/diy/ - Do It Yourself

As for the homes themselves, they're going to be 170 sq ft each, which seems to be the minimum required by CA building code, fully independent (no communal hot water or anything like that), and built to a custom plan similar to these two projects:
>http://www.360pix.biz/tours/cubeproject/
>http://www.carre-detoiles.com/visite/
According to a cursory search for suitable, safe, and high-quality appliances, it seems I can provide all of the furnishings for each house (including a TV, bed, chairs, space-saving kitchenware, etc, as well as a dishwasher, water heater, inductive cooktop, combination microwave/convection oven, etc) for $6500 or less without cutting any corners, leaving upwards of $12,000 for building what’s more or less just a 13’ cube.

My plan for monetizing our little commune is to charge $400 or $500 a month (about half of what I’m paying now for my shoddy 1 bedroom apartment) for rent, and work out a deal where anyone who’s stuck around for 5 or 6 years gets ownership of their home. This should net me about $200-500/month on top of what I’m getting from my job, once all four homes are completed and occupied. Hopefully being a landlord shouldn’t be too big of a hassle, since I’ll only be managing three small properties right next to my own.

And since these are going to be rented out so cheap considering what they are, I’m hoping I can be very discerning in who I choose to rent them. My target demographics here are young people just starting out on their own, especially students (the plot I’m looking at is in a rural community less than ten minutes away from two separate community colleges), as well as tinyhome and green living enthusiasts.

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