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DAn L.
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  • Petaluma, CA
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Renting Shed homes

DAn L.
  • Property Manager
  • Petaluma, CA
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I've been building some tiny homes the size of a shed (using the footprint of a shed, so no permit), and so was wondering if I could rent these out to people, for rental income, and if so, what would be a fair price per month?  I can produce 10 at a time.  I've streamlined the process and taken everything out that is not absolutely necessary.  No bathroom (I guess they could use a camping or composting toilet) and no kitchen (can plug in a fridge or hot plate/microwave).  There is no plumbing.  Only electricity that plugs in with an extension cord on the side.  

My first units are on trailers.  After some thinking, I decided to go with a fixed foundation, like the above, because it can be assembled on site in about 3 hours, and you can't get a trailer into a lot of back yards.  

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Highly unlikely codes will permit occupancy. To say nothing of the neighbours reaction. NIMBY.

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