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Surviving the winter months in a tiny house These days it seems like Fall and Winter just run into each other.   We haven’t had much of the cooler temperatures to enjoy as much as it seems we should or used to.   Fall almost seems like a half of a season anymore.   We are experiencing temps dipping into the teens already here in south central PA, so we have begun our winterizing process ahead of time. Winterizing probably looks much different to many people depending on your location, I assume some are looking at arctic freezes for our friends in the far north, who need much more to beat the freeze, and maybe it's just a sweatshirt to keep warm to the lucky ones living in the far south.   But here among the valleys, rolling hills and small mountains surrounding us, we will experience issues like frozen pipes if we don’t address it correctly and timely. Again, what you have to do will depend on where you live, but there are a few things we can do to prepare.  Some
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The Houses: Egg Harbor House For the last couple of years there has been a small collection of tiny homes residing in a small community among park models in Egg Harbor River Resort in Egg Harbor Township, NJ just about 15 minutes from Ocean City, NJ. One of those homes was built by one of our local PA tiny home builders, Liberation Tiny Homes.  The Egg Harbor Tiny House was a former Air BnB located in the River Resort and has now, made it's journey to the mid-state and take up residency here at Tiny Estates for people to come and enjoy over the winter months.  If you've been wanting to try out this house you won't have to travel far to if you live in the area. The house is 28' long, which is 4' longer than the Liberation farmhouses and moderns that we also have here at TE.  Those homes can comfortably sleep four people, but the Egg Harbor house has sleeping accommodations for up to six!  Two lofts with one king, one a queen and a double pull out sofa i
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The Houses:  The Traveler We are excited to announce a new addition to Tiny Estates, the Traveler just pulled in!   It comes to us from a local builder and is an investor unit, owned by Donna Weaver.   This home is beautiful and well built and should be available for rentals very soon. This 24’ home is 245sq ft and features two sleeping lofts, one king and one queen and a sleeping sofa in the main living area.   Stainless steel appliances are featured in the kitchen as well as a large sink and propane cook-top.   There is a breakfast bar with seating for two in the kitchen area that is situated under a large window, so you can enjoy outdoor views with your meals. The interior colors are gray and white, with a sleek look.   The bathroom has a pentagon shaped shower, regular flushing toilet, sink and washer dryer combo unit. The exterior has cedar lap siding, a metal roof, a bump out for exterior storage and a welcoming red door. We welcome new investor Donn