In today's video,
we meet a young woman who wanted a home that would give her the ability to move,
but also grow roots.
You'll see the inside of her home and also hear her explanation for the costs
and challenges that she faced on her journey to financial freedom.
So let's take a look at Adelle's ultra minimalistic tiny house life that allows
her to work less and play more.
Hey, my name is Adelle I'm out here in Stevensville Montana,
and this is my tiny home.
So I was living out in Utah and I had a 1600 square foot home.
It was quite large for my purposes.
I wasn't really using all of the space and everywhere I've been.
I feel like I've kind of always had a little bit of extra space that I didn't
always need.
So tiny living has kind of always been a dream of mine and
kind of living in a space that just fits your needs and just is only what you
need and nothing more.
Having three cats. It makes it really difficult to rent a place.
So moving into my own space and actually owning it
was really important to me to have,
I have lived in seven different States and I've moved probably over 40 times in
my life after a while it gets a little exhausting and I kind of figured, well,
why can't I bring my home with me everywhere I go?
I have keepsakes all over that
just remind me of my travels and everywhere that I've lived and kind of just
remember home.
So the whole tiny home itself is about 260 square feet give or take a little
bit, but that's just enough for me to fit two beds and have plenty of space to
entertain.
The trailer is 20 feet long and it's eight and a half feet wide.
And you'll see that the eaves kind of go out and they go about three feet on
either side to support the loft size.
Buying a used tiny home is quite a bit less expensive than buying something
that's premade or prefab.
When you're purchasing a tiny home that someone else has built.
If they don't get it certified or don't get qualifications done on it,
it can be really difficult to get a loan for a tiny home.
So the way you structure your loan can really matter.
I ran into quite a few financial barriers,
but I knew that this was the home that I wanted.
And luckily I worked with some great people who were willing to do kind of some
crazy things to allow me to be able to live in a place like this.
And I'm very grateful for their help.
One of the great things about not owing a whole lot on your home and being able
to pay it off in a quick amount of time is that gives you the freedom to not
work as much. So I get a three day weekend every weekend to go out and enjoy,
go camping, go hiking,
go float down the river and just enjoy being out here in beautiful Montana.
So when I was looking for a piece of property.
I knew that I wanted something that was a little bit out in the country.
Something that was definitely further out from people. I looked at RV parks.
I looked at trailer parks and it, it kind of, wasn't an option for me.
A place to park out here is around 400 to $500 a month.
So it's a pretty considerable amount.
I got a pretty good deal on a great view out here and I couldn't beat it.
When you live in a small space, you really don't need a whole lot.
And it kind of brings that to your awareness that, okay, if I really want this,
I need to figure out a place to put it. So do I really need it? And for me,
unless it's something that's going to get me outside or get me doing something
that I really love, it's usually not worth it for me.
My ultimate goal is to get land of my own.
And I'm saving up for a really nice piece of property with some water running
through it and everything that I need.
I really want to
create some more affordable housing in the Valley,
and be able to bring more people into this lifestyle.
One of the great things about living in a tiny home is there's tons of balance
with, uh, having some financial freedom and being able to live an outdoor life.
I feel like it brings a lot of environmental qualities out in people and it kind
of makes you more aware of everything that's around you.
It is possible and you might have to try pretty hard and it might not be exactly
what you think, but if it's something you really want to do,
it's definitely worth trying out, if you're interested.
Hope you guys enjoyed this week's video on the tiny house movement.
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