Author Basic Posted December 4, 2005 Author Posted December 4, 2005 http://www.resourcesforlife.com/groups/smallhousesociety/ They have links and pics of many small houses and tout the advantages.
a4a Posted December 4, 2005 Posted December 4, 2005 One thing I would say is make sure you invest in a good used tractor with a front end loader! A must have and also a money maker for doing weekend work for neighbors ect....... or find a woman with a tractor and date her! a4a
Hot Coco Posted December 4, 2005 Posted December 4, 2005 Ok, all kidding aside. I think you're smart. To me, financial freedom is more attractive than the size of one's house. My husband and I have our real estate investments as well. Our last purchase, in August, was a house with one acre and our tenants are paying the mortgage for us! We will own it in 10 years. So, I would have NO problem dating someone with a house that small. Whether I'd want to live in one that size is another matter. But you didn't ask about that did you? Anyone who would NOT date you just because of the size of your house is either a golddigger or just plain foolish.
Outcast Posted December 4, 2005 Posted December 4, 2005 I think a weekly ride (maybe 2 if I'm bored) to buy supplies and bar hop is in order. Hm. Bar-hopping and then driving home? This is exactly why I like to live in city centres - I can walk to all the amenities.
RainyDayWoman Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Large houses cost more to heat and cool. Not to mention insurance and taxes. okay, i feel ya there....but there's got to be a middle ground between large and microscopic. hey, man, whatever floats your boat. if you're happy with it, more power to you. i don't understand it, but i don't have to understand because who the hell am i to you? and that's how you can deal with any chick who says she doesn't want to date the guy with tiniest house ever.
Outcast Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Or you can get Entertainment Tonight to do a spot on 'the guy with the tiny house' and then become sort of famous and then women after famous guys will flock to your - um - bed in a box.
Gold Pile Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Some of your links lead to charming little places. What model are you getting? As far as getting gold diggers (or any girl) to come inside.... I'd build a false front to the house, about the size of a normal little house. You don't have to heat a false front, and it wouldn't add square footage (or much of it) so it would be cheap. You might consider getting into town more often. Always have a picture album of your "vacation cabin" to show the ladies. I think women will need to know,like,and trust you B4 they go to the woods with you.
Hot Chocolate Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Great ideas there GP! And you know what? You're absolutely right about the fact that women really need to know they can trust you and that they like you before going into the woods with you. I've NEVER gone in the woods with anyone I didn't know or like or trust. I mean I've known a LOT of girls who have and they've always regretted it. I felt so sorry for them. Some of them just went into the woods ONE time and got themselves into real trouble. I've just always pretended I'm Little Red Riding Hood and every guy I've met has been a wolf disguised as a man. Only until I saw and was convinced without a doubt that the man was REALLY a man and not a wolf disguised as a man, would I venture into those woods with him. What an insightlful post GP!
Outcast Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 GP, your leg should just about be yanked right off by now.
Gold Pile Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 GP, your leg should just about be yanked right off by now. Dang!, whatever happened to trust?
kitkat826 Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Growing up, I spent much of my summers in small ass cabins in Maine and on Martha's Vineyard. So I would feel fine cozying up to someone I was dating in one of these, but for me it would have to be a vacation type place. On a day to day basis, I need civilization, and would feel suffocated out in the woods.
HotCaliGirl Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 I'd build a false front to the house, about the size of a normal little house. When I was a student I lived for a year in guesthouse in a nicely landscaped backyard of a very large house in Beverly Hills, similar in style to the one Sharon Stone lived in in the movie "The Muse." The size of it sounds similar to the one you are thinking of building. I never had trouble getting dates but it was funny that sometimes when a date would pick me up or drop me off from the front, they would assume I lived in the larger house lol. Although I live in a much larger house now, the efficiency and charm of the tiny house was very pleasant and easy to maintain. To me the location is more important than the size. I'd rather live in small quarters in the city than in a remote location, remote meaning that the nearest Starbucks is more than a couple miles away. As far as dating a small home owner (I too at first thought by the title it meant a small sized man who owns a home) it wouldn't bother me. It would be the same as dating a small car owner. That's shallow to date based on the size of someone's home. Plus it beats renting.
Walk Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 I think a tiny house like that would be a great way to weed out the material oriented women, and the ones that are more practical minded. And honestly, most of society has gotten so out of control with large houses. It's ridiculous. I'd much rather have a small house, even if it is a little cozy, with some acreas, then a huge house. I think your plan sounds great! Wood heat is awesome too. My parents heated their house with it. (Now they use a pellet stove) My brother and I always had to help Dad cut and stack wood in the winter, and bring it into the house when we got low. It was hard work, but worth it. We could open the windows and doors in the winter if it got too hot inside, and never had to worry about how much it cost. People would always comment that our house smelled good even in the winter, and not stuffy and closed up like there's did.
Skipper G Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Living in the sticks is no way to find dates. None the less it is a great life. The tiny house close to town would be better, but the land costs go up.
Sandyshine Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 I like cozy, I like efficiency. Maybe not to that extreme.
ww Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Dating has nothing to do with a house size. Or the house is the metaphore for some other size?
newbby Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 At least they would know you are not trying to compensate for something? And it sounds ideal to me.
a4a Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Basic if you decide to go forward with your plans here is a couple of tips to make your lil home more welcoming and larger........depending on your local climate Outdoor garden rooms add space and even a large screened in patio attached is cheap and is great for entertainment, and you can create an outdoor gourmet kitchen. How awesome that would be to bring a date to your home with it filled with candles, an outdoor fire pit, great food, and fresh air........ You can make lots of use of space by using built ins indoors. Do not forget to install a really good indoor and outdoor stereo system. Do not forget to install a washer and dryer not matter what! I tell you this there is something so damn sexy about seeing a man chop wood! There is also something so sexy about a man that is self sufficient and in control of his finances! I am sitting in a home now where I do not even use half the damn house.... just sucking up heat and costs money...just extra rooms for the cat to hack up a hairball in.... the only problem with the smaller home I have is it lacks storage indoors. a4a
Outcast Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 filled with candles That'll take what - three candles? And where on earth is he going to put a washer and dryer? He's got a kitchen and a bedroom.
a4a Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 That'll take what - three candles? And where on earth is he going to put a washer and dryer? He's got a kitchen and a bedroom. Geeze you are not saying you will dismiss a man because of the size of his home?......... my oh my..... from previous posts I got the idea that size did not matter to you a4a
Outcast Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Size of the receptacle matters I have always liked a lot of living space. I enjoy the convenience of having what I need at my command and that means storage. I also like entertaining. But 'in the sticks' would be the real dealbreaker for me. Rural isolation has never been my idea of paradise.
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