Her husband was on board with her idea and just two weeks later, in October 2018, the vehicle was theirs, Ballard said.
"It sounds crazy, especially since it was going to be our future home, but it was too perfect to pass up," she added.
She estimates that they paid about $4,500 for the Airstream Overlander, which was built in 1971.
"We were kind of naive and that probably helped speed along the decision to get it, but we were stubborn enough to finish the project," Suttles told Insider.
Despite their excitement, the couple knew that the work ahead of them wasn't going to be easy.