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30. Thanks for the detailed info. I wondered because the photo shows the tires in place and exposed.

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Tue Nov 9, 2021, 02:22 PM

Nov 2021

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I would definitely get hurricane straps, even if not mandated.

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Two sisters bought matching tiny homes [View all] NJCher Nov 2021 OP

Would love to find a tiny house village. Hoyt Nov 2021 #1

At one time these were called trailer parks. Politicub Nov 2021 #19

That is true. If I were going to buy something on wheels, Hoyt Nov 2021 #22

The only draw back I see is no storage space. You go out, you buy stuff... brush Nov 2021 #2

As always, the Beatles (or just Paul McCartney) has an answer to that karynnj Nov 2021 #14

You don't need it! roody Nov 2021 #37

Maybe not, but you still buy stuff. Who doesn't have stuff that piles up? brush Nov 2021 #39

My gf and I are currently giving lots of consideration to a tiny house Torchlight Nov 2021 #3

Nice. I thought they were elderly from "always lived together," but Hortensis Nov 2021 #4

They each rent their plot for $475/mo. Totally Tunsie Nov 2021 #8

Thanks. I kind of expected location choice would be slim. In past, Hortensis Nov 2021 #11

I'd be a bit leery of being in one of those in a hurricane. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #26

Oh, yes. But most people with one heading their direction Hortensis Nov 2021 #31

I've been through too many of those storms to be that sanguine about it. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #38

Oh, the Keys are wonderful, of course in a class by themselves Hortensis Nov 2021 #40

Those are neat, but paying permanent lot rent that can greatly increase is not. Wingus Dingus Nov 2021 #5

There is a lot of potential in this space; we don't all want McMansions. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #6

You can get a manufactured home for that in a community BlueLucy Nov 2021 #7

Manufactured homes are more difficult to personalize. hunter Nov 2021 #12

To me this "tiny home" idea is just living in a trailer. Give me an airstream any day...nt mitch96 Nov 2021 #9

I Have looked at these tiny houses before. Ka-Dinh Oy Nov 2021 #10

These are mobile homes FakeNoose Nov 2021 #13

Stigma of "trailer parks" maybe? ismnotwasm Nov 2021 #15

That sounds nice FakeNoose Nov 2021 #16

It's a couple years away, but there are benefits ismnotwasm Nov 2021 #17

I have friends that I've had for almost my entire life. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #43

800 square feet would be tight Kaleva Nov 2021 #18

I lived with my gf in a 780 sf apartment for five year with no problems. Torchlight Nov 2021 #20

I spend quite a bit of time preparing for what climate change will bring and I need the space Kaleva Nov 2021 #32

Of course. Torchlight Nov 2021 #33

I'm going by what reputable scientists are saying and not guesswork. Kaleva Nov 2021 #35

Of course. Torchlight Nov 2021 #36

No but I know that my footprint will have no impact either way. Kaleva Nov 2021 #42

My house is around 900 sq ft. Not including the 2 room converted garage ismnotwasm Nov 2021 #21

If I was just by myself, the 900 square ft home would be very doable Kaleva Nov 2021 #34

Oh yes, I understand ismnotwasm Nov 2021 #41

re: "How do they get away with calling it a 'tiny-house village'? It's a trailer park" thesquanderer Nov 2021 #25

we just bought a tiny house. Layzeebeaver Nov 2021 #23

My wife really wants a tiny home. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2021 #24

I wonder if at a park you are allowed to block the home and remove the wheels to protect them. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #27

That is standard pretty much any time a mobile home is set up csziggy Nov 2021 #29

Thanks for the detailed info. I wondered because the photo shows the tires in place and exposed. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #30

Congrats Good egg Nov 2021 #28