Comments on: Cabin Fever Article http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/cabin-fever/ Small House Living Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/cabin-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 Kent Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:39:15 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=253#comment-1284 Hi Denise - I like your idea of seeing what people can do with $20,000 or less. I will see what I can find out, and any readers out there who know of something, please contact me using the contact form above if you have any ideas or suggestions. As far as container homes go, there are several manufacturers out there with a few ideas in this area. I have not written about those yet on this site but need to soon. Do a google search and you will find at least a couple of them. Keep us posted on what you do in replacing your small home. Hi Denise - I like your idea of seeing what people can do with $20,000 or less. I will see what I can find out, and any readers out there who know of something, please contact me using the contact form above if you have any ideas or suggestions.

As far as container homes go, there are several manufacturers out there with a few ideas in this area. I have not written about those yet on this site but need to soon. Do a google search and you will find at least a couple of them.

Keep us posted on what you do in replacing your small home.

]]> By: Denise http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/cabin-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 Denise Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:14:01 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=253#comment-1283 I read that article in ReadyMade when it came out. They are great ideas, though for me, I need something tiny and financially practical. I already live in a really small space already but it's very old (over 50 yrs) and the repairs would be significant. I think it takes away from the idea of "downsizing" to spend $100,000 and more. I'd really like to see what creative people do with $20,000 or less. I am looking at a container home because you can get them very cheap, you can start with a 20' one and add on, you can have them moved fairly easily, and because one with a little rust and would make it look more like storage to the property inspectors. These homes are also highly wind resistant though I would still tie mine down. Also, in our state, Florida, property is photographed from the air so they try real hard to tax you as much as possible (though they get it wrong a lot). The US makes it very difficult to be poor or at least to live cheaply with all the taxes and "fees." I read that article in ReadyMade when it came out. They are great ideas, though for me, I need something tiny and financially practical. I already live in a really small space already but it’s very old (over 50 yrs) and the repairs would be significant. I think it takes away from the idea of “downsizing” to spend $100,000 and more. I’d really like to see what creative people do with $20,000 or less. I am looking at a container home because you can get them very cheap, you can start with a 20′ one and add on, you can have them moved fairly easily, and because one with a little rust and would make it look more like storage to the property inspectors. These homes are also highly wind resistant though I would still tie mine down.

Also, in our state, Florida, property is photographed from the air so they try real hard to tax you as much as possible (though they get it wrong a lot). The US makes it very difficult to be poor or at least to live cheaply with all the taxes and “fees.”

]]> By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/cabin-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 Kent Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:50:01 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=253#comment-1263 Thanks Daniel. I'm glad the site is informative and would like to encourage you to build a smaller/smarter home. Good luck and keep us posted. Thanks Daniel. I’m glad the site is informative and would like to encourage you to build a smaller/smarter home. Good luck and keep us posted.

]]> By: Daniel http://tinyhouseblog.com/pre-fab/cabin-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 Daniel Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:46:51 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=253#comment-1262 I was just reading the website the other day. These are some great ideas for smaller spaces. At this point, I would love to do build a smaller/smarter home. Thanks for the info. -Dan I was just reading the website the other day. These are some great ideas for smaller spaces. At this point, I would love to do build a smaller/smarter home.
Thanks for the info. -Dan

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