Dwellers · coming next
A tiny home of your own, with neighbors who chose to be there.
Buy, rent to own or lease a home built by Nativo Tiny House, on a legal pad in a PODLife community. The first site is rural land in the mountains outside La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
Homes from $39,500, delivered and set up on your pad
Dwellers · coming next
People want to live tiny. Finding somewhere legal to park is the hard part.
Dwelling is where PODLife started: land near town with legal pads for tiny homes, shared space for the work and the meals, and neighbors who chose to be there. Live in a tiny home of your own, stay for years and help look after the land.
Renderings: Nativo Tiny House
A home on site, three ways
The homes are built by Nativo Tiny House, with PODLife in between: buy one, rent it until it's yours, or lease it while you stay.
Buy
Buy a home through PODLife, from $39,500. We handle the order with Nativo and the setup on your pad, so there is one company to deal with from start to finish.
Rent to own
Move in and pay monthly, with part of every payment going toward owning the home.
Lease
Lease a home that is already on site for as long as you stay, and hand it back when you move on.
Already have a tiny house? Bring it and lease a pad.
See the homes at nativotinyhouse.comThe homes, and what they cost
Prices in US dollars to buy outright through PODLife, with the home delivered and set up on your pad. Every home arrives equipped and furnished. Your quote confirms the final price and any taxes, and rent-to-own and lease terms are quoted home by home.
Every price includes
- One contract: we order the home from Nativo and follow the build
- Delivery to the site
- Placement on your pad, leveled and anchored
- Water, power, drainage and internet hookups
- Permits and site paperwork
- A walkthrough at handover, and help with any warranty claim
The Nómada line
Built entirely in Nativo’s workshop and delivered in two to three months, on wheels or on a foundation.
- Nómada 01 bed · 1 bath · 164 sq ft$39,500
- Nómada 11 bed · 1 bath · 167 sq ft$43,500
- Nómada 21 bed · 1 bath · 202 sq ft$44,500
- Nómada 31 bed · 1 bath · 215 sq ft$47,500
- Nómada 41 bed · 1 bath · 344 sq ft$62,500
- Nómada 52 beds · 1 bath · 398 sq ft$71,000
- Nómada 6Studio · 1 bath · 334 sq ft$49,000
- Nómada 72 beds · 2 baths · 581 sq ft$106,500
The Nordik line
Larger homes, about 80% built in the workshop and finished on site in four to six months, on almost any terrain.
- Nordik 11 bed · 1 bath · 431 sq ft$71,000
- Nordik 21 bed · 1 bath · 457 sq ft$76,500
- Nordik 32 beds · 1 bath · 619 sq ft$103,000
- Nordik 42 beds · 1 bath · 560 sq ft$96,000
- Nordik 51 bed · 1 bath · 631 sq ft$109,000
- Nordik 62 beds · 1 bath · 948 sq ft$167,000
- Nordik 73 beds · 1 bath · 974 sq ft$170,000
- Nordik 83 beds · 2 baths · 1,201 sq ft$211,000
- Nordik 93 beds · 2 baths · 1,445 sq ft$266,000
73%
of Americans would consider living in a tiny home.
IPX1031 survey, 2024
75%
of Gen Z and millennials would consider it.
IPX1031 survey, 2024
65%
would consider living in a tiny-home community.
IPX1031 survey, 2024
Smaller house, bigger life
- Mobility
- A smaller carbon footprint
- Lower taxes
- Less maintenance
- No mortgage, little or no debt
- Self-sufficiency
Figures from IPX1031's survey of 1,010 US adults, February 2024. Reasons to go tiny: Modern Tiny Living.
Where to find us
One site so far, more on the way.
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
The first Dweller land
Rural land in the mountains outside La Fortuna, a small town with a big expat community. It's set aside for legal tiny-home pads, next to neighbors already living this way. Buy, rent to own or lease a home there, or bring your own.
How dwelling works →Around La Fortuna
Arenal Volcano
The volcano stands over town, with national park trails around its base.
The rainforest
Hanging bridges run through the canopy a short drive from town.
The foothills
Gardens and cabins on the green slopes outside town, the setting for the first site.
The view
On a clear day the volcano fills the skyline from almost anywhere in town.
Also close by
- Volcanic hot springs on the road west of town
- La Fortuna Waterfall, a short drive south
- Lake Arenal, the largest lake in Costa Rica