Tiny House Reality Check! Watch This Before Building or Buying One

Can I use an extension cord to power my shed?

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Nice pot plant in the background.

In my county you have to go by all the building codes . electric and septic system.

If your Tiny is a certified RV with RV title, you should be able to park it where ever you can park an RV no?

Important things to consider when purchasing a tiny home are the location, insurance, finances, climate, and inputs and outputs. Tiny houses are more affordable than a full size house, however if you build it on your own you have to think about the finances that you are putting in it. Location is an important thing to research when looking for tiny homes because in some places it may be illegal. However if you build a tiny home on wheels that may be a loophole.

Surprised you didn't mention the possible difficulty of getting financing, if you're not able to pay cash outright. Good point on the insurance; not all insurance companies will cover a tiny house, especially if it's on wheels.

Many tiny houses exceed the weight rating of the trailers they are built on, making them illegal to transport on roadways. Additionally, they may not be built to sustain the types of twisting, vibration and disturbances that are involved in transporting them. In more extreme climates the floors (often overlooked) must be super well insulated in order to maintain plumbing systems and adequate comfort levels.

No way a tiny house should be so expensive!

Tiny houses are like "coffin" apartments in NYC or Tokyo. Just another way to skirt around the unaffordable housing problem. And let's get real, MOST areas in the USA do NOT permit tiny homes. And don't forget, unless you buy the land (and if you can buy land, why not just buy a REAL, house?) and will still be RENTING. You will be RENTING land. And good luck when there's a tornado. Or hurricane. Or any real storm.

Have ya'll done a video on the best products? I've been keeping notes from videos, but still have questions or doubts. No one has really gone over details. I want a 24' one level so will be okay with a weaker HVAC than others. Such details are what I am looking for. And, trailer info - axles, how weigh limits work, how or what to do if you want water tanks under the house (built-in)...
How does going 8.5' wide affect the price compared to going just 8' wide. Someone said it uses a lot more wood and that there is a lot more measuring involved - yet only one guy out of the 50 videos I've watched said this.
Slope of roof and how that affects solar panels, water collection, safety when moving the tiny house (one woman's house fell over and was a total loss)....

Good information. I wish you could speak to the life expectancy of these tiny houses. On going maintenance. Also where would you find used tiny houses for sale

Great information thank you!

Where is st Petersburg FL can I buy land and build off grid

I've watched video after video and I've only seen two or three homes I might consider. All that I liked had a deck and screened porch-which is essential for me. And shade! The boxes in the sun are not appealing at all.

Nothing of use here. Anyone who can’t figure these things out on their own ain’t too bright.

That was great information. Thank you for sharing.

One issues with tiny houses is that, without the land ownership, they are basically super nice RVs, which will only depreciate in value as they get older. For better or worse, it is the land ownership under even old or tiny stationary houses which increases in value overtime.

Back in the day, people bought a house mid-20s, lived there 40-50 years, and then sold the land/house…which was often a large part of their retirement funding. Unless there starts to be small land parcels for sale…this won’t happen with tiny houses. Tiny houses may (or may not) save on rent, but without land ownership (which could happen if small lots were for sale) tiny houses only will go down in price every year.

99% of the time, at least on YT, tiny house = trailer home, which seems to be the source of all problems. Why do you put it on wheels? Necessity or obsession?

Im in the planning process. Ill be parking my tiny house on someone else's land in exchange for work. So I am learning he can have the power box installed and all we do is hook it up.

I’m having trouble finding info on tiny houses on foundations.

Omg like fr but I needed to hear that fr thank you

Another lovely informative video. Thank you for the hours that went into making this. Well done.

Yup jus another toy for the rich (maybe not famous) when the regional board is not allowing 5th wheels any other rv to reside in communies like the Sunshine coast.
Yup tiny joints are for Richie Rich on their lots
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can you complicate this a bit more

Thank you very much - very useful information for me to take into account in my current planning stage.

A tiny house on wheels is not real property, but personal property. A tiny house on wheels is a trailer. A tiny house on a foundation is a house, and is considered real property. Unless it's some vintage Airstream or similar trailers generally depreciate, and a mortgage for a trailer is difficult to obtain. I'd bet most people own a car, or some other mode of transportation, before they own a house, so owning a car shouldn't necessarily be a factor in the size or type of home one owns. As a matter of practicality if your tiny house is on wheels and can move a vehicle capable of towing your home isn't a bad idea.

I wanted to build a Tiny house or Build my own camper.. But I read any of these choices whether Tiny Home, RV, Camper all of that..With good maintaince can at most last you 30-40 years. I want to have one of these for longer, like a house would. Is there anything I can do to have it last about 60-100 years without having to replace it due to it just being no good anymore or suitable for a human to live in even with regularly replacing things, cleaning, all basic things you have to do to have it last its maximum time. I understand you still have to do maintenance regularly, But I mean not having to replace the whole camper, RV, Tiny Home because it's just no good anymore. Or is that not something that can be changed and doable?. Because over time isn't that just a lot of money down the drain having to buy a new mobile home or build a Tiny house every 20-30 years.

Thanks for the tips. I would add that having a tiny house in the middle of the country with no surrounding trees or town might require of lot of heating, especially in areas with strong winds and hard Winters. Can you tell us more about the insulation?

Wry nice. Great job.

Hello to You Both. I do not Know much about TinyHM, therefore; everything that you just mentioned abouve is crusial to keep in mind. Thank You foSharing it !!

Its on wheels 😀😁

Good overview.

Excellent video to keep things 'real' I also like the comments and discussion it has created for people like myself who are in the research phases. Thanks to all.

Where can I plant my tiny home as in States that allow

I've heard indigenous ppl designed their houses differently such that they didn't need to depend on ac as much as you would in a rectangular home

Useful and detailed information smartly presented! Thank you. Putting it all to good use.

This is a VERY helpful video. THANK YOU :)
I've been enjoying your excellent video content for years now. Keep up the excellent work, and ENJOY the journey.

I’m researching building tiny home neighborhoods. Or a RV park without Rv’s but with Tiny homes or shipping containers. Make a community of tiny homes with the largest recession around the corner more and more ppl will be living out of their RV or if they don’t own a RV they will need to rent a tiny home 🏡.

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Couldn’t you put your tiny house and live in my parents backyard for free? I’m 17 and thinking about saving up and building this

You are far too easy on these potential buyers. You are skirting around the reality. Why do people find they must live outside a city...? ZONING. These things are in a huge gray area, and they are not welcome almost everywhere, though that is beginning to change. They are not something you can get a mortgage for. They are horrible to insure. They have utility connection and sewer issues that make them a royal pain in the neck. You can't park them on the street, and you can't live in them in someone else's yard (legally). You need at least a strong pick up to haul, something most Tiny Home people wouldn't be seen driving beside their Tesla. They have to be anchored and/or placed on some sort of a foundation to be safe, but that is also prohibited in many jurisdictions, because these are only seen as RVs or travel trailers - NOTHING ELSE. That is a lot of money and expense for the Tiny House experience. You can buy a conventional house for less than these trailers, unless you're trying to impress the Social Media crowd. Once again, good video, but take off the kid gloves. You are not doing these dreamers any favors.

Tiny House - Theory: Cool, potentially money-saving lifestyle for your at-home career. Off-grid options!
Tiny House - Reality: Niche appeal for self-centered hipsters, phony narcissistic influencers, and uber-wealthy people with no responsibilities, friends or children, who secretly maintain conventional housing when the Tiny House becomes unbearable. Almost impossible to live in legally in most communities; horribly overpriced. Glorified Home Depot shed on a landscaping trailer.

Excelent point.

Those are great questions and answers.
Thank you for taking out the time for this discussion. You guys are awesome 👌

Most people who buy these silly things, are already pretty secure financially, i.e., they're well off. It's basically lifestyle-as-hobby.