Vancouver 'micro-lofts' billed as smallest in Canada

[Baloo]

The suites, which range in size from 226 to 291 square feet, go for an average of $850 per month, including cable and internet.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/12/19/bc-tiny-apartments.html

My garage is bigger !

[Leon]

If there is a market for it, I don't have a problem.  Not everybody needs a lot of space.  Maybe you could rent your garage out to a family to live in

I know somebody in Montreal who told me about this website: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/ a couple of years ago.  He was thinking about building a couple of these little houses in his garden and renting them out to students.  However, he ended up abandoning the idea because of legal issues.

[Baloo]

Certainly gives a good indication of local accommodation prices.

I already have projects active on accommodation that use intermodal shipping containers as the main structure.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=container+homes+images&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=0t7xTsHlAubz0gGC-PWUAg&ved=0CC4QsAQ&biw=1790&bih=1064

[YorkFactory]

This is a rather ugly side of the housing bubble.