Martin House-To-Go
Hurricane Katrina played a major part in Julie Martin’s move from specializing in restoring historic homes to building a portable, affordable, well built vision on wheels called the “Fresh Start.” Julie lost everything in Katrina, but gained a vision on building small homes from the experience.
With the initial guidance of Jay Shafer of Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, Julie has started a new company called Martin House-To-Go with the goal of making an affordable tiny house that can be easily moved from place to place on a trailer. Or if you prefer to leave your house in one place it can be removed from the trailer and put on a foundation.
With 2008 comes a new model called the Fresh Start. With an introductory price of $29,900, all you need to get one of your own is a 3/4 ton truck with a 2 5/16th trailer hitch ball and a spirit of adventure.
These tiny homes can be used as a primary residence, for vacation and travel, a vacation home, a mother-in-law house or a private guest cottage or spare room.
With a full bath, kitchen and loft and quality throughout, I would put this tiny house high on my list.
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Julie Martin on 17 Feb 2008 at 2:41 pm #
Kent, lovely! Thank you!
I will have my webmaster include a link to your blog, gladly.
Julie
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Dozo on 28 Feb 2008 at 7:30 am #
That’s awesome! And it seems pretty cheap for an entire portable home.
Frank on 04 Mar 2008 at 8:12 pm #
Cool idea, full house: one bedroom kitchen dining room combo, loft bedroom, nice wooden washroom,
Im interested in how the wiring, plumbing, sewage plumbing and HVAC is done?
Best of all you can wheel it into a trailer park, and wheel it out when the lot rent goes up to an unreasonable fee.
jim william on 15 Mar 2008 at 11:41 pm #
I WANT ONE !
Daniel on 27 Mar 2008 at 2:25 pm #
This is a great idea. I’m looking into the Tumbleweed types to build one myself. So far, trying to find a good trailer to start building.
I look forward to starting my project.
BTW: I love this site… lot’s of good info.
Mehdi on 31 Mar 2008 at 4:56 am #
Hi,
awsome idea!
who is the distributor?
How can orders be placed?
I kindly require more information.
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Kent on 09 Apr 2008 at 9:02 pm #
Hi Mehdi,
To place an order call Julie Martin at The Martin House Company at 228.234.8646. Visit the website at http://martinhousetogo.com/
Hope that helps!
Kent
Fyque on 14 Apr 2008 at 9:56 am #
it’s really cool.
i like that : )
Sandy Howard on 19 Jun 2008 at 5:49 am #
I’ve been wondering how to facilitate my dream of having an independent, traveling lifestyle now that I’m approaching my semi retirement years; as a single senior,I’ll need to work at least part time for some years yet, but want to be able to pick up and move whenever I feel like it and still have a roof over my head! Also, I’ve never had much money, so some of these little houses I’ve looked at on other sites costing $50,000 makes me wonder what they’re made of. Yours makes me feel it might be possible! Thanks for the inspiration, and I may be looking into your product in the next year or so.
Kent on 19 Jun 2008 at 6:24 am #
Sandy be sure and go to Julie’s site and talk to her. I am not directly affiliated with her, but just wrote about her tiny house.
Kent
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MOin on 02 Sep 2008 at 1:46 am #
oh cool they looks beautiful really neat looking i appreciate you put the pictures here.