Dan Louche set up Tiny Home Builders in 2009 after he built a tiny house for his mom. It offers a range of plans, with prices starting at about $200 for a 20-foot "Simple Living" plan.

In 2018, right before I graduated from high school, my parents said I could build a tiny house in their backyard, and live rent-free. It was either that, or, when I left for college, I'd have to ...