u/Fuck-College

Discovered the tiny home movement recently and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I know this is something I want to do in the future, when I can afford it. However, I'd like to do as much by myself as possible to save money.

Something like this is unfortunately years away for me. But maybe in the meantime I can build the basic construction skills that are necessary so I can be prepared when I have the funds.

What's the best way to go about this? I've heard that Habitat for Humanity can be okay, but I've read that it completely depends on the chapter and experiences are mixed. I already work a full time job as well, so I'm not keen on working really hard for 8 hours without pay on my off days unless I get some good experience out of it.

Basically my wife and I have been living with my in-laws for way too long and I'm sick and tired of waiting for the housing market to correct. We just need our own space, and we're okay with a small place. There's a tiny home community or two in the outskirts of our big city where you have to buy the actual tiny home yourself, but they provide the land and amenities at $650/mo.

Did you feel like the move to a tiny home was worth it after living there for a while? How was it living with pets if you don't want them sleeping with you? Do you get cabin fever a lot? Literally any and all info would be appreciated, just looking for some opinions on the topic from people that have chosen this route in life.

Homes are so damn expensive these days but my wife and I really don't need much, just our own space. The idea of living in a 400-800 sqft tiny home community of likeminded individuals actually sounds pretty cool, assuming it's not in a poor area or anything.

Anyone in the FW area that can give me some advice on tiny home communities? Or if my idea is not worth it/stupid? I really just started looking into this and I'm tired of waiting on housing to come down. I simply refuse to afford $2,000+ rent a month.