Posted on 09/01/2011 7:17:13 AM PDT by SanFranDan
For those who are too broke to get on the housing ladder, an American firm is here to help.
Jay Shafer's Tumbleweed Tiny House Company makes cute little homes that start from the bargain price of $99.
The cheapest home is a flat-pack to be built by the owner but, if you're not very handy, there are ready-made versions for $38,997.
The teeny homes, which start at just 65 square feet are kitted out with fully functioning kitchens, bathrooms complete with composting toilets and sleeping areas.
Some models even come on wheels.
As well as being environmentally friendly the homes are affordable for people on meagre incomes.
As the debt problem in the U.S. reaches tipping point Mr Shafer, who lives in one of his houses in Sebastapol, California, says that less can be more.
'People are starting to get a clue I think,' he said.
'People are starting to understand that excess is not necessarily a luxury. It can be a burden, a liability. People are living in 4,000 and 6,000 square foot debtors prisons.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
>>8’ x 8’ homes with “fully functioning kitchens, bathrooms complete with composting toilets and sleeping areas?” Must be real nice having the kitchen and sleeping area just a couple feet from the toilet.<<
It’s the same way in our travel trailer.
Of course you’d have to check anyway, but would likely find verbiage stating “anything bigger than X with Y features is subject to regulations Z”, and that most of these “tiny homes” are just outside definition X.
The modern looking version you posted could be Zombie-Proofed really easy, the perfect one-man or one family fortress!
I am thinking the same thing- build three of these on my side lot and it will be PAID FOR befroe they graduate from college
There is NO better way to start life than rent free in a home you own
That assumes new purchases. Learn to scrounge sales, buy used, and raid dumpsters, and the price could be far less.
More at http://tinyhouseblog.com/ and other blogs.
This is kinda cool. Not to live in, but as a hunting camp, or a weekender in the country...
Hey gunner, ain’t that the shed where you keep the midget??
$20K for one of those?
Look like about $2K of wood, maybe another 2k for windows and roofing and fixtures
I’ll send you a kit for $10K
If you lived in one of those, you’d have to scratch Taco Bell off your restaurant list!
We have a shed like that too. metal roof. two windows. green painted wood door. little steps.
The funny thing is during the last census, government workers kept visiting the shed and leaving door tags on it wanting to know how many people lived inside.
It was pretty funny watching them knock on the shed door every week!
Or, spun the other way, here we have a way to drive leftist elitists off. When a fully functional home can be had for dirt cheap, "redistributing wealth" is unnecessary. Small enough homes evade zoning restrictions. Poor and young can afford to own a decent home, however humble, outright - not needing the nannystate to care with handouts and chains.
I see this as liberating, not internment, bringing capitalism to the less wealthy.
Kinda pricy for 4 walls, a roof and a door.
Find a suitable plot of land and you can start your own vineyard and live right next to it, starting with darn near no money. These are a great way to leverage independence.
Couple weeks back I was describing this concept to a friend, who was floored by the idea of building a decent home for $10,000 for each kid (of which he has 8, and I have 2).
Local Home Depot has a 2-story prebuilt “shed” ready to go for $7000 (probably less now that fall’s approaching), perfect for adaptation to living in.
Seriesly, I saw one of these at an RV storage lot in Scotts Valley.
...Interesting, worth a look...
Be nice for a pre-built tar paper shack if there were only a couple of you hunting. Any more and it would get a little crowded.
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