Kittel, who began building tiny houses in 2007 after 12 years in the salvage business, initially began constructing his houses on piers, or perhaps more commonly known as stilts by laymen. He changed his mind about the merits of piers after one of the houses was picked up 15 feet in a tornado and tossed on its side. Even then, the only damage was two broken panes of glass. Now, he plants his tiny houses firmly in terra firma. "These are 20,000 to 30,000 pounds," says Kittel. "They aren't going anywhere."

Indeed, true tiny houses are not mobile homes, and one could argue that they make a smaller target during a windstorm. It would also likely be easier to exit, in the event of a fire, and one might imagine that they may be somewhat safe from burglars, who are likely to conclude that a tiny home wouldn't have much of value to steal. There's also no chance of a thief sneaking into a tiny house without the owner noticing. And if there's a dog on the property? Fuhgeddaboutit.

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