Tiny Homes Are Big in Texas—and They’re Selling ‘Rapidly’ (www.realtor.com)

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What in the dystopian hell?! 350-square-foot tiny homes...

"You can rent the homes out, cover your mortgage, and get income each month," he notes. "Those homes can be leased out for a minimum of $1,300 a month."

Mata says investors rushed in from all over the country, especially from California.

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[-] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 8 points 18 hours ago

Why would you even build these as stand-alone houses. Homes of this size make far more sense as apartments

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

you have an acre and a half, you put 3 of these granny units on and now you're a slumlord.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Since when is sense a resident of Texas.

When I was a kid, we used to call these trailer parks.

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