By Steven Harrell
In the various pursuits I’ve been involved with professionally, none has been more exciting and rewarding than working with people within the tiny house community and helping spread the message.
Over the years, several key things have become apparent to me, perhaps most notably is that lots of individuals and families are very interested in downsizing in a pretty big way.
Since the typical home in most 1st world countries has swelled over the past generation or two, along with the responsibilities associated with living larger, more folks are looking to reverse this trend for themselves and their families.
When I started tinyhouselistings.com back in 2010, the purpose was (and still is) to create a marketplace for homes 500 square feet or smaller. 1000’s of listings posted to the site later, I now realize that while homes this size are very practical and well-suited for a lot of you out there, there’s another large segment of people wanting to downsize in a big way but not quite within the realm of “tiny.”
I decided to create a website that allows people to post homes 500-1,000 square feet in size for sale or rent. It’s called “Small Home Listings.”
A 500 square feet forest service cabin for sale in Twin Bridges, California.
The purpose of the site is very similar to Tiny House Listings, bringing buyers, sellers and renters together. The key difference is that the homes listed on the site are a step up in size for people wanting to downsize but in a small way, not tiny.
528 square feet cabin for sale in Austrian, Michigan.
A niche site real estate like Small Home Listings is great because I can cater the service over time to the specific demands people wanting to downsize require. In the coming weeks and months, I’ll be dialing the site in even more based on your feedback.
650 square feet custom floating home for sale in Friday Harbor, Washington.
If you’d like to browse current small homes for sale and rent, you can here using search filters and map. If you have a small house 500-1,000 square feet in size for sale or rent, you can post it for free here.
Thanks for reading, and here’s to downsizing, whether it be tiny or small!
Steven Harrell,
SmallHomeListings.com
Great job!
Oh, wow! How I’d love that house boat!
Tiny House owners. If you are needing a place to park your tiny Home on wheels. I have a place that you can come. I am in Huntington Oregon and invite you contact me. I have room for small to large homes. My home is about 600 square feet and I love living small. I do have property that I am able to put 5 homes on with city, water and sewer hookup and electricity if you want or need it. Have a great day. Email address is irhastings@gmail.com or Atlastahome.rvpark@gmail.com. you can also find me on Facebook.
I love the small home listings idea and site. Just what I have been looking for to browse a little larger than tiny house. I am browsing on an iPhone 6s and neither the “back” or “forward” arrow button-link is not working on the mobile site. Otherwise, site is fabulous and pretty easy to navigate on mobile. Love love the concept
where are there tiny home plans for sale? we want to build one! they’re so cute
I found it interesting that you state that there are sites that can bring buyers, sellers, and renters together. My brother and his wife are looking for a house to move into when they leave the state this fall. I will send them this information so they can start looking for a home finder that can help them.
I liked how you mentioned the typical stereotype is to have a big home and relish how big and fancy it might be. However, some people realize how little they need to be happy and a tiny home even if it is on wheels can really be all they need. I look forward to considering this with my wife as we move forward in our life.