09/19/2026
🏡 “I found a tiny home I love. Can I finance it?”
Maybe — and with tiny homes, size matters.
“Tiny home” can describe a lot of very different properties: a small house on a permanent foundation, a manufactured or modular home, a home on wheels, a home in a tiny-home community, or something you plan to build on your own land.
Those differences can completely change the answer.
🏠 THE REAL ESTATE SIDE — Deanna
Sometimes the biggest challenge with a tiny home isn’t the house — it’s where you’re putting it.
We need to look at zoning, legal access, utilities, water and septic, permanent foundation requirements, HOA or community restrictions, and whether the home is actually permitted for that property.
🔑 THE MORTGAGE SIDE — Fadra
And then there’s the financing.
Square footage matters. Some lenders and loan programs may have minimum-size or property requirements. How the home was built, whether it’s permanently attached to the land, and how it’s legally classified can also determine what financing is available.
Then there’s one more question:
Can the appraiser find comparable properties to support the value and marketability?
A 500-square-foot house permanently attached to its land may have very different financing options than a 500-square-foot tiny home on wheels—even if they look similar.
Small house. Not necessarily a simple purchase. 😉
Before buying the tiny home or the land you want to put it on, let’s figure out whether the real estate side AND the mortgage side work.
🏡 Two Sides of the Front Door
Because sometimes that front door comes on a very small house. ❤️
📅 September 29 — Could I Actually Buy a House?
A no-pressure homebuying class for Western Colorado.