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A Boring Dystopia
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I'm 44 and want a tiny home, but even they're getting up there in price. Apartment living is really disheartening.
It's not just tiny homes are getting up their in price; they are extremely affordable. The issue is you'll need to place it on a foundation and once you do, you'll be beholden to the same permits as a regular sized house which can add a tremendous expense. Sure, you can go the trailer/on wheels route, but that opens up to other issues such as home theft (literally) to cities outright not allowing it on your lot.
Also take into consideration that a lot of municipalities do not like tiny homes as it goes against the look of the town/city, to some even outright banning them to having exorbitant fees placed on them.
I've looked into tiny homes and to save money, I would have to move out to the rural areas where I am permitted to build them without being hassles by the city. Oh, and if your neighbor doesn't like your home, you can definitely expect frequent visits from the city inspectors to fuck your day over.
All I want is a tiny home, and a big front/backyard to garden/self-sustain my family.
One way to get around zoning restrictions is to find an existing small house. I have a 400sqft house that was built a century ago, before building codes existed. It isn’t legal to build something here under 800sqft now. My neighborhood is full of little houses like mine, and demand for them is very low.
I’m 60 miles east, and 1 mile above, Los Angeles, in a National Forest. It snows here. The views are lovely. My house is worth $100k.
Big Bear is such an under rated part of southern California. I loved going there and looking at the giant pinecone. I never realized housing wasn't too bad out that way. How are the taxes?