Tiny House Tour - First Resident Mary's RJO at The Cottages at Pine Lake Tiny House Community in AL
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- GoTinyCottages.com - Mary's back! You may remember her from a prior video when she first toured the property, asking a lot of great questions about the development that was to come. And now, her home was the first one ready and she has been living on the property now for just under 2 weeks. While she still is unpacking and moving in and figuring out her home and how she wants things, she let us in for a quick tour to show us her progress and some of the devices and solutions she's found to make Tiny living even easier and convenient. This video is geared towards future tiny home residents here at #TheCottagesatPineLake with lots of interjected relevant details. Thanks Mary!
You can find some of the items she refers to in the video in this amazon list I compiled here: amzn.to/3VcvdTy
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Check in the description of this video for additional details and links (like info on all the devices and solutions featured in this video by Mary). And stay tuned for Part 2 where we grill Mary with some questions from the Tiny Home Sweet Home Alabama facebook group facebook.com/groups/1568204064026376
Mary and Chase are the early pioneers of Pine Lake. She might have the best spot. If all residents are as pleasant as Mary, it will be a awesome community!
All the residents I’ve spoken with so far have been great! I’m so excited for everyone to move onto the property, get situated in their new surroundings and the community to flourish. So neat to hear about our residents already watching each others dogs and going out shopping together :)
Thanks for watching Everyone!
Mary You look so snug in there with your cute little dog. Could you tell me the size of your tiny home?
Cute little home Mary God Bless You
@@wendyshine8548 The guy said 20'. Not sure of the width.
@@countrygal3688 thank you. I know it is 8’ wide it was the length I needed. I appreciate your helping me out there.
Cute home. ❤
I realize that now. I’m very blessed I live in a section 8 apartment in Fairbanks, Alaska and I realize I’m never going to move because I’m happy right where I am. I used to dream about and I still fantasize about having a tiny home but in reality, this is all I could afford.
Don't give up hope. ❤
Thanks to Mary for sharing your home. So excited for you. Enjoy your new community
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I’m so happy for you Mary, thank you so much for sharing your lovely home with us. Your views and outdoor space are beautiful as well. Enjoy this new chapter of your life. God Bless 🤗🥰🙏🏻
Thank you for the comments!
Can someone tell me where this community is located...
@@user-fx2jm2vd2r 7826 US 72, Woodville Alabama. About 25 minutes south east of Huntsville.
Absolutely love Randy and his incredibly tiny homes ! So well built . I’m gonna get me an Randy original RJO soon
There are problems with ITH, fyi, you Cannot get Anything Soon from them
Dear Mary thank you 🙏 for your tour of your home it was so nice of you to invite all us utubers to tour it you are awesome and you have done and amazing job on your 🏡
Great job Hans and thanks Mary for welcoming us in your home.❤❤
Your place is coming along just great 👏
Thanks Hans for the video and thanks Mary for sharing your home with us. You have everything and then some, a person would need. You have a lovely home. Have a beautiful blessed night. 🙏
Thanks so much
What a lovely woman and home 🏡☀️💓, Thankyou Mary
Thank you Mary for letting us view your tiny home!
Hans I am happy you have someone who can help us with things like painting, landscaping etc.. I have my list ready for when my home arrives! I want the inside and outside painted, and some landscaping put it as well as a small deck. Also want some things hung inside the cottage. So happy to hear you have someone ready! :)
Yes we have a variety of vendors, contractors and people we’ve been working with and in discussion with about this upcoming work. We’ll have it more organized once more homes arrive and multiple jobs can get lined up in a row. 👍
Nice of Mary to open up her home and let us peek in. Good Luck in the new community. Hans sometimes you talk too much, but you will get better at this after you do a few more tours. Ask homeowner questions & let them talk!!
Stay tuned for part 2, the Q&A. The video was getting too long which is why it became 2 parts, but details are Important for those getting ready to move into their new homes. A lot of these details and glossed over often times, but I understand your perspective. Appreciate your feedback 👍
Thanks Mary for the tour.
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THANK YOU MARY AND HANS❤
Welcome! 🙏
congrats Mary
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Love your Tiny Home Mary! I hope you have many happy years in your new home! 😊
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Hans, you look so happy. Makes me smile.
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I LOVE IT ..ive seen those tiles at $Tree!!..how cute....u can paint them too .. probably....🌺🌵☕☕
Thanks, Mary, for opening your heart and home for us to visit you and see how you live in your tiny! I'm impressed at how easily you have managed to fit so much in your space! And you still have room for more storage in the vertical space in your kitchen, above your toilet tank, and on the wall behind your TV❣️ Very smart to use a multifunctional microwave/oven/air fryer, and your combo W/D is one of the nicest I've seen! I also love your tall pantry tucked behind the front door. Very smart! Enjoy settling in and finishing your tiny home❣️
Great feedback, thanks!
Looks really pretty. Well-done! Once they get "skirted" they will all look so adorable. Her dog is so cute.That's so wonderful he will have his own outdoor safe space to hang out, what a fun life she's creating for her and her pup. I love her bed area so cozy. If I had a friend over I'd want to just go for a walk around the property then hang outside. Congrats to all of you! Not living above your means is so freeing once you get thru the layers of downsizing.
Yes it’s a process but indeed so freeing! :)
Congratulations Mary on your new home, it's beautiful, thank you for sharing your home with us ❤ what you have done 🤩
Appreciate your comments!
That's a beautiful home and she has it set out so well. X
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Mary, you have done soooo much in two weeks!!! Awesome tour!!!
Right? She is after it! :)
Amazing property. Mary's home is beautiful ❤
Thank you for sharing your tiny with us.
Mary is a lovely lady and her house is adorable❤
How sweet, thank you!
@@marysarrell7705 Ditto! you and your pup are lovely. May you settle in with ease and have a wonderful Summer ahead.
She really is! I was excited to get her back on video again and show off her home :)
Wonderful
Cute and cozy. Thanks for the tour of your new home.
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Mary, your home looks great ! You've made it very pretty and cozy. Thank you for sharing with us ! ~~ Laura
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Very nice home and community 👌
Thank you so much 😊
I didn’t realize what it was for. It makes perfect sense. I would love to be able to have my own tiny home and be free to do a load of wash in my house whenever I feel like it.
Either option will be available!
Very nice & home & community! Great interview!
Congratulations Mary!
Thanks for watching!
Wow! You have beautiful scenery around your tiny home. I really enjoyed watching your videos so far and can't wait to see more. LOVE FROM IOWA! 😊❤❤❤
Thanks! More to come! Stay tuned! :)
I think if your putting up your seed money you should be able to pick your own builders .
That policy may be changing soon, stay tuned… Email me your situation: support @ GoTinyBeFree.com (without the spaces)
I hope you didn’t sign any exclusive contracts with ITH. If you did I would kindly advise you get a lawyer and file a motion to dismiss any . As it will not be good to be associated with him at this time . Never trust anyone without financial verification of liquid assists . And I would like to know Hans if this is your property out right ?
For Mary, congrats on your new home, so exciting to see the community coming together!!! Mary, consider extending the short part of your deck the full length of your house, if not around the back as well, so you have more room to grow 8nto the space, and so you have more outdoor area. And do they get bugs? Mosquitos? Consider making it all a screen porch? My grandma's place had a screen porch entry, really made for a comfortable 8ndoor/outdoor home for all seasons. So 3xcited to see how the roof pitch goes, and so excited to see this community come together!!!
Also, as landscaping goes in, consider hostas... And verigated hostas... And hostas with varieties of leaf sizes/heights... They would pair nicely with the natural vibe, and are easy to care for... And Wil stand the test of time for decades... And tall, heritage azaleas, and rhododendrons.... Factoring the full mature growth size of rhododendrons when they mature at age 80...they are about 10 to 14 feet wide... But are evergreen and gorgeous... And can be landscaped with short and tall varieties. Looks also like blueberries might do well there too... Enjoy the process, can't wait to see the lake with homes in place... So exciting
I agree with making it the length of the home . More room to move as well as for visitors.
I think you finding vendors to help your residents at pine lake to make their transition easier to move and live there great idea to help with their community
Can't wait to get there. Mary can't wait to meet everyone
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Great job Mary!! You could actually free up more space in your cabinet if you get the magnet spice holders. Just a thought!
That is on my list.
Great tip!
Very nice home, Mary! Thank you for sharing with us.
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Very cozy, and well use of space.🥰
I think so too!
Good morning Mary and Chase 🙋♀️ Thank you Mary for your tiny home 🏡tour ,really nice and organized, love the porch, can't wait to see it when finished ❤❤😊 Happy Memorial Day 🇺🇸❤️ Have a great day ❤❤😊😮
Thank you for your comments!
Very nice tiny home community 😊!
Maybe do two separate videos -one all about this site as the developer. And give Ms Mary her own video about her and her tiny home and what she loves about tiny living. I hope there will be someone to help Mary finish out her home. The guy building these should be finishing them out. The exposed screws and metal corner trim is shameful on builders part. jmo.
That's what kept the price down. He sells them made out of wood also. Also have new panels now that don't have screws but that will cost you more than this. All getting fancier and fancier as time goes on.
That’s what we tried to cover in this video; on part 2 (going up soon!) we go over lots of questions asked by members of the Facebook group “tiny home sweet home alabama” to Mary
Lovely home! Congrats Mary!
Still cant see the other two being able to have a deck. They are sooo close! Just looking at them on video I cant breath! That parking already will have issues. Too far from the doors. $10k shoul offer more space and a parking by the door. A barking dog and my $10k will be lost because I woll have to move. $300 a lot is too high for the space. Too sad because it has the potential to be a very nice community....blessings!
Nice lady, nice home.
She is, it is! :)
Looking good!!!
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worried those foundations may sink slip with the rains in that state !
We are going to have the greatest yard sale!!!!
Pairing down sale?
They are very very Beautiful❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
Good luck in your new home Mary
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Cute curtains..i love curtains
I ve been using for years in my old house ..i love the romance & function....plus saves room from a door...Mary could put a curtain for " bedroom too.....🦋
Maybe just a wooden screen door to open on cooler fall days. Great idea ❤
Came in a little late. Congrats Mary!
Hey Gereez, no worries just rewind to the beginning so you can view the whole thing!
Thank you!
@@gotinybefree just a suggestion to Mary, can she extend the toilet where the window is located to about three feet ,she can put the washing machine there and also a long cupboard for the brooms etc ,just how she add the small portion to the front as a porch where the chair was located in this video, that size j am talking about for the extension ,nice home
@@gotinybefree it won't cost her much,she will be using back the same window, she can even put a fan to suck out the hot air after bathing
Great tips about the hot water heater timer and laundry external vent. Thanks for sharing those details, appreciated.
You bet!
Thank you for sharing your home with us! Very nice. You accomplished a lot. Congratulations 🎈🎉🍾
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Well done, on the house and the property. I'd say that your property is a great option for those homes.
Thank you! 🙏 😀
That's a Washing machine AND DRYER??...0H I NEED that😯😮💨
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I like the way you set the this home higher, love the deck as well. Excellent positioning with the bay window, wonderful to see the surge protector as well Using the cement blocking, you have done it right!
Randy @ ITH doesn't watch his own comments for his community, he's not going to read them on some other persons community.
If you heard Hans he has NADA to do with the builds of the tiny homes, have suggestions issues contact builder.
On the 10.00 lowes lights he uses, he's got to put something there though if not people would complain no light in the kitchen. If he chooses a different light then there will always be someone who doesn't like that light. So he goes cheap, savings passed onto you & you can change it out to your liking.
(His same thinking process on the no appliances) He used to have appliances, too many issues I imagine...of everyone wanting something else.
Yes these phase 1 forest lots there in the northeast corner were naturally a little higher than most of the property but we brought in additional dirt to raise them still a little bit higher. Great views from multiple windows from these lots. And the trees above and all around… I wish I could better convey the beauty of this property… I’ll keep trying! ;) Thanks for your comments!
Thanks for the tour. Lovely area
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Hans and Mary. Thank you for the tour. It was an excellent tour and very informative. Love the RJO ITH. Like how Mary has customized it so far. Wish you the best in your new home.
Appreciate your feedback, thanks!
Would like to have heard Mary talk.
Stay tuned for part 2, Q&A with Mary! (Tour video was really more designed for future residents on what to expect, things to consider and some solutions Mary has come up with! When her deck is finished and she’s more settled I can go back and do a more regular type of tour where she can explain more about her ideas for the home and decorations, etc
Home cost, then $15k key money: paying for land to not own it. Plus rent $300mo. Great job, Mary! Nice home, the deck will be wonderful!
The lots in Phase 1, Mary and her neighbors, only paid $10K and get $300 per month lot rent in exchange, about half what nearby communities charge.
9:54 to see the actual tour
Hans, please let us know if you will ever accept any tiny homes from other tiny home manufacturers. I’d love a tiny home but would never purchase from ITH’s for personal reasons. Your community is looking fantastic, great job!
Clearly a collab from the beginningvbetween Hans & ITH. No need to be rude.
@@carols8842 I certainly wasn’t being rude.
@@carols8842 Project much? You're the one who's being rude.
Stay tuned, this policy may be changing soon for The Cottages at Pine Lake. There are many other tiny homes out there that need a property like ours; the demand is mounting and we have the capacity so stay tuned…
Maybe negative @@carols8842
Cool rechargeable refresher! Congrats on your tiny home. How exciting! Looks like a nice place too also, Pine Lake.
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I love Dollar tree!
These days more like 2 or 3 dollar tree though right? Still, amazing how far your money will go there, especially compared to most places!
I think once Mary has pondered and gotten all the work done on the porch, her tiny house is going to look amazing!!!! She is set up to clean and cook. Maybe have a divider of some sort between the LR and the bedroom. Was thinking a solid wood shelf that is pretty high where she can put books and plants. Believe it or not, alot of people keep their hanging clothes in the bathroom. Might give you more space to have the bed turned around. Easier to make the bed and puppy can still have a spot at one of the other windows. Check out for a small loveseat. I cant stop myself from decorating all the time. sorry. best.
Mari love your tiny home!❤ I know it looks kind of cluttery right now but it’s gonna look great after you’re done with everything. Love the deck love the park. I wish there was one like that here where I live.🎉❤ ❤❤
We can solve that problem, if you lived here then there would be one like this exactly where you live :) come on down!
ITH are wonderful. I am waiting for my RJO to be ready to move to the lake. I am so excited!! I pray it does not take forever, I am ready to go! I am ready for my life in Alabama and at the Cottages at Pine Lake!
What does RJO mean ? 🤔
It's the Model name of this home, and stands for Randy Jones Original. They come in 8x16, 8x20 like Mary's, and 8x24.
We are excited for you also!
Sorry you !ost me , you talk to fast.
Use the video speed setting to slow me down! :)
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Thank you for sharing your home. I do wonder how people in tiny houses make their beds. I like your dog bed so close to your bed.Also I love your blouse, very nice on you. Take care
I've actually made my bed everyday since I've been here. Probably more times than in the last year lol. You just decide how much you want the front to drop and hop up and start smoothing over.
Good to know Mary thanks!
I can tell you it’s much more difficult to make a bed in a tiny home loft lol. But like anything, you get used to it and into a rhythm and forget about it
You did just fine
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By the way, thank you for the list! I will definitely buy some of these items.👍🏾👍🏾
Glad you found it helpful! (For others reading this, the list of items referred to in this video is in the description area of the video). Thanks for sharing!
She's lucky she's a smaller person so she has more room in there.
I love the community. However, I would have to have a larger space at least 32 x10 with a small living space and private bedroom. Mary's place meets her needs.
The two homes too the left is too close together!! I wouldn’t like that at all
Look at their other tiny home village, you can see into the neighbor's window, from your window. Crammed together, sadly.
He's putting them close together, like at the beach in ITH around the lake. Lake lots are more expensive & that's why they are so close there.
I don't think that's the case why those homes are butt to butt close. Maybe it's a family or friends?
Number one, it's not appealing at all 😮😢
Two, to spend that kind of Key money to look so close at your neighbors face? Not a good selling point...😮
Three, deck or no deck - one does not have privacy at all being so close you can rub elbows?😢
But Hans can you address, are they going to be that close?
If by some chance you say yes, then a tall fence would have to be installed, yet still too cramped.
Will the homes be that close!???😢😮😮
@@susanlynn6545this community doesn't belong to Incredible Tiny Homes.
Very nice congratulations on your new home 🏡 ❤
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Thanks Mary for sharing your home. Magnetic blinds!! I'm headed now online to purchase 2 of them! I had previously purchased a different kind that goes over door windows but they unfortunately did not fit my door but these Magnetic ones will!! ❤
Thanks for your feedback! That’s why we do these videos to help people make more informed decisions or plans for a better tiny home living experience! :) awesome!
Thanks for the tour.
You bet
Thank you for telling me about the key money that’s expensive doesn’t seem very fair
It pays him back for the Infrastructure and allows rent to remain low. If he just charged rent, it would be $7/800 a month, being it's so close to a Major City (for that State). That's what he's said.
Very cute home. Mary would be a wonderful neighbor I'm sure. But I laughed out loud when he decribed the bull as playful! 😂😂😂
I’m not saying I’d be over there waving a red flag at it or anything lol
Let Mary talk please.
Stay tuned for part 2! Q&A with Mary’s answers
Thank you for the tour. Mary please be careful on the porch. ( If you stand up wrong, your foot might fall off the edge. Maybe they can make it a little bigger, and put a railing.)
Agree about Mary's deck, should of made a lip slope down to next level, less chance of falling
Her deck isn’t finished; as she stated in the video, she has them adding a shed roof to it and a nice railing all the way around. It will be nice!
Hope you’ll be happy with tiny house living and your new community of friends.
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Thank you Mary for sharing your home. Question where did you get your spice cabinet by the door? 👍🦋🌻🐶
Ith, it came with my model.
It is a nice cabinet and great use of that space!
This looks really interesting. I'm looking for an affordable home for my retirement. The only thing I see there I need that you don't have is high speed internet. Mary has given me a lot of ideas about how to manage space!
Hi-speed fiber 1 GB service for WiFi internet will be operational next week
Why don't you live Mary talk a little bit?
Hans addressed this multiple times in the comments. This video is to show the RJO, the 2nd video coming out will be Q&A with Mary.
Watch part 2, Q&A with Mary!
How much are these? These are great for cabin on land somewhere.
I can’t remember if I replied to you but thank you for telling me that. It almost kills me to think $15,000 is going to go down the drain.
It's not going down the drain. She gets to pay only $300/month, and will have a lot of amenities rhat the more expensive communities don't even offer at $600/month or more.
@@susanbeals7597 You have to live there for at least 4 years to recoup the $15K in the form of low rent, so if someone dies or has to leave early that is money down the drain. As for amenities, every other tiny house community , except for ITH, which has no amenities, has amenities that this place hopes to have. Please, don't spread misinformation based on your need to be a proselytizer for ITH, and now this community.
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It's paying rent in advance in full plus 300 a month on top of that.
You are correct about the rest of your post.
lol if you think you can find a piece of land and add this infrastructure and the amenities we’ll be providing for less than $15,000 and $300/mo, jump on it! None of this is cheap, it’s only possibly in volume like this and structured like this to be able to provide this at this low cost. Nothing is going down the drain, it’s all going into infrastructure and amenities for a higher quality of life years into the future. But I understand if it’s not for you as it definitely is not for everyone
@@gotinybefree If they can only live there for a year due to life change or death, that certainly is money down the drain, as they will not be there to benefit form the amenities or infrastructure, and worrying about future generations will do nothing to make them whole.
What is the 10k or 15k for? Is that in addition to the $300 lot rent.
What is on her walls? It looks like unfinished drywall but I’m guessing it is not? Nice!
The steel panels the house is made of. You can use magnets to hang things on your walls.
Yes those are the wall fasteners
Do you have on site tornado shelter ?
There is a large community safe room right around the corner and another a few streets down. Very easy and quick to get to should you desire to
The one thing I noticed was all the screws showing. If there could be a better way to have something that hides them, it would be nice. Otherwise cute!
Looks nice. I need to help her redo her curtains so they lay correctly.
You’ve got me on that one lol
Is this that pretty property that Randy visited near Birmingham, Al. I think?
Is Pine Lake anywhere near E. Mobile?
Other end of the state, 5-6 hrs away