Cool House in Brazil

Less than 2 meters wide.

Click through to the website for pics of the interior.

[Narrow Habitation]

And the Bubble Bursts

Here's a website called I am Facing Foreclosure that is written by a 24-year-old, wannabe house flipper. He went to a seminar, bought a bunch of houses (like 8 of them) with no money down, then he tried to flip them for a profit.

And he failed.

Now, he's 2 million in debt, facing jail time for lying about his income on the loan applications, and, of course, blogging about the ordeal.

Reading this is quite entertaining, but you can't help but wonder: what was he thinking?!?!?

Website: Zillow Mobile

I have a profound affection for Zillow. Now, you can text the website with an address and it will bounce back home value straight to your phone! Great for those times when you're driving around and just want to see how the other half lives.

Zillow Mobile

From the website:

How does it work?

1. From your mobile device, send a text message to z@labs.zillow.com.
2. In the message field or subject line, enter an address for which you want a Zestimate, then send the message.

   Examples:

   2911 W Boston St Seattle WA

   2911 W Boston St 98199

   Tip: The format is not case sensitive and you do not need to use punctuation.

3. A text message from Zillow will be returned to your mobile device within a few seconds or slightly longer, depending on the network or your mobile phone provider.
4. The return message will contain the home's address, the Zestimate, number of bedrooms, number of bathrooms, square footage and year built.