An Army veteran bought a FedEx van for $3,000 and turned it into a tiny home on wheels

Jonathan Norris bought the van in early 2020.Jonathan Norris

• Former soldier Jonathan Norris paid $3,000 for a FedEx van that he could turn into a mobile home.
• He spent his weekends for two years converting the van so he could live rent-free.

Jonathan Norris was in the US Army for more than three years.

During his last year, which he spent in South Korea, Norris said he began saving up for a truck that he could live in when he returned to America.

After he got back to Washington State at the beginning of 2020, he found a 1998 FedEx truck he liked in California.

He said he managed to get it for a relatively "cheap" $3,000.

"It was a steal because a truck like this typically goes for at least $9,000," Norris told Insider.

The 37-year-old said he then spent his weekends over the next two years converting it into a mobile tiny home.