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Squirrel moment: RVs can be very comfy. Dear friend went to visit family 12 hour drive away. Family rented a self contained RV for her & parked it in their driveway. She was thrilled with it.
By the time the HOA had a meltdown, she was home & RV returned to Rental Company.
It sounds like a great option for you. My son and his wife live in downtown Atlanta. There is a house a couple of blocks from them that has 2 tiny homes in the back. The proximity to East Lake golf club and local shops and restaurants make it very desirable.
Interesting.
Every family has their āwaysāāmine certainly does. A friendās children had similar concerns.
My opinion: they didnāt want to adjust to reserving momās beach condo in advance else it may be unavailable.
Btw she now reserves a couple weeks in the summer & a couple weeks in the off season for family use. Everyone adjusted.
My dad thought crazed lunatics would rent my suite. Yeah, crazed lunatics are going to register on Airbnb and pay $$ to come kill and dismember a complete stranger.
If someone had told me in 2000 that by 2020 Iād be a retired teacher and strangers would be paying me to stay in my guest room and to also board their dogs in my home, all facilitated by computer programs used on devices that would fit in my pocket, Iād have thought they were tripping. Literally. On acid.
Absolutely. And it makes me want to slap them. 
I think the idea of a tiny house is a great one and the area looks gorgeous. Iād love to know why the daughter thinks no one would want to rent it.
Rather than researching other STR accommodation nearby, Iād suggest that working on an excellent marketing plan would be a better use of time.
In 1926, Nichola Tesla predicted self driving cars, remote controlled robots (drones, cars) and smartphones. He was labeled āeccentricā. I canāt imagine having his creative foresight. Iāll bet more than 1 25 yr old rained on his ideas.
@LisaCharlie As @jaquo encouraged: build on your vision. As @Kkc pointed out, 20 years ago, most of us couldnāt envision earning a living or having a gig job doing rentals as we do now
I had a useless garage thing in my backyard which I converted to a studio cottage.
I am beside a railway line. Thereās a comment on my listing about the noise. A recent guest review said they didnāt hear the trains. Yay.
Quite a few people were negative about it. You really donāt know until you open for business.
My mother said that Iād shown up everyone who said it wouldnāt work. Weāve been booked solid for 6 months. We are a half hour drive from the touristy part of the Blue Mountains of Sydney and thereās a lot visitors can enjoy locally too.
I think itās about the styling and the love and care you put into creating the space. Best of luck !! X
I love your place! Thanks for sharing! How many square ft is it? Does it have a kitchen or kitchenette too?
Your daughter sounds like a āknow it allā ā
I was one at 25. Iāll bet @Sparky_O_Reilly you were too. We thought we were āso adultā. Now at 61 I realize how foolish I really was and sometimes still am.
At least obnoxious know it all youth have the excuse of youth. Nothing more annoying to me than older people who think they know it all and donāt have any excuse. The older I get (63 now), the more insufferable Iām finding a lot of āolderā people. I never long to be around old people but I sure miss young people, no doubt a function of having been a high school teacher.)
The older I get the more I understand how little I really know. And I agree, people who think they know everything as adults have even more to learn than I.
Mom was a high school teacher then occupational guidance counselor. Dad taught high school industrial arts.
Mom loved her students. Her reputation was āshe was tough & meanā. She started the school year as a royal terror then softened up. She never had any serious student relations problems.
The only difficult thing for her about retirement was she missed her students.
Since itās Motherās Day I thought Iād share.
Sound like a perfect plan!!
Thanks Lisa!
I tried to answer from my email.
Has little kitchen and bathroom.,
Not sure of the square footage. About the size of a garage. 4m x 7 m maybe ?
Thanks Lisa!
My daughter helped me with the styling.
Yes, it has a kitchenette and small bathroom.
Thereās nowhere really for an easy chair, they have to do that outside or go out and enjoy the day !
Sure, We rented in Arizona this winter in Tucson with a one room separate apartment for $70/ night. It was small but had refrigerator, toaster, Kuerig, sink, microwave. Your unit has a great view. I would Airbnb that unit in a Harare beat.
Make sure it is 100% clean. A baby in white clothes needs to be able to crawl across the floor and still be perfectly white. Cleanliness is the number one factor. Good luck and let us know how it works. Regards, Curt
This is exactly the kind of place I would want to rent. It looks unique, secluded and exotic (to me anyway!)
I think it would be fabulous and you will book up quickly!
