The Dark Side Of Tiny Homes

[@livingbig]

This is not my usual kind of video. Over the years documenting the tiny house movement though, it's been hard for me to ignore some of the negative aspects, both of the tiny house movement itself and also the wider world circumstances that make the tiny house movement necessary. I haven't shared much of my personal philosophy with you before and I'm weirdly nervous making this video. But I hope you find some of this information here valuable. Thank-you for watching. Thank-you for supporting the channel. WIth Love, Bryce & Rasa

[@FoxValleyPros]

Really appreciate your honesty. Pros/cons all matter. Keep up the great work of promoting a wonderful option for affordable living!

[@sunshinedaydream1896]

Thanks for making this! Are you able to tag the parking video you mentioned? Thanks!

[@DavidS5118]

It had to be said... Thank you

[@helenvander-heyden2383]

Thank you for this video, hasn’t put me off a tiny house but it has reminded me to investigate it and cover my assets

[@louisegogel7973]

This is very helpful to hear the troubles (which I believe are changing as they come to light) and a bit of your philosophy of life. Thank you for taking the risk to do so. What I have heard of, seen, and experienced has led me to the perspective that the main reason that we are here on Earth is to create, to push the barriers of possibility, and in order to do so, we need contrasts, challenges, the dark and the light. If we can use all those challenges to envision what it is that we could do better, have better, be better, and create more wonderfully, then we can bless each and every challenge for helping us push to the new. I am still learning and growing. I can tell you, though, that my best experiences in life have followed being open minded, open hearted, reaching for the win win, and allowing the Universe to help me create whatever I can imagine, with my joy and gratitude assisting in the process. Sometimes it takes me a while to get out of the dumps and see all this, but when I do, I can feel such an inner shift and somehow things also start to shift, often in ways I wouldn’t have imagined could happen. Bless you and Rasa on your amazing and generous journey in life. I so much appreciate the two of you and what you’ve been doing, and mostly how absolutely positive you’ve been with everything, including with challenges.

[@DrejaAndi]

You've gone from tiny home enthusiast to practically doing tiny home journalism here. This is one of the most informative resources on the internet about tiny homes, and it is very appreciated!

[@thesun-N-moon8885]

Wasn’t there a link in thrown in there as well?

[@vintageexcellence]

What is better for you - gold or silver?? Call itm trading now, ignore the fees and storage cost!! 😂😂😂

[@davidpereira4646]

Sadly the interest in profit is bigger than the overall well being of people

[@lindsaylivinlife6282]

Thank you for NOT ignoring the negative aspects of tiny homes. Having a platform of over 4.5 million subscribers you’re in a position to potentially make a difference, so thank you for bringing these issues to the forefront! 🏠

[@louisegogel7973]

That is what I was thinking… great video for helping all aspects come out and massive numbers of people exposed… just the thinking of solutions can help power the changes.

[@Belliny333]

Thank you for this informative information.

[@duckyday1099]

Government base downfall of the USA. Thank you for speaking truth. Blessings.

[@andreastevens4987]

I couldn’t have said it any better myself. ❤

[@andreastevens4987]

Thank You Bryce 🙏🏻 You just gave everyone new to tiny living the basics of The Tiny Living Bible. Absolutely hands down the best advice up front from a Professional. ❤

[@coopercoates8809]

I’d love to see more tiny/smaller homes for disabled people. An actual tiny home won’t accomodate a wheelchair or modified bathroom ( not my husband who’s 6 9’) but when we built we thought smaller not tiny. It’s about unique design and we took some concepts from tiny into a smaller home. Disabled people proportionally earn less, have higher expenses and have less housing options available due to accessibility

[@ElizabethBarone]

Yes! Our disability “benefits” are well below poverty-level. It’s disgusting, quite frankly. And we’re always left out of conversations about issues that impact us most.

[@jeffstormer2547]

amen to this! i'd been following thr TH movement for a bit longer than Bryce has been on topic and had to scrap 99% of the ideas found bc they're not disability friendly...lofts come to mind. that said, there are quite a few basic designs that are readily adaptable, often by simply taking the plunge to move to a 10' wide trailer. or even 12' wide. doesn't help w/ costs, both initial and long term, but it does open some design options not that it means anything to me anymore bc of a now terminal diagnosis. but dreams can help inspire some modicum of hope (misplaced as it ends up being)...

[@classicambo9781]

​@jeffstormer2547 dreams are always worth having brother.

[@truthhearit1471]

There are 340 sq ft accessible units that have been designed. Not on wheels but still under 400 sqft.

[@EMMYK1916]

​@@truthhearit1471My knuckles wouldn't like that!

[@mystarmach]

The biggest thing I question about the tiny house movement is that it's often thought of as a way to escape the rent/mortgage trap. But unless you have land, or your parents/friends have land, you're gonna have to pay someone something to stay on their land.

[@theclumsyprepper]

Tiny home movement is, to me, a fashion trend for the wealthy.

[@earthling1229]

I experienced huge issues in finding compatible and reasonable people to rent land to park my tiny home. In both properties I ran into corrupt people that made my life impossible and I had no recourse to protect myself from their immorality. I left and moved into an apartment.

[@lindagrace2]

That's a good point.. but I have been assuming that paying rent on a piece of land on someone's property would be much less than renting a home or even an apartment. I've seen several episodes where people pay rent on their tiny house piece of land.

[@lindagrace2]

I appreciate this video but it's not what I thought it would be: it's not the dark side of Tiny Homes it's the dark side of Tiny Home Regulations and Construction (I'm a literalist). That said, I really believe tiny homes are the future for us baby boomers. The older we get (my husband is 75 and I'm 70) the less we are able to do the heavy (and even not so heavy) lifting ourselves. Fortunately we can afford to hire garden and housekeeping help for that but if we lived in a tiny home, we could still do more much of that ourselves for much longer and the cost or hiring help would be more affordable (fewer hours required!!). Love your videos, thank you!

[@lindagrace2]

@@theclumsyprepperactually I don't think that is an accurate statement. In Seattle (US) there is a government sanctioned movement to create tiny apartments for people. He has a point here that ANYTHING is better than living on the street and our (US) homeless population is growing. I'm sure that is a complex issue but one we nevertheless need to look into as a society - what are we doing wrong/missing that so many are falling off the edge? I am in Paris right now where when I was a kid in the 60's there was a solid homeless population who - I was told at the time - lived that way by choice not necessity; they were discreet and seemingly peaceful under the bridges of the Seine not unavoidable on the sidewalk as much of the homeless population is today. Now I see some in the streets of Paris but VERY few compared to West Coast US cities and towns I know. Paris is a very human scale city where it feels to me the people matter more than Business. I'm not knocking business (we all love the higher standard of living it affords) but there has to be a balance between productivity and livability. Perhaps that is part of our problem in the US (with which I am also identified). As I say that, I know there is a movement back toward small community in the US, that livability factor, the Human Scale as my French mother used to call it. Perhaps the growing homeless problem in the US is a sign it is time for that Industry pendulum to swing back a bit toward liveability, the human touch which is so vital to our collective mental health.

[@emmiw1881]

Amen!!!!! I'm so frustrated with the situation in Canada. I feel we're kept from tiny homes in order to just protect developers who are friends with government leaders. You are so right that governments don't care about their populace.

[@KyleRuggles]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Same! I live in Montreal and rent's have increased 22% in the past 4 years I read on The Globe and Mail just yesterday! This is a video we all need to see.

[@pdq5465]

Yes, I totally agree with you. All levels of our Canadian governments need a huge wake up call. Answers to homelessness and home affordability exist & need to be acknowledged, accepted & acted upon. Bryce is totally on target. And the comment here about politicians & developers is certainly accurate in Ontario. 🇨🇦

[@pernillebendixen1143]

I guess you fought together with the truckers vs WEF?!

[@KyleRuggles]

@@pernillebendixen1143 Don't start this crap. Just don't.

[@KyleRuggles]

@@pdq5465 Agreed!

[@NellBelle]

"Our lawmakers are failing in their duty of care to their citizens". Best description of government itself I have ever heard.

[@Anon-u3i]

Right Wing Governments

[@faithrada]

​@@Anon-u3iThat does seem to be the tendency yes. Get that child BORN but then neglect to feed or house it. Hmm makes no sense.

[@Marion51268]

Also left. Two wings, same bird...

[@daniellist6429]

Sadly, I think many of our leaders aren't failing to care for their citizens. They are succeeding at selling out their citizens for the benefit of their donors.

[@natsuminofan]

With all due respect, don't blame politicians, blame ourselves. We let politicians rule us, we let them dictate their will on us. It is said in an old saying: 'I can buy anything,'' said Gold. ''I can take anything,'' said Damascus Steel. Gold is the weapon of rich people. Damascus Steel is the weapon of rulers. While we are asking ourselves what kind of weapon we should use, do not be fooled by terms like democracy, laws... Presidents, representatives, judges always want us to play our game (in this case, to live our life) by their rules. Please stop being horrified by the idea that the government does not care about the citizens. Just look at the real life: Laws are created by the rulers, to serve them the rulers and their allies who are people with a lot of money, not the ones who choose to be ruled or to remain being ruled. ps: only people with a slave mentality would hastily jump to the thought of the term "anarchism" after reading this comment.

[@anyascelticcreations]

My gripe is also attainablity. Or the lack of it. So many times I see a home featured and I try to put myself in the person's place and imagine myself doing something similar too. But then I realize how it is attainable for them but not for me in the same ways. They have friends who help them build. Family to let them stay on the land, hook up to utilities, and often shower, do, laundry and even eat at "the big house". And they have money for materials. But for those near the bottom building our own tiny house is only a dream.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Yeah Those kind of scenarios are such a joke Like, c’mon

[@Scrabbleship]

Exactly. So many things are cost saving in the long run (in theory at least) but require a huge output of money, time, and assistance to begin.

[@marygrant1838]

Welp if Harris gets in.. this is the route I'm going to take. 1st time home buyer, who pays all my bills on time & I'm going to try for that $25 grand from the government!

[@anyascelticcreations]

@@marygrant1838 Go for it! If you can pull it off that'll be a huge step ahead for you. I wish you the best! 🙏

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@marygrant1838 from the taxpayers u mean

[@patingram4138]

I'm in Canada. There is a tiny house owner in a town near me who owns his own acreage and has lived in his tiny for seven years. He has been ordered to vacate his residence as it is illegal to live in it. He had to build a home on a foundation to live on his own land. It all comes down to property tax. Its all about fleecing the citizens 🤬

[@alison182]

Hopefully this person can their residence retro approved, sometimes you need to make peace with the local council and work it out.

[@victorkreig6089]

I'm assuming he then built a 10 x 10 shed with a bed and sink in it and told them to kick rocks?

[@truthhearit1471]

You can put a tiny home on trailer onto a foundation

[@tamara8349]

It's criminal - government overstepping at its finest.

[@lamoinette23]

It's the property taxes... imagine buying your own home and land, or buying land and building a home and then having to essentially pay rent to live on your own property.. forever, until you d¡e.. 👀🙄

[@medorakea7327]

THANK YOU for not just making a cute little video about lack of storage & making your bed in a loft

[@S.RMarigold]

Not a tiny home owner but 100% agree! A safe shelter is a basic human right and governments who make this difficult should be held accountable for crimes against basic human rights.

[@hhjhj393]

Ok... Lets think about what you said logically. I agree with you that human shelter is really nice, but a right? Who exactly has to pay for other people to have housing? How does it all get built fairly? How does that affect industry? Does the government play favoritism in who gets to build the housing? The materials? The suppliers? It's not ethical to steal from someone else to house another, and that's what "housing is a human right" does. What really needs to happen is government regulations need to go way down, and zoning laws need to go way down so that people can build what they need to build in a free market.

[@cross-eyedmary6619]

@@hhjhj393They have the right to build one if they have the means and property to do so. They should be allowed to build whatever they want in their own property. Property rights are the issue here.

[@sueladybird6923]

​@hhjhj393 so if said government/ superannuation funds, stops you from accessing your superannuation, your own money, ..stating that being homeless isn't considered "hardship" grounds to access said funds? Is that not a human right?... l speak from personal experience unfortunately.

[@ronpetersen2317]

@@hhjhj393 I don't think they meant right in that sense. From their post they seem to imply that the person has the resources to do it. I think you are both saying the same thing in the end just coming from different directions a tad

[@danettewelborn5577]

No where in the constitution says we are entitled to a safe home

[@waschell1]

I was a working single mom raising two boys. I had an adorable tiny home in my back driveway not visible to anyone I rented to a nurse to live in for extra income. I was turned into to codes in Nashville and threatened with $50 fine a day because it was considered an RV. It was harming no one and helping my family and the nurse.

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

You doubled the density of your neighborhood for your own profit illegally but it’s wrong someone stopped you. Okay.

[@waschell1]

My house was zoned 2 family... Before you comment make sure you know what you're talking about. Meaning I could legally have another ADU or home on my property.

[@waschell1]

Would you have rathered I turned my garage into an Airbnb like a lot of my friends or neighbors do which IS legal. Instead of rent long-term to a nurse in need SMH

[@BonaparteBardithion]

​@@WinstonSmithGPT My sister's family recently moved into our house. I, my sister's family, and another relative (the homeowners) are all seperate households for tax purposes. We both pay rent to the homeowners. When they moved in it doubled the population density of the lot. If the city had allowed it, we could have furnished the detached garage and had them move in there. The same number of buildings would have been on the lot and the same number of people would have been living on it. But the city doesn't allow it because we're not coded for accessory dwellings. Would there have been an issue if this nurse had been renting a room in the main house instead of an accesory building that, I assume, was already on the lot anyway?

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

Are these Canadian tax laws? I'm a little bit further south so I wouldn't understand the family lot tax structure you're getting at.

[@Progamer-jv8mb]

This video is not only about dark side of tiny living. This is complete education about many aspects of our economy and tiny houses. Absolutely brilliant educational video make you look at things from different perspectives. THANK YOU

[@Feb20Liz]

I agree its not the "dark" side its the reality in the tiny home living community

[@henningnielsen9907]

Yeah, it is to go full cirkel on the subject and not leave some very important parts out of the equation! So thumbs up to this video!

[@bizzybits1918]

This.

[@TimothySOgreat]

Agree with everything you just said. As an architect in the USA, the problem I have with tiny homes aren't the tiny homes themselves it's the people building the homes. You have people building 500sqft homes and selling them for 200k. However, since 200k is the cheapest house in the area it of course sells. Or you have online companies selling 300k 1/1 homes. The problem I have with all of this is the tiny home movement was all about being financially free. To own your own home without the financial burden of a mortgage. However, there are people in tiny homes still having to have a mortgage, because of greed.

[@Una...]

Absolutely!

[@dustinabc]

Should they stop building homes? Seems to me the problem is actually just an opportunity for a person to start a company that builds more affordable homes and they will get the business. I'm assuming with your job you don't negotiate for the lowest possible pay, right? Does it make you greedy for wanting to maximize the reward you get for your work?

[@hylje]

@@dustinabc Homes will become affordable once we successfully stop building any of them. Any day now.

[@TimothySOgreat]

@@dustinabc I don't negotiate pay at all. My company sells pre made floor plans specifically 3/2 homes that's range from 1200-1800 sqft. We also sell custom floor plans. Our rate is $1.00 a sqft. If they want a 3D virtual model it's $2.00. I'm not saying you can't make your money. By all means make it. But we have gone from contractors making 30k on a home to making 100k on a home. There absolutely is a market for affordable housing. But if they know a 800k home will sell just as easily as a 350k home of course they will build a larger house and probably double the profit.

[@onomado]

In order to come up with a "fair price" for tiny homes, please share your dollar per Sq ft price you concluded was the metric for determining price of a tiny house? You can not use the same $/ft for tiny home costs for tiny homes vs traditional larger site-built homes. They (traditional homes) are bigger in an effort to lower the price per foot of the house. If you have an exponentially smaller structure, obviously the labor is similar to build a tiny house vs a traditional site built home, the cost per foot is increased by the smaller Sq ft price simply because of the smaller foot print to amortize cost to build across. Think about it like a desktop computer vs an iPhone... Which one costs you more to build yourself???

[@jollyexotic]

Thanks for calling out the injustices of the housing market and saying what needs to be said. As someone who was homeless as a kid, it means a lot to me that people care

[@solarcabin]

I went off grid in a 14x14 cabin I built for $2k in 2003 and ran in to lots of resistance from local government and utility companies. I had to fight and resist the pressures and that is why I started my channel and designed affordable tiny houses and cabins and off grid systems that anyone can build. That movement exploded in 2008 when the housing market collapsed and we are now again facing a dire situation of homelessness. You can still buy affordable land and build your own tiny home and off grid is now affordable and acceptable but you will still get resistance and you have to stand up for yourselves and fight back and organize. -LaMar

[@theclumsyprepper]

Not possible in Ireland. The cheapest site in my area is in the region of €50,000 and you will need a planning permission to build anything on the land, including tiny homes.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

There’s no affordable land Nor small bldgs that are feasible

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@theclumsyprepperoh gosh there’s $100K lots here Just The LAND

[@theclumsyprepper]

@@YeshuaKingMessiah How big are the lots though? In my area we're talking 0.3 -0.5 acre for 50k.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@theclumsyprepper suburban lots

[@Luca0206.]

We really need to all try to make a difference with these ridiculous laws worldwide, causing so much more homelessness. This is an amazing and very necessary video! Thank you.

[@streetsmartintelligent]

SPOT ON.... CHANGE WONT EVER EVER HAPPEN, UNTIL WE'RE ONE VOICE.

[@carolynlasher8896]

I see so many homes that go into foreclosure. The banks let them sit to rot. Why not sell at a reasonable price to families that want to be homeowners but, can't afford all the money required. They would work hard to make repairs just to own a home. Property taxes are ridiculous. The middle class are becoming families that are living on the streets. It's just so sad that our Government has fallen to such disaster , all about power and money!!

[@YellaBellaReno]

If our governments won’t do it (and by that, I mean the corporations won’t allow it), then we have to do it. We need to start building each others houses; be it by community banking or volunteering our labor to one another.

[@ECole-le7we]

If your honesty about the potential pitfalls - "the dark side" - saves just one person or one family from financial loss, this video will have been worth the making of it. However, I am certain that it will help or save many more. Bravo.

[@nicoledeloncrais5940]

Thank you for your support, & your thoughts are deeply appreciated 👍🙏✅

[@Madaboutmada]

I'm a community planner in a Rust Belt city and it truly is heartbreaking seeing the obstacles that are arbitrarily thrown up to keep tiny homes from becoming the 21st century answer to a starter home for millions of hardworking people.

[@AnotherJeni4You]

Is anyone is supposed to know where a rust belt city is actually located? 😬

[@kikigirlkauai]

Have you thought of doing a presentation with some others to the commission on the benefits of infill and adjoining parcels to make small tiny communities. There are a lot of great communities. They revitalize some areas as well.

[@Lunarl4ndr]

​@@AnotherJeni4You It's in the North Eastern portion of the USA. It's where our automotive plants were built up and abandoned in the early 80s and its very frozen in winters. It's kind of poor, but extremely built up.

[@LAE45]

Bravo!

[@TheJojo01902]

Generally speaking, “Rust Belt” is a US term denoting the industrial area known as the MidWest. Can include the states of (western) Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, parts of Indiana and Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin - all states which years ago had manufacturing and heavy industry as major parts of their economies.

[@sukritsharma1934]

So I live in himachal pradesh, India. I am architect by profession. Our region's traditional architecture is completely environmentally friendly. Even the design was what you would call "tiny houses". I have many in my generation who reverting back to traditional building styles as they create a cost effective and eco-friendly living space that can be potentially maintained for generations at minimum costs, despite inflation in future. This is mostly because of the use of locally available materials (red mud, husk, stones etc).

[@ІванПащенко-ч9в]

May be you should post some info about it. Will be interesting to explore!

[@xw591]

Please make a video about your work and the Indian tiny house life! India goes unfairly forgotten due to all the focus on the West

[@Ab3ndcgi]

One thing that often gets overlooked its how traditional architecture is well adapted not only to locally available materials; but also to local climate conditions. I get that in the case of these "cannon" tiny homes, using lightweight materials and structures is a priority for legal reasons. But I cannot help but feel like this whole idea of the home as a space divorced from its environment, surroundings and history; or the good sense and efficiency of thousands of people building homes before; is somehow an unintended byproduct of industrialization. That not only creates the whole idea of suburbs and working class neighborhoods; but makes design choices and life in general dependant or influenced by mass production, and therefore leaves little room for adaptation.And we also see another trend where people are more and more starting to conceive their homes as a working space, in terms of productivity and efficiency; or directly as stores in terms of displaying and stocking possesions. Says much about how we conceive our lives.

[@krispaton8670]

You are so right. We learn as children that it is essential for all humans to have water, food and shelter - and it seems our governments don’t understand that. We are living in a society that doesn’t care for people.

[@tesselaynes5428]

No your not. people care its the govt that dont

[@SenorTucano]

Oh they understand it. They just don’t give a sh!t.

[@TheTewjr]

Yet there's a difference between saying humans should have food, water and shalter, and saying that it's the government's responsibility to provide it. Tiny homes can and should be able to help solve the current shortage of housing, and government's goal should be to promote them in areas where they fill a need.

[@krispaton8670]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@TheTewjrI don’t know where you are from, but here in Australia the various tiers of government have instituted laws that make tiny living (even on a trailer) illegal. Lots of places you are not even allowed to have someone living in a caravan on your property.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

it is not the government's job to CARE for people, but to SERVE them. ACCESS to water might be a right, but CLEAN water is not. SOMEBODY must create piping, filters, water catchment, pumps, heck, even chlorine to clean the water. Obtain, purify, distribute....that's not "a right", because you have to PAY someone to do all of that.

[@jeanariley7759]

Thank you Bryce. So eloquently and passionately stated. I literally cried. The dark side is not the tiny homes but more so the issues surrounding them.

[@eiramharas]

👏🏼

[@star1ady]

I came here for a relaxing moment, and then I cried, too. I agree with all the tiny house realities that Bryce talked about. One that he missed was that the people who need tiny homes the most, often times just want to be like everyone else and consider tiny homes substandard living -- places that they'd be ashamed to have to live in. I run tours through my gorgeous little house to try to combat that impression.

[@amychen2504]

Already blown away by this video and just started listening. Your passion really comes through considering how chipper you usually are.

[@carlagusek1844]

Agreed!

[@levimeyer6126]

'I have very little trust in the government, no love for banks, and no respect for paper money." So fucking based. My interest in your channel just grew to new levels man. Love to see it.

[@rosalie9842]

Same!!

[@carlt7167]

"I have also sold out and made this whole video as a segue into my sponsor" massive cringe

[@OddboxLife]

I always assume other hippy types are woke / out of touch. So am always delighted when I discover a fellow tiny home's advocate is in fact based af.

[@kricketjoy]

Same!

[@benskoropada3030]

Government is the 'politically correct' word for a big gang run by gangsters. Democracy means mob rule and minority discrimination.

[@leaunland9190]

Bryce, I want to say that I find it extremely refreshing to see someone who is as genuine and passionate about what they do as you are. It is obvious that you’ve got your heart in the right place, and I’ve truly enjoyed watching your videos for the last few years. Thanks for everything that you do!

[@steel12city17cowgirl]

Imagine… just building a Tiny House is considered legal disobedience… wtheck!! That’s absolutely INSANE!! We are all behind this movement Bryce in every Country, under the Sun!! 🌞💖🌞 Thank you for one of your best, most honest and informative video’s on this channel!!

[@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603]

I just saw a video about citizens in France ( like 1700s or so) were being arrested or put to death for daring to wear the increasingly popular calico from India because it threatened the silk garment industry. So bottom line of any ridiculous restrictions is always money for the ones who have monopolized whatever industry it involves. Nothing new under the Sun.

[@PixelShade]

It's more "The Dark Side of Society" rather than "Tiny Homes"... We have a deeply exploitative financial system in place, with politics that appeal to capital rather than the well-being of citizens. What sucks even more is that it feels like most civil rights movement have gone to die with individualism, internet, social media and isolation of people in conjunction with the influence of capital interests trying to confuse the discourse. People should be outraged at this point, mass protests raging... but instead people just silently accepting the current situation, trying to adapt around the problem instead of demanding a true change. That's the biggest issue, how people have become so disincentivized to use our democratic rights to demand change in our societies.

[@YellaBellaReno]

Here, here. We have the technology and resources to feed, clothe, house, educate, and medically care for every human being on this planet… we just don’t have the will.

[@zzzzzzmc]

Yeah heh I wanted to say this video can be summarised as the dark side of tiny homes are the bad elements of the society that they have to be part of. I think I agree.

[@dustinabc]

"when buying and selling are controlled by the government, the first thing to be bought and sold are the politicians" -Peter O'Rourke The gov't should be limited to it's only legitimate function- protecting inalienable rights. Not trying to control markets, or providing social services or utilities to the people.

[@Fenrires]

Good praxis.

[@YellaBellaReno]

@@dustinabc so, in that hypothetical, what about infrastructure? Roads, electricity, water? And what about school accreditation and licenses to practice medicine? And what about the environment and natural resources? I’m being genuine, not snarky.

[@roseserena4423]

I’ve been dreaming of owning a tiny home for YEARS... but it’s basically a pipe dream. There’s no way I’ll ever have enough money to build one nowadays, let alone find affordable land, where I can also commute to a job. Thank you Bryce for pointing out some important facts.

[@iam1smiley1]

I'm in Zionsville NB Canada, you can buy an acre for $13k and live in an RV if you want with no building expectations....30 mins to city Fredericton NB.

[@MsNovaris]

I'm wondering the same thing but it's still infinitely cheaper than buying a house and long term renting so I think don't give up. Keep saving towards it and it may still become a reality someday 😄

[@annetteericsson266]

You can buy a shed rent to own here in Missouri. Land is cheaper too. Many of us live in sheds here

[@bakakafka4428]

"Our lawmakers are failing in their duty of care to their citizens". That one cracked me up. Let me quote our ex-minister for housing, including building social housing, now in the running for becoming the minister-president of this corrupt little state of Flanders (Belgium): "I'm not going to build social housing. Poor people should stop being poor so they can rent in the normal housing market". He got rewarded with election victory for this attitude. Nuf said.

[@stephanieclark9710]

That’s just awful! I can’t believe such lack of compassion exists, but it does, sadly.

[@onerainiday]

Unfortunately, this is worldwide.

[@theloveofminimalism6984]

Yes it does its called crazy litle Belguim politics

[@lisetteem588]

surely not! A comedian (chris lilley as) ja'mie said "poor ppl! get some money" years ago. I do think this crisis is about humans becoming more minimalist, and some other factors, aside from the exterior factors. like covid changed things beyond a flu. The fact that woirld wide we are all having an issue, everywhere! leads me to beleive that.

[@PennyMiller-j1k]

Sounds like “Let them eat cake.”

[@buddymccormack8668]

What I hate about Tiny Houses is they are not their own Category when it comes to building codes, inspections and certification, here in the US they are considered either RV'S or park model mobile home, and neither is accurate, Tiny houses are built better. What I love to see in the Tiny House world is the pride on the faces of the people who built their own Tiny House, or at least did as much of the work as they were capable of.

[@lizzieb6311]

I agree 100%! I have found those tiny homes built by reputable US Builders to be far superior in quality than many of the garbage tract subdivision traditional homes being build by day laborers who don’t know what the words square an plumb mean. The crap houses by national builders are constructed like absolute garbage.

[@PennyMiller-j1k]

It boils down to monetary greed. Governments run on money and collect it trough “real estate taxes.”

[@shazzabelle123]

How do insurance companies regard tinies in the US? Are they a vehicle or a dwelling? I often wonder as you are taking your entire life on the road when you move them so what if you have an accident?

[@buddymccormack8668]

@shazzabelle123 I don't own a tiny house, but if they ate no more then 8.5 ft wide, it's an rv that can be towed under the insurance of the vehicle towing it, wider then 8.5 ft and it's a oark model I don't think insurance is required

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@@shazzabelle123 , As far as I'm aware(and I'm in the US), THOW are considered 'trailers'__which is why [you] cannot be 'parked' in the same spot for more than 180 days in succession. That's why it is 'illegal' in most cases to be stationery(living) on a plot of land. As a trailer it is not allowed as a permanent place of residence. Hope this was helpful. 💖🙌😺

[@sambulate]

Bryce, I understand why you were nervous about posting this, but it all needed to be said. Thank you for putting this out there, and for being such an advocate for the little guy. 💙

[@treasurewuji8740]

This video gives the whole channel a soul.

[@sciencenerd8428]

I built a tiny house on my sons farm. I have never loved a place more than this one.

[@caso6481]

Only allowed o e kitchen per farm here. So silly. So many build an unnecessary mansion.

[@nikkster01]

can 50 other people come to your sons farm and do the same no? thought not

[@molliemae6855]

@@nikkster01would you want 50 strangers on your land? Thought not!

[@ronpetersen2317]

@@caso6481 Build one anyway. That is BS.

[@psycomutt]

​@@nikkster01Theoretically a rich guy could buy a plot of land and build a bunch of tiny homes. The downside is I'm basically describing a trailer park that people wouldn't actually want to live in.

[@ireneroland3070]

In Australia a council told a woman living in a tiny house , was told to sell the tiny house and jump onto the list of social housing , that list is several thousand people on that list while the government, pays 25 million to consultants and no surprises nothing changes . It’s ridiculous.

[@chrisallen7068]

Spot on, thank you.

[@weetbix2083]

Australia is at the forefront of a 1984 Global Dictatorship.

[@2blackcatz426]

Yeah ive been on the waiting list for 13 years!

[@hermanjamers]

The entire town of Paradise, CA was burned down by a wildfire. A family was living in an RV on their burned out cleared off lot. Someone came along and told them that living in an RV was lot allowed. A young woman bought a lot in West Sacramento, CA and put her small home on it. West Sacramento won't hook up her utilities. She uses a composting toilet and gets come electricity from solar panels. A kind neighbor lets her get water from an outdoor water faucet. She's been living like that for over 5 years. These are two examples of the exclusion and intolerance that are as wrong as wrong can be. They are violating freedom and the golden rule.

[@ElizabethBridge-q6f]

it reminds me of an episode of Utopia.

[@daisy9910]

Well said, Bryce. Politicians often own multiple investment properties, and create the tax laws that benefit them. They take donations from corporations who don't pay tax. Time to stand up to those who prefer us to remain homeless than actually create solutions.

[@MissSmudge78]

Not everything is sugar coated. To proceed with both eyes and ears open. That is what I was taught. We needed to hear this. Thank you Bryce & Rasa xx

[@susanowens1028]

I love the mindfulness behind this video. I built a 500 sq ft cabin in 2019 for myself, my daughter and granddaughter to have a safe place with a roof over our head. Put it on 2 acres in Tennessee. We are now in the fight of our life to keep our home. It has been 5 years of unrelenting bullying by wealthy neighbors. My daughter and granddaughter are now moving out to her fiances home. He was gifted it in his grandmothers will. Still in the country, still a very small school system but they HAVE to move as we appeal a court decision. I married a lively British gentleman and we purchased a different tiny home, a narrowboat. So much smaller at 165 sq ft of living space but still free. We have all been blessed by your channel, and appreciate your views on the scary aspects pf civil disobedience. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@debbiestaite3184]

Can't stand NIMBYS. Sorry you've had to go through this. Hugs

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@susanowens1028, Love, Light, and Blessings to You and Yours. 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌😺

[@cameroncunningham204]

I’m a TN resident as well, is your property located in a rural county or a suburban county? TN overall has almost no regulations when it comes to TINY Homes, if your property is located in a rule county that has no building code requirements you should’ve never had to step foot in a court room

[@streetsmartintelligent]

​@@debracisneroshhp2827 First BIG mistake, NEVER place a tiny home near wealthier people. Check ZONING LAWS first...ALWAYS Find land AWAY from this...

[@JP-nz4em]

why did you have to fight for your home since it’s on your land?

[@cathycreates]

They don’t want you to buy a property no matter how small, they want you to rent because they are landlords and are set to make a lot of profit from you. So many of our M.P.s in the U.K. are also landlords. They aren’t going to speed up laws when they want their interests to take priority.

[@lindajarratt8323]

I agree @cathycreates.. as a fellow Brit, it’s so frustrating. I’m sure not just ours, but all governments want to keep us on the hamster wheel until we drop. Without wealth, we are just the batteries that keep the country going… God forbid we should have any quality of life by selecting a more modest home and standard of living… who will they dangle carrots in front of to keep working in order to afford high rents and mortgages if we all did this? It’s disgusting and immoral how the powers that be behave

[@ruifilipe808]

Exactly, it's all about the money. And people think slavery is a thing of the past.

[@MollyMae-yb6kb]

In Australia, they want everyone over 70 in aged care, where they take back 85 per cent of your pension while the providers raid your savings!

Stern look in the thumbnail, Bryce! Great video, kudos to you for speaking up so passionately about tiny home issues, which are a microcosm of the larger problems we’re all facing globally. Appreciate your honesty and your integrity. Would love to see more videos of people making more unconventional small homes with limited resources (but unlimited resourcefulness). Love this channel, keep up the great work! 🙏💚

[@amysimonbiz]

Thank you for being open, honest and well just awesome! I live in the US State of Montana and spent a large portion of my life residing in Bozeman. Bozeman has made it illegal for anyone to live in a temporary residence such as a tent, vehicle, camper or tiny home if the property isn’t owned by the tenant. They have no shelters in existence and send the people to Billings or Missoula with a bus pass and even which is true and gross they send people with a one way bus ticket to Portland Oregon. They have also made it a law that all homes have to have the same tenants for a minimum of 90 or more days (in a row) of occupancy. So no “Viator”or “airbnb”. It truly is a crisis in Bozeman as it’s where Montana State University is located and students are only allowed to live in the dorms for 1 school year. Where are they going to live after that? The rent goes for $6-$10k a month for a 1 room apartment that tend to be honest to goodness $h!tholes. Which they’re are competing against hundreds of others for just 1 available apartment. Which is NUTS! Bozeman has done some really gross things to people who may want or can only afford to live in a van, camper or a tiny home due to the rapid rise of millionaires discovering just how amazing Gallatin Valley is. Here is a little personal background. My husband and I bought our first home (1,200sq/ft) in Belgrade Montana (just a few miles down the road from Bozeman) for $126,000 in 2001. It was builder grade with NO upgrades. We sold it at what we thought was a killer price in 2007 for $206,000 when we had to move to a different part of Montana for my husband’s job. Out of curiosity a year ago I looked up the average value of the cookie cutter homes in that subdivision in Belgrade, they were valued at over $1 MILLION dollars! No upgrades or any additions have been added inside or out at least not to the one we had. Today it is valued at almost $1.5-1.75 million! That’s insane and then you add on top of that the idiocy of our governor and the legislature that ignored the property tax info brought to them by the State Board and were more interested in making sure that members of the LGBTQIA were censored and made to feel inferior. Our taxes went up 21% a few months ago as a direct result of the Gov idiocy. Weirdly all of his property in Bozeman and well Montana didn’t go up like the rest of ours, but stayed the same or went down. But his neighbors did. Guess he must have some sort of magical powers no one knows about or is as corrupt as his BFF’s in our Govt. He truly is a heinous and nasty human. I am hopeful that things will get better as we need to make sure we don’t take away anyone’s fundamental rights which should include having a safe space to sleep and exist. But thanks again for sharing! Sending lots of love and positive vibes from across the globe in the US State of Montana. ✨💖✨

[@Lisa-sf4fy]

I live in New Mexico. I'm retired and I ended up building a foundation "guest house" for my retirement tiny home because I didn't want the city to come along when I'm 80 and force me to move. It was a lot more expensive but it's a pretty great place to be a senior. All the design ideas were influenced by your videos. Thank you for making them.

[@classicambo9781]

What a shit government to even think of doing that to a person. Wouldn't suprise me if it happened here though.

[@evalinawarne1337]

GOD BLESS YOU. YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK. GOOD FOR YOU. WELCO.E HOME.

[@DebbieNobodyneedstoknow1]

canada is short of housing but fights against tiny homes. homeless issues are huge. tent cities are everywhere. its horrible

[@kelleemerson9510]

I think they're trying to make North America one country. Consolidate into cities and the vast open areas people (pest) free. Cities being holding area's to sort out the useful ones.

[@DebbieNobodyneedstoknow1]

@@kelleemerson9510 It's a messed up world. I think we all need to hang on and brace ourselves. Wishing you the best .

[@gladlisa1]

here in the USA we have the same issue ... builders keep building new homes in the process destroying wild life habitats ... plenty of people living on the streets, Tiny homes could resolved that problem but we have greedy goverment officials that care to little for humans ...

[@DebbieNobodyneedstoknow1]

@@gladlisa1 I hope something changes for both of our countries 🙏

[@spruceysarah]

I love that you took time to talk about legality upfront since this is the foundational issue (no pun intended) with tiny homes. If they were legal and relugated, there would be more financing available, disreputable contractors wouldn't have as much opportunity to rip people off, and there would be much more parking. If the legality issue is addressed, tiny homes will be accesible to so many more people.

[@zoegranville7607]

was curious to see what actual dark sides you'd talk about since I don't really think those whimsical issues like how messy they get are actually problems. Did not expect our king to go off. We bow to thee! Thank you so much for speaking up, you're clearly really passionate and I love getting your perspective and philosophy. More Bryce rants!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing

[@earthlighteleven]

I 100% agree with you Bryce! I was a local body counsellor for 6 years and one of the main issues I fought for continually was for tiny home, experimental housing eg yurts etc and zoning that allowed for more multi dwellings on a piece of land . It was such hard going and I made only minimal progress. It is insane when we have a HOUSING CRISIS!!! One of the biggest issues councils are paranoid about is neighbour complaints, boundary issues, and allowing inappropriate use of so-called productive rural land use...doesn't seem to count if tiny home owners grow their own gardens. The whole system is stupidly out-of-date and obstructive...

[@Erin-rg3dw]

Agreed. My town is working on allowing "accessory dwelling units" (ADUs) as they call them to allow property owners to place essentially tiny homes or similar on their property. Many people have the worry that it's allowing run-down trailers, but I think if they were to see some tiny homes or have some simple rules like RV parks do about appearance, they'll start to change opinions.

[@trevorvanderwoerd8915]

You only touched it lightly, but the "disparity" part really gets me. I find it can be a really stark contrast when you feature homes that are parked in people's backyards - often there are multiple very large, modern, 3,000 sq ft traditional homes, sometimes with pools and other high-quality landscaping, and then there is the tiny home. Which is nice, and high quality, but the contrast is definitely noticeable. Especially since in many cases, the only difference financially is the timing - the people with the traditional home had a normal salary in the 80s or 90s and the tiny home owners have a normal salary in the 2010s and 2020s. Really hammers home how much governments have failed their people.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@trevorvanderwoerd8915, One of the issues with allowing ADU's in the backyards of some people (who generally have the $$)is they use the ADU as an Air B&B(for short term vacationers) as extra income, without long term renting to someone who actually needs a place to live. 💩😒

[@cherylotinyhousecellist]

@@debracisneroshhp2827 this was supposed to be regulated in Toronto, as anyone who receives the tax grant to build their home must rent it long term for 5 years. How many do you think took the grant?

[@denisescally7090]

@@debracisneroshhp2827 I would rather vacationers rented caravans and tiny homes and not air bnbs that are actual apartments and houses. Air bnb took ALOT of real homes out of circulation hence high rents and prices in some towns and cities.

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

yes. that ticks me off "my dad built it for me" or "we are parked on family land". MOOCHERS I hear "we bought the land and then we paid to build this house here" I CHEER!

[@bwane5961]

​@@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679 so? some of those parents worked their assess off so their children live better lives. So they their children have place to build on and not struggle like some of them did. Why are you hating?

[@Jesus_Saves_Believers]

Exactly. Legality actually makes it so difficult for some of us that it never happens, something we desperately need. Thank you for speaking on this.

[@harrydog541]

I'm nearing 84. I'm A widowed female. I sent from a small 2 bedroom 1 bath home that I had owned for 20 years. I could no longer afford the property taxes, insurance, water, gas, electric on my Society Security box I sold it and bought a used 5th wheel. Talk about down sizings! I loved it. It was in a park and my space included light, water and sewage, A big savings. I have recently moved to my grand son's small farm. Sold my 5th wheel. I tossed out the rest of things I no longer need. Some things went to family members, rest to thrift stores or dump. I really enjoy my new found freedom. 13 acres of woods, chickens, ducks, goats, raccoons, deer,foxes. I'm glad I sold my home all those years ago and moved to a 5th wheel and now to a small one bedroom section of the old milk barn. Its cozy, warm and free. When you age you realize that "stuff" just pins you down. Less stuff, more freedom and breathing room..

[@PamZatt]

Lived tiny in Canada and am still so frustrated that our municipal and provincial governments would rather fight tiny home owners than admit that they fill a MASSIVE need in our communities. While not the only answer, tiny homes do serve a very large part of a solution for housing worldwide. Thank you for this video, and thank you for sharing your platform to bring this issue out into the open.

[@stevestruthers6180]

The municipalities want to preserve their high tax revenues while evading responsibility for being a major cause of the housing crisis.

[@bearcubdaycare]

​@@stevestruthers6180 Strong Towns and others have pointed out that municipalities' net yield...taxes minus costs to the municipality...is generally way better on denser, lower cost housing than on single family homes on large lots. Decades of taxes on the latter are often insufficient to rebuild the road, water and sewer when needed, let alone all the other municipal costs. Municipalities are financially better off with denser, lower cost structures, as counter intuitive as it seems. Apparently there are a number of analyses showing this.

[@stevestruthers6180]

@@bearcubdaycare I think you're right, but explain to me why cities won't allow anything other than single family homes to be built, or expensive high-rise condos that only an increasing minority can afford? If it doesn't boil down to money, could the only alternative answer be politics?

[@MurDocInc]

@@stevestruthers6180 neighbor complaints.

[@Silverity]

May I ask which province you live in? I'm in BC and am thinking buying a patch of land/building tiny home might be my only hope for housing. I haven't started my research yet, still brainstorming my options/figuring out where I can live that meets familial and job needs.

[@zimazimna6269]

In Poland there is not really a tiny house movement but polish gov made not only those houses legal but also you are allowed to build one up to 70 m 2 without building permit. You just register a construction placement if it is permanent (with foundation). However there are popular type of holender houses that unfortunately need the permit. But container houses. Tiny houses. Camping trailers. You are allowed to put them on your land wherever you want on your land with consideration of 4 m separation from the border line of the property. Polish houses in general are average 80/ 90 m 2.

[@wildpeace]

Can you release a version of this video (without the sponsored section) so I can send it to every politician in Australia? Best video on this topic, so well articulated, thought out and presented, thank you! The frustration with politicians who really don’t give a rats about the people they supposedly represent, let alone are meant to serve, is very real. Then there’s the banks……. Still, tiny home living is still on my register. One day!

[@lucysmith7658]

Please! This would be such a great resource to send on mass.

[@streetsmartintelligent]

​@@lucysmith7658 DEFINITELY DO THIS BRYCE❤❤❤ YOU'D BE A BEYOND EXCELLENT ADVOCATE❤❤ HAD NO IDEA YOU WERE SO ARTICULATE & VERSED ABOUT ALL THIS...

[@seanlander9321]

Just made a post about legality. There’s a significant loophole for compliance of registered mobile homes for properties that contain crown roads.

[@cdlord80]

Your topic on tiny house size is right on. I was in many tiny home facebook groups and every so often the topic of size came up. What qualifies as a "tiny" home and boy where there a lot of elitists posting that "this square footage and under" or "it must have wheels" or some other arbitrary requirement. My answer has always been, we define what a tiny house is for ourselves, and only ourselves, based on our individual and unique needs.

[@claudiajimenez3910]

I live in California USA. In Sacramento there is a community being built (extremely slowly) for the homeless. The tiny homes are basically a tiny shed which could be bought at the big box store. However these "homes" are costing over $100,000 to build. Government is so corrupt and destroy everything they touch.

[@Artsylady2030]

exactly probably like $2000 to make those sheds and then they claim 100,000 that is crazy....

[@sabejreid2072]

AGREE

[@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mx]

Is 'Government' building the homes, or have contractors came in to do the work, and then those contractors are who are actually fleecing everyone? The sad truth is that bad actors figure out ways to grab these contracts, and then turn around and jack up the prices for every tiny thing they do. They hurt everyone in the process - the taxpayers who fund the projects, and most of all, the citizens in need of such services especially when 10-20 buildings could have been built to house people but the projects were so overpriced that the same amount of money only covered the build for 1. If this is truly happening, alert a journalist to break the story. However, make certain they are very clear to everyone it is the contractors who are fleecing the taxpayers, not the government. The government pays the bill, so this group has found a way to scam and rip off this government service. It's a lot like bad doctors who bill Medicare for services they haven't provided. The fact government medical services are offered is not the problem, the fact there are conartists is the problem.

[@katella]

​@@CarolinaCarolina-ph9mxdefinitely! This is common with contractors building for the US military. They have methods to fabricate billing costs, wages for emplyees that don't exist, materials that are not purchased or are diverted to other projects, so many ways of scamming that it is practically done out in the open. Then invoices sent to the government are approved and paid. It is greed and immorality and is deeply entrenched in the business sector.

[@Justin_Beaver564]

A single wide trailer would cost less than that. That's just government corruption.

[@aliiscott1346]

You are 100% correct - it is immorally wrong for our government to enable the out of reach price cost of housing. There is no justification for this at all.

[@coloringjenn1975]

Bryce, so glad you used your platform to inform people what is really going on everywhere in the world. Thank you for having the courage to speak up and be a voice for so many people! Bravo 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@flyingsoloranch]

I love this, and I love that you're being very honest about the oppressive system we're living under. Keep saying it and say it LOUDLY, things need to change. I've seen so many of your older videos of people who got into their tiny house and had only lived there a few months to a year. Have you done any followup videos to see how people are doing 5 years later? I really want to know how this lifestyle holds up long term.

[@lucasdeaver9192]

One reason to put a tiny home on wheels is that they can be registered as a trailer, which is cheaper. But you can't get an address for a trailer and a home cannot be on wheels. You can't live permanently in a trailer even if its on your own property. But if its a home then your taxes go up. The legal system hasn't caught up to this way of living. Its very difficult and I'm glad your talking about it. You should do more like this.

[@carolr7823]

Your taxes should go up. You are using the same amount of services as an expensive house.

[@queenofdramatech]

I agree on the rise in taxes but only as large as the house. I also get it, they don't want people popping 20 trailers on one lot. But what about zoning for one, maybe two trailers per lot making the house legal in that regard?

[@nairbvel]

@@carolr7823 Minus the very large footprint of a larger home (which is supposed to affect property taxes), along with the potentially higher utility usage (especially heating & cooling).

[@helenbutler2401]

Appreciate your views Bryce and couldn’t agree more! Love your passion.

[@Bobrogers99]

Well stated. Most communities rely on the property tax, at least in part, to pay for municipal and school services, and tiny home residents use these services. It's a dilemma for the towns and cities, and putting your house on wheels to avoid the property tax isn't fair. The solution is to prohibit "trailers" on wheels to be used as legal residences. Given the shortage of affordable housing, this isn't the best answer to the problem, but no one has come up with a better one.

[@ScottBrownCarpentry]

Well said Bryce! I also grew up in Auckland, I had to leave because of the cost of housing. We live under an out of control financial system that doesn’t work for the people subject to it. I have heard many stories recently about people in tiny houses struggling with archaic rules. It’s great that you are helping to give these people a voice.

[@Rompestromper]

Scott Brown here!

[@DavidS5118]

Governments needs to adapt because the tiny house movement is not going away.

[@jehannehardwick6311]

Thank you for not ignoring this side of the tiny house movement. There is so much confusion out there, and so many people are caught up in council and government red tape, costing them thousands of dollars. And they still end up with no toilet! I would like to see a simple, straightforward, and affordable building code. Up to 60 square metres, with no consent needed. Except for a woodburner - with a sensible fee. Yes, please to plumbing. Without a toilet, shower, and kitchen sink, then we are building slums. And, it would make sense to be able to build it on bare land. People need homes. Not a 'starter' home costing $700,000. Guaranteed for two years and requiring a lifetime of struggle to pay for.

[@MandalaBunnyhome]

I'm so glad you made this video, the red tape and gray area are the main reason I haven't looked further into a tiny house. It's so messed up that government prevents people from having a simple roof over their head when like you said so many people don't have homes at all.

[@happykt]

I live in Austin, Texas and one of the largest tiny house communities in the world is located just outside Austin's city limits, which serves the formerly homeless. Its called Community First Village. Despite the City of Austin staff being very enthusiastic about this project and Austin TX having the costliest housing in all of Texas, it was not legal to build this tiny house subdivision in the City of Austin. As a former City Planner, I took numerous trips to the concept village (which was supposed to be built in the City of Austin) until the non-profit developer decided he could not build his tiny house master community within the City of Austin. City, County and State officials talks about the lack of affordable housing, but they do little to improve the situation because the wealthy and developers don't want affordable housing.

[@InfernosReaper]

That's because real estate is an investment and politicians don't want to mess with the financial sector except to give it bailout money when it's on the verge of collapse.

[@smoofollowingqalroundthewo206]

People need to show up en masse so the politicians feel the size of this constituency. Not leave it to Associations.

[@skyak4493]

So what. The tiny house comunity got built! How is it doing? Is it good enough that Austin city regrets not bringing it in the city? Is it good enough that the local community is happy to have it? Do they want to expand the concept? How much more taxes does this new comunity pay than the the regular housing that would be there?

[@wendyeames5758]

Austin just passed a law that the lot size requirement has been cut in half, to about 2000 sq ft. I think it's going to be awful. They've made no provision for where all the cars will go, & developers aren't required to guarantee prices will be lowered.

[@InfernosReaper]

@@wendyeames5758 Those are gonna be some small lots, but one could easily work with that. However, I suspect the allowed housing sizes won't adjust alongside it.

[@walkinginwatercolourswithmicah]

Excellent information Bryce. Thnx so much for this video. As a 65 year old living in PNW of the USA, the considerations of living tiny is becoming real.

[@TheresePope]

I agree. Much-needed info! Same with California and the unhoused crisis is out of control. I live in Northern California in a suburb of Sacramento and we have a big unhoused population. We need to better.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@@TheresePope , I'm in SoCal and we have the saaaame problem. In our area there is a new requirement that new 'building' must also include a certain percentage of the site for 'affordable' housing__the problem with THAT is it ends up being "section 8" housing, which defeats the purpose. 💩😢😣

[@anne.christine]

Well said! 👏 Shelter is the birth-right of all creatures great and small! How dare the system create disparity and then thwart people creating shelter for themselves!😤

[@niksio4331]

As a homeowner in NZ, he’s 100% right, thank you for sharing this video 🙏

[@larsstougaard7097]

Yes agree with it all, affordable housing should be a human right , too much greed

[@nommh]

I agree wholeheartedly, but it would still be a very novel occurrence. Yes, for a short time after WWII it seemed in some western democracies, that affordable housing was on the horizon, a exhilarting blip… in human history.

[@larsstougaard7097]

@nommh Here in Denmark you can get a good government financial support for your rent. My friend got like $ 200 of his rent

[@mishellebrown]

Bravo Bryce...as a fellow kiwi & also someones who's lived worldwide, your comments need to be louder to those who are destroying our economy through corruption & greed. NZ especially, has become the most unaffordable country in the western world. For those of us awake, we know why!! Ive worked in commercial & residential property too, large & small and it sickens me whats happening to individuals & families worldwide. Thank you for speaking out on this! 🤩

[@kayt_quilts]

We’re becoming homeless with our four kids tomorrow, and I felt so seen when you talked about the situation with the laws blocking our right to building shelter. And the worst part is that all the local community aid programs are out of funding or full. Even the shelters. A friend of a friend is letting us use their camper, but we have nowhere to park it. We’re terrified, and it’s a slap in the face when I hear the radio silence on the local news. We’re not alone; the fastest growing demographic in the category of first time homelessness are seniors and families with young children. I am trying to get my husband to let us move to another state, but he is reluctant to leave his family. I don’t know why we would stay somewhere for the sake of people who would see us fall so hard. We’re just trying to make the best choices we can and take every day as it comes, but it’s hard. I appreciate your making this video, and bringing attention to this important conversation.

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

I totally agree with all your points. People need to rise up and protest. Make new laws. Change the tax laws.

[@onlyfromadistance7326]

The problem is, laws are only for people that can't fight back. It's always been that way, and it will always BE that way...

[@lizzieb6311]

@@onlyfromadistance7326 So give up? Sorry…. I don’t prescribe to that mindset…and neither should you.

[@libertyblueskyes2564]

@@lizzieb6311 Change is on the way.

[@jeroberts7228]

This is a completely refreshing and honest take on some of the pitfalls of tiny homes. This video is a wonderful public service for anyone considering building or buying a tiny home of any kind. You still stress many positives, but you've laid bare several different aspects to watch out for. Good job, Bryce and Rasa!

[@elizabethbrown5651]

I live in a small county in NS Canada but am proud to say our local council has redefined legal dwellings as well as allowed secondary dwellings on a property. This will allow for folks like me with a few extra acres to have an adult child or senior, or renter living in their own home on a shared property. I’m happy to see you post this video. It’s timely and important as more people imagine the romantic notion of going tiny but need to be aware of the reality of outside influences. Bravo.

[@MsTiggytoo]

Hello neighbour. I’m in NS too. But where was Canada on the map he showed. lol. We were absent.

[@elizabethbrown5651]

@@MsTiggytoo yes a little bizarre but also how America views the map. Hahaha.

[@cydneyhaynes8676]

Which county in N.S. ❤? I’m in the hub of N.S.

[@aloomey]

Honestly, i think sharing your honest and well-thought out opinions with your viewers goes to show how much you care for us. I’m not a tiny home owner, I don’t know if I will ever be but I love watching your videos and hearing about people’s stories and seeing their excitement for reclaiming ownership of their living situations. I trust this channel even more now than I did before!!

[@timbohp]

Thank you for discussing the realities of the world today and how they affect small living. This was a fantastic video that truly rounds out the rest of your amazing work.

[@sueyates3555]

My sister and her husband are selling their home to be full-time RV living. They go to Texas for six months and back here to Nebraska the next six months I would rather live in a tiny home than a camper. A tiny home would feel like a home more comfortable to me, thanks for putting that out there Bryce. Great advice take care.

[@aherki]

2 min into the video and you hit the biggest issue. Not at the end but at the beginning. No time to skip, no time to get tired, no growing tension. Strike at the start. Absolutely love it ❤ I think in today world with all the shortages, restrictions and growing demand tiny houses should be legal. If people have roof over head and place to call home they can spend rest of the money on other stuff like holidays, material stuff, entertainment and boost economy. But if rent consume most of person income they can't afford others. How government can't see that?

[@Divinefemininemiracles]

Maybe it's designed to be that way, maybe the plan is to have people broke.. red pill 💊 incoming .. 😊

[@TricriForever]

Oh they see that, believe me they see it. What’s happening is this big push to eliminate the middle class. These big corporations have governments in their pockets. They are the ones responsible for this mess and this is the design they’ve created to keep the power in their corner. They want to keep everyone poor and at their mercy. They will provide just enough to keep us alive and force the masses to depend on them for survival. Government won’t change anything because they don’t have the power and/or they have personal interests in the corporation. You know their plan is taking shape as we speak. This money and wealth they have comes from the average working citizen. It’s criminal when a productive member of society who has a have a full time job and can’t afford to rent a one bedroom apartment, not to mention everything else that goes with basic living . This is why no change has been seen. It’s going to take a revolution to find justice for the people that are being stolen from each paycheck earned.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@aherki, SOOO TRUUUE!!! 💖🙌😺

[@nicoledeloncrais5940]

Absolutely 💯 In true Bryce formate... Everything he does is absolute quality. Sensational man❤

[@AnnieRMcEwen]

Three years after I built my tiny house, the city in which I live finally revised its ADU regs, but there are still innumerable barriers - legal, taxation, permitting, soaring costs - that stand between more widespread employment of tiny houses as anythg but ADUs. Meanwhile, massive, energy-sucking, greenspace-obliterating multi-residential units and giant "manor homes" spring up like mushrooms on every foot of available land. Nothing is too good for those developer/builders, while mountains of obstacles stand between alternative homeowner-builders and energy efficient, land-saving little houses. It's so, so hard not to be pessimistic - even harder when one of the tiny house associations you recommend hasn't updated their local-specific webpage in years. WE NEED ALLIES!

[@missindependent1973]

Preach!! Tiny Town Association in Ontario, 🇨🇦, is trying hard to get this movement started in 🇨🇦 but due to red tape and other insane reasons, they only have one community starting in Elliot Lake, Ontario and are hoping to get one started in Odessa, Ontario. The later, is dealing with tons of red tape from the Municipality. It’s insane. He shared the response he got from the city on what needs to happen to allow this to proceed, it’s shocking and you clearly see tons of barriers thrown up. We just want to avoid being “house poor”, that’s it. In addition, we have groups of people who are “Not in my backyard” protestors. They basically protest any type of change and they use the legal system to get their way. I don’t understand why we are so far behind and not doing more for affordable housing 😢. We need Affordable Housing, not skyscrapers that charge $2500 for a 1 bedroom. 😡

[@kathyk479]

For thousands of years thenative Americans put up tee-pees , bark houses lodges! AND NO RED TAPE!

[@twillbdone3273]

It just takes time for the 'powers that be' to come up with a solid plan to exploit the Tiny Home Movement. When they can have yet another cash cow and the struggle will be over. Just like the pharmacartels don't produce any medicine that they can't make a decent profit from. No matter that the same medicine would save thousands. And if that medicine occurs naturally in nature, which means it cannot be patented, we the people will most likely never hear about it. If by chance we do, the pharmacartels will tell us how this will kill us and how dangerous it is.

[@ericcunningham3659]

Thanks for everything you've done to promote this movement with your sound wisdom, enthusiasm, and masterfully produced channel.

[@carolyn6569]

I love the outrage behind your recognition of the homeless issue in this world. Homelessness isn’t a person issue - it’s a lack of affordable housing.

[@wendyeames5758]

In the USA, there's different causes for homelessness. Many in the city near me are on the streets because of addiction &/or mental health issues. Just giving someone like that a place to live doesn't solve anything. They often can't/won't follow rules or get along with others. It's a complex problem with no single answer.

[@elizabethholmann3853]

Yes, and there are vacant buildingsthat culd be turned into shelters, appartments, etc. if only our government had a modicum of care for the poor!!!

[@ivyclark70]

@@wendyeames5758 agree. Availability of affordable housing is just one aspect of homelessness. The challenges you mentioned are visible in Australia too. It is not something that can be solved overnight, although it does feel like governments are doing little or nothing to help these people, thankfully, there are volunteer organisations that do what they can to offer them some comfort.

[@morganseppy5180]

​@@ivyclark70millions of ppl prefer this model, which is why help will be slower. Funny how their complaints change when they are they the ones who need help and the charity orgs can't provide enough

[@John-ou4rm]

Outrage to gain revenue from the sponsor of the video. It's faux outrage. Another KZbin Grifter.

[@paralleltimelines]

You're usually so cheery and polite, but I love seeing this honesty and reality even more. We have a lot to push back on and improve 💪

[@susanjacquier5358]

OMG Bryce....you have highlighted the problem with such eloquence. I have loved watching your channel for Years and cheered those who have achieved this dream. Please keep being the voice of reason. ❤

[@bradfordturkington964]

Bryce that’s not towing the elite line. Remember “You will own nothing and be happy.” Thank you for exposing the facts and calling for reality based activation and solutions. We owe our child that and more ❤

[@AgrippinaPG]

This quote also came to my mind. I do hope that we will prevail.

[@LynetteMcGrath]

I am glad you raised the issues about parking and location. I notice a few recent episodes have featured houses on Queensland's Sunshine Coast & hinterland and I wondered how these people get on, because we have seen recent news stories about the Sunshine Coast Councils evicting people from living on other people's private property with excuses about water and sewerage connections. Where I live, south of Brisbane, the Council will allow me to build a small 'granny flat' in my backyard, but it can only be occupied by a family member, and tiny house parking is not allowed at all. Caravans seem to be a different matter because I have known people to live in a caravan in a backyard - but maybe the Council doesn't know about them!

[@naughtscrossstitches]

I've looked into caravan living and legally not allowed but someone would have to say something for it to be noticed.

[@create11]

A tiny house on wheels is a caravan ("legally" speaking). And generally speaking, we are not allowed to live in caravans in Aus either; unless you are in a caravan park that has the relevant permit. I have lived in my 6m tiny house on wheels for 3 years now in North East Victoria. I'm parked on a 10 acre property, 10 minutes drive from a busy tourist town. My landlord lives in the 'main' house. I do believe this makes it easier to justify IF we are ever interrogated as I'll be able to say I rent a room in his house. I contribute to the maintenance of the land too. Due to my local town being a tourist town, there are limited permanent rentals (many vacant properties, but only available as AirB&B). The trick is to NOT seek permission. Also introduce yourself to the neighbours beforehand to make sure they are OK with you living in your your "caravan"/tiny house "next door". Hope these thoughts help.

[@chrisallen7068]

@@naughtscrossstitches Wherever you go, there is always the Moral Minority, who cannot bear to see folks doing something different. Stay safe.

[@MollyMae-yb6kb]

South Australian laws are the same. I inherited my parents' three-bedroom home on a large block. The law prevents me from building my own 'granny flat' and renting the house. That is, they prevent me from maintaining my independence in old age. They literally are forcing older people into the aged care system.

[@Zumzumfoxy]

I'm really grateful that you took the time to make this video. Because my spouse and I found the tiny living is something that we are priced out of because I am disabled and we make almost nothing here in the USA. Everything you've been talking about in this video is stuff that we had to find out the hard way, and from talking to other tiny house owners who have been unfortunately, given short end of the stick from disruptable builders and other unfortunate events. I wanted to thank you for making this information for the public because it is invaluable.

[@sirilorece]

Well stated, Bryce. Thank you for your advocacy 🙌🏾

[@Vdekort11]

You are one of the most important voices in the tiny house movement and it is amazing to see you addressing and bringing attention to all of the problems with it so that people are more aware. I have so much respect for you. Love from a former van-life couple, living and renting in Texas out of necessity and dreaming of our future tiny home❤️

[@RetroRatz]

Having lived off grid in a tiny home for 6 years in a tough country (the UK) that doesn't support/understand tiny homes, this was a great video 😁 well done 👍✅

[@Scott_Stone]

This is an incredibly based video, but I have a question: what is the difference between buying an apartment and the tiny house life? I mean, here in the EU, there are good places where I can buy an apartment and live a good life while paying MUCH less. I picked up so many cool space-saving tricks from the tiny house owners, but at the end of the day, these guys live off the grid (and it is its own struggle) and I have basically everything provided. It's just that easy. Sure, I'm not getting the full experience of a house owner my parents had, but they also had to repair everything by themselves and it's not easy. Apartments sound like an easier solution to the problem we all have right now.

[@durst5774]

You’re best video yet !! As the owner of an over 3000 SF home, tiny house living has been more a curiosity for me, but all the videos I have ever watched , including many on this channel, have always been about all the positives. As with anything, it is very important for people to be knowledgeable about what can go wrong.

[@lostangel3852]

I TOTALLY agree with every point you made about tiny homes. It is so refreshing & validating to see such a well thought out & candid talk about how we got here & some of the biggest drivers behind the tiny home movement. I've read articles about corporate investment groups buying up housing in swaths, and the explosion of Air B&Bs has also contributed to making buying a home (or renting) unaffordable here in California & around the U.S. Here many seniors & young people scramble to afford shelter. Too many are living out of their CARS! Shelter is a human survival NEED. It may be that the tiny home movement needs to wade into the political arena in adequate numbers to really shift the perspective on this. Thanks for speaking out about this. Yes, it's taking a chance of alienating some viewers, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who admires you for your position on this.

[@NaomiArnoldAuthor]

Thank you for making this video. After suddenly and unexpectedly becoming a single Mum, I got excited about the thought of owning a tiny home and that it was an option that I could perhaps afford. I'm also the parent of a child with complex needs who I homeschool and therefore cannot work full time. Tiny living seemed like the perfect solution. But once I started looking into how to do so legally in my local area, I realised it wasn't possible. So for the first time in over 20 years, I'm back in the rental market, with most of the very little money I make going to a landlord. I therefore related to a lot of what you shared in this video, thank you again for making it.

[@classicambo9781]

That really sucks. I'm single and without kids and on a 'decent' wage but the property market is well out of my reach too. Frankly I'll probably do something off the books in the end but for now my money lines the pockets of landlords and banks too.

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

@@classicambo9781 , Yes__and on top of everything, with all the rules/regulations on everything [we] try to do they force us to work 'under the table' in order to live. 💩😒

[@MrDogmeat55]

Thank you for laying it on the line, but still shwowng the positive aspects of tiny home living. I'm a mortgage free, retired boomer, 69, and have been following and admiring your site for quite a while. It would be my dream to make this transition, as I am by myself, and could easily do it, financially. This video has helped me aim in that direction in the not too foreseeable future. Thanks again!

[@LinDaniel]

Land for a tiny home is similar to the issues that face trailer homes, "trailer parks". Rent a space that's good now, but risk changes when the property changes hands or even just changes management.

[@tatjanakecman7236]

You are truly responsible and open-hearted being. Great to have you here and thank you for doing your job so diligently. Thank you so much!

[@annetedder8202]

We live in an investor economy which cares little for the social contract. If you add in rising energy and insurance costs as well as growing population--it's obvious small homes and small cars are the new paradigm emerging. Powerful video, thank you.

[@lorainemasterton6240]

So appreciate the candor & detail, my brother. Your analysis & predilections echo mine. We must keep speaking out.

[@missglenellen]

Thank you for this important and true rant (you are even breathless!). Here in Ireland it's definitely easier to get permission to build a palace full of pvc and other harmful material than to place even a cozy shepherd's hut in your garden.

[@carrotandpineapple8756]

My family enjoys living in tiny house because 1. Short time needed to clean up 2. Easy to look for missing things 3. Easier to decorate and renovate when needed. 4. The feeling of coziness is so real in small house.

[@lindam5066]

So well said Bryce. Governments and councils need to start thinking outside the box. We all have a right to have safe and affordable housing and if that means tiny homes, who are they to deny us? The housing situation here in Australia, and a lot of other places, is insane. I’d happily take tiny houses over more land clearing for cheaply built, generic, soulless boxes any day!

[@nataliegladkova2629]

@livingbig here's another reason to consider a tiny house you've probably never thought of before. I'm a Ukrainian and there's a war now in my country. The result is that millions of people have been internally displaced or had to leave the country. Some of them have already lost their homes twice, first in 2014 when russians first invaded Crimea and the Donbas region, and then the second time in 2022. I'm seriously thinking of selling my flat and investing into a tiny house on wheels because in that case you can leave a dangerous place with your home.