5 HUGE Lies About Tiny Homes

There are some huge lies about tiny homes spread on social media. They make tiny home living sound inexpensive, glamorous, and easy. In this video we go over the biggest lies about tiny homes as well as speak to a family of 3 currently living in a tiny house and why they are ready to give up owning their tiny home to buy a much bigger dwelling.

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[KristinaSmallhorn]

Will you be buying a tiny home this year?

[windygulch]

How come it is perfectly acceptable to live in a 300 square foot apartment but not acceptable to live in a 300 square foot detached dwelling?

[em_barrassed]

Why are there laws against tiny homes? Seems like a way to keep people from living debt free.

[MegKampen]

It's better than being homeless. I was evicted illegally. We live in a tiny home that is not finished but it's cute, clean and livable. We pay as we build, so we will never be in dept. We are doing most of the building ourselves.

[HEllis-qunn]

I think they should make "cottages" like somewhere around 900 to 1200 sq ft. Those are small for a home but actually livable and worth an investment IMO

[SilverDiamond]

I stumbled on this video. I have been living in a 220 sq. ft Tiny Home on wheels for 5 years now. I am single and retired and have a dog and cat. I live on the central coast of Oregon. I used to have a 3 bedroom house but sold it to go Tiny. My bills have been cut by 65%. I don't have to pay property taxes on my house because it's on wheels. I only pay for the lot it sits on. I will never go back to big houses. This was the best thing I ever did for myself.

[Cleangrowersusa]

Save yourself thousands and build your own. Mine was $13, 000.00 my wife and I are free of mortgage or rent.

[Luigi]

The couple that you had in this video they did a smart and practical decision buying their tiny home. It served them as a springboard to have their lifestyle in check by eliminating debt, saving money, experiencing an alternative lifestyle and enjoying moving from place to place if they did. Now that they had a baby they can grow from it to a larger place, but it allowed them to structure and plan their future in a controlled manner. Start small and grow incrementally that is a wise move.

[AudraGibson]

She is right about trying to find a place to put the tiny home. This is one of the two biggest reasons I decided against a tiny home when I was considering housing options. Zoning and regulations simply haven’t caught up with this trend in many areas.

[MustardMade]

Currently building a 400 sq ft tiny house from scratch. The only way it was financially viable was to do all the work myself.

[maxsnell]

I wouldn't say any of those are lies, especially "HUGE" lies. They're more just misconceptions people might have.

[nata]

I live in a small 525 square foot 1920s cabin. Yes I am stationary but I easily got a loan, have 200 feet of lake footage etc. Living small is wonderful. Just do your research and plan well .

[doctorjoey]

There is much to be said for Tiny House Living and Living below your means .. Had mine built in 2019 and Never have been Happier ..

[jeanettewaverly]

A concern I have about tiny homes is the difficulty of accommodating caregivers if/when they are needed. My mother spent her last years in a tiny apartment — probably 400 sq. ft. at the most. When she required all-day care during her final year of life, it was awkward and uncomfortable for everyone involved!

[TheGlennweldon]

Real estate agent advising people to buy a larger home? Well I am shocked! Shocked, I tell you!

[lisak]

I bought a 40’ X 8 with 2 slides PMRV that was 6 years old and added on a 23x8 sunroom and put it on our 50 acres of land. It’s never going to be where we live full time but it’s got all the comforts of home. My advice would be to BUY USED, let someone else take the depreciation and work out all the bugs, and you can get exactly what you want for a fraction of the original price.

[margaretchayka]

The whole loft thing is cool, but as you get older and your knees ain't what they used to be, you'll definitely have some issues getting up and down the ladder and crawling into your bedroom on your knees. Ouch.

[vcru]

I grew up apartments, in a fishing boat (not a houseboat... a legit, licensed shrimp and prawn fishing boat, which my dad later added on to after he quit fishing) and later after dad left we moved into a trailer, and honestly the thing about tiny homes that really bothers me is it feels like gentrifying the way we had to live when I was growing up to be able to survive. 50k for a tiny house would have been absolutely impossible for my family to afford. It was hard enough for us to find the trailer and a place to put it; the park even had a waiting list. Tiny homes being seen as cute and trendy and instagrammable means builders can charge more, pushing it further and further out of affordable range. Tiny homes being able to be put in some trailer parks mean folks with fifth-wheels and park models who need the affordable place to live are getting pushed and/or priced out. It's making the reality I lived growing up (small space, little privacy, little storage, little permanence, seasonal struggles such as water pipes freezing) into something trendy and jacking up the cost accordingly.

[dartman]

One thing I noticed on the tiny house shows on tv, is that they never go into much detail about how the home will be supplied with water and what will need to take place to take care of the waste water. It gives the people the idea that they can just go and park it wherever they want to, and everything will be just fine. It doesn't work that way! You need a well or a spring. You'll need a septic system. All that costs money, which can be as much as the tiny house or more!

[neelubird]

Thanks for this. I live in England and could never afford a traditional home so looked into tiny homes. Not enough is said about the potential pitfalls or risks involved. Here a big problem would be finding land to put a home on and also getting planning permission for a tiny home (also I don't know what people do about water supply or trash collection). I wish there was some sort of online forum for discussing that sort of thing and ironing out those details.