I went from a 3800 sq ft house to a 1200 sq ft condo, and I thought that was small enough, but now I think I could go a little smaller. Maybe a 700 sq ft tiny house I could put on a couple acre lot. I know a lot of these homes are built on trailers so they are mobile, but I don't think I want to move it or travel in it. I still want to travel, but to take my home with me every where I go just wouldn't be for me. I want solar panels for my electricity and a wood burning stove to heat my tiny home. You can even set up water tanks, pumps, and water heaters so you can tap into wells or city water. You can even collect rain water and heat it with your wood burning stove. Compost toilets are usually what are put into tiny homes.
Location is important if you plan on staying in one spot. A lake and a wooded lot would definitely be a must. I need to love the outside as much as I do the inside because space is so minimal. I would grow food and flower garden's on the property, and maybe learn to hunt and fish. Of course my ideal spot would be up north somewhere so in the winter I could get around on a snowmobile, and a moped in the summer. One of my luxury items would be an outdoor hot tub right off the side of the tiny house when I feel like soaking my sore muscles, which would be heated by a solar panel. I try every day to live a minimalist life style by giving up things for experiences.
