A new take on mobile homes is attracting investors.
Seattle-based "off-the-grid" home startup Haus.me has raised $4.3 million, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The filing notes the company is still looking to raise an additional $800,000. Haus.me respond to requests for comment or more information Monday.
Haus.me, founded in 2016, makes mobile homes that the company says are self-sustaining and don't need to be plugged in. According to Haus.me, the homes come with water tanks, solar energy battery storage and autonomous sewage, and they don't need any on-site construction. The homes come with furniture, electronics and decor. Haus.me says its homes can be delivered the next day from stock.
"Haus.me can be used as a primary residence, a vacation home, a guest house, studio, or income-producing secondary dwelling — like an Airbnb rental — or as an autonomous hotel unit," the company says on its website. "We will guide you through the permitting process, from start to finish. In some cases, you won’t need to do a thing."
On its website, Haus.me offers three models of mobile homes: the 120-square-foot Microhaus, the 400-square-foot mOne and the 800-square-foot mTwo. The prices start at $60,000, $219,999 and $417,999, respectively.
Maksym Gerbut is the company's CEO. According to his LinkedIn page, Gerbut is also a coordinator and adviser to the Nasa 3D-printed Habitat Challenge Ukrainian team.
Haus.me is raising money for its affordable homes as the inventory of homes increases across most of Washington, according to a recent report from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
The report noted, however, that home prices are still rising, and the number of homes on the market still favors sellers. Median King County single-family homes and condo prices rose 2.7% year over year in July.
