Build it using a credit card instead of a mortgage. Expand into a full cottage later.

The “Micro Coach House” is alternative stealth housing designed by William Edward Summers

for easybuildingplans.com to meet the need for ultra-#affordablehousing . The cost of

construction is in about the $15,000 to $25,000 range with a design that allows it to slip without a ripple into most types of neighborhoods.

The low cost component of the concept allows a person with a credit card to finance the

complete construction without needing to get a mortgage. Since the building is so simple it can

be easily permitted as a single car garage or storage building without an inspector realizing that

it is actually a dwelling.

With the “Micro Coach House” it is difficult to see that you are looking at a residence from the

curb view. The stealth nature of the design makes the concept ideal for a survival retreat that

can be hidden in plain sight. It would be easy to drive by it every day and not see it as a

dwelling.

Although the actual living area is less than 200 square feet total it has a full bath and kitchenette on the first floor tucked in an alcove behind the single car parking section. The attic sleeping loft is accessed by pull-down stairs and has about 106 square feet of standing height room with more usable space under the sloping rafters. The building footprint is only 14′ x 26′ with a height of 16′ at the ridge.

Complete building permit application ready plans.