Where Can I Live On a Boat?
So the last post led to questions about living on a boat. I don’t live on a boat. I have never lived on a boat and I don’t want to live on a boat. When I lived in Ft. Lauderdale, I knew people that lived …
Other Small Houses
TVA Registered Floating Cabin Houseboat for Sale on Lake Fontana
This houseboat on Fontana Lake just showed up on Facebook Marketplace. New houseboats or Floating Cabins are not allowed on Lake Fontana, but this one is grandfathered in. Boat House & Boat Garage on Lake Fontana for Sale. TVA Registered. $130,000 TVA registered. These numbers …
Kickstarter to Support Free Starter Farmhouse Plans
I’ve been sharing Jay Osborne’s Free Farmhouse plans since 2017 when I found his Two Story 16′ x 32′ Virginia Farmhouse House Plans. There are four more Starter Farmhouse plans. They are designed to be easy to modify. Each can be as small as 750 …
Compact Meadowridge Amish Built ADU Cabins
The Meadow Ridge Cabin ADU Series built by Amish Built Cabins are modular homes, built to residential building codes. From 240 to 832 square foot floor plans, they are livable homes with a compact footprint. You can order them as a factory-finished cabin or as …
Smart Shelters, Safe Shelters or Safe Space Shelters
Since Helene, people are staying with friends or family or in campers or tents. Some people have found rentals, but they were already in short supply even before the storm and landslides damaged “an estimated 126,000 homes” in western North Carolina.* FEMA has been paying …
2 Beds 2 Baths Front Load Single Wide for $79,900
This is one of the mobile homes that has shown up on Facebook Marketplace since the hurricane. It is one quick solution to SOMEWHERE to live if your home is gone. 2 Beds 2 Baths Single Wide for $79,900 900 square feet 2 beds · …
Edith Farnsworth Modern One Room House
The one room glass and steel Edith Farnsworth House seems to float above the ground. It was designed in the International style of Modern architecture by Mies van der Rohe. In 1945, Edith Farnsworth purchased nine acres of beautiful wooded property on the Fox River …
Ira Fernando Small House Plans from $2.00
Architect Ira Fernando has been designing US code compliant homes for over 23 years. Small house plans start at $1.99 for digital copies. Printed copies start at $19.99. The printed plans have 24 pages. It includes construction plans with all of the schedules; foundation, footing, …
Compact Cottages Custom Built on Your Land from under $200k
Compact Cottages is a local (Asheville area) company that builds small efficient houses from pre-fabricated pieces for “between $200k – $350k for a brand new home (not including land costs).” The houses are cost-effective, with a small footprint. Floor plans are logical, with every inch …
Finish-Yourself Cabins from $2,490 to $14,980
Someone recommended a cabin shell on Facebook Marketplace. The cabin is finished on the outside, but the inside is completely unfinished. The seller has a lot of different sizes and prices from $2,490 to $14,980. They look like log cabins on the outside, built with …
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