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What You Need to Know About Tiny Living
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What You Need to Know About Tiny Living

Hear from an RVIA Certified Tiny Home Builder about what to consider before transitioning into a tiny house lifestyle.
Created byJerry Eisinger
Last updated 3/2019
English
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What you'll learn

  • Students should gain enough confidence to decide whether tiny living is for them.

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Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 1h 4m total length

  • Introduction1:28

    Explore how Kim and Brett Hillebrand transitioned from traditional remodeling to building hundreds of customizable tiny homes, starting in their driveway and growing a client-driven business.

  • Why Do People Decide to Live Tiny?2:39

    Explore why a diverse group chooses tiny living, from economic reasons and retirement plans to carbon footprint concerns, starter-home affordability, and lifestyle-focused design for traveling professionals.

  • Preparing for a Design Meeting3:48

    Prepare for a design meeting by assessing your lifestyle, purging possessions, and planning storage. Compare tiny home layouts, scan photos, digitize books, and use daily-use stickers to refine needs.

  • What is RVIA?3:28

    Learn how RVIA certification defines temporary living quarters under 400 square feet and how on-wheels tiny homes qualify for easier lending and insurance through RVIA, with HUD governing permanent dwellings.

  • Common Obstacles3:11

    Explore common obstacles when going tiny, including parking your tiny home, certification and zoning requirements, and financing options for RVs and foundation-based homes.

  • Living Off Grid3:05

    Explore what living off grid means, including plumbing challenges, composting toilets, hauling water, and solar power, highlighting costs and tradeoffs for tiny homes.

  • Advice on Building Your Own Home4:25

    Explore practical guidance for building a tiny home, including material choices, whether to use a kit, and hiring licensed electricians and plumbers to prevent water intrusion and unsafe conditions.

  • Interview with a Tiny House Veteran - Part I24:28

    James, a veteran tiny houser, shares his journey from 2014 to embracing tiny living on wheels, detailing pre-transition decisions, parking logistics, design choices, and rv lifestyle challenges.

  • Interview with a Tiny House Veteran - Part II12:24

    Learn from a tiny house veteran about budgeting, incubation, and deciding to go tiny. Explore practical design with builders, optimize storage, and master water, sewer, electric, and other logistics.

  • A Tiny House Walk Around4:58

    Master the logistics of tiny living in an RV, from hookups and potable water to 50 amp power and mini split climate control for remote work.

  • Where to Go from Here0:45

    Decide if tiny living fits your lifestyle and explore next steps with websites, events, parking info, and a virtual reality tiny house experience.

Requirements

  • Just curiosity about Tiny Living.

Description

Throughout this course, you'll gain insight and understanding of several key aspects to help you go through the process of deciding whether the tiny home lifestyle could work for you. You'll hear from a couple who currently owns and operates a tiny home building company along with a veteran of tiny living. Together, they tackle a wide array of subjects including living off-grid, common tiny home obstacles and information to help you decide whether you should build your own home.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in the Tiny Home lifestyle.

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