Clearly, renting a micro-unit in New York and building your own home in the country are two different animals.

CNN: Tiny homes hit the big city

While the amount of savings can differ greatly for a renter of a micro-unit versus a small-home owner, cost-effectiveness is definitely part of the equation in both models.

CNN: Tiny homes hit the big city

The Pyramid acts as a home base and remote control unit for the Orbit and features a custom-designed, reprogrammable micro-controller.

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