![]() ![]() It wasn't long before they attracted interest, and the first guests in the tiny home stayed on New Years' Eve 2022. As well as a fully functioning bathroom and kitchen, the home has its own power, air conditioning and TV. With building work complete, Salas got to work finishing the property with all the amenities required. "So, at that point, I said, 'You know what? Let's see if we can get this rented.'" "With all the additions and everything, all-in-all, it was about $40,000," said Salas. However, by the end of the renovation the budget had been stretched. The plan was just to have the tiny home as a space the family could use when they came to visit. The budget blew up as the Salases extended the shed. "So, we had to blow out a wall in the back and extended it another eight feet by 12 to make a bedroom."Īdding more space to the tiny home took another six weeks, and by Christmas, the home was finally complete.Ī glimpse inside the $45,000 tiny home build. "I wanted it just a little bit bigger," Salas added. I used the contractor who had renovated my kitchen the year before."īy mid-October, the house was complete, but the couple decided that they needed more space. "I had to run plumbing, get the permits, electrics, everything. Salas' next step was to make it into the habitable space they dreamed of.įor the first summer, it was used as a shed only, but by 2022, the couple had saved enough money to start their tiny home project. With the movement of the fence and a little bit of work, they managed to get the storage shed into the backyard. The structure has a full range of amenities, including air conditioning and a working bathroom and kitchenette. Photos of the interior of the tiny home, which is now available for vacation rentals in Texas. "Then came Monday and she came to me and said, 'There's a storage shed in the front of our house,' and that's how she found out that I bought it." "I told her I'm gonna work on the fence this weekend," he laughed. Salas had decided to surprise his wife with the purchase, and she was understandably confused when he started taking down their backyard fence. "It wasn't gonna fit between my neighbor's house and my house with the fence." "I got home and started looking at the backyard and thought, 'Oh God, I've made a huge mistake,'" Salas said. Now the problem was getting it into his backyard. Making a lot of phone calls and organizing things, he eventually got someone to transport the shed for $500. The next step was getting it to his home around 45 minutes down the road. Daniel SalasĪfter looking around a little more, Salas made the decision to take the unit with him. In just five months, he transformed it into a livable space that is now available for vacation rentals from $74 a night. Pictures of the shed being delivered to its new home, left, and some of the work taking place inside. If he agreed to this, the seller said he would give Salas the unit that day for $1,200. When he inquired more about the building and why it was listed for such a reasonable price at $2,500, the owner explained that he had one condition: the shed cannot be taken apart. "He had a beautiful set-up, and I went to look at the shed and it was fairly new-only about five years old," said Salas. Salas then reached out and asked if he could come and see the building. "He was asking a very reasonable price for it, but nobody bought it," he explained. But it wasn't until spring 2021 that a Craigslist listing caught his eye.Ī man nearby was selling a shed, and Salas requested more information. I was doing a lot of planning and rearranged my yard into the space I wanted to use," said Salas. "I started doing a lot of research and preparing my backyard because I knew I wanted to create a tiny home. In 2020, like many of us, Salas found himself with time on his hands as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill. Tiny homes have seen a big boom in recent years as people look for more affordable housing options and ditch apartment rentals in favor of custom-built miniature homes of their own. We said then, one day, we'd love to have something like this in our backyard." "With a smaller space, we spent more time together. "We liked the intimacy," Daniel explained. Their unusual vacation property was built from an old barn that had been expertly transformed into a standalone tiny home. They are now renting it out from $74 a night. Daniel and Jillian Salas (inset top left) and a picture of their custom-built tiny home in their backyard in San Antonio, Texas. ![]()
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