Buy a single family and build an accessory unit?

Purchase price: $498,000 Cash invested: $135,000I converted the garage on this single family home to an Accessory dwelling unit (ADU).

Traditional 5% will let you do a single family home plus a ADU (accessory unit) if the houses are on one parcel.

@Andrew Reyes you should be able to do it if there is a legal ‘accessory apartment’ which there should be a separate permit for.

Hoping to get some advice on powering a detached 860 sq ft 2bd/2ba ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in California.

Zoning #2 - the detached structure would become an Accessory Dwelling Unit.

Or at least I did and now Im not so sure anymore.It has no stove, it's not an accessory dwelling unit.

As of December 2019, there are currently 3 different licenses for renting out properties for the short term on various platforms such as VRBO.The Type A (Accessory) License allows a permanent resident to rent out spare rooms in their property, or they rent half of a double family unit.Up to 3 bedrooms can be rented out (up to 6 guests)Must show proof of homestead exemptionMust get approval from Safety and PermitsThe Type C (Commercial) License allows property owners to operate their short term property as a commercial business in nonresidential districts.Can rent out up to 5 rooms for up to 10 occupantsMust get approval from Safety and PermitsMust obtain a change of use permitMust obtain permitted use in most the nonresidential districtsAt least 1 parking space per 2 guestrooms and at 1 bicycle space per dwelling (25% of bicycle spaces must be long term spaces of the ownerThe Type T (Temporary) License allows property owners to rent out the entire dwelling as a short-term rental for up to 90 days.Can rent up to 5 bedrooms (up to 10 guests)Must get approval from Safety and PermitsObtain a temporary use permitShort term renting can be operated by the renter, but with the owner’s consentThe owner does not need to be presentSince the Type T license has a 90 day duration period, the 90 days can be determined in certain periods or a continuous 90 day period.

Ideally you would want to find a single family home that has an in-laws quarters, a guest house, or an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit).

Per code the max sqft for accessory structure is 750sqft.