My buddy’s blog post about the affordability of housing in Washington made me curious of whether or not I could afford one of the SMALLEST homes in all of suburban Washington DC.

I believe I have found this “home of my dreams” in Old Town Alexandria. There is a tiny house on the brick lined sidewalks of Queen Street which has been called affectionately a “spite house” –or a house built just out of spite. The house was built in 1830 by a home owner who lived next to an alleyway thoroughfare used by horse-drawn wagons. The man was sick of horses taking shits all over the walls and on the ground near his home and didn’t want to put up with any more horse-like bullshit. In response to the feces, he erected a house in between his own and his neighbor’s across the alley.

The home is  7 feet wide, 25 feet deep for a total of 325-square-foot spread out over two-stories. Its walls are still made from the neighboring homes’ exterior and still contain gouges from wagon-wheel hubs and horse ass. A family of three currently live there. Granted there may be homes smaller than this one, or in a crappier neighborhood, or perhaps buying a condo efficiency would be cheaper, but if I am going to live like I am on the bottom deck of a Carnival Celebration cruise boat I think I should at least get to live in a nice area and without condo fees.

According to Zillow.com this tiny house is worth approximately $292,000.

I can’t afford this price. FML.