Tiny Home Movement.. who's in?

[JacobS911]

Over the past year or so tiny home's seem to be everywhere when looking at home websites.. for me they're kind of intriguing! Although I'm not into the ones that are build on trailers to get around property taxes, but I like the small homes under 1000sqft.

For me I would love to have a modern one up in the mountains here in CO outside a ski town with a wood stove to keep me toasty It would be a second home as really I can't afford a normal mountain home and at this point not even a tiny home/land up in the areas I would enjoy being around.

So who here is into this or not into this? Anyone considering a tiny home for retirement to downsize? Second home?

[pksystems]

1000 sqft isn't considered tiny anywhere outside of the US.

Those "tiny" ones are like MAX 400 sqft

[JacobS911]

I guess you're right on that about anywhere outside the states. I'm def. not in for a "tiny" home that is at a max 400sqft.

[Dantilla]

Tiny house would be okay, as long as there is a huge garage.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by Dantilla

Tiny house would be okay, as long as there is a huge garage.

Tiny homes in a multi complex with a common area and a huge garage.

[Dantilla]

On second thought, I like having elbow room.

Tiny house not okay.

[Dantilla]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Tiny homes in a multi complex with a common area and a huge garage.

I'm not putting up with any home owner's associations.

Next house will have a minimum lot size of ten acres or so.

[motion]

I think tiny homes are like 200sq ft. Uh, no, thank you.

Small home (1200 sq ft is fine) on a zillion acres for me.

[john70t]

200 sq ft can't be bigger than the typical NYC apartment.

The Japanese know well about this compartmentalization and utilization of space. Nothing is wasted there.

I once rented a room in a house from a single Chinese lady who shared a small room with her two adult children going through college.
Everyone slept, worked, or studied.

[onewhippedpuppy]

1000 sq ft on a beautiful lake with a boat dock, sure thing! For everyday living, no thanks. Maybe someday without kids, but I'm pretty accustomed to our 3600 sq ft.

[GH85Carrera]

My first house was just under 1,000 square feet. I was a single man and had a one car garage. It was as small as I would ever want. Now any future house I have will not be smaller than a 4 car garage. Those are not often done with a 1K house.

[porsche4life]

Our retirement plan is a shipping container home. 600sqft max. We have 3k right now and it's so much wasted space and junk. Once the kids are gone ditch the big house and big expenses and live cheap and enjoy life!

[LakeCleElum]

I'm in my Tiny retirement home...........2,500 SQ ft....Garage of 1,650 SQ ft and 3 acres....Now wife wants an additional "Sewing" room and I need more garage space..........Never enough space.....

[group911@aol.co]

Add up the square feet of space that you actually use in your house now and it might surprise you how little you can live in.
Or try one of these for a year;
Turntable Studios | 1975 Mile High Stadium Circle Denver, CO | Boutique Apartments™

[tevake]

I'm living in a tiny house, my airstream motorhome. It's around 300 sf.
It somewhat fits my current needs and budget. I am on the hunt for a place to buy and have a base camp on which I can build a shop /garage / storage structure to augment the R V. And to have a place where my boys can come to hang with Dad.

The key to full timing in R Vs seems to be migrating seasonally to stay in manageable weather.

I'm watching the tiny house shows and laughing at the costs of some of these things.
And then winter comes, I sure would not want to try to stay in a ski area in my rig.

That's when I realize the advantage of purpose built four season unit.

Tiny house living is an interesting trend. Not for everyone certainly.
Well suited as a cabin for part time use in outlying areas, where out door living is part of the desire.

One factor in my favor is that I have lived aboard sailboats for around ten years, so am well attuned to minimal space indoors.

Cheers Richard

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by group911@aol.co

Add up the square feet of space that you actually use in your house now and it might surprise you how little you can live in.
Or try one of these for a year;
Turntable Studios | 1975 Mile High Stadium Circle Denver, CO | Boutique Apartments™

A Prius would get me to work. Doesn't mean I want to drive a Prius.

[group911@aol.co]

Or check these out. SIP construction in Danish modern style. Sprout Tiny Homes - Designers and Builders of Tiny Homes and Sustainable Living Communities | Sprout Tiny Homes | Designers and Builders of Tiny Homes and Sustainable Living Communities |
Saw most of the manufacturers at the Tiny House Jamboree in CO this summer. The shipping container homes make a lot of sense.

[ckelly78z]

I saw an episode of tinyhousehunting the other day and came away scratching my head for the stupidity and nieveness of some people. The host was showing a single guy a 24'x8' fifth wheel that had 4 slideout areas for more floor space once you have stopped and set up. This rig looked and acted just like any standard RV but had stained wood siding, an drywall on the interior walls. The paper plans to build this beast was $750, and could be built by the owner for $40,000. The turnkey price was $70,000. I was checking out Craigslist the next day and found a 2013 34" fifth wheel RV with 4 slideouts and a luxury interior. It came with a 2010 Ford F250 diesel King Ranch edition truck all for $33,000.

I just don't get the concept of why these gullible buyers araen't looking in the RV market for nicer and larger living quarters for half the money.

[sand_man]

I admit to being curious about them. I have watched a lot of shows with my daughter. Some of them are really cool and creative. I like the concept of making do with less. However, at the end of the day, I'm not sure I could adapt. And as another user pointed out, an RV could be another viable solution, if one were really in the market.

[sand_man]

I've also always wanted to live on a sailboat. I think...