THE MERITS OF
MICRO A smaller structure . . .
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costs less to build.
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requires fewer materials and resources.
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can be built more quickly.
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can often be built out-of-pocket, without loans.
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produces less construction waste.
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affords you the luxury of handpicking your materials and lumber.
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is easier to heat and cool.
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is easier to clean, furnish, and maintain.
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is easier and cheaper to decorate.
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can be built without the cost and hassle of permits in many areas.
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can often be tackled by a novice builder.
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allows you to manage, build, tweak, design, and complete the project yourself, in many cases (how many people hold those bragging rights?).
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is easier to move.
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is less site-invasive.
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poses less to lose.
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allows you to make mistakes that are less costly and infuriating.
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is easier to hide, if privacy or security is what you’re gunning for.
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is fun, in a back-to-your-childhood, small, intimate, quiet-space way.
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prevents you from being able to buy junk and things you don’t need (there’s no room for them).
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is cozy.
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is your own.
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is something you can start planning now.
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is less likely to be over-visited by the in-laws (no space for ’em!).
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