The Tiny House Movement

[Kathi]

I could probably do it if it were myself.And get some beautiful property to put it on.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

There's a show on TV about building tiny houses that my husband and I like to watch. They are pretty cool and I would love to live in one. When we bought our 32ft camper this summer we would love to permanently live in it, but have no running water or septic at our camp. I'm all in for downsizing.

Why? What makes it attractive to you?

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Lack of old homes?
They didn't even start building homes here until the 1960's.

Spring Hill was cut right into the wild off of hwy 19 by some development brothers in the late sixties. You won't even find a road that is older than 50 years in that place if I'm not mistaken. Look at it now.

I like the old stuff in Inverness. We have family friends that own a really cool old place in town.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

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lack? you haven't been in vero or ft.pierce. they are there. here. this pic is dated I believe tween the late 1890's to the latest 1925. the building in the background I think still stands and this rr passenger building was left to rot and was restored after being at the same location and use from the late 1890's to 1973. it hasn't been changed that much.

I've heard St. Augustine is quite the place for old historical buildings. If you own one of them you can't even change a light bulb without getting a permit.

 

[jasonc]

I've heard St. Augustine is quite the place for old historical buildings. If you own one of them you can't even change a light bulb without getting a permit.

I also wondered if the locals had to repair their historical homes if they had to meet an extra code or two

 

[for_his_glory]

Why? What makes it attractive to you?

They are so cute an cost efficient to live in one. I'm disabled so it would be easier on me to clean then the three bedroom home we rent now. I have OCD when it comes to having a clean house. Everything has to be clean. It's hard at times for me having two knee replacements and a new hip to do a lot at one time so I clean in small portions. A tiny house would be perfect for us.

 

[Rollo Tamasi]

Here's a picture of Jethro's 4000 sq ft garage next to his 100 sq ft home.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Yeah, baby. Just keep on selling those high risk large homes and moving into those puny one room things while I charge you 90% of the insurance premium you paid before. I'll have another 4000 square foot air conditioned garage full of Leno keep sakes before you know it.
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[Michael74]

Many people can't afford $350k McMansions, and builders in many areas are not allowed to build the $60k Levitt style homes that our parents sojourned in. Micro homes are an attempt to find an affordable abode.

Brand new Levitt homes sold for the CPI equivalent of 60 to 70k. People have to go micro or manufactured to find something in a similar price range today. The bank's hidden inflation is out of control. Home inflation, education inflation, etc... bear no resemblance to the CPI, and are affecting youngsters today. They go micro out of desperation. Same thing in parts of Japan.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Many people can't afford $350k McMansions, and builders in many areas are not allowed to build the $60k Levitt style homes that our parents sojourned in. Micro homes are an attempt to find an affordable abode.

Brand new Levitt homes sold for the CPI equivalent of 60 to 70k. People have to go micro or manufactured to find something in a similar price range today. The bank's hidden inflation is out of control. Home inflation, education inflation, etc... bear no resemblance to the CPI, and are affecting youngsters today. They go micro out of desperation. Same thing in parts of Japan.

Yes, people are more afraid of long term debt these days. I heard that the economy has not fully recovered because young people aren't buying the houses they would have. Why should they, given the horrible crash we just went through?

I was viewing something on line last night. We are in a world changing transition now. What used to fuel our economy is not going to fuel it in the future. We have to make adjustments and stop relying on things like home building to keep people employed and the economy moving.

Now for the spiritual aspect: I wonder if giving up the dream of the 15 bedroom home is offset by being able to use that freed up money for worldly entertainment. The point being, you don't need to have a big house you don't spend a lot of free time in anyway. Your free time being used to spend big money on sports and entertainment. Small houses 80 years ago meant smart, practical, even spiritual common sense management of money. Now it seems saving money simply means having more money to spend on other short term pleasures.

 

[Michael74]

Yes, people are more afraid of long term debt these days.

I'm not sure its an innate fear of debt per se. Rather, it may be the absurd amount of debt youngsters are expected to go into today. Borrowing $60k in the 1950s for a modest Levitt home is easier on the mind than borrowing 350k for a McMansion. Especially since many already have 100k student loans. 60k in debt versus 450k in combined debt today.

Build Levitt homes, sell them for $60k, and I think youngsters would respond about the same as our parents did. Especially if college tuition was reduced to 1950s rates, CPI adjusted, so they didn't have silly student debt in addition to the mortgage. Inflation in education and homes has been fantastic. Micro abodes are partially an artifact of the printing press.

 

[reba]

our home is old for California built about 1890..

 

[Kathi]

Here's a picture of Jethro's 4000 sq ft garage next to his 100 sq ft home.

And the person who dies with the most toys wins....hu?

 

[jasonc]

the oldest wooden home here is date 1898 in photos and still stands. its now used for the glory of God.

our home is old for California built about 1890..

in my post with the rr passenger station the bldg. in the background still stands it is what I thought it was. its an aparment with weekly and daily and monthly rentals.it hasn't changed at all. just without the roads there and the building in the way to block that view it was really close. now I will be shotgun home hunting while working. I can post the older mansions from the 20's and those are wooden and small compared to the newest ones.

 

[Kathi]

"Our House"

I'll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today.
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me.

Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes, everything is good.
Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated by the
Sunshine through them, fiery gems for you, only for you.

Our house is a very, very fine house with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy cause of you and our la, la, la:

Our house is a very, very fine house with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy cause of you and our

I'll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today.

 

[Jethro Bodine]

"Our House"

I'll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today.
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me.

Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes, everything is good.
Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated by the
Sunshine through them, fiery gems for you, only for you.

Our house is a very, very fine house with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy cause of you and our la, la, la:

Our house is a very, very fine house with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard,
Now everything is easy cause of you and our

I'll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today.

Crosby Stills and Nash. Some of my favorite music.

 

[Pizza]

What do you think about this from a spiritual and practical point of view?

http://www.eriesense.com/the-tiny-h..._medium=cpc&utm_campaign=q3_2014#.VDlCg_ldUfY

From a spiritual point of view, I think they 'hit home'.

From a practical point of view - it's a waste of time, because you can't live in one. In the four areas I've lived in in my life, zoning demands that you build much larger.
Where I live now, all homes must be 2200 sq feet. Back in Michigan, I believe the county wide law is 1600 sq ft.

The freedom to live in the home you want to live in is largely gone.

 

[Obadiah]

Hey, by their definition I live in a "tiny home" and have for about the last 5 years! Mine just floats. I like it and should have made the move years earlier than I did. My neighbors are the same and they've been living in theirs for about 20 years now. Just got my insurance renewal bill too. $80 for the next year.

 

[Lewis]

Hey, by their definition I live in a "tiny home" and have for about the last 5 years! Mine just floats. I like it and should have made the move years earlier than I did. My neighbors are the same and they've been living in theirs for about 20 years now. Just got my insurance renewal bill too. $80 for the next year.

You live on a boat ?

 

[Jethro Bodine]

Hey, by their definition I live in a "tiny home" and have for about the last 5 years! Mine just floats. I like it and should have made the move years earlier than I did. My neighbors are the same and they've been living in theirs for about 20 years now. Just got my insurance renewal bill too. $80 for the next year.

$80.00? Hmmm....how did this slip through the cracks? I'll see what I can do about that. Let's see if we can't get you into something even smaller, and in this case, raise your premium at least 50%.