For a couple of years, I have been interested in getting a tiny house. I don't need much space. I don't entertain, live by myself, and only have a girl over to stay. In DC, I basically converted a one bedroom into a studio, and I loved it. I used the small enclosed bedroom as a walk-in closet and the main living area as my bedroom/living area. Of course, a tiny house will be much smaller, but I would have no problem with it other than needing more closet space.
Over the last year, I have spent $10,000 on rent. I will most likely end up doing the same thing for another year or two. That means $20,000 - $30,000 on rent. For about $35,000, I could buy one of these. The only problem is that this design doesn't have a washer/dryer in it. I can make the second bedroom into a walk-in closet and change the eating area into a storage couch.
https://84tinyliving.com/degsy/
I could buy or rent a small piece of land and move it whenever I ended up somewhere else. Moving it may be an issue. My tentative plan was to get a Hummer H3 with 50,000 miles on it for $15,000. The size of that would allow me to put more clothes in the back-trunk area. So, for $50,000 and cheap land cost, I would have the tiny house and Hummer; much better than spending half of that or more on rent for the couple of years. Of course, that plan didn't go well because the H3's tow capacity isn't enough, so I would have to hire somebody to move it with a bigger truck when I left (again, that shouldn't be a big expense).
Now, talk me out of it. Why would I want to rent like I have for this last year when I could live wherever and not have to deal with neighbors and their noise?
Over the last year, I have spent $10,000 on rent. I will most likely end up doing the same thing for another year or two. That means $20,000 - $30,000 on rent. For about $35,000, I could buy one of these. The only problem is that this design doesn't have a washer/dryer in it. I can make the second bedroom into a walk-in closet and change the eating area into a storage couch.
https://84tinyliving.com/degsy/
I could buy or rent a small piece of land and move it whenever I ended up somewhere else. Moving it may be an issue. My tentative plan was to get a Hummer H3 with 50,000 miles on it for $15,000. The size of that would allow me to put more clothes in the back-trunk area. So, for $50,000 and cheap land cost, I would have the tiny house and Hummer; much better than spending half of that or more on rent for the couple of years. Of course, that plan didn't go well because the H3's tow capacity isn't enough, so I would have to hire somebody to move it with a bigger truck when I left (again, that shouldn't be a big expense).
Now, talk me out of it. Why would I want to rent like I have for this last year when I could live wherever and not have to deal with neighbors and their noise?