All Forum Posts by: David Frandsen

@Alex K. Lots of good insight here already. If the ADU is un-permitted like you are suggesting then getting it legally permitted is no different than if you were converting a garage (except some of the work may be done for you already). You will need an architect or designer to draw up your plans. They will submit the plans to the city or county (depending on your jurisdiction) and after many months you will get a permit. Then you will have to build it to code. Hopefully the work that is already done is built to code so you can save some $. The inspector may make you tear off drywall to inspect the electrical, plumbing, insulation, ect. It is up to them. In short the garage ADU is a great idea in my opinion.

@Monica G. Welcome to BP. You will learn so much on here. Let us know if you need anything. 

@Rachael Alwardt I think learning to find the deals is a powerful tool. That is why I myself am getting into wholesaling. You have so many options if you can find the deal. Wholesale it. Flip it. BRRRR it. Heck, you could list it for the seller as an agent.

Great story. I need to spend some more time out there in Lakeside. Pretty area. 

@Michael Shields Awesome. What year did you guys purchase that? 

@Leah Gonzalez Congratulations! You will learn a ton. Keep us posted on how it goes. 

@Kenny Robbins I'm not currently doing that in San Diego but I want to follow this post to see what others say. Best of luck. (I'll put some other keywords in this post: Airbnb, short term rental, VRBO)

@Michelle Harrington I'm curious about your ADU experience in San Jose. I am familiar with the ADU regs here in San Diego but I imagine it could be slightly different there. How long was the permitting process? Was it City of San Jose? Any strange requirements you ran into? (soils study, ect)

@Twana Rasoul That is very interesting insight. Thanks for sharing. 

@Dan H. Thanks for that perspective. As an investor what are you seeing work in this market right now?