A startup's solar-powered backyard tiny home can help power the main house — see inside its first 100 prefab ADUs starting at $279,000

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person sitting outside an ADU at Cosmic's showroom in SF
San Francisco-based startup Cosmic is selling 100 prefab ADUs starting at $279,000 each in hopes of using the profit and a recent funding round to improve its manufacturing process and decrease the cost of its tiny homes.

Cosmic

A millennial couple moved into a 97-square-foot micro-apartment in Paris. It's not their forever home, but they've made themselves comfortable.

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An overview of the micro-apartment in Paris.
An overview of the micro-apartment in Paris.

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An Airbnb cofounder's new startup wants to drop factory-made tiny homes into California backyards — see inside its $324,000, two-bedroom unit

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samara two bedroom tiny home
Samara, cofounded by Joe Gebbia, is riding California's backyard accessory dwelling unit hype with its own modular tiny homes. The largest two-bedroom unit, shown in a rendering, starts at $324,000.

Samara

2 friends spent less than $50,000 to start up an off-grid tiny home. Here's how they're funding the lifestyle.

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Savannah is on the left and holds a chicken. Casey is on the right and holds a rake.
Savannah, left, and Casey, right, live in the Southeastern US.

Hey Wanderer

I regretted buying a home and now live out of two suitcases in a $60-a-night Airbnb. I've finally found my freedom, but it's not for everyone.

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Stella Guan stands outsider the tiny home she's renting in LA
Stella Guan, 33, outside the tiny home she's renting in Los Angeles.

Courtesy of Stella Guan

You can move into a 213-square-foot house in a popular tiny-home community near Tampa for $1,400 a month

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exterior of tiny home at Escape Tampa Bay
The home is located near amenities like offices and pool.

Escape Tampa Bay

A retired artist spent $70,000 resurrecting the 'holy grail' of vintage trailers and turning it into a retro tiny home on wheels

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The current owner gutted and restored what he dubbed the
The current owner gutted and restored what he dubbed the "holy grail" of vintage trailer homes.

Courtesy of Dan Reiser

See inside a 3D-printed tiny home being built to help address LA's housing crisis

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rendering of Solar Futures House
Woodbury University School of Architecture is 3D printing the exterior walls of its 425-square-foot tiny home, dubbed the Solar Futures House, as shown in its rendering.

Woodbury University School of Architecture

I got a $20,000 grant to build a tiny home on my property. It was expensive to start, but I feel secure in my old age now.

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A man and woman sitting on the steps in front of a home.
Jean Lowell and her husband sitting outside of their tiny home.

Courtesy of Jean Lowell

Renters 'almost instantaneously' claimed these 200-square-foot duplex tiny homes on wheels near Tampa for $1,300 a month — see inside the units

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tiny homes in Escape Homes' Escape Tampa Bay
Escape Homes has built what it says is the first fully electric duplex tiny home in the US.

Escape Homes' Escape Tampa Bay

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