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Tiny Houses - uppervalleytinyhomes

Author: Ulfred Dane
by Ulfred Dane
Posted: May 12, 2015

All of the rave!

Tiny houses, small portable building made into homes, are popular. "Small spaces permit a tiny budget!", claims Vera Smith of St. Louis, Missouri. I'd like a tiny home, the one that I can pay off in several years.

Tiny houses are all the rave. HGTV (Home and Garden TV, a wire network) hosts "House Hunters" with tiny houses being showcased in several episodes. It appears that the truest "Tiny house" comes with wheels that roll on down the highway, or skids allowing for placement first, with the easy-to-move option. Personally, if I buy a home on wheels it is a camper.

The idea of building and living in a tiny home does interest me. Does it appeal to you? The appeal is spreading far and wide. For lots of reasons, the young and old are choosing less expensive home ownership.

Just how much does a tiny house cost?

What I didn't like about HGTV's rendition of tiny house was the price of an individual tiny house. At the costs they certainly were quoting there should have been a BOGO sale (Buy One Get One Free).

On several episode the cost was upward of 50K, in one case 80K in cost and for just 250 square feet. What they covered was the expert interior design, because trust in me, your home didn't cost near that much to construct. I don't care if it were shipped from side of the nation to another, and made with expensive door and windows on the market, no home, no 250 square foot structure costs eighty-thousand dollars!

Small portable buildings built on skids

The skids have a whole life guarantee, if you're purchasing from the proper portable buildings manufacturer. The quality of the structure is impeccable, built such as for instance a million dollar,bigger structure.

Not totally all portable buildings are made equal. Some are designed with 16 inch centers others aren't. Some manufacturers devote spare wood in corners, and cut other corners wherever possible. A good structure for a tiny building is almost always designed with true Amish Craftsmanship.

Watch for companies that make the claim of the best quality. There isn't to be Amish to construct a great building. Everything you do need is just a history in building quality buildings. What do previous customers say about the grade of the buildings they purchased.

Do your research and spend some time making your decision. Many people could be easily sold, don't be one particular people. Home ownership is just a serious investment. You will need all your eggs in a basket, all the facts gathered, in order to make a quality decision. The popularity of tiny houses makes is apparent. Don't be sold quickly.

Conclusion

Don't spend 80 K on a tiny building, get real.

Wouldn't you rather purchase a tiny portable building on skids and easily place it anywhere? Perhaps you truly do want wheels vs. skids. If that's the case, have someone use it a trailer, it still doesn't need certainly to cost 80K.

About the Author

Compared to a standard RV built to crack & break more easily than a real tiny home, we wish to build real tiny houses on wheels that are made to last 10 times longer than a standard RV. http://www.uppervalleytinyhomes.com/Tiny-house-Builders.html

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