The 2025 TINY HOUSE SEMINARS
Thank you to our 2025 tiny house seminars sponsor: Bluetti
Thinking about going tiny? 🚐✨Join our FREE Tiny House Seminar Series (included with your Home Show admission!) and learn from local experts who know the ins and outs of tiny living.
✔️ Where to park your tiny home or ADU ✔️ Navigating local laws ✔️ The essentials of beginning to living small ✔️ Get your questions answered
👉 Checkout the schedule below—topics, times, & speakers vary daily!
Click here to see our list of 2025 Tiny House Companies who are signed up for our Tiny House Expo.
2025 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Saturday, November 8th
11:00am Everything Tiny- How to Build, Buy, and Place a Tiny Home in 2025: Nick Mosley, California Tiny Homes
12:00pm How to Build and Finance an ADU- Learn The Cost, Payments, Rules & Next Steps to Start Your ADU: Meredith Munger, CrossCountry Mortgage
1:00pm Tiny Homes 101- Design, Construction and Permitting: Jonathan Palley, Clever Tiny Homes
2:00pm Investment Opportunities with Tiny Homes: Dan Fitzpatrick, President, Tiny Home Industry Association
3:30pm Tiny Homes, Certification Pathways and Builder Resources: Alex Ontiveros, Pacific West Tiny Homes
Sunday, November 9th
11:00am Tiny Homes, Certification Pathways and Builder Resources: Alex Ontiveros, Pacific West Tiny Homes
12:000pm Everything Tiny- How to Build, Buy, and Place a Tiny Home in 2025: Nick Mosley, California Tiny Homes
1:00pm Strategies for Working with Your Local Municipality to Legalize Movable Tiny Homes: Dan Fitzpatrick, President, Tiny Home Industry Association
2:30pm Tiny Homes 101- Design, Construction and Permitting: Jonathan Palley, Clever Tiny Homes
3:30pm How to Build and Finance an ADU- Learn The Cost, Payments, Rules & Next Steps to Start Your ADU: Meredith Munger, CrossCountry Mortgage
Fall 2025 Seminar Speakers
Nick Mosley of California Tiny House- Nick has 15 years of experience in the construction field. He began working for his dad (Pat) at a young age and through the years has learned all phases of construction. He specializes in finished carpentry, space saving solutions, and design. He oversees the design and building of every tiny home. In addition, Nick handles all sales, customer relations and speaking to media outlets. Learn from someone who knows how to downsize into the Tiny Living Lifestyle!
Jonathan Palley, CEO of Clever Tiny Homes- Jonathan Palley is an entrepreneur and engineer with a track record of building successful digital products used by millions. At Clever Builds, he leads a team rethinking housing through a product-based approach: iterative design, design-for-manufacturing, supply chain optimization, and custom manufacturing software.
Clever Builds offers three product lines—Clever Tiny Homes, Clever ADUs, and Clever Short-Term Rental units—delivering premium-quality, highly livable spaces that are durable, built to last, and attainably priced.
Meredith Munger, Cross Country Mortgage- Meredith Munger at ADUloans.net | CrossCountry Mortgage is California’s top ADU lender, helping thousands of families make their dreams come true.
Daniel Fitzpatrick, President, Tiny Home Industry Association- Learn how to work with your local government officials in siting your Tiny Home. The City of Fresno is very "tiny" friendly. Become familiar with the procedures of the City of Fresno for placing a tiny home or movable tiny home in one's backyard as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). Understand the costs associated with buying and placing your tiny home and, for investors, learn about the potential for "return on investment" of a rental tiny house in your backyard.
Dan Fitzpatrick is the President of the American Tiny House Association. In his 45 years as a local government official and private real estate developer/investor, Mr. Fitzpatrick can assist you with understanding the ins and outs of legally placing your tiny house.
Enrique “Alex” Ontiveros, Vice President of Pacific West Tiny Homes, Inc.- Pacific West Tiny Homes is a subsidiary of Pacific West Associates, Inc. which is an accredited third party agency that has been recognized in the industry for over 30 years. PWTH is composed of licensed electrical, mechanical, structural and forensic engineers. Our evaluation and certification staff meet the requirements of the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) E-541, which is for agencies engaged in design and system analysis and quality control and assurance analysis. Alex is ready to help you start your certification program today!
