Realize it is not really an apple to apple comparison because in the one case you are purchasing the land while in the second case you already have purchased the land.Because the land is already purchased for the ADU, it is very unlikely that her investment dollar can produce better COC via a full property purchase than building and renting the ADU.Good luck

Larry Apple how is this deal progressing for you?

His stuff was all out on the sidewalk on moving night and I even picked up a few chairs, a TV set, and microwave, after turning down his offers to sell me some of the stuff, before neighborhood scavengers got to it. 

Is like comparing Apples to scissors to dice , to zebras . 

If you believed the absolute ceiling on Apple was $500/share, it would make no financial sense to buy it for $501/share.

Close to Apple, close to new Google campus, price is relatively cheaper than prime area.School's not great, but with area improving, will it improve together?

what you have there is a dig out.. nothing poored yet..Not sure what planet they are on where they say they can build a home in 6 to 8 weeks.I mean technically if you do it on TV it can be done.the best Texas builders can bang them out in 75 days or so..

Nothing wrong with either thing but it's like comparing apples to oranges. 

HG TV uses it as a way of shortcutting time, money and effort by doing cabinet hacks, or built-in hacks or whatever. 

Anyway, I've found that you if let people "have one bite of the apple" (a quick conversation and request not to do it again) as a courtesy, most of the time they get the message.