All Forum Posts by: Gary F.

@Ethan Cooke

That's awesome then if I have the site access. Panel construction seems like the way to go for me 

As for the Airbnb 30+days. I thought I read about a family who Airbnb their property to someone for over 30 days. It turned into a nightmare when the person decided not to leave. Because it was now considered a long term rental they actually had to go through an eviction process which of course involves court times and legal proceedings. 

@Scott Choppin

Oh excellent!!!!! So if I can in fact rent out both now it's a GO. With so much literature out there the facts get fuzzy.  Now I'm trying to find companies that specialize in ADUs as this almost seems a niche market.

My biggest initial question is site accessibility. I've only got a 5.5' side yard space to the backyard. So that eliminates modular or whole unit prefabed houses. They can't crane lift the house over my house (scary thought).  Possibly panel construction could work. 

@ethan Cooke 

@Ethan Cooke

You mean 30+ day Airbnb? That sounds like a good choice. For my area last I looked Airbnb wasn't a great ROI. A room in house near me was only getting $30/night double occupancy. But a solo ADU could get a little more I suppose. Even so this ADU rental income option really opens up the opportunities for flexibility and equity

@Scott Choppin

Hi Scott. It's in San Jose city, county of Santa Clara

@Anna Vickroy

Whoa. Nice ROI with little initial investment. How long from planning to tenant occupation did it take?

I heard for San Jose it may be about 6 months after final inspection to the time of county recording before it can be occupied. This was told me from a REA but im not sure if that's accurate. That seems unreasonably long. 

I'd love to hear more about your experience with the process 

This is great the thread is coming to life with replies. 

Ok so San Jose isn't the only restrictive city. I wonder what's their reasoning for not allowing both units to be rented. 

@Kent Baltare That's an awesome ROI!

Have you heard of the same ROI for San Jose?

As I mentioned earlier, in San Jose we're required to have either the primary or secondary unit owner-occupied. Meaning we cannot rent out both the primary unit (House) and the secondary (ADU) at the same time.

You folks in other cities. Are you finding the same restriction?

https://www.cuttingedgehomes.net/faq/

Some information about modular homes

I think a garage conversion might decrease not increase the homes value. However unless a particular buyer wanted to use the unit for in-laws or rental then it could be an increase. Hard to say. Probably good idea to consult with a local REA

@Adil. Prefab is a great idea. The only issue is access for building it. Prefabs need to trucked in a whole piece and placed on the foundation. So unless a large truck can access the backyard it won't work.

Another prefab is the panel home. As long as there's about 6+ft of a path width on the side of the house it could possibly work. With this design the home is constructed of separate panels placed and secured to the foundation. 

It's the accessibility and foundation work that may drive up the costs of the total ADU project beyond a decent ROI. Then there's permits and build time.

It's too bad for San Jose that they're quite restrictive on the owner-occupied regulation. That would mean I'd have to stay there and could not rent out both units.