After years of owning one of these "cottages" i can honestly say spend the extra money for a better built company. The first month of it being in my possession, I contacted the company with all of the issues that were already occurring including installing a hot water heater i explicitly told them not to put in, the trailer frame was dented at the point of the jack making it impossible to use, all the wiring was done wrong and only half the house was able to get power, my lofts were incomplete and had insulation exposed, my windows were not caulked in and the biggest problem is they dropped off a unit that clearly was not mine as i had requested an exact replica of the home i had toured originally, the metro retro. I tried to return it, i tried to use the warranty, i tried to remedy with the company by allowing one of their guys to come fix the flaws of which they never sent. They actually in fact "ghosted" me. I had to spend an exorbitant amount of money to make it habitable and even then it has been a struggle. My best advice would be spend the extra cash necessary on a company that doesnt cut corners in order to turn out more units. On an additional note after hiring a PI they told me this isnt even the first time they have had dozens of complaints over the years, lawsuits and chapter 9 on his last company so im not at all surprised at them being semi scam artists. While you will get a unit, it wont be what you had paid for or requested. Oh and joe... i have all of our communications documented, i have the deed to the unit you drop off as well as the contracts so dont you dare keep saying that my reviews are fake. Clearly im not the only unsatisfied customer. read more

I URGE YOU TO FIND ANOTHER COMPANY TO FULLFILL YOUR TINY HOME DREAMS! My Vintage tiny home was delivered in January of 2018. When I went through the home, I found a list of problems that filled two columns on a sheet of paper. The problems consisted of everything from the wrong roof color to the wrong flooring and everything in between (no caulking around the kitchen sink so water ran through, no caulking around the shower, etc., etc.). The most dire problems were with the electricity. The county deemed the house uninhabitable and a fire danger because of the state of the electricity. My electrician was appalled at the lack of safety and workmanship. Vintage did pay the over $500 to repair it and fixed some of the other problems. Dealing with these initial problems went on for over a month and was time-consuming and discouraging. (The Vintage employee who came out to fix some of the problems shared with me that they are constantly having to do these after-delivery fixes, and shared some of the major problems that past homes had.) In October of 2019 the roof started to leak significantly. I had gone with a metal roof because they are supposed to last. My partner tried to figure out what was wrong, but was unable to, so put a tarp on it. When I contacted Joe about this (several months had gone by as I experienced the death of my partner), I received no help whatsoever. After one reply email, he actually ignored my emails and texts. Yes, the one-year warranty had expired, but an honorable company would certainly stand behind their workmanship and claims to provide a "high-quality tiny house". High quality tiny houses do not come with such extensive problems and a roof that didn't even make it to the two-year mark. Yes, these tiny homes may be inexpensive, but there's a reason. Please save yourself the ongoing hassles and find another option. I want better for you! read more

Caution! Warning! Please heed my advice and save yourself from an awful and disappointing expensive purchase experience. Let me warn you that if you purchase a cottage from these manufacturers you will be purchasing an inferior product. Basically you will be screwed. Vintage Cottages tells you themselves in there advertising that these are the cheapest cottages that you can buy and they are not lying about that but what they are lying about is, that they are 100% move-in livable upon delivery (which is an extra charge by a different company). That is 1000 times untrue, plan on spending another five to $10,000 to properly set up this unit. My cottage cost me $17,000 to set it up I did add an extra stove and fridge raider so it was livable and those tiny appliances are expensive but the biggest expense was literally making the unit functional so that it had electrical, water/sewer etc. those things are extremely expensive to set up and most people really don't know how to do it on these tiny houses, that was also a huge problem. The vintage cottage people do not help you, they basically wash their hands of the product once it's delivered. They get to walk away, and you have no recourse because it's sitting on your property. I saved and saved, I was so excited to have a tiny home and now I hate this tiny house. I named it the "tiny trauma" every time I go in it I know everything that's wrong with it which causes me great anxiety. The factory that manufactured this and the owner of the company are unresponsive, non communicative, Joe the owner is a bully and I do believe that I was abused and threatened by his verbae in the way he handled my concerns and request for repair of a brand new cottage. I had the pleasure to speak with several of his past employees, I found out that they would sell him down the river in a heartbeat. They have no respect for this man or this company. They say that the product could be a good product but the management and running of the company is the problem. It was a very sad unfortunate experience, please don't break your own heart, go with a different company YOU do have choices. Respectfully submitted, Angela Jones read more