Involvement:

Homeowners can be intimately involved in the building process, starting with the design of the tiny house to its final interior decoration. You are at the helm of the decision-making process. Your high level of involvement in the building process is likely to ensure a final product that is in line with your needs and vision.

Flexibility:

Homeowners building their own tiny homes can decide to make changes midway for a variety of reasons (e.g., lack of needed materials that call for downsizing of the original floor plan, desire to increase depth of foundation or to substitute the wall panels). As long as you’re willing to shoulder any additional costs resulting from these changes, then you’re fine. You’re your own boss in the project.

Price:

Because you’re in control of the building process, you can try to keep building costs as low as possible. For those on a shoestring budget, you can take various cost-saving measures to keep building costs affordable, to as low as perhaps $8000. You can find a sample breakdown of expected costs here.