Tiny House Family Avoids Crazy Rent Prices in San Francisco Bay Area - Interview & Tour

[@GodsChildrenOnEarth]

They are NOT living in the city of San Francisco or anywhere within half an hour drive as SF and its surrounding cities are have hills and do not look like suburbs. They are at least an hour away, which is fine, but they shouldn't confuse people. They can take Bart into the city. Kuddos for getting a tiny house as that's seems to be the only way for non-executive employees to be able to afford a house (tiny) and live in the Bay Area.

[@elaztecamoreno]

Yeah definitely not SF maybe SJ or somewhere along 101 “peninsula” area. Looks like downtown SJ in the distance. The hills looks dry so that’s definitely looking towards the East bay. The west side always has green hills for the most part with lots of trees.

[@catylynch7909]

Wholly agreed! There is no way that is located in the City/County of San Francisco. They're somewhere in a suburb. In San Francisco; NO neighborhood looks like that, NO residential view of a nearby Freeway looks like that ... and, God knows that NO ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO is "DRIVEN OUT INTO THE BACKYARD BY THE HEAT!!. That's laughable.

[@karallynstreit]

yep. that's the first thing I thought of...maybe the peninsula, but NOT San Francisco.

[@amandasouza597]

Jana remember me my old teacher ... sorry for my bad english. And so cute the baby helped the dad when storing the hose.

[@ExploringAlternatives]

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[@TinyHouseFamily]

Hi guys! We're the family in the video. :-) We've been reading some of the comments about SF vs. Bay Area, and I wanted to address those. Please forgive me for not responding to each comment individually, and I hope this helps. Thank you to those who already understand and spoke up. It was not our intent to mislead anyone. It's obvious that we do not live in an urban environment in the video. We have moved all over the Bay Area with different parking spots, but work and play every day in the city. It is common to refer to a major metro as a reference point when you live in a surrounding suburb, especially when not speaking with locals. When someone ask me where I'm from, I say Birmingham, Alabama because that's where people recognize, even though I technically grew up in Hoover, a suburban city outside of the Birmingham metro area. Our audience is typically not from from Bay Area, so we've found San Francisco to make the most sense to everyone. Also, we do hope to inspire people who want to go tiny in San Francisco. Most people who relocate to San Francisco for work or otherwise, especially with families, live in the Bay Area rather than the city. Where you land, it is wildly expensive, and a tiny house made this whole dream - moving to SF to pursue a tech career - possible. We are able to live on a single income, work in San Francisco, play in the gorgeous Bay Area, spend more time with kids and traveling, and pay about 1/3 what everyone else does. We're on a fast track to pay off our tiny house and be financially independent in our early 30s. Hope that helps. Again, sorry for any confusion and thanks for watching

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks so much for adding this comment guys!! I understand what you're saying and I'm sure that you weren't trying to mislead anyone. We've lived outside Toronto for many years but when people asked us we still said Toronto just because there was a better chance that they would recognize the place and get a better sense of the area. Thanks so much sharing your story and I really hope that it will inspire others to live the life they want to live :)

[@cecilting7746]

No worries! Dont mind that one person who can't get over the location issues. They do not represent a real San Fran attitude but only a tiny brain..

[@jenniboo9441]

I think the comments about location are pretty silly tbh. Not really the point of the video at all. But, I completely understand what you're saying. I live in a small city on the outskirts of Albany, NY. When I talk to people, even my family in Indiana, I say I live in Albany. It's the capital of the state, and the surrounding cities are referred to as the Capitol region or capital district by locals. If you aren't a local, you aren't gonna know or get that so it just makes more sense to simplify and say Albany.

[@gage4g]

Kids? You have 2 now? And since you co-sleep how does that work with privacy and intimacy? And you never said how much you pay to park it and the use of their utilities?

[@sophiawalker8743]

gage4g they sign the comment as three people not four, so i guess it's one child, and what does it matter if it's one or two? Nice family beautiful house.

[@markbrown5117]

You need to explain that someone had to permit them to keep the house on their lot. That wasn't clear.

[@sunnyvangloria2084]

Not need to explain that 😂😁 you can't just pop up in someone backyard ??? LOL

[@BrassLock]

You guys have tried out many conventional options that cost a lot in rent, but learned what you like and didn't like, which was a smart way to plan your tiny home. As you told your story, it became more apparent how difficult "normal life" has become for today's young couples, and I felt sad when compared to my _Silent Generation's_ options (those born during WW2). However, you've adapted to your 21st century reality and made a good plan for the future.

[@jenniferlorence1950]

PLEASE that place is Beautiful and is Better than a Lot of Apartments. And You Have a Backyard!! WOW.

[@antonioginez5994]

So cozy and comfortably beautiful tiny house. Very functional.Great couple and the baby behaves well. god bless both and good luck.

[@crbngrl]

I totally understand why ppl are commenting about the location bc I live in the Bay Area and was wondering where in the city you would put a tiny house. I lived in the city for 20 months and finding real estate to put a tiny house is like no way, plus the rent of parking it there would be costly. Nice house though but actual living in the Bay Area costs an arm and a leg plus commute is horrible. Nice family. Enjoy all your videos as one day I would like to have a tiny house myself.

[@susanwoodward7485]

Excellent, comprehensive video. I have watched hundreds of tiny house videos, and this is definitely the best. Thank you so much.

[@victoriamather2267]

I don't care if this is in SF or not, I'm just here for the tiny house!

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thank you! They say they live in the San Francisco area on their channel so if they're not right in the city they're close :)

[@gonewiththekale]

Victoria Mather I agree. The comments nick picking their whereabouts is ridiculous. The SF Bay Area is WIDE, so what is the hangup with these viewers? People that are hard to please no matter what you try to share are the real road blocks in life.

[@jaymeez]

I guess people lying to you is just hunky dory, huh? Let me put it in context why this is troubling. Millions of people want to move to SF but due to costs many will not make it. But lets say someone is led to believe it is feasible to do what this couple did and buy a tiny house and move right into "San Francisco" When they spend all their resources and finally reach SF and find out it is absolutely not possible to do (and never was possible) the video they saw was misleading and in fact a blatant fraud because the couple doesn't live in SF. Maybe that scenario doesn't matter to you but that is the by product of lies and misleading others. You can ruin peoples lives, but as you said maybe I'm just "nit picky and hard to please"

[@gonewiththekale]

jaymeez San Fransisco BAY AREA the title states and so does the family. Do you adhere to your own Fake News or something? You are full of wrongful assumptions and criticism about a family that you know NOTHING about. Did you even watch any of their videos on their channel? Of course you didn’t, that is obvious, otherwise you would know they network with other tiny-housers in the SAN FRANSISCO BAY AREA, and that Houzz even did a feature on them. They are in the Bay area dude, if you don’t want to believe that, then fine for you, make up your own reality if it makes you sleep at night. Also, if you're worried about people making their entire life decision on what this family shared in a 12-minute video, without doing any of their own research, I have to say too bad so sad for such an idiot. Anyway, please stop making a mockery out of this inspiring story with your fraud accusations. This is a young family, WITH A CHILD, and they are striving to make their dreams come true and they merely shared a small piece of that here. But, yes, as I said, you are the nit picky and there is no pleasing you.

[@victoriamather2267]

No, I believe they should have put the right title, not click bait. But KZbin has so many more videos if you want to find exactly what you're looking for. Just type in 'Tiny houses in San Fransisco'.

[@homeandoffices672]

Cute house, lovely own family... I personally do not care if it's in san francisco or within the area... The video is about the circle of relatives and their residence and why they stay in it. Incredible video :)

[@margarethennessy9221]

Georgous family georgous home,god bless.💚 may you thrive and prosper.

[@jeffspicer7885]

i'm so glad to see families getting free

[@Gudsur]

Wish I had someone who looks at me as adamantly as his wife stares at him throughout the video. Sent chills down my spine.

[@annc5442]

Sir Scribe you will im sure of it! (Also, I mean-she better lol. He pays for everything)

[@Gudsur]

😂

[@Gudsur]

Thanks

[@missdragonluckychina2449]

i thought she was stoned lol

[@spignetti]

admiringly....

[@LaineyBug2020]

This may be off topic, but that kid is like a clone of the dad! Great home, great family, great video!

[@missdragonluckychina2449]

the kid looks like the mom not that dad.

[@usebitchutefightcensorship1982]

Is this a joke?

[@jaymeez]

Just for clarification, in this video it is stated they "Live" in San Francisco. The video shows a neighborhood which the tiny home is parked and I'm 100% sure it's not in San Francisco. Maybe it's in a neighboring city or as some people will refer to any city in the Bay Area as San Francisco, but this for sure is not in the city of San Francisco.

[@mrtimothylee]

Agreed. This is not feasible in the city of San Francisco and even many of the surrounding areas of San Francisco. If it's in the SF Bay Area, they're probably at least an hour out of the city of SF. This would be amazing if it could actually be in the city!!! But... the title is misleading...

[@jaymeez]

As I said man it's absolute click bait, not on the part of Exploring Alternatives (as they didn't even go to the location to film) but by the two in the video. If they said San Jose as the city name instead of San Francisco it would get radically less views and less attention to their channel. Also Exploring Alternatives have worked hard and for years to gain the audience they have and to be trusted, they should put a bold disclaimer/comment on this video clearing this up. As far as the couple that made this video I wouldn't trust em as far as I could throw em if they can easily lie like this. Bold Faced Lie just to garner more views and in hopes of more subscribers, pathetic!

[@mrtimothylee]

jaymeez yeah, it just sucks because people who want to live in SF will think this is a feasible option, but it would not be possible at all. Then, when they actually come to SF, they will feel terribly mislead and dumbfounded. It is an alternative, but definitely not in the stated location 😕 and that is the part that is most upsetting.

[@JenShea]

I'm confused... how is it click bait when San Francisco is not in the title? I think you are being a little harsh here, no? @exploringalternatives

[@moewilson4605]

Allison Cowan My sister visited San Francisco and while taking the bus had a conversation with a young man. (Yes, people still do communicate face to face). He lives over an hour drive outside the city because he cannot afford the rent. I think it is great that people can afford these tiny houses but where do you park it? Buying or renting land would be really expensive. These people were lucky to find a kind person paying it forward and still eventually the city found them. I don't doubt if found in the backyard where they are now, the city will want it regulated

[@julieannemichelle]

I loved this story!

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Glad you liked it!

[@JoJo-Hamilton]

Love the layout and your taste in Furnishings. Be Happy in your HOME. Love and Light.xx

[@BikesDrones]

Love it. Way to go guys. Best of luck with your shiny future.

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks so much!! :) Glad you liked the video!

[@Sheisanangel0]

This is absolutely beautiful! !!!!it doesn't even look tiny

[@ladycharsw]

Very nice. Then when your child gets older, and if you have another child, it will be too small then. But looks good now. Thank you for video God Bless🙏❤️❤️❤️🦋🥰🦄🍒

[@lemurianchick]

I was waiting for them to be asked how much it cost to build. Can you provide this?

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Their tiny house was built by American Tiny House. You can check out their website here - looks like they have different models to choose from: www.americantinyhouse.com/ Thanks for watching!

[@lemurianchick]

Thanks for providing that link. It was a great video. I loved the woodwork in this.

[@Nairuulagch]

For selfbuilding situation it can be built under 20k using some recycling parts and with using some contracting option it can be built between 25-40k.

[@SPohl-zy4rz]

For the sake of the little one, definitely add a railing with multiple grab bars for access to your bedroom loft.

[@munirachasmawala8924]

Very beautiful house

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Isn't it though? Thanks for watching! :)

[@SW-qv7gi]

The concept is great. I can't believe the negative comments from people posting here. When you tell people who aren't from California where you're from... you choose the nearest city. Non Californians don't know East Bay from LA. I'm from Puyallup but live in NY now. When people ask where I'm from I say Seattle which is 40 miles away from Puyallup. I'd bet most of the snobby comments about proximity to SF come from non- native Californians, because native Californians are usually really nice people.

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks for the positive vibes SW :)

[@jaymeez]

SW If they were just interested in simplicity and proximity they would have stated Oakland in the title instead of San Francisco. Oakland is widely know and is closer to where they actually were parked but the strength of San Francisco as click bait was too overwhelming and they Chose To Lie! They are not good people. They are misleading people to think it’s possible to place a tiny home in SF and that is not the case.

[@robincrook5630]

A lovely family. The time you spend with your boy is worth way more than a large house. Best of luck in the future!

[@sythe17]

This seems like a huge tiny house.

[@gonewiththekale]

Their tiny home is beautiful💫 I want a carbon copy of it🙏🏼 Sweet family too, thanks for sharing🌈

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks for the positive feedback, happy you enjoyed the video :) :)

[@CarlosCampos-xu3mm]

Your work is always very polished and engaging. Beautiful editing, beautiful people, beautiful shots... You guys make this all so professional, I enjoy it a lot!! Thank you!

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Wow! Thank you for all the positive feedback! We can't take all the credit because Tiny House Family did an incredible job of filming all the beautiful footage (not to mention exploring tiny house living!). Here's a link to their channel if you want to see more of their videos: kzbin.info/door/fA0mkE_6-r8XakBUAFQANQ

[@shesaidtru]

Please explore the tiny cardboard houses or shanty town houses that exist and you can see as you fly into India. The houses there seem very small and I think a lot of them live off grid. I am sure you will find thousands genuinely exploring alternatives. Xxx

[@Morbidia]

Great way to help sort the housing shortage just stick the solars on the roof. They could take down one house and put a fleet of these up and have mini villages all helping grow food together a mini playground. If a proper company built these i the future would be like a video game lol.

[@ChemtrailsAreKillingUs]

Beautiful tiny house. They could move their lounging lofts' railing all the way to the left, and use the ladder on the wall where it is.

[@mluc1111]

Cute family n tiny house thank you for sharing

[@rondouglas2625]

We gave up my tiny $2,500 a month studio apartment in the Mission for a 3,000 sq ft home exactly one hour east of the city. We now own our house with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths and a 2 car garage. We have our own laundry room (goodbye laundrymats)! Sure we are not in the middle of the city anymore but to be honest, we enjoy the quiet where you can actually see the stars and hear crickets at night. Our house is so large we don't know what to do with 4 bedrooms but we have plenty of room for family and friends. The towns of Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley and Brentwood have beautiful new homes for the $500K to $600K range. Our agent was Peter Lekas with Coldwell Banker.

[@nopenope1186]

No thanks, I’d rather have a 500k house in Oakland

[@missdragonluckychina2449]

my friend was watching this video with me and she asked why would you let your son stand on the counters with his shoes that's so unsanitary.let alone let him play with a sink hose. once you let a kid sit or stand on a counter they will expect it all the time.also the counter you stand on to go up the stairs is also unsanitary, you need to divide some space between the stepping stairs and the counter top with a tiny partition.their is bacteria on your socks .

[@normalguy7898]

Good on them. Now to make sure to save and invest that money wisely!

[@JenShea]

Lovely house, lovely family... I personally don't care if it's in San Francisco or in the area... the video is about the family and their house and why they live in it. Great video :)

[@HomeChannelTV]

Very nice alternative ... Would like a little more head room in the sleeping loft, but love the kitchen!

[@jenniferlorence1950]

PLEASE Your Child is Happy!! Happier than many Children that Live in Fancy Big Homes. He's a Happy Child because he gets All he Needs, which is the Attention and Love of his Parents and he is getting that. Children don't Ask for Much, they Just want and Need Love.

[@TrackMonkey327]

Awesome that they can do this!

[@rociomonserratt346]

adorable home!

[@aheatherw88]

That's a nice little house, I love it.

[@shelleynobleart]

Love this design. Best choices for interior function I've seen. Incredibly livable. Well done to the couple and to the channel to feature.

[@joanab2363]

Beautiful tiny House and very cute little boy 😊

[@doreenforauer8097]

Would be really great to come to the Rutland Country here in Vermont and make some tiny house rentals....there is a shortage and what there is is outrageous for rent.....

[@richardstefan666]

what would be a deal breaker for me is having to climb down open stars with no railings in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or get a drink of water.

[@SilasOutdoors]

I love you this video... I would definitely love to live like that. By the way Your sons name is awesome. Silas is also my name as well. Hope things turn out the best for you three.

[@yolandairene]

Great house. How much do you pay monthly to rent the spot cause you are hooked up to the house and using their electricity?

[@TinyHouseFamily]

Hi there! We pay $400 per month for the spot plus utilities, which are around $75 in total including internet and water. We're on solar, so not much energy use outside of that unless is cloudy.

[@karenfresco2447]

Beautiful tiny house..love it

[@EvendimataE]

the rain water from your roof will go to your neighbor.....the city dont allow that...unless your neighbor is your friend or you pay them for that

[@JAGreen-lj9zi]

🙆 It would been better if you had extended the length of the counter where the stools are parked where you would have as your eating bar in the kitchen for 3 stools to sit and eat at. When you are finished eating just simply push the stools under the counter!🙆 Then you really would have room in the living room to put a loveseat as well!

[@chrisphafner3332]

Wonderful home & congrats on finding your way so early. You’re being great parents and partners. Don’t let anyone say you need to have separate beds. I attachment parented 3 sons-now 19, 22 & 27 Co-slept, breastfed on demand following child led weaning and our eldest was homeschooled 1st gr-when he left for UCSB. He is now finishing med school, middle graduates with a BSN and intends to be a nurse practitioner and the youngest is an aviation mech for the USMC ( side note: I say “I” but was with their father-were married 30years & had I gone minimal & Tiny EARLIER we would probably still be together). ONE QUESTION: I’m trying to fit my Tiny through a ten foot space and am wondering how big that opening is for the RV pad, did you back it in or did the company? This is semi urgent as my shell is being delivered to a friend’s backyard. One suggestion you might use down the road is to swap out some of the metal corrugated wall material with either opaque or clear (to which privacy can be added many ways. Your kids -years down the road-may ultimately enjoy rope ladders and or hammocks Thanks! I’m having the same issue regarding locating my THOW once I complete the inside (my friend will allow me to finish the inside but codes prohibit me living in her yard, so anyone reading this or if you have hints, I’m currently in MD but wanting to remain mobile yet join Tiny-friendly communities. My time for needing a place would be beginning May 2018.

[@chrisphafner3332]

Also, I’m currently living in a dark, damp, noisy & overpriced basement apt with only a tiny shower. Because of the mold, one of my cats got sick and has a mold allergy requiring regular baths and I use the same method with the addition on a small oval trash can so she can stand and hold on while she gets her dermatological treatments! It’s much more water efficient!

[@MrSvenovitch]

Always baffling to see two people living in a world that's overpopulated and going down the drain think to themselves 'we got it bad now and can't even afford a normal house, let's make a new human that is sure to have it worse than us when it grows up'.

[@jeffjohnston7642]

In other words, you took out a personal loan, to buy a trailer, to live in a friend's driveway.

[@cinnamonthomas3075]

Ouch lol

[@markdm4805]

Hey I am proud to say as someone who grew up in the bay area and had to flee to Stockton to find affordable rent only to be on the verge of being priced out. I hope your ready for the recession coming bro. In 2008 I called it the yuppie purge. I guess this time around I'll call it the hipster purge. Back in 2008 you could see the tumbleweed blowing through the buildings. It was eeeerie. People en mass had jobs today and poor they were gone. I hope that tiny home has wheels. Last recession North Dakota's oil fields saved a lot of people. I'd look that direction as I feel a storm is coming.

[@nopenope1186]

Wishful thinking

[@derekhughes244]

Love this tiny house!

[@ExploringAlternatives]

It's a beaut! Glad you like it :)

[@TheGeorgeee13]

Love the concept

[@wanderingwade8877]

This tiny house is beautifully designed. Good for you young family.

[@marysstilllearning5803]

Its been about 2 yrs since this video was made.. I hope you've paid it off. an the 3 of you are having the best life possible. BEAUTIFUL HOME.btw

[@johnnybush8764]

Best Wishes To Them!

[@donnalouisebaza6570]

I would built a cat walk but a step down from your loft to the toddler room along the wall opposite of your stairs for his space the guard rail on his loft should go higher just a thought.

[@gabrielmedina5]

Definitely not SF. Looks like San Mateo.

[@id-gj2qk]

I loved it! beautiful family too! Thank u for the video :)

[@bobjohnson3244]

Who built this house? Its perfect!😍

[@ExploringAlternatives]

American Tiny House in Texas :) www.americantinyhouse.com/

[@KUDOKii]

Such a cool house and family! Loved this one

[@ExploringAlternatives]

So glad you like it!! Thanks for watching :)

[@SacCornyKeg]

Anyone who believes that this tiny house is actually in San Francisco should contact me so I can sell you prime real estate on Mars. Hurry as this offer is for a limited time.

[@lifeisjustswell]

What a beautiful home! I'm curious where in the Bay Area you are.. is it in the city of San Francisco or outside of it? Also, in my tiny house dreaming, I'm always curious about how difficult or easy it might be to find a place to park, and how costly that would be. Do you pay the house you're parked at rent? Curious how much? thanks so much as I would love to gather realistic ideas of what it might be like!

[@mimi1o8]

I'm very interested to knw the parking price cost too. Thanks!

[@ExploringAlternatives]

I'm guessing that parking prices vary quite a bit by city, and also from person to person since it's still a relatively new happening. I think they had quite a hard time finding places to park, especially for their first spot. It sounds like Jana had to do a lot of research and it definitely wasn't like finding an apartment on Craigslist. The Tiny House Family actually filmed a video about how they visited multiple spots to try and find a new parking place and I think they discussed costs in this one but I'm not 100% sure. Here's the link if you want to see it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXjYnoqYrbFgaJo

[@jaymeez]

They said it multiple times but I'm 100% sure they are NOT in San Francisco. Maybe they are like some people who refer to every city in the Bay as San Francisco or more than likely it's click bait. Millions of people want to live in SF so if they use the SF in the title it probably would get more views than saying some other city name. I live and have spent my entire life in the Bay Area and that is not SF.

[@mimi1o8]

THanks!

[@TinyHouseFamily]

Hi there! We live just outside of San Francisco in a residential area near Walnut Creek. Before that, we floated around the East Bay while working in the city. Our first place was free, and now we pay about $400 per month to park in someone's backyard. The cost varies by where you look and where you are willing to go. Top end for a backyard setup would be about $700 or so to park and go down from there - much cheaper than an apt.

[@meowm6156]

I live in the bay area and know this is not in San Francisco. I do like the idea of living in small house but im wondering where in the bay area you can actually put this house.

[@jaymeez]

Yea man this is Click Bait 101. If they would have said another city name instead of San Francisco no one would click it. But hey their morals mean nothing to them as long as they can get more views and more subscribers. I'm referring to the couple in the video not Exploring Alternatives.

[@wooden5c]

Definitely in the San Francisco "Bay Area" ... South of SF somewhere. Cute Kid

[@TinyHouseFamily]

East of SF over the Bay Bridge :-) Thanks!!

[@Aldo-lv5sl]

That’s not a tiny house, that’s a trailer

[@mimiso516]

Why not put a rail on the stairs? That looks so dangerous to me and I see it in all of the tiny houses.

[@clairehiggins7120]

Great house lovely family thank you for another inspiring video why don't they put walls up to separate the loft space from the rest of the house? I am planing a slightly different project with my family but if this was my home I would probably put a wall up across 2/3 of the open loft space with a sliding door to completely separate the space. A married couple needs some grown up time💏

[@ExploringAlternatives]

That's a great idea! I'm guessing they'll come up with some modifications when they're done co-sleeping with their son. The neat thing is that there are so many ways to do it and they've chosen to be more open concept but not everyone has to do that :) Thanks for watching!!!

[@flower2364]

Love the tiny house but people have accused you of lying. Is this the case and if so why would you lie about where your based? Puzzled.

[@jaymeez]

They did it for Click Bait. If they stated any other city they wouldn’t get anywhere near the number of views and interested people inquiring. Despicable people in my opinion

[@christineransom484]

So....uh...when do you disclose you were not in SF? Just say Bay Area. We'll forgive you as long as you never call it FRISCO. tlThat is a dusty town in Texas.

[@Ferelmakina]

Their mentality resonates with mine. I wish them the best. We need more people like them.

[@jojo_is_a_go5893]

Did they mention square footage? This little house is awesome. Massive for a single person.

[@ExploringAlternatives]

I believe it's 237 square feet (approx. 30 feet x 8 feet) :)

[@jasonbean7296]

this is not a "tiny house". it's an elaborate mobile home. nice, but it's misleading to refer to it as a house, which is generally considered to be a permanent structure anchored to one location. I spent a dozen years living in a trailer, 50'x10', and never once thought of it as a house. also, man bun and yoga pants? c'mon.

[@cinnamonthomas3075]

Lmao

[@stopmotionj2455]

That's a beautiful home. The counter tops are really cool.

[@metalgypsy4]

Doesn't look like SF to me a uh SF resident and native.

[@haute03]

I just knew after the first minute of watching this video that the Bay Area folk were going to come into the comment section and say that this couple doesn't live in San Fran proper lol. However, I'm not sure why there are dozens of comments saying so. Either way, many parts of the East Bay are expensive to live in (or are getting that way due to gentrification), so they probably will end up saving a lot of money in the long run.

[@jaymeez]

haute03 "Bay Area Folk" well maybe us Bay Area Folk just don't like being lied to. YOU may enjoy lies but I prefer the truth. If they live in Livermore or some other city then they should state that. Instead they stated SF because they knew the views will flood in because so many people aspire to live here. Imagine if someone purchased a tiny home and came to SF thinking there was any chance this would work in the city. It's flat out wrong! I don't blame the E.A. channel because I think they were duped by these new aspiring KZbinrs who are starved for attention, subscribers, and views.

[@honeybadger--]

jaymeez GET A LIFE

[@longyarn4288]

jaymeez I hate to burst your bubble but I can't imagine anyone "aspiring" to live in SF. I live in a suburb of a big city but when I'm traveling and someone asks me where I live, I just tell them the name of the big city. Two reasons, 1) to protect my privacy, and 2) not too many people have ever heard of this suburb but they recognize the big city right away. Now I'm not lying, I am in the county of the big city, but I don't like to waste my, or their, time explaining where such and such is, when I can just say "X" and be done. The name of the video says "...Area" so that's good enough for me. Raining on these people's parade just ain't cool and makes you look like the back end of a horse. Good day.

[@jaymeez]

long yarn "I can't imagine anyone aspiring to live in SF" well in your tiny bubble this may be true but when you step out into the big world you will find millions of people who aspire to live here. If these people were honest and still wanted to keep their privacy and not have to explain where exactly they live then the best route would have been to state "We live just outside of San Francisco" but they stated many times that they live "IN" SF so they are liars and by your comment so are you. 🖕

[@missdragonluckychina2449]

the whiners that whine about whether its san fran or not are just jelous.

[@Fidg234]

I hope eventually you will be able to move to a different location so you don't feel so cramped right up against another building and you can have a porch. Will make all the difference in the world. Enjoyed your video and can see ur a practical couple with your thinking and doing. Good luck and God Bless.

[@aug07broken]

To the family in the video...I loved it!

[@doughunter3967]

very nice...do the world a favor and have 2 more kids..don't worry,you can fit them in....God bless the good...doug

[@brigittebeck7762]

Governor Brown made it legal to park tiny houses on any private property now.

[@PaulAndHarris]

WOW! Really? Can you link to more information about this? I didn't know that had happened. I am looking to move into the area and greatly interested in a tiny house and doing something similar. But I worry about the HOA or the city saying that you can't just park your tiny house in someone's backyard without a permit or a lot of work.

[@vaskylark]

The community they're in must not have a homeowners association. Them parking that tiny house there sooooo would not fly in the community where I live. I hate HOA's.

[@marsbel1846]

the way she looks at you...she REALLY loves you, that's for sure !

[@john3Lee]

Nice house - lovely people - Great video, & thumbs up from me :)

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thank you so much for watching :)

[@mariasmith2198]

I say I am from Chicago, even though it is really Winnetcka. Because no one knows what that is. what a really odd thing to worry over.

[@aug07broken]

To the family in the video...I enjoyed watching, thank you!

[@kevindecoteau3186]

congratulations on your home. Did you make table yourselves or did you purchase it? If purchase, where did you buy it.

[@nopenope1186]

This isn’t SF BTW

[@wezelsa2829]

Great Video!

[@ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@erinnkemp]

Doesn't look like SF more like Palo Alto

[@karinafromdenmark4971]

thanks for the video and for telling about ecosia :-)

[@ExploringAlternatives]

No problem! Thank you for watching :)

[@rblibit]

$3500/mo for a 1 BR? "HOLY BANKRUPTCY, Batman..." said the strangely dressed young man in the brightly colored tights wearing a mask. Your place looks awesome! And you have wonderful tiny family, too!

[@SatansBaby1]

I'm 32, but have been financially free for 8 years, have 3 apartments, vacation house and garage in center of the city , car and motorbike Kawasaki z750, and after watching this video i feal so lucky. Thank you

[@piotrkoczwara4370]

Dude, but how did you do that? I have some.. Spare ten years to gain some financial stability, but absolutely no interaction w. financially succesful people. Could you potentially help me?

[@julieannemichelle]

I loved this story!

[@pacificpermaculture]

Looks to me like they are in the San Francisco Bay Area,not San Francisco the city.Having lived in the Bay area for a lifetime,I have a distaste for calling the whole area San Francisco.There isn't just one huge city surrounding the bay.If you want to call it near San Francisco,that is Okay.

[@JMarel]

I love this tiny house! and the tiny bed for their son is SO cute!!!