All right, what's going on, everybody? So in today's video, I'm going to be going over
seven different types of tiny houses that you can purchase today. And these could make great Airbnb,
rental income type of properties. They could be great if you just want to live there yourself for
that minimalist lifestyle, if you're into nature, things like that. These could be great options.
And we're going to talk about the prices, features, everything like that.
But they can be very affordable. They can also be pretty expensive as well, but for the most part,
they're going to be pretty affordable. So let's jump into it. And this right here is the first
type of tiny house you can buy. It's actually a shipping container house. So a lot of companies
now are refurbishing old shipping containers and turning them into luxurious properties.
I mean, this one has a roof deck. So I guess that's just the inside of it.
Okay, so you have a bathroom. It's small, obviously, 160 square feet. And there's
lots of different companies that you can purchase these from online, and they typically come in two
different sizes. So you have 20 feet by eight feet, or the larger version, 40 feet by eight
feet. So if it's just you, the 20 foot by eight foot, that's going to equal about 160 square feet.
And then the 40 foot by eight foot, that's going to be 320 square feet. And I actually know condos
that are 320 square feet. So 320 square feet is actually pretty doable. 160 square feet might
be a little bit tough, but this thing looks incredible. I mean, look at these pictures.
So this would probably be the larger one. And they have the cool spiral staircase.
And as far as the price goes for these, they're going to be around 40,000. And because it's not
a traditional property, you're not going to get a mortgage for it. So some ways of financing it, you
can just pay all cash. You can use a personal line of credit. Some people even do social lending. You
can get obviously a loan from a friend. You can also use a home equity line of credit. So if this
is obviously your second home, you can use the home equity line of credit on your current house
to purchase this, and maybe you have a piece of land, maybe you can put it in your backyard.
You always have to check with the zoning regulations to see what's allowed. But
there's a lot of different options. And then as far as utilities, so some of these actually
have solar panels and also water collection tanks that stores the water and you could potentially
use it for showers and things like that. And then they also have more permanent types of
shipping container houses where it actually taps into the public sewer and water, and that type of
thing. And I forgot to mention with the shipping container houses. So I said 40,000 as a price, but
it's going to vary drastically. You can get one significantly less expensive, and then obviously
significantly more. It just depends on the amenities that you want in the property.
So next up we have tiny houses on wheels, and these are cool because you can just drag them
around. If you have a property or you know of a property where you can put one of these,
it could be a great Airbnb. Again, another great Airbnb type of property. And they're also fairly
luxurious. You can buy a lot of these online and they come in so many different shapes and
styles. And actually, most of them are going to be bigger than the shipping container houses.
So because it's on wheels, I don't want to say it'll be more like the RV, but it's going to
be a little bit more upgraded than some of the shipping container houses. So let's take a look
at a few pictures. See, this is amazing. I mean, that's like a real kitchen, everything. I mean,
it's almost like a little RV, but it's basically a house. So this has the whole rustic look going.
And this one's pretty cool. You can see it has the solar panels and windows.
And as far as price goes with these ones, you're going to start around 10,000. This
one is probably significantly more than 10,000, but you can get a really small one. It maybe
needs a little bit of work for around 10,000. And these are going to go up into the price
range of 40,000 or 50,000 for something like this or something that's a little bit nicer.
Next step, we have accessory dwelling units, which can be great in an urban area, because a
lot of cities now are allowing accessory dwelling units just because housing is so unaffordable. So
this can be great. I've actually seen this quite a bit in the city that I live, and you can make
some really good income off of these. So these are seven ADUs, accessory dwelling units, that you can
buy for less than a 100,000. And the thing to know about ADUs, you can really spend, 100,000,
200,000, even 300,000. These ones start at 26,000, so there's the cheap option. But if you don't need
to go crazy and you just need a small space, it can be great, because I see some people that will
build additions onto garages and turn that into an accessory dwelling unit and then run the plumbing
and make it a luxurious studio or one bedroom apartment. And obviously that can get pretty
expensive. But these are more like, I don't want to say a shed, but studio-lux,
that's a much better term for it. So this one is serving Austin and Dallas.
Let's take a look at it. So these are just really nice, small spaces. I mean, it almost might be a
good work from home space, a nice little office. And this is the showcase model. This thing
looks like it's out of the future. That thing is probably pretty expensive. But you get the idea,
accessory dwelling units, they're pretty common in the city. And if you live in a city, you should
actually try to look at creating an accessory dwelling unit. And you can often at times purchase
properties that already have them built, so that can save you some money and then you can find out
how much they were making in rent or in Airbnb. And always check the rules and regulations. You
don't want to just buy one of these and just put it in your backyard and call it an accessory
dwelling unit. Check the zoning regulations, because the laws, recently they've been changing
quite significantly for the better, in the benefit of the homeowner. So definitely check your laws
and look into it. I mean, it could be worth it. The next type of tiny house is the yurt. So
this is almost like a tent, but just a nicer version and much more affordable. So like this
article says, "Modern nomads," it'd be good for the person that's just doing their own thing
and wants some peace and quiet. So here we have these yurt cabins. And the interesting thing to
know about a yurt is that these walls are pretty durable, engineered, durable walls. This style was
actually used by nomads in Mongolia. When they're on the tundra and there's all this wind blowing
it, it can be a pretty safe place to get away from the wind and the weather. And these can usually be
assembled and disassembled within a few hours. So like I said, it's a step or two above a tent,
and these have windows, doors. And they've also been around since the '70s. So you might go to
some campgrounds and actually see these types of properties, I guess you could call it that.
See, I mean, that looks really nice. I mean, spend a week or two there. But obviously,
these are not going to typically have utilities hooked up like some of the tiny houses would.
So it's more temporary, but they're also more affordable. So these, you can really buy
around 10,000, 20,000, 30,000. They can go up in price, but you can probably get a good deal on
one of these. Next up, we have camper vans, motor homes, RVs, and also something called schoolies.
I don't know if you've heard of a schoolie, but it's basically a converted school bus. So I'll
show you a photo of those. But for the most part, we're going to be talking about motor homes, RVs,
camper vans. And these also range drastically in price. You can pay as little as $10,000,
and then you can really pay up to half a million for these. You can get some
really luxurious types of RVs and motor homes. So I'll just show you a few here.
We have the Dalbury E-Electric. So it's almost like a little tent right there, 45,000. And
here's a look at the inside. So you have a little stove, sink, everything. I guess you can stand up.
The E-Traveler Trailer, 10,000. So that's pretty affordable. You could take this around
somewhere. Go camping, wherever you go. And that's pretty cool. So, I mean, it has tons of windows,
if you find a scenic place. Then we have this van, which just looks like a normal van.
Okay, but you have some sleeping quarters. And you get the idea. These are more of the smaller
versions. And then once you get into the RVs, you can really go crazy with them and you can
spend so much. I'll show you what a schoolie is real quick, just so you have that down.
So here are some schoolies for sale. Go to tinyhouselistings.com. And I think over the next
few years, it's probably going to blow up because I think a lot of people are looking for these now.
But as you can see, it's going to range in price, 30,000, 90,000. Looks like it was featured on some
type of ... Let's just click on this real quick. So this is an actual school bus. Interesting.
Well, it definitely does not look like a school bus.
So they have a loft up here. It looks like they have nice hardwood floors, washer, dryer.
Not bad. Another thing to know about these RVs and camper vans is that when you're not using them,
you can actually rent them out similar to an Airbnb type of site. So outdoorsy.com is one
site. There's a few sites like this where you can just list your rental. And if you're looking
for something like a camper van, trailer, Class C, Class A, you can get it rented out and make
some money every single month. It's becoming much more popular, so definitely check it out.
And the last place you can actually find tiny houses is the MLS. So what you can do is you can
set up a search or you can have a real estate agent set up a search where you just do it by
square footage. Because tiny houses are going to turn a certain percentage of buyers off, there
might be less competition on the MLS for some of these properties. So I'll just show you what's
available. Let's say 200 square feet, just so it doesn't ... If I put in zero, it might pull up a
lot of weird stuff. And let's go to 500 square feet. It might pull up some condos. Maybe let's
just do fee simple and see what happens. So when I do fee simple, there's actually some properties,
and these are all houses under 500 square feet. So these could be
great little rental properties. That's actually a barn that's
actually very scenic. Wow. Just lots of trees. And there's other properties on here.
Some of these are going to be condos. So this is a studio condo for 463 square feet.
This one's actually a house, a 500 square foot house. It's right on a pond.
Again, another scenic type of property. So you get the idea. You can search through these and
you can find, really, a lot of times these need some fixing up. So you could renovate a small
house, fix it up, and maybe sell it at a premium, sell it to an investor who's looking for just a
move in ready type of Airbnb property, or just a small getaway property that they can go to on
the weekends. So thanks for watching this video, and let me know in the comment section below which
type of tiny house you would prefer and why. And I will see you in the next video. All right, bye.