New Oakland Investor- Converting SFH into 3 units

[Tobey Grey]

Hi!

I've been on this journey for about 6 years saving for my first investment property as a small business owner. I just bought a 1200SF fixer in East Oakland. House is currently a 3/1 and I plan to convert the house to a 2/1 long term rental and a 1/1 mother in law unit to be used as a short term rental. In a few years I would like to leverage the cash flow to gut the large stand alone garage and create a third term unit out there.

Very excited for forums like these, I have so much to learn! Excited to connect with others trying to handle zoning issues and decide between rentals vs. Air BnBs. Am I correct in thinking I will only need zoning for a duplex if I make the 2nd tiny unit in the house a Mother in Law?

[Katie P.]

One note here, though seems like it was mentioned above - you technically cannot have an ADU with a duplex. You can have an ADU with an SFR. When you build an ADU, you don't have to pay impact fees.

Good thing is that you're in Zone 3, which means you'll be paying lower impact fees for each new unit you create (relative to Zones 1 and 2)....assuming your zoning designation allows you to build 3 units.