Patent Publication Number: US-2022213706-A1

Title: Garages retrofitted for alternative uses and related technology

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION AND LIST OF OTHER APPLICATIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 
     This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/882,519, filed May 24, 2020, entitled “Garages Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/018,620, filed Jun. 26, 2018, entitled “Retrofitted Real Estate and Related Technology.” The foregoing applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     The following applications are also incorporated herein by reference in their entireties: 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 62/154,209, filed Apr. 29, 2015, entitled “Dynamic Interstitial Hotels and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 62/222,750, filed Sep. 23, 2015, entitled “School Spaces Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 62/273,700, filed Dec. 31, 2015, entitled “Garages Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 62/310,045, filed Mar. 18, 2016, entitled “Commercial Loading, Storage, Parking, and Vehicle-Servicing Spaces Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 62/375,903, filed Aug. 17, 2016, entitled “Commercial Storefront Spaces Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. Patent Application No. 62/689,984, filed Jun. 26, 2018, entitled “Modular Walls and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/140,785, filed Apr. 28, 2016, entitled “Dynamic Interstitial Hotels and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/263,527, filed Sep. 13, 2016, entitled “School Spaces Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/390,731, filed Dec. 27, 2016, entitled “Garages Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” 
     U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/456,523, filed Mar. 11, 2017, entitled “Commercial Loading, Storage, Parking, and Vehicle-Servicing Spaces Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology.” 
     U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/675,745, filed Aug.13, 2017, entitled “Commercial Storefront Spaces Retrofitted for Alternative Uses and Related Technology,” and 
     U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/440,914, filed Jun. 13, 2019, entitled “Modular Walls and Related Technology.” 
    
    
     To the extent the foregoing applications or any other material incorporated herein by reference conflicts with the present disclosure, the present disclosure controls. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure is related to real estate technology. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Building conventional real estate is capital intensive and slow. Accordingly, short-term changes in demand for real estate do not conventionally lead to rapid changes in real estate capacity. For example, markets with high demand for real estate often suffer from insufficient real estate capacity for years before new conventional real estate projects are approved and completed. Peer-to-peer real estate networks mitigate this problem to some degree, but have other significant disadvantages, such as high transaction costs, inconsistent quality, and regulatory issues. Independent of these problems, valuable real estate in major urban areas is often unutilized or under utilized. These and other aspects of conventional real estate represent inefficiencies with the potential to be at least partially addressed by innovation. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the present technology can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The relative dimensions in the drawings may be to scale with respect to some embodiments of the present technology. With respect to other embodiments, the drawings may not be to scale. For clarity of illustration, reference-number labels for analogous components or features may be omitted when the appropriate reference-number labels for such analogous components or features are clear in the context of the specification and all of the drawings considered together. Furthermore, the same reference numbers may be used to identify analogous components or features in multiple described embodiments. 
         FIG. 1  is a front profile view of a single-family house including an attached garage. 
         FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the single-family house shown in  FIG. 1  taken along the line A-A in  FIG. 1  with the garage in a first state. 
         FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional top plan view corresponding to the portion of  FIG. 2  shown in  FIG. 3  and showing a real estate unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology including an interior region of the garage of the single-family house shown in  FIG. 1  with the garage in a second state. 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged view of a first portion of  FIG. 4  showing a barrier of the real estate unit. 
         FIGS. 6 and 7  are, respectively, a cross-sectional exterior side profile view and a cross-sectional interior side profile view of a portion of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  corresponding to the first portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 5 . 
         FIG. 8  is a top plan view corresponding to the first portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 5  and showing a barrier of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology. 
         FIG. 9  is an enlarged view of a second portion of  FIG. 4  showing an exterior enclosure of the real estate unit. 
         FIGS. 10 and 11  are cross-sectional exterior side profile views of a portion of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  corresponding to the second portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 9  with vegetation of the exterior enclosure shown and not shown, respectively. 
         FIG. 12  is an enlarged view of a third portion of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIGS. 13 and 14  are cross-sectional exterior side profile views of a portion of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  corresponding to the third portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 12  with vegetation of the exterior enclosure shown and not shown, respectively. 
         FIG. 15  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 11 . 
         FIG. 16  is side profile view of a wall component of the exterior enclosure of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the wall component of the exterior enclosure of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  17 - 17  in  FIG. 16 . 
         FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional bottom plan view of the wall component of the exterior enclosure of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  18 - 18  in  FIG. 16 . 
         FIG. 19  is a cross-sectional end plan view of the wall component of the exterior enclosure of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  19 - 19  in  FIG. 16 . 
         FIG. 20  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 19 . 
         FIGS. 21, 22, 23 and 24  are, respectively, a first side profile view, an opposite second side profile view, a first end profile view, and an opposite second end profile view of a bathroom of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 25  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the bathroom of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  25 - 25  in  FIG. 21 . 
         FIG. 26  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 25 . 
         FIG. 27  is a cross-sectional bottom plan view of the bathroom of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  27 - 27  in  FIG. 21 . 
         FIG. 28  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the bathroom of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  28 - 28  in  FIG. 21 . 
         FIG. 29  is a cross-sectional bottom plan view of the bathroom of the real estate unit shown in  FIG. 4  taken along the line  29 - 29  in  FIG. 21 . 
         FIG. 30  is a cross-sectional top plan view corresponding to the portion of  FIG. 2  shown in  FIG. 3  and showing a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including the interior region of the garage of the single-family house shown in  FIG. 1  with the garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 31  is a cross-sectional top plan view corresponding to the portion of  FIG. 2  shown in  FIG. 3  and showing a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including the interior region of the garage of the single-family house shown in  FIG. 1  with the garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 32  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region of a three-car garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 33  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including the interior region of the three-car garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 34  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region of a detached one-car garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 35  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region of a detached two-car garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 36  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region of a detached two-car garage in the second state. 
         FIG. 37  is a block diagram illustrating a method for retrofitting a garage to form at least a portion of a real estate unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology. 
         FIG. 38  is a block diagram illustrating a method for operating a real estate unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Disclosed herein are examples of real estate units including interior regions of retrofitted garages (alternatively known as carports) and related technology. In a particular embodiment of the present technology, a real estate unit includes an interior region of a retrofitted garage, a reusable bathroom removably disposed within the interior region, and a reusable fenestrated barrier stationarily and removably disposed between the interior region and an outdoor area. The bathroom, barrier, and/or other suitable components of the real estate unit can be configured for low-cost deployment, removal, and redeployment. Use of these components can allow revenue from operating the real estate unit to exceed costs associated within transitioning the garage from its purpose-built use (e.g., storing one or more parked cars) to an alternative use (e.g., lodging, residential, office, and/or assembly use) even if the real estate unit is only operated for a short period of time. Thus, an operator of a network of real estate units may be able to lease a garage short-term (e.g., monthly) from an owner of the garage and retrofit the garage for provision of rentable space to third parties with little or no risk of incurring significant economic loss. Even if the owner terminates the lease after a short period of time or if demand for the newly created real estate unit is lower than expected, most of the capital associated with retrofitting the garage can be recoverable. Furthermore, capital embodied in the components can be readily relocatable in response to long-term and short-term (e.g., seasonal) changes in demand. 
     Among various types of real estate, garages are particularly well suited to be at least substantially reversibly retrofitted to accommodate alternative uses. For example, garages tend to be well sized for use as individual lodging, residential, office, and/or assembly units. Garages also tend to be remarkably consistent and, therefore, potentially compatible with a standard set of reusable retrofitting components. As another example, garages tend to be unfurnished or sparsely finished in their purpose-built use, which can facilitate retrofitting. As yet another example, garages typically have large openings at ground level. These openings can be well suited for retrofitting to become sources of natural light and/or points of direct exterior access. As yet another example, garages typically have at least one exterior wall well suited for accommodating retrofitted utility connections between indoor and outdoor components. Garages compatible with embodiments of the present technology can have other desirable attributes in addition to or instead of the forgoing attributes. Furthermore, embodiments of the present technology can be implemented in other types of real estate, such as other garage-like types of real estate. Examples of other garage-like types of real estate include storage spaces (e.g., drive-up mini-storage units) and loading spaces (e.g., loading docks). 
     Specific details of several embodiments of the present technology are disclosed herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-38 . It should be noted, in general, that other embodiments in addition to those disclosed herein are within the scope of the present technology. For example, embodiments of the present technology can have different configurations, components, and/or operations than those disclosed herein. Moreover, a person of ordinary skill in the art will understand that embodiments of the present technology can have configurations, components, and/or operations in addition to those disclosed herein and that these and other embodiments can be without configurations, components, and/or operations disclosed herein without deviating from the present technology. 
       FIG. 1  is a front profile view of a house  100  including a garage  102 .  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the house  100  taken along the line A-A in  FIG. 1  with the garage  102  in a first state. The first state can be a garage-use, original, unretrofitted, pre-retrofit, or similar state. With reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2  together, the house  100  can include permanent exterior walls  104  (individually identified as exterior walls  104   a - 104   l ), permanent interior walls  106  (individually identified as interior walls  106   a,    106   b ), a front doorway  108 , windows  110 , and an interior doorway  112 . The exterior walls  104   g - 104   i  and interior walls  106   a,    106   b  can define an interior region  114  of the garage  102 . The interior doorway  112  can extend between the interior region  114  and an adjacent interior region of the house  100 . For simplicity of illustration, interior walls and doorways (other than those associated with the garage  102 ), windows at the sides and back of the house  100 , and interior furnishings of the house  100  are not shown. The exterior wall  104   h  can have an opening  116  between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . The outdoor area  118  can be a driveway and/or parking area. Furthermore, the opening  116  can be sized to permit passage of a car between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . For example, the opening  116  can have a width within a range from 2 meters to 7 meters (e.g., from 4 meters to 6 meters). The house  100  can further include an overhead door  120  movably disposed at the opening  116 . 
       FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 2 . As shown in  FIG. 3 , the garage  102  can include a door track  122  at the opening  116 . The overhead door  120  can be operably connected to the door track  122 . The garage  102  can further include a hose bibb  124  at an exterior side of the exterior wall  104   g.  Although the house  100  in the illustrated embodiment is a single-family house and the garage  102  is an attached garage, it should be understood that, in other embodiments, another type of primary building (e.g., a multi-family residential building) can be substituted for the house  100  and/or a detached garage can be substituted for the garage  102 . Furthermore, although the garage  102  in the illustrated embodiment is a two-car garage, in other embodiments, a counterpart of the garage  102  can be a one-car garage, a three-car garage, or a garage of another suitable type. 
       FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional top plan view corresponding to the portion of  FIG. 2  shown in  FIG. 3  and showing a real estate unit  126  in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology. The real estate unit  126  can include the interior region  114  in a second state, which can be an alternative-use, non-original, retrofitted, post-retrofit, or similar state. In at least some embodiments, the garage  102  is retrofitted (e.g., at least substantially reversibly retrofitted) to accommodate a non-garage alternative use (e.g., a lodging, residential, office, and/or assembly use) at the interior region  114 . The real estate unit  126  can further include the outdoor area  118 , which can be retrofitted (e.g., at least substantially reversibly retrofitted) for courtyard use and/or another suitable use ancillary to the alternative use of the interior region  114 . The retrofitting of the interior region  114  can occur well after (e.g., at least 20 years after) the garage  102  was originally constructed. 
     The real estate unit  126  can include retrofits (e.g., at least substantially reversible retrofits) to the garage  102  that change the garage  102  from being well suited for garage use to being well suited for the alternative use. In at least some cases, reversal of all or a portion of these retrofits returns the garage  102  from being well suited for the alternative use to again being well suited for the garage use. Examples of reversible retrofits include removing, installing, and relocating furniture and fixtures with little or no associated demolition of the exterior walls  104   g - 104   i  and interior walls  106   a,    106   b  or other permanent fabric of the garage  102 . The garage  102  can be substantially reversibly retrofitted to accommodate the real estate unit  126 . For example, a total cost of reversible retrofits to the garage  102  (e.g., a present value of at least substantially reversibly installed reusable components) for a given transformation from being well suited for garage use to being well suited for an alternative use can be greater (e.g., at least 50% greater or at least 100% greater) than a total cost of permanent retrofits to the garage  102  (e.g. modifications to the permanent fabric of the garage  102 ) for the given transformation. Capital associated with the alternative use can be readily re-deployable after the alternative use. In some cases, the alternative use and the real estate unit  126  are active for one year or less (e.g., six months or less) between successive transformations. In other cases, the alternative use and the real estate unit  126  can have longer durations or even be permanent. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , the real estate unit  126  can include a bathroom  127  disposed (e.g., removably disposed) within the interior region  114 . The bathroom  127  can include a sink  128 , a toilet  129 , and a bath  130 . In some embodiments, the bathroom  127  is reusable and removably disposed within the interior region  114 . For example, unlike a conventional bathroom that can only be installed by heavy construction and removed by heavy demolition, the bathroom  127  can be configured to be installed with little or no need for heavy construction and removed with little or no need for heavy demolition. Furthermore, the bathroom  127  can be configured to be conveniently transported and reused after its removal. In the illustrated embodiment, the bathroom  127  is an assembly of reusable bathroom modules configured for rapid deployment into and removal from the interior region  114  in an at least partially disassembled state. For example, the bathroom  127  can be made up mostly or entirely of reusable modular components. In other embodiments, a counterpart of the bathroom  127  can be portable and configured for rapid deployment into and removal from the interior region  114  without significant disassembly. This deployment and removal can occur by forklift, by dolly, by operation of wheels integrated into the counterpart of the bathroom  127 , or in another suitable manner. In still other embodiments, a counterpart of the bathroom  127  can have other suitable forms. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the bathroom  127  can be positioned within the interior region  114  such that it blocks access to the interior doorway  112 . This can be useful, for example, to form a robust separation between the interior region  114  and other portions of the house  100 . 
     The real estate unit  126  can further include a barrier  131  disposed between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . For example, a path permitting a renter of the real estate unit  126  to move between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118  can extend through the opening  116  and through the barrier  131 . Furthermore, the barrier  131  can be stationarily disposed between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . For example, unlike the overhead door  120 , which is typically configured to move on a regular basis during normal operation of the garage  102  in the first state, the barrier  131  can be configured to remain at least substantially stationary during normal operation of the real estate unit  126 . The barrier  131  can be fenestrated and can include windows  132  that allow natural light to enter the interior region  114  from the outdoor area  118 . The barrier  131  can further include a door  133 . In at least some embodiments, the barrier  131  is foldable to facilitate its transport and storage when not in use. For example, the barrier  131  can be foldable along vertical seams (not shown) between neighboring windows  132  and/or between the door  133  and windows  132  neighboring the door  133 . 
     The barrier  131  can be reusable and removably disposed between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . For example, the barrier  131  can be configured to be installed with little or no need for heavy construction and removed with little or no need for heavy demolition. Furthermore, the barrier  131  can be configured to be conveniently transported and reused after its removal. In the illustrated embodiment, the barrier  131  is rigid, portable and configured for rapid deployment into and removal from operable association with the interior region  114  without significant disassembly. This deployment and removal can occur by forklift, by dolly, by operation of wheels (not shown) integrated into the barrier  131 , or in another suitable manner. In other embodiments, a counterpart of the barrier  131  can be an assembly of reusable barrier modules configured for rapid deployment into and removal from between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118  in an at least partially disassembled state. For example, a counterpart of the barrier  131  can be made up mostly or entirely of reusable modular components. 
     With reference again to  FIG. 4 , the real estate unit  126  can include a courtyard  134  at the outdoor area  118 . For example, the real estate unit  126  can include an exterior enclosure  135  including wall components  136  and a gate  138  disposed at a perimeter portion of the courtyard  134 . The wall components  136 , the gate  138 , and/or other suitable components of the exterior enclosure  135  can be reusable and removably disposed at the perimeter portion of the courtyard  134 . For example, the exterior enclosure  135  can be made up mostly or entirely of reusable modular components. As discussed in further detail below, the wall components  136  can be stacked and/or interlocking within the exterior enclosure  135 . Furthermore, the wall components  136  can be planters that support vegetation  140 . For example, the wall components  136  can internally support a root system (not shown) of the vegetation  140 . Thus, the exterior enclosure  135  can include living walls. 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the real estate unit  126  is configured to be mostly off-grid (i.e., independent of service connections to local utilities). This configuration can be useful, for example, to avoid costs and complications associated with utility hookups, to reduce the environmental impact of the real estate unit  126 , to facilitate efficient management of the real estate unit  126 , to reduce costs associated with maintaining the real estate unit  126  during periods of nonuse or low use, and/or for other reasons. In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate unit  126  can be mostly or entirely on-grid (i.e., dependent on service connections to local utilities). 
     With reference again to  FIG. 4 , the real estate unit  126  can include a dock  142  removably disposed outside the interior region  114 . The dock  142  can be above-ground (as illustrated) or below-ground (e.g., disposed within a pit). At the dock  142 , the real estate unit  126  can include a heat pump  144 , an exhaust filter  146 , a blackwater tank  148 , a water reservoir  150 , a water heater  152 , a greywater filter  154 , a wireless router  156 , a battery  158 , a trash bin  160 , a recycling bin  162 , and a laundry bin  164 . The water reservoir  150  can be operably connected to the hose bibb  124  and can be configured to increase a capacity of the hose bibb  124  to supply water to the bathroom  127 , such as by attenuating spikes in demand for water from the bathroom  127 . In the illustrated embodiment, the real estate unit  126  is configured to separately manage removal and disposal of blackwater (e.g., wastewater from the toilet  129 ) and greywater (e.g., wastewater from the sink  128  and the bath  130 ). In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate unit  126  can be configured to collectively manage removal and disposal of blackwater and greywater. Accordingly, the blackwater tank  148  can be more generally referred to as a sewage tank indicating that it can be configured to receive primarily blackwater, primarily greywater, or both blackwater and greywater. 
     With reference again to  FIG. 4 , the exhaust filter  146 , the blackwater tank  148 , the battery  158 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164  can be removably connected to the dock  142  or otherwise removably disposed within or outside the interior region  114 . In the illustrated embodiment, the real estate unit  126  is configured to operate on-grid with respect to a water supply (i.e. because the water reservoir  150  is operably connected (for replenishment) to a water service for the house  100  via the hose bibb  124 ) and configured to be off-grid with respect to an electrical supply and disposal of blackwater from the toilet  129 . In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate unit  126  can be off-grid with respect to water supply (e.g., because the water reservoir  150  is configured to be independently refilled or swapped), on-grid with respect to electrical supply (e.g., because the battery  158  is operably connected (e.g., for recharging) to an electrical service for the house  100 ), and/or on-grid with respect to sewage disposal (e.g. because the blackwater tank  148  is operably connected (e.g., for draining) to a municipal sewage line for the house  100 ). 
     With reference again to  FIG. 4 , the real estate unit  126  can be configured to receive occasional servicing. This servicing can be include collecting backwater, trash, recyclables, and laundry (e.g., for cleaning and return) from the blackwater tank  148 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164 , respectively. The servicing can also include recharging the battery  158 . In at least some cases, the blackwater tank  148  is configured to be swapped for removal of blackwater from the real estate unit  126 . Similarly, the battery  158  can be configured to be swapped for replenishment of an electrical supply to the real estate unit  126 . This can reduce or eliminate the need for recharging the battery  158 . A less-full replacement for the blackwater tank  148 , a more-fully-charged replacement for the battery  158 , and/or other suitable replacements for components of the real estate unit  126  can be delivered to the real estate unit  126  by truck or in another suitable manner. The replaced components can be collected in the same or a different manner and transported to a central location where the components can be efficiently processed (e.g., emptied, cleaned, recharged, etc.) for reuse. This delivery and collection can occur on a regular schedule (e.g., daily, every-other-day, etc.), as needed, and/or on demand. 
     The dock  142  can include sensors  166  (individually identified as sensors  166   a - 166   f ) operably connected to the blackwater tank  148 , the water reservoir  150 , the battery  158 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164 , respectively. The sensors  166  can be wirelessly connected to a remote server  168  via the router  156  and a network  170  (e.g., the Internet). The server  168  can include software that automatically processes data from the sensors  166  to determine when servicing of the real estate unit  126  is required. For example, data from the sensor  166   a  may indicate that the blackwater tank  148  is at 75% of capacity and needs to be drained or swapped promptly. As another example, data from the sensor  166   b  may indicate that the water reservoir  150  is being depleted faster than it can be replenished via the hose bibb  124  and, therefore, needs to be independently replenished promptly. As yet another example, data from the sensor  166   c  may indicate that the battery  158  is at 25% of capacity and needs to be recharged or swapped promptly. Over time, aggregate data from the sensors  166  can be analyzed to establish default servicing intervals for the real estate unit  126 . In addition or alternatively, data from the sensors  166  can be used to calculate utility usage for the real estate unit  126  for purposes of environmental reporting and/or billing a renter of the real estate unit  126 . Each of the individual sensors  166   a - 166   f  can be of a suitable type for monitoring the corresponding component of the real estate unit  126 . For example, the sensors  166   a,    166   b,    166   d - 166   f,  individually, can be weight sensors, level sensors, or other types of sensors configured to measure fullness of the blackwater tank  148 , the water reservoir  150 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164 , respectively. As another example, the sensor  166   c  can be a charge meter or another type of sensor configured to measure a charge of the battery  158 . 
     The real estate unit  126  can include suitable utility lines and other connections that extend from components of the real estate unit  126  within the interior region  114  to components of the real estate unit  126  or other structures outside of the interior region  114 . For example, the real estate unit  126  can include a heater/cooler  172  within the interior region  114 , and refrigerant lines  174  extending between the heater/cooler  172  and the heat pump  144 . The real estate unit  126  can further include an electrical outlet  176  serving the interior region  114 , and an electrical line  178  extending between the electrical outlet  176  and the battery  158 . The battery  158 , therefore, can be configured to power an appliance (not shown) within the interior region  114  via the electrical outlet  176  and the electrical line  178 . As additional examples of suitable utility lines, the real estate unit  126  can include a blackwater drain line  180  extending between the bathroom  127  and the blackwater tank  148 , a cold water supply line  182  extending between the bathroom  127  and the water reservoir  150 , a hot water supply line  184  extending between the bathroom  127  and the water heater  152 , a greywater drain line  186  extending between the bathroom  127  and the greywater filter  154 , a plumbing ventilation line  188  extending between the bathroom  127  and the exhaust filter  146 , and an exhaust line  190  also extending between the bathroom  127  and the exhaust filter  146 . The blackwater drain line  180  and the greywater drain line  186  can be sloped to convey liquid waste from the bathroom  127  toward the blackwater tank  148  and the greywater filter  154 , respectively, at least partially by gravity. To facilitate this sloping and/or for other reasons, the bathroom  127  can have a floor level at least 0.5 meter (e.g., at least 1 meter) higher than an underlying floor level of the interior region  114 . In the illustrated embodiment, the blackwater drain line  180  and the greywater drain line  186  are separate. In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate unit  126  can include combined blackwater and greywater lines. Accordingly, the blackwater drain line  180  and the greywater drain line  186  can be more generally referred to as a plumbing drain lines indicating that they can be configured to convey primarily blackwater, primarily greywater, or both blackwater and greywater. 
     The real estate unit  126  can further include a trash hatch  192 , a recycling hatch  194 , and a laundry hatch  196  within the interior region  114 . The real estate unit  126  can also include a trash chute  198  extending between the trash hatch  192  and the trash bin  160 , a recycling chute  200  extending between the recycling hatch  194  and the recycling bin  162 , and a laundry chute  202  extending between the laundry hatch  196  and the laundry bin  164 . The refrigerant lines  174 , electrical line  178 , blackwater drain line  180 , cold water supply line  182 , hot water supply line  184 , greywater drain line  186 , plumbing ventilation line  188 , exhaust line  190 , trash chute  198 , recycling chute  200 , and laundry chute  202  can extend through the exterior wall  104   g.  For example, some or all of these lines and chutes can extend through retrofitted openings in the exterior wall  104   g.  In at least some embodiments, these openings are readily patchable to facilitate returning the interior region  114  to garage use if the real estate unit  126  is decommissioned. The lines and chutes can be removably disposed inside and/or outside the interior region  114 . For example, the lines and chutes can be temporary and configured for reuse or disposal upon decommissioning of the real estate unit  126 . In at least some embodiments, the blackwater drain line  180  and the greywater drain line  186  extend above-floor and then above-ground from the bathroom  127  toward the blackwater tank  148  and the greywater filter  154 , respectively. 
     The dock  142  can include additional lines, connections, and other suitable components ancillary to the components of the real estate unit  126  at the dock  142 . For example, the dock  142  can include a housing  204  that provides security and protection from weather to components of the real estate unit  126  at the dock  142 . The housing  204  can include a lid (not shown) configured to be open when the real estate unit  126  is being serviced and closed and locked when the real estate unit  126  is not being serviced. In at least some embodiments, the lid includes solar panels (also not shown) operably connected to the battery  158 . The dock  142  can further include couplings along some or all of the lines and chutes described above. These couplings can separate portions of the lines and chutes within the housing  204  from portions of the lines and chutes outside the housing  204 . Thus, by operation of these couplings, the dock  142  can be transportable as a unit with little or no need to modify internal portions of the dock  142  in the field. For example, the dock  142  can be pre-manufactured with the internal components shown in  FIG. 4 , installed at the location shown in  FIG. 4 , and then connected up to portions of the associated lines and chutes outside of the housing  204 . 
     The dock  142  can further include couplings that facilitate convenient removal and replacement (e.g., swapping) of the blackwater tank  148 , the battery  158 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164 . For example, the dock  142  can include a blackwater drain quick-connect coupling  206  through which the blackwater tank  148  is fluidically connected to the blackwater drain line  180  and the bathroom  127 . In at least some embodiments, the drain quick-connect coupling  206  includes a check valve. Similarly, the dock  142  can include an electrical quick-connect coupling  208  through which the battery  158  is electrically connected to the electrical line  178  and the electrical outlet  176 . The dock  142  can also include a floor  210  having pads  212  (individually identified as pads  212   a - 212   e ) that facilitate convenient registration of the blackwater tank  148 , the battery  158 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164  with the blackwater drain quick-connect coupling  206 , the electrical quick-connect coupling  208 , the trash chute  198 , the recycling chute  200 , and the laundry chute  202 , respectively. For example, the pads  212   a - 212   e  can be insets in the floor  210  that snuggly receive corresponding lower portions of the blackwater tank  148 , the battery  158 , the trash bin  160 , the recycling bin  162 , and the laundry bin  164 , respectively. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4 , the dock  142  can include a potable water inlet  214  and a greywater outlet  216 . The real estate unit  126  can include a first hose  218  extending between the hose bibb  124  and the potable water inlet  214 . The real estate unit  126  can further include sprinkler  220  and a second hose  222  extending between the greywater outlet  216  and the sprinkler  220 . The exterior enclosure  135  can include a greywater inlet  224  fluidically connected to a branch  226  of the second hose  222 . Filtered greywater can be distributed to support grass or other vegetation (not shown) via the sprinkler  220 , and distributed to support the vegetation  140  via an internal distribution system (e.g., a network of hoses; not shown) of the exterior enclosure  135 . The dock  142  can include internal plumbing (e.g., under the floor  210 ; not shown) fluidically connecting the water reservoir  150  and the potable water inlet  214 , and fluidically connecting the greywater filter  154  and the greywater outlet  216 . In at least some embodiments, this internal plumbing includes a pump (not shown). The dock  142  can further include an exhaust output fan  228  and an internal duct  230  extending between the exhaust output fan  228  and the exhaust filter  146 . The dock  142  can also include an inverter  232  operably connected to the electrical line  178 . 
     The real estate unit  126  can be furnished or otherwise outfitted with suitable furnishings, fixtures, accessories, etc. to accommodate its non-garage alternative use. In the illustrated embodiment, the real estate unit  126  is a lodging and/or residential unit with suitable furnishings, fixtures, accessories, etc. within the interior region  114  to accommodate lodging and/or residential use of the interior region  114 . These furnishings, fixtures, accessories, etc. can include a bed  234 , a side table  236 , shelving units  238  (individually identified as shelving units  238   a - 238   d ), a writing table  240 , a chair  242 , a sofa  244 , a coffee table  246 , a television  248 , a kitchenette  250 , a refrigerator  252 , and a set of step stairs  254 . The kitchenette  250  and the set of step stairs  254  can be operably associated with the bathroom  127 . The real estate unit  126  can further include a closet  256  disposed (e.g., removably disposed) within the interior region  114 . In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate unit  126  can include other suitable furnishings, fixtures, accessories, etc. As described in further detail below, real estate units in accordance with other embodiments of the present technology can be rentable office units, rentable assembly units, and/or have other suitable primarily uses in addition to or instead of lodging and/or residential uses. Furthermore, rentable real estate units in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can be directly rentable, rentable via a membership system (e.g., in a member-based network of real estate units), rentable under short-term use arrangements (e.g., lodging arrangements), and/or rentable in another suitable manner. 
       FIG. 5  is an enlarged view of a first portion of  FIG. 4  showing the barrier  131 .  FIGS. 6 and 7  are, respectively, a cross-sectional exterior side profile view and a cross-sectional interior side profile view of a portion of the real estate unit  126  corresponding to the first portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 5 . With reference to  FIGS. 4-7  together, the barrier  131  can include a first mass of self-leveling material  300  (e.g., a first disposable mass of hardened self-leveling grout) underlying the barrier  131 . The first mass of self-leveling material  300  can be molded and, in at least some cases, is integrally formed along most or all of an overall footprint of the barrier  131 . During formation of the first mass of self-leveling material  300 , the constituent self-leveling material can be of sufficiently low viscosity to level itself by gravity. Thus, the first mass of self-leveling material  300  can automatically conform to slopes, dips, and/or other irregularities in a ground surface at which the barrier  131  is installed. 
     In at least some embodiments, the outdoor area  118  has a paved surface  301  that is not level. The exterior enclosure  135  can include a second mass of self-leveling material  302  (e.g., a second disposable mass of hardened self-leveling grout) underlying the wall components  136 . Similar to the first mass of self-leveling material  300 , the second mass of self-leveling material  302  can be molded and, in at least some cases, is integrally formed along most or all of an overall footprint of the exterior enclosure  135 . During formation of the second mass of self-leveling material  302 , the constituent self-leveling material can be of sufficiently low viscosity to level itself by gravity. Thus, the second mass of self-leveling material  302  can automatically conform to slopes, dips, and/or other irregularities in the paved surface  301 . When at least partially cured, the second mass of self-leveling material  302  can provide the exterior enclosure  135  with a reliably level surface that facilitates vertical stacking of the wall components  136 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , the exterior enclosure  135  can include base blocks  304  between the second mass of self-leveling material  302  and the lowermost row of the wall components  136 . The wall components  136  can be hollow and can contain planting medium  306 . The base blocks  304  can also be hollow and can include antimicrobial medium  308 . The exterior enclosure  135  can further include a soaker hose  309  that receives filtered greywater from the branch  226  of the second hose  222 . In the illustrated embodiment, the soaker hose  309  is loosely disposed in a serpentine manner at an upper portion of an uppermost row of the wall components  136  within the exterior enclosure  135 . The soaker hose  309  can distribute filtered greywater throughout the planting medium  306  at the uppermost row of the wall components  136 . Once the planting medium  306  at the uppermost row of the wall components  136  is saturated, the filtered greywater can move by gravity and/or capillary action to the planting medium  306  at a second-to-uppermost row of the wall components  136  within the exterior enclosure  135 . This process can continue until the filtered greywater reaches the antimicrobial medium  308 . The antimicrobial medium  308  can be a synthetic sponge or other suitable substrate that reduces or eliminates pools of the excess filtered greywater from developing within the base blocks  304 . Excess filtered greywater within the antimicrobial medium  308  can drain from the base blocks  304  onto the paved surface  301  and along the paved surface  301  to a storm drain (not shown). In other embodiments, the filtered greywater can be distributed through the exterior enclosure  135  in another suitable manner. For example, a counterpart of the exterior enclosure  135  can include separate soaker hoses at respective rows of wall components  136 . These soaker hoses can be connected to the branch  226  of the second hose  222  via a manifold. In still other embodiments, a counterpart of the exterior enclosure  135  can have an irrigation system that uses freshwater instead of filtered greywater, or no irrigation system at all. 
     With reference again to  FIGS. 4-7  together, the barrier  131  can include a frame  310 , hinges  312  operably connecting the door  133  and the frame  310  to one another, and a handle  314  that facilitates operation of the door  133  from outside the interior region  114 . The barrier  131  can further include a smart lock  316  configured to allow a renter of the real estate unit  126  to unlock the door  133  by operation of a mobile device (e.g. a mobile phone), by entering a passcode, by providing a biometric identification (e.g., a fingerprint), or in another suitable manner. The barrier  131  can be removably fastened to the exterior wall  104   h.  In the illustrated embodiment, the barrier  131  is removably bolted to the exterior wall  104   h.  In other embodiments, a counterpart of the barrier  131  can be removably screwed to the exterior wall  104   h,  removably clamped to the exterior wall  104   h,  and/or removably fastened to the exterior wall  104   h  in another suitable manner in addition to or instead of being removably bolted to the exterior wall  104   h.  In still other embodiments, a counterpart of the barrier  131  can be permanently installed at the exterior wall  104   h.    
     With reference again to  FIGS. 4-7 , the barrier  131  can include a gasket  318  disposed between the frame  310  and the exterior wall  104   h.  The gasket  318  can be compressible such that it conforms to irregularities in the exterior wall  104   h  and thereby enhances a weather resistance of a connection between the barrier  131  and the exterior wall  104   h.  The barrier  131  can further include bolts  320  that extend through the frame  310 , through the gasket  318 , and through the exterior wall  104   h.  At an inside surface of the exterior wall  104   h,  the barrier  131  can include furring strips  322  through which the bolts  320  also extend, and nuts  324  operably connected to the bolts  320  and bearing on the furring strips  322 . In the illustrated embodiment, the barrier  131  is an overlay that covers the opening  116  at an exterior side of the exterior wall  104   h.  In other embodiments, the barrier  131  can have another suitable form and/or position relative to the opening  116 . For example, rather than being disposed at the exterior side of the exterior wall  104   h,  a counterpart of the barrier  113  can be disposed at an interior side of the exterior wall  104   h.    
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , in the illustrated embodiment, the overhead door  120  is stowed within the interior region  114  in an open state. For example, the door track  122  can remain in place after the garage  102  is retrofitted for an alternative use. A motor (not shown) operably connected to the overhead door  120  can be temporarily disabled so that the overhead door  120  remains out-of-service during operation of the real estate unit  126 . Leaving the overhead door  120  and the door track  122  in place after the garage  102  is retrofitted for an alternative use can be useful, for example, to reduce an investment necessary to return the interior region  114  to garage use, as needed. In other embodiments, the overhead door  120  can be removed from the interior region  114  when the garage  102  is retrofitted for an alternative use. In still other embodiments, a counterpart of the overhead door  120  can be retrofitted with windows and/or a doorway. In these embodiments, the counterpart of the overhead door  120  can take the place of the barrier  131 . 
       FIG. 8  is a top plan view corresponding to the first portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 5  and showing a barrier  350  of a real estate unit in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology. In contrast to the barrier  131  shown in  FIGS. 4-7 , the barrier  350  is an inset rather than an overlay. For example, the barrier  350  can be disposed within the opening  116  rather than at an exterior or interior side of the exterior wall  104   h.  As shown in  FIG. 8 , the barrier  350  can include a frame  352  that is narrower than the opening  116 . The barrier  350  can further include a gasket  354  disposed between the frame  352  and sidewalls of the opening  116 . The barrier  350  can also include screws  356  extending laterally into portions of the exterior wall  104   h  on opposite sides of the opening  116 . The gasket  354  can be layered to compensate for a difference between a width of the frame  352  and a width of the opening  116 , such as when the barrier  350  is a standard size and the opening  116  is a non-standard size. Although not adaptable to as wide a range of opening widths as the barrier  131  described above, the barrier  350  may be preferred over the barrier  131  in some cases for aesthetic or other reasons. 
       FIG. 9  is an enlarged view of a second portion of  FIG. 4  showing the exterior enclosure  135 .  FIGS. 10 and 11  are cross-sectional exterior side profile views of a portion of the real estate unit  126  corresponding to the second portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 9  with the vegetation  140  shown and not shown, respectively.  FIG. 12  is an enlarged view of a third portion of  FIG. 4 .  FIGS. 13 and 14  are cross-sectional exterior side profile views of a portion of the real estate unit  126  corresponding to the third portion of  FIG. 4  shown in  FIG. 12  with the vegetation  140  shown and not shown, respectively.  FIG. 15  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 11 . With reference to  FIGS. 4-7 and 9-15  together, the exterior enclosure  135  can include staggered rows of the wall components  136 . For example, the wall components  136  at corners of the exterior enclosure  135  distant from the exterior wall  104   h  can alternate row-to-row between larger and smaller L-shapes. Similarly, the wall components  136  at portions of the exterior enclosure  135  closest to the exterior wall  104   h  can alternate row-to-row between larger and smaller rectangular shapes. Elsewhere within the exterior enclosure  135 , the wall components  136  can have the larger rectangular shape. 
     The overall exterior enclosure  135  can be self-supporting and/or free-standing. As shown in  FIG. 15 , the wall components  136  can be stacked within the exterior enclosure  135 . Furthermore, the wall components  136  can be interlocking within the exterior enclosure  135 . For example, the individual wall components  136  can include downwardly extending flanges  400  that are received within successively lower wall components  136 . The base blocks  304  can be configured to receive the flanges  400  of the wall components  136  within a lowest row of wall components  136  within the exterior enclosure  135 . As discussed above, the wall components  136  can be planters. In at least some embodiments, the wall components  136  include apertures  402  through which the vegetation  140  grows outwardly from roots (not shown) within the wall components  136 . The apertures  402  can be large enough to allow passage of bulbs, cuttings, seedlings, etc. (not just seeds) into the planting medium  306  after the exterior enclosure  135  is assembled. For example, the individual apertures  402  can have a width greater than 2 centimeters, such as a width within a range from 2 to 8 centimeters. As discussed above, the exterior enclosure  135  can be configured to facilitate distribution of filtered greywater throughout the planting medium  306 . The base blocks  304  can include holes  406  through which excess filtered greywater exits the exterior enclosure  135 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , the apertures  402  can be differentially planted to form a brand identifier  404  (e.g., a trade and/or service mark) or other suitable design at an exterior side (e.g., street-facing side) of the exterior enclosure  135 . Differential planting can include selectively planting the apertures  402  with multiple types of plants and/or selectively planting and not planting the apertures  402  with a single type of plant. For example, the non-planted apertures  402  can be capped. Forming a brand identifier  404  by differential planting can be useful to balance aesthetic considerations in a neighborhood setting with the need for clear communication of a brand associated with the real estate unit  126  to consumers. The apertures  402  can collectively form an array that facilitates forming the brand identifier  404  in a consistent manner when the real estate unit  126  is one of many real estate units for which the brand identifier  404  is applicable. For example, a given aperture  402  can be planted with a predetermined plant depending on its position within the array according to a reproducible plan. A template (not shown) can be temporarily placed over the exterior side of the exterior enclosure  135  and registered to the array to facilitate rapid execution of the plan with little or no need for customized execution of the plan in the field. Furthermore, using relatively large and/or more mature plantings can allow the vegetation  140  to be formed more efficiently and/or with less lead time than would be the case using seeds. 
       FIG. 16  is side profile view of a given one of the wall components  136 .  FIG. 17  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the given wall component  136  taken along the line  17 - 17  in  FIG. 16 .  FIG. 18  is a cross-sectional bottom plan view of the given wall component  136  taken along the line  18 - 18  in  FIG. 16 .  FIG. 19  is a cross-sectional end plan view of the given wall component  136  taken along the line  19 - 19  in  FIG. 16 .  FIG. 20  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 19 . The given wall component  136  is of the large rectangular type. In at least some embodiments, other (e.g., most or all) of the wall components  136  of the large rectangular type within the exterior enclosure  135  at least substantially match the given wall component  136 . Furthermore, wall component  136  of other types (e.g., small rectangular, large L-shaped, small L-shaped, etc.) can have the same or similar features as the features of the given wall component  136 . With reference to  FIGS. 16-20  together, the given wall component  136  can include a rigid shell  408 , a package  410  removably disposed within the shell  408 , and a rigid plate  412  also removably disposed within the shell  408 . The package  410  can contain the planting medium  306  in a tidy form. The plate  412  can support the package  410 . 
     In at least some embodiments, the shell  408  is collapsible from an expanded state to a compact (e.g., at least partially flattened) state. For example, at corners where the first and second side panels  414 ,  416  and the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  meet, the given wall component  136  can include hinges (not shown), such as flexure bearings or piano hinges, that allow each corner to fold in a direction that causes the first and second side panels  414 ,  416  and the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  to at least partially flatten. This feature can facilitate efficient storage and transport of the shell  408  before and/or after its deployment at the real estate unit  126 . In at least some embodiments, the plate  412  helps to hold the shell  408  in the expanded state. As shown in  FIG. 20 , a lowermost portion of the first side panel  414  can overlap an uppermost portion of one the flanges  400 . The plate  412  can rest on upper edges of the flanges  400 . 
     The shell  408  can include a first side panel  414  and an opposite second side panel  416  parallel to and spaced apart from the first side panel  414 . Similarly, the given wall component  136  can include a first end panel  418  and an opposite second end panel  420  parallel to and spaced apart from the first end panel  418 . The first and second side panels  414 ,  416  and the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  can define an interior region of the given wall component  136  shaped, for example, as a rectangular solid. The apertures  402  can extend through the shell  408  at the first and second side panels  414 ,  416 . Alternatively, the apertures  402  can extend through the shell  408  at only the first side panel  414  or at only the second side panel  416  if the vegetation  140  is only desired at one or the other of the interior and exterior sides of the exterior enclosure  135 . 
     The given wall component  136  can include two of the flanges  400  at the first side panel  414  and another two of the flanges  400  at the second side panel  416 . As shown in  FIG. 19 , the flanges  400  can be parallel to and inset relative to the corresponding first and second side panels  414 ,  416 . Between the flanges  400  at the first side panel  414  and between the flanges  400  at the second side panel  416 , the given wall component  136  can include respective slots  422 . When the given wall component  136  is assembled with other wall components  136  of the large rectangular type within the exterior enclosure  135 , one of the flanges  400  at the first side panel  414  and an opposing one of the flanges  400  at the second side panel  416  can be received within the interior region of a first neighboring lower wall component  136 . Similarly, the other of the flanges  400  at the first side panel  414  and the other of the flanges  400  at the second side panel  416  can be received within the interior region of a second neighboring lower wall component  136  adjacent to the first neighboring lower wall component  136 . The second end panel  420  of the first neighboring lower wall component  136  and the first end panel  418  of the second neighboring lower wall component  136  can be directly adjacent to one another and received within the slots  422  of the given wall component  136 . This interaction between the wall components  136  can facilitate convenient assembly of the exterior enclosure  135  with neighboring rows of the wall components  136  evenly staggered. 
     In the illustrated embodiment, the first and second side panels  414 ,  416  are thinner than the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  and made of a different material. For example, the first and second side panels  414 ,  416  can be metal (e.g., iron) and the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  can be cementitious (e.g., fiber-reinforced cement). The metal composition of the first and second side panels  414 ,  416  can be useful, for example, for aesthetics, to facilitate magnetic coupling of fixtures and accessories to the exterior enclosure  135 , and/or for other reasons. The cementitious composition of the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  can be useful, for example, to reduce noise transmission through the exterior enclosure  135 , for cost savings, and/or for other reasons. In other embodiments, the first and second side panels  414 ,  416  and the first and second end panels  418 ,  420  can have other suitable compositions. The package  410  can be reusable and/or compostable. Furthermore, the package  410  can be configured to remain at least substantially intact for convenient reuse and/or composting upon disassembly of the exterior enclosure  135 . In at least some embodiments, the package  410  includes a biodegradable skin  424  that contains the planting medium  306 . When the exterior enclosure  135  is assembled, the skin  424  can be punctured via the apertures  402 . Suitable materials for the skin  424  include burlap and cotton, among others. As shown in  FIG. 18 , the plate  412  can include perforations  426  through which water can flow by gravity from one wall component  136  to a neighboring lower wall component  136  (or base block  304 ). 
       FIGS. 21, 22, 23 and 24  are, respectively, a first side profile view, an opposite second side profile view, a first end profile view, and an opposite second end profile view of the bathroom  127 . With reference to  FIGS. 21-24  together, the bathroom  127  can include a rectangular floor module  500 , a rectangular ceiling module  502  vertically spaced apart from the floor module  500 , and a plurality of wall modules  504  (individually identified as wall modules  504   a - 504   d ) removably connected to the floor and ceiling modules  500 ,  502  at respective perimeter portions of the floor and ceiling modules  500 ,  502 . The bathroom  127  can further include a lower gasket  506  disposed between the perimeter portion of the floor module  500  and the wall modules  504 , and an upper gasket  508  disposed between the perimeter portion of the ceiling module  502  and the wall modules  504 . The floor module  500  can include upwardly extending tabs  510  through which the floor module  500  is secured to the wall modules  504 . Similarly, the ceiling module  502  can include downwardly extending tabs  512  through which the ceiling module  502  is secured to the wall modules  504 . The wall modules  504   c,    504   d  can include vertical flanges  514  at which the wall modules  504   c,    504   d  are secured to the wall modules  504   a,    504   b.  The bathroom  127  can include bolts  516  and associated nuts  518  at the upwardly extending tabs  510 , the downwardly extending tabs  512 , and the vertical flanges  514 . 
     At the wall module  504   a  ( FIG. 23 ), the bathroom  127  can include a doorway opening  520 , a frame  522  extending around the doorway opening  520 , and a door  524  disposed within the doorway opening  520  and hingedly connected to the frame  522 . The bathroom  127  can further include a handle  526  and hinges  528  operably associated with the door  524 . At the wall module  504   c  ( FIG. 21 ), the bathroom  127  can include a plumbing ventilation hookup  530  and an exhaust hookup  532 . The plumbing ventilation hookup  530  and the exhaust hookup  532  can be configured for convenient connection to and disconnection from the plumbing ventilation line  188  and the exhaust line  190  ( FIG. 4 ), respectively, such as via quick release couplings (not shown). The wall modules  504   c,    504   d  can extend between the wall modules  504   a,    504   b  at opposite sides of the bathroom  127 . As discussed above, the bathroom  127  can be configured to be elevated above a floor surface of the interior region  114 . For this purpose and/or another suitable purpose, the floor module  500  can include feet  533 . In at least some embodiments, a gap between the feet  533  is large enough to allow the bathroom  127 , when fully assembled, to be conveniently moved by forklift. At the ceiling module  502 , the bathroom  127  can include skylights  534  that allow ambient light within the interior region  114  to enter an interior of the bathroom  127 . 
     At a side of the floor module  500  below the wall module  504   c,  the bathroom  127  can include a blackwater drain hookup  535 , a main cold water supply hookup  536 , and a main hot water supply hookup  538 . At an end of the floor module  500  below the wall module  504   a,  the bathroom  127  can include a main electrical hookup  540  and a main greywater drain hookup  541 . The blackwater drain hookup  535 , the main cold water supply hookup  536 , the main hot water supply hookup  538 , the main electrical hookup  540 , and the main greywater drain hookup  541  can be configured for convenient connection to and disconnection from the blackwater drain line  180 , the cold water supply line  182 , the hot water supply line  184 , the electrical line  178 , and the greywater drain line  186 , respectively, such as via quick release couplings (not shown). At a side of the floor module  500  below the wall module  504   d,  the bathroom  127  can include an auxiliary greywater drain hookup  542 , an auxiliary cold water supply hookup  544 , an auxiliary hot water supply hookup  546 , and an auxiliary electrical hookup  548 . The auxiliary greywater drain hookup  542 , the auxiliary cold water supply hookup  544 , the auxiliary hot water supply hookup  546 , and the auxiliary electrical hookup  548  can be configured for convenient connection to and disconnection from corresponding lines (not shown) of the kitchenette  250 , such as via quick release couplings (not shown). 
       FIG. 25  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the bathroom  127  taken along the line  25 - 25  in  FIG. 21 . As shown in  FIG. 25 , the floor module  500  can include a deck  554 , and the bathroom  127  can include a sink  556 , a toilet  558 , and a bathtub/shower  560  disposed (e.g., removably disposed) on the deck  554 . The sink  556  can include a basin  562 , a sink drain  564 , a sink faucet  566 , a sink hot water knob  568 , and a sink cold water knob  570  operably connected to one another. The toilet  558  can include a tank  572 , a bowl  574 , and a toilet drain  576  operably connected to one another. The bathtub/shower  560  can include a tub  578 , a bathtub/shower drain  580 , a tub faucet  582 , a tub cold water knob  584 , a tub hot water knob  586 , a cold water conduit  588 , and a hot water conduit  590  operably connected to one another. The cold water conduit  588  can include a riser  592  and a first branch  594  extending between the riser  592  and the tub faucet  582 . The tub cold water knob  584  can be disposed along the first branch  594  and operable to control a flow of cold water from the cold water conduit  588  to the tub faucet  582 . Similarly, the hot water conduit  590  can include a riser  596  and a first branch  598  extending between the riser  596  and the tub faucet  582 . The tub hot water knob  586  can be disposed along the first branch  598  and operable to control a flow of hot water from the hot water conduit  590  to the tub faucet  582 . 
     The bathroom  127  can include an electrical conduit  600 , and a junction box  602  operably connected to the electrical conduit  600 . The bathroom  127  can further include a first plumbing ventilation conduit  604  disposed between the sink  556  and the toilet  558 , and a second plumbing ventilation conduit  605  disposed between the sink  556  and the bathtub/shower  560 . The first and second plumbing ventilation conduits  604 ,  605  can be configured to ventilate blackwater and greywater plumbing, respectively. The bathroom  127  can still further include a floor drain  606  disposed between the toilet  558  and the bathtub/shower  560 .  FIG. 26  is an enlarged view of a portion of  FIG. 25 . With reference to  FIGS. 25 and 26  together, the bathroom  127  can include vertical gaskets  608  disposed between the respective vertical flanges  514  and corresponding portions of the wall modules  504   a,    504   b.  Similarly, the bathroom  127  can include lower tab gaskets  610  disposed between the respective upwardly extending tabs  510  and corresponding portions of the wall modules  504 . 
       FIG. 27  is a cross-sectional bottom plan view of the bathroom  127  taken along the line  27 - 27  in  FIG. 21 . As shown in  FIG. 27 , the bathroom  127  can include a light fixture  612  attached to the wall module  504   c  above the sink  556 . The bathroom  127  can further include an exhaust intake fan  614  attached to the ceiling module  502 . The electrical conduit  600  can extend from the junction box  602  ( FIG. 25 ) to the light fixture  612 , and from the light fixture  612  to the exhaust intake fan  614 . The first and second plumbing ventilation conduits  604 ,  605  can merge and extend along an inner corner between the ceiling module  502  and the wall module  504   c  to the plumbing ventilation hookup  530  ( FIG. 21 ). The bathroom  127  can include an exhaust conduit  616  extending from the exhaust intake fan  614  along an inner corner between the ceiling module  502  and the wall module  504   b  to the exhaust hookup  532  ( FIG. 21 ). Above one end of the tub  578  ( FIG. 25 ), the bathtub/shower  560  ( FIG. 25 ) can include a showerhead  618 , a shower cold water knob  620  operably connected to the cold water conduit  588 , and a shower hot water knob  622  operably connected to the hot water conduit  590 . The cold water conduit  588  can include a second branch  624  extending between the riser  592  and the showerhead  618 . The shower cold water knob  620  can be disposed along the second branch  624  and operable to control a flow of cold water from the cold water conduit  588  to the showerhead  618 . Similarly, the hot water conduit  590  can include a second branch  626  extending between the riser  596  and the showerhead  618 . The shower hot water knob  622  can be disposed along the second branch  626  and operable to control a flow of hot water from the hot water conduit  590  to the showerhead  618 . The bathroom  127  can include upper tab gaskets  628  disposed between the respective downwardly extending tabs  512  and corresponding portions of the wall modules  504 . 
       FIG. 28  is a cross-sectional top plan view of the bathroom  127  taken along the line  28 - 28  in  FIG. 21 . With reference to  FIGS. 4 and 21-28  together, the floor module  500  can include a skirt  630  and a series of parallel spaced-apart joists  632  within the skirt  630 . The bathroom  127  can include a blackwater drain conduit  634  operably connected to the blackwater drain hookup  535  and the toilet drain  576 . Thus, the toilet  558  can be operably connected to the blackwater tank  148  via the blackwater drain conduit  634  and the blackwater drain line  180 . The blackwater drain conduit  634  can include a branch  635  operably connected to the first plumbing ventilation conduit  604 . The bathroom  127  can further include a greywater drain conduit  636  operably connected to the main greywater drain hookup  541 . The greywater drain conduit  636  can include branches  638  (individually identified as branches  638   a - 638   c ) operably connected to the second plumbing ventilation conduit  605 , the sink drain  564 , and the auxiliary greywater drain hookup  542 , respectively. The greywater drain conduit  636  can further include sub-branches  639  (individually identified as sub-branches  639   a,    639   b ) operably connected to the bathtub/shower drain  580  and the floor drain  606 , respectively. Thus, the bathtub/shower drain  580  can be operably connected to the greywater filter  154  via the greywater drain conduit  636  and the greywater drain line  186 . The sub-branches  639   c,    639   b  of the greywater drain conduit  636  can include respective traps  640 . Furthermore, the blackwater drain conduit  634  and the greywater drain conduit  636  can include respective caps  642 , such as to facilitate clean-out. 
     The bathroom  127  can include wheels  643  (e.g., swivel casters) integrated into the floor module  500 . In the illustrated embodiment, the wheels  643  are embedded within the feet  533  and accessible via inwardly facing openings (not shown) of the feet  533 . The individual wheels  643  can be movable between a retracted state and an extended state. For example, the bathroom  127  can include posts  644  having threads (not shown) that engage corresponding threads (not shown) of the wheels  643  such that the wheels  643  can be rotatably moved between the retracted and extended states. Moving the wheels  643  from the retracted state to the extended state can lift the bathroom  127  off a corresponding floor surface, thereby allowing the bathroom  127  to be conveniently moved along the floor surface. 
     The bathroom  127  can further include a main cold water conduit  645  and a main hot water conduit  646  operably connected to the main cold water supply hookup  536  and the main hot water supply hookup  538 , respectively. The main cold water conduit  645  can include branches  648  (individually identified as branches  648   a,    648   b ) operably connected to the sink  556  and the bathtub/shower  560  (via the riser  592 ), respectively. The main cold water conduit  645  can further include sub-branches  650  (individually identified as sub-branches  650   a,    650   b ) operably connected to the auxiliary cold water supply hookup  544  and the toilet  558 , respectively. The main hot water conduit  646  can include branches  652  (individually identified as branches  652   a,    652   b ) operably connected to the sink  556  and the bathtub/shower  560  (via the riser  596 ), respectively. The main hot water conduit  646  can further include a sub-branch  654  operably connected to the auxiliary hot water supply hookup  546 . The bathroom  127  can still further include a main electrical conduit  656  operably connected to the main electrical hookup  540 . The main electrical conduit  656  can include branches  658  (individually identified as branches  658   a,    658   b ) operably connected to the auxiliary electrical hookup  548  and a floor heating system (introduced below). The main electrical conduit  656  can further include a sub-branch  659  operably connected to the electrical conduit  600 . 
       FIG. 29  is a cross-sectional bottom plan view of the bathroom  127  taken along the line  29 - 29  in  FIG. 21 . As shown in  FIG. 29 , the bathroom  127  can include a floor heating system  660  operably associated with the deck  554 . The floor heating system  660  can include a control box  662  operably connected to the branch  658   b  of the main electrical conduit  656 , and a heating cable  664  operably connected to the control box  662 . The heating cable  664  can have a serpentine configuration and be directly connected to an underside of the deck  554  between the joists  632 . With reference to  FIGS. 21-29  together, the floor drain  606 , the blackwater drain conduit  634  (e.g., including its branch  635 ), the greywater drain conduit  636  (e.g., including its branches  638  and sub-branches  639 ), the main cold water conduit  645  (e.g., including its branches  648  and sub-branches  650 ), the main hot water conduit  646  (e.g., including its branches  652  and sub-branch  654 ), the main electrical conduit  656  (e.g., including its branches  658  and sub-branch  659 ), the floor heating system  660 , and/or other suitable components of the bathroom  127  can be pre-installed components of the floor module  500 . Similarly, the supply plumbing for the bathtub/shower  560  (e.g., including the tub faucet  582 , the cold water conduit  588 , the hot water conduit  590 , and the showerhead  618 ), the light fixture  612 , and/or other suitable components of the bathroom  127  can be pre-installed components of the wall module  504   c.  These and/or other aspects of the bathroom  127  can facilitate rapid deployment, removal, and redeployment of the bathroom  127 . 
       FIG. 30  is a cross-sectional top plan view corresponding to the portion of  FIG. 2  shown in  FIG. 3  and showing a real estate unit  700  in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including the interior region  114  in the second state. The real estate unit  700  can include a dock  701  that does not include the blackwater tank  148  ( FIG. 4 ) and the blackwater drain line  180  ( FIG. 4 ) of the real estate unit  126  ( FIG. 4 ). Instead of these components, the real estate unit  700  can include a blackwater drain line  702  extending between the bathroom  127  and an outdoor sewage hookup  704 . The blackwater drain line  702  can extend through the exterior wall  104   g  from the bathroom  127  toward the sewage hookup  704 . Furthermore, the blackwater drain line  702  can extend above-floor and then above-ground from the bathroom  127  toward the sewage hookup  704 . 
     The sewage hookup  702  can be a retrofitted access point to a municipal, septic, or other permanent sewage system serving the house  100  ( FIG. 1 ). In at least some cases, the blackwater drain line  180  connects to the sewage hookup  702  via a quick-connect coupling (not shown). In the illustrated embodiment, the real estate unit  700  (like the real estate unit  126  ( FIG. 4 )) is configured to recycle greywater. In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate unit  700  can be configured to dispose of greywater with blackwater via the sewage hookup  702 . For example, a counterpart of the bathroom  127  can be alternatively configured so that a counterpart of the greywater drain conduit  636  ( FIG. 28 ) is combined with a counterpart of the blackwater drain conduit  634  ( FIG. 28 ). In these and other embodiments, the exterior enclosure  135  can be configured to receive water from the hose bibb  124  and/or configured to receive water in another suitable manner. 
     In another embodiment, a counterpart of the real estate unit  126  ( FIG. 4 ) is operably associated with components that reduce or eliminate the need for frequent servicing and/or connections to permanent utilities serving the house  100  ( FIG. 1 ). For example, the counterpart of the real estate unit  126  ( FIG. 4 ) can be operably associated with a high-capacity sewage detention reservoir (not shown) disposed (e.g., removably disposed) outside the interior region  114 , a high-capacity cold water reservoir (not shown) disposed (e.g., removably disposed) outside the interior region  114 , and/or a high-capacity generator (not shown) disposed (e.g., removably disposed) outside the interior region  114 . The high-capacity sewage detention reservoir can be configured for occasional evacuation into a mobile tanker (e.g., a septic system pump truck). Similarly, the high-capacity cold water reservoir can be configured for occasional replenishment from a mobile tanker (e.g., a water supply truck). In these embodiments, with reference to  FIG. 4 , a counterpart of the dock  142  can be without the blackwater tank  148 , the water reservoir  150 , the greywater filter  154 , and/or the battery  158 . 
     In the embodiments illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 30 , the real estate units  126 ,  700  are configured at least primarily as lodging and/or residential units. In other embodiments, a counterpart of the real estate units  126 ,  700  can have another suitable primary use. For example, the counterpart of the real estate units  126 ,  700  can be a rentable office unit, a rentable assembly unit, and/or a rentable unit of another suitable type. For example,  FIG. 31  is a cross-sectional top plan view corresponding to the portion of  FIG. 2  shown in  FIG. 3  and showing a real estate unit  750  in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including the interior region  114  in the second state. The real estate unit  750  can be configured at least primarily as a rentable office unit. The real estate unit  750  can include office furnishings, such as a workstation  752  removably disposed within the interior region  114 . Because privacy tends to be less important for office uses than for lodging and residential uses and/or for other reasons, the real estate unit  750  can be without the exterior enclosure  135  ( FIG. 4 ). Alternatively, a counterpart of the real estate unit  750  can include the exterior enclosure  135  ( FIG. 4 ) or a comparable structure. 
       FIG. 32  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit  800  in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region  802  of a three-car garage  804  in the second state. The garage  804  can include a secondary opening  806  between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . Like the opening  116 , the secondary opening  806  can be sized to permit passage of a car between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . For example, the secondary opening  806  can have a width within a range from 2 meters to 4 meters. The garage  804  can further include a secondary door track  808  at the secondary opening  806  and a secondary overhead door  810  operably connected to the secondary door track  808 . In the illustrated embodiment, rather than being stowed in an open state, the secondary overhead door  810  is stowed in a closed state when the garage  804  is in the retrofitted state. In other embodiments, the secondary overhead door  810  can be stowed in an open state or removed and a counterpart of the real estate unit  800  can include a secondary barrier operably associated with the secondary opening  806 . The secondary barrier can have some or all of the features discussed above for the barrier  131 . In still other embodiments, the secondary overhead door  810  can remain active (i.e., configured for frequent operation) in the real estate unit  800  rather than being stowed. In still other embodiments, a counterpart of the barrier  131  can overlie both the opening  116  and the secondary opening  806 . 
     With reference again to  FIG. 32 , the real estate unit  800  can be configured at least primarily as a rentable assembly unit. For example, the real estate unit  800  can be configured to accommodate parties, classes, etc. Like the real estate unit  750  ( FIG. 31 ), the real estate unit  800  can be without the exterior enclosure  135  ( FIG. 4 ). Alternatively, a counterpart of the real estate unit  800  can include the exterior enclosure  135  ( FIG. 4 ) or a comparable structure. The real estate unit  800  can include a dock  812  that does not include the trash bin  160  ( FIG. 4 ), the recycling bin  162  ( FIG. 4 ), and the laundry bin  164  ( FIG. 4 ) of the real estate unit  126  ( FIG. 4 ), but is otherwise the same as or similar to the dock  142  ( FIG. 4 ). 
       FIG. 33  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit  850  in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present technology including the interior region  802  in the second state. The real estate unit  850  can be configured at least primarily as a combined lodging and rentable office unit. For example, the real estate unit  850  can include both a workstation  752  and a bed  234 . In the illustrated embodiment, the real estate unit  850  further includes partitions  852  that close off the bed  234  during work hours. The partitions  852  can be reusable and removably disposed within the interior region  802  of the garage  804 . In other embodiments, the partitions  852  can be omitted and the portion of the interior region  802  including the bed  234  can be open to other portions of the interior region  802 . In still other embodiments, the bed  802  can be replaced with a sofa bed, a wall bed, or another type of convertible bed that readily transitions between a compact and/or hidden state when not in use and an expanded and/or exposed state when in use. 
       FIG. 34  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit  860  in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region  861  of a detached one-car garage  862  in the second state. The garage  862  can include a side doorway  863  with a removed door. The real estate unit  860  can include a reusable bathroom  864  disposed (e.g., removably disposed) outside the interior region  861 . The bathroom  864  can be similar to the bathroom  127  ( FIGS. 21-29 ) and can include a door  865  aligned with the side doorway  863 . Similar to the barrier  131  ( FIG. 5 ), the bathroom  864  can include a gasket  866  disposed between a wall of the bathroom  864  and an exterior wall of the garage  862 . The gasket  866  can be compressible such that it conforms to irregularities in the corresponding exterior wall of the garage  862  and thereby enhances a weather resistance of a connection between the bathroom  864  and the exterior wall of the garage  862 . The bathroom  864  can further include bolts or clamps (not shown) that secure the connection between the bathroom  864  and the exterior wall of the garage  862 . 
       FIG. 35  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit  870  in accordance with another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region  872  of a detached two-car garage  874  in the second state. The garage  874  can include a rear doorway  876  that is not in service. For example the rear doorway  876  can be blocked by the closet  256  of the real estate unit  870 . As with the real estate unit  860  ( FIG. 34 ), the bathroom  864  of the real estate unit  870  can be disposed (e.g., removably disposed) outside the interior region  872 . The real estate unit  870  can include a barrier  878  disposed (e.g., removably disposed) between the interior region  872  and the outdoor area  118  adjacent to the garage  874 . The barrier  878  can be configured to permit ingress to and egress from the interior region  872 . The barrier  878  can also be configured to permit access to the bathroom  864  of the real estate unit  870  from the interior region  872 . For example, the barrier  878  can include an opening  880  aligned with the door  865  of the bathroom  864 . The real estate unit  870  can also include a dock  882  similar to the dock  812  described above with reference to  FIG. 32 . 
       FIG. 36  is a cross-sectional top plan view of a real estate unit  890  in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present technology including an interior region  892  of a detached two-car garage  894  in the second state. The garage  894  can include a side doorway  896  that is in service for providing ingress to and egress from the interior region  892 . Again, the bathroom  864  of the real estate unit  890  can be disposed (e.g., removably disposed) outside the interior region  892 . The real estate unit  890  can include a barrier  898  disposed (e.g., removably disposed) between the interior region  892  and the outdoor area  118  adjacent to the garage  894 . The barrier  898  can be similar to the barrier  878  ( FIG. 35 ) although without a doorway to permit ingress to and egress from the interior region  892 . Rather, as mentioned above, ingress to and egress from the interior region  892  can be via the side doorway  896 . 
       FIG. 37  is a block diagram illustrating a method  900  for retrofitting a given garage to form at least a portion of a given real estate unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology. For simplicity, the method  900  will be further described primarily in the context of the real estate unit  126  and the garage  102 . It should be understood, however, that the method  900 , when suitable, and/or portions of the method  900 , when suitable, can be practiced with respect to any of the real estate units  126 ,  700 ,  750 ,  800 ,  850 ,  860 ,  870 ,  890  and with respect to any of the garages  102 ,  804 ,  862 ,  874 ,  894  described above with reference to  FIGS. 4-36  as well as with respect to other real estate units and garages in accordance with embodiments of the present technology. With reference to  FIGS. 4-29 and 37  together, the method  900  can include leasing the interior region  114  (block  902 ) or establishing control of the interior region  114  in another suitable manner. For example, the interior region  114  can be leased from an owner of the garage  102  (e.g., an owner of the house  100 ) for provision of lodging, residential space, office space, and/or assembly space, and/or another type of space to third parties. 
     In at least some embodiments, the method  900  includes at least substantially reversibly retrofitting the garage  102  to accommodate a non-garage use (e.g., a lodging use, a residential use, an office use, and/or an assembly use) at the interior region  114 . In these and other embodiments, it may be economically feasible to lease the interior region  114  and retrofit the garage  102  with little or no long-term commitment from an owner of the garage  102 . This can be due to the reusability of a significant amount of the capital associated with retrofitting the garage  102  and/or for other reasons. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the interior region  114  is leased month-to-month. In other embodiments, the interior region  114  can be leased under terms that allow the owner of the garage  102  to terminate the lease with notice of less than one month. In still other embodiments, the interior region  114  can be controlled by an operator of the real estate unit  126  under other lease arrangements, under non-lease contractual arrangements (e.g., franchising), or under fee simple ownership. After direct or indirect control over the interior region  114  is established, the method  900  can include subleasing (or leasing if the garage  102  is owned in fee simple) the interior region  114  to a renter. When the interior region  114  is leased separately from other portions of the house  100 , an owner of the house  100  can occupy or otherwise use the other portions of the house  100  while the interior region  114  is leased to third parties. When the interior region  114  is leased together with other portions of the house  100 , an operator of the real estate unit  126  can separately lease the interior region  114  as the real estate unit  126  and some or all of the other portions of the house  100  as another real estate unit. 
     The method  900  can further include transporting modules (e.g., the bathroom  127 , the barrier  131 , the wall components  136 , and/or the dock  142 ) to the garage  102  (block  904 ). Some or all of the modules can be transported in a compact state. For example, the bathroom  127  can be transported in its disassembled state, the barrier  131  can be transported in its folded state, the wall components  136  can be transported in their disassembled states, and/or the shells  408  can be transported in their collapsed states. The method  900  can further include receiving the modules at the garage  102  (block  906 ). For example, the bathroom  127 , the barrier  131 , the wall components  136 , the dock  142 , and/or other suitable components of the real estate unit  126  can be received at the garage  102  in an at least substantially pre-manufactured state. 
     After the bathroom  127  is received at the garage  102 , the method  900  can include installing the bathroom  127  (block  908 ), such as by disposing (e.g., removably disposing) the bathroom  127  within or outside the interior region  114 . In at least some embodiments, installing the bathroom  127  includes assembling (e.g., at least substantially reversibly assembling) a set of reusable bathroom modules (e.g., the floor module  500 , the ceiling module  502 , and the wall modules  504 ) to form an assembly of reusable bathroom modules. For example, the method  900  can include disposing (e.g., removably disposing) the floor module  500  at a suitable location within or outside the interior region  114 , and connecting (e.g., removably connecting) the wall modules  504  to the floor module  500  at a perimeter portion of the floor module  500 . The bathroom  127  can be disposed within the interior region  114  such that the floor level of the bathroom  127  is at least 0.5 meter higher than the underlying floor level of the interior region  114 . The method  900  can further include installing (e.g., removably installing) furnishings within the interior region  114 . For example, when the garage  102  is retrofitted for lodging and/or residential use at the interior region  114 , the method  900  can include disposing (e.g., removably disposing) lodging and/or residential furnishings within the interior region  114 . As another example, when the garage  102  is retrofitted for office use at the interior region  114 , the method  900  can include disposing (e.g., removably disposing) office furnishings within the interior region  114 . 
     The method  900  can also include installing the barrier  131  (block  912 ). For example, the method  900  can include disposing (e.g., removably and stationarily disposing) the barrier  131  between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118 . The barrier  131  can be installed such that a path permitting a renter of the real estate unit  126  to move between the interior region  114  and the outdoor area  118  extends through the opening  116  and through the barrier  131 . Installing the barrier  131  can include installing the barrier  131  in an unfolded state. In addition or alternatively, installing the barrier  131  can include at least substantially reversibly assembling a set of barrier modules to form an assembly of barrier modules. In at least some embodiments, installing the barrier  131  includes fastening (e.g., removably fastening) the barrier  131  to the exterior wall  104   h.  For example, the barrier  131  can be bolted, screwed, and/or clamped to the exterior wall  104   h.  Installing the barrier  131  can further include forming the first mass of self-leveling material  300 , such as integrally along most or all of an overall footprint of the barrier  131 . The barrier  131  can then be installed over the first mass of self-leveling material  300 . In some embodiments, installing the barrier  131  includes inserting the barrier  131  into the opening  116 . In other embodiments, installing the barrier  131  includes overlaying the barrier  131  over the opening  116 . For example, installing the barrier  131  can include compressing the gasket  354  between the frame  352  and the exterior wall  104   h.  In conjunction with installing the barrier  131  or separately, the method  900  can include stowing the overhead door  120  within the interior region  114  in its open state (block  914 ). In at least some cases, this includes disabling (e.g., reversibly disabling) a control for the overhead door  120 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 37 , the method  900  can include installing the dock  142  (block  916 ). For example, the method  900  can include disposing (e.g., removably disposing) the dock  142  outside the interior region  114 . In conjunction with installing the dock  142  or separately, the method  900  can include disposing (e.g., removably disposing) the water reservoir  150 , the battery  158 , the blackwater tank  148 , and/or other suitable modules outside the interior region  114 . These modules can be connected (e.g., removably connected) to the dock  142  and/or to other suitable components of the real estate unit  126 . For example, the water reservoir  150  and the bathroom  127  can be operably connected via the cold water supply line  182 ; the toilet  558  and the blackwater tank  148  can be operably connected via the blackwater drain line  180 ; and the bathtub/shower drain  580  and the greywater filter  154  can be operably connected via the greywater drain line  186 . In addition or alternatively, the bathroom  127  and the sewage hookup  704  can be operably connected via the blackwater drain line  702 . When the bathroom  127  is operably connected to the blackwater tank  148 , establishing this connection can include operating the blackwater drain quick-connect coupling  206  to fluidically connect the bathroom  127  and the blackwater tank  148 . Similarly, the electrical quick-connect coupling  208  can be operated to electrically connect the battery  158  and the bathroom  127 . In at least some embodiments, the garage  102  is retrofitted for off-grid operation with respect to an electrical supply to the interior region  114  and/or retrofitted for off-grid operation with respect to disposal of blackwater from the toilet  558 . 
     Operably connecting the bathroom  127  and the blackwater tank  148  can include extending the blackwater drain line  180  between the bathroom  127  and the blackwater tank  148  such that the blackwater drain line  180  extends above-floor and then above-ground from the bathroom  127  toward the blackwater tank  148 . Similarly, operably connecting the bathroom  127  and the sewage hookup  704  can include extending the blackwater drain line  702  between the bathroom  127  and the sewage hookup  704  such that the blackwater drain line  702  extends above-floor and then above-ground from the bathroom  127  toward the sewage hookup  704 . In at least some embodiments, installing the dock  142  further includes connecting (e.g., removably connecting) the water reservoir  150  and the hose bibb  124 . 
     The method  900  can further include installing the exterior enclosure  135  (block  918 ). In at least some cases, this is part of retrofitting the outdoor area  118  from being a driveway and/or parking area to being the courtyard  134 . Installing the exterior enclosure  135  can include forming the second mass of self-leveling material  302 , such as integrally along most or all of an overall footprint of the exterior enclosure  135 . The wall components  136  can then be disposed (e.g., removably disposed) over the second mass of self-leveling material  302 . The second mass of self-leveling material  302  can be formed and the wall components  136  can be disposed at the perimeter portion of the outdoor area  118  to form at least a portion of the exterior enclosure  135 . Disposing the wall components  136  can include stacking and/or interlocking the wall components  136 . This can be done, for example, while the shells  408  are in an expanded state. Installing the exterior enclosure  135  can further include differentially planting the apertures  402  to form the brand identifier  404 . For example, this can be done using a template after all or most of the wall components  136  of the exterior enclosure  135  have been installed. 
       FIG. 38  is a block diagram illustrating a method  950  for operating a given real estate unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology. As with the method  900 , the method  950  will be further described primarily in the context of the real estate unit  126  and the garage  102 . It should be understood, however, that the method  950 , when suitable, and/or portions of the method  950 , when suitable, can be practiced with respect to any of the real estate units  126 ,  700 ,  750 ,  800 ,  850 ,  860 ,  870 ,  890  and with respect to any of the garages  102 ,  804 ,  862 ,  874 ,  894  described above with reference to  FIGS. 4-33  as well as with respect to other real estate units and garages in accordance with embodiments of the present technology. With reference to  FIGS. 4-29 and 38  together, the method  950  can be practiced in connection with providing lodging, rentable residential space, rentable office space, rentable assembly space, and/or another suitable type of space at the interior region  114 . The method  950  can include leasing the interior region  114  (block  952 ) or maintaining control of the interior region  114  in another suitable manner, such as one of the manners described above in connection with establishing control of the interior region  114  in the method  900 . 
     The method  950  can further include providing renter access to the interior region  114  (block  954 ), such as through the opening  116  and through the barrier  131 . In this way, the method  950  can include providing access to furnishings at the interior region  114  corresponding to the use type. For example, the method  950  can include providing renter access to lodging and/or residential furnishings (e.g., the bed  234 ) within the interior region  114  when the real estate unit  126  is operated as a lodging and/or residential unit. As another example, the method  950  can include providing renter access to office furnishings (e.g., the workstation  752 ) within the interior region  114  when the real estate unit  126  is operated as an office unit. Providing renter access to the interior region  114  can occur by leasing the interior region  114  to the renter, subleasing the interior region  114  to the renter, providing renter access to the interior region  114  through a membership agreement, providing renter access to the interior region  114  through a short-term use arrangement (e.g., a lodging arrangement), and/or providing renter access to the interior region  114  in another suitable manner. The method  950  can further include providing renter access to the bathroom  127  (block  956 ) and providing renter access to the courtyard  134  (block  958 ). 
     As shown in  FIG. 38 , the method  950  can include flowing sewage from the bathroom  127  (block  960 ). For example, the method  950  can include flowing backwater from the toilet  129  toward the blackwater tank  148  via the blackwater drain line  180 . As another example, the method  950  can include flowing sewage (e.g., blackwater) from the bathroom  127  toward the sewage hookup  704  via the blackwater drain line  702 . As yet another example, the method  950  can include flowing greywater from the bathtub/shower drain  580  toward the greywater filter  154 . The method  950  can also include swapping the blackwater tank  148  with a less full counterpart of the blackwater tank  148  to remove sewage from the real estate unit  126  (block  962 ). This can include operating the blackwater drain quick-connect coupling  206  to disconnect the blackwater tank  148  from fluidic connection with the bathroom  127  and removing the blackwater tank  148  from the dock  142 . Swapping the blackwater tank  148  can be at least partially in response to receiving an indication of a fullness of the blackwater tank  148  from the sensor  166   a.  In at least some embodiments, the method  950  includes operating the real estate unit  126  off-grid with respect to remote disposal of blackwater from the toilet  129 . 
     The method  950  can further include flowing water toward the bathroom  127  (block  964 ). For example, the method  950  can include flowing water from the water reservoir  150  toward the bathroom  127  via the cold water supply line  182 . Furthermore, the method  950  can include flowing water from the hose bibb  124  toward the water reservoir  150  to replenish the water reservoir  150 . The method  950  can also include providing electricity to the interior region  114  (block  966 ). For example, the method  950  can include powering an appliance within the interior region  114  using the battery  158  via the electrical outlet  176 . The method  950  can further include swapping the battery  158  with a less depleted counterpart of the battery  158  to replenish an electrical supply to the real estate unit  126 . This can include operating the electrical quick-connect coupling  208  to disconnect the battery  158  from electrical connection with the electrical outlet  176 . Swapping the battery  158  can be at least partially in response to receiving an indication of a depleted state of the battery  158  from the sensor  166   c.  In at least some embodiments, the method  950  includes operating the real estate unit  126  off-grid with respect to an electrical supply to the interior region  114 . 
     This disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present technology to the precise forms disclosed herein. Although specific embodiments are disclosed herein for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible without deviating from the present technology, as those of ordinary skill in the relevant art will recognize. In some cases, well-known structures and functions have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments of the present technology. Although steps of methods may be presented herein in a particular order, in alternative embodiments the steps may have another suitable order. Similarly, certain aspects of the present technology disclosed in the context of particular embodiments can be combined or eliminated in other embodiments. Furthermore, while advantages associated with certain embodiments may be disclosed herein in the context of those embodiments, other embodiments can also exhibit such advantages, and not all embodiments need necessarily exhibit such advantages or other advantages disclosed herein to fall within the scope of the present technology. This disclosure and the associated technology can encompass other embodiments not expressly shown or described herein. 
     As a person having ordinary skill in the art will recognize, numerous permutations of the features disclosed herein are within the scope of the present technology. For example, the real estate units  126 ,  700 ,  750  can be implemented at the garage  804  instead of the garage  102 . As another example, the real estate units  800 ,  850  can be implemented at the garage  102  instead of the garage  804 . As yet another example, the bathroom  127  can be tethered for waste disposal and/or water supply to a permanent bathroom (not shown) of the house  100  in a manner similar to the manner disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. 62/222,750, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. As yet another example, an exterior enclosure  135  can be added to the real estate units  750 ,  800 ,  860 ,  870  and  890 . 
     Although features of the present technology are described herein primarily in the context of garages, it should be understood that the same or similar features can be implemented in other suitable contexts. For example, when suitable, a storage space can be substituted for either of the garages  102 ,  804  in the discussions of the real estate units  126 ,  700 ,  750 ,  800 ,  850 ,  860 ,  870 ,  890  herein. Potentially suitable storage spaces include, among other examples, drive-up storage units typically used for storage of personal belongings. Retrofitting these and other types of storage spaces for alternative uses in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include combining multiple individual storage units to form a single real estate unit. As another example, when suitable, a commercial loading space (e.g., a loading dock) can be substituted for either of the garages  102 ,  804  in the discussions of the real estate units  126 ,  700 ,  750 ,  800 ,  850 ,  860 ,  870 ,  890  herein. Retrofitting commercial loading spaces for alternative uses in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include compartmentalizing the loading spaces using reusable wall components. This concept and other concepts relevant to retrofitting commercial loading spaces are discussed in U.S. Patent Application No. 62/154,209, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     Certain aspects of the present technology may take the form of computer-executable instructions, including routines executed by a controller or other data processor. In some embodiments, a controller or other data processor is specifically programmed, configured, or constructed to perform one or more of these computer-executable instructions. Furthermore, some aspects of the present technology may take the form of data (e.g., non-transitory data) stored or distributed on computer-readable media, including magnetic or optically readable or removable computer discs as well as media distributed electronically over networks. Accordingly, data structures and transmissions of data particular to aspects of the present technology are encompassed within the scope of the present technology. The present technology also encompasses methods of both programming computer-readable media to perform particular steps and executing the steps. 
     The methods disclosed herein include and encompass, in addition to methods of practicing the present technology (e.g., methods of making and operating physical embodiments of the present technology), methods of instructing others to practice the present technology. For example, a method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes providing renter access to an interior region of a retrofitted garage and providing renter access to a reusable bathroom removably disposed within the interior region. A method in accordance with another embodiment includes instructing such a method. 
     Throughout this disclosure, the singular terms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Similarly, unless the word “or” is expressly limited to mean only a single item exclusive from the other items in reference to a list of two or more items, then the use of “or” in such a list is to be interpreted as including (a) any single item in the list, (b) all of the items in the list, or (c) any combination of the items in the list. Additionally, the terms “comprising,” “including,” and the like are used throughout this disclosure to mean including at least the recited feature(s) such that any greater number of the same feature(s) and/or one or more additional types of features are not precluded. Directional terms, such as “upper,” “lower,” “front,” “back,” “vertical,” and “horizontal,” may be used herein to express and clarify the relationship between various structures. It should be understood that such terms do not denote absolute orientation. Furthermore, reference herein to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or similar phrases means that a particular feature, structure, operation, or characteristic described in connection with such phrases can be included in at least one embodiment of the present technology. Thus, such phrases as used herein are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Finally, it should be noted that various particular features, structures, operations, and characteristics of the embodiments described herein may be combined in any suitable manner in additional embodiments in accordance with the present technology.