By Scott Orr | Daily Courier
Tiny houses have received major attention over the past few years, but, although potential buyers view them with fondness, these small homes often come with big problems when their owners want to place them on land within incorporated areas.
The standard American house is generally about 2,600 square feet, but the typical tiny house may be only 400 square feet. Tiny homes can be built like a traditional mobile home and then transported to the buyers’ property, or built on site.
Despite the popularity of the tiny home movement — driven by shows on TV networks such as HGTV — fans find that it isn’t easy to find a place to situate one around the Quad Cities.