Tiny house vs. Roommate

Watching a rerun of 60 minutes last night about the bank foreclosure and kids with their parents are getting put out on the street just turned my stomach. It sure rang home to my current situation. Unable to find a place I can afford to live on my income. Landlords are as greedy as the bankers. With a 3 month waiting list for affordable housing from the county/state and giving them full control of how much I will be able to earn aka putting a thumb on my potential of earnings, also turns my stomach. Earn too much and they take the place from you and/or hand you a back bill for a year's worth of rent they helped pay. With sub temps and no desire to freeze my ass off in my car, I'm forced to pay weekly hotel rent, which kills my budget. I'm busting my butt to keep me 911 savings intact, but it is hard. Zero housing options that I can afford and don't know anyone who is looking for a roommate. There is a 3bd, 1ba I could afford with a roommate, but don't know who would go in on it with me. Not apposed to having a roommate, my schedule makes me a good one, I'm gone when others work 9-5 shifts. Been trying for weeks to figure out a way to afford the cost of a small tiny house build. Then it occurred to me that I may have better chance at asking my friends for a small amount each to help me get it built. I've looked at the fund raising sites online and I just don't feel comfortable with them. I found an 8x12 possible shed convert to tiny house that would work great for me. There would be areas I couldn't cut corners, but many others where I can. A roof over my head that would always be mine is all I want.