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Rainmaker
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Do you mean the new version of 'tiny houses' or just a small house.

I remember writing a post where me & my purse couldn't turn around in a kitchen in a house I showed.  Tops 600 sq feet & I wrote about the minimum size for getting a mortgage.

Jul 02, 2016 06:25 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I have sold a few dog houses, but no tiny people houses.

No staging was needed.

Jul 02, 2016 06:06 AM
Rainmaker
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Sarasota used to have a quaint community of little people from the Ringling Bros. Circus. They are all gone now. So, no; never sold a little house.

Jul 02, 2016 05:02 AM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

700 or 800 square feet townhouse/condo was the smallest I ever sold.

Jul 02, 2016 03:55 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,785
FN LN
Toronto, ON

We have micro-condos (approx 300 square feet) in my area that have been built over the past few years.  Is your "tiny house" bigger or smaller than that size?

Jul 02, 2016 03:24 AM
Rainmaker
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

2 br 1 ba, 650 sf on a huge lot.

Jul 02, 2016 03:11 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

No, and I haven't even seen any of them in our area.

Jul 02, 2016 02:12 AM
Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

No! I do watch the show on HGTV. Not my cup of tea!

Jul 02, 2016 11:28 PM
Rainmaker
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Nope - I've never even seen one

Jul 02, 2016 09:14 PM
Rainmaker
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Small houses yes, but never a tiny house.

Jul 02, 2016 02:00 PM
Rainmaker
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

How ''tiny''? 

Are we talking about something like this? In that case: no. But I'd love to! How much house you need if you live alone? 

Jul 02, 2016 01:42 PM
Rainmaker
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I have sold small houses around 700 sq. ft. But don't think that qualifies as a tiny house. 

Jul 02, 2016 01:08 PM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I have and it sold because every piece of furniture and accessary was very small too... the homeowner had sense enough to make it look and feel spacious...

Jul 02, 2016 07:27 AM
Rainmaker
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Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Jack - I've never even been in one, but I would sell one if I had a truly insane buyer who really wanted to make his entire life as inconvenient as possible, biting my tongue the entire time.

Jul 02, 2016 06:46 AM
Rainmaker
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

No Jack Lewitz 

Jul 02, 2016 06:18 AM
Rainmaker
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

No, never.

Jul 02, 2016 04:11 AM
Rainmaker
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Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

No, I have not, and have not actually seen one here, which doesn't mean they don't exist in Tucson Jack Lewitz - how much fun would that be!  Even though I would be claustrophobic, that is only 'me', and it's 'not' about me!!

Jul 02, 2016 04:07 AM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No.  I've seen a couple <1,000sf homes/condos out here though.

Jul 02, 2016 04:02 AM
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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

The logistics of living in those tiny houses has me baffled.  Where do they store the extra roll of toilet paper.  I once saw a picture with the toilet next to the kitche.  Ick!

Jul 31, 2016 05:56 AM
Rainmaker
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Jack Lewitz I have not sell a tiny house yet.

Jul 03, 2016 03:40 AM
Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Yes. I did repairs and painting but no staging.

Jul 03, 2016 02:09 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

What's the definition of tiny?  I have sold condos that are 700 square feet and less.

I represented a bank-owned property many years ago where the official public records square footage was 442.   It was quite the memorable sale.  

Jul 03, 2016 01:47 AM
Rainmaker
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

define tiny

Jul 02, 2016 11:58 PM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Not those that they show on TV. Last time I sold something really small was a studio apartment in NYC... about 500 square feet... and that was 20+ years ago.

Jul 02, 2016 11:35 PM
Rainmaker
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Thanks for asking Jack Lewitz Lots of interesting answers here.

Jul 02, 2016 11:21 PM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

No, I've had a few homes on the small side but still palatial compared to the new tiny house craze. 

Jul 02, 2016 10:26 PM
Rainmaker
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

no

Jul 02, 2016 09:30 PM
Rainmaker
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Jack Lewitz - not sold a real 'tiny' house in size - so far.

There are some marketing gurus here in 'Rain with great advice..

Jul 02, 2016 04:15 PM
Rainer
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Carol Wilson
Your $imple Home - Toronto, ON

1. Paint the walls in light colours that are pretty.  While that is subjective, you can go for understated elegance, like white trim and a soft sage green on the walls.

2. Add beauty on the walls:  good art in the right size, shape, colour(s) and not too much of it.  Draw the eye but make it seem like the house is beautiful, don't make it about the art.  (You need the right kind of eye to do this.)

3. Many stagers like to remove the curtains, but sometimes they need to remain or better ones be put up, especially if they're truly beautiful and airy, like good quality lace.

4. Use minimal furniture and place it with skill.  For example, two arm chairs placed under a window with a small table between them can seem very warm and inviting.  Turn them a little so they seem to engage each other.  The rest of the room can be empty.

5. Have a very clean house.

This is what comes to mind immediately, but pictures of the home would or could change the suggestions.

Jul 02, 2016 02:15 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

sort of.  It was more than a decade a go and at the time was called a park model

Jul 02, 2016 01:52 PM
Rainmaker
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

No.

Jul 02, 2016 12:54 PM
Rainmaker
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Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

No. not yet.

Jul 02, 2016 10:28 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Define "tiny" ... I have sold many 1 bedroom condos 600-700 sf. 

Jul 02, 2016 07:55 AM
Rainmaker
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Jack Lewitz I haven't seen any here. The County I live in does not allow homes on wheels except for the mobile parks that are grandfathered.

Jul 02, 2016 02:50 AM