You might assume you need previous building knowledge to create a tiny house from the ground up, but self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman is proof that you can do almost anything you put your mind to. Mariah had always dreamed of designing and building her own home, so that’s exactly what she did. At 23 years old, she moved to San Diego, took out a personal loan, and purchased a used trailer to build a mobile tiny home. It took five years to create the 156-square-foot house on wheels, and Mariah said it was the most exhausting, challenging, and amazing thing