Finding somewhere legal to park is the hardest part of tiny living, which is why lots like this one are worth studying even years after they sell. This was a 30×150 lake-front lot with 57 feet of shoreline at Peninsula Point, a gated tiny home resort on a lake peninsula in Corsicana, Texas, just south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
The lot came improved rather than raw: standard RV hook-ups (water, sewer, 50-amp electric), a gravel pad and driveway, an L-shaped deck with 336 square feet of space, and a brick fire pit past the deck. The community side carried park ranger staff, a pool and pool house with an outdoor kitchen, showers and laundry, a boat ramp, fishing pier, playground, and dog park. Critically, Airbnb and VRBO rentals were permitted, so the lot could earn when the owner wasn’t there. It was offered at $110K for the lot alone or $188K bundled with an IndigoGo! towable tiny home.
Editor’s note: this lot was listed in 2023 and is no longer available. We’ve kept the post up because it’s a good checklist of what a well-run tiny home resort actually provides. For tiny homes available now, including some sited in communities, see below.
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Inside Peninsula Point: A Lake-Front Tiny Home Resort in Texas
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This is a really cool tiny house community.
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This is the unit that’s currently on the lot.
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Here are the bathroom facilities.
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This is the inside of the tiny house.
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Could you live here?
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Lot & Community Details
- Lot Specs:
- 30’ x150’ Lake-front Lot with 57’ of Shoreline
- Standard RV Hook-ups: Water, Sewer & 50 Amp Electric
- L-shaped deck with 336 sq. ft. of deck space
- Brick Fire Pit beyond Deck
- Gravel Pad for House & Driveway
- Awesome Neighbors on either side (131 & 133)
- Community Specs:
- Gated property with Park Ranger Staff
- Community Pool & Large Pool House with Propane Grills, Outdoor Kitchen, Showers & Laundry Facilities
- Community Boat Ramp, Fishing Pier, Playground & Dog Park
- AirBnb & VRBO Rentals are allowed
- Awesome Neighbors throughout the property – HOA is well run & responsive
- Corsicana has an HEB & there are tons of great restaurants within a 10 – 25 minute drive. (Check the dining recommendations on our AirBnb listing.)
What to Look for in a Tiny House Lot
- Hook-ups decide the real price. Water, sewer, and 50-amp service already at the pad can be worth tens of thousands versus a raw lot you have to develop.
- Check the short-term rental rules before anything else. Communities that permit Airbnb and VRBO let the lot pay for itself; ones that ban it make the same lot a pure expense.
- Deck space is living space. In a small home, a 336 sq. ft. deck can be the largest room you have for most of the year.
- You are buying the HOA as much as the dirt. Staffing, amenities, and how well the HOA is run drive both daily quality of life and resale.
- Bundled lot-plus-home deals are worth pricing apart. Compare the bundle against lot-only plus a home you source yourself; the spread is not always in your favor.
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My biggest complaint about RV, Mobile and Tiny parks is way too many of them are so bleak. This has a few trees along the water’s edge but where are the shade trees you can sit under when it is hot? And trees don’t just provide shade in a practical way but their aesthetics are so soothing to look at. I understand that trees can interfere with the ease of getting your vehicle/tiny on to the lot but there are some places that have managed to do both. I’m sure many will only be interested in the activities with water, and for that this seems to be a good place, but without trees and some landscaping, it’s just not appealing to me.
Well, that close to the water there usually isn’t going to be that many trees unless you’re in the swamps. Especially, if that’s salt water… Mind, if the tree dies, etc. it can fall on someone’s house or cause other damage to the property and not all trees will do well that close to the water…
However, lack of trees can also be due to regulations. Some places are prohibited to what landscaping they can do. While it can also be because of the trees themselves because of the root system can extend much further than the tree and if you do things like compress the ground over the roots you can kill the tree or as the tree grows it may cause damage to concrete pads, foundations, etc. over time.
There’s also places that it may be a fire hazard, such as where forest fires may be annual events. So keeping trees a certain distance from any structures can be another regulation to watch out for when placing a home.
Along with other issues like roads, walkways, etc. that may also need a certain amount of clearance in the area and long term maintenance requirements/costs can be part of the considerations. There’s various issues with invasive pests and diseases that attack certain trees and requires they be specially treated, which can add significantly to the maintenance/costs, etc.
So it can be a bit more than just ease of getting the homes in and out of their spot for the reasons tree coverage may be sparse… Though, sometimes it’s just because it takes time and a newly developed property may take more than several years for the trees to grow out and provide the full coverage.