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THE ULTIMATE SEATTLE HOUSE HACK (no, it is not renting out rooms)
This is a summary of learnings from a recent project I personally completed.
Steps involved:
1. Buy a home with a large backyard
2. Get permits to build a detached ADU (DADU)/backyard cottage in the backyard
3. Build the DADU for around $200k-300k. I used a construction loan.
4. Split the two homes into detached condos. (The City of Seattle allows this. Most other cities do not.)
5. Sell the DADU for $500k-750k+ (or keep it as a rental and cash out refinance.)
6. You get a great house to live in $150k-300k less than what you would otherwise pay for OR sell the main house as well for maximum profit.
Photos are of a recent project from 2017. I was one of the early adopters for this kind of project. Ask me anything!
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Original home (retained)
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New DADU