At 21, He Quit Paying Rent & Turned a Shed into a Legal Tiny Home

At just 21 years old, Stan turned an unused $12,000 shed on his family’s land into a fully functioning tiny home—and three years later, his monthly bills are only $262. Working alongside his dad, Stan spent roughly $4,000 on materials and learned many of the skills himself, transforming the basic shell into a comfortable home with a kitchen, bathroom, queen-size bedroom, workspace, attic storage, and plenty of DIY upgrades. The property itself has an even deeper story: the land has been in Stan’s family for generations, dating back to his great-great-grandfather, who was a sharecropper and preserved it as Heirs Property for future generations. For Stan, living tiny and rent-free isn’t necessarily the final destination—it’s a stepping stone that allows him to save, invest, and work toward his dream of eventually buying land and creating a homestead of his own. 🏡 Connect with Stan: Instagram → / https://www.instagram.com/_stan11_/ YouTube → / @stanwilkins555 🎥 More tiny & unique home tours! Subscribe here → www.youtube.com/@TinyHouseGiantJourney 🙋 Want to be featured? → Reach out to tinyhousegiantjourney@gmail.com 🔧 Tiny house gear & products*: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tinyhousegiantjourney 🌍 Find us elsewhere: Website → http://www.tinyhousegiantjourney.com Instagram → / https://www.instagram.com/tinyhousegiantjourney/ Facebook → / https://www.facebook.com/tinyhousegiantjourney TikTok → / https://www.tiktok.com/@tinyhousegiantjourney Snapchat → / https://www.snapchat.com/@thgjshow 🎬 Credits: Produced & hosted by: Jenna Kausal Videography: Landon Price https://linktr.ee/thepricefam Editor: Marcia Trader 🎵 Title music: “Tiny Home” — Kate Steinway Additional music: Epidemic Sound 📸 Additional photography/videography provided by owners *Affiliate links will earn commissions ________________________ 0:00 On this week's episode... 1:02 Welcome to Stan's Shed Conversion Tiny Home 1:09 Deciding to convert a shed 1:57 Process of converting the shed into a home 2:48 Total cost 3:15 Changes to the exterior 4:12 Porch tour 5:16 Utilities to the tiny home 6:03 Heir's property family land 7:03 Gardens & storage shed 7:52 Welcome inside! 8:05 Living room tour 9:46 Desk/work space 10:47 Kitchen tour 12:12 Cooling the home 12:45 Bathroomm tour 14:19 Attic storage 15:28 Ground-floor bedroom 16:39 Is this a better way to live? 17:05 Until next time! #shedconversion #shedtohouse