Mike Avery with Instant Guest Homes is featured with modular tiny homes or ADUs.  They can drop in your back yard starting at $90,000 minus hookups and permit fees.

San Diego's Channel 10 News Feature article

We crunched the numbers.  Learn more about the profitability of investing in ADUs for home buyers and  owners.

This will create income for the new & the savvy real estate investor or baby boomer in desperate need of building income for their retirement.

We don't have to look far to feel the housing crisis.  Retiring parents,  siblings,  adult children may be struggling to control and manage housing costs.   New ADU ordinances and renovation loans can enable homeowners to build ADUs on their current properties for their loved ones. 

Here is an alternate strategy of leveraging real estate equity and enjoying Aging in Place. 

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Types of ADU
New, Attached - Allows new addition up to 50% of square footage of existing dwelling, not greater than 1,200 sf.
New, Detached - Allows new addition up to 50% of square footage of existing dwelling, not greater than 1,200 sf.
Conversion, Unconditioned - Typically a garage conversion.
Conversion, Conditioned - Converting living area.  Must have separate outside access and setback that complies with fire safety code.

New ADU Featured Changes
Parking - Parking requirements has been of the biggest obstacle in implementing ADUs.  The new provision allow more flexibility with location and setbacks restrictions.   Allowance for tandem parking  and eased setback restriction.  The biggest difference is the elimination of off-street parking if the dwelling is within 1/2 mile of public transportation.

​Utilities - Not required to have new connections for utilities including electrical, gas, water & sewer.  This results in significant savings.

Permit & Connection Fees -  Past connection fees reflect costs as a new residential  construction.  Fees must now be proportional.  Another significant price reduction.

Other Considerations
Fire Sprinkler - Not required if not existing in current dwelling. 
Local Adoption - Although state mandates are mandatory,  some local building departments have yet change their local code to reflect these requirements.  There may be additional restriction or requirements.  Check with your local department.
Owner Occupancy - There may be requirements of owner-occupancy in primary or ADU.  This will impact future sale of dwelling.
Short Term Rentals - Some local jurisdiction will have restriction of conditions for short term rental.
It is imperative to check with your local building department for a complete understanding of  ADUs.  

The past local restrictions impaired many ADU projects.  The new allowances will go a long way to make ADUs viable.  The cost savings are significant in the tens of thousands of dollars.   This is a great time to evaluate an ADU addition. 

Local News on ADUs
SD HIGH EXPENSE 10 NEWS
Channel 10 recently reported high connection fees may still be inhibiting the viability of implementing ADUs.  San Diego is clearly not keeping track with other Calif. metropolitan Cities.  City Council is slow walking rolling back fee reductions.
https://www.10news.com/news/fees-on-granny-flat-construction-holding-up-city-efforts-to-fight-housing-crisis?page=2

5/8//2018
San Diego responds with high permit/connection fees for ADUS
http://www.lesardevelopment.com/category/adus/

Chula Vista NBC NEWS
CV council members are making efforts to align state ADU mandate.  This includes aggressive fee reductions.  Also considering home occupancy requirement. 
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Chula-Vista-City-Council-Mulls-Granny-Flat-Rule-Change-479293373.html
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Learn more about renovation loans.  This is a brief webinar to help homeowners, home buyers and real estate professionals understand how renovation loans can fulfill a multitude of real estate needs. 


Attend our next Free Webinar, Tuesday  Feb., 20th 9:00 am - 10:00 am
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This will be mute only for all attendees.  You can interact with online text questions.  I will stay online after the webinar to answer any questions.  Also, a short survey will be sent immediately after presentation for additional follow-up or discuss marketing strategies.

​FHA increases loan limits in 2018
FHA announced recently increases to their loan limits beginning in 2018.   These are based on 115% of median prices subject to other conditions.  San Diego county is considered high-costs area. 

This is good news not only for standard FHA loans, but will include 203K renovation loans.   This is much needed in San Diego area that will open up more neighborhoods that will fall under this new limit.
                   2017          2018
1 Home - $636,150   $649,750
2 Home - $814,500   $831,800
3 Home - $984,525  $1,005,450
Regarding renovation loans, using a hypothetical $60,000 construction loans the 203K loans will grow into additional zip codes in San Diego county.  This will be about 10 more zip codes to a total of 58 zip codes that fall into within the new FHA loan limit.
In 2018 home buyers and realtors will be able to explore more neighborhoods.  This will be a significant benefit at a time when inventory is limited.
Renovation loans will create more opportunities by seeking homes that are distressed, outdated or with deferred issues that will create that dream home to the home buyers personal preferences.