We keep in touch and she has been helpful in connecting me with a contractor and subs.Michelle Saroni (520) 403-3379 Hi Melissa, I'm in the process of covering detached garage to an ADU, curious, how's it coming along?

Quote from @Laura Morlock: I have an opportunity to purchase a very beautiful and unique property - striking century manor house directly on the river, 1.5 acres, huge detached garage/workshop, in a quaint little town 15 mins to two major cities and a little under an hour west of Toronto.I know the property inside and out, it's turnkey, and I would love to own it, but I don't know what to do with it.

It reinforces the normalcy of some of the potential obstacles that come up. 

I just moved here and bought my first SFR with a detached ADU and currently renovating to rent out.

Rick, I am preparing to convert a detached garage in Anaheim into 2 bedroom ADU.  

But after enduring my first construction loan gut renovation, along with a couple of other partial ones, this issue has been one of my primary mental obstacles. 

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I noticed a lot of what people are saying that the experience and the way I talk seem like I am going in without a lot of knowledge, and my biggest obstacle is experience.I am making up for that gap of experience by doing things like this, talking to successful individuals like yourself and everyone else on this thread.

June 2nd, 2023State Farm and Allstate have stopped selling new insurance policies to California homeowners, erecting a new obstacle for home buyers.

Two recent clients purchased properties with less than $250K down in New Hyde Park and Lynbrook.One property has a detached garage to bring in additional income and the other has a 1-bedroom ADU.Both deals cashflow.These aren't easy to find in a seller's market but they're out there.