Living Tiny Legally, Part 1 (Documentary)- Innovative Tiny House Zoning
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2016
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Part 1: Groundbreaking Progress + Model Tiny House Zoning
An in-depth look at how communities, including Fresno and Ojai (CA), and Rockledge (FL) are turning tiny via innovative zoning. Policy makers share their methods and insights to demystify the planning & zoning process. Advocates provide a better understanding of the tiny house movement and benefits tiny homes could bring your community.
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Too bad Minnesota went beyond the ANSI certification standard - instead goes by Minnesota Building Code which is the same as International Building Code! "Minnesota couldn't even build houses smaller than 400 square feet. But in 2020, Stolpestad explained, the state residential building code was amended to allow them, as long as they’re connected to sewer and water and built on a frost-protected foundation. " hahaha. You can have an ANSI certified composting toilet but not in Minnesota for a "tiny home" - hilarious - gotta be connected to a sewer or septic regardless.
I had the "pocket community" concept since the 1970's, but never the money to bring it to fruition. My concept was a CLOSED community, only friends and family; built in a circle like a cul de sac with a commons in the center; covered outdoor BBQ; fire pit; seating for picnics; and a community garden.
Hey, I like your idea! The government hates these tiny home because it's less taxes that you can be taxed for. It's always about the Money! I think the government needs to remember that we pay their salaries and to butt out! A person should be able to purchase their own land and if they want to build a tiny home community, build it! There is way to many Americans homeless in our country!! You have marvelous idea!
This is a good book. Does provide a step by step introduction to how to build things ruclips.net/user/postUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 , also does offer some steps. Includes pictures to give you ideas for layouts and such. If you are looking for a guide, this is not exactly what you want. But if you are trying to familiarize yourself with the way that pole barn building and other out buildings, are made, then this will work just as you need it to. A few things in this book are a barn (of course), detached garage, storage building, and coops.
When I lived in FL, I owned the smallest home available. I was single. It was 980sqFt, and I only used 1/3 of the space, My bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen and laundry, and I had a small desk/workspace. I had 3 whole rooms I never used at all, the 'spare' room, the 'living' room, and the 'dining' room. I also had an enclosed carport I never used.
I don't consider these homes 'tiny' I consider them 'efficient uses of space'.
Dream come true.. Years waiting for this opportunity to build a tiny home neighborhood and it's finally here, thank you!! keep up the hard work.
"As a second dwelling" is the biggest problem phrase in this video. It means you can't have a tiny home unless you already have a big one and/or are paying a mortgage to some bank. This does little or nothing for the millions of people who ought to be able to live rent and mortgage free (all of us). We live in a society of haves and have-nots, and the situation is worsening.
You don't have to own the primary dwelling or the secondary dwelling. But having a tiny house on a property as a second dwelling is a way to make a tiny house work with already established codes.
I wonder if you can rent out the primary dwelling while living in the secondary tiny house?
@@TinyHouseExpedition Just another way for the haves to make more money charging for rental of their land or dwelling, tiny home, or main house. Does nothing to solve a housing crisis. They see the bling because they know they can continue to inflate the housing market prices and soon will be charging extortion amounts for land rental and tiny house dwellings. This doc sells out the cause. The tiny home industry could be lobbying to change the world as we know it. It could end homelessness, irradicate household debt and stimulate the economy just by sticking to pressuring gov to alleviate restrictions. However, money makers are in a hurry to make their coin so they will "work with already established codes" instead of pressing to change zoning and codes.
Find yourself a tiny house unir were hoy dont need to be a second home owner buyer
@@kibadubio yes, you can in most states.
Movement to smaller housing but still have community love is great. Bigger does not mean better. We all go out in the same size box
Very cool!
I will say though, the entire reason the tiny house movement appeals to many people (myself included), is to get AWAY from others. Not out of "get off my yard" crotchety-ness, but to feel like you aren't stuffed in suburbia or a trailer park.
Hopefully one day this will be a reality, I can't WAIT to get out of suburbia!
Thank you so much for making this and helping us all understand what goes into it!
I am excited about this opportunity. I do want to retire in a community and the tiny home community is right for a single woman living on a fixed income.
jodilynncaves ditto!
Same! I live about 4 months outta the year here in the US and the other traveling around the world. I have a 1300sq beautiful condo 2+2 and my mortgage with association fees are 800, while that's still very affordable I feel the space is waay to big for me! Secondly, I feel my money is going down the drain as I can't rent out for the long months while I'm gone. So it makes since to sell my condo n go Tiny to use as my base home while I'm outta state. I would love a tiny community to come to Pensacola. 🙂
In another life I was Director of Community Development and oversaw a redevelopment agency, housing authority, federally funded community development program and a building inspection office. Watching this and other videos about tiny houses makes me wish I were thirty years old again so I could advocate for this kind of development. I'm delighted that community officials are responding favorably to tiny homes. How exciting to be part of this movement. This really will be an important part of our future as the cost of housing escalates so dramatically. Living small really can be living large.
how will this impact the money from taxes that pays for schools? She has a young kid. Yes, she could get an apartment, but the landlord pays property taxes. A person living alone in a regular house who never had kids and who went to privates schools herself will get increased property taxes because of her.
I love the idea of living frugally and simply, but the money/math needs to be taken into account.
@@browncatwithblurredbackgro2461 yeah, I know! We live in a very envious world full of people who cannot except reality and so believe in unrealistic concepts such as Utopia, communism, Nirvana, and Heaven.
I like the idea of living in a small home for retirement. I would want one sitting on a few acres, just because I want to live small does not mean I want to live closer to my neighbor. I want a small footprint.
Exactly. I want a tiny house with a few acres. I want to feel like I'm NOT in suburbia.
That is exactly where I'm going. I am paying attention to all that is being presented here, but I want to live by myself. Old hippy I guess. Instead of the chant of wanting to get away from it all and go to the mountain, I'll take the tiny home, gladly, in the middle of 2 acres! Oh, yeah.
@@lynnmckenney1987 i agree... a tiny home microfarm community. If the land is lanscaped, even a half acre can be huge.
@@lynneobrophy8267 gaving a tiny home on a piece of land with privacy, but walking/bicycle areas to places not far. I think it would be great to have pocket communities allowing for the land not to be all houses and room to be able to garden if you like.
Folks, "Rural" doesn't mean peaceful. I have 20 acres and was planning to welcome some off-grid TH folks to share back porch sunsets with the owls, a little creek, century oaks…(sigh). Then, a family with 8 home-schooled kids moved next-door. Now we are treated to nonstop screaming and fighting up until dark with no adult intervention. The dad built a firearm range for him and his city buddies, so our farm community out here deals with Rambo every weekend too. Even their poor dog comes over here to get a break.
I predict in a few years those planned TH communities that offer enough room for gardening in a small town or city will become very popular. Fleeing to “the country” isn’t always the solution.
thing that pisses me off is minimum size of a house being 1000 sq ft.. I'm a single person so why would I want to own and HEAT a house that is 2 or 3 times the size I need?
MrMeanderthal also, if we can rent apartments that are 150 square feet and up in the US and they’re legal, why does a house have to be 1,000 sq feet?
Exactly! I'm single and my current home is 1800+ sq ft..
I use only about one third of the space yet utilities & taxes are exorbitant. Have been researching tiny homes for almost three years. Know exactly what I want to have built. Now waiting to see where my daughter/son in law will be doing their medical residencies. They're currently in northern Ca & I'm NJ shore which has no options for tiny homes. Both areas are way overpriced.
Susan LaDuke it’s unfortunate that if you want to live economically and efficiently you may have to live in an area you wouldn’t normally want to be. It’s insane to me the regulations and policies on people trying to live when the homelessness in this nation alone is disgusting.
Yes, so true! I’am trying to talk to my older adult child about the size and cost of my double wide! I plan to sell it and get a tiny home. I hate all the house work a 1000 foot home requires. Smaller for me is better!
Taxes, "My dear Watson. TAXES".
One day I'm going to build by tiny house. Until then, I love watching everything (and reading) things that only solidify my dream of one day building my own. Loved this!!
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
I live in Britian and this documentary, this movement and concept is inspiring! Currently society is putting us under so much pressure to have a certain life but we aren't there to enjoy it and none of it is what really matters! The idea of living simply but happily is fantastic! It's definitely something I find exciting and something I'd love to do. Thank you for such an informative and well made documentary.
That made our day. Thank you! 😊
We should be encouraging this concept in the UK, but I think the big house builders would kill it off. Crazy since we have a lot of brown field site's where a tiny house community would work.
And the dream they sell is bad for the planet
Throw some solar on that rough and Edison would be proud
I totally agree….exploring a tiny house community pilot project now. I’d love to connect with others who want to get this off the ground. Join Tiny House Collaboration UK if you’d like to get involved 😊
The City of Rockledge rocks! I wish more city councils are as forward thinking as theirs.
agree. what is hypocritical and funny is in south texas the republican politicians of border towns are going green bc solar and wind power is cheaper and does not stink or pollute the land for the cows..haaaa they tell it as if are going against party but use excuse the people want it and it saves the municipality lots of money. So spread the word.. is only way this debt society will change.
SOONER or later Mother Nature WILL DICTATE her laws on those against commonsense.
Throughout North America!! the same restricting "excuses" are in place in Canada too sadly
@@olguiq1013
Yes.
We do not need any large houses. The large houses usually mean we have to work like slaves just to pay for it; that's not a quality life, but dependence that definitely is not necessary.
some times it takes a LOT of input from local residents.
In about the 1940's, tiny cabins around a court, were popular. People were climbing out of the depression, into a huge war, and lots of people on the move trying to keep employed.
The little cabins were rented for longer stays. Women who's spouses were overseas, had close neighbors, who each helped be supportive of each other, buoy each other's spirits.
In about the 1970's, municipalities started buckling under pressure from a number of directions, such as developers, etc.,
and pushing homeowners that had backyard buildings [mother in law units], to get rid of them, if they wanted to sell their houses...force them to move walls away from fence lines, or tear down entirely.
Even COUNTIES have forbidden living in tiny houses, or even regular RV's, even on private, rural land.
Most of the backyard units, and cabin-courts, were pretty much gone by the 1980's.
Anyone who tries to get permits to establish a "classic trailer court", is really up against a brick wall of resistance.
Along with getting rid of backyard apartments/workrooms, and all the cabin-courts, cities also started mandating huge sq.ft. house minimums...the better to tax you with, my dear!
NOW, we're in dire need of tiny houses again, for SOooo many reasons! .
HURRAY for cities who are changing laws to allow these to park inside city limits, and in county rural areas.
It's about time brainless wonders in permitting departments, stopped making bad excuses like:
1. "People who live in RV's make terrible messes around the property" [never mind the anti-filth laws already on books]
2. "RV's are seismically unstable" [never mind RV's are built to tolerate bumpy roads for thousands of miles].
Hopefully, people will come to their senses, start bringing back common sense, and change bad laws!
Great history!
The problem here is GOVERNMENT resistance to private property ownership. It is nobody's damned business how small your home is.
So many long ordinances just for one community...
Yep, agree with you on that point. But the USA isn't free anymore like what it was like in the 19th century. Once I become financially free, (my brokerage account pays the bills), I might get out of the US and living as an expat until there is a free place to live, like a floating city or something.
Montie Rumsower III -What some people are concerned about is that “trailer trash” type homes\homeowners will move in their neighborhoods and create big problems and devalue their property.
It's somebodys business how save your home is an the USA have a history of keeping "poor" people out of certain zones.
In Germany you need a building permit for a tiny house and a TÜV certification for anything to move on the road, one requires schematics, property and a lengthy wait, the other limits sizes and weight.
Thank you Montie!
I love this! I'm in the active duty Air Force and I was told I could put my house on base after it is built. It is a RV campground but it a start and I was just talking to higher ups about my interest in them.
That will be legit! I'm also in the AF but my base housing isn't anywhere near my base :(
It's not? Where are you stationed?
LA AFB
Fantastic!
I think that would be awesome! build a tiny house instead of an rv so its sturdier, personalized, and possibly eco friendly and off-grid capable. There are so many designs, sizes, and plans to choose from! Depending on how often you want to move it, or travel with it, you can consider bigger or smaller sizes. Smaller and aerodynamic for travelling often and within legal road parameters if you don't want to worry about a special license or towing, or build it bigger if you are seldom moving it. If you get stationed across the US your home is always there to go with you! If you get sent overseas you can park it with family to get back to someday.
We need a community like this in South Fla.... not trailer parks per se, but a community of tiny homes, a nice community.
TheDtfamu89 agreed
😅🤣😅🤣😅🤣 not trailer park per se..... 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 yep makes all the difference when you give it a new name 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 so it is ok if you call it a "community of tiny homes" and fluff things up by saying you are making a lifestyle choice so as to be able to work less etc as long as you do not use the word trailer? OMFG ok the wheels are there so that the "house unit" cannot trail behind a vehicle so it isn't a trailer park 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Too funny.
“How about two 600sqft houses? Three 400sqft houses?...Whats a kitchen?🤷🏼♀️” LOL!! I love her!! Asking the questions and paving the road to the new normal! WOOHOO!!!🤘🏻😎🎉
This is what our country needs civic minded public servants,thank you for all you do.
It is good to see this movement getting some traction. Too many people reject the Tiny House concept because they think some folks are attempting to circumvent 'paying their fair share.' That's rubbish! The old model of financial planning is outdated and will only get worse as we approach the hole in Social Security from 2040 - 2060. Besides, I didn't get a vote on whether I am a financial slave to the economics of the 21st century!
That said, living in a high quality / low ecological impact home is both an honorable and ethically rich choice.
Any time you are adding new construction versus living in a built dwelling, that isn't low ecological impact. Also, tiny houses are not that great- impact wise. The resources would far more efficiently spent on an apartment building because the density vrs resources payoff is far greater in a high density building versus a small number of tiny homes.
Adding tiny homes into already built housing IS a better ecological payoff because you are increasing density without adding much in the way of new resources. However, it is not a hugely efficient way to increase density. Many residents won't want a second dwelling, won't have the space or even flat lots that are conducive to another dwelling. He didn't specifically say, but I'm assuming the lot owner pays all the cost of extending the sewer, water and electrical hook up to the second dwelling and paying for the new meters ect. and setting up double billing for the back unit. Does anyone know if this is true?
I do wish they addressed parking in the tiny house community in Florida. In her example, she had one lot and wanted to put four dwellings with a community space in the center. That might be as many as 8 cars trying to park on the street every evening. I can't see the neighbors being thrilled to have other people's cars parked in front of their house every day. Another potential problem, not for FL, but what about areas that have parking bans for snow removal or street cleaning?
You may be right about the efficiency factor but keep in mind people aren't moving to where there is cheap housing, they move to where there are jobs. IE Detroit
The apartment concept may be compatible with some but not others. If you are more concerned with cost it might be the best option. If you are focused on happiness then owning a Tiny House makes more sense to me.
I have no statistics but I'd say of the types of people who would use public transportation and bicycles that they and Tiny House dwellers would overlap a lot.
Another factor that I'll add is the notion of being self-sufficient. Having a small garden and an outdoor space for children and animals is something a lot of apartment dwellers have to give up.
Lastly, if the work you do is seasonal or temporary then being able to move without breaking a lease is a positive thing.
~I don't see how you come to your conclusions..... Every tiny house that I have seen has excellent insulation and cost almost nothing to run, also many use water catchment systems, solar panels, and composting toilets, so can be totally off-grid, which I prefer....
~Building materials used in tiny houses are lightweight, flexible, and there is very little waste. Many use recycled materials. Maybe you need to educate yourself a little better about tiny homes.
~The advantage to having a second dwelling behind a larger home is if younger families want a place for elder parents to live close to hand or vise-versa, elder parents allowing children to live separately on site.
~Both would help save the families money. The first by keeping parents out of senior living residences; the second allowing kids to save money towards a home of their own or a college education, etc.
~After the parents pass, the children could rent out the second dwelling or larger home and live quite inexpensively.
~Pertaining to parking, I'm sure that most people interested in this lifestyle would never want to live in an area where buildings are so close that parking isn't available to the home owner.
~I know this is a fact of life for places like New York City, New Jersey, and other cities that are overgrown with tenements. Those are not good places for this type of housing.
You may see it that way today but the day you might need one... Peoples circumstances change sometimes beyond there control and your gdh really
John Norris Woop Woop well said sir !!! I wasn't there for that vote either lol
I love these public officials. Working to make a solution and not creating a problem this is what elected
officials should. They represent their city extremely well bless you
You have a very special group of people leading you village!! It is so hard for low income people to have a home and this group of people realize this. That picture of the little home community was beautiful! So neat & clean. I am retired & along & I would love to live in that community. Thank you for your open mindedness & actually love for your community & its people.
This is definitely a labor of love; a true passion project. Thank you for your kind words! There a handful of tiny home communities, and more and more hybrid RV/tiny house parks that also create a wonderful community experience.
We really like the idea of living in Tiny House.
My question is,why the government needs to regulate everything???
Because they always want a piece of the pie
$$$$
Most rules are there because someone tried to take advantage of them not being there and screw people over.
It's sad but true.
Adrienne Zoeller .MONEY AND POWER!
@@Mercurystars4202 Government is not the combined voice of the community, voting is most often a false choice. Representative democracy has serious flaws. Aesthetics or peoples property rights ? I know what I choose.
It's really sad to see that people these days are struggling to afford a college education, healthcare, a car, or a home, and that in their efforts to live cost effectively, zoning regulations are kept (for many other reasons yes but the reason) so that the worth of the neighborhood stays high is a little sad and ridiculous. I get that you don't want your home to depreciate, but we are separating people by class and monetary worth and that's sad. We are driving people out, while keeping prices high and keeping them out to keep the worth up. While tiny houses have been a great adaptive response for many reasons, financially and economically, it's SO sad big business is kicking us out of our right to health care, to a home, to a mode of transport, to an education.
Thats capitalism. Plutocrats. When will we become humane humans? Living with earth is the future.
@@tlee4218 thats not capitalism, capitalism implies you have something to sell to gain a profit. what those Zoning Regulations and the people inflatiing their property values is protectionism because they are not selling their homes for a profit, nor Investing to improve them for a profit, they are just using bureaucracy to protect their assets rather than actively keeping their property " valuable" via it being wanted or made attractive to potential buyers.(via improvements or making the local area a more Desireable area to live by investing in local business or funding a park to make the neighbourhood more Attractive there by increasing its Demand/Value)
in the end all these People with inflated property values are doing , is working their A's off to pay for a property , to collect the difference from some sap whos doing the same self creating a ever inflation of property value without any Phsyical world investment, its all bureaucracy jacking up the price of housing.
when real competition is introduced , all products eventually get reduced to their Real term production cost with a reasonable Margin, these Zoning laws etc are protectionist which is also why Builders don't Build as much as they use to but just copy next door plots, they are creating a product, and if that type of housing is the only sort available on the market of course the price is going to keep going up, as the builders can't build alternative types for a profit so it just keeps feeding the bureaucracy cycle of property inflation.
(in the end No ones buying these Big houses to Live in long term anymore, they are there just to sell up in 30 years and downsize anyway,why go through all that just skip it all and allow a new market to thrive but it can't happen due to these Regulations of bureaucracy)
once again Protectionist policy, but at least states/county areas are slowly changing because there's no money in creating products no one can afford.
This is a great video that has renewed my faith in municipalities and the power of community. Rockledge has a lot to be proud of here, and other municipalities could learn a lot from them. Thank you for sharing this with us!!!!
Thank you for your inspiring feedback! This made our day.
You're very welcome!!! I'm sure that if enough people rally behind this, positive changes can be made. Personally, I'd like a tiny house that looks like the "Death Star". Try selling that one to a city council or HOA!!!!! Have a great day friends.
Haha would love to see a Death Star tiny house!
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
I live near Rockledge, I would like to know where these communities are? I'm very interested in downsizing my lifestyle!!!
This is my first comment on youtube! I just wanted to say this is a great doc and is exactly what the tiny house community needed. You should be very proud of your work and know that this has helped me finally make the decision to go tiny. Great job! Thank you.
Thank you very much! We greatly appreciate your feedback. So happy that you found this helpful. :)
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
Have you gone tiny?
This is so wonderful! While living in Chicago and renting my whole life. I now want to move to Ojai and live in a tiny house! Affordable by DESIGN! LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!
I want to offer,...for what it's worth...a HUGE SHOUT OUT to all the people in this video.
Please accept my humble THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND HARD WORK. I would just like to mention a few people here of special fortitude; all other individuals are now able to follow in these "leaders" footsteps and are mentioned in the "Credits"...at the film's end.
* Rene' Hardee (Physicist/ and ATHA - FL State Chapter Leader). She got the ball "rolling" with great people in Rockledge, FL.
Rene',....you might be well versed in the "field of energy and matter"....but you're even more knowledgeable with how to get things done amoungst people with challenging circumstances...You're truly a "woman amoungst women". We all thank you...this has been "a project of growing inertia" due to your major impetus in Rockland, FL.
* Our distinguished professional film makers: Alexis Stephens & Christian Parsons & Co-Producer - Kai Rostcheck. Just an outstanding representation of professional videography and thorough work on a topic of our time. You guys are getting "Better and Better". Matthew Allivato...the music is perfectly chosen here too...beautiful.
* Will Johnson,....of Tiny House Atlanta, GA. He has had the "perseverance and inner drive to build a coalition in Atlanta, GA now to over 1150 members, interested in TinyHouse builds and living.
* Dan Fitzpatrick. Dan is a "lifetime" builder, Planning Director from California. Mr. Fitzpatrick is spreading his "learnings about the TinyHouse" communities around the US now....working with other "planner/builders" to implement his work.
A note here Dan, I'm a 52 y.o "semi-retired" RN from NY. I would certainly like to work for someone like you...and help make a difference until "final retirement". Enough with healthcare.
Thank you all very, very much...this has been inspiring.
Thank you! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
I'm so stressed, 90% of my income goes into housing! renting sucks too.
My rent is 1200, I can relate 😭
1234 AMEN!
@1234 Yes & save to travel, invest, invest in a biz, do you can travel & help others, charity, save for future, products, for if natural disasters have it on shelf high up.
Why do you Live in that way....
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Rent prices are high because of property taxes. If cities want people to move to them, they would do well to work on keeping property taxes down. Let the private sector provide city amenities to keep taxes down and rents will go down.
I have to say, I think this movement is awesome. I'm moving to Colorado in the next year live on property I've inherited, I've wanted to divy up the land for my kids to give them living options....this makes sense. Seeing that Colorado Springs is an area open to this makes me very excited.
Love that idea! Colorado is becoming increasingly more tiny house friendly.
hi Linda, that's what I read. On top of that, during my last visit (October 2016) I saw several lots (if you're familiar - off Powers, Constitution, and another I can't remember) that had fully constructed tiny houses, info displays, etc. and a few you tube channels bring up colorado when talking about the subject. I cannot speak authoritatively on it, however.
I currently live in Texas, but I want to build a tiny house and move it with me when I'm ready to relocate to Colorado which has always been a dream of mine. I would love to sit outside denver and boulder, possibly more settled between the two. There is a tiny house company I saw online located in colorado! pretty cool to think maybe by the time I try to move there tiny homes will be pretty welcomed.
I figure in the long run if I can find an appropriate place to park legally, or at an RV park by having an RVIA certified home, then the costs of bringing my tiny house then renting a place would be better long term. Haven't ran the numbers, and my future it still not entirely laid out so who knows when exactly I'll be moving to Colorado, or maybe a bigger city in Texas for job opportunities in between. Either way, where ever I end up in the meantime I definitely want a tiny house :) I think long term it would be a good idea to save money.
Why do they have to be so close together. Reminds me of mobile home parks. They should allow these homes to be placed in areas that are not confined to small lots.
Because of zoning. The house has to be 1200 sq ft. They're saying that these house are technically one, so they have to be connected. In order to be connected they have to be close together.
Theres also the fact that having a bigger lot around each house means that its no longer cost effective which is the whole point of tiny housing. secondly there arent that many big pieces of land available in big cities, most of the available lots are being used to build huge houses on or apartments.
Mikestime22 - You should not have to look like a trailer park or KOA. There should be a way to design your neighborhood to be more spacious and attractive to folks and have a self-imposed neighborhood watch program set up by the property owners themselves.
I think they have them so close mostly due to plumbing. If they were spread out there would be a lot of piping underground. The closer the easier. I however think it is kind of inconvenient to be so close. I would like some space between houses.
The purpose of living tiny is to enjoy open space, nature, mobility
Stellar, relevant 2016 content on moving the tiny house conversation forward. Some tiny house advocates (creatives, free spirits, minimalists, glampers, entitled millennials, #vanlifers, HGTV, etc) have fundamentally missed one point that now needs to be front and center: how to make this economically viable, and even advantageous for municipalities. By showcasing these FL/ CA municipalities that now have recently built "frameworks" (no pun intended) of legality and economic outcomes, we will see other towns forced to integrate progressive, affordable living or they will be left behind. As believers in this movement showcase the positive business and economic impacts, tiny house affordable living will become an inevitability. Period. Well done, and cannot wait for Parts 2 and 3!
Well said Aaron. Thanks for the encouragement! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival March 3rd, then headed to RUclips. :)
As a zoning official, Aaron, your statement that other towns "will be forced" to integrate progressive ordinances for TH is erroneous. If towns don't have ordinances allowing TH there is zero incentive for them to permit them at this juncture; they lose absolutely nothing by not allowing them, and further, forbid them in the name of preserving tax revenue-generating property values. The biggest and loudest objections to TH come from conventional homeowners. What is needed is not some kind of face-off ( which rarely works out well) but a national marketing campaign to educate the public on TH living. Those who are making their living off manufacturing TH should get together in a cooperative marketing strategy to educate conventional homeowners & town boards, instead of selling hopeful folks homes they will have nowhere to live in outside a trailer/RV park. Manufacturers are WELL AWARE of the glut between their producing these homes & towns accepting them so that puts them in the position of having a responsibility to do something substantive to correct the situation.
This by far is the most useful bunch of info I've seen collected yet, amazing work on this guys Share this with every city to make them think different. One city at a time, time for change.
What a fantastic area/community/township. I am in the UK and trying to approach any level of government is like trying to find Hen's teeth. These government officials seem so positive and helpful and actually seem to want to improve their community. I think the whole team here at all levels deserve an award for forward-thinking and for supporting their local community, not to mention the benefits to the environment. I wish people here in the UK would try to understand that bigger is not always best. I would so love to live simply to both support the environment and most importantly to take some pressure off of my pocket. I think many issues are down to knowledge and most people don't realise just how luxurious and efficient Tiny Homes can be, regardless of being permanent or mobile. ROCKLEDGE you rock, 10/10....
This is the perfect example of someone's dream come to fruition. By merely having conversations and asking questions, a community was built on this dream to live a minimalist life with little impact on the planet.
Congratulations on finishing your documentary! I just finished watching Part 1 and thought it was very informative and encouraging. I want to live in a tiny house one day, but Canada is much farther behind in this movement. I might need to use your documentary as my how-to guide for proposing to my city planners! :)
Thank you Gen! We greatly appreciate the feedback, and so happy to hear that you are considering sharing this with your local planners. Please keep us posted, and best of luck!
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
Yay! Can't wait!
I live on the West Coast BC. The TH movement is pretty big here ... very much how a good number of people have lived for many years, and many more are doing. Esp. on many of the Gulf Islands & other islands along the coast. Quadra, Lasqueti etc. It's a normal way of life for them so it's not surprising it's not well known. That said, it is becoming better known, the awareness is growing by leaps & bounds! Partly by choice & partly by need. The economic situation in Canada is disgraceful. Leaving the disabled / senior / low income / veterans out in the 'below the poverty line' cold. We've paid taxes for a system that essentially used our pension money to invest in war & profiteering ventures. So don't get mad GET EVEN! Educating the bureaucrats is part of the changes needed - educating the Bitter Betties who live house poor, debt ridden (often for crap they don't need or use) on how this can work for them. Anyway ... if you're in Canada which your post suggests? I'd love to talk further! ✌💜
As a single Deaf disABLEd woman who has been rejected from all of her family and friends for an affordable housing, room to rent - I tried to find an alternative and affordable TH and a place near Front Range, Colorado - it's illegal. Have to live in the middle of nowhere over the west side of the Rockies. Finding out now most places in many states are also far far away. I have to have access to a compounding pharmacy in order to get my medicine to stay alive; have to be near a thyroid specialist in case something happens to my thyroid glands.. It's so exhausting trying to figure a way out of the city and live independently and find stable p/t work. So you're so correct in terms of leaving disabled/Senior Citizens/veterans behind.
I really don't understand America's draconian "zoning" nonsense. Why would any neighbour or local authority care what size your house is? It's just a house.
Property tax is based on, among other factors, a home's square footage. The smaller the house, the less money the government can collect from you in the form of property tax. Utility companies will see a similar decline in their revenues as tiny dwellings are cheaper to heat/cool, many are even off-grid. Plus, the greater the number of mortgage-free tiny home owners, the fewer the number of citizens who are tied to the yoke of bank-enriching debt. It all comes down to money, always.
Yes, but the dispute is not over how much tax you should pay, it's about where you should be allowed to build your home in the first place.
I don't understand how size can be in any way relevant to location (zone).
I don't understand it either. Zoning laws decree that in a specific location, your home must be no less than a specific minimum size. Hence, the reason all these tiny homes we see on Y/Tube are in the middle-of-nowhere--inconveniently far from all local amenities. So you can have your cake but you can't eat it, too.
Personally, I'd like to custom-build a small home of about 700 to 800 sq ft maximum, basement-less, on grass-free property--basically a low-maintenance, detached condo alternative. At present, this dream home might qualify as a 'laneway house', a housing alternative that is currently gaining traction in Vancouver. But back in the day (& currently elsewhere around the world), what I want is simply a regular house, period. One that serves MY needs & reflects MY taste. How stupid it is that you can now be slapped with fines or driven out of homes that don't conform to Mcmansion standards.
Well I get what you mean, and I can believe that there are some people that think that way, but it still doesn't make any sense.
Your small house doesn't make my big house any smaller, nor does it alter it in any way, and therefore it should have no bearing on its value.
I could understand if the value of my property were adversely affected by living next to a _junkyard_, but the mere fact of a neighbour's property being a particular _size_ should have no bearing on my home's value whatsoever.
It just seems perversely discriminatory, not based in any way on genuine rationale, and frankly it's a sinister form of social cleansing.
Homer Slated It's about control. The tiny house movement is a philosophy that includes sustainability. Governments do not want us self sufficient. It's why they are restricting wood burning stoves, collecting our own water, and of course, guns.
I got into the tiny house movement when i was a teen in high school, it looked very interesting and more my style and much less expensive than living in a studio apartment. Right now i am in collefe full time job, and living with my parents and i plan on saving so i can make a tiny house
Awesome. You guys really nailed this one on the head. I feel a lot of people will be able to forward this video on to planning commissions around their communities to help get the ball rolling. In a world that we want to live on wheels, this documentary helps build a strong foundation. Good job. consider your video shared with as many people as my scope can reach.
Thanks Eric! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
Eric Adams It drives me crazy that Fresno ONLY grants the 2nd dwelling on a parcel of land so a person or family has to rent from another person or family or share the land with another person or family. I am Independent and am NOT interested in sharing my land with someone else or having to have a big home on my land rather than have my tiny home be THE HOME ON MY PROPERTY.
I love that this is going through the legal process and becoming a reality!
I very rarely comment on anything! But, this video is so full of wonderfully informative information that can help anyone else to follow what has been done! Thank you for this! I’m thinking of following the same way to get this talk going in my own community! I’m really looking forward to watching the rest of these videos! I can’t thank you enough!
We greatly appreciate the kind words, and so happy to share the info! Our passion is to create more social and legal acceptance for tiny houses. Local advocacy is where change happens. Kudos to you for your interest in getting involved! Also check out Legalize Tiny Advocacy News page: www.tinyhouseexpedition.com/tiny-house-advocacy-news
I can foresee a day when even normal-size homes will lose a lot of financial value, just because people want smaller homes.
The larger homes will eventually be rezoned for townhouse, divide the house
I'm thinking of opening up a dialogue with our local city council, govt, etc. in Michigan. Right now the zoning laws are ridiculous!
Locally we have a subdivision built several years ago but never gained traction. Roads put in with drainage, etc.
These pocket communities could be the answer. Prevent illegal dumping on the land, source of incoming in the city, utilize the resources available and provide cost effective living in a sustainable community!
Well done, just the type of video I've been searching for!
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :) This one will address building codes.
Were you able to use that land?
I remember when building your own house was normal; a lady down the street had built her house out of bottles (Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village). It's too bad that in the supposed Land of the Free it's not permitted anymore to build your own house. It seems un-American to have so much government that it's illegal to make a house.
You need Big Brother's permission
The possibility of people who own land that has a regular size home to rent their land to a tiny house owner can be mutually beneficial.
Cathleen, I agree, it can be mutually beneficial. I'm pro-tiny houses in certain circumstances. Here's one of many problems, though: A tiny house owner living in a side-yard in the suburbs said he fires up a generator to run his A/C.
A news report said a man nearly died from carbon monoxide poisoning from people using generators nearby. He has multiple types of therapists try to help him recover cognitive skills, motor skills, etc.
Elevated CO exposure, nor the noise from a generator, should be tolerated in the suburbs.
What's wrong with Solar? We're not married to generators - they're only a short term fix.
@WinterGirl put signs EVERYWHERE lol
Brilliant! Way to go, Rockledge, Fresno, Ojai, et. al.! A great governance model for our country!
Incredibly timely as two Eastern and Western Canadian cities are currently involved in bylaw and zoning reform or dealing with affordable and homeless housing. Wonderful resource! I've just spent an hour emailing it to various mayors, city planners and advocates. This may finally create the movement needed to get everyone on the same page. Brilliant piece of work whose value and impact will
be immeasurable. LOVED it! Well done!
Rhonda thanks for sending it to me! Any info on what other cities are doing is great.
+Lisa Helps Victoria Mayor This article is also along the same lines giving an overview of other cities approach to tiny houses
www.sightline.org/2016/06/27/legalizing-the-tiny-house/
Thank you very much. So happy to hear you found this insightful and will be using as resource to further meaningful conversations on tiny housing! Best of luck with your advocacy. Please stay in touch!
First off, thanks Tiny House Expedition, this is good stuff.
Still, frustrated. They want to put tons of restrictions on these people based on what "makes sense." Of course, that means, what makes sense to *them*. As if the city owned all this land and owned its people. Let the people who own the land decide what "makes sense." Little kings of little hills dictating to property owners in order to maintain "property values" as if you have the right to your home retaining its value.
True, I'm against ordinances that would stifle the creativity of the movement, but I think it also makes sense in a city/suburb setting to have some restrictions in order for tiny houses to coexist in pre-established communities. I think the porches were a clever idea.
For people (like me) who prefer the off-grid or transient way of life, these codes don't apply. I'm not looking to put down roots so whether I can park my tiny house in a suburb and put a porch around it is meaningless to me. I think RV certification is enough for people who like to travel with their tiny houses.
No1HillBilly
Texas is pretty great about that. Tennessee too, though I hear they are now being more strict. Not saying it wouldn't be nice if places were less strict about zoning, but I still think the cities in the video were really trying to include tiny houses as best they could. I've met plenty of Bureaucrats who didn't have half of their flexibility.
+No1HillBilly Yup!!! Try living on an island where the free person & their home is sacrosanct yet still being challenged by twits who bring their narrow city minds and try to change the island to suit them. Buzz off imo. Go back to where you came from! Accept what you see ... perfection!
+FallenAngelKystre Agreed. ✌ *tho we do appreciate having the option should we choose for some reason (my medical needs) to "settle" somewhere. Unlikely but not an impossible possibility down the road. (no pun intended 😂😂😂)
Eric Duprey I hear you and abree. I have just discovered no one owns their property. Scary, crazy but true we are treated as a tenant. Why is that ? Still working on that now.
This is a great. I’m dying to do this. We’re in Boston and there is no way for us to afford even a condo. I love the idea of going minimalist. I’m not big on off the grid but this is a start to what we want and need.
There is something about a point coming out here that I discovered in this video: You don’t like to see all your income being sucked up in things you don’t need but are forced to have such as a house that is way larger than what you really need. Just what do you really need? I learned that from a long time ago when I was living a short time in Hawaii as a caretaker for someone’s property. My living quarters were like a 10 foot by 12 foot tent which was alright when the weather was dry but when there was a long period of wet weather which was common in the area where the property was located. That experience taught me that I sure like a shelter definitely better than the tent that I was living in at the time but it doesn’t have to one of what I call these “typical 3 bedroom or more, 2 car garage, etc” type house that puts a person with a typical average median income in a situation where he is barely making ends meet.
My fiancé and I really want to build a tiny house, but after a little research, the Nashville area doesn't allow them. 😢 We would basically be living illegally if we built one, and we would have to have an off-grid house because the city wouldn't allow us to use their plumbing systems, etc. We don't know what to do or who to talk to! 😔
Jenna Cruse move to a different city.
this is cool i have always wonderd why towns/cities ect hated tiny homes it seemed as though big business and the banks just want more cash so unless you are rich then sucks to be you.especially sine its only in the past 40 yrs or so that the houses became this big,before that they were much much smaller.and ppl could afford them even if you only made a low wage.i hope to 1 day have a tiny home,keep up the fight guys
Thanks Darrell!
I think that is not a fair depiction. Most towns pay for services via property taxes. Just because you live tiny, doesn't mean you are any cheaper to serve than any other taxpayer. Your kids are still entitled to go to public school, you drive on roads, use the library, get to vote in elections, get police and fire protection. If we could just change the tax code to reflect a minimum lot tax allowance it would make more jurisdictions willing to allow tiny houses.
Also, people are worried about the value of their own house being lowered by having tiny house in their neighborhood. In my neighborhood people are irritated by houses having too many cars in the driveway. They would go nuts if people had a tiny house in their backyard!
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i agree with some of that .on the other side then we should regulate everythin all houses need to be built same all house colors need to be same all ppl can only have cars of the same size and expence,of course if we do that kind of thing the middle class will continue to shrink at a furious pace...or..we can work together to accommodate most everyones means its 1 thing not to condemn the ppl with means, it is however not right that those of means should put more and more downward pressure on those who dont.minimum wage has been artaficially low buy the wealthy so they can clain even more.
Everyone is pro freedom until their neighbor paints their house purple or decides to raise goats. As much as we like to pretend we are all islands, our neighbors/ neighborhoods affect our quality of life and resale value. It's like AirBnB. Great when you want to go on vacation, but less exciting when you have an endless stream of new people coming in next door and partying until 4 because they are on vacation.
This is 100% a fair depiction of what occurred in Rockledge, FL and Fresno & Ojai, CA. Tiny houses are hated everywhere, but there is a major lack of education that makes it difficult for many local officials to wrap their heads around how to incorporate them into their zoning ordinacnes. One example of a city that has property tax for tiny home owners is Spur, TX. Also, alas not every neighborhood will be a good fit for tiny houses because of the NIMBY folks.
Indiana has a "Log Cabin Rule" which specifically exempts someone who builds their own home from building codes. It has been upheld thoroughly by the Indiana court of appeals.
Thanks for sharing! We'll look into that.
Good to know. My wife and i are looking to move from the chicago area and "homestead" and plan to live in a tiny house of some sort. I am glad to hear indiana welcomes this sort of living when illinois doesnt.
I've gained so much hope. Keep up the good work, all of you who are in pursuit of making tiny house living legal! Special thanks to Alexis and Christian!!!
Thank you Terry! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
So happy you made this video! I really appreciate all the effort many are making to legally establish tiny homes. Can't wait to start mine! Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much! So happy you found this insightful. Best of luck with your build :)
aren't they a no pet community?
Fresno, CA allows Tiny Homes to be permanent dwellings.
Enigma I live in Fresno county and I was happily surprised when I found out about it.
Apparently only as a "second dwelling unit" on an existing lot greater than 6K sq ft with a normal house on it.
A second unit dwelling option is a great affordable option. Land costs and impact fees are the biggest obstacles for tiny house community developments and single lot placement of a tiny house.
Enigma Only you have to be the secondary building to a much bigger home. Which means you have to share the land with another family. As an independent person, I want my land to be my own and I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE WITH ANOTHER FAMIlY ON MY LAND. Bogus.
Enigma I also live in Fresno. Just recently seriously looking into having a tiny home built on wheels. Was thinking on buying a very small piece of land in the country already with well, electricity and septic. As I am researching the “laws” of Fresno County, does anyone have any knowledge or experience in parking on your own land outside city limits? (I may or may not build a 800sf foundation home on this land in the future.)
I am searching tiny house information over the 3 years now and during that time I learned a lot of things such as how to build and benefit of life but my biggest concern was how to live in tiny house permanently and legally. There was not much information for the legal life with tiny house on wheels. Hi Christian and Alexis, Thank you for your all efforts to created video for people seeking information about live on tiny house legally. Once again I really appreciate your passion of tiny house movement. I will be joined in this tiny world for save environmental and earth. Good Luck!!
We truly appreciate your positive feedback, Jay. You are most welcome; so happy you found this helpful!
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
Thank you everyone for this informative and encouraging video. I am planning to get into Tiny home and possibly see if I can get tiny homes movement over here in Maryland, USA.
Please make an updated version of this amazing documentary, its so useful!
First of all I'm glad to see as a filmmaker the idea from beginning to end "the tiny home" presented in such a positive light. An excellently made documentary on something that, in my opinion is a solution for individuals who struggle financially but still wish to be part of a community in a positive sense while leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the process.
I feel this is a huge part of the future of America
Thank you for the kind feedback! It really is a practical solution for many and happy to report its gaining more acceptance since the making of this film, but does feel too slow.
@@TinyHouseExpedition
Slow, I would imagine. But anything worth doing is worth doing right. And thankfully those in charge are coming around and understanding and accepting this as a viable way to live. This was an absolutely encouraging film that has brought hope to those such as myself who struggle financially. Absolutely encouraging . Well done, and I hope this reaches to all those decision makers because it lays it out, as it should, of every angle to think about. And in my opinion it is absolutely helpful to come to a clear decision of opening the doors wide for such a wonderful future for those struggling financially, to be part of a small community within a large community in a totally affordable way.
It is not just for people who struggle financially! That is missing the point. There are many people who want to live smaller, more freely, and less encumbered who could well afford bigger.
My mother owns 3 acres of beautiful land in NC but I cant have one built on her land because her land is in the city. Its so frustrating.
Wow this is very interesting and informative thank you so much for this comment..what can she put on the land? A store? I'm only asking because I'm looking to buy land soon however I do not want to be told that I cant put a home on it ..I'm so sorry that you can not put a home on your moms land.
Dehra, maybe you can follow the steps that the lady in the video did so you can possibly change the zoning so you csn build on your mother's property.
I'm a 52 year old retired RN....I can't afford a "regular home" payment to own.
I did some contracting to get through my ridiculous nursing degree (another story),...I would work for $20 an hour and become a "Master Tiny House builder" with someone teaching me for 2-3 year...then help others do the same.
Anyone need an educated....still "relative youthful" salesman/builder/worker doing these houses?
Call Frank....start here....we'll talk.
I really do. Although I’m not 18 for a few months, I am quite curious towards costs/the legalities and design of tiny homes
@Nom de Guerre . Well, ...as we're coming into "The Book of Revelations" now...I'll be patient for another 10 years...til the Rapture. Yes...I'm ok.
I really like the 2nd half of the presentation with ideas of how to reduce the red tape. And instead of just referring to them as Tiny Houses or Homes, referring them to them as legal 2nd dwelling units which sprinkles them throughout the community. I love the idea of matching their architecture to the main home, and the community so they don't stick out like a sore thumb.
Well done you guys! I'm going to send this to the city planners and mayor in New Westminster (suburb of Vancouver) to see if they can make some adjustments to local zoning. Real estate values are insane here and still going up. 1 bedroom apartments are selling for $300K now! It's insane!
Thanks for this video! Will use is as reference in approaching my town council to allow for tiny houses.
So happy to hear that!
Good Luck , it's time we unite and change the way for the future ...
Love love love love this concept!!!!!!!!! I'm so into tiny houses!! Thank you for sharing this amazing thing!
This city planner tho. Rock on sir.
If it pleases the crown...
I would like to build a house, with my money, my own two hands and on my land that granted, will remain under my possession as long as I keep paying tribute (taxation) and obeying commands as to what I may or may not do with it.
Last but not least I would like to extend my everlasting gratefulness to you the almighty, all-knowing crown for all the liberties I am entitled to under your magnificent rule.
Papi Chulo Exactly!
Papi Chulo That’s no joke. Ass kissing the city council.
Papi Chulo In one of the two California towns shown in this video, the rental costs to put your tiny home on the big home’s land is $700/$750 per month. Tiny homes are not free. For most of us, we have to buy them rather than build them and either way, are not free. It is insulting that a tiny home dweller would have to pay this sum of money to rent the land to place their home on it! I compare this to the guy interviewed right around the end of the Florida part of video who pays $4 per month for electricity. Tell me what California imagines the tiny home dwellers are buying tiny homes for, besides saving money and/or decreasing their footprint? We sure as shit DON’T want to pay $700/$750 per month to place home on someone else’s land!
I believe the term 'Real Estate' originally came from the Spanish "That Which Belongs To The King". Ain't nuthin' changed.
EXCELLENT! Loaded with valuable information. Alexis & Chris. Thank you for sharing. Like Dan said, "Tiny is the Next Big Thing" 🚙🏠👍🏾
Thank you Ricky!
I would be so grateful to see Tiny House Expedition make one of these (similar) videos in Denver, CO - housing is soooo darn expensive here and so many also want a "legal" tiny home community here- could you please come to CO and interview the local head of the ATHA here too? Thanks very much!!!
Hi Teri :) we've spent a good deal of time in CO. Good news: many parts of the state are becoming tiny house friendly. The State of Colorado's Economic Development Office is actively working to educated municipalities on tiny housing and ways to overcome legal obstacles. They even showed this film as part of those efforts. We are releasing Part 2 next month, and it includes a case study on the city of Walsenburg, CO.
Thanks so much. I am aware of the areas which are starting to support tiny housing, it's just there's really nowhere in the Denver Metro area, which does..to move hours away from Denver, would be too far from my family and I'm sure many others might feel the same. thanks again.
Teri Ootw we did recently hear of a developer in Lakewood very interested in creating a tiny home development. If anything else's comes up about this, happy to share. We would love to see more city-owned remnant or vacant lots be used for tiny housing.
Do you have more information on who the developer/company might be?
Awesome job guys. Loved it. I'll re-watch this one.
Thank you very much!
Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
Thank you for your wonderful gift to millions of people living in the world of SOME DAY MABY!
Wow, thank you so much for putting this up. Moving forward with speaking to the City of Reno, NV and this has helped not only clear up many things, but inspire the conversation also.
Yay!
So happy to hear it! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :) This one will address building codes.
Alexis, I just met you at the SMUD Tiny Homes Exposition today, October 15th 2016, in Sacramento California. I was able to watch your video which was excellent! Keep up the good work. Fred Fazil of Eagle Pathway, helping foster youth aging out of foster care.
Thank you very much Fred! Hope all is well with you and your project.
This is the information/knowledge I needed to move forward with code/zoning changes in our community...THANK YOU!!
I think there should be at least a permit to allow people to live in tiny homes and other structures. The Real Estate marker is the biggest scam around.
Some states like NM allow realtors to collect commission from buyer and seller, thereby controlling sales price. Some people complain they offer more for the house, but realtor already has realtor agreeing to pay her commission as well as seller. Should be outlawed. Oh, and this Realty One only charges realtor $500 commission for each sale. No real qualified brokers, one for several hundred realtors, so if they send a felon non licensed repair person to get house ready for market, the one qualified broker says he is not responsible, or at least say they are not.
It`s a shame. The Land of the free... And only a handful of Cities allow to live like the first European-Amercans did.
And if you try to live like a real American - in a Tent, that`s nearly impossible...
America ! The Land of the Unfree.....
It's called the American dream for a reason. You gotta be asleep to believe it.
George Carlin
Can you imagine millions of people live in a tent? Where do they get water and electricity? And where the waste would go? It's no difference than the refugees camps. Have you been to the refugees camps? It's kind of like one huge dumpster. Do you want to live like that? It's OK to down size but do it right and legally. Outlaw and jungle life? No thank you. That is the difference between the US and third world countries.
Bernhard Michael Fux - Yes, Bernhard, you can see the wisdom of downsizing like many others are now doing.
It will take people of wisdom and vision to lead the way to show others how to live a simpler, Debt-free way of life.
If you and a growing group of your friends go into together and buy a piece of property in the county where restrictions are far less in in the city, you can possibly start your own neighborhood using solar electricity and dig wells, etc.
[My first youtube comment ever] Just really wanted to say thanks and congrats - this is a really quality doco - busy sharing it in NZ
Honored to your first is on our video. :) Thank you very much! We hope to make it to NZ one day. :)
Thank you a lot for sharing this video!. My boyfriend and I are thinking about start the project and build a Tiny House. Right now we just want to make sure of doing everything properly about materials, laws, size, etc.
I've been watching Tiny House Nation for a while now. I would like to see this come to fruition in various parts of Maryland.
Fran Pinzow Make it happen girl!
Excellent work making and bringing this great documentary to all of us! Thank you!
We greatly appreciate the kind feedback, and so glad you got value out of it! ☺️🙏
Thanks for this! Working on some Contemporary small cottage designs. Wish LA could do this
Hey, we're in LA! Check us out: www.latchcollective.com. We are in the process of forming a building co-op. Also, join the Los Angeles Tiny Houses Community on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/LAtinyhouses/ to get involved in advocating for Tiny Homes in LA.
This is an awesome informative video on tiny house communities! Thanks to all these great communities, planners, builders and open-minded city officials.
Thank you SO much for this video! My husband and I are currently researching the tiny house movement and hope to start building our own early next year. This information is so useful.
We really appreciate your positive feedback. :) Best of luck with your future tiny house!
Reduce footprint. Live offgrid. Save money. Be close. Build community. Collect experiences, not things.
Exactly 👌✨
I LOVE this, thanks for uploading this type of documentary to help teach to work with the city instead of against it
Thank you for delivering on your vision and promise. Our investment in your project has paid off in spades. Keep up the fantastic work, and continue to have fun along your journey.
Thank very much for your support! :)
I love it!!!! Perfect idea for my wife and my cat. Saving money in big and enjoying life more. We need this idea in Tampa, Florida.
This is such a great resource! Thank you for creating this; I'm looking forward to the next parts. I wish I could meet you two while you're in LA, but I'm glad you're meeting up with Tessa :) We are very excited about our co-building concept and hope to advocate for Tiny Homes to LA City Council.
OMG!!! Sooooo Amazing!!!! I LOVE THIS!!!!!!! Would you be willing to send a sample of the proposal that wowed the officials so we could have a template to do our own research for our local rules and regulation research? I'm in Los Angeles, CA....
Rockledge FL is near Cocoa. Both are very nice and relaxing vacation or living with great food and hospitality. If you go to central FL for Disney etc, I highly recommend staying here, as it is much less traffic too.
America is the most beautiful land,has many spectacles such as grand caynun, Yellow stones, Niagara falls, tiny house movement would be growing up to more for future generations to enjoy all of America.
Kudos for this exciting, educational production. Can't wait to see more!
Thank you! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival March 3rd, then headed to RUclips. :)
It definitely reflects well on your community! Well done!
Thank you Lisa!
Excellent documentary.👏🏻 There are those like Jay Shaffer who have advocated and proposed Tiny villages for decades. I believe that Jay hit roadblocks in our (Sonoma) county. ADU status for tiny’s is a step in the right direction but city’s and counties need to walk the talk. As our population ages we as a society need to consider alternatives to ‘warehousing’ seniors and instead, create intermingled neighborhoods where seniors can live independently and continue to contribute to their community. We are at a tipping point and city council members need to stop looking at revenue as their highest value and put people first.❤️
I met y'all at the Earth Day Texas Festival back in April, and I am so happy your documentary has done so well. Part 1 is exceptional, and I can't wait to see the other 2!
Thank you so much for your support in helping the tiny house market a feasible option. :D
Thank you very much! Part 2 debuts at the Georgia Tiny House Festival next month, then headed to RUclips. :)
This was very informative very powerful & inspirational thank you & long live the Tiny House Movement!
Simply brilliant! Loved the documentary.
Thank you Ron!
Alexis & Christian, you did such an amazing job on this!!!!! Richard and I were so happy to finally watch this. This documentary brought us so much hope, as we are still living "illegally" in our THOW, we know in the future we will be in a better situation.
Thank you so much!! Truly appreciate your positive feedback. So happy that you guys found such a wonderful place to park. Here's to more legal options in our future! :)