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All Forum Posts by: Linda Miller

Linda Miller has started 2 posts and replied 9 times.

ADUs were called "apartments" in my time. I know what an ADU is now.

I have a target market of grad/medical students, young millennial professionals  of the abundance if 5***** universities in downtown DC and they do not expect bells and whistles, just new, modern,  comfortable places consistent with $100,000 student loans that they have. And parking if course

No, $$$$ is certainly not an object and I have lived in the home for 60yrs and now own free and clear.  . The other homes on block have been rehabbed and now ADUs and I do not like how they were designed at all. The prior owners did everything in the 1970’s without permits or historical board oversight.   They looked like garbage before the new owner rehabbed. 

1 of the architects had planned to remove entire rear of house. He insisted it had been a screen porch. My parents saw the homes being built in 1926 and this is not the case.  This is not what I wanted at all, completely unnecessary for the ADUs I am offering  and my target market. 

Thank you Eric.  I will be in touch soon. I had my long term contractor who has worked in home before, look at the project. It was a yr ago and he said it is a $150,000 job bec I am not doing the attic like others on block did, raising the roof to 8’.  The English  basement is finished done already and this is where I live.  

. I trust my contractor very much  He will do what I want but have to get an architect.

Thank you so much everyone! I will be in touch to find DC resources as ARCHITECT'S, CONTRACTORS.  The 1Architect who sent me a proposal wanted a huge retainer(non-refundable) And was going to present 3 plans. I just need 1 plan for building dept. I know all of the warts, nooks, crannies in the house. 

Thank you for your info, Mr Brazil. I will research this week online and downtown.  ADUs are new to me and sound line a great option for me. House has been in family for 73yrs.

So an ADU is a granny flat for a relative? There are $1,000,000 shells in my ‘hood. I have known the owners personally for 60yrs and grew up with the children and still in contact with them socially.

I inherited my home of 60yrs and it is a total gut to the studs/$200,000 job. I have a contractor but need an architect who will do what I want, not what they want done to my asset.  

I live there in a beautiful habitable portion, English basement, which is new. I have someplace to move to during construction phase. It is my primary residence.

I know I need to consult with acct but does anyone in DC know tax implications in converting to a 2unit rental. I know I will be low balled by developers and it is a $1,000,000 shell in 20016, on prime street.with lots of development now.

I started demoing upstairs myself, wondering if I should keep going...

Thanks in advance.

Great! nice to meet you all! Interested in networking and learning about future waterfront investment rental opportunities. I am new to oceanfront rental business. Experience elsewhere. 

New member 20016/20007-DC. Also, West Palm Beach area/Palm Beach area-following. No solicitations, please