LITTLE People, Big World star Matt Roloff dropped $1.4 million to build a dream home for his fiancee Caryn Chandler before their sudden split, The U.S. Sun has learned.
Matt, 63, announced his breakup with his fiancee Caryn, 58, after eight years together.
Last year, Matt completed construction on a stunning mansion on Roloff Farms that he built for his fiancee.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal Matt dropped a whopping $1,461,520 on the construction.
According to public records, he spent $397,500 in 2023 and $1,064,020 in 2024 on improvements to the property.
He began building the single-family residence in 2023 and completed construction in 2024.
The home boasts three bedrooms, three bathrooms and is 3,949 square feet.
HOME SWEET HOME
Matt has provided updates on the construction over social media.
In October 2023, Matt showed off his kitchen in the house, as he installed low countertops and a sink for him to be able to reach.
He also revealed the house has a standard kitchen for his fiancee, who is not a little person.
In January 2024, Matt showed off the front of the home, as the exterior features brick, aluminum siding that resembles wood, and large windows.
“Hi everyone… soon i’ll take a bunch of new photos to show you our new house here on the farm… but in the meantime check out this amazing low maintenance siding accent we used,” he captioned the video.
The inside of the home features light hardwood floors and a stone fireplace.
The living room has wood beams on the ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the property.
Matt and Caryn were also able to watch the gorgeous sunset on a patio as well.
The home has stone columns throughout.
Matt built Caryn a home on the farm because she didn’t want to move into the big house, which is the home he shared with his ex-wife Amy and their four children.
Caryn explained of her decision on Little People, Big World, “It’s probably not a good decision for so many reasons.
“If we were to have Thanksgiving here, you know, the kids would come in and have that baggage of Amy cooking in there and now I’m trying… it’s really just the emotions behind it.
“People can get over that stuff, but we don’t have to do that. You have options. Having this giant house, it almost feels unfair, right? It should go to a family with kids.”
SAD SPLIT
Matt met Caryn when she worked as a manager for Roloff Farms.
They began dating in 2017, years after his divorce from wife Amy, 62.
They got engaged in April 2023.
Matt announced their split earlier this week in an Instagram post that read, “Hi everyone, I have some tough news to share… Caryn and I have decided to part ways and end our engagement.
“Life’s a continued journey and this is the right step for us at this time. We remain amicable and will always appreciate the many wonderful memories we have shared.
“Your support means the world to me and I’m committed to moving forward with positivity and trust in the path ahead.”
The U.S. Sun exclusively reported Caryn was the one to end the relationship.
A source claimed to The U.S. Sun, “The family has been blindsided. They did not see this coming.
“Matt and Caryn seemed normal and happy earlier this month on the farm. Things were great.
“The split was instigated by Karen, but publicly, they are saying it was mutual after having issues for a while.
The insider added, “It’s a really difficult time for them both, and there will be a lot they have to figure out in the coming weeks and months.
“They had been talking about the wedding for so long, it was pushed back more than once, but they still hadn’t set a date.”
The pair was reportedly meant to tie the knot last May, but they were forced to postpone the plans after Matt’s mother’s health issues.
MOVING ON
Little People, Big World was canceled by TLC after 25 seasons, The U.S. Sun reported in November 2024.
The cancellation came after Matt’s son Zach and daughter-in-law Tori revealed they would not be returning to the series.
Tori said on an episode of their podcast Raising Heights, “Let’s just talk about the elephant in the room. Are we coming back to Little People, Big World?”
Zach, who had been on the show for two decades, responded, “We are not. We made that pretty clear the last cycle.”
Tori added, “But I don’t think it’s been officially announced to people like we are not coming back to Little People, Big World. We are done. That part in our lives, that chapter has closed.”
The show would be difficult to film without the stars, as the only characters who remained were Matt and Caryn, and his ex-wife Amy and her husband Chris Marek.
Matt and Amy’s other children, Jeremy, Molly, and Jacob, along with their spouses, have not appeared on recent seasons.
As for the farm, it has been on and off the market for years, sparking a family feud with Matt’s sons Zach and Jeremy, who wanted to purchase the property.
