Microhouse - Affordable small house design

Microhouse offers residential small house design and permitting services. We also provide a series of cost effective small house and backyard cottage plans that are offered for sale nationwide. Because these designs may be sold multiple times they are priced starting at $1,200 about 20% of the cost of a custom design. Our standard plans often provide a convenient starting point for client modification. We encourage clients to customized our designs to take best advantage of their individual sites.  Customization is done at an hourly office rate of $85/ hour. Other optional services including landscape design are also done at an hourly office rate. 

What does it cost to build a Microhouse? No firm price can be given as sites and contractor prices vary. However, given your site information and goals we are often able to provide reasonable estimates for budgeting purposes over the phone. Contact us for an estimate for your project.

Financing

Financing to build a small house can either be done out of pocket or with a construction loan. Backyard cottages because they share a lot with a principal structure, may also be funded through an equity line of credit behind a current 1st mortgage. We can recommend lenders to help you meet your specific needs.

Backyard Cottages -Invest where you live

Backyard cottages can be used as part of a downsizing strategy or to generate income. They may often be financed with an inexpensive equity line of credit and don’t have land costs, advantages over most investment property.  As a result, rental cottages can reasonably be expected to generate a net rate of return more than double most rental properties.