Plans for Small Inexpensive House Designs

• plans for small inexpensive house styles;
• a little Mortgage; and
• a dash of your personality?

Your Perfect Small Inexpensive Home, free of the  financial strain of large mortgage repayments, suitable for your lifestyle and needs.

Simple Small House Plans - Basic Starter Homes
(click on any picture to explore the design further)

So you're a traditionalist and need a cheap house to keep you warm and dry without the frills and doo-dads?

Start with a basic home, especially if this is your first one. The simpler the design, the less expensive it will be for you to build.

















 
DIY Your Small House

If you're inclined to do a little DIY and the building regulations in your town allow it, you can make it as inexpensive as possible by exchanging your hard work for savings.

It's nice to have "brand new" and "pretty, shiny things" in your house but balancing the cost of these luxuries against a mortgage weighing you down for the next 30 years ... are they really worth it?

• Use recycled materials (recycled houses are cool), such as wood, brick and stone (from old houses or buildings that have been torn down) to build house frames and internal and external walls.  Big savings for you.
• Get a few qualified tradesmen friends together for a house- building party (naturally, providing the beer and a barbeque to say Thanks!).  And Voila! You save on labour costs.
•  and ask for help from your neighbours and local residents in your area to find building materials and anything else you need for your new small home.  It's all FREE!

Making plans for small inexpensive house building pays off!  As a long-term reward for your thoughtful planning and a bit of leg work, your (smaller) mortgage and repayments will be easier to bare!  You'll feel pretty good about yourself too for being a DIY genius (nice perk, eh?).  Bragging rights, yeah!



Living in small houses with space to spare

Plans for small inexpensive house designs don't need to be pokey if they're well-designed and make clever use of available space. I'm partial to simple small house plans with inside and outside space in which you can live comfortably.  For example, a porch or verandah, enclosed or simply covered by a roof, will extend your living space making your house seem roomier.

As your biggest costs will come from building the main house, you could leave the porch covered by the roof intially. Then, when you save a little more cash, have it enclosed and improve the value of your small home without incurring further debt.  Ensure that your house plans include this proposed future addition.

A covered porch or two also gives you a quiet retreat for a bit of "you time" should you ever need it.

Some days a person just wants to sit and contemplate life, play the guitar or drink a soothing cup of tea as the afternoon wanes into night.  Where better to do this but on your own small house porch!













How to get this neat little small house


Plan to Build it for the Future

Your plans for small inexpensive house designs don't begin and end with just building the house. In order to keep your investment saving you money, planning how your small house can continue to serve you and your family is really important too.

Saving money on your mortgage is a fantastic thing and it puts you ahead of the game straight away but there are other ways to save long term too!

Thinking ahead to include the changes your life may experience will help you choose plans for small, inexpensive house designs with important life factors in mind ...

Make plans for small inexpensive house variations :

• Will you live in your small home during your retirement years?
• Are you planning on having children or adding an elderly parent to your existing household?
• Do you have visitors (like family or friends) regularly staying overnight? 
• Do your pets need a sleeping/living area for when the weather's bad?
• To combat the almost certain rise in the cost of utilities (electricity and gas) are you considering wiring your house for alternative energy sources?
• Can you delay your gratification, save for 5 to 7 years or so and buy your house for cash as an alternative to a mortgage?