If you’re wondering if tiny homes appreciate or depreciate in value over time, we’re here to tackle that question for you!
Roy Asks, “Do Tiny Houses Appreciate or Depreciate in Value?”
Could you do an article about whether tiny houses appreciate or depreciate in value. I would think that one built on wheels, so it could be moved, would depreciate like an RV or trailer. But one built on a permanent foundation would appreciate in value, like any regularly built home. Am I right or not? Thanks for the help.
Roy Bonnell
So what do you think? Do tiny homes on trailers appreciate or depreciate? And why? Well, here’s what we think and why:
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Unfortunately, Most THOW’s ARE Going to Depreciate In Value
Here’s Why:
Roy’s got the right idea because if you have a tiny home on a trailer, like most other trailers or motorhomes, it’s going to depreciate in value over time because of normal wear and tear.
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This 40′ gooseneck trailer tiny house is a guest question by one of our awesome readers David Haas
I’m new to the tiny house movement and am exploring tons of options for myself. I’m reaching out to you as you seem to have a ton of knowledge. I like the idea of living small but was looking for something in the range of 300-400 square feet while remaining on wheels.
I don’t plan to move it often but maybe every 3-5 years. I was curious if you’ve ever heard of someone building on a longer industrial trailer. I’m aware of the dimensions to DOT certification and was curious if you’d ever heard of anything being built on this type of trailer (40 ft gooseneck)? This trailer bed has a height of 32 inches…obviously impacting the overall height limitation but I thought it was interesting.
Thank you!
David
Building a 40′ Gooseneck Trailer Tiny House?
Great question, David! I decided to answer it publicly here so we can all benefit by talking about it in the comments and sharing any good links and resources, too. Really quick, I’ll share my thoughts below in case you’re interested.
If you’ve been looking into tiny house sleeping lofts and wondering it wouldn’t be stuffy and hot up there you’re in the right place.
I like answering tiny house questions I receive from Facebook and Email here on the blog because then everyone (including you) can benefit from it.
Today’s question is from Michael and you can read it yourself below:
Alex, I love some of the tiny house designs in your newsletter, but one issue I never see mentioned is the terrible heat problem of sleeping in a loft with no air conditioning. Anyone who has gone up in an attic of a home in the summer knows you could not live in one of these small homes.
This is a great question and I’m glad he brought it up. (Thanks Mike!)
Isn’t It Too Stuffy & Hot in Tiny House Sleeping Lofts?
