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Mikhail Petrenko
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1 -> 4 units in East Bay Area. Should I do it?

Mikhail Petrenko
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Bay Area
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Hi everyone!

Long time reader, first-time poster.

I found OFF-market property in San Lorenzo (East Bay area). There is 1200 SF 3 bd/2 ba old house sitting on 9000 SF lot with grandfathered duplex zoning.

Appraisal for the property is $615 000. ARV is around 700k.

I can purchase it with cash for 455 000.

The plan is:

- remodel the current home (50-60k) and rent it out, cash-out with 5/1 ARM

- subdivide the existing lot into 2 SFR lots and prepare all plans - $30k and 6 months

- build a first ADU ADUs on the first lot with existing home (700 SF, 2 BD/1BA) - $175k and 6 months

AND build a brand new 1200 SF 3 BD/2BA home - $300k and 6-8 months, rent them out, cash-out with 5/1 ARM

- build a second ADU ADUs on the second lot (700 SF, 2 BD/1BA) - $175k and 6 months, cash-out with 5/1 ARM

Cash flow:

- in 3 months (after the main home remodeling) - 3k/month

- in 9 months (the first ADU built) - 5.4k/month

- in 12-14 months (the second home built) - 8.4k/month

- in 18-20 months (the second ADU built) - 11.4k/month

Result:

I will invest initial 455 + 60 remodeling + 10 misc (taxes etc)

I will have ±975k in loans (to cover new home and 2 ADUs built out - the cost of construction is 650-700k approximately)

I will have 2 SFR with ADUs in Bay Area with ±11k gross rental revenue.

They could cost up to 2 million with 5% CAP Rate.

Please, share thoughts

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Kam T.
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Kam T.
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Sounds like it could be a good deal!

The JADU can be fully built within the envelope of the primary structure, so doesn't necessarily have to look much different than a single family home from the exterior viewpoint (ignoring the detached ADU). JADUs can also be built and approved as part of a new construction SFR planning process, per the new state law.

If you haven't already, it's worth mapping out a rough layout of the new structures on the parcel (some cities' zoning maps have area distance and area/calculator tools built in) after you factor in all of the required dimensions per parcel after subdividing into two. Alternatively, could pay an architect for a few hours to do a feasibility study before you move forward.

Some important factors/constraints to consider when subdividing are the required minimum lot size, setbacks and minimum frontages/minimum lot width for a parcel in the zone you're looking at. Minimum lot width makes subdivision tough (without a variance) for a lot of parcels, even if they're larger than average. E.g. a 9K square foot lot that's 90x100 in a zone with required minimum width/frontage of 60 ft. likely can't be subdivided without a variance. I wouldn't only trust the word of the county person you talked to (they're not always correct unfortunately) but also supplement what they told you by looking at the published zoning code specific to the zone the property sits in (if you haven't already), and internalize the constraints as they relate to this parcel/your plan. 

If you are able to subdivide equally (4.5K sq. ft. each new lot), after factoring in the zoning constraints for the new single family homes potential (and potential JADU), how much space is left to allow the new detached ADU (allowing 4 ft rear and side setbacks, per the new CA ADU law), and will a 750 square foot detached ADU fit comfortably given all of that?

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