July 2024 and I still miss you guys... Last year I was in Vancouver for a week and wondered, what Kiva and Jake are doing... Its been a while... Take care, cheers 🙂

Not sure what happened since it's been a couple of years but here's my opinion. First, I would have had the parents shop for a different homeowners insurance company and drop the original. If that didn't work, I would have rented a "office" essentially just renting an address, which is cheap, to list as your place of business so you could tell the tiny house insurance company you don't operate a business from home. Lastly, dude you're in Canada, it's practically communist anymore. Not that the U.S. isn't that far behind. I hope you figured it out and make more videos. I just found you and was enjoying the content.

We feel your pain! We were paying $100 per month to ensure our 200 square foot tiny house with MCT / First Insurance Funding of Canada in Nova Scotia. Then when we installed our non-CSA-approved boat wood stove they refused to ensure us so we cancelled. We've been happily living under the radar without insurance for 4 years. It's a risk that we are comfortable with. We know some people who live in brick and mortar houses (fully paid for - no mortgage) who choose to opt out of insurance too. Many THOW owners find the greatest peace of mind by renting a piece of land and living off-grid. How are you guys holding up?

Hey, would you be able to get me the thickness of the tubing they use, 1/8", 3/16" or 1/4"? I'm trying to get specifications to mimic their design since I live on the opposite side of the country and don't have the budget to spend double for transport unfortunately!

you should make a video explaining how to wire up house for solar panels and explain solar panel stuff with batteries and that

so as long as its insured your alllowed to have it in your parents property? even if it has a woodstove?

you dont vent the toilet?

Your channel is an everlasting resource for folks wanting to learn more about tiny living. My partner and I have been in our own tiny house for 3 years now and we utilized your videos often during our building process ans when troubleshooting! From one tiny houser to another, thank you for everything you have done and will continue to do for our community! Let life guide you and stay true to yourselves ❤

Is there a reason you installed the outlets upside down?

I know we no longer see new bundles, but you should still keep your last bundle around. It's a great side hustle even if just grocery money :) .

I was looking for an 8 x 20 slant roof tiny home build. I stumbled across do you guys. And let’s just say you guys are more than amazing. I live in an 8 x 16 tiny home on a double axle trailer is 13 3 inches tall with a loft. My next build Will be an 8 x 20 on skids. Your video and Contant is amazing super easy to follow straight to the point. I appreciate you guys.

Welcome to owning a home. If you operate a business from inside your home, guess what! Insurance goes up! Later if it burns, you could claim financial business related losses... Venting because you thought living in a shed, making cash from youtube was going to be living the dream.... Welcome to Reality..

If you're gonna make youtube work you gotta learn what works. How you present it is often even more important than what you are presenting. There is an abundance of knowledge out there. Just gotta integrate enough of it.

I hope this worked out. I watched a tiny house video quite recently where the owner said she'd gotten insurance from Lloyd's of London. No idea how much she was paying.

Love your house ! ( HI from Alabama )

Insurance is a scam

Have loved your videos & am so sorry for what you have gone through! I’m assuming things did not go well since you haven’t posted more videos. Miss you guys & hope you are doing well & enjoying life.❤❤❤❤❤

A small shed on the property with an internet connection could be used for your "RU-vid" business. This would allow you to answer honestly that, you do not conduct business from your tiny home, negating the need for the additional cost.

Just found you!!! I am planning to build a tiny house. I am retiring soon and wish for a simpler life. You’re videos are so helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Problem is you're good guys and "play fair" with a system that doesn't "play fair" with you...

since the tiny house is on a property with a house i would have tried to insure it as a rv and just say your living in the home. And as per the business i wouldn't have said anything since the "business" is online not physically in the tiny home. id just have a copy of all content on the cloud or another physical source like separate hard drive stored somewhere outside the tiny home. my father always said "you have to be a crook to get ahead" and some small white lies just help to get stuff done easier and doesn't hurt anyone.

Hi Jake & Kiva, I found your channel last summer (2022) while I was in the design stage of my tiny home. There are plenty of tiny house construction channels, but I continually come back to yours because it has the best footage and explanations of WHY you are doing things. I commend your transparency and attention to detail in all the videos you produce! My partner and I are in the middle of our build now and I can't overstate the value of your videos. By the way, I am not that far away from where you live, & I would love to buy you both a beer if our paths ever cross. Feel free to get in contact with me.

You need legal representation - I know of the best option (reach out) to hold insurance company responsible. Also just liability insurance for your business as influencers. A multinational company would be best.

Hey, I only just found you, don't feel guilty about selling bundles, totally monetize all of your time and effort, nothing wrong with that! People who want it can buy it and that's it. Some people only sell courses and don't offer any free content. You could totally turn your content into many courses, maybe with some bonus material if you want to keep the stuff that's currently public for free. People usually appreciate what they pay for a lot more. You will never get your time back. All the power!

Just wanted to send some love, my partner and I were diy ers around the time you two where building …we were pretty on pace with a lot of your early videos, we were in similar stages. We were there from the start …I’ve recently been approached about building tow’s with a friend and thought about you two right away and wanted to check in …I hadn’t been keeping up. Everything you said in this video is completely understandable and relatable. It was exhausting even for me to have tiny living be all consuming …it was never meant to be every aspect of our lives, just a tool to help our lives. I couldn’t imagine what it was like for you with running the channel /website brand etc …as well building. Your bundle seems like a smart idea for me (or anyone getting into it ) to freshen up on… the price is unreal for the amount of knowledge you two used to share. Hope all is well and that life levels out for you …what is important should take priority. ❤❤❤

Question. Is one side 8 foot and one side 10 foot? Have a blueprint but not for this roof

Happy New Year! I purchased the bundle for $49.95 but it's good for a year.

What company will insure DIY tiny houses? I’ve got a very well-built tiny house that I’ve been living in for six years and cannot find insurance.

Can you make the bundle available again? I’d love to see a reaction series as well in 2023! Or the rest of this year :))

That is EXACTLY WHY I moved the fuck away from Canada. I’m now putting together a tiny house building company in Washington state and it’s easy. All the regulations are simple and it’s just not a problem. Thank you for reminding me of how ridiculous it was to live there. You know… I made more money as an illegal immigrant with no documentation than I could make in Canada with a degree!! I don’t understand how people get ahead there anymore. I do miss my Canadian health insurance though. This system sucks ass down here!!

OMG Wow! Let me give you some advice! Give them the finger and begin to live your own life, with your own power! Screw the insurance! Don't let this crazy system of these businesses who think they have power control your life. Don't even get insurance, get your own land, and don't tell them, even if they ask! I can tell you the owners of the insurance company are making money and greatly bending the laws in their direction, for their benefit, not yours.

Yall planning on having any tiny kids?

Basically you can only make your RU-vid videos outdoors or in a different place but not inside a vehicle or tiny home.

Hello Kiva & Jake, I live in Brazil and I've been watching your journey on building this marvelous tiny treasure of yours for the past months. I've been into this tiny house concept thing for a really long time actually, but watching your build series was the real incentive for me to want to start a project like this for myself and my boyfriend in the next 5-10 years. I just wanted you guys to know your tiny house is really beautiful in all aspects, and that your influence is really far reaching. My best wishes for you going into the future!

looking for someone in the Duncan area to help me renovate a tiny house on a property I'm buying. Any suggestions on some one with skills? I can't DIY. Yr place is an inspiration!

I'm a single retired woman on a limited budget. I'm interested in building my own tiny home. I discovered your videos this week. I've watched most of them and plan to watch all. I've found them very helpful because you are so careful and thorough in your explanations. Congratulations on finishing your build.

I built an octagonal cabin and finished all the interior walls with canvas. I bought the best canvas painters drop sheets from Cloverdale. I stapled it to the studs, saturated it in exterior primer and then painted it with exterior latex paint. This was used as the exterior of canoes in the old days. I have used the same technique to cover skin on frame kayaks. It is cheap, easy, flexible and completely waterproof.

Awesome job! These are the best hands-on videos I have seen for building a tiny house. Thank you.

SELL the Business.. (to a close relative).. for 10 dollars.. gotta be a form online you can use.. make it all legal to get out of this business insurance runaround.. Then do free "online" help (work) for the relative on (their) channel.. Hopefully this will save you a lot of money.. Good Luck.!!

Sent you an email about a Vancouver Island insurance company who will do their utmost to help you!

Friendly suggestion..don't leave out the numbers! I am finishing our THOW and moving into it in 1mo. Definitely would be interested in hearing numbers, as I haven't yet looked into any insurance. Thank you for your help! I'll look to post videos of my own build to help the community with ever evolving ideas!

Good to see you both. Now, go enjoy life!😉👍🏻

So I wen I started looking at your videos about 6 years ago I was considering buying a house or building a tiny house. I bought a 400k house. Now the house is worth 680k. I'm considering selling the house and moving to a tiny house. But now I can also buy me some land with the extra cheddar.

You are trying to sell. But you have no skills. Work on the skills.

If death knocks on you door and ask you if you know who he is. You need to answer no and close the door. Your honesty is going to kill you.

Is not that you dont know how to lie it's that you true problems are made because your fictitious voluble is set too high. The question Do you have a buisness in the tiny home Answer No Problem soved. Your making your own problems.

I saw you along time ago when you were just making the tiny house. That was cool. I missed your struggle when you were building. That was too cool.

Nice to see you again❤

So, in the end, does the insurance cost more than what you earn from RU-vid?

lol love the wow at 5:30