Besides water damage, the one thing that you get on laminate is a tiny bit of lifting on the edge, particularly if there's a lot of flexing.

I suspect that the partial culprit is an enormous tree in the tiny backyard that is maybe 6 feet from the house, but don't know much about this type of thing.

Then you have a similarly priced new build a tiny bit farther out and they are the same price.

The premiums I've paid vary substantially, from next to nothing, to 50% or more on the tiny parcels, but lets say, average 8-10% or so.So this means you'll likely lose a little money if it gets redeemed the first year (many do). 

In the next 6 months (or sooner) I plan to convert the workshop space into a studio/tiny house so I can downsize and rent out the "big" house.

In addition I live in a teeny-tiny travel trailer in the mountains.  

Do you all know if Tiny homes are possible in B.B.?

With a tiny bit of filtering, you may find that 50 to 60% of what you find will also have decent skin in the game. 

I want to then build a tiny house on the property.

Macon GA is tiny place that not many people have heard of.Try that.Darrell