I was one of the first builds that Jeff & Missy took on. It was a learning process for all parties. I had no idea what I wanted except I knew my ultimate goal; to travel around the US in a school bus that was home. They brought me my dream. It was a long process on the side of ordering from HD or Lowes, weather and schedules but it got done. Jeff & Missy do wonderful work and are very innovative in their builds. The workmanship, if not up to my liking was always fixed to meet all of my, sometimes ridiculous, standards. The time I spent with them and their family was invaluable and I felt heard and understood. I would do another bus with them, no questions asked. read more

I am a skoolie enthusiast so over the years I have had many interactions with skoolie owners as I looked forward to getting my own bus. Jeff and Missy Miller have been the most helpful. They are both extremely knowledgable and there has not been a skoolie question they couldn’t answer. They have walked me through each step of the planning stage for my skoolie. Their DIY course is great because you get help through a group where you can get your questions answered quickly. Their shop, Skoolie Homes, is a must-visit for anyone interested in a full bus conversion or if you want to DIY your conversion they will help you. The Miller’s and their team are honest and transparent. They have a heart for the skoolie community and for each of their clients. I feel you can not get a better quality built conversion than at Skoolie Homes. I am glad I found Skoolie Homes. read more

Wow, I wish I'd read all your reviews before I decided to use these guys. Everyone below Roger is spot on. Skoolie Homes is a fraud! They do NOT know what they're doing. I know now I didn't do my research properly, but I am so shocked that they won't stand behind their product and take back this mess they gave me. They claim to run a ministry to make homes for people in need, but they took the last of my savings and gave me something I can't use. When I first got there to pick up the bus I saw immediately that the bedroom they'd built was too small. It looked to be maybe twin-sized and I had specifically said queen. Jeff said he was going off my layout. I knew I was going to be doing construction anyway so I figured fine, I'll just move the wall. Turns out they had rewritten my layout for a full sized bed but even so the bedroom they built was 3" too small for that! Even thought they'd had my bus for 5 months they were still just screwing stuff in when I came to pick it up, even though I was hours later than I said I would be. Should have been a red flag, but I was excited and just nodded and smiled. The thing they were screwing in was the switch to power the water pump and they were mounting the box on the outside of a wall instead of inside because they had only just realized that the intended switch was not working. They hardwired the water pump directly into the solar batteries rather than into its own terminal in the fuse box. They said that they had had to fire their electrician recently. Should have been a red flag, but... These people can't keep staff on board because the staff must figure out what liars and cheaters they are and jump ship soon. The Office Manager quit soon after I picked up my bus and right about when I started to complain about things going wrong. Because they built the bedroom too small they put in 2 40-gallon water tanks rather than the 2 50-gallon which I had asked for and paid for. This resulted in 20% less water on board. That is significant when you plan to be out in the wild. They never checked with me to see if this was OK. They also showed me this odd little knob they had installed whereby I needed to turn off the bus' battery every time I was stopped for any length of time. This was because they couldn't figure out why the exterior lights of the bus would not turn off and this was their solution. Huge inconvenience, and the knob fell off during my first road trip and after some panicking I had to figure out another rig. I've since gotten a mechanic to fix this for $400!! When my builders at home started work on the bus they kept telling me how bad the existing carpentry was. Walls that varied in measurements by as much as 1.5" from top to bottom. That is a lot! Worse - when we cut through the roof to install another skylight we saw that there was no insulation between the roof and the ceiling! They had promised to insulate throughout. A LIE! THEN, the solar power system failed after a week. At first we tried everything to get it back running and...long story short...we ended up having to disconnect the computer and the inverter and send them back to Renogy (another bad company, but more on that later). I suspect that this was due to faulty installation and my electrician says he thinks the initial power was all from one charge and that the components were never working right because they were not properly installed. When the electricity had been working briefly we noticed that the electrical outlets on the driver's side of the bus all didn't work. It turned out they all had to be rewired! They told me the bus they bought me had passed a 26-point inspection, but only AFTER I picked up the bus and got back home and read the exit paperwork did I read "Jeff inspected your bus but Jeff is not a mechanic...so you agree to take the bus as is." How dare they do that to trusting people??!! When I drove away from them (a 2-day drive to get home to NY, by the way) the Check Engine light went on after about an hour on the road. I pulled over and called them and they told me I was probably driving too fast. I drove slower and it went on after the next hour. The 2nd time they told me "It's an old vehicle. You just need to drive slower and let it rest." So I just believed that this was my new reality. OK, maybe I'm dim, but these are supposed to be the experts! I've since had this fixed - it was a sensor - for over $400 also. I discovered the paint was already peeling by the door after only 3 months and that's because they painted over mold! In short I would NEVER recommend this company to my worst enemy!!! read more

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Wow! Impressed! Professional! Highly recommended! I'm a novice in the world of skoolies, all I knew is I wanted one. The first call I had with Missy was extremely informative. She told me the good, the bad and the ugly about owning and living in a skoolie. Then, when the right skoolie became available, they worked hard and fast to get the work done I wanted. The work passed my expectations. When I went to pick it up, they spent hours with me making sure I understood everything. Now, if I have a question, they are available. This is a family run business and run by incredible people. Can't say enough good things about them. read more

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these are some truly wholesome folks who know skoolies inside and out. It's a complex process to transform a used school bus into a home and these guys nail it, working with them has been a joy. read more

Skoolie Homes claim to be the skoolie industry expert, they have no building experience. We gave them a bus, $36,500 and over 4months. They built a death trap with open wiring behind the shower, leaking roof and no plumbing or bathroom. The bus actually caught fire when we opened the battery compartment. This could have been a bomb if the propane was on. We just want a refund. read more

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Skoolie Homes claims to be experts in the industry. From my experience and what I have seen built is far from either expert or even quality. Poor craftsmanship, gaps where walls and ceiling meet, wiring that was rigged and not to a dedicated battery. Do yourself a favor and find a better, competent builder. Skoolie homes does even qualify for the most basic of builds. read more

Skoolie homes is a scam. THEY SCAM DISABLED MILITARY VETERANS. I don't know who they paid to write good reviews, or maybe friends and family did this for them. The staff is rude and they will steal your money. They claim to be a Christian business but God sees they're liars. Everything started out fine with Missy for the first month when she was able to collect over $13K dollars in cash from me and another $10k in supplies but when I asked for the final cost estimate it was almost triple the price listed for a school bus home. She sent me an invoice of almost$65K, not even taking out the $13k i had already paid her, when bus prices listed on the site average 30k. Even after removing all customizations the price she quoted ($41k) was well over the prices listed on the website. I kept asking for a detailed cost breakdown of what exactly she was cbarging so much for and it was an arbitrary list with inflated charges for basics like "seat removal"... Duh! You convert school buses into homes you can't keep them in. It's not an extra expense. Mind you these were charges apart from the 5000 initial dollars for the bus and All the while she delayed the work each month, claiming her daughter was dying. I stopped the project seeing that it was a scam, and she couldn't come up with an honest final balance, but i had already paid in almost $23.k total in cash and personal custom building supplies like a $700 copper farmhouse sink, abd custom light fixtures and a $3500 antique phone booth to serve as a bathroom stall. I even sent an investigator to the site and at the time in 2017, it was little more than a junkyard. I'm assuming she was able to grow her business after stealing 23k from me. She couldn't even offer me a running bus after i invested that much money. What a tremendous advantage indeed! To build your business off free money from someone else. I'm a disabled veteran and i was awarded my long awaited disability pension and decided that a skoolie home was my best option of owning a home. Missy kept my money and the bus and supplies and couldn't even provide a running bus for me to take the stuff i had already invested. I had a subsequent nervous breakdown and spent several months homeless. Moreover, her rude manager tried to charge me for storage on their own lot after stealing my money. She even sent me threatening letters around Christmas time. They got suspiciously defensive when i had to get a lawyer abd then they refused to communicate at all. Supposedly they had the bus towed somewhere but i think they're lying because it's their own lot. She just wanted to extort more money from me. I was hasty in sending so much money before we had completed the contract but I assumed she was honest. DON'T TRUST THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE DISHONEST PEOPLE. It took me so long to tell my story because I've had to recover from the subsequent mental breakdown and homelessness since they stole my money. To this day I've received NOTHING in return. Missy kept the money and the bus abd my supplies. read more

Missy and Jeff helped translate my dream into a reality, converting a 23-foot short bus into a mobile home that allowed me to travel across the United States for a period of 8 months visiting 40+ national parks over 21,000 miles; the construction held up very well and all of its function suited me perfectly, including bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom facilities. I couldn't of asked for a better build, and they reconciled my vision for the layout with the practicalities and opportunities of building in such a small space. Pics of the bus can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/campdavid.otr/ read more

Missy was extremely helpful and thoughtful in her response to all my questions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion!

After months of missed commitments I arrived 10/5/18 for delivery which was one week late Upon arrival, the propane sensor was not able to be hooked up without triggering the alarm. The next morning when Jeff came to replace the sensor I had more issues including: leak under the bathroom area of the bus no hot water AC would not stop running shower had not been caulked washing machine had not been tested USB port/cup holder for the driver area was missing Interior doors had no way to be properly secured RV door did not close/lock properly sofa had not been bolted down We took the bus back to the shop for these repairs Saturday morning where a member of the team with his wife arrived to perform these repairs. When I left that afternoon the AC was still not working, but other repairs had been made. I made the decision to leave the lot with my bus as I believed the major issues to be resolved and needed to be in Illinois for family reasons. Ninety minutes into my 600 mile drive the engine over heated and I called Jeff for assistance. When I told him I was disabled on the side of the road he said "You need to get to a mechanic. I don't know anything about diesel engines". I was told on the contract that he performs a 'rigorous 25 point inspection' of the bus before buying/converting. The first mechanic had to replace the batteries as Jeff's work had killed the cells. The mechanic was unable to re-hook the DC wiring as it was unsafe. Upon further inspection a live wire was found in the battery compartment which previously went to the propane sensor Beyond the initial safety concerns of no propane sensor and live wires/unsafe wiring in the battery compartment, I have found several items in my bus build that are sloppy, unprofessional and incomplete: The bookshelf was measured incorrectly and in order to make it fit they cut a notch out of the counter top to accommodate The shower head is off center and directs the water out of the shower opening rather than into the wall which causes leaking The bathroom door is too heavy it jumps the track when driving A light was installed where the bedroom door swings open so the top of the door has been lopped off to accommodate Lower murphy bunk bed was not built in a manner to allow it to swing down and the locking mechanism was installed with 1/2" metal screws rather than the proper length wood screw. I have replaced the screws and had modified the bunk to allow it to barely squeeze open/closed Decorative trim on the ceiling has nearly 100 staples per strip - many not set or filled in and does not fit true around lights and up to the walls New white cabinets have paint to cover scuffs Bus was delivered filthy Drawer front under the set up in the bedroom fell off the first time it was opened Drawer under the stove rarely opens Fridge handles were lost Microwave I brought to their site was stolen Cut outs from the butcher block were 'lost' and I was never given those pieces which I paid for Back wall of the bus at the ceiling has a 1" gap with visible insulation There are no sensors to alert me as to the status of the tanks Electrical box is not labeled so I do not know how to manage electric use to prevent tripping a circuit RV door does not close properly There is no vent for cooking smells There are outlets behind the propane range & one unusable behind the counter Internal paint job is poorly done and needs to be repainted I paid nearly 50,000 for a professionally converted bus and what I have looks like a DIY project from someone's back yard that has several major safety concerns. Skoolie Homes did offer to pick up the bus and take it to their shop to address the issues. I decided not to do that as they do not have the skill set to remedy the work they did poorly the first time and more importantly, I cannot be without my home the several weeks it would take. I did accept a $5000 refund to cover some of these items; however, my expenses already exceed this amount. read more

Don't let Missy & Jeff fool you. They seem like nice people with a legitimate business, however they ripped me off over $50,000! What's worse is that not only did they defraud me out of a ton of money, they never even did the work. In fact, the work they did complete is so horrifyingly rigged & literally dangerous that I've had to pay another bus builder to treat it all out all the way back to bare steel. They caused substantial water damage to my bus, which lead to extensive mold growth & then tried to cover it up by adding a second subfloor over the top of the water damaged one! Because my bus was in no way completed, the $20,000 worth of appliances & fixtures I purchased were basically thrown into the bus in a manner that made by it extremely difficult to see the issues they had caused until my bus was driven away from their property. In all, I'm out over $100,000 now that I've had to pay to take my bus back to base steel & start over. I am not wealthy by any means & I am a widowed mom, just hoping to live a simple affordable a life. These people are the lowest form of human scum, but they portray themselves as caring friends. They completely took advantage of me & were fully aware of my circumstances. They are disgusting people who prey on unsuspecting customers who are playing then good money for inexcusably substandard workmanship. If you don't know if you should believe me, just start looking around the internet... I'm certainly not the only one who has been scammed by Skoolie Homes. Unfortunately when I hired them, there were no internet reviews at all, but as I said, Missy will seem like a sweet kind woman looking out for your best interest, but it's all a lie. I have 300+ photos of the same, recklessly unprofessional work they did on my bus that they charged me over $50,000 for very little work done at all. I have recorded phone calls with Missy & Jeff that prove that everything I say is accurate. I have every correspondence with them..every email, every message, every letter. Don't be a victim of their scam... Avoid Skoolie Homes at all costs. read more