a single mother living in silicon valley has told how she's been forced to move into a single garage measuring around 250 square feet as rent continues to skyrocket nicole jones now pays $1,000 per month   around one fourth of the average san francisco rent    to live in the tiny space with her 18 month old daughter and she also has a son on the way the converted home in suburban  san mateo includes a central space which is utilized as a living room, kitchen, bedroom and dining room in the back, there is a toilet and stand up shower 'there's no playing sports or little soccer games down the hallway, because this is it what you see is what you get,' jones half jokingly told cnn scroll down for video  home, sweet home: a single mother living in silicon valley has told how she's been forced to move into a single garage measuring around 250 square feet as rent continues to skyrocket  temporary solution: nicole jones now pays $1,000 per month   around one fourth of the average san francisco rent   to live in the tiny space with her 18 month old daughter and she also has a son on the way  using the space: the converted home in suburban san mateo includes a central space which is utilized as a living room, kitchen, bedroom and dining room in the back, there is a toilet and stand up shower  sadness: 'there's no playing sports or little soccer games down the hallway, because this is it what you see is what you get,' jones half jokingly told cnn  she explained that she used to live in a normal apartment but was forced to downgrade after losing her job the californian has since found employment, but with rental prices continuing to creep up, she has decided to stay put for now in a bid to make the garage cosy she has installed a gas fire and dark wood flooring a microwave grill perches on top of a clothes cabinet, and a stroller sits next to the television jones' bed doubles up as a couch the other downside to jones' abode, along with the lack of space, is that there is no easy way to get inside each time she enters, she must crane up the entire garage front door, with all of her possessions on show although, she is still paying a substantial amount of rent, jones compares herself to a homeless person cramped: jones' garage includes a small toilet space with cleaning products tucked into alcoves  rub a dub dub: there is also a stand up shower but no bathtub   jones says the wash area is 'very small' frugal living: jones adds that along with rent she has to fork out for transportation and daycare which leaves her with little spare at the end of the month  'i didn't know much about homelessness before,' she said 'honestly, i thought homeless people were panhandlers or people on the street that were hungry and cold and drug addicts and alcoholics who didn't want to do anything for themselves' jones adds that along with rent she has to fork out for transportation and daycare which leaves her with little spare at the end of the month touching on the birth of her second child, she added: 'i am nervous, excited, frightened, sad' the expectant mother remains hopeful of finding a more manageable living situation the average property rent in san mateo is now $3,608, according to the real estate firm zillowcom it jumped a staggering 149per cent from 2014 to 2015
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nicole jones lives in the tiny space with her 18 month old daughter and she also has a son on the way  the converted home in suburban san mateo includes a central space which is utilized as a living room, kitchen, bedroom and dining room  in the back, there is a toilet and stand up shower  jones says she used to live in a normal apartment but was forced to downgrade after losing her job  although she has found work, she is going to stay put for now  the average property rent in san mateo is $3,608, according to the real estate firm zillowcom 