ADU in Santa Clarita (Los Angeles County), CA

[Brett D.]

I'm looking at a property in Castaic (Santa Clarita) for a buy and hold. The numbers for the house by itself would not work, even after rehabbing. However, if I converted the attached garage into a JADU, it might. And then, if I add an ADU behind the house, it would definitely be a real good deal. But I'm not aware of many ADUs in the Santa Clarita Valley and how well they work. I would assume they'll rent well, but I just don't see them in the area. And then, I'm not sure if doing an ADU in the back and converting the garage would be too much... maybe just go for the ADU in the back? Finally, this would be my first real estate investment and part of my brain screams "What kind of crazy are you?" for taking on such a project to start. Any thoughts and experience would be welcome. Thanks.