Aerial view of MarLin Village Tiny Home Community with green landscape and tiny houses.

MarLin Village Tiny Home Community

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About the Communities

Founding year

  • 2021

What we do

MarLin Village is a unique Tiny Home on Wheels community situated in Bayfield, Colorado, near the Pine River. Bayfield, set at 6900 feet elevation, is a tranquil agricultural town in the Pine River Valley. The village provides the convenience of strolling, biking, or taking a short drive to various amenities like local eateries, a brewery, and shops, all within a block of MarLin Village.
Applications are open from February 2023 for the first move-in scheduled for April 2023. The village is conveniently positioned on the southwestern edge of Bayfield, close to the Pine River and within walking distance of Historic Mill Street. This street hosts Bayfield’s Museum, restaurants, shops, a gym, parks, professional offices, churches, and a laundromat.
MarLin Village also offers proximity to local businesses, including hardware and grocery stores, a library, doctor’s offices, a pharmacy, a farmers market, and more. The community is situated just a 20-minute drive away from Mercy Regional Medical Center and Rivergate Hospital.
Bayfield, CO, also hosts a range of community events, including Easter egg hunts, Labor Day yard sales, Fourth of July parades, and Heritage Days celebrations.
Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the Sauls Creek trail system, lakes like Vallecito, Lemon, Navajo, and Lake Nighthorse, and nearby skiing options such as Purgatory Mountain Resort and Wolf Creek Ski areas.
Bayfield’s central location provides access to nearby towns like Durango, Pagosa Springs, Ignacio, and Silverton, each offering their own attractions and events.
MarLin Village has 15 available spaces for Tiny Homes, ranging from 25×35 to 25×40 in size, with various amenities like plug-in connectors, parking options, and high-speed internet. The monthly rent includes water, sewer, trash, recycling, and street snow removal. Neighbors can enjoy quiet spaces with benches, fruit trees, raised bed gardens, and a pavilion with barbecue grills for communal gatherings. On-site storage units are also available for rent.
Overall, MarLin Village offers a cozy and convenient living space for those seeking a unique Tiny Home community experience in the picturesque surroundings of Bayfield, CO.

Our Mission

Provide affordable housing solution for individuals and families that have chosen to downsize their life and want to live with and near nature.

  • Purpose
  • Social
  • Sustainability practices
  • Waste reduction / composting

Commemorative dates

  • January 1, 2021
  • Started planning
  • January 1, 2023
  • Started living together
  • 5 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
Total
5

Primary decision-making authority

  • Single Leader or Founding Couple

One person or partnership has ultimate authority.

Decision-making process

  • Leadership Decides

A single person, couple, or small group makes most major decisions.

Governance structure

  • Founder/Leader-led

Primary authority rests with the community’s founder(s) or designated leader(s).

Economic model

  • Independent Finances

Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members typically need to have their own job or other personal source of income to cover their expenses while living in the community?

Additional economic information

Members with pre-existing debt: allowed

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Garden(s), Outbuilding(s), Outdoor Kitchen, Waterfront access

Frequency of communal meals

  • Rarely

Age demographics

  • Mixed adults (few or no children)

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a single individual, couple, or Family Trust

Setting

  • Town/Small City

Smaller municipalities with local services but rural character.

Sustainability approach

  • Waste reduction / composting

Food systems

  • Community garden

Wastewater management

  • Public sewage

Waste management practices

  • Recycling program

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Location

  • Colorado, United States

MarLin Village Tiny Home Community

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1 month ago

3000sf House+Apartment, Rosewind Cohousing, Port Townsend WA

We are a retired couple who are downsizing, still living within the community. We are selling our large, flexible, comfortably rustic house, perfect for a multigenerational household, a family with kids or for 2 separate households. It’s 3000 square feet on 3 levels. The house is on a slope, with 2 main entrances. At one time it housed a large blended family. The current setup is a 2250 square foot, 2 bath main house with a 700 square foot rental apartment, also called an auxiliary dwelling unit (ADU). There is a staircase between the main and lower floor, with a lockable door. If desired, the ADU kitchen can be removed. The main floor has a very large kitchen/dining area, large living room, two small bedrooms, a bathroom with 2 sinks and a shower, a laundry room and a large mudroom. The non-bearing wall between the 2 bedrooms can be removed to turn it back to a single primary bedroom. The top floor has two bedrooms, one of which is primary with a large bright sitting area, and a large open middle area between them (game room, TV room, kids sleeping area, etc.). There is a bathroom with a claw-foot tub, no shower. The lower floor is the ADU, a finished storage area and a stand-up “crawl space“ which is used as a second pantry and storage.Attached to the house there is also a 150 sq ft wood paneled office/hobby space with its own electric and propane lines. Features: – straw bale construction, which is energy-efficient, great sound insulation, and provides a warm, soft, feeling. -very large functional kitchen with a long granite countertop. The dining area fits 10 people. -natural construction, with solid maple floors in the middle and upper level, marmoleum floor in kitchen and oak floor in the lower level. The two small bedrooms have painted wood floors. The doors are all solid wood. -large, functional, low maintenance patio area. Room for a table for eight and an additional sitting area. Propane hook ups for grills and smokers.
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8 months ago

Worktrade Opportunities on Big Island Hawaii

We are continuing our work-trade program at Bridge Hawaii for the right people on this beautiful 86-acre land located along the Hāmākua Coast. Ideally, we want to host those individuals who can help with the garden and who can support with build projects for up to a 3 month stay. This work-trade would include lodging, food staples, community kitchen, running hot water showers, off-grid electricity, and laundry. There is access to high speed wi-fi. We often have a car that can be reserved. We also have full bar signal strength with Verizon cellphone service. We have about 2 acres of permaculture garden that needs to be cared for including; weeding, planting, picking up mulch, some tree trimming, ect. We are currently in a building stage on the land. We have a few current grant projects we are working on and some build projects that are underway. We are an intentional community with about 8 permanent residents. There are rescue dairy cows, mini cows, mini donkeys, horses, a donkey, cats, dogs, and active bee hives. We are a drug and alcohol “free” space. A glass of wine or beer with dinner is fine, but absolutely no day drinking or parties. We have a meditation temple and many waterfall pools that are wonderful for swimming. Close to some of the nicest beaches on island. We have snorkeling gear and a kayak. Since this is an animal sanctuary, we limit the consumption of meat on the land. Fish, eggs, honey, and dairy are fine. Let me know if you’re interested by sending an email or text for our application. Maomi (801) 623-0738 ma***@*****************ii.com
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