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OhNo-Really

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Wed Feb 14, 2018, 01:45 PM Feb 2018

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Wonderful! Sophia4 Feb 2018 #1
while a good intermediate step, I wonder how much these tiny houses cost. niyad Feb 2018 #2
The post says $2,200 nt Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #3
$2,200 each according to info above OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #4
I missed that on first reading--$90 month for utitilies with no shower or cooking facilities??? niyad Feb 2018 #5
Prorated for village OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #6
probably electric heat..... getagrip_already Feb 2018 #7
Not following hueymahl Feb 2018 #11
just seems high since the only utility will be electricity getagrip_already Feb 2018 #12
I believe that all religions pay for the homeless hanascar99 Feb 2018 #19
Great idea! procon Feb 2018 #8
Wow PatSeg Feb 2018 #9
I like the idea, but am concerned. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #10
City council is going to shut this down one way or another. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #13
Good point! BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #14
Back where I come from... forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #15
Wonderful, but still makes me cry knowing that this is the richest country Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #16
Good start. FuzzyRabbit Feb 2018 #17
Sometimes I am so glad that I am a Lutheran. marble falls Feb 2018 #18
Me too. efhmc Feb 2018 #20
A great idea and I wish it well. Will they have running water, toilets? How about stoves for cooking YOHABLO Feb 2018 #21
 

Sophia4

(3,515 posts)
1. Wonderful!
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 01:52 PM
Feb 2018

niyad

(120,193 posts)
2. while a good intermediate step, I wonder how much these tiny houses cost.
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 01:55 PM
Feb 2018

I know when we had a big expo here, the prices were, to my mind at least, outrageous.

Phoenix61

(17,688 posts)
3. The post says $2,200 nt
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 01:58 PM
Feb 2018

OhNo-Really

(3,996 posts)
4. $2,200 each according to info above
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 01:59 PM
Feb 2018

These tiny house camps have communal kitchens and shower/bath facilities. The residents have to maintain cleaning, cooking, etc.

niyad

(120,193 posts)
5. I missed that on first reading--$90 month for utitilies with no shower or cooking facilities???
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 02:02 PM
Feb 2018

OhNo-Really

(3,996 posts)
6. Prorated for village
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 02:03 PM
Feb 2018

getagrip_already

(17,451 posts)
7. probably electric heat.....
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 02:30 PM
Feb 2018

everything will be electric. And they assume some will have hot plates.....

Still seems high, even considering the kitchen and shower costs, but hey, it is affordable for most.

hueymahl

(2,649 posts)
11. Not following
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:42 PM
Feb 2018

Why do you think it is high? My guess is each house is being subsidized by about $120 per month. True all-in costs (electricity, maintenance, depreciation, labor costs etc.), not even counting the land costs, which I assume is being donated by the church.

getagrip_already

(17,451 posts)
12. just seems high since the only utility will be electricity
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:52 PM
Feb 2018

It doesn't look like the units themselves have running water or bathrooms. They certainly won't have cable tv.

So the only utility each unit will use is electricity, which will primarily be heat, though the shared resources will also use water and sewage.

It might be perfectly reasonable, and certainly affordable. It is a great idea and I hope it catches on.

hanascar99

(15 posts)
19. I believe that all religions pay for the homeless
Thu Feb 15, 2018, 06:36 PM
Feb 2018

as they are tax deductible businesses. Who else can afford it?

procon

(15,805 posts)
8. Great idea!
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 02:33 PM
Feb 2018

$2,200 seems much more cost efficient to get people into decent housing rather than pouring money into crappy hotel rooms or overcrowded shelters.

PatSeg

(49,726 posts)
9. Wow
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 02:43 PM
Feb 2018

It is so good to hear some good news. This is a brilliant and compassionate idea.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
10. I like the idea, but am concerned.
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:08 PM
Feb 2018

I assume fire hazard control has been addressed in some fashion, but they seem way to close to each other.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)
13. City council is going to shut this down one way or another.
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:53 PM
Feb 2018

They've all but killed anything resembling affordable housing for students and low-income people already.

Hopefully it's actually outside city limits.

BigmanPigman

(52,306 posts)
14. Good point!
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:53 PM
Feb 2018

forgotmylogin

(7,678 posts)
15. Back where I come from...
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 04:01 PM
Feb 2018

...we call that a "trailer park".

Good on them, though. Anything to get people off the street and into a place to call home.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,959 posts)
16. Wonderful, but still makes me cry knowing that this is the richest country
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 04:24 PM
Feb 2018

in the world AND more importantly, before Raygun, the ONLY homeless we had in Murica were people who chose to be that way.

FuzzyRabbit

(2,085 posts)
17. Good start.
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 04:29 PM
Feb 2018

Now we need only about 100 more of these in Seattle to begin to take care of the problem.

For those of you not familiar with the homeless problem in Seattle, rents for a small one bedroom apartment start at about $1200 -$1600 a month. A decent 2-bedroom is about $2400 if you have a landlord willing to negotiate.

Many working people have purchased old run-down RVs, and park them on the street. This creates problems as they have no garbage or sewer services, so their waste gets dumped on the street and sidewalks. They have to move them every few days, or their RVs get towed away by the city.

If you drive down the freeway into downtown Seattle you will see hundreds of tents set up alongside the freeway. Same garbage problem.

And it isn't much better in Tacoma, or Everett. The suburbs are starting to experience the same problems, caused by Microsoft, Amazon, and similar tech companies hiring thousands of workers and paying them astronomical salaries, thereby driving up the demand for a very limited supply of housing.

marble falls

(62,272 posts)
18. Sometimes I am so glad that I am a Lutheran.
Wed Feb 14, 2018, 04:37 PM
Feb 2018

efhmc

(15,016 posts)
20. Me too.
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 11:07 AM
Feb 2018

nt

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
21. A great idea and I wish it well. Will they have running water, toilets? How about stoves for cooking
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 09:29 PM
Feb 2018
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