Increasing Popularity of Tiny Homes

Remy said:
The 55+ mobile home park in my town that has hit the news due to new owners raising the rents has a number of older places for sale. And no one is buying. I don't know if these people have shot themselves in the foot or what.

The park my stepfather lives in, several old places have been hauled out. Makes room for a new place but they don't seem to allow people to find a new home and have it put in the park. The park is putting places in but the sale prices they are charging are out of hand. The one they have right now is not selling.
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I've read several articles about this over the past couple years. They said that 1 or 2 large Calif real estate companies are buying up 55+ mobile home parks (and other rentals as well) knowing that they can increase rent on the homes and the spaces to where they total just 1 or 2 hundred dollars below the average rent for regular rentals and assisted living apartments, which go for around $3000/mo right now.

IOW, they know they can jack up the rent and still get renters, and apparently they don't give a rat's patoot about evicting the current tenants.
 
I'm watching a show on Hulu called Living Small. It features (usually) couples who decided to build their tiny homes then wound up with profitable business ventures by building more to rent out. Most of them are quite nice. Some others have turned their vehicles into tiny homes in which they go where the mood takes them. One thing they all have in common is their remarkable abilities to use design elements that make the best use of space.
 

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Lawrence00 said:
Amazon now.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=prefabri..._9617135&tag=hydsma-20&ref=pd_sl_4q9l22x5ii_b
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Thank you Lawrence! It's good to see some examples. I picked out the flat roofed, square, white one for $17,000. Then I read all the one star reviews and found it wasn't wired for electricity--doh. I think our money would be better spent toward a mobile home or an RV if we want to travel.

I'm enchanted by the ones that look like tiny cottages for elves, with a peaked roof and cut-out shutters on the windows, but like said above, you have to be young and agile to make it up and down those steps and in and out of the loft beds.

They all look so cute on the tiny house tours, but once real people move in most of them look like messy cluttered rooms. I have to ask myself; do I really want the water to come down and cover the sink and toilet when I shower? Do I want to have to wash the vegetables in the sink, then cover the sink with a board to chop them? Do I want to go to the laundromat every week? Where's the recliner going to go?
 
@Della I could never live in one of those 150 square foot, ladder to the loft places. But if you get a really well designed 400 square foot and even 600 to 700 place, it's totally livable. I think this apartment I'm in is poorly designed with some really wasted dining room space. Very small bedroom closet also.

But as mentioned, they build for profit, not the needs of the people. We sure have apartments for rent going up around here.
 
Remy said:
@Murrmurr I get capitalism. Fine for people to make a profit. That employees people and builds jobs. But this becomes out of control, blind greed. And I don't know what can be done. I don't think our elected jerks really care about the little person.
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Capitalism works best for consumers when there's plenty of competition. That's what keeps goods and services affordable. When only 1 or 2 people (or companies, corporations, or manufacturers) manage to gain a monopoly on their product or service, it's because the government either granted them exclusive rights to it or somehow blocked other companies or entrepreneurs from providing it or even exploring it.

Our law-makers made that legal, and it shouldn't be. It should be illegal for elected officials to profit from their own legislative decisions, but it isn't. The only way to change these things is for voters to take a deep look into who they're voting for. With the internet, it isn't all that hard...records of their activities and histories (during their service) can be found online.
 
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Remy said:
@Murrmurr I get capitalism. Fine for people to make a profit. That employees people and builds jobs. But this becomes out of control, blind greed. And I don't know what can be done. I don't think our elected jerks really care about the little person.
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I've heard it referred to as "late stage capitalism." The transfer of wealth over the last few decades is concerning.
 
I am looking at something right now, if i can get it I will send the money tomorrow. It is a small building used as a business right now, is plumbed with a half bath, electric and hot water, heating and AC, it is zoned residential. Of course, I would have to do a little remodel on the interior. It would be perfect, it is 300 square ft. Keep your fingers crossed luck falls my way.
 
Blessed said:
I am looking at something right now, if i can get it I will send the money tomorrow. It is a small building used as a business right now, is plumbed with a half bath, electric and hot water, heating and AC, it is zoned residential. Of course, I would have to do a little remodel on the interior. It would be perfect, it is 300 square ft. Keep your fingers crossed luck falls my way.
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Tell us more! Where are you planning to put it?
 
In my city we have an organization called Tiny Homes for Good that builds and rents tiny homes.

The rent is income based and the group also includes ongoing assistance/support to make sure that the tenant is able to maintain the home and access any benefits available to them.

As an outsider, it appears to be working but I can’t help but wonder if an apartment building might be a more efficient way to go.

For me, I could be content in a small home about the size of a two car garage.

At this point, all of the maintenance and upkeep of a tiny home seem to be the same size as those for a conventional home. Things like yard work, snow removal, trash, etc… all conspire to keep me safe in a comfortable little apartment. 😉🤭😂
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I had big house (2200 sq ft) syndrome after years of having family around. … like so many, kids had all grown/married and my husband died.

For me, an apartment was the answer. … and it really felt heaven-sent when it happened.

Home/yard/pool maintenance was too much to even think about anymore.

Just a natural progression to small living ….. with 724 sq ft., and zero maintenance costs, I couldn’t ask for more.
 
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David777 said:
As someone that has never owned a home and doesn't have enough in the bank for expensive California homes, I've been watching the tiny home debate for a few years. Whenever these news articles appear, they are flooded with negative biased comments by large home builders and those workers that build them since such is an immense industry, highly involved with Wall Street and banking.

An industry that has for years been the worst facet of crushing USA inflation, especially here in California. And an industry with their puppet local urban politicians that tends to monkeywrench any attempt at lowering costs. A common manipulative biased criticism is they are too small. But then many young adults, low income people, and poor live in small studio apartments, mobile homes, or over crowd with many occupants in single residences.

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I suppose squatters rights on gubbermint lands needs lawful entity with purchase of a tiny home.

We have a 32’ x 12 foot tiny home, its called our campers / hunters lodge. Aux Gen for heat and lights + fridge. Parking is at your risk. Lol. It over looks a 3/4 mile valley fringed with woods and creeks.IMG_0477.jpeg
 
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Had no idea, until now, that you can buy attractive tiny homes on Amazon! .. and so many choices.

A lot of positives to this way of living I believe.
 
Medusa said:
I absolutely love tiny homes! I'll probably end up with a large RV; will be as close as I'm getting, but I do love tiny homes and have fallen into rabbit holes of looking at pictures.
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Heyyyy...you're here! I was just wondering about you yesterday because I hadn't seen you post in a while. I've seen some people turn their small to mid sized RVs into tiny homes.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
Heyyyy...you're here! I was just wondering about you yesterday because I hadn't seen you post in a while. I've seen some people turn their small to mid sized RVs into tiny homes.
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Hey you! It's good to be back. :) Looking forward to chatting again.
I would LOVE to have an RV; it's my heart's burning desire. For real, man; I want one!
 

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