I have done some research on ADUs and have come to conclusion that getting a house near a hospital or good college area with a big yard to add an adu and convert gargae to junior adu would be best.

It is RS-50 zone requireMinimum Lot Size: 5,000 square feet.Minimum Lot Width: 50 feet.Setback Requirements:Front Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Side Yard: Minimum of 7 feet on each side.Rear Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Maximum Building Height: 35 feet.Permitted Uses: Primarily single-family detached dwellings.To have different lot size need neighborhood approval, I believe...  

Exactly 1 year later my first tenant moved his family in where his kids and dog can play in the massive yard while raising 2 cows in the barn.

I had a couple other ideas to salvage the deal first.

Hi Joy - Service animals can’t legally be restricted due to landscaping concerns, but you can include a note in your listing to inform guests, such as:"The front yard has decorative shells, and the backyard is turf.

The builder had a given us the paved yard, Granite kitchen top, washer and dryer at added value with no charge.

Basically you can't have the yard be higher than 6 inches below the window sill (otherwise it would v difficult for people to exit out of this window in case of an emergency). 

i guess the only way to salvage this is to offer better design and amenities than the properties in the good neighborhoods?

About 3 months have gone by and we just received an email from a communications company billing us $4,000 for breaking a communication line buried in the yard.

That unit with the waitlist is the only pet-friendly home (duplex) with a fully fenced-in yard accepting more than 1 pet, including larger animals.