My niece, Tahlia, is making great strides towards her financial future. She bought a "tiny home" in July 2020 and rented the spot in the previous owners' parents backyard. In April after a million bids OVER asking price, she bought a 1901 home in a great Portland neighborhood.
Much work had to be done for the infrastructure and coordination of moving the Tiny into her back yard.
The view from one loft into the living area.
This is her home. Before moving her Tiny into back yard. Built in 1901 and is 986 square feet, two bedrooms with one bath.
This is the back yard (so far). She wanted to put up a wooden fence to replace the 3' high chain link fence that had to be taken down to maneuver the Tiny into the back. The neighbor insisted she wanted her little fence (they don't even make that size), so Tahlia borrowed tools from the library and put up the old rusty chain link fence. Wonder Woman!
Tahlia found some greenery on Amazon to pretty up her side a bit!
She has a renter lined up for as soon as Tiny is ready. She has a roommate in the house with her. Mom and Dad are arriving soon to help get some sod and shrubs in and then I think she is ready to go! On top of all this, she works remotely (so far)(employee of the month last month!) and is very active with Ultimate Frisbee every weekend as well as community volunteering.
Youth!!!
A woman with a plan and the talent to get there. I'm surprised that the zoning out there allows her to put a tiny home in her back yard. You could never do that around here. Cut little house she bought.
ReplyDeleteLots of sweat equity!! She dug a 20' trench, 2 feet deep to run the electricity.
DeleteAs of August 1, five new types of housing are legal in all of Portland, including duplex accessory dwelling units (ADUs), triplexes, fourplexes and homes on wheels. A single family home can also be converted into multiple units for rent.
If this had not passed, she would have lived in the Tiny and rented out the house. A woman with a plan!
That sounds really good to get income with the little house. Calif. Gov. just signed a bill allowing additional units on single home properties under some circumstances. I'm not sure what our city regulations will allow although earlier they had expanded some additional type units and converting garages.
ReplyDeleteMy County has also recently voted to allow more living spaces on one lot. Tahlia's County allows vegetable gardens ini the front yard and on the strip in front of your front yard. Waste no land!
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