Live Simple
Web and SaaS
tiny home marketplace
SHOW HN2015
80points
52comments
#335of 2,565 in 2015
Top 14%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Idea: 4 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Listings look great and the site is nice
From 3 comments
This is AWESOME! Great listings already.
keehun on HNFeature request: sort results by price (ASC/DESC). Looks great BTW.
Abundnce10 on HNNice site and cool listings but I don't quite understand. AirBnb is for short term rentals / sharing places. This seems to be a site to buy houses. Or am I missing something?
rsp1984 on HN
Objections
Prices seem high for the size
From 3 comments
The prices seem kinda ridiculous, or is it just me?
sixQuarks on HNWhat do these things sell dollar / sq foot? Some quick calculation show about $240 / sq foot. Better then SF bay prices but probably not better than most of the rest of the…
source99 on HNI am indifferent until I see the overcharging, but maybe overpaying is because of tiny wallet/bank. Disclaimer: builder
bcook on HN
Confusing comparison to Airbnb; site seems to be for buying houses
From 3 comments
Nice site and cool listings but I don't quite understand. AirBnb is for short term rentals / sharing places. This seems to be a site to buy houses. Or am I missing something?
rsp1984 on HNHow is this anything Airbnb like?
aw3c2 on HNYou're not alone, same confusion here with the analogy.
aerovistae on HN
Tiny homes often conflict with local zoning and ordinances
From 3 comments
As a person who recently had my house evicted from the land it was sitting on, I encourage you to read your local ordinances carefully, prepare for a legal fight, and don't talk…
beatpanda on HNIts sort of crazy that this style of living isn't allowed by many local ordinances. There are tons of folks who could put these up as guest houses or detached offices and be…
zer00eyz on HNI have no experience living in one, but my understanding is they can be hooked up to services if you desire. The reason they are on trailers is because the person who invented…
Mz on HN
Requests
Sort listings by price
From 1 comment
Feature request: sort results by price (ASC/DESC). Looks great BTW.
Abundnce10 on HN
Questions
Are there tiny houses in or around Germany?
From 1 comment
Are there more tiny houses anywhere in or around Germany?
kossmoboleat on HN
Alternatives named
Airbnb
From 2 comments
Looks fun. Wouldn't be surprised if AirBnB took this idea though and integrated into their platform.
benbristow on HNHow is this anything Airbnb like?
aw3c2 on HN