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Post by CarolinaKat on May 19, 2014 9:17:56 GMT -5
So these reminded me of the tiny houses but slightly different concept. Lots of good pictures
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 9:29:02 GMT -5
I like it!!!
I live in a efficiency/bachelor apartment right now and it would be perfect for me if I was just starting out (low income) or older/alone.
It is about the size of some of those homes except they offer the yard space that most would enjoy.
My rent is $550/month so more than the person mortgage on the $20,000 house would be.
But with it being designed for rural areas I think they should go after the 2-3 person household. One thing I realized working in Oneonta or here in Windsor folks in rural areas don't stay single for long or live alone for long.
And it start right after high school or being they even finish: shaking up etc. It is not like in big cities where being young and single is glamorous and you can design studios/1 bedroom condos targeting them.
So I would change their target demographic and built them big enough for a least 2 people.
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Post by Bonny on May 19, 2014 9:48:53 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on May 19, 2014 9:52:15 GMT -5
I think it's a great idea!
One of the issues we had with my Mom, as she aged, she couldn't keep up with the housework (the 3 br house had become too big for her to manage). She also had problems keeping up with small repairs.
The price is certainly right!
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Post by alabamagal on May 19, 2014 9:58:05 GMT -5
That would be awesome for my MIL. She currently lives in a 3BR rundown house that she rents from SIL. Her granddaughter lives with her now, but she will be moving out in Oct. FIL passed away last August.
The one items that always gets me is "Where will I put up family who visits". The answer is motel. There is no reason to have a large house to keep up for occasional visitors. When we visit MIL we never stay there because of the state of her house. She is 3 hours away, so we can get away with a one day visit, or we always stop by when we are anywhere near, but never stay there.
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Post by mmhmm on May 19, 2014 9:58:21 GMT -5
I like the little houses. I could see that when mother's gone and it's just me and the cats. I don't need all that much room and will simply rattle around in this house by myself. Much better to have something smaller that's easier to keep, I think.
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Post by CarolinaKat on May 19, 2014 10:04:26 GMT -5
I think throwing one out in the back 40 would be great. That way when the nieces come they can stay out there!
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Post by Tiny on May 19, 2014 10:08:54 GMT -5
I like the concept and the fact that the architects/builders are following the houses/owners and improving on the designs. I wonder if they consider long term 'maintenance' on these houses - the house with the wide porch and full width of the porch stairs maked me cringe (for a variety of reasons). I like the houses without a flat roof... the first house reminded me of the Mies van der Rohe Farnsworth house - because of it being on piers and the rectangular shape. "Trailer Park" housing is few and far between in my area (there is a 'trailer park' but it's got a fence/wall around it like a gated community, and OK, there is another one but it too has only 2 street entrances and it's set back from the main street... they both look very 'tidy' from the street. So, I don't have much experience with 'mobile homes'.
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Post by Tiny on May 19, 2014 10:15:59 GMT -5
My rental house is 850 square feet (if you are generous in your measurements) - it's 2 bedrooms/1 bath. It does have a 1/2 basement (and a crawlspace). It's a Post WWII 'starter home'. There are probably over a hundred of these little houses (same basic 'foot print' but style A is on a slab or has a crawl space, style B has the 1/2 basement/1/2 crawl space, style C has a full basement) in my City (population 55K). There are a handful of 'custom' houses in this style that are 960sq feet (2bed/1bath). I can easily imagine living in a house that 'small'. It's all about the floor plan and not having a lot of crap/possessions
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Post by zibazinski on May 19, 2014 10:17:39 GMT -5
I like it as well but wouldn't want to live in an area full of them. But on someone's property, you bet!
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Post by kent on May 19, 2014 11:21:23 GMT -5
Here's a link to other tiny homes
realestate.msn.com/12-tiny-tricked-out-homes
Like Bonny said, here in CA the cost of sight prep - "luxury" features like running water, septic and electricity would pretty much financially kill the project.
I, for one, would have no problem living in one but willingness to do so is, IMO, something men are more receptive to than women are - caveman mentality I guess. I have a couple of single buddies (two to be exact) that live in mobile homes (very small single wide) and they seem to be quite content. Both were Special Forces so maybe that has something to do with their mindset.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 19, 2014 11:24:08 GMT -5
Come out to KC. You can get a 3br 1ba home for about $25k in our suburb. It needs some updating but is livable in it's current condition. Still can't believe you can buy a house for the price of a car out here.
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Post by hoops902 on May 19, 2014 11:27:21 GMT -5
That's pretty cool. It makes more sense when you see they're being realistic about them being for individuals and not for families. I feel like a lot of these projects end up being unrealistic for what people would actually do (like move your family of 6 into 200 sq ft). This seems both economical and something reasonable to a large portion of people.
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Post by zibazinski on May 19, 2014 11:28:28 GMT -5
I have no issue with a small home. I'd love it, in fact, as long as its just me.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 11:29:59 GMT -5
Come out to KC. You can get a 3br 1ba home for about $25k in our suburb. It needs some updating but is livable in it's current condition. Still can't believe you can buy a house for the price of a car out here. I can't believe that either
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Post by zibazinski on May 19, 2014 11:32:36 GMT -5
But, yes, I do need electric/water/sewer. I'm not camping-ever. Plus, at least a stackable washer and dryer.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 19, 2014 11:40:36 GMT -5
There are city blocks here where the houses are all vacant and can be had for just a few dollars for owner-occupied buyers that want to fix them up. Houses like this would be a good solution in the urban core where the 100+ yr old houses would cost too much to renovate. The lots already have utilities ran and I bet a lot of the materials from the old houses could be repurposed.
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Post by zibazinski on May 19, 2014 11:41:48 GMT -5
Yes, but is the area unsafe? As in ghetto with ghetto behavior?
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 19, 2014 11:45:04 GMT -5
Absolutely. But I have friends that are intentionally moving into the area with young families to help join the effort to turn things around. I applaud their work but I know it's not for me.
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Post by kent on May 19, 2014 11:46:37 GMT -5
There are city blocks here where the houses are all vacant and can be had for just a few dollars for owner-occupied buyers that want to fix them up. Houses like this would be a good solution in the urban core where the 100+ yr old houses would cost too much to renovate. The lots already have utilities ran and I bet a lot of the materials from the old houses could be repurposed. Are we talking Detroit? If so, I'd pass even if the place was free.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on May 19, 2014 11:48:18 GMT -5
Haha, no, it's KC. Not nearly as bad as Detroit and there are some nice little pockets of renovated neighborhoods. There really is a strong community effort going on here to help turn things around. A housing solution like this would help quite a bit.
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Post by CarolinaKat on May 19, 2014 11:56:45 GMT -5
Come out to KC. You can get a 3br 1ba home for about $25k in our suburb. It needs some updating but is livable in it's current condition. Still can't believe you can buy a house for the price of a car out here. I can't believe that either I am totally with you Carl. My MIL was talking about this 'expensive' 40k house that she was thinking about buying in Indiana....
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Post by Nazgul Girl on May 19, 2014 13:07:54 GMT -5
There are some nice pockets of Detroit, too. I've posted about them, with links, which were received with some derision. They, none-the-less, do exist. You can't get a a house in them for $ 1 though .
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Post by michelyn8 on May 19, 2014 13:11:48 GMT -5
I like the size and lay out of most of the ones shown. I do not, however, like the ones that look like they are sided with industrial metal and resemble the sheds and industrial buildings I see in our rural areas. I want a house to look like a house. Metal (tin) roof - ok. Metal side - not so ok.
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Post by Ombud on May 19, 2014 14:43:14 GMT -5
I want one on the American River as my getaway house. Of course the land is more. But less than around here
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Post by Bonny on May 19, 2014 14:59:21 GMT -5
I want one on the American River as my getaway house. Of course the land is more. But less than around here I'd love one along the Russian River (on high ground!) but between the cost of the lot and site prep it might cost more than our SF Bay Area house.
Sure makes our cabin in So. CA look good. 1500 sq.ft. 3/2.5 between two creeks. FMV is around $250k and the cost to rebuilt would probably be $300k and that's not including lot value!
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2014 15:02:09 GMT -5
I'd like to just throw one on my back 5 acres. I've always wanted a cabin. Of course, it would be another 15-20K for a well here...then a septic...electric going that far from the main road probably isn't cheap either.
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Post by lexxy703 on May 19, 2014 15:09:50 GMT -5
They are great but the land value here is so high that it would be somewhere about $75k by the time it was through. Plus none of the HOAs would approve.
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Post by truthbound on May 20, 2014 4:22:54 GMT -5
They are cute! I would certainly consider one of these for retirement! Maybe - if I can get a good price on the house I have now, I could retire early into one of these Cute is the operative word. Houses like these do have a purpose in certain situations.
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Post by haapai on May 20, 2014 7:10:49 GMT -5
I had the same reaction as michelyn8 to seeing corrugated metal used as siding. It kinda surprised me.
I've lived under corrugated metal roofs. I've watched my dad and his sibs install a corrugated metal roof. I lived in places where a corrugated metal roof was a huge step up from thatch. I've also seen a corrugated metal roofing material used as siding for homes.
And I still hated seeing it.
I can't explain why I hated it so much. In theory, it's just a building solution. I want to applaud the creativity and can-do involved in repurposing it as siding but I can't. There's an association with insecurity and disaster that I just can't shake.
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