They are much safer, less error prone, cleaner, and aesthetically pleasing.

People have very short attention spans now, and making them jump one extra hoop to book your home is an additional hurdle you do not need. 

Is it worth that extra 5% in efficiency?

@Jessica CotéHouse hacking involves transforming a carriage house into a long-term rental for landlord experience and extra revenue.

Things like septic pumps burning out, steam room dying, guests catching the grill on fire and leaving burn marks on the hardi siding, emergency bug treatment, above ground pool which is ridiculously hard to manage in our heat & having no time to deal with it if it starts to go, laundry & drying time for all the towels and linens, etc, etc.There are plenty of things we can and will get better at, but I'm prioritizing the stress level of my people as well as the very near disasters we've narrowly avoided, over the little bit of extra revenue we'd generate.

By being in Boulder, you have the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the college rental market & rent out your extra rooms to college kids in the area. 

Aesthetics won’t be an issue and it will pay dividends in the long run with eliminating landscaping/lawn and water costs.

Value was added through targeted renovations totaling $15,000, focusing on both aesthetic and functional improvements.

This means thousands of dollars more in engineering, surveyor, and architectural cost plus months of extra work.Original 2-story garageHISTORIC CONSIDERATIONSTo complicate things further, the structure is located within a historic district.

Your sqft is at the bottom end of the $1mm houses, plus they have either an extra BR/BA or both.