The Sustainable Host

Design it. Build it.
Live in it. Earn from it.

Everything you need to go tiny — written for your country.

Australia · United States · United Kingdom

Three editions. One decision.

Each guide is written specifically for the planning, tax, and climate realities of your country. Pick yours and we’ll tell you the minute it lands.

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Go Tiny Australia

State-by-state regs · Council approval · BAL ratings · Farm-stay income

Buy Go Tiny Australia →

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Go Tiny USA

State zoning · ADUs · HUD Code · Federal tax credits

Buy Go Tiny USA →

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Go Tiny UK

LPA approval · Class Q · HMRC VAT reclaim · UK climate build

Buy Go Tiny UK →

What you’ll learn — whichever edition you choose

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Choose the right tiny home

THOW, foundation, modular, container, kit, ADU or annexe — honest comparisons.

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Navigate planning & approval

Work with councils, AHJs or LPAs to get your tiny home legally approved.

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Design for how you live

Layouts, storage, off-grid systems, and the small details that make a small space liveable.

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Build it well

Materials, construction sequence, builder vetting checklists.

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Live in less

The mindset shift that makes a small space feel big.

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Earn from it

Farm-stay or short-stay rental as an income stream — numbers and platform strategy.

The working toolkit

Each book pairs with four working Excel spreadsheets — tax tracker, rental income forecast, solar sizing calculator, and project planner & budget. Together, the book and toolkit turn a daydream into a system.

Buy the AU toolkit →

Buy the USA toolkit →

Buy the UK toolkit →

About the author

Written by someone who’s actually done it. Many times over.

Tracey Hodgkins designs and project-manages tiny homes for other people, manages short-term rentals, and builds regenerative tourism models from her base in the Blackwood Valley, Western Australia. She’s been at this longer than the tiny movement has had a name — it started with three years in a converted bus with three kids and a rock band in the early ’80s. The Sustainable Host is the business she built on everything she learned the hard way.

Go Tiny is the guide she wished existed when she started.

Common questions

What format will the book be in?

Digital PDF, instantly downloadable after purchase once the store opens. Works on any device — phone, tablet, laptop, or printed.

Will my edition be updated?

Yes. Buy once, get free updates whenever regulations change. We’ll email you when a new version is available.

Can I buy more than one edition?

Of course. The construction, design, and rental chapters are universal — only the regulatory and tax sections differ. Some readers buy two if they’re researching across regions.

Do you offer refunds?

Yes — 14-day refund policy from launch if the guide isn’t what you expected. Just email hello@thesustainablehost.com.

Which edition should I pick if I’m in Canada, NZ, or Ireland?

Pick the closest regulatory cousin: NZ readers, choose Australia. Canadian readers, choose USA. Irish readers, choose UK. The construction, design, and rental income chapters apply everywhere.

What’s in the toolkit?

Four working Excel spreadsheets specific to each region: a tax tracker (GST / Federal Tax Credits / VAT Reclaim depending on edition), a 12-month rental income forecast, a solar sizing calculator, and a tiny home project planner with full budget.

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