Category Archives: Announcements

Trends: The Office Market, Sustainability and Green Development

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

For the office market what we’re seeing is that there’s currently enough of it already built. Some consultants are encouraging companies to downsize their offices – do more in the same amount of space. Companies are also generally avoiding long … Continue reading →

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Expanding Tiny House Topics

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

I’m in my second course in my Masters program in Real Estate now. For a class on Trends and Issues, we are to blog on class discussions. Since this site is already talking about tiny house as a real estate … Continue reading →

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It’s Better To Build With This

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

I have another tip to share about materials selection but first this: While the Tiny House Design Build program has sold at $97, I was hoping to get it into more people’s hands. I’ve been busy with architecture school and … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Design Build Video Workshop Live

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

I finished the ebook on how to design and build a tiny house. I wanted to include the best pictures I’d taken but realized that just wouldn’t be practical given I’d taken over 1,000. So instead, I narrowed it down … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Is Sold

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

The buyer came and picked up the tiny house on Saturday and the wire transfer cleared this morning. It was supposed to rain overnight before the date of transfer so I moved the house to the driveway to be sure … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Is Pending

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

It was quite an interesting auction. There were over 200 people watching the auction and the end result was within $100 of the auction in January. So it would seem $4,750 was the price. Ebay confirmed it twice. The last … Continue reading →

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Second Chance Offer And Tax Answer

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

I’ve relisted the tiny house on eBay… this time with no reserve. It looks like in the 12 or so hours since I listed it, it already has 20 bids up to $1,575. If you recall, there were a total … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Contract

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

The buyer I had lined up fell through. During the process I drew up a bill of sale based on a few samples I found online. I’m posting it here for anyone else to use as a template. Of course … Continue reading →

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Accounting Error, Reduced Price

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

I based the $15,000 asking price on the tiny house was based on a summation of all the expenses I’d incurred since I began building the tiny house almost a year ago. Those expenses came out to $8500. What I … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

It was a mostly disappointing weekend. Saturday morning I rented a truck to take the tiny house down to the Austin Home and Garden Show. The truck didn’t make it once we got off the driveway. I was able to … Continue reading →

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