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Alternatives to Expensive Homes

 

Ah, the joys of owning your own home. Of course, owning a home comes with a very large price tag in many cases. Maintenance, energy costs, and property taxes are all things that most people would like to reduce. However, there are alternatives to expensive housing. In this article, I will discuss three of these alternatives.

Do you really need a large home? If you're tired of buying large houses, or you just want to save money, tiny houses could be for you. These houses come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Tiny houses can be really small, but they don't have to be. There are a variety of floor plans for the buyer to choose from, so I'm sure there's one that fits your needs.

Tiny houses range in price, depending on the size you choose from and how far it needs to be shipped. Usually, the price tag(minus shipping) seems to be under fifty thousand dollars for most models. Due to the small size of a tiny home, you will also save money on maintenance and electricity. That's always nice to know.

Another alternative to traditional housing is the dome home. Like tiny houses, the dome home is also cheaper than most traditional houses. The dome home also boasts lower energy costs because of it's unique design. Unlike the tiny house, if you want a larger home minus the cost then the dome home could be for you.

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Toronto Modular Home Additions, Prefabricated House, Second Story Addition, Design & Building - Toronto

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Home Delivery: The Micro Compact Home Comes To America : TreeHugger
Richard Horden of Horden Cherry Lee Architects, one of the designers of the Micro Compact home, has it easy compared to the others; at 2.6 meters square (8'-8') it was designed to go down any road, and he could.
Micro Compact Home (m-ch) Demonstrates Simplicity in Shelter
The Micro Compact Home (m-ch), produced by a family-owned company in Uttendorf, Austria, is an interesting example of simplicity in housing. Influenced by automotive and aviation design, the Micro Compact Home was intended as a ...
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Tiny Houses: or How to Get Away From It All by Lester R. Walker

Tiny Houses: or How to Get Away From It All by Lester R. Walker

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A Tiny Home to Call Your Own: Living Well in Just Right Houses by Patricia Foreman, Andy Lee

A Tiny Home to Call Your Own: Living Well in Just Right Houses by Patricia Foreman, Andy Lee

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Dome Living : A Creative Guide For Planning Your Monolithic Dream Home by Grones

Dome Living : A Creative Guide For Planning Your Monolithic Dream Home by Grones

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How to Live in Small Spaces: Design, Furnishing, Decoration and Detail for the Smaller Home by Terence Conran

How to Live in Small Spaces: Design, Furnishing, Decoration and Detail for the Smaller Home by Terence Conran

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A world-renowned design authority shows how to make the most of every square foot.

Whether motivated by soaring energy costs, smaller families or the desire to live more simply, homeowners are abandoning "McMansions" for smaller housing. In How to Live in Small Spaces, Terence Conran explains that what's paramount to livability is not square footage, but how the space is divided.

In this comprehensive, full color book, Conran tackles the many challenges posed by small spaces. Chapters cover s...

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