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38. There seems to be something almost wasteful in building

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Thu Mar 31, 2022, 02:25 PM

Mar 2022

lots of tiny homes. Why not just smaller homes, rather than tiny units that are impossible for more than 1 or 2 people to live in.
Some of us older ones are thinking about small group living as an alternative to living alone. For younger people who want their own space and possibly children down the road, I would think tiny might wear thin after a while.

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Do you think we may be headed for Tiny Home [View all] leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 OP

Builders/developers will move IMO toward tiny homes at a very low cost to them and then the RKP5637 Mar 2022 #1

My little house would sell for close to $100,000 leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #4

To me, a tiny house would be an excellent idea!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2022 #8

The only new detached homes going up in my area are giant McMansions. Mariana Mar 2022 #9

Yep, they throw up crap and people buy them. I've been in some McMansions that are also pure junk. RKP5637 Mar 2022 #16

Some of the most expensive homes I visit are a piece leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #18

Yep, big rooms and drywall thrown up, low end roofs and all shoddy construction. Like a car that RKP5637 Mar 2022 #22

I Wish They Would ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #43

DEMAND drives construction. Builders don't tell people how they Hortensis Mar 2022 #46

Quite true, for the most part. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2022 #48

I think the trend is towards bigger homes Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #2

If you go that small, maybe a Class A motohome and see the world. SYFROYH Mar 2022 #3

I look at those but they are really expensive. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #7

yes, this one is $550,000 SYFROYH Mar 2022 #12

I think about that but I wouldn't feel safe. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #20

How would a tiny home be safer? This IS a tiny home, and a good Hortensis Mar 2022 #47

You could buy a studio in a managed doorman building in Boston for that much (maybe a little bit smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #60

My kid just bought a pied a terre Raftergirl Mar 2022 #67

Some are just incredible, so well designed and built! I could live in one of those. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2022 #11

That's beautiful, although most people don't need a 40 ft. tag axle diesel pusher-- Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #19

I saw one that was a million. It even has a space leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #21

There's a lot of them that are a million-plus. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #24

In August, we're going to build one. Torchlight Mar 2022 #5

Neat. I am jealous. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #10

Bear in mind, many of them are typically one-level Torchlight Mar 2022 #28

depends on location.... getagrip_already Mar 2022 #6

I was in mtg lending for years. I don't think builders leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #13

I suspect if it happens it will be along the lines of trailer homes..... getagrip_already Mar 2022 #15

You could make a good business out of it. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #25

Could be tailored to different upscale/downscale markets. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #45

Yes. It's happening right now. Lots of creative architecture Hortensis Mar 2022 #49

Zoning issues Freddie Mar 2022 #14

We had a woman builder here who built cookie cutter leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #27

Problem is finding a desirable location where they are allowed. Hoyt Mar 2022 #17

There is lots and lots of open land North of Kansas City. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #30

I would embrace it, but I'd need a Tuff-Shed bigger than the house itself for...stuff. pecosbob Mar 2022 #42

I don't need a McMansion but I want more space LisaM Mar 2022 #23

There are still lots of big houses to choose from. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #31

Here on Seattle's eastside, there are no houses left for less than a million Ron Obvious Apr 2022 #70

Yes, and it's not worth it. LisaM Apr 2022 #73

It won't be "ever smaller." The psychology and sociology of Hortensis Mar 2022 #50

Progress on states allowing them is moving very slowly. CentralMass Mar 2022 #26

They are coming in here but we have lots of open land.i know leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #32

When I watch these programs about "tiny" homes, to me they are just a trailer with a different mitch96 Mar 2022 #29

My wife and I just moved into a Townhome. MineralMan Mar 2022 #33

I love my townhouse rental: 1300 sq ft - spacious 2 bd/2.5 baths; one car garage Backseat Driver Mar 2022 #40

... highplainsdem Mar 2022 #34

I am the opposite. I feel comfortable in a small space. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #37

I could do tiny if hamsterjill Mar 2022 #35

I am getting divorced so I might be in the market for a tiny home Redleg Mar 2022 #36

There seems to be something almost wasteful in building yorkster Mar 2022 #38

I wouldn't want one if I wasn't single. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2022 #39

I get that. yorkster Mar 2022 #41

I agree. Tiny homes are almost like an extreme backlash to McMansions. smirkymonkey Mar 2022 #61

Right. They do seem like McMansion backlash. yorkster Mar 2022 #65

No. I think you'd find there was huge emotional and practical difference Hortensis Mar 2022 #44

Something I haven't seen brought up yet with these posts is... llmart Mar 2022 #57

I like those smaller, old homes also. A lot. Our first was about 950 sqft Hortensis Mar 2022 #62

I agree with you on the location being "blue". llmart Mar 2022 #63

Know what you mean about where you spend your time. Hortensis Apr 2022 #69

Do a shed conversion ripcord Mar 2022 #51

I lived in a 350 sqft studio for 5 years. NutmegYankee Mar 2022 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Mar 2022 #53

Hubby and I live in a 2,200 sq ft home LeftInTX Mar 2022 #54

I found a 750 sq foot cottage house plan Marius25 Mar 2022 #55

I have a 17 foot camper and there is no way I would Emile Mar 2022 #56

I don't live by myself MissB Mar 2022 #58

Love the idea... WarGamer Mar 2022 #59

My wife and I are considering a 500 sq ft manufactured home. Mr.Bill Mar 2022 #64

Only 350 sq ft? No thank you. My one-bedroom apartment has a bit over twice that! Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #66

my prior home wasn't very big but i too had an empty room. when I bought the place Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #68

Dunno... but I don't want one. Happy Hoosier Apr 2022 #71

I will go by housing shortage experience in Dubai- we are headed to more JCMach1 Apr 2022 #72