Re-thinking the "mobile home," turning your place into a duplex, and more

… that sometimes its actually a better use of your money to rent instead of buying StreetEasy Or maybe just pack it up and move to Jersey City …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 16, 2016 - 10:59AM
The mysterious allure of #vanlife, and what we can learn from it

… of the original vanlife hashtag quit his highstress job in Manhattan and packed everything up living out of his van for … van right here in New York A man in Long Island City is currently renting out his own van on Airbnb And at only $22 a night …

By Beth Stebner |August 5, 2015 - 1:59PM
Are you cut out for tiny house living? A start-up lets you test one out for $99/night

… yesterday The project is the brainchild of Harvard grad students at the Millenial Housing Lab  who explained their … some tiny houses place them on beautiful rural land and rent them by the night to city folks looking to escape the … living Photo courtesy of GetawayMillenial Housing Lab Currently theres only one house available the Ovida named after …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 24, 2015 - 1:30PM
"Tiny House Nation" host John Weisbarth on living large in a (really) small space

…  on FYI Network you assume it takes place in New York City Where else do people voluntarily cram their whole lives into one room But no a movement to downsize from the typical … … Biggest bonus to living small … We hear that it can improve relationships You cant get lazy because there is no …

By Sharon Krum |August 14, 2014 - 8:59AM