Tiny Floating Home Tour (Part 1 of 2)

[2turtlesdo]

very,very,nice.. makes me think about moving out of my rv. and my sea kayak would be the perfect transportation.. thanks for you insight! it is refreshing.

[dcox01]

Stephanie. What did it look like when you finished?

[ripedreality]

you walk so slow.

[paridisegrowth]

very cool

[Mr420rush]

i love your voice

[MegaDeathwarrant]

what are hoa fees usually worth?

[jdempseybass]

It's a weeping cherry

[connberkshire]

lol j/k- bet you save a ton on lawncare

[connberkshire]

lol trailer park of the sea hahah

[assman255]

wheelchair access?

[hererd5]

@assman255 the ramps can do that

[OnePeopleOneChina]

Hahaha! People on land pay MORTGAGE fees, but "you" H2O people pay MOORAGE fees!

Btw, why not install a marine wind turbine (built for boats) on your roof? Much cheaper than solar, but wind not constant. If you can afford it, put a solar panel on the slanted part of your roof. : )

[OurFadedGarden]

I believe that was a weeping cherry.

[impulse120291]

you sound hot

[dannyjamesharris]

I just love Stephanie's little houseboat, how I have always longed to live a life on the water - Enjoy your little home, can't complain at $580 in moorage fees/month for that way of life, I would easy pay double that to live a life like yours, enjoy!

[margowsky]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. I think it's cured me of my desire to live in a floating home. The views are all of the other little houses. Unless you get an end spot you might as well be living in a condo complex on dry land where it's easy to get your furniture and groceries inside. Even on the roof the views are not even remotely interesting.

[KwartzKitten]

Whoa! Took me a few seconds to realize those weren't regular houses...

[mothertory]

This is beautiful...

[AwohaliSagwu]

I was guessing it was a weeping willow but it's really hard to tell from a video....

[procommenter]

When you flush your toilet you are never sure.

[porpoisefathom]

I built and lived on three houseboats, I lived year round and paid no moorage or other fees. once you have lived on the water--you don't ever want to go back!

if anyone seriously studies the advantages of a water dwelling--how can you choose anything else!?

[applesweeter]

These houses reminds me about my holiday in Maldives.

[amberjackass]

or some type of dogwood.

[peasantperson]

Your voice is enchanting.

[yacanleaveyourHATEon]

it´s not safe for pets is it?

[matreyia]

so does the house bob up and down because it is on the water?

[clamcrabber]

very cool, that's a dream house add a kayak and I'm there.

[TheAnandaXX]

Is that a new concept ? Boats at a marina

[ravendon]

Yay Steph! You are alive! Was sad to think you were no longer updating your twitter, blog, youtube and Flickr accounts. Even sadder thinking something happened to you. We've all grown quite attached to you and Rumi.

Btw, the little tree looks like a cherry blossom as someone else has mentioned.

The US did not have any until Japan gave 3020 cherry blossom trees as a gift in 1912 to celebrate the nations' then-growing friendship.

[unm00red]

Earlymusicus, I purchased mine for 35K when it was in serious disrepair. I ended up putting another 75k into repairs/rennovations. I owned my house outright but paid $580 in moorage fees a month.

[earlymusicus]

How affordable are those houses? From the size of the sailboats, it looks like this would be an area for the very much higher-income people; certainly not for a $20,000 a year office clerk, I'll bet.

[boomtao]

I had a smile on my face during the entire video. It all looks very nice, friendly and pleasant! Thanks for sharing!

[jake92sc]

thats interesting but small place but prob not a great place to hang out with drunk people unless you swim!

[plutoplatters]

pure heaven.

[tom11r]

Stephanie  - very nice tour You should be doing voice-overs and instructions video's with that lovely voice tho - mind you with your office location lol too top that hmmm

[pokey42013]

This video should be renamed The Tour To My Little Floating Home. She Does not get to the house until the end ?

[mirandamadness748]

OMG! you drive a mini cooper make a video of that im crazy about mini coops!

[kevleitrim]

lovely home, your voice has conjured up erotic daydreams!! greetings from ireland!

[grantbond]

such a gorgeous view.

[prophet711]

Overpriced shit boxes on a sewage canal. YOu people got screwed LOL. What a waste of money. Tell those beuracrats to take their high priced property taxes and shove em where the sun don't shine. I can't believe people are this dumb. 

[BTUvsCAL]

very nice~! I wish I lived there!

[lighttekku]

my advice; show us more of the house and less of the area you live in.

[FatDaddy4Fun]

I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooo jealous! Thanks for the tour. ~Wolf

[zekehooper]

Can I ask you how much is the rent space and property taxes. Does it cost to move the house boat? Thanks.

[unm00red]

Zeke, my moorage is $512 a month. Property taxes are currently $550 a year. (Floating homes are treated as a hybrid between a home and personal property so the tax rate is lower.)

[zekehooper]

Thanks for getting back to me. The moorage fee seems high for just sitting in the water? I won't grip about my $385 space rent in the trailer park here in Bend;) Is it just that moorage place or is that the nowm for a floating house along the river? I think a regular "house" boat would be cool so that it could be moved when you wanted to have something different to look at. Still, haveing no grass to worry about would be nice.

[unm00red]

My moorage is a little higher than normal for that size space due to the fact that I'm near the end of a pier and have a killer view of the river. Keep in mind, too, that the moorage covers my water, sewage, and trash service. All I pay for is electrical and internet.

[zekehooper]

Sounds like the park I am at. I just pay for the electric and space rent. So, depending on where someone is on the dock the rent is cheaper? Can someone just moore up agains the bank along the river?

[assman255]

@unm00red why doesn't community just have wirerless?

[smartverity]

@unm00red That's more than my rent, utilities, tax and food a month combined and I'm in the UK!

[zcg3]

@unm00red Property taxes on the water?  You gotta be kiddin' me...

[zekehooper]

Such a cute house, Iwould so love to live in a floating house.  I live in Bend now but want to move some day.

[McDonaldsHamburger]

that was really enjoyable, and you have a nice voice to listen to.

[TinyHouseLover]

Awesome house, thanks for showing us :)

[MusclecarsMeditation]

SWEET!!!

[KendraBird]

Hi Stephanie: Love the video. What a wonderful way to live. I'm not too far from you in Canada on Gabriola Island BC. My wife and I built a 576 square foot house here. It's on Youtube. If interested do a search for

Gabriola Island Construction Project

Cheers,

Michael

[marinadog2121]

WE also live in a floating home community in New jersey. Our home is for sale as our marina owner doubled the slip fee to almost $1200.00 per month. We are almost ready to relocate and if we do it will not be for sale any longer. You can see it by searching :sea village marina. It is for sale for 199.000

[RazedByWolvs]

Use artificial grass for the deck. You nabors will be jealous of you back yard :)

[stuffisthething]

Looks like a cherry blossom tree from Japan.

[NomadRip]

Yes, nice place for an office, indeed! We have a lot of calm water here (hurricanes, aside ;-), but nothing like these that I have been able to find, yet.