Juice is not worth the squeeze. linden is far from adu's making any sense. adu's are cost prohibitive from the beginning. we are talking $200+ per sq ft to build. the idea to build is to have equity. you can't build an ADU in linden and get the numbers to work on new construction at the lending of 75% after built value max thresholds. you'll be bringing money to the table over the minimum for what, to change the game?

It's also important to think about the skills you bring to the table.

I then laid the napkin on the table and opened it up for everyone to see.

Not sure how many here will be affected by this but it adds to the tougher landscape for STRs in the mountains.

Fast forward to our most successful investment in September 2020 - a mountain house/cabin in Gatlinburg, TN.

@Vincent DonatoWhy bother when there are cheaper and portable alternatives like table fans?

It is a 2 unit RS-3 that I converted to a 3 unit RM 4.5 because it has a coach house that wasn’t legal which I didn’t know until I basically got to the closing table. 

Less impactful but they also used 2 therms/day of gas (either long showers or used the gas fireplace while cooling to 61 degrees.In addition guest broke closet track and moved football table into the closet.  

We have great STR opportunity here between the mountains and the beaches.

Build your design around the area.You wouldn't want to do a Miami beach theme at a high mountain cabin.