Your advice on using good-quality materials, like custom cabinets and strong countertops, is smart. Even though it might cost a bit more at the beginning, it's worth it because it makes tenants happy and means less work later. You also gave some useful tips for finding good tenants. Checking their income, credit score, and talking to their previous landlords and bosses are important to make sure they'll be good renters. Great video!

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! We are just trying to share what works in hopes to help others. Glad to hear that you see value!

Thank you for all you do. This work is so important. Thank you for providing the information and help you provide.

Architect (California) here, having the most glazing on the West wall is the best way to get massive solar heat gain in the late afternoon sun and drive up your energy bill. Best to face your glazing to the North or East.

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

That can be true, but we try to combat that with exterier shades for the few hot months and find that the solar is key to making the space live larger than it really is. These units still meet strict Earth Advantage Platinun certification.

Great stuff, always love content from That ADU Guy!

Great looking ADU!

I love real estate especially the creatively aspect ❤

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION

Fabulous! Do you have a materials list online somewhere? I love the doors.

Beautiful...can I have the blue prints I like to build one for me ...

I think the kitchen righr at the door is a huge miss. Flip the floor plan and have kitchen at back with Long Island with seating and scrap the dining table. Longer entry and living room option. Need this for my parents!

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Great tip! The plans are free and you can adjust the floor plan in the kitchen to meet your needs. I just finished building this plan on another site with the fridge to the left of the stove and used that area for an entry bench.

Great work. For only 180k that’s great! Would cost about 300k where I’m at. But would also rent for around 2750. All relative. Love the finishes and space

I had one built for only 40k

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉Awesome!! Great job!!

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Feel free to share size, market and strategy that pulled it off. We could all learn from you.

Stunning. Where are you only getting $1900 for a stand alone home with a garage? In Seattle that’d be at least 2500

Love it. Where's it at though?

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

S Oregon

$180K! Wow.

What type of method did you use to fund ADU? What are some good options?

What method did you use to finance this project?

Do tenants demand a dishwasher? I actually removed the dishwasher in my kitchen in lieu of more storage.

Love the design 😂. Beautifully built ADU. Who are your architect and builder? Did you hire a general contractor? How can I contact them? phone #?, I'm planning to do an ADU in my backyard now, but don't know where to start? Thanks

Does that include HVAC, electrical and plumbing? Or just the build?

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Yes, all in - impact fees

The ONE gold finish in the kitchen looks forced. Just keep it stainless steel with everything else. As a renter that would bother me daily.

Agree with your strategy higher quality at 10% below market rate attracts large pool of applications. Your three points of qualifying tenant income, credit score, and referrals are great. However, how much discovery is too much? Run (at tenants expenses) criminal background check. Check for felony, judgements, tax liens, child support, restraining order, wage garnishments etc. What terms does your lease contain regarding tenant subletting (either a portion of living space and or parking space/garage), roommates, Parking of RV in the assigned parking space. Smoking policy? Discharge of fireworks? Firearms?Tenant required Renters Policy naming landlord as additional loss payee for property damage? Peoples lives change: sickness, death of spouse, job loss, investment loss, divorce etc. Today’s Tenant/Landlord law leans heavily toward the Tenant. How do you protect yourself from prolonged non-rent paying (squatting) 6-18 months while attempting through the legal system to evict a non-paying tenant?

What city is this ADU located in? What is the dimension?

Interesting. Apprciate the share and walk through. At $225 a sq ft; is that in the range for the neighborhood?

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Sale price /ft is around $400 for smaller but new homes.

@nicolee9636

10 ай бұрын

That 400/sf purchase would include the land, correct? So adjusting your ADU price per sf to include your land value would be still under the market, but not as wildly so as the 225/sf build price suggests? Or is that 400/sf a quote from builders with land price being separate? @@ThatADUGuy

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

@@nicolee9636 Yes, that is correct.

@danpan001

10 ай бұрын

​@@nicolee9636I think with a simple slab foundation $225 per sqt is too high. Should be $120 to $150 per sqt.

Do ADUs have its own address number or does it share it with the primary house?

@Chimpsnbps

10 ай бұрын

An ADU will typically be permitted under the existing home/address. Sometimes you can request ½ fractional number to the existing main address.

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Yes, they are required to have seperate address in this market, check your local zoning code to confirm this in your area.

Excuse my ignorance but what is an ADU? Where are you building homes for $180K. Does that include the cost of the lot?

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Accessory Dwelling Unit. This build is in S. Oregon. No, the lot cost is not included but would be free in most cases, as it is the same lot as the single family home.

Where is this located?

@grizzox

10 ай бұрын

Exactly

@frank12876

10 ай бұрын

Southern Oregon

Don't be fooled, tenants prefer the microwave over just a hood. No tenant wants to put a microwave on the counter

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Phil. The idea here is that the kitchen lives more like a custom home than the apartments they just left. It is hard to find custom kitchens in todays market that still use that dated look. It is an great way to save space, you make a good point there.

@JakePetrosky

10 ай бұрын

Also another option is to have the the microwave you put into your lower cabinet, which has a drewer that slides out.

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

@@JakePetrosky good idea!

@user-wh7ys7tt1r

10 ай бұрын

This short person NEEDS the microwave on the counter not over the stove

Serious question- how or why is this considered an ADU, and not just a house? Every ADU that I'm familiar with is above garage build. To me, this is just a house with an attached garage. No, hate, just genuinely curious.

@rayjou742

10 ай бұрын

Probably on the same lot as the main house, built in the back of side. If you want it designated as a separate house, you’d have to get the city involved with dividing your lot and separating utilities

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

This could be either or in our market. It is all about knowing your local zoning code. An ADU has advantages with lower fees, less parking needed and cheaper overall fees

Island on wheels? Didn’t that island have an electrical outlet? How does that work then?

@eliasgordon4321

10 ай бұрын

Wireless, like power over air? Maybe one of those bumper car style systems?

@christie4336

10 ай бұрын

Looks like prep space. Ive had kitchens with island on wheels. I prefer them. Builders can place them where I don't want them. Hard to move because you would have to patch the flooring, etc.

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

This one was mounted, for the slide style we use a floor flush mount and a plug in pigtail than is accessed through the bottom of tbe cabinet.

@lindasherman1999

10 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuyhi what state is this ADU in? Beautiful!

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

@@lindasherman1999 S Oregon, Thanks Linda!

This isn't an ADU. This is a cottage. Where's the 1st House? Hmmmm.

Expensive. $180k used to buy you a house, not some goofy ADU you can hopefully break even on after a couple of decades

@christie4336

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like you are in a different market. Local governments are pushing ADUs in many areas. Zoning laws are changing. If zoning allowed that house to be sold on it's own lot, he could list it at double his price and start a bidding war. At $400k that would be a smoking hot good deal. If he paid cash for the build, his return is over 10% Plus tax write offs and appreciation on equity.

I’d be concerned about the lack of microwave as well as the tiny bathroom sink area. There’s no room for toiletries, a makeup bag, or a hairdryer.

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

Good info, thank you. These units could get a cabinet above the toilet and a micro hood combo could be used.

@hppavilionf50

10 ай бұрын

People can just buy their own microwave like I had to in my apartment. It didn't stop me from renting my current place.

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

@@hppavilionf50 good point

@hppavilionf50

10 ай бұрын

@@ThatADUGuy from a maintenance perspective, you made the right choice because you'll have one fewer appliance to maintain, repair, and replace!

@GM_____

10 ай бұрын

@@hppavilionf50 there’s not a lot of counter space in that kitchen. In small spaces the more vertical storage you can incorporate the better IMO.

So then there is no microwave?

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

No, but there is a designated plug on the counter for one.

Who do you think you are FOOLING??? THAT IS NOT AN ADU!!! THIS IS JUST USING A LOOPHOLE TO PUT 2 HOUSES ON ONE LOT WITHOUT HAVING TO SUBDIVIDE. MAJOR HEADACHE IN THE FUTURE.

Bad advice

@ThatADUGuy

10 ай бұрын

What aspects can be improved? We are always looking for feedback to give tenants a better product.

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