Caleb Peterson
Multi-Family or Single-Family with ADU
I'm looking to break into the real estate market in an attempt to achieve financial freedom, like everyone else. I am trying to evaluate the benefits & risks on purchasing a 2-4 family or a single-family home and ...
Matt Vaughn
Where are the D.C. Duplexes?
So what does a guy have to do to find a duplex around Washington D.C. these days? I'm looking for our first home, which I'm also intending to be our first investment property. While my first preference would be...
John Arendsen
California Senate Bill 1069 (Accessory Dwellings aka "ADU"s)
TBA soon. We will be hosting a techcon on California Senate Bill 1069 between April 10-22. This is the new law regarding Accessory Dwelling Units aka "ADU's", granny flats, garage apartments, secondary dwellings, bac...
Jose Gomez
IKEA coming to Miami, FL
Another sign the Miami Real Estate market is Booming - Swedish home retailer IKEA is soon coming to Miami. The project is already underway and is expected to open in the summer of 2014. This would be the first IKEA lo...
Gary F.
ADUs and ROI Figures
Aloha BPers. For those of you who've either built an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) and then sold, or have experience buying a property with an ADU, did those properties see a good ROI? For example, if the ADU cost $...
Gary Miguel
California ADU law: impact fees for units larger than 750 SF
SB 13 bans impact fees for units smaller than 750 SF, but for units larger than that it has this text:"Any impact fees charged for an accessory dwelling unit of 750 square feet or more shall be charged proportionately...
Ken Swearengen
Can I rent out a "shed" in rural conservation area?
I found a property with a 4 bedroom house and a 1 bedroom cottage. I'd like to live in the house and rent out the cottage; however currently the cottage is considered a "shed" by Baltimore county which I can only assu...
Ben Mitchell
Options for 3 unit home zoned as a 2
Hi all. I've noticed it's pretty common in the Boston area to see houses that have three apartments but are only zoned for two. Could anyone with experience in this situation explain some good ways to make use of that...
Anthony Shields
SFH - Entire 1st floor is a garage. Convert to living area?
I cant find much about doing this online since the layout of this house is a bit unusual. Its a bi-level house. Two story. The first floor is 1500 sq ft, the second floor is 1500 sq feet.
The first floor is entirely...
Oliver Salmon
Newbie Moving to Rural New Hampshire
Hello BiggerPockets,
I am new to joining the forums but have been listening to the podcasts for a few months (over halfway through them so far).
My real estate story thus far is short: I bought a fix and live-in sin...