Adorable little house in the NW: $59,900 / 400 sq.ft.

[catherine]

http://tinyhouselistings.com/dream-cottage-new-low-price/

I like to peruse the tiny house listings from time to time, and if this one were in NJ, I'd be tempted.... So you guys up in the Washington area, take a look.

[Gardenarian]

Very nice. Price seems ridiculously low from here.

[KayLR]

Except for the view...meh. Looks like a manufactured home. Not really very charming to me.

[catherine]

Except for the view...meh. Looks like a manufactured home. Not really very charming to me.

I think the gardens and the view, along with the low price tag, make it very appealing

[redfox]

Sequim is a delightful town.

[JaneV2.0]

I think it's nice--though a bit small. The rooms remind me of cabins on a cruise ship. Beautiful setting, though!

[sweetana3]

It is a "park model" mobile home. It is beautifully landscaped and she says she has lived there 10 years. I would want to ensure that the land is mine and not rented or leased. But a nice alternative for the gardeners out there.

Price sure depends on the surrounding property values.

[catherine]

Price sure depends on the surrounding property values.

Yeah, that price would barely cover the property taxes in my area (slight exaggeration, but still).. so maybe that's why it caught my eye. For the price of a half-butt luxury car you can have a wee cottage with beautiful landscape and great view.

[Tussiemussies]

The landccaping is gorgeous and really makes it. I don't care for the way the outside of the house looks but a few changes here and there with that and it would be nicer.....

[Spartana]

Cute - and just the right size for me. Love Sequim, WA too. Looks like it's in a RV resort place so don't think you'd own the lot and would have to pay a monthly space fee. Of course I'd need Sven, the hunky maintenance guy, to take care of all that lovely landscaping for me so I could spend my time enjoying the view while drinking a margarita from the front porch. Too much work may actually kill me :-)

[KayLR]

Sequim is in the Rain Shadow, and receives about the same amount of annual rainfall as Los Angeles, FYI. An anomaly for WA.

[mschrisgo2]

Wow! I LOVE the park models and I've actually been to that resort. It was a campground for motorhomes, in the motorhoming heyday of the 80's and 90's. That resort is a sweet property and those pictures do not even begin to do it justice. And that price is incredibly wonderful, compared to anything here in California. If I didn't still have grandsons in high school, that I see often, I'd move there in a heartbeat!

Interesting, this trend to turn campgrounds into more permanent communities with small dwellings. Some of them in the Pacific NW did the opposite 30-35 years ago. It makes a lot of sense, though, smaller living space and community.

[Sonora Shepherd]

Coast Village in Florence, Oregon, is an example of a former campground which was turned into a permanent community with small dwellings. The city of Florence worked with the Homeowner's Association to develop special zoning for Coast Village because the lots are small and single family zoning didn't address the needs for smaller homes to fit on the lots. If you go to any Florence, OR, realtor's website and do a search for Coast Village, you will be amazed at how inexpensively people can live there. There is everything from travel trailers to stick built homes. You can buy a lot for about $30,000 and put a park model on it for about $36,400 (that is what we paid for ours) and you have a wonderful home in a special little community. The lots are all deeded, but HOA dues are $145 a month which pays for water, sewer, garbage and use of pool, rec room, etc. This little community is becoming known for being a place to live very inexpensively within the city limits of Florence.

[Sunflower]

Coast Village in Florence, Oregon, is an example of a former campground which was turned into a permanent community with small dwellings. The city of Florence worked with the Homeowner's Association to develop special zoning for Coast Village because the lots are small and single family zoning didn't address the needs for smaller homes to fit on the lots. If you go to any Florence, OR, realtor's website and do a search for Coast Village, you will be amazed at how inexpensively people can live there. There is everything from travel trailers to stick built homes. You can buy a lot for about $30,000 and put a park model on it for about $36,400 (that is what we paid for ours) and you have a wonderful home in a special little community. The lots are all deeded, but HOA dues are $145 a month which pays for water, sewer, garbage and use of pool, rec room, etc. This little community is becoming known for being a place to live very inexpensively within the city limits of Florence.

Sonora, can you tell me more about Coast Village? Sounds like it might be a good retirement spot for me! I tried e-mailing you privately but I don't think it worked. How long have had your property there? I did a bit of research on my own and discovered it's close to town. . .how far is it from the beach? Are there property taxes?

[happystuff]

The link is taking me to a page with a house in South Carolina. I don't think I'm seeing the correct property being discussed. Is there a different link???

[sweetana3]

Try

http://tinyhouselistings.com/dream-cottage-womens-community-peaceful-country-living-cool-summers/

When I went to the site, I had to use the "find a property" feature and searched for Washington. It was about 10 or so properties down but they might scramble them for searches.

[happystuff]

Thanks sweetana3, that worked. Cute place!

[Sonora Shepherd]

Sunflower - I just answered your p.m. about Coast Village. Thanks, Sonora

[try2bfrugal]

Coast Village in Florence, Oregon, is an example of a former campground which was turned into a permanent community with small dwellings. The city of Florence worked with the Homeowner's Association to develop special zoning for Coast Village because the lots are small and single family zoning didn't address the needs for smaller homes to fit on the lots. If you go to any Florence, OR, realtor's website and do a search for Coast Village, you will be amazed at how inexpensively people can live there. There is everything from travel trailers to stick built homes. You can buy a lot for about $30,000 and put a park model on it for about $36,400 (that is what we paid for ours) and you have a wonderful home in a special little community. The lots are all deeded, but HOA dues are $145 a month which pays for water, sewer, garbage and use of pool, rec room, etc. This little community is becoming known for being a place to live very inexpensively within the city limits of Florence.

Thanks for posting that information. It is very intriguing. DH is very interested in a manufactured cottage for retirement, but I would want some place where we own the land.

We might be checking that out!

[Sunflower]

Sonora, I didn't get your private message about Coast Village. . .can you send again? Thanks