Reply #4: Ok....most shipping containers are limited to....

[catnhatnh]

(I believe) 102" maximum width and 48' maximum lenth....that said you are talking almost exactly the size of an early 60's "trailer home"...if you have ever lived in one they are slightly claustrophobic (I have) and older (say 1970) mobile homes can be bought at similar prices and in the relatively deluxe 12x60 dimension....the rub of course is zoning which will not allow older mobile homes....That said it is a nice idea but the real problem is that no municipality in it's right mind wants 5-10K housing within 10 light years of their boundaries....a young fecund bitch with a studly husband might easily pop out 6-8 bundles of underclass joy that could then use up to 40k a year in educational costs...and paying taxes on a structure with a 5K valuation Methuselah wouldn't repay their investment...it ain't pretty but it is fact...