Living By The Beach For $1,600/Month In Santa Monica, CA | Unlocked
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- In 2022, Sung Yoo moved from New York to Santa Monica, California - into a 140-square-foot tiny home. She currently pays $1,600 a month for rent. Take a look inside the minimalist space, which is smaller than the average size of a parking spot.
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Living By The Beach For $1,600/Month In Santa Monica, CA | Unlocked
She works for herself, she’s bringing in a lot of money, while saving a lot too! She’s killing it glad to see that she’s not spending nearly $5000 on housing anymore!!
170K income isn't extremely high for a white collar professional in that area of CA but still a very comfortable income for a person without children.
@@davidmarvy6788seek help
@@davidmarvy6788 wow 😩 please get therapy.
She looks lonely is the tiniest cage
@@pearlhappyhourhe is right!
Wow they are really glamorizing that tiny space. I lived in a tiny studio and was going crazy after some months due to lack of space. Things like cooking, or having guests over, were very difficult
It could work if you just eat out with friends
it's not for everyone .
A tiny house is worth it in Santa Monica, great location, lots to do, perfect weather. I live in a big house and the location is mid, not a lot to do and the summer heat has been awful.
Same. I live in a studio apartment and it gives me both depression and anxiety. I honestly don't like it at all. Small space like this is ridiculous after a while.
I think as long as it was nice outside, I would be fine.
So, we're just going to ignore that this person is 40!!??? 😍
lol she looks 25 but her eyes saying "i've been through a lot"
Asian kekkei genkai
I said the same thing. She definitely acts her age but looks 20 years younger than what she is
Once you get there you’ll find that 40 isn’t old. I’m 43 and people generally have no clue.
@@k8schmate I'm too, but still.
shout-out to the videographer that shot this.. great job in capturing Sung Yoo's minimalist and earthy tone design in this beautiful TINY home 😀📸📹
And her awesome nail design!
Go visit her she like chocolate man.
@@503zzachbtch what that gotta do w anything
@@drtakeyobich Hey btch, are you jealous? 🙃
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I prob can't do it personally, but for how tiny the home is.. it is quite modern and more spacious than I expected. Great location too
Her coming from New York I am pretty sure she is accustomed to small spaces.
I would totally build a tiny home in the backyard. And add utilities to it by the official route. And charge nice amount of rent.
God bless her, she’s 40 and looking healthier than most 20 year olds smh
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@@M-gd6owjust Coreans.
@@M-gd6ow Yep, she's cute 😁
40! She looks in her 20s❤
She is quite beautiful.
SMH. I am amazed, mesmerized and inspired by Sung. She has found her safe space, happy spot, where she can thrive and what works for her.
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I can't believe we're really celebrating renting out a parking spot for $1600/mo.
Here in NY they cleared a parking lots next to a shopping mall and put in$3k+ a month apts... they were sold out before they were completed.
Yeah but it’s Santa Monica not some podunk town
Santa Monica is expensive, why do you find it surprising?
@@thumpthumptv1651 Because they're glorifying slumlordism.
It is kinda funny how the garages next to her got more space.
I admire the zen which allows her to so neatly live in such a small space. Also it's nice that this landlord didn't turn this into an airbnb but instead chose to do housing.
….
Turning it into housing is clearly the more money driven option…
Very beautiful space I could see myself living in something like this, but I would need a kitchen of some sort
Basically I’m a 40yr old women with no kids or a family an all the men I been with left me because I’m so beautiful an submissive, caring, supportive, smart, loving to them so I decided to be independent an buy a small house and ladies u should do the same we don’t need no man let’s just be lezbos 🤷🏽♂️
There's a lot of regulation against Airbnb in Los Angeles, so the landlord may not have had a choice.
@@randomguy8524 You can tell she's a disagreeable type of woman. The only thing left she has going for her is that she still looks young for a 40 year old. Most likely going to be a cat lady.
This space amazes me! I moved to SM years ago and never looked back, living here has been a truly healing experience. 🥰
Jeeeez. It's crazy to me that $1600 per month is considered "cheap" nowadays...
How about I just camp on the beach for free.
She makes about 15k a month and her rent is only 1600.
If I was her I would have opted for a normal living space with heating and cooling.
@@Matt90541she mentioned she had 2 other homes in other cities, she could be saving up for mortgage.
It wasn’t clear but I think she makes over 170k in revenue. When you run a business it’s usually list in revenue and not net profit, unless otherwise it says net profit.
@@Matt90541 @CAtoDC Understood. People that don't make that kind of money get really @$!*ed in California, don't they?
@@pete122506 she said she lived in NYC for over 14 years paying 4K in rent, seemed like she’s taking home a lot of it if she opted for a apartment for 4K a month when it’s not difficult to find a place under 3k
Love the outdoor space! I recently bought an apartment. Unfortunately, I'm severely claustrophobic so can never live in a small space. Her bedroom is giving me anxiety just looking at it because of it's size and not having any windows. It sucks to have such irrational fears.
At least you acknowledge it's irrational. That's first step. It has a door that she is in control of.
I don't think it's irrational at all - no windows is actually potentially dangerous.
in China living is small space is usual for Chinese
Love seeing people don't go crazy on spending while they can have almost everything they need. I love the brightness of the inside of the house.
The rent for it alone is $1600 per mo. That's over $19,000 per year flushed, right down that always covered toilet.
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This is so well design and beautiful! Tiny living is the way to go!
This is inspiring. Thanks for sharing!! Love this.
Love - what has meaning in your life vs what is just nice to have - intentional living. I will start with - what is NOT nice to have first. Very inspiring.
She is gorgeous.
YEP
It looks so clean and charming, and considering that she lives in a warm climate, she can be outdoors often. I think she should put some plants in her outdoor space, like against the cinderblock wall.
It's not really 1600 a month is it, if you also have to pay 236 per month for storage space to keep your stuff in?
Technically the is rent is 1,600. The extra storage is just because she wants to keep that stuff.
I’ve lived in a place way smaller than hers in New York and it was quite an experience. I’ll never forget that period of time in my life.
Would you say it was a positive or negative experience?
@@dayglodoggy
Positive experience. Very free and independent. It was hard initially but you get used to it. I think she just lived in a small place because she chose to and not because she has to. New York is a place you want to be if you like to live in small crowded places.
@@georgemaximus694 Interesting, I think you hit the key - it's easy to live in a small dwelling if the surrounding area is the type of place you want to be. IF you want a city with all it has to offer - living in a small space in NY is fine. IF you want beach - living in a small space in Santa Monica is fine. And so on for mountain areas, desert, whatever environs you want. It's living in a small space in a dangerous area that is miserable.
She lives in my area. And that rent is a steal. Her place is either a stand-alone tiny house or simply an ADU. An ADU is an Accessory Dwelling Unit--a building (usually a garage or shed)--that got expedited permits to be transformed into a rentable space. It's a way the city government has motivated homeowners to build housing that could be used to ease the housing crunch. There are many of those being built. My next door neighbor just finished hers. And the neighbor two doors down just started a week ago. But one thing about her place: It's not protected by rent control.
Go visit her
It has no stove/real kitchen, so that probably does make it an ADU.
Honestly the place looks rly well designed and put together. Kudos!
Of course it is it's 2023 in Santa Monica, goes without saying.
Nothing in Los Angeles is well put together.
@@karlabritfeld7104 Good thing this is not Los Angeles.
I love how they want us to normalize tiny home living.
That bedroom is ridiculous...
@@robertlopez9347 I was going to rent out a little part of my house like that for 400$ but decided it was inhumane
@@alexgeezy5466 some people do t mind being in small spaces and I’m sure someone would be happy to find rent for $400. Different people have different preferences.
@@alexgeezy5466bro when I lived in S.M it was for the grind and pursuit of becoming someone in life, plenty of people will reduce a comfortable lifestyle to achieve their goals. Rent the space out someone will take it
1600 for that ☠️. This is why I need to be a millionaire
I have a tiny house here in texas that I use as a weekend getaway home. It was $48k all appliances included with high end finishes. I purchased a land in the woods with creek at the back for $25k . CNBC if you like a tour let me know.. tiny house living is the best !
Really cool!
That's not a tiny house, that's a shed.
Agree 💯
Really beautiful…..we are just used to buying & needing too much🕊️
this is AWESOME. I love the minimalism. Definitely great for a single person that wants to live simply and save money at the same time. Congrats on all her success!
SUCCESS ?🤔
It's definitely not for everyone but you seem to really embrace it! beautiful space.
The fact that this still costs $1600...
for real. and idiots here are eating it up without question
Wow that’s the energy, i love her approach to simplicity and elegance at the same time. No cluttering. Utterly beautiful living space ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lol. Her crap is in a storage unit.
"Utterly beautiful?" No. More like spartan.
Love the house and also your living style. The one fly in the ointment is the $236.00 a month for a storage shed. I did that one time in my life and learned my lesson.
I'm sure when all is said and done, she's probably forking out at least $2,500 on monthly expenses. Not so cheap when you consider you can get a full size apartment else where for $1,500.
@@thedrunkweddingphotographer Especially since he works from home so she could move to a more affordable area
Yeah but she’s making at least $11,000 per month after tax so it’s still super cheap for her
@@thedrunkweddingphotographernot in LA tho. $1400 for a room with a shared bathroom
That 236 sounds like a good deal. Probably makes her save space.
4:20 DO NOT stand on a swivel chair!!!
I was thinking the same thing, that is an accident waiting to happen.
Thank you for sharing your stay in sunny Santa Monica, CA.
I’m so grateful for seeing this 🙌🏽
No way I’d ever live like that but kudos for her
Why you need more space? what for?
Shes 40?!!?!??!?! She looks 28!
Asian genes man
Have you met Asians before??
Fascinating and well done.
I enjoyed this. Thank you. 😁😁
I've lived in a small shoebox size home and now currently a big home and I cant say i'd go back. The whole living small just doesn't do it for me. I have a friend like her though who lives a tiny minimalist lifestyle and thats good if you can deal with the limited space.
Word.
I love seing people choose happiness over anything else 🙌
YES GUYS!
if you think living alone in a 150 SQ FT converted garage at 40 years old is happiness... you should get out more often.
@@snap392 your standards are different than everyone standards. Instead of worrying about her happiness based on the size of her apartment... worry about how closed minded you are.
How do you know she's happy?
@@BlowitAllUp yeah, ok... she is showing her miserable living conditions...
love it. and that outdoor space is adorable.
I have lived in Santa Monica, CA for almost fifteen wonderful years and my rent for my rent controlled one bedroom apartment ten blocks from the beach was below 1k a month. Good times. Santa Monica used to be magical. Go figure now lol
It's a cute little space. I'd probably take advantage of the outdoor space it I had this kind of housing.
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What an amazing location. I lived very near the same location a few years ago and miss it every day
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How do you know where this is located????? They don't tell you. It is somewhere that is 8 minute drive to the beach in Santa Monica.
These are known as ADUs or Granny flats and they're usually less than 500 square feet. They're also built on the same lot as a single family home and back in 2018 the governor passed a law making it easier to build them as part of a solution to the housing crisis happening in California.
I’ve been living in cottages since ‘16. I put close to $5k in savings every month & I too have a storage unit. And…I’m turning 40 in a couple weeks. I relate to everything she said 😂
Wow! What a woman; smart, determined and innovative! Thank you for this video. Rooting for her continuous success!
after living in NYC micro apts, this is a steal! 👏🏾
As someone that lives in a tiny house this is totally glamorized. Where are the extra bed sheets, and extra toilet paper and paper towels, socks and underwear, casual clothes, cleaning supplies etc. It’s almost as if this was staged and it doesn’t look lived in. But I guess that’s what people do online. My tiny house is nice but it is cluttered for sure.
that's why she has to pay 200 something per month for storage. she mentioned that in the video too
I stayed at a hotel in Santa Monica for $500/night for something that was basically just average Marriott. Believe me Santa Monica is a dump. All the homeless people at the beach and the water is dirty. I would not even go near that beach because I’d be afraid to step on a syringe or feces or urine. It’s just not glamorous at all.
Hoooaky buddy lol
@@euphoricmonk Plus I thought people in California were relatively health conscious people. Turns out nobody there knows what gluten is. As a result, I spent most of my trip throwing up 🤢
Such a beautiful place definitely hard to come by in LA
I wouldn't call it "beautiful."
Love this! ❤
so true, I was just thinking of this yesterday. There's all these amenities & i pay a lot for it.without using them. Simplicity is key.
She is a classy lady in a classy space.
SO COOL
Classy lady, yes. Classy space, no.
Wish we had a tiny home community in my area. I recently retired and feel that I would like to downsize into a tiny home somewhere in the near future.
It's simple sell everything you have and move to a tiny house area even if it's on the other side of the country who can stop you? you are retired you're free.
Good weather is crucial for this vibe tho. Great video.
This woman is resilient!!!
I’ve lived in a small space, and it was great, and really fun to brainstorm and make everything work! We were able to pay off a ton of debt and set up for a better future. My husband and I did it with one kid too which I think is pretty impressive.
I love her space and really love how Zen it is. The only thing that would probably steer me away from her particular model is the bed would be claustrophobic for me 😵💫 Particularly the walls. They just seem to be way too narrow. Lol
How old was your child when you moved from a small space?
I love how she also has a small corner of the outdoors as well. You don’t even get that in NYC for $1600 😂 But tbh, it’s only possible living there as a single person. It’s hard to live a minimalist lifestyle as a family with a small child… Children need things to learn and play with.
There should be more "communities" (be it apartments , condos, trailer parks or tiny house villages) that have a communal kids play space for like every 4-5 small family dwellings.
for sure tiny homes aint for ppl starting a family, but for sure ideal for 1 or two ppl that prefer to live in a small house then a apartment that could be double that price or worst a rented room at that price. slowly tiny homes is more encouraged to just one or two ppl living in it since it is a ridiculous old idea of after college or similar is get good job and as soon as possible get a 3 bedroom house which is insane today unless your fortunate to afford it.
$1600 with yard space exists in outer boroughs, just not Manhattan. A growing child, no, but a baby could live there. They make really tiny cribs now and babies require stuff but they don't need much for development until they're a toddler. So might be a good way for a new family to save up for a couple of years.
It can be done if living in a warm weather outdoorsy place. We are a family of 4 plus a dog and moved to Hawaii and live in approximately 730sq. ft and thriving for the past 3 yrs. So much closer as a family literally and figuratively. Our place is thoughtful and minimal and it teaches my teens how to live more intentionally with less. It does make it easier that the weather is perfect year round and the beach is steps from our place.
There’s plenty of those for $1300-$1500 in non-Manhattan nyc
I am impressed that the zoning department allows for tiny houses to be added to a lot so close to the beach.
Back in 2018 the governor passed a law that allowed for ADU "Tiny houses" to be built on single family lots without all the local government requirements. This was done to help with the housing crisis in California and it's exploded in popularity ever since.
Hi! My name is Tamara and i'm from Argentina and I find it a super interesting idea to reduce your life to a smaller space and having less possessions because it really requires you to THINK differently.
Your way of life (which later we can ask how can be expanded to more people who may or may not want to live alone) is revolutionary in some way. It forces you to confront your needs, about what you actually use, there are no frivolous possessions. It is something that goes in a different direction from the consumerist programming of American life (and even more in a state like California) and on the other hand it seems to be something potentially great to help lower environmental impact in the coming years!
I think that as a culture we are still far from understanding that "less is more" but I seriously believe that what you are doing in part shows it. It is paradoxical that the more we free ourselves from things we do not need the more space we give in our lives to be able to think, create and have space in our mind! It is as if having fewer distractions leaves more space in our head, more 'empty space' so that different things arise: like thinking that it is possible to live in a small space.
I will be visiting California later this year! I will definitely continue to see how this community evolves! but I congratulate you and above all I share the love of what you are undertaking.
Thank you!
How nice of you to take out time to write such an encouraging and insightful comment.
I lived in LA for 35+ years and would say that's more the exception than the norm. With the recent push for more housing and for more ADU's, there will definitely be a push for more of these housing in the coming years. They will typically less visible though, since they will more likely be the backhouse.
Does she really have less possessions though? She rents offsite storage for $236/month ... that's alot of storage.
This is one smart girl !! How many people can live in California that close to the beach while saving 1,000’s a month !! I would absolutely love this !!! And tiny homes are the way of the future!!!
Future cat lady.
yeah living close to the beach while saving $1k/ month is super easy, simple and normal. You just live in a tiny house and deal with that problem :))
Its super common sense :)))
@@davidpham9353wow ! You don’t have to be rude !!
@@leanneadams2549 This is a super normal comment to tell the fact.If you see this is rude, then you have a real trouble with yourself.
8 minute drive is far from the beach relatively speaking.
As a former NYer and 40+ designer, I totally love my 1400 sq foot apartment not in NYC for the same rent. Mad respect to her and the little space is amazing 👏🏻⭐️
Way to go!
For that amount, you would live in a 7 bedroom mansion in Nigeria with a swimming pool.
What a gorgeous living. This lady really knows what she wants.
A woman must be her own boss, and not depend on partner for her happiness. 😊
I think there is a huge difference between what "we need" and what we want. Some people are ok with living in a tiny house and others just need more room, I would be one of those people. LOL!! Congratulations to you, glad you can make it work and are happy.
Seems similar space with living in RV. Awesome design and not using heat/cool is superb.
I love this one, and her energy! I move to Nashville this month (woo hoo) and am literally throwing away everything. I only want to bring my bed (a king), furniture, clothes, candles, and my plants. I'll have a lot more space than her, but she is so right about living intentionally. I don't even have a table. Lol! Anyway, this woman is right where she's supposed to be. Goals!
is Nashville rich like Beverly Hills? I am seeing all these videos about people driving lambos, ferraris, etc.
She looks fantastic for 40, wow… I want to be like her when I grow up😅
You want to be a 40 year old single woman living in a tiny home? Yeah I don’t think she’s who you want to be like.
Otherwise her looks aren’t shabby for a 40 year old.
dude i just realise she's 40 when i stumble across your comment, wow that is absolutely amazing i though she was about 28~29 she definitely stunning at 40
yeah but you have to have certain genes though
What? 40yrs is nothing. Are you serious? IMO 50-60 is when you even start to show signs unless you've been drinking, obese or had a pretty rough life
@@user-zh3ow4nh3p idk where you’re from, but where i am at people in their mid 30s dont even look remotely close as her 😅
Tiny spaces are amazing and an amazing solution to our consumerist society
This one is not amazing.
Beautiful and smart! !!!
This space is so cozy and peaceful, I'd definitely live there
She is 40 and looks way younger. ❤️
I'm glad she's happy in her space. When you are comfortable where you live and lay your head, life is managed much more easily.
Excellent article
I live in santa monica in a 450 sq foot studio which cost $2200 a month. Close to the beach
She does not look 40.
East Asians don't age at the same rate as other races, well known fact.
I would love to find out what she used on her skin. I love her jeans too!
Her personality is incredible!
Good luck building a tiny house community in California. We so need it but I know when the county I live in northern California only allows ADU and has resisted communities. It doesn’t pay their pensions and perks. I lived in a 27 foot travel trailer for four years while building a house in 1989. It took us for years to build a house. We both worked full-time jobs and did 98% of the construction ourselves. It was a 2800 square-foot house so quite the undertaking. At this point in my life in my 60s, I long to go back to a simpler way of life that living tiny provides.
Love this, big benefit of having the outdoor area too. It would be great to see more homes on big blocks with wasted/unused space provide tiny home options for single people.
Amusing to see some comments here shocked yet many people live in small spaces in major European cities!
Nice. I too live in a tinyhouse in LA and it was the best decision I ever made. First thing people ask is about guest then I ask, when was the last time u had anyone on your normal house? lol I dnt bring anyone here bc people get too obsessed and its the only thing they talk about and they forget its my home, its my safe space. I love it.
It's embarrassing. Why not just invest your money so that you don't have to live inside of a shoe.
@@Blackfeet I do, with all the money I make from the tinyhouse and work I buy properties (going to my third now) and have quality life in LA which is a city I love. Besides all the travel I do every year.
Very nice tiny house. With impeccable timing I was fortunate enough to buy a 950sq ft. single family home about 10 min from the beach. My mortgage payment is considerably less than her rent and storage. I save roughly $2500 a month on 100k a year salary and own a beautiful home in a nice quiet SoCal neighborhood
I went from 1000 sqft apartment to 430 sqft tiny house at first it was very difficult but now I have adjust to living alot smaller.
Don't mean to be rude or anything. But, this design is not practical at all. No fully functional kitchen, no storage & have to pay at least 200 dollars each month for one, no proper air ventilation system and the list goes on. I think this design might work for a Muji hotel, but not a long term house.
I can assure you it gets hot AF in there. I lived in a so called tiny home for ten years and it was better than this crap, but yet, was hot AF in the summer, cold AF in the winter. And I was in East L.A.
This is very very impressive and a great move for her. She's smart, beautiful and creative. I like her thoughts on building a tiny homes community. Very inspirational! 👍🏽👏👏👏👏👏
I love how modern it is. How much did it cost to build though?
Wow! What a beautiful lady and a beautiful place to live!❤
I would take this over my crappy 340 sqft studio apartment in SF. This is much more modern, has a backyard, right by the beach and nobody on top or below you. I lived in a horribly old studio apartment on the 2nd floor of an apartment. All I saw was homeless people screaming, pooping, peeing and vandalizing the property when they got kicked out.
I've been designing and building small spaces for a few years now and I have a few rules for tiny spaces that are absolutely required: No less than the space of a 40ft container, a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with shower, small storage space, bedroom that is NO LESS THAN 10% of the overall space, an open area that is no less than 50% of the overall space, AC and heating. Anything less and it is more like a prison than home. Humans are not meant to live in confined extra small spaces for an extended amount of time. I always tell people that if they want to go small they should AT MINIMUM be ready to build a connected 40ft container space AT MINIMUM.
Could you point on how to find designs based on area and weather? I'm looking for BUILDING a tiny house in a small land in a country oversees! So I would probably need to have blueprints, design matching climate and location, know what material I need (hard to import for that country) and make it SAFE!.
I'm not a construction person, but I know some regular friends who work in Normal construction in the US.
How do I start something like that? I'm all for natural light, minimal design, wood/white/plants etc..
I would also like that it cost less than$50k (depending of course on material prices in that country which I have no idea)
Also what's the gochas? Like your comment was really helpful bc it's a big gotcha to fall for the design then figure it's not really liveable.
Thanks!
@@espressoarabic Hello. That's a lot of questions. You're pretty much asking for a project scope with designs included. Those things cost.
Start with UA-cam videos but be aware that there's much more to building tiny than just a tiny structure itself.
A big gotcha would be the roof on the container. It can be put on last and it doesn't have to be put on right away but you want to put a roof on ASAP for a few reasons, one mainly being to assist with climate control.
Very cool and simple way to live, well done.
She needs a market umbrella. That’s about it. I am working on reducing my belongings to 2 small suitcases in case I need to move to a nursing home. Hopefully I can achieve this goal in 20 years. It is quite hard to let go the beautiful things I collected for 40 years.
It's funny that her (or next door neighbor's) garage (?) next to her house is bigger than her house... lol.
But anyways, her house is stylish and beautiful!
Doesn't matter how big or small your house is, if you like and are comfortable living in it, that's all that matters!
Neither stylish nor beautiful: spartan
At 40 I hope to live in a house far larger than the one I inhabit currently. For me life is about improving and growing.
Cool, I used to live in Santa Monica in a very tiny place years ago. Shes got a really good deal overall for Santa Monica.
impressive i like it
Wow she doesn’t look a day over 30 let alone in her 40s.