Tour Tennessee Reno Husbands PJ and Thomas McKay's Restored Family Craftsman Home

Real estate duo, husbands for 13 years and dads of three, PJ and Thomas McKay live in a beautiful 1924 Craftsman home in Cleveland, Tennessee, with their kids Allan, Zechariah and Ariana — but this is present day. Rewind to 1985, when the home was Thomas’ childhood paradise and a DIY playground for his parents’ never-ending renovation adventures. Several decades later, the home itself fell into complete shambles and desperately needed new, nurturing homeowners. Cue the McKays. "We met back in 2009 at a mutual friends’ get together and we just hit it off," Thomas says. "We both grew up in the same small town, and we bonded over that [and] over our love of homes and family. And the rest is history."

"I think the biggest reason why we wanted to buy [this] home is because it's the house I grew up in," Thomas continues. "My mom and dad bought the house in 1985 [and] renovated it themselves." By the time he was a teenager, the DIY bug had already bit him. "My family would come home to find that I had rearranged the rooms again."

PJ adds, "And there’s just so much history of his family being here." Thomas' childhood handprints are in the pavement right out front in concrete, along with his siblings' prints, too.

A vintage photo of Thomas' mom, Lila, standing proudly beside the sold sign gave the two inspiration to proudly recreate the moment and proclaim their intent to restore the family home to its former glory.