 50 miles per hour. It was actually our first weekend on the boat, and it basically feels like you’re moving.’
Perotti’s houseboats run hard at the marina during winter and winter, which is a portion of their dock fee.
In another video, she shared that she and her fiancé spend their evenings in the beach town ‘taking long bike rides after work, cooking together, and don’t miss the sunset.’