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This is funny because it is completely true. I have no problem with people and their tiny house mentality, but for the same price you are spending on buying/building a tiny house on a trailer, you could have just bought a double-wide or even just a small house (800sq/ft or something similar). People can call it a tiny house all they want, but at the end of the day, they live in a mobile home that they paid a small (see what I did there) fortune for.
There are tiny homes being built in my community on permanent foundations. They are built by a local builder at his warehouse, but affixed to a concrete slab (which they do not provide along with plumbing and electrical and the parcel of land). At the end of the day they just can't be wheeled away like a mobile home. The buyer will own the home and the land it is on. They meet all the criteria as a single family home for conventional & VA financing. The first home in the community is being donated to a disabled veteran and his service dog. They are expensive though. I think they start around $70K for a 360sq ft home.
There are tiny homes being built in my community on permanent foundations. They are built by a local builder at his warehouse, but affixed to a concrete slab (which they do not provide along with plumbing and electrical and the parcel of land). At the end of the day they just can't be wheeled away like a mobile home. The buyer will own the home and the land it is on. They meet all the criteria as a single family home for conventional & VA financing. The first home in the community is being donated to a disabled veteran and his service dog. They are expensive though. I think they start around $70K for a 360sq ft home.
I think these are perfectly fine. I do think 70K is a bit much for what I'm assuming is Central Florida.
Yes! That's the kind of updating I like. They preserved the house's original character while bringing it into the current era. They can do a house like that for me any time. Now if only I had the funds!
So many of HGTV's redos look worse than the before. I recorded the new show Boise Boys since my husband went to high school in Boise. They picked a beautiful, well cared for house with sandstone exterior and fireplace then painted the sandstone! It was so sad we had to quit watching.
We did enjoy fixer upper. It wasn't always to my taste but most of the houses did need some fixing.
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Originally Posted by whotoldyouthat
On every show on HGTV someone says something nice about a house if it is open concept and something negative if it is not. Many lovely homes are not open concept and many homes with open concept are not necessarily comfortable to live in. It is almost like they are trying to convince us and setting rules about what we should like or approve of.
I agree. I can't be the only one who doesn't want to hear the kitchen appliances or smell cooking when I'm in the living room. They show these big houses that have the look of an apartment.
One thing I'll say for the Beachfront Bargain shows is the buyers often look at homes with older features and the buyers don't seem to mind. There's not as much "OMG I can't possibly stand to buy a house with last year's backsplash!" Of course, maybe HGTV rules get relaxed because there are only so many homes on (or near) beachfront property you can look at.
About 4 years ago I "cut the cable" and only have OTA television reception now - - so no HGTV.
However, back when I watched HGTV we used to laugh and laugh at the red walls they seemed to love so much, at that time! I can sure think of a lot more restful paint color schemes than having one or more red walls. Not my cup of tea.
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Although apparently I should have hyphenated.
