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Q: Do you live in a tiny house yourself?

A: We don’t. We live in a small modular home that came with the property.

Q: When you bought the property in 2008, did you buy it with a tiny house co-op in mind?

A: When we bought it, that wasn’t the plan. We just wanted the space and the freedom and the peace and quiet. We didn’t need as big of land as we got, so we have quite a bit that we’re not utilizing at all. We’ve been thinking over the last little while about different ways that we can put that to use, or use it to help others, or use it to help the environment.

Q: Where is your property?

A: We’re near Carseland. We’re 10 kilometres from Carseland and 15 minutes from McKenzie Towne (in Calgary).

Q: Who lives on the land right now?

A: So far just me and my family. My wife and I have two boys, they’re two and three months old. And we’ve got two cats and two dogs.

Q: What has the response to your Kijiji tiny homes co-op ad been?

A: Phenomenal. A lot more response than I had initially expected. We had one couple that answered our ad immediately, they came out and had a look …. They’re ready to start building their tiny home.

Q: What are people who respond to the ad saying?

A: A lot of people have questions. More so than anything, people want to know who can build this house for them. A friend of mine and I are starting to talk about the possibility that we may build some tiny houses. Somebody who wishes to own a tiny house could just purchase it from us and keep it here and be part of the community that we’re trying to build or take it wherever they find the space to put it.