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Rick Albert Converting Garages into Accessory Dwelling Units
28 October 2023 | 10 replies

Has anyone done it before? Care to share experiences? Cost, rentability, etc. Thinking of doing it to either a house or find MFU with garages (although it has been hard to find).Thanks in advanced!

Nicholas F. Accessory Dwelling Units
6 June 2020 | 10 replies
@Diana Smith Accessory Dwelling Unit - also sometimes referred to as a "granny unit" - which is a secondary unit on a property where a single family home resides.
Jaliyah Marie New to real estate investing!
11 September 2023 | 1 reply
Our expertise ranges from multi-family homes, accessory dwelling units to commercial properties.
Mike Bonadies Looking for a reliable FHA/203k Broker
27 November 2017 | 13 replies
There is 1 accessory dwelling unit registered on the street at number 702 (http://gis.montgomerycountymd.gov/dhca_acc_apt/)....which is different from a multifamily property.
Shaz Wa. How hard it is to have city approve a single family lot to be converted in five lots
4 October 2023 | 7 replies
Such temporary construction buildings shall be removed immediately upon completion or abandonment of construction and such field office shall be removed immediately upon occupancy of ninety-five (95) percent of the lots in the subdivision.7) Customary home occupation, provided that no person other than a member of the family of the owner or user of the principal single-family dwellings, shall be employed or work in or at such home occupation.8) Garage sales if conducted pursuant and in conformity with all other applicable ordinances of the City of Irving.b) Accessory uses: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses to a single-family detached dwelling provided that none shall be a source of income to the owner or user of the principal single-family dwellings.1) Private garage.2) Guest and servant's quarters may be permitted as an accessory use to a residential dwelling upon such accessory use being approved as an S-P-1 site plan district under section 2.7.3 of this ordinance.3) Private swimming pool.4) When any of the foregoing permitted accessory uses are detached from the principal single-family dwelling, said use shall be located not less than forty-five (45) feet from the front lot line nor less than twenty (20) feet from any street right-of-way.c) Parking regulations: Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and other applicable ordinances of the city.d) Area regulations: The following minimum requirements shall be required:1) Depth of front yard: 25 feet ( see Section 8.4.2, Established Front Yard, as applicable )2) Depth of rear yard: 20 feet3) Width of side yard: 5 feet4) Width of lot: 50 feet5) Depth of lot: 100 feet6) Land area per dwelling unit: 6,000 square feet7) Only one (1) single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on each lot or lot of record as the case may be.e) Height and area regulations: The following maximum height and area regulations shall be observed:1) Height of principal structure: 2 stories or 25 feet2) Lot coverage by principal building: 40 percent of total lot areaGood Luck and let me know if you have more questions!
Bethany Phillips Tenants Want Reimbursement for Broken Washer
7 October 2023 | 18 replies
Samsung appliances are over engineered with too many electronic components and accessories that are difficult and expensive to repair.
Stephen Foltin ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit)
10 July 2020 | 1 reply
I'm very interested in ADU's, and learning more about them, so I don't personally have a ton of first-hand experience right now, but here are a few threads on BP that may be helpful:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/61/topics/805588-accessory-dwelling-unit-aduhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/84/topics/847236-accessory-dwelling-unit-diy
Jose Sanchez Depreciation of SFH and me living in ADU portion
7 October 2023 | 7 replies
I just purchased a single-family home that also has an accessory dwelling unit.
Jillian Peterson Intro: Newbie Investor in Duluth, MN
1 March 2021 | 11 replies
We are hoping to use the accessory home share permit to do a STR setup.