If you don’t already know that you can buy anything on Amazon, this post should convince you. You may expect to find electronics, toys, clothes and even groceries on Amazon, but did you know you can buy a house on there, too?
That’s right, Amazon sells home kits.
You can buy a kit that includes everything you need to build a small cabin home and have it shipped right to your home for free. That’s a pretty good deal, right? Who said you can’t build a home on a budget?
The cabin kit includes everything needed to build the shell of a home. Since it is a cabin, it doesn’t even need to be finished on the interior. The cost of the kit is around $19,000, and that includes shipping. The kit is designed to be put together by anyone with a little bit of construction skills. Still, some people may be better off to hire a contractor to complete the home.
It may sound easy enough, but building a home is no easy task. There are still a lot of tools and equipment required and if you don’t construct it right, it may not pass zoning codes or even withstand the elements or everyday wear and tear. Still, it could also be the perfect way to test your construction skills.
It comes with all the precut lumber, windows, and doors.
It even has a ladder for the loft.
According to the company that sells the cabin kits, it should only take two to three days to build the cabin. Of course, these times are going to vary. If you want the company to construct the home for you, it will cost you a couple extra thousand dollars.
There are a few others thing you may want to consider adding to the home to make it more comfortable.
The kits themselves are affordable, but they don’t include insulation, furniture, water, electric and sewer hook-ups, or appliances. These small cabins also don’t include laundry rooms or bathrooms.
While a house this size may be ideal for a single person or a couple to live in (see the lofted bedroom in the above picture), they are probably not big enough for families. They are perfect tiny houses though and could be an affordable way to invest in homes that could be rented out or used as cabins near a lake or other area.
The tiny house trend has really taken off in the last five years.
People are ditching their big houses, expensive mortgage payments, and high utility bills for small houses with smaller bills. Of course, they also have to ditch a lot of their personal belongings to make living in a tiny house possible.
Some people even opt for putting their tiny houses on wheels and pulling them behind their trucks and around the world. These little cabin kits could be converted into tiny mobile houses fairly easily. In fact, many people are using them for just that.
Of course, these tiny cabin kits aren’t for everyone.
That’s OK, though; the company has many other cabin kit options to offer. For the price of a new car, you could own a new home. People are going crazy for these kits, and Amazon is shipping them out as fast as they are ordered. The company also sells shipping container homes for around $36,000.
Similar home kits are also available on eBay and other websites. Could this be the new trend? Will there be entire neighborhoods of tiny cabins popping up on the streets? It looks like it’s very possible thanks to Amazon.
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