'Tiny homes' in high demand; Here's how to get one in San Diego

With the San Diego housing market at never before seen highs, San Diegans are turning to different types of housing.

[@shches8480]

The fact that lawmakers allowed the housing crisis to get to this level is disgusting.

[@atomicorang]

You’ve got that right.. good call.

[@baddiezone]

Agreed, tf tiny houses 🙄

[@speedracer9132]

Seriously, literally no one WANTS to live in these shacks… they’re being forced to

[@Thomas63r2]

Many of these lawmakers also invest in real estate - the shortage and rapid price escalation is helping to make them wealthy. Why would they want to stop that?

[@Thiiink]

@@Thomas63r2 are you sure they aren't RE agents on the side?

[@AveryFossen]

The fact that there is already an excessive amount of demand awaiting its absorption, despite how everyone is frightened and calling the crash, is another reason why it is less likely to occur that way. 2008 saw no one, at least not the broad public, making this forecast, as I'll explain below. The ownership rate was noted to have peaked in 2004 in the other comment. Having previously peaked in the second quarter of 2020, we are currently at the median level. Between 2008 and 2012, it dropped by 3%, and by the second quarter of 2020, it had dropped from 68 to 65.

[@fadhshf]

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[@lowcostfresh2266]

@charlotteclaire2271 Could you kindly elaborate on the advisor's background and qualifications?

[@leojack9090]

Thanks a lot for this recommendation. I just looked her website up, and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.

[@PeterSramka]

What you wrote is gibberish…

[@stacyjpoliticscommunityfai359]

The only UNFORTUNATE FORSEEABLE ISSUE is that tiny homes regulations is going to make it just as expensive as building a traditional home. The government trying to exploit a new division of the Real Estate industry.

[@michele5695]

They are all greedy, unethical people

[@guitarsrcool4922]

I think he said it cost up to 60,000 for the home. Hell I would just buy an RV and plant it on some property. Plus you can always go camping when you want.

[@billybarnett2846]

Stop saying government, you mean the state of California. It is the worst state in regards to regulation. Bill Maher famously complains it took a little over 3 years to get solar panels hooked up.

[@stacyjpoliticscommunityfai359]

@@guitarsrcool4922 True That!!!!

[@stacyjpoliticscommunityfai359]

@@billybarnett2846 Pardon my usage of Govt., I was speaking in general regulations whether it's state or federal.

[@utube4greenfuture]

Takes a YEAR to just get a permit? San Diego needs to hire more employee's. This proves SAN DIEGO is dragging ass and doesn't have the best interest of the people.

[@61Slughi]

The city is working hard on this. They will be adding extra people to create more hoops to jump through. I'm surprised that this guy interviewed is so positive. I'd be giving up dealing with the city and their endless regs.

[@4ourty5ive]

@@61Slughi he does it for a living and this isn’t the only city he deals with. I’m sure one city wouldn’t be enough to deter him from making a living. Especially if he enjoys it so much

[@scmreport2457]

"Best interest of people" 🤣😂 Welcome to reality bub

[@IAmWithinEverything]

Mafia run state. True

[@MrLuffy9131]

You can have 100 people to change the lightbulb but it doesn't mean the lightbulb will ever get fixed if someone keeps on getting money to fix it (meaning ask for bond money every election cycle lmao)

[@decemberdarling6058]

God...everything has a catch. I had a dream to live tiny but it seems impossible with all the rules and expenses they have now. $60,000 (I'm sure that's the base price) for 500 sq ft?? Then having to pay for land, infrastructure etc.? By the time you're done you will have paid for what a regular house would've cost. This is just infruriating.

[@wownewstome6123]

You sound confused. The "under 500 sq. ft." and "$60K" is regarding an ADU (a small home built *on a foundation on the property of an existing house* - - NOT on raw land you just bought). ADU stands for: accessory dwelling unit. It costs x amount to dig trenches, etc., and hook it up to the city's sewer line and get electrical lines to it. Possibly a gas line, too.

[@decemberdarling6058]

@@wownewstome6123 Ok know it all. Does that make tiny homes any less expensive and more affordable for the masses? That is my concern. Don't care about technicalities.

[@wownewstome6123]

@@decemberdarling6058 Yeah, sorry if I didn't word it right. I was mainly pointing out that they aren't approving tiny houses as stand alone homes. Not a good rumor to start, right?

[@wownewstome6123]

@@decemberdarling6058 About the 60K that the reporter stated, they didn't even say what that covers. For instance, does it cover just materials and labor, or permits and various expenses, too?

[@djkenny1202]

Should be under 25k.

[@MsGenXodus]

These are not being bought so that low income people have affordable housing. Nope. These are being put in backyards as Air B & B rentals. Sure, it only costs $60,000. But first you have to have property to place these houses. These houses are NOT competing with mobile homes, or travel trailers for low income buyers-- they are competing with hotels, resorts, and other types of vacation housing.

[@ro.3645]

Came here to say exactly this. The people who are actually buying these tiny homes have a job where they can work from home or have the flexibility to do so and so they themselves are living in spaces that can accommodate a wfh lifestyle aka a lot of space. At least that’s how I see it in philly and New York.

[@circe...]

beautifully and well said. I am a potential 1st time buyer and cannot afford ANYTHING in SD. I thought this could be an option, but I need land 1st. Definitely not 1st time buyer friendly.

[@erendyalatorre7785]

@@ro.3645 I bought land by the border for 5k. I work in downtown, lived in the car until the tiny house got approved. Easily doable some people just don't or can't sacrifice

[@og-greenmachine8623]

THANKS FOR THE IDEA!!!!!!😃

[@og-greenmachine8623]

@@devilsadvocate7059 Forgot the “SLAB”. $5-$10,000 for concrete to sit it on. And driveway, if y’wanna get fancy....

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Government: It's illegal to be homeless. Also Government: Making taxes & living expenses so high, people are forced into homelessness.

[@jryde421]

People are the business....literally our struggle to "make a living" is the cash crop.

[@lilbench5834]

Intresting Times Seems Moving Backwards is the Move

[@jprevatt]

***BOOM*** Shakalaka 💣 Or You NAILED IT 🔨🔨🔨 Very sad truth though. Happened to my mate & I several years back here in FL. Could very well happen again & WE DONT WANNA

[@jprevatt]

Govt has NO RIGHT to scream NIMBY if they are the ones who cause this rabid problem

[@MrLuffy9131]

It's illegal to be homeless, and at the same time you aren't allowed to build a home because it's not up to code so we'll come and tear it down lmao

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Taking a year to provide permits is unacceptable and inexcusable. Any bureaucrats involved with that should be fired!

[@leonardoisidoro3224]

Make a illegal under ground bunker studio , spend $25k rent it out to someone $1k a month pays for itself in 2 years all profit for next 50 years fuck the city

[@jesusislord6545]

Repent to Jesus Christ “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” ‭‭John‬ ‭1:29‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

[@og-greenmachine8623]

A doghouse with no bathroom & you complain about “permits”.😐 Oooooo. K.

[@Undertaker93]

Or executed 🙃

[@lpk6372]

Like I kinda agree... But firing is to soon... They need to be docked pay first and if they continue to do their job in this way be fired. 3 strikes baring exceptions of course.

[@kalkeikuu]

It's unbelievable that it has got to this...reduced to a very tiny home. They killed the American Dream for many of us.

[@jaybowden3266]

The new American Dream includes roommates. Probably 4!

[@MrLuffy9131]

Funny thing is probably you have to pay more for an even smaller apartment

[@jjbarajas5341]

If you mean having your own single family house in the suburbs, that dream was never sustainable in the first place.

[@ajh.4131]

The American Dream doesn’t exist. At least not anymore. If you can manage to pay your bills on time, just be grateful for that at this point 😅

[@jimba6486]

@@jjbarajas5341 that's simply and obviously false. Birth rates are low. Our planet has more than enough resources to support a greater population. You are confusing sustainable living with population density. We can build out. For example. FACT: 95% of CA land isn't used for anything. We've only developed on 5% of it. We can't house the entire planet in a small space, true. But we can build outward

[@xj-0494]

What the desperate see: "A home I can buy." What the millionares see: "A worker dorm that lets me keep wages below livable."

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Greedy Megalomaniacs Who Want To Rule The World: "You will own nothing and be happy,plus you'll get a microchip implant." Stupid Lefties: "Wow that sounds awesome! I'm gonna vote for them."

[@jprevatt]

Sad truth yo

[@FG-bn3qq]

Wages aren't below livable. You're not supposed to live on 40 hours a week lol. Work 80 or 100.

[@strawbawrri249]

@@FG-bn3qq yes and have no life outside of work. Just become a corporate drone. Don’t even think about starting a family, let alone visiting friends or family. Just slave your life away to job that doesn’t give a damn about you. Makes total sense.

[@victorhernandez2933]

Fg I work 60 ... but I do not or should not have too... 40 hrs a week should be enough to live off of .. maybe not to go out and spend on things that are not really needed but it should be enough to survive at the very least..... this small home bs is a joke lol

[@matthews832]

I love that capitalism has literally convinced people to live in a fucking shed in the richest country on earth. Love this for our future generations. I wonder how much further we can lower the bar moving forward.

[@NatashaRaisorGlam]

Facts. The government is telling us we should be happy living like peasants and serfs. And paying $100,000 and up to live one step above a homeless person.

[@_chade]

Exactly.

[@Thiiink]

blame it capitalism. Arent' you a liberal cuck that voted for this?

[@JollyFlys]

What would you replace capitalism for??

[@Bluespicygreen]

@@JollyFlysyou know what, it starts with a C as well 😏

[@Weathernerd27]

Modern tiny homes are good quality and a lot cheaper than normal homes but there are a few big problems 1) You need to own the land under the tiny home. If you don't own the land, the landowner will charge you an exorbitant rent because they can. If you look at tiny home listings you will see in most cases you are buying the tiny house but the owner/bank retains the land 2) Banks won't finance land development, utility hookup, building the tiny home or shipping a tiny house which forces you to pay mostly in cash. Most people don't have this much cash so most tiny homes are bought by wealthy investors. 3) Tiny homes lose value over time, you will sell it for less than you paid. This doesn't make a lot of sense considering modern well built tiny homes don't degrade any faster than a traditional house. The really sad part is a tiny house would meet alot of peoples needs and they can be made very cheaply but our corrupt government would rather you buy more traditional house than you can afford and live the poverty lifestyle. Our government could do a lot more to help people get into tiny houses but rel estate profits matter more than people's well being. And we wonder why the homeless problem keeps getting worse.

[@pmbarro]

Or the problem also is that people in California are idiots. Maybe they should leave if they can't afford it instead of asking for the government to give them handouts.

[@jesusislord6545]

Repent to Jesus Christ “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” ‭‭John‬ ‭1:29‬ ‭NIV‬‬ h

[@MisterMister5893]

Governments need to have their hands forced to make change. Instead of all these freedom protest, blacklivesmaffermfesfs,Mae need to protest affordable housing,

[@Weathernerd27]

@clot shots Property taxes have not gone up nearly as much as rents/mortgage payments in recent years so I wouldn't complain too much about paying property taxes. Also if the property tax goes up then you can probably sell the place for a nice profit. The person who only has to pay property tax is a lot better off then the person who has to pay rent so buying a house is still very worth it if you can find a mortgage that is no more than 30% of you're gross pay.

[@aymara9152]

That’s why a bunch of people who want to live tiny should come together and buy land for a village. Maybe then it would be possible/affordable?

[@antn8387]

corporations will find a way to monopolize those tiny homes

[@diegolara4202]

Funny how those who live in mobile homes are considered poor.. yet somehow it's hip and cool to live in a tiny home which are half the size of the smallest mobile homes. I was watching one of those HGTV shows about tiny homes and they considered homes under 600 square feet tiny homes. So I guess when I was growing up in a 580 square foot mobile home we were hip and cool before it became hip and cool to live in a home that small.

[@dogie1070]

You just don’t get it. 😢

[@themaximusone]

No one with half a brain would care what others think. This should be a fix for the homeless like 3d printed houses in Japan they build one every 3 hours in Japan for their homeless and it dropped over 60% within the first 2 years

[@raeban7295]

Spot on Diego

[@michaelbrinks8089]

@@iii___iii Pretty sure he's joking......He's saying what a tiny home maker/salesperson would say.

[@acf85]

Well mobile homes are cheaply made and depreciate some every year and are more likely to fall apart. A tiny home is a well-built place to live, just small, and can increase in price over time depending on the housing market.

[@chrisf6037]

CA dream 2022: Bury everyone in paperwork and deny them the simple concept of affordable housing

[@jjbarajas5341]

Well you see, affordable housing is attainable.. but people always scream bloody murder-, er, I mean, gEnTrifiCATion when cities actually try to build affordable housing

[@og-greenmachine8623]

We’re comments come to die...

[@After4th]

I'm guessing NIMBYs to blame.

[@G_Kaz]

Getting permits for ADU or Tiny Home is just overly complicated process...

[@paco7669]

Welcome to San Diego

[@shawn1869]

@@paco7669 California

[@paco7669]

@@shawn1869 it's horrible. Permitting process is absolutely terrible.

[@GGIC.]

And expensive

[@SEmme-ov6yy]

I want a tiny home but I’m not gonna pay an arm and a leg for it

[@eckankar7756]

If you can get a small lot, have a tiny home, sewer, water, electricity put in for $100K total and down the road maybe add on a room, depending on the area, that would not be a bad investment. Once it's paid for imagine living for decades only paying insurance and taxes. I own my house, my insurance and tax is $107. a month. I'm glad I worked and paid the house off early, now every penny that I would have paid in rent/mortgage goes into my savings. Buying bites at first, but as your payments stay the same and the rest of the world gets more expensive you see the value of owning in 5-6 years.

[@Thomas63r2]

Everyone loves that “tiny” homes are cute - but in no way are they the answer everyone is looking for. I personally like the smaller sub 900 sq ft two bedroom houses that were popular starter homes at the end of WWII. For a lot of reasons these tiny homes will remain a fringe element of housing stock. By the time a person buys a vacant city lot and goes through the development process, power, sewer, foundation, etc. - they would have been better served buying an older house.

[@Yeen666]

I lived in two of those homes during college, honestly it’s heaven

[@ramrunsfast]

I agree with you except there is literally a shortage of housing throughout California. Even in rural areas in Northern California where I grew up, there's more demand than supply.

[@Thomas63r2]

@@Yeen666 Yes, those older smaller "starter" homes offer practical easy living - which would be especially good for college students who do not have a lot of furniture or the desire and time it takes to clean a larger house. They are also good for young seniors like me for similar reasons - plus the lack of a second story is a bonus with staircases being a hazard.

[@Thomas63r2]

@@ramrunsfast The crazy thing in California are the number of perfectly good, but vacant homes all over the place. There are investors in high demand areas who simply buy a good house and sit on it short term before reselling. Also, in and near college towns many wealthy parents buy a house near to their college that their kid(s) live in during the school year, and they sit empty during the summer while the kids go home or travel. California, despite obvious housing needs, is notoriously anti-construction. California makes apartment and multi family construction especially difficult to get approved. If California simply made it illegal for investor/buyers to leave property vacant it would open up a lot of housing - an "unoccupied tax" on the owner.

[@Yeen666]

@@Thomas63r2 the one I lived in had a pretty good community since we were all ASU students. It had private back patio areas with walls but then it would connect with a large green belt that was shared with the other houses. It also had families and some of the professors lived in the community too

[@captainsonny4053]

I think the millionaires, billionaires of California should build a million of these little homes, and give them to the homeless families

[@gregoryvierra6114]

I think you shouldn’t tell others how to spend their money.

[@Brett1997]

@@gregoryvierra6114 cause they are greedy and won't offer any homes to many low income people.

[@brooklyn3299]

Tell that to Elon.

[@wintersantiago2274]

How much are you donating

[@captainsonny4053]

@@wintersantiago2274 God knows exactly how much I donate in time, money and service. How about you? How generous are you Mr keyboard warrior......

[@Swampertchamp]

LOL the American dream is a joke

[@d.lawrence5670]

It always was just a "dream" that some rich a-holes cooked up, to get you to take out a huge mortgage loan.

[@og-greenmachine8623]

It’s just downsized😎 🤣🤣🤣

[@avacadotoast5492]

Its dead

[@_chade]

More like the American nightmare.

[@Cerez78]

That's why I choose to live in a van down by the river.

[@djkenny1202]

The least that can be done is remove the ridiculous permit process. Just provide the home property owner a set of rules to follow. Inspect for $75. Done.

[@marcalbarez4704]

Amazing all the rules you have to meet to get a tiny house. However if your homeless it doesn’t matter where you post up. Next to a fence, on a sidewalk, in a parking lot, in the park. You get the idea. It doesn’t matter. But to actually live proper they make so difficult. Wtf?

[@lpk6372]

Well if you're homeless eventually they will move you from where you are and throw your stuff out... This is the least if republicans and those on the right had their way you would be jailed for being homeless or killed.

[@marcalbarez4704]

@@lpk6372 excellent points as well!

[@Thiiink]

homeless or build one on your own?

[@superblondeDotOrg]

the "NIMBY" attitude causes this, not because people WANT to live in tiny homes, it is because there is no other option

[@linhhunt6248]

So we are now living in a cubicle called " tiny house" or we live in vans, rv's , and cars. Why not raises the wages so people can compete and even the game.

[@montblank2567]

cuz that makes sense and would mean the rich dont get richer.... the ppl on top dont want the poor to make money, they want us to stay down so they can take everything we work towards

[@eckankar7756]

Why not learn a skill, trade or get an education where you can earn more to become more? I bought my house and some rental properties as a hairdresser...but...I worked 60 hours a week for 20 years. Glad I did it, now I can coast the rest of my life.

[@josephchiorazzi8276]

The real problem housing is so expensive is because of where the house is. In theory, this 'tiny house' is no better than a traditional home.. someone above you making a profit off of you.. originally tiny homes became a thing because people were fed up with paying expensive mortgages and wanted something simple that they can easily afford..

[@AKumar528]

I think the universities need to close now, specially those promoting economic and business theories on profits. Focus on profits has killed the spirit of common people.

[@themaximusone]

Anyone notice he never said how much it actually cost to build and grease the local politicians hands to aquire the tiny bathroom? much less the headache you go through just to live in that state.

[@arttaggerr2233]

Sometimes folks just have to face the thought of moving to another area where homes are more reasonable. Hint: Try OLD Bullhead City, Arizona. Seriously, you have the Colorado River a mere walking distance away, with nine gambling casinos on the river bank across the river in Laughlin, Nevada. And we’re only 90 miles south of Vegas. Water taxi’s move people from one casino to the other, for those who don’t drive. There’s plenty of water sports (fishing, jet skies, etc.) and the best Springtime in the nation. But most important, PRICES ARE STILL REASONABLE.

[@ndgomez]

This comment made me laugh.. I used to live in bullhead city as a kid for 10 years..

[@arttaggerr2233]

Check it out now.

[@corvetcoyote443]

My grandparents owned a couple properties in Bullhead,I remember visiting them during school vacation back in the 80s,it was a fun town.

[@jprevatt]

Summers must be brutal though!! I have no interest in boiling my brains in 120+°F temps, no thank you. Unless they allow swimming in your said river lol

[@og-greenmachine8623]

Better than living in a doghouse...

[@JAYY_JAYY]

The issue as he stated is the distance around the structure. The doesn’t work for a majority of homes in every city across California. I looked into one for my side yard which has RV wide access . I still didn’t have enough room unless I made very narrow .

[@stacyjpoliticscommunityfai359]

I completely agree with the rationalization of having enough footage for structural concerns, I was simply stating that it's going to add on "New Fee's" that would have generally not been considered before the recent interest in tiny homes.

[@jaybowden3266]

Not uncommon that the "enabling legislation" excludes 90% of real-life opportunities.

[@lovinglife419]

Jay Bowden To keep the home builders in business. Bigger homes drive the economy and keep the people chained to their work.

[@Cerez78]

That's what makes RVs a better option. You have more freedom and no regulation.

[@theresam2409]

To address homelessness there have to be non-profits or public programs to build tiny house villages. It's something that Habitat for Humanity could do in a short time.

[@Thiiink]

is meth included?

[@Enigma_Vids]

Why would you reward the lowest performing citizens? Such a silly concept that deteriorates society.

[@islandbee]

This sounds like a bureaucratic money grab for this type of permitting. Tiny homes ought to be an easier permit process.

[@leonardoisidoro3224]

It’s California

[@mattb4461]

Only $800,000 for a shed

[@sisterinchrist995]

The thing about these tiny homes they cost just as much as the big homes so what's the point

[@DLFfitness1]

A studio apartment is a better deal if you are broke. The home ownership dream is what sells this concept.

[@eckankar7756]

Rent for awhile while investing in yourself to learn a skill that will bring you more income, saving and planning to buy a small lot of zoned residential land that will support a structure. put in sewer, water and electricity and then place the tiny home as you can afford. Plan it out and create it over time as you can afford.

[@ryanclark2289]

When I first moved to Arizona. I moved from Monterey, California, I lived in a camping trailer at an RV park. First time I’ve ever done it. I bought the camping trailer for $3,500 cash. And I paid under $550 per month which included everything for me to hook my trailer up. Water, sewer, garbage, electric. All included. It was a gated RV park too which had a swimming pool, laundry room etc… I did that for 6 months. It was small and tight living. But money was no longer of concern. I went on lots of hikes. Made lots of new friends and it allowed me to build up my credit and save money to buy my new house I’m in now. I love Arizona. Just don’t move here and vote for the same shit you ran away from if you decide to come here. If you plan to vote the same way just stay where you are, on your sinking ship. Don’t step onto mine.

[@aiahzohar5636]

This isn't a solution unless there are options for people to put these on tiny plots of land. Which the government doesn't want, it seems. If these are allowed just in lots (temporary) or people's backyards or in the middle of nowhere (no jobs, no access to community services, healthcare, schools...), then too many poor people still can't own homes. And how much will this all cost? Can people get a mortgage to build one (I've read this isn't easy--you need to qualify for special loans...) Not a solution for affordable housing.

[@leonardoisidoro3224]

Make a illegal under ground bunker studio , spend $25k rent it out to someone $1k a month pays for itself in 2 years all profit for next 50 years fuck the city

[@upcloseimage]

Excellent reporting 👏

[@jasonjames4254]

Leave it to San Diego to screw up something as simple as a tiny house.

[@eckankar7756]

It's still far more progressive than the process is here in Az.

[@MrLOLSager]

So luxurious trailer parks? wow, what a great solution to the housing crisis

[@Rayquesto]

3:00 That’s the best drill impact driver. I love using it. Milwaukee.

[@gregnulik1975]

Would not be surprised if people were required to have permits to put in a high tech port o potty, that's how insane this sounds. If people need housing so much, the permits should be an afterthought. Our society is being permitted to death.

[@wokejoke2675]

The Great Reset. Next up is eating bugs and weeds. The billionaires are laughing

[@AKumar528]

One year to get the basic permit. This is what happens when you kill govt findings. We need more govt employees and more wealth equality. Americans live in a billionaires dream land. A large number of them support policies which don't help the masses but the rich

[@julievanderleest]

Well there goes my dream of getting a tiny home. Leave it to CA to make it beyond complicated. I’d have to leave the state.

[@eckankar7756]

Bye, turn the lights off when you leave. Sorry another state is about to get a loser like you. This program in Ca is far more progressive than it is here in Az.

[@usa-empireis-dead227]

Tiny Home = Should be built by the city to be given free to homeless and under $6,000 fully functional for poverty stricken Americans making $20/Hour and under.

[@montblank2567]

you realize the trailers themselves are more than $6k right?

[@deanvoss7098]

About 50% of my check goes for taxes local city state federal and I have to pay for my insurance and put money in a retirement plan and now you want me to buy housing for people that don't work? GTFO

[@usa-empireis-dead227]

@@deanvoss7098 Get lost privileged fascist commie!

[@glennhertel1165]

We need more of these in FL. Perfect for a fixed income and low income

[@wturner777]

@Glenn Hertel We all know our Florida governor won't allow it. He would rather have more mobile homes in the boondocks.

[@lionelhowell4972]

I agree, they need to get moving on these homes. Everyone don't need a damn mansion, they need affordability.

[@MsGenXodus]

They aren't that affordable. First, you have to buy land. Next, the house itself is fairly expensive based on square footage. The one they featured in the article is under 300 square feet and costs $60K (without land). I'm not sure how much building lots go for in Florida, but a quick glance at the Orlando area on Zillow has land at $45-150k. That means that once your house is placed and ready for move-in, the mortgage payment alone is around $900 a month. I'm willing to bet you can find something bigger at that price point in Florida. I mean, if you want to pay $900 a month for an oversized garden shed, then this product may just be the home for you! I live in Portland, OR, and these tiny homes are EVERYWHERE. No, they aren't cheaper than a traditional apartment here. They sell for around $300k and that doesn't include lot rent. Lot rent is around $300-1,100 a month depending on neighborhood. All these stupid tiny houses have done is increased the stock of Air B & B properties in the area. No one actually "lives" full time in these homes as a cost saving tactic.

[@jprevatt]

@@wturner777 public transit doesn't go there to the boondocks. You have to drive. Which means a vehicle expense, vehicle tax etc.

[@jprevatt]

@@MsGenXodus holy cow!! $300k!?! Are they on drugs????

[@noblelies]

The big catch: Either you already have to own a home or know someone willing to let you park your tiny home on their land near theirs (rent). Yep, no way to escape the evils of the California real estate cartel.

[@tee4272]

People would not need tiny homes if California did not taxed the middle class out of their savings.

[@ToshaRaeNailed]

Regular, poor people can’t afford the prices of houses and even most apartments these days.

[@ajh.4131]

In my area, you can’t even find a studio for less than $1200. Living with roommates will eventually be the norm. But as if it isn’t already 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@eckankar7756]

then those 'poor people' should invest in themselves, learn a better skill or trade or education to improve their income. Hunger is a good motivator, it encouraged me to go to school. I became a hairdresser and soon tripled my minimum wage job.

[@GilaMonster971]

You can live in a garden shed in San Diego, but it costs $1,000,000.

[@dougm4796]

Just think soon the housing market will be selling tents for 60.000 and rent the land to you ! Don't forget insurance .

[@HisMajesty99]

“You will own nothing, and you will be happy” Or at least close to nothing I guess…..

[@indioloco]

I live in small traveling trailer in Idaho with full utilities & pay $250 mth.

[@carolynsabbott]

I downsized from a large home with an unground pool.. To a 500 sq.ft. park model home in a 55 Park 💞 There are rules, which are good. Wonderful people, lots of events and ammenties...I love it and a lot less worries and upkeep...So to each their own desires.. I am in Prescott Az... 👌❤️🌞

[@vanallen1673]

Is this the ONLY place with jobs? What's going on in California these days?

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Lockdowns, restrictions and mandates. Oh and 6 dollar gas.

[@jtg1465]

SD has the most desirable climate in the nation. So “supply & demand.”

[@hotdog7346]

Congrats! You just purchased a trailer!

[@Cerez78]

Exactly. A glorified trailer with a plethora of rules and red tape to jump through.

[@williammcdade7010]

They have people begging to live in sheds. How bad can it get.

[@aaronjameshorne]

I like this! I want one myself

[@taimalik1110]

maybe they can build tiny houses for the homeless people there

[@abigailmartin1326]

I remember the first tiny house was about 20 years ago! And now are so famous... I feel so old!;(

[@JKlessig]

Good luck trying to create or expand a family in that. The new American dream. This is a perfect example of the dollar purchasing power going down. Less square feet for more money. What a joke.

[@jjbarajas5341]

Seems more for like.. young people or couples.. They look too small for a family..

[@natedogyoung]

So basically you need years worth of permits to apply for a permit in order to apply for a permit to get a tiny home. Sounds about like CA.

[@000Virtual]

Better off with a trailer those permits are crazy to try to get

[@AtillatheFun]

With remote work available at many major companies people are telling other people to “just move”. The reality is that promotions are given more often to those who work in office and build relationships. This is why Silicon Valley is not depopulating at a significant rate.

[@TC-vg3pr]

I lived in San Diego in 1992-1995, and my 1 bedroom apartment near Balboa Park cost $450 per month rent A lot sure has changed since then.

[@64standardtrickyness]

Banning tiny homes is the modern let them eat cake.

[@Olokunful]

I remember being shocked when people spent 500k on a fixer upper on HGTV. Then the flipping seminars started, 29k/mo rent, barn doors, and $hiplap were the norm. Then the last three years of peak ignorance further driving up the price of everything and now outright price gouging. We did it to ourselves.

[@SFV_Aurora]

We need these in LA!

[@generalinbox3740]

Nice looking shed

[@edsknife]

If you can downsize to a tiny house, then you can just as easily leave California.

[@beatrixbrennan1545]

Just buy a trailer and park it anywhere. Problem solved. More landlords could simply invest in upgrading their power/ water and charge people to park their trailers on their property without permits.

[@eckankar7756]

There are a few mobile home parks in Az where you can buy the lot you park on. An acquaintance bought her lot for $45k 5 years ago, with sewer, water and electric hook ups in place. She owned a single wide, had it moved there (that cost a lot) and will live there for the rest of her life for about a total of $54K. Her insurance, taxes and small HOA fee for road maintenance runs $57. a month.

[@Cerez78]

Every other house in my neighborhood has a camper plugged into the main home. I know ppl are living in them because I see the power cords and the popouts.

[@robinyarborough4727]

Beautiful

[@chrismaggio7879]

A major upside to this is if family members are priced out of a full sized home (by job loss, or the economy as a whole) and moving back home with relatives who have a large enough property is an option, this keeps their independence (separate building) and is not a permanent structure and can be sold and moved if/when the occupant gets back on their path. I also know several people for whom this is the choice they prefer just for the small footprint (physically and environmentally and financially). No different than wanting to live on a boat.

[@kalexander5114]

This is too crazy. We live in America 😎💯. America and this is what we are face with. Wow America is not as smart as we thought

[@jasminefletcher7493]

60,000 is way too much for these!

[@hugopulido9446]

Let me guess.. If i put a tiny home in my back yard my property taxes will go up??

[@Chicago48]

But -- you need the land to build a tiny home. The buyer has to buy the land first. And he didn't say what the average Tiny home costs.

[@After4th]

While many new single family houses in Tokyo are bigger that can be bought for $300k in the outer wards and with enough parking space for one car. It's the matter of zoning and size of a housing tract.

[@SM2005_]

Klaus Schwab once said: “You will own nothing, and be happy”. Let that sink in.

[@joseph10704]

This idea is great if u are a kind of person who does not like to show off but not just that want to stay off the grid but really dont want to be a lot in the world.I feel its not about owning the biggest or the best its about being happy for what little you have.And something like this just shows u its the little things that always will matter.too many people on the earth are chancing the same thing's why not be different .

[@og-greenmachine8623]

We gonna pretend These ain’t “SHEDS”🤔 I could build in 2 hours, for abt. $2300.00? 20 years ago, this would be an “SNL” skit💡

[@95shagginwagon67]

We are rapidly losing everything. Can’t afford a home without 2 six-figure incomes. Bike lanes replace public parking so nobody will be able to drive after a while

[@AKumar528]

Bike lanes is better.

[@dennisp.2147]

@@AKumar528 Not in the US.

[@lpk6372]

Our highway system and over reliance on cars IS A PROBLEM. For long trips it makes sense but you should be able to access to food and other venues pretty easily from where you live.

[@Z0mb13ta11ahase]

The government should not be regulating private homes until you sell it. If I plan on owning my home for life I should be able to put it up without regulations coming into play, it's my life let me take the risk. Now if I sell it it's understandable why it would be regulated as home buyers shouldn't worry about shoddy work.

[@NightSociety]

Not just SD, but anywhere, if these were freely build, regular homes will lose jillion of dollars, home industry won't let that happen. Most ppl won't mind minimalist and just a place to crash.

[@lizhernandez4997]

How about medium homes. All the new home being built are 3 to 4 bedrooms. Can we have 1 bedroom or 2 bedroom homes built.

[@ColdSaturday]

Great solution… who wouldn’t want to live in an outhouse.

[@deanvoss7098]

Sounds like a pain in the ass with all the different permits just buy a small house that's already built

[@kevinsouza7744]

🤣You must not know what a "small house" goes for in San Diego nowadays.

[@tammermashni8541]

Here's a solution ..find an elderly person in California who may be struggling and ask to put one on their land N pay them and help them out..cut grass or just do things not saying renovate their home lol but help the elderly and in return they help you and I don't see why that would be illegal if the home passes inspection which I'm sure people want safe homes

[@bunnyfrosting1744]

I see ads from very desperate people asking for this exact scenario often :(

[@theotheleo6830]

It's a shame that they have to be on wheels to qualify. Those tires will develop hard spots over time unless they're moved, and they'll become brittle with age. The entire trailer it sits on will develop rust issues.

[@bennoble2049]

Call it what it is. A furnished garden shed.

[@childrenslivesmatter3073]

So this is where the non-rich people are ending up. Where are families supposed to live?? Where do people find the land to build these on?

[@eckankar7756]

I'm thinking the tiny home is 'for the time being.' Not a forever home to raise a family in. A stepping stone while you invest in yourself in learning a skill, trade or eduction so you can earn more income to become more. Your best asset is the income you bring in. If it's not enough then improve your skills so you can earn more to later have and support a family comfortably .

[@davidkatz7972]

I’m LITTERALLY Staying in an Airbnb one of these tonight

[@franciscoreyes7370]

This is their plan for the future. Put us all in tiny homes.

[@nak8327]

How or where do you afford the land to put a tiny home? Or is it same as RV rules? Willing to go 30-70 miles from San Diego off the 15.

[@eckankar7756]

If I were younger I'd buy a lot of land and develop it for tiny home owners. Stipulation would be it would only be owner occupied, no renters. Everyone buys their lot completed with sewer, water and electricity. You could still make a good profit just providing the basics and selling the lots affordably to want to be home owners. Maybe accommodate 400 ft park models, too. I think it would be a great investment, make some money and allow people an affordable ownership option.

[@nak8327]

@@eckankar7756 yes but want if the new owner wants to rent it out or arbnb, best to keep regulations to a minimum.

[@eckankar7756]

@@nak8327 Nope, renters start major problems. It should only be owner occupied, otherwise you are brining in a whole pile of complaints and problems having investors buying up affordable housing.

[@49ersrules32]

In san diego a studio can cost 3,000 with the toilet next to you (like prison) no joke there is no joy in san diego

[@chickenandwaffles09]

“About a year to get permitted…”. Says it all.

[@mariosanchez-sj9yv]

Let's try to get bank to finance that for 30 years. Pmi. Home owners. Taxes. Flood insurance. 3k mortgage payment.

[@alesstysanchez1614]

Better than 100 unit apartment complex. Tiny homes are a great idea. So many rules and barriers to live simple though

[@jjbarajas5341]

Is it?? How?

[@alesstysanchez1614]

@@jjbarajas5341 simple. Like the difference in having a very small car vs sharing a bus full of people

[@og-greenmachine8623]

@@jjbarajas5341 Corporations pay trolls to push these videos. most of the people on here are getting paid to post what they post. I’m not bout to live in a “dog house” and didn’t get paid a dime to post😎

[@jbaby007]

There was a time when the thought of living in a shed was laughable. Now it's sought after. Don't get me wrong, I'm all into tiny living especially as a minimalist. However, this just goes to show everything wrong with the current system. The fact that these can't be used as standalone homes on a piece of property, are being used as rentals, a year for a damn permit, are still expensive and need to be "legal"... Just wow. How absurd. Housing should be a given right since humans didn't create the planet after all but of course power and greed must take over actual life.

[@safaa9654]

With 60K you can get a normal appartment in Spain

[@mirabella2154]

No wonder. Spain is considered a failed state within the EU.

[@bamamom0298]

They have jacked up the cost of the tiny homes to a ridiculous amount. U could get these for $20k NICE when they first became popular. Now they are almost as much as a huge house in my area. Even the price of sheds and outbuildings have skyrocketed because people went to buying those to make into houses. The fact that people have to go through so many “permits” to build it on your own property is crazy. If I want to put a triangle shaped shed slap dab in the middle of my front yard…..I could and wouldn’t need a scrap of paper to start it or keep it.

[@atomicorang]

I’m going to convert my broom closet into sleeping quarters and charge rent.

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Pods. They are called pods. You will be eating bugs next.