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I have spent too much time living in even smaller spaces, now I have 1800 sq. ft. and I still want more room. Used to be, I didn't have a lot of 'stuff', everything I owned would fit in an Army duffle bag. I like having 'stuff' now. I need more room for me and my 'stuff'.
That looks very nice! Though it doesn't really look like a tiny home but a mobile home?
They are park model homes that are common in many campgrounds. A lot of my neighbors use their homes as vacation get aways. A few are dedicated rentals.
This week we purchased a park model home that is located in a Sun Resort campground. It's a 1/1 with around 650 sq ft. Prior to this purchase, home had been a 34 foot motor home which we lived in full time for 5 years. We traveled to 34 US states and stayed at 58 different campgrounds. Several of the campgrounds we stayed at several times.
I now live in a place that is probably smaller than 80-85% of the homes and apartments in the US, But for us we almost doubled our living space.
Our lot is on a small pond of around 2 acres. It's stocked with fish and has a boat load of turtles living in it. We have access to all the campground amenities. Those include 2 pools, 1 of which is heated. A fitness center, playground, dog park, bocce ball court, pickle ball court, horse shoe pits, shuffle board area, outdoor dog wash station, club house and basketball courts. Our trash is picked up at the curb twice a day. They cut all the grass and trim the bushes. I'm just responsible for our interior.
We are in a resort area in NW Florida. The beaches here have crystal clear water and white, powdery sand beaches. Traffic is a bit hectic with this being a holiday weekend. For all the places we have traveled to, the prices here are a bit on the high side. But on this island we have just about any retail store you could want.
This sort of housing arrangement works for us. I'm surprised this housing option isn't more readily available here in the states. The homes themselves are well designed. The cabinets including the bedroom dressers and office desk and cabinets are built in. There's a ton of space to store things. You can't jam everything from your 2,000 sq ft home in here but there's ample space for 2 people to put their clothes, belonging and kitchen crap. Our recreational items are kept outside in bins that double as benches.
I don't know if this picture will transfer over to here but this is part of what I'm writing about.
Yeah, we lived in a very small condo in Honlulu.
It's easy to live in a small house in a resort area.
I wouldn't consider your home "Tiny," OP. Most tiny homes seem to be under 300 square feet. Your place may be smaller than most free standing dwellings, but pretty normal in size for a one bed apartment.
Very nice home. What is the size of your "yard"? We have been looking at these smaller park model homes in the 400-600 sq ft with one bedroom. I personally think one would be great.
I guess you could call mine a tiny home. It's 800 sf, and I use only 600 of it. And that's about 300 sf too much room for my taste. Honestly, all I need to live I could fit in a van, and don't think I haven't considered it!
Could someone explain the difference between a mobile home & a park model tiny home? Is the construction better in a tiny home? What about cost? Do they have duct work for central heat & a/c? Is there something beyond cosmetic appearance that is different?
Just curious.
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