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You are in an expensive east coast area though. Plenty of sub 100k housing in most of the country.
I think you havent eyeballed real estate prices in quite some time. Are there places this is true? Sure. Most of the country? Not unless a few places = most of the country.
And for everyone here who says that tiny houses are just trailers, you have no idea what you're talking about. Trailers are not built for living in full time. Eventually, the roof leaks. They're not insulated in the same way tiny houses are.
A tiny house can have a 50 year roof. They have insulation like a regular house. They won't break down in a couple of years like trailers do from being lived in full time.
I've lived in trailers for most of the past 16 years. Ask me how I know these things.
But you can replace your travel trailer several times and still be money ahead. And they do last longer than "a couple" of years.
Many societies in the world cherish their extended families, and keep them close by. Our society kicks them out, and ridicules those that do stay together. There may come a time when our families may need to stick together since it may be the only way we can survive. Even now older folks are moving in with their kids, and visa versa because of skyrocketing costs. That is one reason for this thread. Looking for more economical ways of living instead of getting into debt up to our eyeballs.
If you ever watch those YouTube or TV shows about tiny homes, the occupants depicted are almost always affluent. They are there by choice, not because they can't afford better. I don't think tiny homes are marketed to the poor.
They're not, and for good reason. In our class warfare society, tiny homes would never be accepted by the broad middle class if tiny homes were marketed to the poor.
Better to let the affluent hipsters establish the niche, and subsequently expand the market to include the working poor. Which is consonant with capitalism, anyway - innovations are marketed first to the affluent, and the market expands downward from the top.
Well that obviously makes sense since the companies want to make money. And they won't make much profit selling to the poor who can't afford to pay as much, if anything.
But you can replace your travel trailer several times and still be money ahead. And they do last longer than "a couple" of years.
Personally, it wouldn't be worth it for me to be unattaching and reattaching the plumbing, septic, and electricity every time I got new trailer. Yes, some trailers do last more than a couple of years. Unfortunately, I haven't ever lived in one.
By the way, have you ever been in a trailer in a high wind? It will shake like it's in an earthquake. LOL
Personally, it wouldn't be worth it for me to be unattaching and reattaching the plumbing, septic, and electricity every time I got new trailer. Yes, some trailers do last more than a couple of years. Unfortunately, I haven't ever lived in one.
By the way, have you ever been in a trailer in a high wind? It will shake like it's in an earthquake. LOL
Unattaching and reattaching takes minutes. If you plan to travel with the home, you're going to be doing it anyway.
I looked at one last night. 200 sq ft for $100K not on any property. It's cute, but I paid $120 K for a 3000 sq ft house on 10 acres. Not worth the price tag for a glorified mobile home. Heck, the local MH dealer has one that is 600 sq ft and is only $35K and you don't need to climb a ladder and crawl across the floor to get into bed.
I looked at one last night. 200 sq ft for $100K not on any property. It's cute, but I paid $120 K for a 3000 sq ft house on 10 acres. Not worth the price tag for a glorified mobile home. Heck, the local MH dealer has one that is 600 sq ft and is only $35K and you don't need to climb a ladder and crawl across the floor to get into bed.
Yeah, I dont get why anyone would pay 100k for that.
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