Neo Smart Living Glamis
The Glamis is Neo Smart Living's premium 1BR/1BA TRIO unit — taller than the Mojave (11 ft vs 8 ft closed) with the same 7-to-21 ft expansion via levers and hydraulics. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows in both expandable sections, a full kitchen, and a Murphy bed/desk bedroom configuration make it the company's most hospitality-ready model. At $39,800 it sits at the Boxabl Casita's price range but offers a THOW form factor instead of a fixed modular dwelling. No US certification has been published; local permitting applies.
What's good
- 11 ft closed height (vs. 8 ft Mojave) enables a taller interior with more natural light through floor-to-ceiling glass in both wing sections
- Hydraulic expansion system: side panels deploy at the push of a lever; no crane or crew required beyond basic trailer/forklift positioning
- Full Murphy bed + fold-down desk setup in the bedroom section — optimised for the unit to be packed up and moved without sacrificing furniture
- Full kitchen (appliances, storage) and complete bathroom included; add-ons available (heated floors, extra insulation, washer/dryer)
- Physical US showroom in Chino, CA open for tours; active dealer network in CA and AZ for in-person evaluation
What's not
- 365 sq ft (1BR) at $39,800 is a more expensive per-sq-ft proposition than the Mojave (400 sq ft, 2BR, $28,900 Standard)
- No HUD, ANSI/RVIA, or US modular certification published; local permitting is buyer's responsibility
- Manufacturer's website shows inconsistent pricing for the Glamis across pages — verify current Standard vs. Certified pricing directly with Neo Smart Living before ordering
- Manufactured in China (US customs import records confirm Hefei Pagala Intelligent Technology as supplier); no US factory or service center beyond Chino showroom
- Warranty, lead time, and post-delivery service terms are not published; must be confirmed in writing before purchase
Full specifications
Anything we could not confirm with the manufacturer carries a Projected / Unconfirmed badge. We would rather flag an estimate than publish a number we invented.
| Maker | Neo Smart Living |
|---|---|
| Category | Park model hybrid |
| Status | Shipping |
| Base price | $39,800 |
| Estimated delivered costProjected / Unconfirmed | $47,000 – $80,000 |
| Deployed area | 365 sq ft |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Folded dimensions | 19 ft L × 7 ft W × 11 ft H (closed on heavy-duty double-axle trailer; highway-tow-ready) |
| Deployed dimensions | 19 ft L × 21 ft W × 11 ft H; ~365 sq ft |
| Setup time | Minutes to deploy side panels via built-in lever and hydraulic mechanism; no crane required. Foundation preparation, utility hookups, and permitting are separate. |
| Foundation | Ships on a heavy-duty double-axle trailer — tow-capable for mobile use. Permanent placement requires a foundation (concrete slab, compacted gravel, screw piles, or piers per site conditions). Neo Smart Living states a foundation is required for stationary use. |
| Certifications | No certification verified |
| Regions served | United States — sold through Neo Smart Living's Chino, CA showroom (14762 Central Ave, Chino CA 91710) and dealer network in California and Arizona. Wider US delivery via freight available; contact Neo Smart Living for logistics. |
| Lead time | Not published; contact Neo Smart Living at 1-888-636-0321 or info@neosmartliving.com |
| Financing | Hearth personal loan financing available on neosmartliving.com. Published starting price is $39,800 (Certified Configuration per product page); a lower Standard Configuration price may also be available — confirm current pricing directly with Neo Smart Living. Delivery and transport are not included. |
| Warranty | Not published; confirm in writing at purchase |
| Best for | ADU / backyard home, Hospitality & short stay, Rental investment |
Financing
Hearth personal loan financing available on neosmartliving.com. Published starting price is $39,800 (Certified Configuration per product page); a lower Standard Configuration price may also be available — confirm current pricing directly with Neo Smart Living. Delivery and transport are not included.
Read the financing guide →Foundation & permits
Ships on a heavy-duty double-axle trailer — tow-capable for mobile use. Permanent placement requires a foundation (concrete slab, compacted gravel, screw piles, or piers per site conditions). Neo Smart Living states a foundation is required for stationary use.
Read the permitting guide →Compare with…
Build a custom comparison →Glamis — questions buyers ask
- How much does a Boxabl actually cost delivered?
- The Casita's base price is around $60,000. A realistic delivered-and-installed figure in the US is $95,000 to $140,000 once you add freight, crane, site work, an engineered pad, utility connections and permits. On raw land with no services, the top of that range is the honest planning number. Anyone quoting you a turnkey Casita at the base price is leaving something out.
- What is the cheapest foldable home you can actually buy?
- Expandable container buildings sell in the US from roughly $20,000 on marketplaces, and brand-name US sellers like Chery Industrial now start closer to $30,000, sometimes available from stock. They are legitimate portable buildings — excellent jobsite offices, studios and farm structures. They are not certified dwellings in most counties, so if your plan is to live in one full-time on a permitted lot, the real cheapest option is a certified unit at two to three times that price.
- Are the expandable container homes on Amazon any good?
- As portable buildings, some are perfectly fine — a galvanized-steel frame with foam-panel walls that unfolds into 380–800 sq ft for a low price, useful as an office, studio, guest room or short-stay unit. As dwellings, they are a problem: none of the Amazon-sold units in our catalog (Feekercn, EROMMY) carries a verified residential certification, so most jurisdictions will not permit them as a residence, and warranty and support are retail-grade. Buy one for what it is, plan for import logistics and an electrician, and do not mistake a low sticker price for a low-cost home.
- Can I put a foldable home on raw land?
- Physically yes, but the site work is where the budget goes. Raw land with no services means you pay for access, clearing and grading, a foundation, and — the big one — utilities, where a septic system alone can exceed $20,000. On the cheapest units the site work frequently costs more than the building. Plan on roughly base price × 2.2 for an unserviced site, and confirm your parcel is zoned for a dwelling and can pass a septic/perc test before you buy either the land or the unit.
- What is the Boxabl Baby Box?
- A small towable Boxabl launched around $19,999, with a wet bath and kitchenette in roughly 120 sq ft, aimed at offices, studios and guest rooms rather than full dwellings. It is SUV-towable and off-grid capable, but it is RV-classed rather than a permitted dwelling, and several specs — folded dimensions, certification and warranty — remain unconfirmed by Boxabl. Treat it as a preorder with projected numbers, not a shipping product you can pin down today.