Increasing Popularity of Tiny Homes
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How accessible is it in winter?
The only downside would be having to haul water and keep it from freezing in winter; I assume you can't drill a well.
Edit to add: Will you put in a septic system? Multiple systems? The plumbing for that many buildings may be a challenge, but very doable. If it's agreeable, composting toilets and gray water lines (if allowed) work fine. Would sure save a lot of work and money.
The only downside would be having to haul water and keep it from freezing in winter; I assume you can't drill a well.
Edit to add: Will you put in a septic system? Multiple systems? The plumbing for that many buildings may be a challenge, but very doable. If it's agreeable, composting toilets and gray water lines (if allowed) work fine. Would sure save a lot of work and money.
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papa tiger
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My Lake rules, buy a lot, set a camper on it and a pole shed. Build a 600 sq. A-Frame or whatever, you enlarge it as you wish to.
Just inform the Lake office to get OK, they know your plans.
Buy the lot next to it and you can build a large garage to put stuff into. Store your boat, golf carts, lawn tractor, UTV's etc.
Friends / Relatives / fishermen buddies can then stay at your Camper under the poll shed. You in your A-frame now modified to 2000 sq. ft.
Now you own 3 Lots and you add more parking. You just can't store Contractor (your business machinery on them.)
You can have a large trailer to haul UTV's, motorcycles, electric bicycles in. on one of the other lots from your home. Just not permanently.
Since most everything you do / go to at the lake is in golf carts / UTV's / Jeeps you can value your purchase decisions greatly.
We don't have real heavy snows, but an A-frame construction or semi-A-frame is a great mini home starter choice. Steep roofs shed
snows and Ice rapidly.
The local Cement Foundation workers and Handyman Carpenters are valued friends. Being handy yourselves is a plus. You never run out
of work, its more work than fun but you do what you feel like doing when you feel like it mostly. Your neighbors are 100 yards away.
Privacy is a good thing. Occasionally a boat motor or UTV scorch past.
Building circular stairs outside on the house facilitates the Loft and leaves space in the structure. Kids love it. That would be a summer usage.
We don't have Bears, but Coyotes, Foxes, Deer abound. Sometimes you see / hear them late at night. I saw a Lobo once about 10 years ago.
Maybe a Cougar one night crossing the highway 10 miles away. Others say they once saw a Panther. I did see bear scat one day in 2008 but
none at the Dumpster area. Carrying firearms is legal.
My son lives in S.C. and has a large storage tank for potable water in the loft of his garage. Weather locks them down some but with the
portable Power / Fuel they can house in place. Deep water would be their worry. They are 15' above high water mostly. Avoid low land is
a good plan.
Just inform the Lake office to get OK, they know your plans.
Buy the lot next to it and you can build a large garage to put stuff into. Store your boat, golf carts, lawn tractor, UTV's etc.
Friends / Relatives / fishermen buddies can then stay at your Camper under the poll shed. You in your A-frame now modified to 2000 sq. ft.
Now you own 3 Lots and you add more parking. You just can't store Contractor (your business machinery on them.)
You can have a large trailer to haul UTV's, motorcycles, electric bicycles in. on one of the other lots from your home. Just not permanently.
Since most everything you do / go to at the lake is in golf carts / UTV's / Jeeps you can value your purchase decisions greatly.
We don't have real heavy snows, but an A-frame construction or semi-A-frame is a great mini home starter choice. Steep roofs shed
snows and Ice rapidly.
The local Cement Foundation workers and Handyman Carpenters are valued friends. Being handy yourselves is a plus. You never run out
of work, its more work than fun but you do what you feel like doing when you feel like it mostly. Your neighbors are 100 yards away.
Privacy is a good thing. Occasionally a boat motor or UTV scorch past.
Building circular stairs outside on the house facilitates the Loft and leaves space in the structure. Kids love it. That would be a summer usage.
We don't have Bears, but Coyotes, Foxes, Deer abound. Sometimes you see / hear them late at night. I saw a Lobo once about 10 years ago.
Maybe a Cougar one night crossing the highway 10 miles away. Others say they once saw a Panther. I did see bear scat one day in 2008 but
none at the Dumpster area. Carrying firearms is legal.
My son lives in S.C. and has a large storage tank for potable water in the loft of his garage. Weather locks them down some but with the
portable Power / Fuel they can house in place. Deep water would be their worry. They are 15' above high water mostly. Avoid low land is
a good plan.
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CooCooforCoCoPuffs
Senior Member
We have four acres here in Tucson, we were going to build on it. Gorgeous view, quiet, dark sky community here in Tucson. Can't get a builder to build our "small" house we designed. It is 2600sf! Wasn't "profitable" enough. That was 2022. Custom builders here are getting hungry again...as interest rates have increased; am trying to wait them out, ask them to reconsider......our realtor arranged for us to meet with the builder. We told him we would love a smaller house with that finish and he said it wouldn't be profitable for him to build one.
CooCooforCoCoPuffs
Senior Member
We two tried "tiny home" living.
Made it to 18 months living in +- 400sf.
We figure we need at LEAST 800sf for either of us to live in small digs.
I do know that the more OUTdoor space I have available, the less INdoor space I need.
Made it to 18 months living in +- 400sf.
We figure we need at LEAST 800sf for either of us to live in small digs.
I do know that the more OUTdoor space I have available, the less INdoor space I need.
TinaM
Member
After I retired in California, I knew I couldn’t keep my house so I moved full time into my motor home. 3 years later, I got a leased rv lot and moved in a large trailer. Total payments, including HMO and trailer were under $500 a month. I sold everything in 2024 and moved to a new state but there were many seniors there who had lived in trailers and motor homes for 10, 20, 30 years. When you are on a fixed income, it really is an economical way to go.
Tiny homes used to be a good deal but everything has gotten really pricey now. And you can’t just put them any where. It has to be zoned for that kind of usage. Some tiny home lots are over $800 a month just for the land.
Tiny homes used to be a good deal but everything has gotten really pricey now. And you can’t just put them any where. It has to be zoned for that kind of usage. Some tiny home lots are over $800 a month just for the land.
Flats in a building with elevator are better suited for seniors