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Dial H For Hero

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66. Only 350 sq ft? No thank you. My one-bedroom apartment has a bit over twice that!

Reply to leftyladyfrommo (Original post)

Thu Mar 31, 2022, 10:49 PM

Mar 2022

I live by myself, and this is about the minimum I want for my purposes. I like having an in-unit washer and dryer, decently large kitchen, living room large enough for a 77" television, fireplace, bedroom big enough to hold large bookcases, deck, etc.

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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