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A COMMUNITY of tiny homes has popped up just miles from a major metropolitan area, giving former city-dwellers a more cost-conscious housing option.

Eclipse Village - a tiny home community in a town called Travelers Rest in northwest South Carolina - rents lots and builds small houses.

The community has several options for tiny home buyers.

Eclipse owns two villages - Mountain Grove and Creek Walk.

Both villages are in Travelers Rest, about 20 minutes from Greenville, but offer community members different amenities.

Mountain Grove is a developing 60-acre community built on "community trails and our large activity pond."

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Pricing varies by community and housing option.

Homes built by Eclipse Village start in the low $130,000s.

Some home designs come equipped with appliances, but all residents will have to furnish their homes.

All Eclipse Village homes are equipped with 5kw of solar generation and storage capacity, allowing the homes to go off-grid.

Eclipse Village requires a 10 to 20 percent down payment on their homes.

After the initial payment, customers will pay off their mortgage in 23 years.

The company does not finance their homes, but said they're "happy to connect you to some lenders when you’re ready for that."

Eclipse Village also has some rent policies for customers with moveable tiny homes.

The company allows homeowners to move their tiny homes into Mountain Grove for $480 a month.

Property leases include power, water, sewer, trash, lot maintenance, and community amenities.

Each village has dog parks, walking trails, community stores, and coffee shops.

Both villages also have a pet policy that allows for two cats and two dogs per home.