Tiny Rental Houses

I'm still searching for a place to rent so Peter and I may safely seclude ourselves away while stinky people wander into my house with the possibility of purchase. I decided I can't put my home up for sale without moving out first. How do I sell a house with this restriction:

 

No smelly people entering my sanctuary.

 

 

 

Right there I've eliminated 80% of prospective buyers and nearly all real estate agents. I might not ever be able to sell!

 

So for the last six months I've been searching for a rental. Here are my requirements:

 

1.) Clean. I don't want to see any evidence of smelly pets, rats, insect infestation, mold or general dirt or garbage. It would be nice if it wasn't a crack house or meth lab, too.

 

2.) No carpet. Preferably tile, hardwood, or softwood floors. Linoleum maybe.

 

3.) Non-toxic heating and clean electricity. No oil or gas.

 

4.) Non-smoking.

 

5.) Not newly painted.

 

6.) Pets. No dogs on the property, but Peter must be allowed.

 

7.) Neighbors. Not close by and not trailer trash. Lots of land would be nice, but obviously difficult to find without added rental costs.

 

10.) Must have Internet service.

 

 This is a very tall order. The difficulties I'm finding are the contradictions. If I want clean, then I can't have a pet. If they allow a pet, more often than not the previous renter had a pet or smoked.  Or select only any six of the ten, but you don't get them all!

Another consideration is size. I want to try living in a tiny house. I'm not sure I can even do this, but better to find out now. Since I still have my house and all its expenses until its sold, less expensive rent would be nice. This fits perfectly as a smaller house is often less expensive to rent, naturally. One prospective landlord right away asked me, "How much furniture do you have?" He kept repeating how small it was, not convinced that's what I really wanted.

The last consideration is appliances. It would be nice to have a washer and dryer on the premises so I don't have to use a smelly laundromat, but if it's a tiny house, I doubt if there is enough room for these luxuries. In fact, the few tiny houses I am finding often don't have a stove/oven or full-sized refrigerator. Several tiny houses for rent didn't have toilets!

OK, OK, I can't be too picky and since this is a temporary rental, I'm flexible on appliances. Well, I do want a toilet. I'm surprised there are tiny houses out there and there are few that fit my budget. My definition of "tiny" is anything under 500 square feet. The ones that seem the nicest are very expensive. Also, finding a tiny house that doesn't have a crazy landlord is difficult, too, but I keep trudging onward.

 

I might have found one! A little cottage in the middle of an organic garden. Only 230 square feet. It doesn't have a washer, dryer, stove or oven, but it does have a refrigerator, toilet and a shower. When I asked if the property had dogs roaming free, the woman told me it was a dog-free property with only one rabbit. RABBIT? What? Did you say RABBIT? It seems she has an old rabbit, too.  I like rabbit people. Here is a photo of the cottage:

  

 

 

 

Tomorrow I have made an appointment to have a look. I'm worried the owners are serial killers. Crossing my fingers everything works out just fine.