Explore 225 U.S. starter and small-home concepts with example construction-scope targets from $50,000 to $250,000. Each guide identifies approximate size, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, parking scope, an exact sample cost allocation, exclusions, and simple savings milestones.
Please read the assumptions: These are early concept targets, not guaranteed purchase prices or turnkey contractor bids. Land, major site work, permits, utility connections, financing, professional services, and several location-specific costs are excluded.
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$204,625 Expanded Compact Ranch Cottage: 1,213-Sq.-Ft. Three-Bedroom Plan
$204,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1213 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Family kitchen with island or…
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$203,625 Expanded Modular One-Bedroom Cottage: 1,212-Sq.-Ft. Three-Bedroom Plan
$203,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1212 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Family kitchen with island or…
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$202,625 Expanded Prefabricated Studio Cottage: 1,211-Sq.-Ft. Three-Bedroom Plan
$202,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1211 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Family kitchen with island or…
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$201,625 Expanded Shed-Roof Micro Home: 1,179-Sq.-Ft. Three-Bedroom Plan
$201,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1179 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Family kitchen with island or…
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$200,625 Expanded Tiny Gable-Roof Cottage: 1,178-Sq.-Ft. Three-Bedroom Plan
$200,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1178 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Family kitchen with island or…
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$199,625 Comfortable Live-Work Small Cottage: 1,177-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$199,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1177 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$198,625 Comfortable Compact Multigenerational Home: 1,176-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$198,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1176 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$197,625 Comfortable Screened-Porch Small Cottage: 1,174-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$197,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1174 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$196,625 Comfortable Sunroom Small Cottage: 1,173-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$196,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1173 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$195,625 Comfortable Garage-Under Small Home: 1,172-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$195,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1172 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$194,625 Comfortable Rear-Garage Small Home: 1,171-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$194,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1171 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$193,625 Comfortable Side-Entry Small Cottage: 1,139-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$193,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1139 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$192,625 Comfortable L-Shaped Small Ranch: 1,138-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$192,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1138 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$191,625 Comfortable Courtyard-Entry Small Ranch: 1,137-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$191,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1137 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$190,625 Comfortable Connected Twin-Gable Small Home: 1,136-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$190,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1136 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$189,625 Comfortable Dogtrot-Inspired Small Cottage: 1,134-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$189,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1134 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$188,625 Comfortable Restrained Butterfly-Roof Cottage: 1,133-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$188,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1133 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$187,625 Comfortable Clerestory Small Home: 1,132-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$187,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1132 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$186,625 Comfortable Pacific Northwest Contemporary Cottage: 1,131-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$186,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1131 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$185,625 Comfortable Prairie-Inspired Small Cottage: 1,099-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$185,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1099 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$184,625 Comfortable Modern Woodland Cabin: 1,098-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$184,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1098 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$183,625 Comfortable Great Lakes-Region Small Cottage: 1,097-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$183,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1097 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$182,625 Comfortable Small Mountain Cottage: 1,096-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$182,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1096 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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$181,625 Comfortable Small Hillside Cabin: 1,094-Sq.-Ft. Two-Bedroom Plan
$181,625 starter or small-home construction concept: 1094 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms plus office or flex room, 2 bathrooms,…
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