Tiny houses

#26
#26
The tiny house thing is a fad IMHO. (by tiny I'm talking the 500 sq ft and smaller ones HGTV shows). Last night I watched one and the couple was looking for something that held a king size bed or had full size appliances...

I could see having a small cabin as a vacation place.

One thing I don't understand on the tiny house show is why these people who are looking for one on wheels don't look at travel trailers.
 
#27
#27
volinbham said:
The tiny house thing is a fad IMHO. (by tiny I'm talking the 500 sq ft and smaller ones HGTV shows). Last night I watched one and the couple was looking for something that held a king size bed or had full size appliances...

I could see having a small cabin as a vacation place.

One thing I don't understand on the tiny house show is why these people who are looking for one on wheels don't look at travel trailers.
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I think you're right about the <500 sq ft homes being a fad.


I'm interested to see if things will shift back to slightly smaller, one level homes eventually though.
 
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volinbham said:
The tiny house thing is a fad IMHO. (by tiny I'm talking the 500 sq ft and smaller ones HGTV shows). Last night I watched one and the couple was looking for something that held a king size bed or had full size appliances...

I could see having a small cabin as a vacation place.

One thing I don't understand on the tiny house show is why these people who are looking for one on wheels don't look at travel trailers.
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(not a porn site, very cool)
 
#30
#30
you are seeing a push for smaller homes. it will never be a big market, pun not intended, but you will see demand go up over what you have seen in the past. small rentals fly off the shelf, to-owns not so much. at least here in the atlanta market.
 
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volinbham said:
The tiny house thing is a fad IMHO. (by tiny I'm talking the 500 sq ft and smaller ones HGTV shows). Last night I watched one and the couple was looking for something that held a king size bed or had full size appliances...

I could see having a small cabin as a vacation place.

One thing I don't understand on the tiny house show is why these people who are looking for one on wheels don't look at travel trailers.
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Agree, it's a fad. What I can't understand is why these people are dropping that kind of cash on a tiny house on wheels when they could buy a travel trailer? Get something bigger and easier to tow for less.
 
#33
#33
jackcrevol said:
i spent my 12-18 yrs in a small cabin. no central ac. in the winter, space heaters provided heat or a fire. it was the life my dad chose, he had options.

it was nice, great way to grow up...needless to say it taught me a lot about appreciating what we have and dont. it also made me a tightwad. i always suggest and recommend people live within their means. you never knkw what will happen next. we dont have a huge house now, and about 3/4 acre. i cannot imagine trying to take care of that much acreage. its all we can do to keep what we have up.
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Sounds a lot like a buddy of mine's dad's second house on the lake.
 
#34
#34
I'll say this: if I lived in a 300 sf house with my three kids, my favorite room would be the roof.
 
#35
#35
Ive watched this. I swear the one last night, they were downsizing to like 150 sq ft.

I think it would be cool for a guest house on a 2nd property. Also I would rather it be built on a flatbed trailer instead of a gooseneck
 
#36
#36
I had a pretty decent sized 3br house when I was single, and it was a waste of space. I wouldn't live in that small of a house unless it was in an amazing location
 
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#37
VolsNSkinsFan said:
Ive watched this. I swear the one last night, they were downsizing to like 150 sq ft.

I think it would be cool for a guest house on a 2nd property. Also I would rather it be built on a flatbed trailer instead of a gooseneck
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One would be cool for a weekend mountain or lake getaway. I would drive Granny nuts in a 150 sq ft home full time.

A gooseneck trailer is better for these homes. They are about 2' lower to the ground and much easier to get into an area one would want these, IMO.
 
#38
#38
I'd like one to own if I had 5-10 acres of land somewhere for hunting or getaway, maybe as a checkpoint place to stop, rest, etc. living in one all the time..... Not a chance.
 
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Gramps said:
One would be cool for a weekend mountain or lake getaway. I would drive Granny nuts in a 150 sq ft home full time.

A gooseneck trailer is better for these homes. They are about 2' lower to the ground and much easier to get into an area one would want these, IMO.
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Is your RV a gooseneck?
 
#40
#40
I'll live in one of these some day, maybe even while I'm in college in Colorado. I have no aspirations of getting married or having kids, so barring an accident it'd work out well for me, I think.
 
#43
#43
VOLatile said:
I'll live in one of these some day, maybe even while I'm in college in Colorado. I have no aspirations of getting married or having kids, so barring an accident it'd work out well for me, I think.
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how long before you write your manifesto...
 
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hog88 said:
Agree, it's a fad. What I can't understand is why these people are dropping that kind of cash on a tiny house on wheels when they could buy a travel trailer? Get something bigger and easier to tow for less.
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Not as much attention. There's nothing unique about a camper. A tiny house? They make documentaries about those.

Same reason the unique-looking Prius is the most popular hybrid car. A hybrid Civic looks just like a normal Civic - so who cares about those? I gotsta be NOTICED saving the environment...so I'll buy a Prius.
 
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salutethehill said:
Not as much attention. There's nothing unique about a camper. A tiny house? They make documentaries about those.

Same reason the unique-looking Prius is the most popular hybrid car. A hybrid Civic looks just like a normal Civic - so who cares about those? I gotsta be NOTICED saving the environment...so I'll buy a Prius.
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Probably correct.

I wouldn't mind building a 300 - 400sqft house/cabin in the back of my property for a quest house (in-law visit) but having it on wheels just looks like a waste.
 
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