A Tiny House In Our Future?

[Alan]

Whoa! That is kind of crazy. I feel like I am in a pickle, as many people do, regarding housing. Here is a description of this pickle. Tell me what you think:
-Most houses are too big, cost too much, require tons of maintenance, and are pricey to heat/cool.
-Tiny houses are illegal because of zoning, require tow trucks to move, and can cause social/privacy issues
-Living in a van is for creepers (unfortunately...) in most parts of the nation, also illegal in most places; I am not mechanical either.
-Living in a teepee is a sure fire way to get Lyme Disease and/or hypothermia and/or arrested
-Living in an apartment is giving your money to a landlord with nothing to show for it at the end (but do I want "something to show for it" at the end?)
-Living in an RV is expensive and has many complications that tiny houses and vans have
-Living in a house with room mates is often rather horrible because "hell is other people" and this is still like renting an apartment, though often cheaper
-Living in a teardrop trailer also shares many tiny house, RV, vandwelling issues; and you need a car (at least) to tow it.

So what is a workin' man to do for affordable housing that does not constitute a second full-time job to maintain?

"You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene"

[freshstart]

I'm leaning towards revolt because I think you would do that well but in reality, you need a place to lie your head. A condo? A small townhouse? I loved my townhouse, low maintenance yard, never in over a decade there did I hear anything through the walls and we all had dogs or kids, or both. Tons of land behind it that we could use but didn't have to maintain. $250 a yr in fees.

Whatever you do, I would make sure it's an asset, an investment, not a rental.

[Ultralight]

"You've got to accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
Have faith or pandemonium's
Liable to walk upon the scene"

Riddle me this.
Riddle me that.
I am not sure...
What you're getting at.

[Ultralight]

Why an investment/asset? Why is that important?

[Gregg]

Do people still do that?

Yea. Just not quite often enough.

[Ultralight]

Yea. Just not quite often enough.

Americans tend to be a very passive people. I don't see any revolts happening here. I think they still happen in Latin America once in a blue moon.