Seasons & episodes

A South Carolina couple decide to live tiny aboard a sailboat. But deciding between a monohull and a catamaran won't be easy as the pair consider what makes best sense for both of their needs.

A grad student wants a permanent place to call home in California's expensive Bay Area. To make her dream come true, she travels to Billings, Mont., to meet with a builder and look at model tiny homes that fit within her $64,000 budget. Among her concerns is finding a place with space for a bed on the ground and the open layout she desires.

A single mom from Anderson, S.C., decides to show her two teenage children that living with less can allow them more financial freedom. With a budget of $60,000, they look for a small place, but with separate sleeping areas for the kids and space to store their musical instruments.

San Antonio parents go tiny to spend more time with their three young children and live mortgage free. But it's a challenge finding a place that fits their family and with desired features, including a full kitchen and bathtub, plus room for a comic book and action figure collection.

A bachelor wants a fresh start when he goes tiny in the expensive San Francisco housing market, where he searches with his $500,000 budget for a home that's over 400 square feet, with a bright, open feel, and a separate bedroom.

A couple who reside in Frisco, Texas, spend months at a time running their nonprofit in Africa. Now that their four children are grown and on their own, they decide it's time to downsize on a budget of $50,000. But first they need to find some middle ground since they have very different ideas of what living tiny means.

A Los Angeles couple look for a tiny fixer-upper with land for their animals for only $265,000, which could be a difficult budget to work with in pricey L.A.

Bed-and-breakfast owners in New York decide to go tiny on their property, while their main farmhouse is being used by guests.

A boutique owner and a photographer want to raise their son in Topanga Canyon, a secluded enclave in the Santa Monica mountains of Los Angeles. But they don't agree on style, with one wanting Bohemian chic, while the other would prefer a rustic cabin.

A couple move to Austin and go tiny to achieve a debt-free life.

A woman wants to dramatically downsize in Santa Clarita, Cal.

With a big wedding to pay for and a military schedule that could move them from city to city regularly, expecting parents are biting the bullet and going tiny. While they both agree downsizing is the best way to go for their growing family, they don't agree on style. She wants a vintage Victorian-style tiny home, but he's leaning toward buying a RV.

New parents and San Diego residents are ready to buy a new home, but student loans and high home costs have kept them from taking the leap. Therefore, they've decided to go tiny. But while they both want something towable, their $60,000 budget might make finding the perfect place in a hot market difficult.

Compromise is needed for a Seattle couple who have grown to appreciate being minimalists after losing everything they owned in a fire and living in a 500-square-foot apartment for the last year. They agree on a budget, but one wants a smaller mobile unit, while the other is looking for a more traditional tiny house on a foundation that's a bit bigger.

A young couple seek a portable tiny home to escape the rising rent prices in Gilroy, Cal., and spend more time enjoying the outdoors. With a budget of $60,000, their tastes differ between farmhouse-style and industrial-style homes, but they both agree they want to find something fully furnished.

A South Carolina resident and future grad student seeks a mobile tiny home.

A family of four move back to their home state of Michigan to go tiny.

Two traveling musicians want a tiny house they can take on the road.

A Fort Collins, Colo., couple have decided to sell their three-bedroom home and move into a tiny house so they can enjoy more of what life has to offer, like exploring the outdoors, brewing their own beer and spending time with their infant daughter. They have a budget of $200,000 for a tiny home and a large plot of rural land to put it on, if they find a home that's a good fit for the whole family.

Online clothing fashionista Alexandra is sick of the high-priced New York rent. She is trading her apartment for a mobile tiny home that is hopefully spacious enough as well as fashion forward. Even with a budget of $25,000, Alexandra is confident that she will be able to be able to find a tiny home that fits her perfectly.

Nancy and her brother have had it with the long Chicago winters, and they are ready to start spending their days outside all year long. But will $200,000 be enough for this finance specialist, her brother, and her dog Macy to accommodate all of their furniture and still get them close to the water?

As a civil engineer and traveling nurse, Shenee and Charlie are tired of living out of motels as they work. They want to bring their home wherever their work takes them, so they're building a portable tiny house. They both want a loft with lots of storage, but Shenee's shoe collection and desire for a full-size kitchen might be too much for a tiny house to handle. While Charlie is after a camp feel and Shenee is after a modern design, will they be able to build their tiny house?

Dallas resident Richard is downsizing to have more freedom to enjoy what he loves in life -- cycling and brewing homemade beer. He's building his tiny home from the ground up and is searching for a model that's modern with a hint of hippie style. With a budget of $25,000, will he find a house with enough space for his bicycles, brewing equipment and himself?

College student and West Virginia resident Skye wants to be able to pick up and move wherever her career takes her after graduation, so she's going tiny. Her father, Jimmie, accompanies her to Austin to find the perfect blueprints. On Skye's wish list: full-sized appliances and all the amenities of a normal-sized house--and she won't compromise.