Cheap Storage Shed Homes for Sale

Dying to hit the open road in the tiny trailer house of your dreams? Check out these Top 5 sources for used small mobile homes for sale right now!

Top 5 Sources for Tiny Trailer Houses for Sale NOW!

5. TinyHouseTalk.com

Tiny House Talk offers a wide range of articles about the tiny house lifestyle in general, as well as a convenient list of homes available for immediate purchase.

4. Tiny House Listing FB Group

 

There is no better way to keep tabs on current buying opportunities than on social media.

This Facebook group will allow you to stay on the lookout for your dream home just buy scanning through your news feed.

3. Tiny Houses for Sale on Pinterest

Pinterest offers similar advantages to the Facebook group mentioned above, with the added nuance of a being able to plugin to a social web of people with similar interests.

Group intelligence and Pinterest’s content recommendations will lead you down the right roads to find the perfect tiny house on wheels for you.

2. TinyHouseListings.com

Here you can narrow down your search by location and construction style, allowing you to easily find homes available in your region.

They also offer the opportunity to search tiny houses for rent, in case you want to go for a trial run of the tiny trailer lifestyle before laying your cash out on the table.

1. TinyHouseFor.Us

Tiny House for Us offers an excellent database of classified ads for available tiny trailer homes, which you can sift through based on construction style, location and price.

You can also create a short list of favorites, making it easy to keep track of which houses you’ve already reviewed while you take time to make your buying decision.

Bonus: The Tiny House Blog!

Make sure to sign up for our email list, and follow us on Facebook. We post listings for tiny trailer homes for sale on a regular basis, so you’ll definitely want to subscribe and keep in touch.

So, why would you want to buy a used trailer home instead of building your own from the wheels up, or hiring someone else to do it for you? Obviously, the biggest advantage to a pre-owned home is that you’ll get the best price. You’ll also be able to set off on your next adventure on a faster timeline than if you started your journey with construction. For some more insight into the build vs. buy dilemma, check out the article on how much a tiny house really costs.

If you’re an experienced builder, buying used trailer homes and flipping them for a profit after a few upgrades could become an excellent business opportunity for someone who wants to support the tiny house movement.

Your first priority should be to increase the overall energy efficiency of the structure, because when you’re hauling everything you own in a little house on wheels, space is at a premium, and energy for heating and cooling is going to be EXPENSIVE.

For tips on how you can retrofit your used tiny mobile for better energy efficiency on the open road, consider these techniques to open your house to passive solar energy.  You can also learn a lot of awesome tips on improving your energy efficiency by watching this YouTube video with tons of great advice.

Small Used Travel Trailers for Sale: Top 5 Sources for Your Tiny Home

 

Dying to hit the open road in the tiny trailer house of your dreams? Check out these Top 5 sources for used small mobile homes for sale right now!

Top 5 Sources for Tiny Trailer Houses for Sale NOW!

5. TinyHouseTalk.com

Tiny House Talk offers a wide range of articles about the tiny house lifestyle in general, as well as a convenient list of homes available for immediate purchase.

4. Tiny House Listing FB Group

 

There is no better way to keep tabs on current buying opportunities than on social media.

This Facebook group will allow you to stay on the lookout for your dream home just buy scanning through your news feed.

3. Tiny Houses for Sale on Pinterest

Pinterest offers similar advantages to the Facebook group mentioned above, with the added nuance of a being able to plugin to a social web of people with similar interests.

Group intelligence and Pinterest’s content recommendations will lead you down the right roads to find the perfect tiny house on wheels for you.

2. TinyHouseListings.com

Here you can narrow down your search by location and construction style, allowing you to easily find homes available in your region.

They also offer the opportunity to search tiny houses for rent, in case you want to go for a trial run of the tiny trailer lifestyle before laying your cash out on the table.

1. TinyHouseFor.Us

Tiny House for Us offers an excellent database of classified ads for available tiny trailer homes, which you can sift through based on construction style, location and price.

You can also create a short list of favorites, making it easy to keep track of which houses you’ve already reviewed while you take time to make your buying decision.

Bonus: The Tiny House Blog!

Make sure to sign up for our email list, and follow us on Facebook. We post listings for tiny trailer homes for sale on a regular basis, so you’ll definitely want to subscribe and keep in touch.

So, why would you want to buy a used trailer home instead of building your own from the wheels up, or hiring someone else to do it for you? Obviously, the biggest advantage to a pre-owned home is that you’ll get the best price. You’ll also be able to set off on your next adventure on a faster timeline than if you started your journey with construction. For some more insight into the build vs. buy dilemma, check out the article on how much a tiny house really costs.

If you’re an experienced builder, buying used trailer homes and flipping them for a profit after a few upgrades could become an excellent business opportunity for someone who wants to support the tiny house movement.

Your first priority should be to increase the overall energy efficiency of the structure, because when you’re hauling everything you own in a little house on wheels, space is at a premium, and energy for heating and cooling is going to be EXPENSIVE.

For tips on how you can retrofit your used tiny mobile for better energy efficiency on the open road, consider these techniques to open your house to passive solar energy.  You can also learn a lot of awesome tips on improving your energy efficiency by watching this YouTube video with tons of great advice.

A Not-Quite-Normal And Not-Exactly-Tiny Adventure With Sarah Carter

There is simply nothing tiny about Sarah Carter’s adventurous life. After backpacking around the world this 23 year old downsizing junkie moved onto a tiny small sailboat in the San Francisco Bay harbor. She’d never slept or cooked on a boat but that certainly didn’t stop her from taking a risky dive into boat living. At a dinner party for her nearby boat neighbors, she met the love of her life, quit her job, and now they’re planning to sail around the world together. What could be better than taking your tiny house, and your newfound love, with you to Japan? More information on our show notes here.

Crowdfunding: Panhandling For Generation Z

As an author I am no stranger to controversy. I don’t go out looking for trouble but I also try not to filter my inspiration either. In just the past two months I have written about Steve Harvey and the way he upset the tiny house community, the ways in which tiny house communities will not cure homelessness, and even how Donald Trump may be our nation’s best leader at this time. That said, it should come as no surprise that I am penning this article on the ill-effects on crowdfunding. Let me start by saying I am rarely a fan of it. I consider it on a number of levels and in a lot of instances to be personal fundraising for the tech-savvy at best and socialist panhandling at least.

Crowdfunding is one of the most overused terms in recent memory. It comes around like a bad penny. It isn’t just a term used for personal projects or unfunded ideas. It has even made its way into startup investing, not-for-profit operational expenses, and research models. Because there are a several kinds of crowdfunding in today’s market, the distinction between them isn’t always so clear. Historically it has been around for generations in the form of telethons and boosters. Take NPR for example.

Twice a year – without fail – your local NPR station will hold a campaign drive in which they will play snippets of “example programming” that is cleverly sandwiched between please for financial assistance as “operators are standing by.” The host typically talks about the kind of programming available because of donations like yours and then transitions into the budgetary needs of the station. The caveat is that the station only requests from those who openly support the programming of the station and can’t imagine life without it. They target their current subscribers and market segment. No harm. No foul.

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act, as a law intended to encourage funding of United States small businesses by easing various securities regulations. It was aimed at creating new ways for investors to fund startup businesses. Some may argue though that it opened Pandora’s box for platforms like GoFundMe and Kickstarter which now act as the Silicon Valley of the early millenium (as well as a soapbox for those who feel they have a “cause.”)

Let’s take a look at what can most clearly be defined as three categories of crowdfunding:

Reward/Donation – In return for a donation (usually set in tidy increments) from fans of a project or product, a business or non-profit offers an incentive. These incentives can range from a “digital shout out” to having your name appear in credits of a movie to an actual finished product of what you are supporting. This $10+ billion worldwide segment is led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo and allows pretty much anyone on board who may be looking for funding from anyone else.

Lending – This segment includes platforms like LendingClub, which helps connect borrowers with lenders over the Internet for personal or business loans. It avoids traditional banking methods and can often come with high risks or high interest rates.

Equity crowfunding – This is a complex segment and really breaks down into two pieces.

• Accredited – This group includes AngelList, FundersClub, etc. These are membership organization and are only open to accredited investors and oftentimes have sophisticated terms and policies.
• Equity – The JOBS Act calls for this kind of crowdfunding because it allows anyone to invest in a startup while gaining the potential of equity in the company.

It’s safe to say that the crowfunding I am most talking about and the segment we are most familiar with is the reward/donation kind. It allows you to finance innovation directly or at the product level. Contributors pre-purchase items (as is the case with something like the Smart Parka) products or simply donate to bringing it to market. As you would imagine equity crowdfunding investors (like the style of the popular show Shark Tank) take ownership in the company in exchange for investment dollars. But what happens when the reward part of the equation is removed? What happens when a request is made by an individual and not a fledgling business? Is it then still reputable or is it little more than modern day panhandling? Crowdfunding in its latest iteration has sadly become the new way to seemingly finance your personal life.

Let it be known. I am not judging in these allegations. I am not saying that someones student loan debt is any more important or any less important than someones desire for IVF treatment so they can start a family. I am also not saying that a film project is a more worthy cause than building a tiny house for yourself. What I am saying though is that those sort of personal requests have the ability to desensitize the generous public in a very new way. I remember reading an article once that interviewed a young couple that turned to crowdfunding to pay for some medical needs. Their “campaign” was funded and they received an unusual amount of money. The husband was quoted as saying something like if it wasn’t for crowdfunding, we’d probably have to take out a loan or beg family members. Where is the accountability in that though? Where is the accountability in asking each person that sees your “campaign” to donate just one dollar towards something that is deeply personal. Why not involved your family and close friends? Why not take out a loan? Are those deplorable options? Are they not the tenants of which our society was founded? I think the industry on the whole is one that is guided by raw emotion.

Giving a buck makes you feel good. Giving $5 makes you feel even better. And giving anything under the premise of helping out another? Priceless! But let’s be honest. It is a slick marketing technique. It is the same concept as NPR started years ago. Ask complete strangers to give money at the risk of a penalty; severe or not. If a couple is trying to adopt a child but they don’t reach their campaign goal, the child does not get adopted and runs the risk of (fill in the blank). Pander to emotion of the public who is looking for any way to feel better about themselves or the world around them. Why in today’s global marketplace should anyone have to work hard, save their money, and postpone a project until said funds are raised? That is archaic. Why not just extend the arm, raise the palm to the sky, and ask “brother won’t you spare a dime?”

What do you think about crowdfunding? Should it be reserved for businesses and commerce or does it have a place in the Average Joe lifestyle?

 

“Angels in Toolbelts” Gather to Build Tiny House for Nonprofit Raffle

Dutch Doors, Beautiful Details from My Bunk Houses

The Southern California tiny house company, My Bunk Houses, builds custom homes with a fine attention to detail and options for fun additions like a front Dutch door. Each of their homes are a fully contained mobile space that can be designed by the customer and made as basic or as loaded as necessary.

The company also offers a wide variety of flooring options, wood stain, lighting, roofing, siding, appliances and other details that can be adjusted for a customer’s budget. All the My Bunk Houses homes are built to highway specifications. My Bunk Houses also offers financing.

The various home designs can range from charming cabins to larger barn style designs. They include living spaces, galley kitchens, bathrooms and double or single sleeping lofts. Many of the utilities (water heater, propane, etc.) are easily accessed via storage containers built on the back of each home.

Photos by My Bunk Houses

By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]

10 Best Modular Tiny House Designs

 

Do you want a home designed and built by the pros, with the cost savings of a DIY project? Sounds impossible, right? Not with modular home technology!

Modular homes are constructed in pieces by the experts in a factory somewhere, and then delivered to your site for assembly by you and/or your local contractor. You get the best of both worlds: quality construction at an affordable price. You’ll also get a guaranteed product according to your schedule, so you won’t have to spend the next several years of your life in home-builder-hell – and fortunately for us, lots of tiny house sized modular home designs are available.

Before you make a decision on which style is best for you, consider taking some time to tour a few tiny homes that have already been built. This will give you a sense of the challenges you might face during construction, as well as a realistic picture of what your life will be like once you downsize. (Which is to say, fantastic!) Dancing Rabbit Eco-village is the perfect place to see more than a dozen different types of tiny homes all in one place, and while you’re here, you’ll have a chance to learn about some cutting edge construction techniques, groovy design ideas, and so much more. Check out our visitor program to learn more!

Top 10 Tiny Modular Home Designs:

10. The Ember

Square feet: 890
Beds: 2
Baths: 1

Designed for the mountain man, (or mountain woman,) at heart, this cabin includes a loft and can be augmented for a basement man/woman cave.

9. Sea Isle

Square feet: 756
Beds: 1
Baths: 1.5

Imagine sitting out your front porch drinking some iced tea and looking out at the sea. Smell that salt air, and listen to the gentle whisper of the waves. That’s what this tiny house was made for.

8. Carroll

Square feet: 760
Beds: 2
Baths: 1

Cooperative living with your friends or relatives could be a dream come true in this home designed to operate as a duplex. (Though you might want to hide this from your spouse, if you DON’T want the mother-in-law right next door…)

7. Ventura

Square feet: 816
Beds: 2
Baths: 1

Like the Carroll, this modular design is meant to be used as a duplex. You’ll get a little extra living space with this design plan. Maybe you’d like to rent out the other side for an extra income stream, or a guest area for when your kids/grandkids come to visit?

6. Beach Bungalow

Square feet: 818
Beds: 2
Baths: 2

Wouldn’t you love to have all your friends over for a barbeque and cocktail party on your second story deck, overlooking the ocean at sunset? (Just make sure to wait an hour before you go skinny-dipping.)

5. The Extra Point

Square feet: 432
Beds: 1
Baths: 1

Well into tiny house territory at just 432 square feet, this model is perfect for those focused on savings. Yours could cost as little as $23,000.

4. Ultima R41

Square feet: 770
Beds: 2
Baths: 1

This design may seem like it was named after a droid from the Star Wars universe, but the Ultima R41 is actually a lovely traditional style tiny home.  That doesn’t mean you can’t have a robot vacuum cleaner or something, though.

3. Nova 1A

Square feet: 830
Beds: 2
Baths: 1

Inspired by the traditional look of the 1950s suburbs, the Nova 1A offers a little more living space than the Ultima R41 and offers a different curb appeal aesthetic.

2. Breezy Point

Square feet: 825
Beds: 1
Baths: 1

The beach lifestyle at tiny house prices couldn’t be much more beautiful than this modular home, which is designed to include a second story if you have a large family. (Or you need extra space to store your vinyl record collection.)

1. Cabin Plan A (A is for Awesome!)

Square feet: 774
Beds: 1
Baths: 1

Rough-hewn logs are a classic look for cabins, and with this modular home design you can have it without having to chop down a forest with your own two hands. (Or hiring an army of beavers.) You have two floor plan options, and the opportunity to expand the design with a basement.

Bonus: Design your own!

If none of the plans we showcased feel like the right style for you, don’t worry, because you can have it all your own way by designing your own tiny modular home from scratch. Champion Homes offers an easy to use software that will allow you to mix and match all the features you want.

While your wheels are turning on design ideas, take some time to review this article about passive solar design. Simple tricks like this can improve the beauty, energy efficiency and market value of your home! You can also learn a lot more about environmentally friendly strategies like this at Dancing Rabbit Eco-village, where we have more than a dozen tiny homes built with eco-savvy methods and materials for you to consider. Schedule a time to visit us soon – we’d love to show you around and help on your way to tiny house lifestyle freedom.

Staying Cool With The ClimateRight DIY Ductless Mini Split AC

I’m not typically one to write about a product or stump for any particular entity. Granted, I literally wrote the book on making a brand of yourself in the tiny house market, I advocate for shameless self-promotion over any sort of product endorsement. Sometimes though a company and/or a product comes along that you feel really deserves not only your attention but the attention of others. I believe that product has been introduced and I want to share it with whomever is not looking forward to an uncomfortably warm summer brought about by El Niño, La Niña, or whatever other extreme jet streams are crossing our nation next! The product is the ClimateRight DIY Ductless Mini Split AC (CR12000SACH) and to my opinion it is a cost effective, practical and energy efficient to heat and cool your 100 to 550 sq.ft. space.

Now you may remember the name ClimateRight because back in 2012 the Tiny r(E)volution team installed a ClimateRight CR-7000 Heating and Air System in our 240 sq.ft. tiny house on wheels.

That CR-7000 Indoor/Outdoor Portable AC and Heater was an awesome addition to our tiny house and succeeded in keeping us cool in the dry heat of eastern North Carolina. While that unit is now outdated it has been somewhat replaced by the ClimateRight CR10000ACH, which sits outside of the enclosed space and is ducted in with two (2) 5” diameter houses, couplers and a quick connect snap and lock system. It gives me a bit of AC envy just looking at it online. And I might add that the 2016 CRTHERMO is compatible with the unit and sense the temperature inside the space as well as controls the unit from inside which effectively means no more having to peak outside to fix the temperature! Yes, the struggle was real!

When my initial heating and cooling unit arrived it was of solid construction with easy-to-follow instructions for set up and use. The same is absolutely true of the ClimateRight Ductless Mini Split. It comes packaged efficiently with just 3 parts:

• Evaporator (indoor unit)
• Condenser (outdoor unit)
• Remote Control

With sales of ductless mini split air conditioning and heating systems increasing in the United States by 14% to 18% per year and the inclusion of this type unit in a number of tiny houses (due to energy consumption and space requirements) the ClimateRight mini split is more than an obvious choice. But consider – as I did – that the unit runs as needed between 4,000 and 12,000 BTUs using inverter technology (the method used to control the speed of the compressor motor to drive variable refrigerant flow in an AC system to regulate the conditioned-space temperature). This particular split air conditioner and heat pump (which I am only days away from adding to my own space) is well suited for most rooms from 100 to 550 sq.ft. (up to 4,000 cubic feet maximum) provided there is adequate insulation.  Did I mention the unit is eerily quiet (42 decibels inside and 53 outside) and requires only a Philips head screwdriver (or drill with bit) and a 2-3/4″ hole saw? Oh, and did I mention that once you uncoil the refrigerant line and drain line, slide it through your new hole, and connect them through the condenser unit, all you have left to do is plug the refrigerant line in, secure the lines, plug in the outdoor unit to a 115V outdoor rated plug, and turn the unit on!

But don’t just take my word for it take a look at the installation video. You can also download the Owner’s Manual online.

For three years now I have been advocating ClimateRight products for your tiny house, man cave, garage conversion, treehouse….heck, I even retrofitted our old pop-up camper with a ClimateRight system. I encourage you to check out this revolutionary company and revolutionary product. The ClimateRight DIY Ductless Mini Split AC really is an easy to install and easy to use solution to those less than comfortable summer nights. (Oh, and be on the lookout for my video on installing my own system….)

By Andrew M. Odom for the [Tiny House Blog]