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Willis family turns former Airbnb into its forever home

After five years of operating the Otto House as an Airbnb, Andrew and Taylor Willis decided to turn this historic house into their forever home. The couple is pictured in front of the newly restored house with their children, Ledger and Austyn.
After five years of operating the Otto House as an Airbnb, Andrew and Taylor Willis decided to turn this historic house into their forever home. The couple is pictured in front of the newly restored house with their children, Ledger and Austyn.

“One day we will live here!”  That’s what Aurorans Taylor and Andrew Willis said in 2020 when they purchased and opened the Otto House as an Airbnb on M Street. Today, that dream has turned into a reality. For five years, the Willises lived across the street from the historic Otto House, thinking of a 10-year plan of one day buying their dream home. “When we bought all these houses, my dad he…