Now You Really Can Put Mom Out in the Backyard, But Comfortably in Granny Flats

Let’s face it, a major challenge for baby boomers today is how to balance aging parents’ need for greater care with the desire to preserve their independence. For a variety of reasons, it is not always possible to move parents into a growing family’s home and assisted living facilities are very pricey. Why not take a page from the UK and consider Granny Flats?

Sometimes referred to as a relocatable home, this living option is basically a pre-fabricated small cottage or cabin that will easily fit in many backyards. The “Willow” is a single bedroom cottage that can sleep as many as four. It has a kitchen with cook top and oven, a bathroom and comfortably sized living and dining areas.

If more than one person will be living in this new cottage, there are other kits that are available to be built that will more than do the job. While the basic “Willow” model is available for under $50,000, the larger versions can be had for under $10,000 more and feature more rooms and better features.

Some people may want to actually build their own and you will have no problem for choices to do so. These Granny Flats are a little more expensive, but they are much larger and will create a more comfortable environment for anyone living in them. If someone has special needs, this can also be accommodated with these special kits.

Granny Flats give true value for the money because for all intents and purposes, they are ready to move into the moment that they are put down. There is no need to look for doors, windows or bathroom furnishings because everything is in there. After you fill up the fridge and put a sofa in there, you are ready to watch the football games!

And do not forget that Granny Flats are not just for elderly relatives. It would also be a great way to give your college aged child a place of their own while still being able to keep an eye on them. Another purpose would be to put one down on a piece of land that you own instead of absorbing the huge costs involved with getting a house built. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

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