I own my house outright, it's 1,400 square feet, with an acre and a half of land, and a large two car garage, with enough space to build a second floor if I wanted to do so.
It was fun for awhile, but I'm over it. I'd love to downsize, but the crappy housing market would kill me financially.
Originally Posted by
bragi
I live in an 800 sq foot condo, which is quite large enough, maybe much too large. Earlier this year, I considered selling it and living on my 30 ft sail boat, but ultimately decided against it, mostly because it would just be too inconvenient to do so with a bike. I love the boat, and could easily live on it otherwise, but not having enough room to decently store and work on the bike is pretty much a deal breaker for me. (That, and not having a hot water heater...)
I always thought it would be cool to live on a boat. A friend of mine dated a guy who kept his boat at the Charles River Yacht Club in Boston and lived on it year round. I don't know what he did for hot water.