Tiny Houses
Would tiny houses, you know the ones people tow behind their truck, be considered an RV? Has anyone on this forum had any experience with tiny houses?
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fj12ryder wrote:
JaxDad wrote:
From what the "information" says, it's mostly "pie-in-the-sky" advertising. I got the impression there wasn't anything actually built yet. And besides, it's Palm Springs, not reality.fj12ryder wrote:
JaxDad wrote:
So if it's driven by economic issues why are people paying 3 times the cost of a similar conventional park model RV to buy a 'tiny home'?
How do you know they're paying that much? Are you thinking that what they say on these shows is the honest truth?
No, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Tiny Homes for sale in new development.
Just look at the rest of that site, tinyhouselistings.com, sure there's $20k and $30k units, but there's LOTS of units in the $50k to $75k range.
From what I see in the ads, very few are RVIA certified so there's lots of legal / insurance / regulatory issues too.JaxDad wrote:
From what the "information" says, it's mostly "pie-in-the-sky" advertising. I got the impression there wasn't anything actually built yet. And besides, it's Palm Springs, not reality.fj12ryder wrote:
JaxDad wrote:
So if it's driven by economic issues why are people paying 3 times the cost of a similar conventional park model RV to buy a 'tiny home'?
How do you know they're paying that much? Are you thinking that what they say on these shows is the honest truth?
No, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Tiny Homes for sale in new development.- My neighbors bought a tiny home for $20,000 from a guy and son who build and deliver them. They have it on a piece of land in as a vacation home.
They live in a 1200 sq foot house, which is large by the standards of our city. Most stick houses here are 900-1000 sq feet and sell for $300,000. Drew A. wrote:
check out Tumbleweed Tiny Homes. Some quality as RVs.
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From their site:
The Cypress is a RVIA Certified Travel Trailer RV with standard RV hookups for water and electrical. Included is our On-Site Warranty. Delivery to your door is an option.
I hope they are not the same "quality" as RVs, I would not use that as a selling point! I thought tiny homes were much, much higher quality!
Sort of related: Neighbors of mine built a very small house on a small piece of property. It came out very nice, basically a tiny Cape style house. I asked how they liked it, and they sort of shrugged and said it is a bit tight, "kind of like living in a camper"... lol!- I don't think all Tiny homes can be considered park models. I've seen them being towed on the interstate. Not claiming to know everything about them and can see why some only consider them park models. But the time I spent Googling the subject resulted in both scenarios. One being tiny homes built and permanently parked, and others used by people to tow around and live in for periods of time.
Found this builder in FL that builds RVIA Certified Tiny Houses . Couple of interesting links at the bottom of the first link.
So then I Googled How long you have lived in a tiny home and the results were not surprising.
I'd say that once reality of this lifestyle sets in, it can be a slap in the face. fj12ryder wrote:
JaxDad wrote:
So if it's driven by economic issues why are people paying 3 times the cost of a similar conventional park model RV to buy a 'tiny home'?
How do you know they're paying that much? Are you thinking that what they say on these shows is the honest truth?
No, but sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.
Tiny Homes for sale in new development.westernrvparkowner wrote:
I see tiny houses as a creation of television. I don't think there is any great national migration into these things. You are about as likely to walk into your neighborhood swamp and find people who are "naked and afraid" as you are to find actual functioning neighborhoods of these tiny houses. Jerry Springer proved people would do anything to get on TV, and the tiny house shows prove things haven't changed. And no, they are not considered RVs, to do so would be insulting to real RVs.
But.....another thread indicates the FMCA president is looking for new sources of revenue.........:B
.JaxDad wrote:
How do you know they're paying that much? Are you thinking that what they say on these shows is the honest truth?
So if it's driven by economic issues why are people paying 3 times the cost of a similar conventional park model RV to buy a 'tiny home'?JaxDad wrote:
So if it's driven by economic issues why are people paying 3 times the cost of a similar conventional park model RV to buy a 'tiny home'?
The park model out in our back yard cost about $24K, new, 6-7 years ago and it's beautiful, layed out nicely, a good size for one person, and included all the appliances (except a clothes washer & dryer). It of course also included it's steel under-carriage, axle, removable tongue, and tires.
If folks are spending about $72K for a Tiny House anywhere near the size, design, and furnishings of this particular park model ... then they're coming mighty close to being st*p*d ... from a money management viewpoint.
However, I think they may be driven by a social motive not closely related to personal economics or good money management. :hpnichols wrote:
westernrvparkowner wrote:
You can call them elephants or volcanoes, but that wouldn't change what they are, which are park models.
Exactly right on ... if they have built-in axles!
So far I consider Tiny Houses as merely a fad driven by economic issues that, perhaps for feel-good reasons, deflects by appearing to be somehow thumbing one's nose in protest at the typical approach of slaving to buy and maintain "the American Dream single family house".
So if it's driven by economic issues why are people paying 3 times the cost of a similar conventional park model RV to buy a 'tiny home'?
