Summer Reading

I have been "reading" a book about small homes. 1,300 s.f. or less.

The smallest so far is 267 s.f.

Just think...

The average mortgage these days is 150,000 to 300,000. (Double it with the interest added over 30 years and it becomes 300k to 600k).

The new homes are upwards of 2,000 s.f.

If for simplicity's sake we take 2,000 s.f. and divide it into 200,000, that's $100 per square foot.

That is not much these days. It'll get you decent flooring, gypsum walls, and some token trim.

Now let's take that same amount and reduce the square footage down to something liveable.

Say 1,000 s.f.

That gives $200 a s.f. and you can do some nice things to and with those spaces.

Alternative construction techniques, maybe solar cells, insulated light panels, a wind generator, rammed earth wall. Something that will pay you back in time...

And in the mean time, you'd have a really cool house.