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Runningdawg

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78. We just moved

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 05:35 PM

Dec 2015

to our new home. Before we lived in 500sf (two people, 1 dog, 1 cat). It was enough room, but we wanted our own house. We didn't have the money to build so we looked for a real estate agent, who understood what we were looking for. LOL some peoples idea of small - We ended up with a 1200sf house. 3 rooms are empty, it echos. It was one of the smallest houses we were shown. We got a bargain, paid cash and we hope in 10 years we can sell for a profit and build the one room @600sf cabin of our dreams. I grew up in a 2br house with 7 people living there, in college I shared a 1br apt in NYC with 6 other people. We had a sleeper sofa, with a loft bed over it. We worked/slept in rotation, like on a sub - at any one time, usually only 3-4 people would be home.

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Anyone on DU live in a 'tiny house' . . . [View all] fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 OP

<tin foil hat> I still think KatyMan Dec 2015 #1

I have wondered about that too! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #4

It's certainly about diminishing expectations Warpy Dec 2015 #33

I'm quite pro-tiny house for environmental reasons laundry_queen Dec 2015 #37

I have a good wife, 2 young kids and employ ten people in my law practice. AngryAmish Dec 2015 #55

I have big trouble with the idea that people who seek to make everyone else be migrant wokers Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #71

Mine is 2300 square foot in the Florida home yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #76

Yesterday I saw them advertised as "Granny Pods" on FB. CrispyQ Dec 2015 #82

My house is 750 Sq ft. I could live in less easily. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2015 #2

I love the tiny homes too! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #6

Mine is 850, plenty big for one. Basic LA Dec 2015 #46

Does 3 adults and one spoiled kitty in a <1000 sq ft count? TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #3

Two adults and 4 medium to large size dogs in under 950 sq. ft. here. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #7

I would say that qualifies! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #8

That's pretty good laundry_queen Dec 2015 #38

I feel your pain. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #42

Dear God, that is the funniest thing I've read in ages Trailrider1951 Dec 2015 #60

My books take up more space than those teeny houses. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #5

Yeah for you and your books! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #9

Yeah, we have thousands of books too. We could open a library. hunter Dec 2015 #61

I never have any trouble renting our 484 sq. ft studio garage apartment mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #10

Your apartment sounds lovely! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #13

I suspect the next generation will be forced to live in smaller space. mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #15

I've probably driven by your house! ladyVet Dec 2015 #80

I've had three people in the neighborhood ask me recently--when out walking my dog-- mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #84

In about 6 years I will be retiring onto a sailboat FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #11

Jealous! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #14

Are you going to sail? The Caribbean? Or just keep it in a marina? mnhtnbb Dec 2015 #16

The first destination is the Bahamas then go from there. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #17

Wow! Kaleva Dec 2015 #44

Years ago, I worked on a boat one summer - closeupready Dec 2015 #73

Many people do live in boats here in the US FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #83

Not since I moved out of the dorm in 1964. MineralMan Dec 2015 #12

I don't, though I would prefer there were more "small" houses. kentauros Dec 2015 #18

Agree 100% about the code issue. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #29

And suburban American, as well as urban neighborhoods, kentauros Dec 2015 #39

I do. herding cats Dec 2015 #19

From what I have seen and read about them fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #41

Years ago I was honored to be invited to visit the home of jwirr Dec 2015 #20

Years ago I started looking into one as a way to retire w/out Pakhet Dec 2015 #30

I don't know if I could handle the ladder to a loft fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #52

I ended up homeless and started moving in with family that jwirr Dec 2015 #66

They make good TV fodder greytdemocrat Dec 2015 #21

I too tend to think it's just a fad. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #47

i think so too shanti Dec 2015 #50

I'm thinking in a few years of building one in the backyard tammywammy Dec 2015 #22

Too many hobbies and a love of tools dumbcat Dec 2015 #23

I think it would be easier to consider if I was a foot shorter Bonx Dec 2015 #24

I lived in this for 4 years... EX500rider Dec 2015 #25

My girlfriend inherited some land on Catalina Island Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2015 #26

cool! would be stunning on Catalina Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #36

That's worth inheriting, I love Catalina particularly the little visitied interior. Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #72

We will have to see what transpires Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2015 #88

I have 600sq ft and can't imagine anything bigger now. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #27

They look very attractive to me because there is so little to clean Warpy Dec 2015 #28

I have about 900 square feet SheilaT Dec 2015 #31

I don't know how people in those things make room for pets or hobbies. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #32

I went on a tour of an eco-village wickerwoman Dec 2015 #54

Yes, tool lending libraries and shared shop spaces are great. I wish my community had one. LeftyMom Dec 2015 #65

I rented a tiny bungalow type place for two years..maybe 300 _ 400 sqr feet Liberal_in_LA Dec 2015 #34

What I don't like about the tiny houses I've seen on TV PADemD Dec 2015 #35

Stability shouldn't be too big a concern if built well. Liberal Veteran Dec 2015 #57

and most of those tiny houses KT2000 Dec 2015 #62

Yes, it's called an apartment. ;) Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #40

Frugal living and tiny may not go well together. Kaleva Dec 2015 #43

I live in a "too large" house, but any we might want to downsize to shraby Dec 2015 #45

I hope it becomes a trend. Liberal Veteran Dec 2015 #48

Agree 100%. fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #49

SO loves the idea... me not so much. HereSince1628 Dec 2015 #58

I have experience with tiny apartments. wickerwoman Dec 2015 #51

If they were in desirable locations where you can walk to things, would love one. Hoyt Dec 2015 #53

lived in a 35ft 5thwheel for 12 yrs...does that count? VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #56

Just downsized from 2,500 to 950sq/ft. safeinOhio Dec 2015 #59

I did a big chunk of my life easttexaslefty Dec 2015 #63

I'm in 1100 sq ft now madville Dec 2015 #64

I think those showcases of 'tiny homes' are fantasy Matariki Dec 2015 #67

When I was single and had no kids, I lived in a little 1920's style bungalow. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2015 #68

For the past three years, I've lived in a 34 ft Class A motorhome with three slides, by choice. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2015 #69

lived for a couple years in a converted 1 car garage...it was big enuf dembotoz Dec 2015 #70

No. Screw 'tiny houses'. Do I have to shop at Dollar Stores too? elias49 Dec 2015 #74

Alrighty then! fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 #75

1300 square feet, but snacker Dec 2015 #77

We just moved Runningdawg Dec 2015 #78

I went to high school with Jay mattvermont Dec 2015 #79

I've mostly lived in small houses/apartments. ladyVet Dec 2015 #81

Early 1960s 1939 Dec 2015 #85

where will our servants sleep ? olddots Dec 2015 #86

Not now, Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #87

I know someone who's building one Rocknrule Dec 2015 #89