Lol…my first house was a 30 ft x 30 ft box with a one-car garage in that footprint. It had three bedrooms, a tiny bath, a tiny kitchen. A dining area next to the living room and the living room.
After five years, we moved up to 1,600 sq ft with four bedrooms.
Californians are used to small unless you strike it rich. And there are plenty of rich here in Silicon Valley. We see lots of couples in their early 30s with a couple of toddlers buying $4 million homes…and tearing them down!
My husband lived in a “renovated” chicken coop while he was working in his doctorate.