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A woman in Rhineland-Palatinate built a Tiny House for 120,000 euros and plans to be debt-free by retirement. Another woman in Stutensee is looking for a plot for a mini home.
Interest in Tiny Houses is growing in Germany. A resident of Rhineland-Palatinate built a 30 sqm home for 90,000 euros, with the plot costing 30,000 euros. Construction took six months, and heating is provided by a pellet boiler. She plans to fully repay the 120,000 euro loan before retirement.
Meanwhile, Wiebke Huss from Stutensee, who previously lived in a 120 sqm house, plans to move into a Tiny House upon retirement. She has already started looking for a suitable plot. Huss notes that a mini home can be equipped without barriers.
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Wiebke Huhs, who previously lived in a 120-square-meter house, plans to move into a tiny house for retirement. She has started looking for a suitable ...
Wiebke Huhs, who previously lived in a 120-square-meter house, plans to move into a tiny house for retirement. She has started looking for a suitable plot. Huhs notes that the tiny house can be made barrier-free.
A resident of Rhineland-Palatinate built a 30 sq m house for 90,000 euros; the land cost 30,000 euros. Construction took six months, heating is by pel...
A resident of Rhineland-Palatinate built a 30 sq m house for 90,000 euros; the land cost 30,000 euros. Construction took six months, heating is by pellet stove. She plans to repay the 120,000 euro loan in full by retirement.
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