“The average stay in assisted living facilities for seniors is
“[The] biggest hurdle to the tiny home world is ‘where can
about two years, before they often need a higher level of
I park this thing, and legally live in it?,’” he shared. ”You
care,” he says. “In SLO county, the average cost is about
have to have property, and then you’re adding a home onto
$5,500 a month for assisted living. If your parent needs
it — it’s called an ‘accessory dwelling unit,’ or ‘ADU.’ Where
care but they’re not quite ready for assisted living, or
tiny homes have been approved, they’re approved as an
they’re independent but they might need some checking
‘ADU’, so you must have a house there, first.”
in, you could rent a unit from me for a couple years so they could live in the backyard and have their own space, and when they’re done I’ll take it back so you don’t have to spend $5,500 a month.”
Pollon likes the challenge of working in the construction business and the design elements that are factored into each facet of building a tiny home. He works with his clients to get the tiny house of their dreams built in an
His prospective customers can visit his model unit to
average of about four months. Each detail of the house
check it out for themselves in-person, before making
down to the design of the sink fixtures is something he’ll
a decision. Those who are interested in building a tiny
work on with his clients, based on their budget and the
house for any reason to use in their backyard or for their
needs of their home.
own lifestyle purposes should be aware of the legalities that come with the business. On the Central Coast, buyers must be adding the tiny home onto their existing property — it can’t be the sole residence on-site.
“My favorite part of working in this business is creative problem solving.” - Pollon
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