Young adults today have to think creatively and outside the box to find solutions that meet their needs. Housing is one of the biggest major expenses facing a young adult. Despite its high cost, home ownership offers so many great advantages toward happiness and financial well-being. With the price of housing going up, the cost of acquiring a home increases, but so does the value of owning one. This creates a demand for housing that is affordable for entry-level home buyers. Since traditional, stick-built homes are typically the homes leading the upward trend in price, non-traditional homes, such as mobile homes, tiny homes, and shipping container homes, offer more affordable options to buyers. Additionally, as environmental consciousness grows, many are looking for innovative ways to live with less of a footprint.This book is designed to present the idea of a shipping container home to a home buyer who can relate to the scenarios mentioned earlier. This book will cover what shipping container homes are, why they may be beneficial to you, and how you can design and build your very own. The goal of this book is to empower you, the home buyer trying to beat the high cost alternative housing, to explore and consider a totally different concept of housing. The process can be overwhelming, and this book aims to simplify it.Building a home on your own is no simple task. This book cannot make you a skilled tradesperson overnight. However, it will give you an overview of what to expect, how you can prepare, and a roadmap for your journey through home building. This book offers a starting point and a framework for your project. From this book, you can take home building one step at a time.