Downsizing

Thinking about downsizing from a big home—or even acreage—to something simpler like a tiny house on wheels, a park model, or a compact apartment? You’re not alone, and this guide is here to help. Whether your goal is to live with less, travel more, or cut back on expenses, moving into a smaller home is [...]

Explore Crystal’s 399-square-foot Escape Classic tiny house in Florida featuring a 14-foot-wide design, main floor bedroom, screened porch, and over $2,000 monthly savings from her previous 7,000 sq ft home.

Josh and Emily spent over two years and $80,000 building Aurora the Adventure Bus — a custom high-roof bus conversion tiny home that took them from camping out of a pickup truck to full-time mobile living across North America, including a trip to Alaska during the pandemic. Today they have a 38-acre Idaho homestead where [...]

Shipping container homes promise a lot and often deliver a dark metal box. This 242-square-foot build in Los Angeles avoids that, and it does so by treating the container as a structural shell rather than the whole design: a repurposed container forms a ground-level studio with a sleeping loft above, wrapped in exterior metal siding [...]

Brent and Pat owned a 33-acre farm that they sold to move into a 2022 Living Vehicle Pro EV—a luxury trailer that’s 33 feet long. They sold all their belongings, downsized to a compact space, and have no regrets. The RV has clean lines and a bright interior, making it feel extra spacious. It’s packed with advanced technology, [...]

When Cheryl retired after 30 years as a public school teacher, she was living in a 1,400-square-foot home. Having raised her son as a single mom, she was ready for something new. She knew the only way she could afford a tiny house would be to build it herself, so she found a workshop with [...]