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Why the US should be more excited about tiny homes

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A small green tiny home stands out among larger pink homes surrounding it. All of these homes sit upon lush yellow-green grass.

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I saw how a no-frills garage got turned into a gorgeous apartment for cheap, and it made me realize how empty offices could easily get converted into housing, too

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The site of a garage-turned-apartment unit in Santa Clara, California.

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Junk-filled garages are transformed into luxe apartments for $150,000 in just a few weeks — take a look inside

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right is a garage before and left is apartment after in San Jose ADU
The San Jose, California garage, left, turned studio apartment, right, that Rebecca Möller's startup Symbihom converted.

Rebecca Möller

A 20-year-old student lives rent-free in a tiny home in his mom's backyard: 'Moving back home was just out of necessity'

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Majbritt and Daniel pose in front of the tiny home
Majbritt Rayas, right, bought a tiny home for her son, Daniel, to live in while he goes to school and works.

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I built an ADU in my backyard that brings in $3,000 a month. Now I urge other California homeowners to do the same.

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joyce higashi in her san jose adu
Joyce Higashi in her ADU.

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A New York-based startup offers 38 Instagrammable tiny homes and cabins. See inside 6 of their coolest offerings.

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Den Outdoor's Outpost home model

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This collection of minimalist homes with a California flair are built in a factory, trucked to their final location, and start at $1,680 per month — take a look inside

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Abodu customers Jackie, Dan, their daughter Juni and Dan's parents sit outside their Abodu one-bedroom ADU in San Jose.

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Inside California's tiny-home takeover

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Tiny homes in front of a collage of California landmarks

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A 37-year-old nonprofit exec can afford homeownership in the Bay Area only because she lives in an ADU in her mom's backyard

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the Sandoval Clark family and the Clark family
From left, Katie Sandoval Clark; Sandoval Clark's husband, Marshall, who holds their oldest daughter; Sandoval Clark's mom, Barbara Clark; and Barbara Clark's husband, Chris, in March 2020.

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I built a 655-square-foot tiny home in the backyard of my San Diego rental property and rake in $2,500 a month renting it to a college water-polo team

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Chu's ADU from the street
Eugene Chu's property and accessory dwelling unit.

Courtesy of Eugene Chu.

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