Best Alternatives to Tiny Homes

I like the basement idea! 😮 especially since i live in Arizona. It would help keep things cool and give me privacy as well as safety.

Hey Keith thanks for the tips. You mentioned permanent foundations - do you have anything you could share on ground screws/helical piers as foundations? Would love to hear your thoughts

Very smart. Tiny homes are a money pit that only work for people who's parent's let them live in their back yard. & they have virtually no resale value, & you can't get permits for them...

In florida we can't build a basement. So people build pole barns which are permitted in rural areas.😊

This is a great video - thanks!

Hi thanks for posting! What’s the price range to build the garage w/loft?

Thank you! Tiny homes have always struck me as gimmicky. You have a healthy, able-bodied single young person bragging about how small their house's footprint is... while they're living in the backyard of a friend who lets them use their bathroom and laundry facilities. That's not really a workable solution to the affordable housing problem for most people, just for a few nimble people who can afford the time and money to build and/or buy one of these eco-chic structures.

Why not? can you explain please?

Thank you for this video! It definitely got me thinking!

I was looking into tiny houses because I love the idea of just paying for what you need! But the two main problems are that they depreciate in value and you have to pay rent for land anyways because of all of the zoning restrictions.

Does the garage with a loft count as a permanent residence? If so, what would you estimate the cost is to have it built. I am not skilled in carpentry, electrical, or anything else needed to build a house.

What would you estimate the cost is for just a basement?

If I lived in a casita, Legally I would have to build another larger house right?

Thank you! I like the suite above the garage idea in particular...but all good ideas. Cheers!

How have I missed this channel. Great job!

No disrespect ..but there is nothing tiny about this place! I am 64, don't have much money, what about a Lowes shed and then sister the studs?

I LOVE the idea of living above my business!

Great ideas. Especially the basement idea.

capping a basement sounds awesome what would that be called how would i go about researching it more

Really cool ideas. I like to watch videos about tiny houses when people have little homemade off-grid cabins and stuff but some of these people spend like $200,000 for something on wheels that they can't necessarily even park anywhere! Crazy. Your ideas are much more practical for most people.

At first I understood the title as "22 Best Alternatives to Tiny House" but the video is your Top 3 Alternatives. That's really what the title should be. Anyway this is a great video, thanks for sharing.

Need land.

Thank you, for sharing your knowledge freely. 🙏

Just cis u dnt like it

THANK YOU! How this channel doesn't have more views I don't know. I'm doing a carpentry apprenticeship (in 2nd yr) to then build my own home. Your information is priceless.!

you talk too slow

Thank you so much for this video. It helped a lot.

I would like to see the floor plans as I do like this. I can’t find it on your website. Has it been posted yet?

does any any of this address if places only want the main house first? I don't think they allow casita/ guest house built first before main house in main cities of florida

wtf is a casita ? ! check with county for minimum sq feet required for living area, check your building restrictions if that neighborhood has any..

Thanks Keith for ALL the helpful information. I have always wondered why my great grandfather (who built his own home in Burley, Idaho) had a kitchen in the basement... now I know.

Hey Keith, looking to be an owner/builder and I've been going crazy trying to figure out what I can build myself without running into too many county regulations. You gave me so much hope when you mentioned that most counties don't bother much if its a small build in the 400 to 600 square feet range. Are these smaller type of builds not regulated as much? And if so, why would that be?

I'm renting in Los Angeles County right now, paid 17k in rent this past year, and I'm trying everything possible to get out of that hell hole situation

How can i get the plan ?

Amazing

How do you cap the basement?

So around how much does it cost. I’m thinking of building a garage and loft style barbershop. I want to go 36” W x 22” D. Just trying to get an estimate of around how much that would cost. Sq ft is 792, but I don’t understand how the pricing works for a garage vs a house

I didn't find the plans on the website. Can you give me a link?

I'm thinking a garage loft - garage to keep my boat with rentable loft for visitors wanting to spend time on the lake - I take them out on the lake wake surfing, etc - live in the garage while building primary residence - then convert garage space into couple weekend lake rental

what a great idea - build the garage first, then the residence

I am SO enjoying your videos! TY! I'm buying 5 acres in SE Oklahoma. The property has a clause the home be 1800 sq ft of heated space w/a brick exterior. I'd like to build a garage apt as you suggested, pay it off, and possibly add on, or just build an 1800 sq ft home. Is it possible to build a brick garage apt and scale/add on later? Or should I just rent and build the house in one shebang? TY!

I love the loft!!!!

Yay made my day! Thank you 👍👍👍