The Honest Home — A real home in Durango, Colorado. Off-grid optional.

— I · BEFORE PRICE —

Read this first.

A note from the owner —

The house is for sale. You've already seen the floor plan and the dimensions, and I think you're making your choice based on price and the desire to be close to nature. A piece of soul, along with time and money, was poured into this home — you'll see the result when you come and meet it in person.

I want to tell you what's waiting for you here, but before that, I need your answers to a few questions:

01
What kind of home do you dream of? Describe that place to me, and I'll tell you whether this is it. I'm not interested in selling you a place that won't truly become your home.
02
What are your expectations? What matters to you? What are your hobbies and passions?
03
Do you have children, or plans for the future? I can help you work through all the math on paper — no hidden fees, nothing buried in the fine print — so you can see crystal-clearly exactly what payments you'll be dealing with down the road.

I'd also like to offer a project to transition the home to off-grid electrical living. We're ready to design and install solar panels and the full system if you want to live more eco-consciously, and we can figure out how to add an EV charger for your car as well.

For an additional fee, I can fully design the interior to your vision — taking into account all of your needs and your budget. Everything will be backed by fair, honest pricing — that matters to us.

What matters to us is that this home becomes a real home for you — not a financial prison, and not a place that ends up disappointing you. That's why I'm ready to listen.

We can also help and explain how to raise chickens and feed them organically, help you set up a greenhouse, why drip irrigation is worth installing for watering your plants, assist with general homesteading, share rabbits with you and build cages for them, and support you at the start of your journey.

We can also replace an old fence or patch it up. You can let us know which of the above you're interested in, and the price for the house will be tailored specifically for you — you'll get rid of the hassle, and we'll get to do what we do best.

The only thing you'll have to pay extra for is materials, if new ones are needed. But we can also use reclaimed materials that are still durable and strong enough to serve you well — and those will be free of charge.

— The Owner

DURANGO · COLORADO · 2026

— II · THE HONEST MATH —

We don't hide anything.

Slide. Compare. Decide. Real Durango numbers — sourced from the La Plata County assessor and current Colorado mortgage rates. Check our work.

— TIME HORIZON —

10 years living here

3102025

— COMPARED TO REAL HOME @ —

$ 400,000

$200k$400k$610k$700k

DURANGO 2026 MEDIAN: $609,700 · LA PLATA TAX 0.24%

— YOUR ENERGY USE —

Monthly consumption 800 kWh

200800 mobile1,500 AC2,500

Electric rate (buy) $0.135 / kWh

$0.08LPEA $0.135$0.20+

Sell-back rate (surplus) $0.04 / kWh

$0 (lost)$0.04 LPEA wholesale$0.135 full retail

What the utility pays you for surplus. Most CO co-ops credit at retail up to your usage and at avoided cost (~$0.04) above it.

→ DERIVED MONTHLY BILL $108

— OPTIONAL UPGRADES —

+ Solar & off-grid system

Replaces some or all of your bill

+ EV charger

$2,000 install · home charging
Adds ~3,500 kWh/yr to your usage

— OUT-OF-POCKET SAVINGS · OVER 10 YEARS —

$200,000

stays in your pocket — money you would have given to a bank, an insurance company, or the county.

— WHERE IT COMES FROM —

— CUMULATIVE OUT-OF-POCKET BY YEAR —

Two paths, year by year.

Trailer $400k home Savings zone

yr 5HOVER YEAR

$0TRAILER · CUM

$0HOME · CUM

— ONE HONEST CAVEAT —

Trailers don't appreciate like real estate.

A stick-built home in Durango at $400,000 might be worth $600,000+ in twenty years. This trailer probably won't. But the savings above stay in your pocket as cash — invest it, buy land, upgrade later. We're telling you up front because that's the deal: lower cost of living, no equity escalator. That's the trade. Decide for yourself with eyes open.

— III · MONTHLY · NO SURPRISES —

Every dollar, explained.

Below is exactly what you'll pay each month. Print it. Show it to your accountant. Compare it to anything else you're considering.

LOT RENT

Includes trash pickup, snow removal, land use, road maintenance to the lot.

$515 /mo

WATER & SEWER

Metered. Single occupancy averages near the low end.

$10–15 /mo

ELECTRIC · SPRING / FALL

No AC running, mild temperatures. Off-grid solar drops this to zero.

$70–80 /mo

ELECTRIC · SUMMER + AC

Peak month with cooling. Durango summers are mild — short peak season.

$85–110 /mo

HEATING · WINTER

Multiple options — propane, electric, wood. We'll walk you through cost-per-BTU when we meet, based on your tolerance and budget.

depends · we'll show you

PROPERTY TAX

Mobile homes ≤$28k actual value are exempt under Colorado HB22-1223. Over that — only the structure is taxed (no land).

$0 /mo

HOA FEES

There is no HOA. There is no board. No assessments. No fines.

$0 /mo

— THAT'S IT. NO HIDDEN FEES. NO FINE PRINT. NO SURPRISES. —

— V · BUILT TO YOUR LIFE —

Pick what matters.
Skip the rest.

Each add-on is offered at our cost of labor — only materials are billed separately, and we'll use reclaimed where it serves you well, free of charge.

+ ENERGY

Solar Panels

Full system design + install. Optional battery for full off-grid living or grid-tied for net-metering credit.

FROM $25,000

+ MOBILITY

EV Charger

Level-2 home charger, professional install, integrated with your panel (or solar if equipped).

FROM $2,000

CUSTOM

Interior Design

Full design pass to your vision and budget. Honest pricing. Reclaimed where it serves you. We don't push.

QUOTED to your scope

+ HOMESTEADING

Chickens & Coop

Coop built or supplied. Hens to start the flock. We teach organic feed and care so you're not guessing.