A 1,290-square-foot prefabricated home made of spruce being sold on Amazon for $125,900.ECOHOUSESMART/Amazon
- Amazon sells prefabricated homes on its site, from a two-story shingled dome to a cedar cabin.
- They cost between $1,000 and $100,000 and range from 150 square feet to 1,400 square feet.
Some people DIY school buses into living quarters, others splash out for custom domiciles on wheels. Others? They buy homes on Amazon.
You can have tiny and prefab houses shipped unassembled to your front porch in a couple of days after placing an order on the online marketplace.
The options for prefabricated and tiny homes on Amazon range from around $1,000 to $100,000 — and while some are no more than a backyard shed, others are pretty expansive two-bedroom units spanning 1,400 square feet.
To be sure, putting together a home purchased on Amazon is not as easy as having a couch delivered: Those who purchase the units will likely have to pay for help putting them together — or, for the handy shoppers, make it a do-it-yourself project.
There is also the matter of land: The homes need a site to sit on and local permitting is often required to build additional structures on a homeowner's property. Buyers would be smart to look into local ordinances before hitting the "Buy Now" button.
Here are the pricing, size, and need-to-know details about five units available on the site and what customers have to say about each.