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What in the dystopian hell?! 350-square-foot tiny homes...

"You can rent the homes out, cover your mortgage, and get income each month," he notes. "Those homes can be leased out for a minimum of $1,300 a month."

Mata says investors rushed in from all over the country, especially from California.

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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 hours ago

I built and lived in a tiny home for 7 years. It cost me 8,000 to build and I paid $500/m to rent the land it was on, all utilities included.

This same outrageous pricing is happening all over the country. Business owners just see a way to squeeze us over and over.