7 reasons why shipping container homes are a SCAM

Check out my latest followup video to this one where I elaborate on some of the points and address some comments Shipping container homes are glamorized all over social media but are they everything they are marketed as In this video, I uncover 7 reasons why you should stay away from shipping container homes. Since the early 2000s, shipping containers have captured the imagination of designers and home builders worldwide. They fit in with the very popular tiny house movement that advocates living simpler and in smaller homes. The corrugated metal exterior of shipping containers gives it a trendy, industrial look. Thousands of shipping containers are discarded every year. So, there is a sense of being socially responsible and environmentally conscious when one rescues a shipping container from a junk yard and converts it into a home. First issue: the size constraints. Standard shipping containers are 20 feet and 40 feet long and 8 feet wide. Most of these conta