Andrew M. Odom 
The very foundation this nation is built upon is the ownership of property. It is one of the reasons our forefathers settled here in the first place. To insure private ownership of land, the nation’s founding fathers made it unlawful for government to own land except for the ten square miles … Read more
“Here lies Walter Fielding. He bought a house, and it killed him.” Perhaps no one sums up the renovation experience better than Walter Fielding when he and his wife have to find a new house to live in but are forced to settle on a scam-shack because they can’t afford … Read more
There are seven learning styles most commonly recognized. Visual (spatial):You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music. Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing. Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch. Logical (mathematical): … Read more
photo by Guillaume Dutilh Tiny house conversations have become pretty standard through the years. That isn’t all bad, mind you, but it is becoming rather calculated. Overall we talk about reasons for going tiny and tend to focus mostly on financial independence, freedom from “things”, and a rejection of the … Read more
If it’s free, it’s for me! I grew up in a house that we lovingly called “Odom And Son” because we loved some salvage. You could hear the aforementioned adage as much as you could hear anything in our house. But this recent article got me thinking about low-cost and … Read more
“If you wanna live in a tiny house, it’s ’cause you done gave up. You’re stupid.” The words echoed for days in the tiny house subconscious. Threads with literally hundreds (maybe thousands by now) addressed the video. But I think it is safe to say the most immediate wave of … Read more
I got married in February of 2009. I was 31 years old and had already lived what seemed like a lifetime. I had gone to and graduated from an undergrad program, a masters program, and even started in on PhD hours. I had started a career. I had had major … Read more
In 2007 I was living in Brooklyn, NY. I was considered a co-founder of a tech start-up and I was running our customer service team as well as developing the social media and community aspect of the company. It was important as our “product” was tech support on demand via … Read more
February is the month of Valentine’s Day, that time when some suitor reveals himself as the key to unlocking your heart. Okay, so maybe that is exceptionally cheesy. But it really does make for a nice introduction to an otherwise overlooked part of house construction: the door handle. An entry … Read more
It is extremely difficult in today’s world to understand retirement. Traditionally retirement (as a noun) meant “the action or fact of leaving one’s job and ceasing to work”. The leaving one’s job is not rocket science. In fact, in a recent Gallup poll 1 the average age at which an … Read more
We hear it so often I think we are becoming numb to it. I am in the planning stage(s) of my tiny house. It’s almost becoming arbitrary. It is the tiny house version of asking someone if they want to go out and get a cup of coffee. It is a … Read more
As the holidays are wrapping up many of us are wondering how our friends and family liked our tiny house. They commented on the incredible craftsmanship. They enjoyed the morning light coming through the sky tube. My mother even said the stove was a good size for one of those … Read more