[aigel]

Thank you Jeff. I'll give you a ring. I'll do more city rules reading today. I did already read the updated state rules and those are great, I like that the state forces the cities to open this up. I do think ADUs are a good way to give home owners flexibility with having family stay there, have visitors or extra income. And it gives affordable housing to singles, single parents or older couples etc.

Sprinklers are generally only required if your main house has them. This was a big hurdle previously, I read. Anything needed a sprinkler system, so people were priced out of creating ADU space.

Parking should be fine. I'll need to take out some landscaping but I have room for a 3 car wide driveway, single car length. I also am certain there is a bus stop less than half a mile away.

Building cost will be high in my area, but buying an investment property is more and has less ROI, partially because of course you need to buy the land that sits on. Finishing some of it myself should help save money. And I can contract out what I don't want to do on what's left, for example wall texture. And yes, like Jeff said, I don't see finishing work to my standards in most remodels or new construction I visit.

Keep the discussion going and let me know if you built one recently!?

G