Life inside a tiny home... purgatory or the final destination? | Short Documentary | SBS The Feed

If one bought a fifth wheel, one would have more thought out space and more for the value. Plus, one could move the fifth wheel more easily than a lot of these tiny houses. Tiny houses in my area cost $80grand for @300sq ft! This is just an all around terrible situation.

What exactly is Burton's point? If there is a fire or flooding; as he said the tiny houses are on wheels-so they can be moved if there is a fire or flooding.
Is that the best that this "advocate" can come up with? With a "straight" face, nonetheless?

Councils need to be more flexible if they cannot provide homes in crisis situations.

I-cannot-fathom-why-those-who-can-barely-afford-to-feed-themselves-waste-so-much-money-on-such-things-as-pets-and-cigarettes/booze.---It's-absolutely-senseless-and-garners-zero-sympathy-from-me.

First one is dreadful. And that’s after $20k spent on renovations? I’d rather live in my car.

Permanent camping. Gets old quickly, I'd bet.

I lived in a rv for about 5 years. Started a family and everything. Greatest times of my life. Almost nothing in bills, and i was free.

Bought a house tho........

Same story in the US big money interests have driven people out of affordable housing. And they can’t see fir to change zoning regulations to give common folk a roof over their head

Yes, this exact housing scenario is happening across Canada as well. Tiny house living is all well and good if it’s something a person truly wants to do but for many, it’s a last resort rife with compromises and obstacles.

At the moment, in the city I live next to (Hamilton, Ontario) city council has a plan to house the homeless in a tiny house community within the city. It has been hugely controversial with the NIMBY’s out in full force and effect, clutching their pearls and fretting…it’s a disappointing community response.

If city council’s and governments at all levels across the world gave a damn about the growing homeless crisis, they would
a) get back into the business of building affordable rental housing and
b) tax into oblivion Airbnb’s which have gutted rental markets everywhere.

The financial disparity between the top 1% and everyone else is bothering me more Every Single Day.

Im convinced some of these "leaders" actually want people destitute and living on the street🤔. So they have to come running to the gov'ment to be saved, smh. Sorry bit of business😔. Otherwise why would they stand in the way of people doing SOMETHING to stay off the streets😕🤔??!

Australia is one of the most corrupt colonies in the world. People do not move here. All you do is work and pay for unnecessary bills created by the state !!

My daughter moved to Calgary Alberta where people line up early in the am to view an apartment. Some people are offering more just to get one. She is renting a condo and just found out the rent is being raised by $200 per month. Its rediculous what's happening in Canada.

There is a housing crisis why should council object they should be helping people. Tiny houses are great. Would the council/government rather we all slept in the streets.

living in a tiny home is not being homeless. Which shows that being homeless is often a mindset and people just can't move from a mindset. And so homelessness becomes permanent.

If we cannot Live anywhere,what is the Point of Living!!

The "tiny home movement" is really a curse as I've watched videos of these idiots who are so proud of spending $300K on a bitty box. (Not this lady) And we wonder WHY people are getting priced out of the market?!?

The fact is that a tiny home is also a rental. You are placing your home on someone else's land. It's no different from an RV/trailer park, except the homes are newer and nicer. The landlord can raise your rent, and you're back in the same situation. What's worse, you have a figure a way and find the money to MOVE your tiny home somewhere else. It's not like you can put your tiny home in temporary storage until you find another tiny home village you can afford. Imagine buying a tiny home for $100k, and you no longer can afford the rent. It's not an "investment", since the value of your tiny home will depreciate. Only land appreciates in value.

Raschel's place is not a tiny house, it is a shelter. Big difference there. The International Code Council adopted an appendix for tiny houses some time ago. Ultimately to be considered tiny house. You need to have som sort of space even if complact for living, sleeping, cooking, and sanitization (Im probably missing some other requirements).

I downsized to 909 sq. Ft from 2180 sq ft. Glad I did because everything has quadrupled. No yard to do in 105 plus degree heat in Arizona. Miss my home, my yard with pool. I’m blessed. I feel everyone’s pain. I’m 74 and work 12 hours a week just to eat. Groceries are ridiculous.

You pay taxes. YOU don't ask for a legible spending report?

As a realtor in my opinion, a housing market crash is imminent due to the high number of individuals who purchased homes above the asking price despite the low interest rates. These buyers find themselves in precarious situations as housing prices decline, leaving them without any equity. If they become unable to afford their homes, foreclosure becomes a likely outcome. Even attempting to sell would not yield any profits. This scenario is expected to impact a significant number of people, particularly in light of the anticipated surge in layoffs and the rapid increase in the cost of living.

Trailers are more worse for Fire!

If it gets flooded move your tiny house

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Heaps of rentals just too damn expensive. $430 four bedroom house three bedroom house should be $390 which should be a fair price Everything is $460 to 800 bucks now Four bedroom house should be only worth $450,000 minimum with a $40,000 deposit 💵

Once again, government intervenes and punishes already struggling people with their “temporary housing fee”.
Such BS. Just another way of control and collecting money.

Tiny homes is not a perfect solution, but it is far better than a homeless shelter or living in a tent California style....

It’s fine for me, just one person plus my dog and cat. Two people? No, too small unless it’s a young child.

Council should leave them alone.

This is Australia? And I thought it was just the U.S. where the corporations are buying up single family homes along with multi units and working together to jack prices up and then blaming the renters for not being able to pay the ridiculous rents or not able to buy a home because the prices are outrageous due to the corporations making cash offers instantly on every house worth a shit and outbidding normal homebuyers looking for a place to live.

All of this housing problem is caused by the right wing deregulation odf corporations.

Why doesn't the council which reportedly spent millions on a new building for itself allocate public land for tiny homes as well as larger ones? Why do they have to charge a cent for a permit? The government could authorize a bond to develop the land to accommodate these home sites and solve the housing problem rather than exasperate these people. Time for the victims to run for public office and change the laws.

this rental crisis has been going on since 2008, many low income households struggled hard but now its effecting working people/middle class

Rents are less affordable here in New Zealand. And house prices, even though they have fallen to very low levels, remain unaffordable due to high interest rates and the sadistic banks that are forcing higher deposits and more conditions on potential buyers. Councils are lapping up central government recommendations that tiny houses are treated as vehicles, permanent accommodations, or even both!! In our country we raped financially by the banks, the councils and central government. Tiny houses began as our way out from the control of these bastards, but they are now pulling everyone back under their grip.

So....she couldnt afford rent....she spent 30k on a box???? WTF?

ya'll looking at this from the wrong perspective.. the problem isn't affordable housing = its the greedy banks and state governments that are artificially causing the inflation out of greed. Say no to big government and STOP PAYING TAXES !
that is how you win this game - jezuz, humans are the ONLY species that pay to live on this planet... let that sink in.

If you're watching in the US and in this situation, look up the USDA housing programs.

I don't care whether you live in the United States or any other countries.. government only cares about what they could put in there pockets... To hell with the rest of the people.. how sad and pathetic the governments are

It's really critical for the government departments that deal with housing to immediately and decisively take action to address the current housing situation. This should be the absolute number 1 priority right now for every level of government. This is an unacceptable situation. Everyday people are dealing with constant uncertainty, the threat of homelessness and an inability to get a roof over their head. The stress of having no where to live seeps into every part of your life and affects people significantly.

This is tiring, it's all about control, control, control. Enough of this BS.

Poor decisions

I understand the arguments but a Sticks and Bricks will go up with a few Sparks in a Fire & Sticks and Bricks will get flooded out by a flood the tiny house will actually be more cost-effective to replace if you're looking at Insurance wise. I think that if you get more certified builder's and allocate land for it this could be a very good solution

I’ve been looking into purchasing a harbor freight 4’x8’ trailer to build out. Originally I thought my family and I would only use it for camping and towing behind our SUV, but now I plan to build it out to be big enough for a family of five to live in. I just need to make sure it’s under 14’ tall so that it can fit under most bridges. The camping gear/batteries/appliances alone will be the same cost as the trailer itself.
Next, I hope to save enough money writing novels on the road. Once I have enough money, I am going to purchase a $5,000 acre of desert to homestead. Once I establish a water collection system and chickens, I’ll feel accomplished and rich!

The satire is SO good in this video. The comments were making me second guess whether it was a joke or not.

I don’t see a housing crisis. I see greed. How many homes are owned by investors? By the way, she can easily make that a permanent structure. All it needs is a concrete pad to put it on.

Your Council are nothing but thugs...... shameful, heartless, greedy thugs...... seems they would rather you be utterly homeless..... We are fighting the same type of BS here in the US. I am so fortunate to live in Arkansas.... 2 thousand sq. ft. house ( we are still fixing it up) but pretty dang nice, on 5 acres.... $502.00 a month. We bought it in 2014. People have GOT to stand up and resist these draconian, antihuman politicians, they are an outrage. Far more of us than them......

Its so sad what's happening to so many.

😢The sad thing is that this is all happning at a small rate. The goverments all know that if a large portion of the population were to truly be affected by this to this extent, there would be an uprising everywhere and they know that; so they're slowly systematically doing this to people and that's what makes it scary and sad. Were all turning into rental slaves.

Stop listenoing to the men in aprons and the criminal cabal. There is an abundance of everything but they can't profit in an honest way so they choose to be criminal thugs