Pocket sized houses, big sized prices!
Jul 7, 2011 18:05:02 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Jul 7, 2011 18:05:02 GMT -5
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Pocket-(Sized) Listings: Homes Under 550 Square Feet for Sale
Size is not everything, especially if you ask a small, but mighty movement of people who prefer 400 square feet of real estate over 4,000. People who choose to live in smaller-sized homes cut down on living costs and since the recession and housing bust, the trend is really catching on, says Kent Griswold author of TinyHouseBlog.com.
These small homes can encompass a range of sizes, all the way down to an 84-sq ft home in Olympia, WA that was featured in NPR’s “tiny house movement” video.
“People are trying to downsize their lives, get rid of debt,” Griswold said. “Your cost of living is lower, your utilities don’t cost nearly as much. It changes your whole attitude — you’re in a small space, you only have room for so many items, it’s a lifestyle change.”
While some people purchase land and build their own small homes through kits, like, Cusato Cottages, others just choose to buy or rent homes that are smaller in size. Interested in downsizing your life? We rounded up a few small homes for sale, each with dimensions around 550 square feet or below:
Pictures at link:
www.zillow.com/blog/2011-06-16/pocket-sized-listings-homes-under-550-square-feet-for-sale/
Somehow I fail to see how a 550 sq.ft. house for $1,230,000 is lowering your cost of living!
I have a lovely house with about 1400 sq. ft., a basement, garage, and storage building, and it cost less than all but one of these houses!
I cut my cost of living by moving from Hawaii to an area with a lower cost of living.
Pocket-(Sized) Listings: Homes Under 550 Square Feet for Sale
Size is not everything, especially if you ask a small, but mighty movement of people who prefer 400 square feet of real estate over 4,000. People who choose to live in smaller-sized homes cut down on living costs and since the recession and housing bust, the trend is really catching on, says Kent Griswold author of TinyHouseBlog.com.
These small homes can encompass a range of sizes, all the way down to an 84-sq ft home in Olympia, WA that was featured in NPR’s “tiny house movement” video.
“People are trying to downsize their lives, get rid of debt,” Griswold said. “Your cost of living is lower, your utilities don’t cost nearly as much. It changes your whole attitude — you’re in a small space, you only have room for so many items, it’s a lifestyle change.”
While some people purchase land and build their own small homes through kits, like, Cusato Cottages, others just choose to buy or rent homes that are smaller in size. Interested in downsizing your life? We rounded up a few small homes for sale, each with dimensions around 550 square feet or below:
Pictures at link:
www.zillow.com/blog/2011-06-16/pocket-sized-listings-homes-under-550-square-feet-for-sale/
Somehow I fail to see how a 550 sq.ft. house for $1,230,000 is lowering your cost of living!
I have a lovely house with about 1400 sq. ft., a basement, garage, and storage building, and it cost less than all but one of these houses!
I cut my cost of living by moving from Hawaii to an area with a lower cost of living.
