Reply #27: Yeah, that's small even for NYC, and...

[TreasonousBastard]

it's too damn small to live in. It's around the size of a camper top for a pickup truck. (A sheet of plywood is 32 sq ft, BTW)

For 24 grand, you can buy a used camper, or just get a van and trick it out. At least then the thing can move around and you got showers at truck stops and campsites. I know someone who bought a piece of a mountain in upstate NY and lived in a school bus for a year.

Pacific Dome is one of what seems like a brazillion prefab companies coming up with all sorts of great designs. I know a guy who works for an outfit in PA that's been selling more conventional prefabs for years and seems to be backordered.

There's someone buying up a bunch of those shipping containers clogging the ports and turning them into housing. You can connect them into fun designs.

If I had my druthers, I'd think of a berm-surrounded home to reduce heating and cooling costs, or maybe something underground with a small living area on top of it. I like the small-footprint idea, and efficiency is paramount with me.