A man couldn’t find a tiny home he loved, so he built one. Now almost anyone can buy one of his sleek ADUs from $59,000.

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  • MyCabin started building prefab homes for European customers from a base in Latvia in 2020. 
  • Illinois-based PrefabPads licensed MyCabin’s minimalist designs, making them available in the US.
  • Take a look inside some of the units, which cost as little as $59,000 and can run up to $175,000.

MyCabin, a Latvia-based startup, began building and selling minimalist, Scandinavian-inspired tiny homes to European customers in 2020.

MyCabin founder Girts Draugs initially built a collection of tiny abodes for himself after he couldn’t find a vacation home that lived up to his vision. He then began selling and distributing his designs in Europe and the US.

In 2022, the company licensed its designs for structures also called accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to Illinois-based firm PrefabPads, which launched MyCabin US. The tiny home builder offers four unit options, ranging from a 132-square-foot sauna to a 682-square-foot home with two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Prices range from $59,000 to $175,000, but customization and upgrades can increase overall costs.

Clients pay for the ADU plans but are individually responsible for obtaining permits and hiring contractors for groundwork and installation. MyCabin US builds each unit at its factory in Waukegan, Illinois, outside Chicago, and then delivers it fully constructed to the customer.

As of January 2024, MyCabin US has delivered about 43 tiny homes to customers in Connecticut, New York, Maine, Utah, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

For many Americans, tiny homes are a sustainable, budget-friendly housing alternative or a way to generate extra income. As demand grows, many states have passed zoning laws to permit their construction, with some even offering incentives to encourage development.

“First and foremost, land is expensive, and mortgage rates are terrible, so people are trying to expand their property instead of moving to bigger footprints,” Anisha Seltenright, chief marketing officer of MyCabin US, told Business Insider. She said new regulations in states like California and Colorado that make building ADUs easier have helped the company expand.

Take a look inside the factory where MyCabin US builds its homes as well as five of its tiny home options.



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