A small house as a second or vacation home

If you're thinking of a second or vacation home, you should definitely be looking at small house plans as many of these plans work exceedingly well for a mountain or lake retreat.

I was looking checking out some small house plans earlier today and found several in the 600-800 sq. ft. category that I thought would make really fun second homes.

For example, one small house plan was for a house of 800 sq. ft. with two bedrooms and one bath and a footprint of just 30'x36' (see illustration, below). It seems to me that a house this size would make for an excellent vacation home as it could be built in a very small space .








This particular plan even calls for a porch in front and a screened porch in back - great for sitting out in the evening and enjoying the night air without having to enjoy mosquito attacks.

Could you build that vacation or second home without spending a dime?

I didn't think it was possible to build a doghouse, let alone a real house, for free until I ran into this book titled "How To Build Your Free House."

The guy who wrote the book, E.S. McArthur, says he will guarantee you can own a brand new, high-quality, custom-built dream home in just a few months. He also says that this new house could cost you nothing.

Is this too good to be true? I would think so except for the fact that he guarantees his system. So, if the idea of a free house interests you, Click Here! for more information.

The new urbanization and the small house

I have been reading more and more about the "new urbanization."

The online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, defines the new urbanization as New Urbanism believes in shifting design focus from the car-centric development of suburbia and the business park to concentrated pedestrian and transit-centric, walkable, mixed-use communities. New Urbanism is an amalgamation of old-world design patterns, merged with present day demands. It is a backlash to the age of suburban sprawl, which splintered communities, and isolated people from each other, as well as had severe environmental impacts. Concepts for New Urbanism include people and destinations into dense, vibrant communities, and decreasing dependency on vehicular transportation as the primary mode of transit."

Whew! That's some definition.

IMHO, a small house plan fits into the new urbanization because in many cites and towns you can still build a small house close to shopping, theaters and parks. This is because there are often still small lots available - lots that would never support one of those 3,000 sq. ft. houses that builders so love.

If you're into "green," you should especially consider a small house and a small house plan because a small house requires so much less energy to heat and cool.

We're currently looking for a lot in our town on which we could build a small house. In the meantime, I actually found a book that guarantees you can build your house free.

Is this for real?

Well, the guy who wrote the book, E.S. McArthur, says he will guarantee you can own a brand new, high-quality, custom-built dream home in just a few months. He also says that you can own that new house for just 58% of the price you could immediately refinance or sell it for ... or even better, that new house could cost you nothing.

Is this too good to be true? I would think so except for the fact that he guarantees his system. So, if the idea of a free house interests you, Click Here! for more information.