For a single person a small square footage home if well laid out with every inch of room used smartly, makes sense. Maybe 150 SQ. is too small for most people, but a 400-600 SQ. home done right from the start makes good lifestyle chooses for limited incomes....
Over the last 30 years we have seen the standard 1200 to 1500 SQ. homes mushroom to 2500 - 4000 SQ. Now with reduced household incomes, some couples or singles are rethinking the "more is better" attitude.
When we bought our 1400 SQ. home back in 91' I thought in 10 years we would move to a larger 2500 SQ. home in a development type area....Well, were still here and couldn't be happier....never made the move....good location near work, stores and freeways. And paid for...more $$$ for RVing..skiing and vacations...
We spend an average of 50-60 nights camping the last 15 years...
If we would have followed the herd and mortgaged ourselves to the limit, RVing would be limited if not at all....
Yes, something a little larger would be fine, but larger means more energy costs, taxes and payments....and working till age 70...
Another family member has one of those 4000+ SQ. in a area where it is a race to 5000 SQ....and they wonder why they can only afford a week off per year....for vacation time....And get this..They own a "large RV trailer" that has sat for the last 2-1/2 years "unused"....Not even one weekend...have to work 6 days a week to make payments ?????