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[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

Here is a 1912 catalog that has prices:

https://archive.org/details/ReadyMadeBuildingsSearsRoebuckAndCo.Chicago/page/n3/mode/2up

~$500 For a bungalow kit. This one has the Mrs. Sunshine "Cute as a button" seal of design approval.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

Seems like that is roughly what a laborer made a year back then. 500-750 and they didn’t get raped by taxes. Now a house is probably several times what most make a year.

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I have some property that I am actually considering putting "tiny houses" on. Kind of leaning towards doing something more along the lines of industrial/mining/railroad look though, because it is zoned light commercial, so a live/work setup should work out well.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

That would be cool. I’m surprised no one is doing something like that. I’ve always thought there could be something similar for housing to a storage unit setup. At least ultra cheap rent for college kids, etc.