About nine months ago, my wife and I were sitting in our large victorian home in the only room we really use. (the family room we call "the tavern room")
We were having a depressing conversation about how although we are approaching retirement age, we will never be able to retire due to our mortgage, house insurance, utilities, etc. The conversation then turned to how much space we clean, heat, cool and maintain that we never use. The guest room gets used about once a year. The dining room almost never any more. Our two daughters are grown, married and have kids. They would much prefer we come to their homes rather than pack all the kids and misc. equipment they require. lol
Most of our holidays are now spent rotating between the kids. I started looking on the internet and found this huge movement to "downsize". Tumbleweed homes are one way, but a little TOO small for our tastes. But small is ok. I played around with some designs and drawings until I came up with the perfect home for us. 540 sq. ft. We found some land, bought it and started construction on October, 2011. We are just about done. All that remains is the well and septic, and of course............a chicken coupe.
We hope to move and put our current home up for sale some time in early August.
Tim and Leslie
We were having a depressing conversation about how although we are approaching retirement age, we will never be able to retire due to our mortgage, house insurance, utilities, etc. The conversation then turned to how much space we clean, heat, cool and maintain that we never use. The guest room gets used about once a year. The dining room almost never any more. Our two daughters are grown, married and have kids. They would much prefer we come to their homes rather than pack all the kids and misc. equipment they require. lol
Most of our holidays are now spent rotating between the kids. I started looking on the internet and found this huge movement to "downsize". Tumbleweed homes are one way, but a little TOO small for our tastes. But small is ok. I played around with some designs and drawings until I came up with the perfect home for us. 540 sq. ft. We found some land, bought it and started construction on October, 2011. We are just about done. All that remains is the well and septic, and of course............a chicken coupe.
We hope to move and put our current home up for sale some time in early August.
Tim and Leslie
