Living In A Luxury Tiny Home On Wheels For $725 A Month | Unlocked

Jen Gressett, 51, lives in a luxury tiny home on wheels near Boulder, Colorado. She paid $175,000 to complete the home, and pays $725 a month to park it in the backyard of someone's house.

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Animator: Elham Ataeiazar
Additional Footage: Jen Gressett

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Living In A Luxury Tiny Home On Wheels For $725 A Month | Unlocked

[AlexAlex-gjjd]

Mean people! Be nicer! You can tell she lost a LOT from the divorce. She made a mistake with the Craigslist person at 45K and the other builder essentially charged her full price of a new tiny to finish everything and they didn't fix the water problem and they should have. Trust me, divorce and loss of lifestyle is not fun as a single parent with kids. I'm glad she is happy. She is making the best of a tough situation. Good Luck!

[tinyhouseobsession]

Jenn's story is truly remarkable and serves as a profound source of inspiration. The sincerity in her voice as she shares her journey through divorce, grappling with the urgent need to establish security for herself and her family, is palpable. What she has accomplished in the face of adversity is nothing short of extraordinary, a testament to her resilience and resourcefulness. From the depths of her experience, Jenn has crafted a beautiful outcome that speaks to the human capacity for growth and transformation.

[MindYourOwn]

What truly blows my mind is that God gave us the earth for free and mankind has managed to charge for everything. Beautiful home. But it always surprises me to find out how much these lovely tiny homes cost. The whole concept of Tiny homes is supposed to be affordable living.

[anujdevatha]

We are truly living in a dystopia where it is cheaper to build a tiny house, set up utilities, and rent land than buy a small apartment in a city

[dougmorris]

My gosh, loved her honesty, courage & most important her beautiful new home! The thought that she can take that home wherever she wants when and if she's ready just amazes me. Very happy for her. 🙂👍👍👍

[jennynguyen]

As a single mom with a son. I understand how hard it is and I think her place is amazing. I hope they will have more of great things come to their life!! ✨✨

[vballady]

Awhile ago I saw a tour of your tiny online. Your home is stunning! I live on the Oregon Coast in my tiny house at Tiny Tranquility Park. We rarely get sub-freezing temperatures in the winter, but this winter we've had a handful of nights below freezing, so I swapped out my original unheated hose for a heated one from CAMCO, a 12 ft. long model (they offer other sizes) with water line freeze protection down to -40°F. The hose comes with two ~8-inch long insulating rubber sleeves to slide over each end of the hose. It works great. Wishing you much happiness in your tiny.🥰

[kendylthelongway]

Her home is so warm and inviting. I’m glad it worked out well for her and her family. 💞

[JogBird]

the headline is like saying, drive a ferrari for only $150 a month*
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*after paying $200, 000 to buy the vehicle

[abbyc.]

Sure, it seems a bit pricy, but it is also so pleasing to the eye and her and her kids seem to have found joy from it so go them! Plus, it's brand new, the kids are older so it'll likely last longer, and I'm sure her new bae will love it too when he comes into the picture. I am both inspired and motivated by this woman!

[tahirisaid]

After selling a couple homes in 2022, I'm anticipating a housing crisis in order to buy inexpensively. As a backup plan, I've been thinking about purchasing stocks. What recommendations do you have for the best time to buy? On the one hand, I keep reading and seeing trader earnings of over $500k each week. On the other side, I keep hearing that the market is out of control and experiencing a dead cat bounce. Any Advice?

[joann]

I LOVE this house! The kitchen is fantastic. This is the first tiny kitchen I've seen with enough counter space to leave out your Kitchen Aid stand mixer!! Wishing you many more happy years with the LIFE!!!

[Quinn_Wise]

Beautiful home and very inspiring!!! Great job 👏🏾

[-OSwords]

Off the bat this title is a lie. It's $725/month PLUS the $175000 to build it, which is INSANE. You can get a house WITH LAND or a condo for less than in many parts of the country. & she admits she has trouble getting RUNNING WATER...FOR $175000 PLUS PERPETUAL RENT COST...NO RUNNING WATER! Fully deluded. Huge mistake. & oh yeah, these things have zero resale value.

[samueldominguez]

I had no idea Boulder CO was so expensive. I just looked it up and it's more expensive than many parts of LA.

[katrinagay]

Absolutely LOVED this and her story! Much happiness and love to you and your family 💝

[lisamoser]

I love it and I was a single parent too and I thank God my kids are resilient. Thanks to good grades in school they had their scholarships to college and we now have a teacher and a construction mgr in the family. I would love to get into one of these eventually since they are now grown, married, starting families and own their own homes ❤️ you are right it’s never too late 🥰 it’s beautiful!

[cw]

Beautiful home. She loves it and works for her. Go girl!

[sheles_wallace]

I’m so happy for you. I’m sure you are inspiring so many people. God bless you!

[thinkplanetearth]

Pretty incredible result for the money. I'm glad that she mentioned her challenges as well. The first builder she bought the home from disappearing on her, the issues with her water/plumbing which then begs the question, is this something that was not done properly by the second builder, and, before any of that, not being able to get a bank loan thereby needing to rely on a friend for the money. What if this friend did not exist, then what? That's why it's always important to check your finances first as well as check with a lender to see what you'd qualify for before beginning any kind of home purchase. Often these videos make everything seem so rosy and simple. So I'm glad she was honest. Good for her. She turned out to be very resilient but also had a little luck on her side. I wish her well.