With rent prices so crazy in SF that you can make $100K and not afford to live in the city I really think innovative solutions like tiny homes can be a game changer for real estate investment. There's a new tech company that uses 3D printing to 3D print a tiny home for just $10K. Even the local government in Seattle built a village of tiny homes to combat homelessness. When I was visiting a friend in DC they just opened up a high tech pod hotel called Hive Hotel and it's a concept borrowed from Japan that's been popping up around the world.
I really think that the whole tiny house community, pod hotel, and even "pod apartment" concept in densely populated areas is an incredibly interesting trend to look at. Imagine if you can purchase condemned land or apartments and transform it into a whole tiny house community. Or buy an abandoned 10-unit and turn it into a high tech 20-unit "pod apartment". These would be great options for students and young professionals and better than commuting an hour and living with 5 roommates in a Manhattan apartment. It would be great from a real estate perspective in my opinion because it would dramatically reduce the seed capital required to start investing in these expensive cities.
What are your thoughts?
