Do you think we may be headed for Tiny Home

[Hortensis]

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

too, a well laid out California bungalow, but if only we'd had a 100x100 lot like your parents'! Ours was on a 10th acre cut into the side of a mountain. I'd be happy doing that size again just fine along with good location, walking to shops, etc. I'd prefer in the 1100-1600 range (this one is comfortable at 1200 sqft), but location -- blue! -- would rule.

With all the attention to communities trying to "gentrify" and increase their tax revenues, and subdivisions with size requirements, it's easy to forget that lots of counties and communities have always allowed smaller homes. Of course, most would consider "tiny" substandard housing and require special land use variance, but there are plenty of places around the nation with no land use restrictions.

Here in almost all of FL, except for inside a community or subdivision that doesn't allow it, you can typically at least park an RV on your property.

Btw, I just noticed that Home Depot sells home building kits (shades of Sears' mail order kits!). Some of them are "tiny" homes. Smallest I see is 270 sqft, largest 1493.