<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Home Depot, Amazon, and Costco are among the retailers selling do-it-yourself kits that allow people to build tiny homes similar to this one.Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>People are drawn to tiny homes for their affordability and the minimalist lifestyle they promote.</li><li>Some states are even paying people to build tiny homes to alleviate the housing crisis.</li></ul><p>The popularity of tiny homes is helping to reshape the real estate market, with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hottest-tiny-home-startups-affordable-housing-shortage-crisis-2022-6">startups lining up</a> to get a piece of the action.</p><p>Now some big retailers are getting in on the tiny-home craze.</p><p>Amazon, Home Depot, and Costco are selling kits on their websites that allow do-it-yourselfers to build their own tiny homes, which are usually 600 square feet or less. Retailers are offering some <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-tiny-home-adu-kit-frame-under-50k-2023-6">kits for under $50,000</a>, though the steps required to build a house can ratchet up the cost — including paying for building permits and site preparation.</p><p>People are flocking to tiny homes for a number of reasons. They promote a minimalist lifestyle, and they can <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/55-year-old-bought-tiny-home-south-carolina">create a sense of community</a> for those living among other tiny-home adopters.</p><p>The structures – some of which are classified as accessory dwelling units or ADUs – also may provide <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiny-homes-adu-california-homeless-housing-crisis-affordability-2023-7">affordable housing</a>. California, New York, and Vermont are aiming to alleviate some of the financial burdens of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/states-will-compensate-you-for-building-tiny-home-adu-2023-8" rel>building ADUs</a> through programs to help people cover the cost. </p><p>Here's a look at some of the tiny-home structures you can buy at Amazon, Home Depot, and Costco.</p>