$400K is outrageous even in L.A. I live in Orange County and am thinking of building an ADU for my parents. It costs around $150K and I thought it's already too expensive.
150k is what cost my cousin in Baldwin Park. 2bd 1bth. 650sqft. She went high end with kitchen cabentry and flooring. Central air heat. So you can probably do cheaper. That included permits separate water waste and electric from the main house.
ADU price varies a lot depending on the size and utility connections--coming from a general contractor's point of view. Their interior material cost is probably 2-3 times double the average.
I bought some acreage & built a little detached ADU for my parents while I was building a home for myself, during the pandemic. It's been great having them on the property with me. I really feel like multi-generational housing is the future. It just makes sense in this day and age. I will say $400K is absolutely wild, though. It's more than double what I paid and half as small. YIKES! **bristles** That's LA for you. It makes me feel WAY better about these Seattle area prices. 😅 She does seems really happy with it, though, so good for her!!! I hope her sister truly enjoys it. It came out beautifully. 😍
avg selling price should be 550-600 per square foor in LA and san fran. sadly the 400k price tag is actually reasonable where she lives. at worst she gets away with 20k profit in this situation. likely more because its a nice property.
I live in Tacoma. Could you give me info on what bank funded your ADU and who built it? I need guidance on where to begin. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@@laloqueramich Hi, Neighbor! (I technically live in unincorporated Pierce County, but have a Tacoma address.) I built with Coval Homes and financed through Evergreen Home Loans. I would totally be willing to chat with you anytime and answer any questions you have. I'm not sure how we do that on TH-cam or what the best way to go about it is, but I'm here. Just let me know.
400k for a 500sf ADU Is insane. Even cost plus, she already owns the land. Why do builders gauge like this? We built a 2000sf house for that price recently In Long Beach on our adjacent lot
Does that include everything? Design, City fees? Is it flat land or hillside? I have lot in L.A. 50x60 I was told it will cost $500k for a 1700 sqt house. Were you happy with your architect?
$400K for a 500sf ADU is steep, especially with the land already owned. I’ve seen pre-construction services and per square foot pricing marked up significantly for ADUs. It’s key to work with trusted builders to avoid inflated costs.
@@williamkreth it must be that they are including all of those little extras and the cost of the furniture because the box they built with Windows a roof drywall and cabinets cannot have cost that much
I love this! I learned a bit about real estate and I love that the architect was able to explain his thought process while showing us such a beautiful space! 😍 Please give us more content like this! It would be interesting to see how architects tackle these different types of projects in different neighborhoods like Glassell Park, Leimert Park, Long Beach etc ❤❤
I love everything about this. The warm wood, the jewel tone tiles in the bathroom, the clever storage and space. I’m sure this added a million to her home value
400k for that? I helped my uncle built his 2 story 1000 SqFt ADU and total spend to build it was 105k. (Yes, we got all permits and it passed inspection)
$105K for a 1,000 sqft ADU is impressive! Costs can really vary depending on the builder and project specifics. I’ve seen ADU projects marked up significantly, especially with pre-construction and permit processes. It’s key to stay informed and work with trusted builders.
$400,000 is design and build, where everything is designed, planned and done. Everything in this ADU is luxury, the wood, the flooring, the fixtures, down to the folding door. That door alone probably cost $20,000.
nice design. clerestory windows are so underrated. i will never understand architects who put all of their windows facing the street or a neighbors property
Assuming she takes out a second mortgage for the 400k she spent on the ADU at a 8% interest, the monthly payment is around $2600. Even if someone is open to the idea of living in the yard instead of an apartment for $3000, after property tax and repairs, it is almost for certain she's in the negative territory every month. This makes this ADU or any ADU generally a terrible investment.
Let's be honest she probably planned this and took it out when interest rates were lower. On top of that she said her sister is living on the property so it's not as much an income property as it is investment. If her house it paid for then long term this will net her a solid return if home prices keep increasing as they do in LA. However, my rent is 2540 right now for a 2 bed 2 bath, but not nearly as nice as that. For a 1 bedroom like that you can definitely rent for 3K and they often do.
@@gabrielleguinto7696 Hypothetically, if you are on a 30 year mortgage, the question in addition to my original statement is the fact you have to factor the build quality. Because it does not have a firm foundation like your traditional home, will it last 30 years if even? If you were paying the $400,000 ADU with cash, in addition to the ADU, you also have the option of considering against the 6% high yield interest rate currently without the hassle of an ADU build, management of tenants, and mortgage payments. You get an average earning of $2000 a month doing nothing which would make it an even more attractive option for most.
➡HERE is the issue with most ADU's (at least in california). AT $400,000 for a 500sqft ADU, that is a WHOPPING $800/square ft and does NOT include land in the purchase that is only for the adu (building permits etc...) ON the flip side, if you take a $700,000, 2000sqft house, that is $350 a sqft, high but reasonable for Calfornia, that is less than half AND includes land!!!!!
I looks like the neighboring property is closer than 5’, which requires a 1-Hour rated wall and rated windows (at least in San Diego). Rated windows are prohibitively expensive and rated operable windows are nearly impossible, which may explain some of the high build cost.
its a bit high, but most of these building "experts" clearly don/t know shit about construction in LA. And that is a high quality place, just those bi fold doors are 10K alone.
Her neighborhood is pretty walkable but street parking in that area is a nightmare unless it’s permit parking in that case not sure how that works out for them in the Fairfax district Im guessing it’s still tough. ADUs are probably the main reason why we are running out of street parking in LA honestly
Love it. But I think I would want walls up to the ceiling in the bedroom. Don’t want cooking odors going into the bedroom and noise if you have a couple sharing the space. Is this a junior ADU or ADU.
This video could have been 10 seconds short with the following takeaway: The only thing you need to know before building an ADU, is that you need money, the more money the nicer the ADU.
My gosh. Aside from adding some value to the property spending 400k! would take way too long for her to make her money back in rentals. And for the property to have 400k added value to the property the neighborhood would have to support the price increase.
Don’t get scammed! The other thing that in LA you have to know and that contractors won’t tell you is that your primary house now becomes rent controlled, and in attached houses both the ADU and the primary house becomes rent controlled and you have to register with the city every year and cannot utilize short term rental websites such as Airbnb because rent controlled units are not allowed to be listed. They are expecting you to provide low income housing to the community not create more short term housing. Do you homework and make sure you understand what your getting into it might be worth to just buy an investment property instead.
That’s cute. This video FAILS to mention that if you create an ADU on your R-1 single residential zone the city will NOT give you separate water meters. So if your tenants run up the water bill LEGALLY you can’t charge them what’s fair even if you install a second water meter yourself. It’s also difficult to evict a tenant. You may have to pay for their housing.
It's not difficult to evict if you have a lease that is air tight Plus living on site gives you more ability to evict than SFH rental does. And the city may not give you a separate meter, but you can install a smart water meter that detects how much water and electricity is being used. You can then pass that on to them.
She said her sister lives in the ADU. She coughed up $400k to convert a garage, don’t think she will evict her sister over an extra $60 on the water bill
I love the design, except they should have done a sliding pocketed glass. Folding glass panels are nice, but they stick out into the yard. Kind of awkward to open the window and then have this giant wall of wood/glass sticking out in the yard.
I guess that might be 4 or 5 thousand as the monthly rental for this $400,000 project? But it's furnished though, so curious how much the owner is going to ask for the rental.
@@jukodebu Building one for our son as we speak. Its double this size at 1100 sq ft . The property it sits on is worth $1.8 million. We are at $360,000 all-in w/ architect and didn't cheap out on anything and its just as boutique-looking as this. Its costs to build in a desirable area
This ADU is completely custom with very high-end materials. She said the concrete was falling apart, so the whole structure was demolished and they started from scratch. That folding door alone costs close to $35k and installation is another $20k in LA. The framing needed to install those upper windows all around is much more expensive than standard stick framing. They have to use engineered lumber or metal beams to allow for that type of open spam and enough support to put all those upper windows around almost the entire property. The stove/oven combo you see is a very high-end unit made in France, I think. The various tiles used in the bathroom and kitchen are 4x more expensive than what you'd see in a typical home. All in all, she didn't skimp anywhere and yes, the architect added quite a bit of expense, as well as building anything in Southern California will cost 3x more than the rest of the country. I recently finished a renovation that sold for $4M where the materials we used were similar but more expensive. Just my 2¢... 🧐😀🤑
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$400K is outrageous even in L.A. I live in Orange County and am thinking of building an ADU for my parents. It costs around $150K and I thought it's already too expensive.
if you want to know more details about ADUs including price..... you can contact me, i will send you more detailed info.
150k is what cost my cousin in Baldwin Park. 2bd 1bth. 650sqft. She went high end with kitchen cabentry and flooring. Central air heat. So you can probably do cheaper. That included permits separate water waste and electric from the main house.
A boxabl is only 50k. Why would you go anything higher
ADU price varies a lot depending on the size and utility connections--coming from a general contractor's point of view. Their interior material cost is probably 2-3 times double the average.
@@Woter_X Bruh. SERIOUSLY??
I bought some acreage & built a little detached ADU for my parents while I was building a home for myself, during the pandemic. It's been great having them on the property with me. I really feel like multi-generational housing is the future. It just makes sense in this day and age. I will say $400K is absolutely wild, though. It's more than double what I paid and half as small. YIKES! **bristles** That's LA for you. It makes me feel WAY better about these Seattle area prices. 😅 She does seems really happy with it, though, so good for her!!! I hope her sister truly enjoys it. It came out beautifully. 😍
i agree, 400k for an ADU is definitely high.
avg selling price should be 550-600 per square foor in LA and san fran.
sadly the 400k price tag is actually reasonable where she lives.
at worst she gets away with 20k profit in this situation. likely more because its a nice property.
I live in Tacoma. Could you give me info on what bank funded your ADU and who built it? I need guidance on where to begin. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@@laloqueramich Hi, Neighbor! (I technically live in unincorporated Pierce County, but have a Tacoma address.) I built with Coval Homes and financed through Evergreen Home Loans. I would totally be willing to chat with you anytime and answer any questions you have. I'm not sure how we do that on TH-cam or what the best way to go about it is, but I'm here. Just let me know.
400k for a 500sf ADU Is insane. Even cost plus, she already owns the land. Why do builders gauge like this? We built a 2000sf house for that price recently In Long Beach on our adjacent lot
Does that include everything? Design, City fees? Is it flat land or hillside? I have lot in L.A. 50x60 I was told it will cost $500k for a 1700 sqt house. Were you happy with your architect?
$400K for a 500sf ADU is steep, especially with the land already owned. I’ve seen pre-construction services and per square foot pricing marked up significantly for ADUs. It’s key to work with trusted builders to avoid inflated costs.
She went way fancier than she needed to. All those extras add up really fast
@@williamkreth it must be that they are including all of those little extras and the cost of the furniture because the box they built with Windows a roof drywall and cabinets cannot have cost that much
Wait, project cost her $400,000????? If she paid 400k for that ADU that is insanely overpriced 😮
Looks like the architect took half of that 🤣
That should of been done for under $100,000.
It’s insane how much building an ADU can cost.
May as we buy another damn house 💀
It’s way more to build an adu in LA. Also she hired an architect instead of small project designer
Garage conversion! If it was built from the ground up he wouldn't charged half a million bucks
I love this! I learned a bit about real estate and I love that the architect was able to explain his thought process while showing us such a beautiful space! 😍 Please give us more content like this! It would be interesting to see how architects tackle these different types of projects in different neighborhoods like Glassell Park, Leimert Park, Long Beach etc ❤❤
I’m sorry did your video say the budget for that ADU was $400,000? The LA Times is so out of touch with average Angelenos
Not these preppy Lilly white beneficiaries of decades of housing discrimination
That bathroom is gorgeous
The renovation looks nice. 👏👏👏
I love everything about this. The warm wood, the jewel tone tiles in the bathroom, the clever storage and space.
I’m sure this added a million to her home value
hello,Juicehammer, if you want to know more details about ADUs, you can contact me, i will send you more detailed info.
One million? That’s excessive…
400k for that? I helped my uncle built his 2 story 1000 SqFt ADU and total spend to build it was 105k. (Yes, we got all permits and it passed inspection)
it's West Hollywood- Beverly Hills adjacent- You are paying for the area- Therefore $400,000 is cheap.
Good boy! 👌🏽
$105K for a 1,000 sqft ADU is impressive! Costs can really vary depending on the builder and project specifics. I’ve seen ADU projects marked up significantly, especially with pre-construction and permit processes. It’s key to stay informed and work with trusted builders.
$400k is insane.
yeah she clearly got taken for a ride by that architect
My house only costed me $125,000.00 1800sf wrapped in Brick with a full basement and Garage
Wow nice
$400,000 is design and build, where everything is designed, planned and done. Everything in this ADU is luxury, the wood, the flooring, the fixtures, down to the folding door. That door alone probably cost $20,000.
Nice move Bridget out designing your designers with your Kitchen Cabinet area.
Great information. We're seeing an ADU boom in San Diego as well.
Beautiful work!
$400K lol I'm building one myself for $60k lol
In California?
@@eattherich9215no, probably built in sh*tsville, just north of buttf*ck.
Where?
nice design. clerestory windows are so underrated. i will never understand architects who put all of their windows facing the street or a neighbors property
This is ultra lux. How’d you get the clerestory windows approved? Steel framing?
Assuming she takes out a second mortgage for the 400k she spent on the ADU at a 8% interest, the monthly payment is around $2600. Even if someone is open to the idea of living in the yard instead of an apartment for $3000, after property tax and repairs, it is almost for certain she's in the negative territory every month. This makes this ADU or any ADU generally a terrible investment.
Yeah no one should be paying more than 2,000 for a backyard adu lolll
Let's be honest she probably planned this and took it out when interest rates were lower. On top of that she said her sister is living on the property so it's not as much an income property as it is investment. If her house it paid for then long term this will net her a solid return if home prices keep increasing as they do in LA. However, my rent is 2540 right now for a 2 bed 2 bath, but not nearly as nice as that. For a 1 bedroom like that you can definitely rent for 3K and they often do.
ADUs are very popular in SoCal. I know a couple friends who live in nice ADUs like this and pay 2.5-3k easily
@@gabrielleguinto7696 Hypothetically, if you are on a 30 year mortgage, the question in addition to my original statement is the fact you have to factor the build quality. Because it does not have a firm foundation like your traditional home, will it last 30 years if even? If you were paying the $400,000 ADU with cash, in addition to the ADU, you also have the option of considering against the 6% high yield interest rate currently without the hassle of an ADU build, management of tenants, and mortgage payments. You get an average earning of $2000 a month doing nothing which would make it an even more attractive option for most.
LA Times pays good! I teach in LA County so I will never own a home let alone an ADU.
There may be special first time homeowner programs for teachers.
➡HERE is the issue with most ADU's (at least in california). AT $400,000 for a 500sqft ADU, that is a WHOPPING $800/square ft and does NOT include land in the purchase that is only for the adu (building permits etc...)
ON the flip side, if you take a $700,000, 2000sqft house, that is $350 a sqft, high but reasonable for Calfornia, that is less than half AND includes land!!!!!
Youre not getting a 2000 sq ft house for anywhere near 700,000 near west Hollywood
Great designs 👍
I looks like the neighboring property is closer than 5’, which requires a 1-Hour rated wall and rated windows (at least in San Diego). Rated windows are prohibitively expensive and rated operable windows are nearly impossible, which may explain some of the high build cost.
What is rated wall and window?
I'm really wondering how much that 500sqft ADU cost to build and how much rent it would command in the open market.
Skylights give you twice as much daylight as clerestory windows and privacy, ventilation, passive ventilation to remove heat and bring in fresh air.
its a bit high, but most of these building "experts" clearly don/t know shit about construction in LA. And that is a high quality place, just those bi fold doors are 10K alone.
where do u park your car if you demo garage and make adu?
Out on the street.
I could be wrong, but I don't believe there is any crime in LA so your car will be safe.
Not everyone wants to own a car.
Her neighborhood is pretty walkable but street parking in that area is a nightmare unless it’s permit parking in that case not sure how that works out for them in the Fairfax district Im guessing it’s still tough. ADUs are probably the main reason why we are running out of street parking in LA honestly
beautiful space
Love it. But I think I would want walls up to the ceiling in the bedroom. Don’t want cooking odors going into the bedroom and noise if you have a couple sharing the space. Is this a junior ADU or ADU.
where are the natural wood cabinets from please?
thank you
This video could have been 10 seconds short with the following takeaway: The only thing you need to know before building an ADU, is that you need money, the more money the nicer the ADU.
Haha... try buying a new house in California instead of an ADU. Your piggy bank will really feel the pain.
My gosh. Aside from adding some value to the property spending 400k! would take way too long for her to make her money back in rentals. And for the property to have 400k added value to the property the neighborhood would have to support the price increase.
Very nice
Don’t get scammed! The other thing that in LA you have to know and that contractors won’t tell you is that your primary house now becomes rent controlled, and in attached houses both the ADU and the primary house becomes rent controlled and you have to register with the city every year and cannot utilize short term rental websites such as Airbnb because rent controlled units are not allowed to be listed. They are expecting you to provide low income housing to the community not create more short term housing. Do you homework and make sure you understand what your getting into it might be worth to just buy an investment property instead.
Awesome project
That’s cute. This video FAILS to mention that if you create an ADU on your R-1 single residential zone the city will NOT give you separate water meters. So if your tenants run up the water bill LEGALLY you can’t charge them what’s fair even if you install a second water meter yourself. It’s also difficult to evict a tenant. You may have to pay for their housing.
There's most likely an overlay that allows separation..
yes they will....but not worth the cost.
It's not difficult to evict if you have a lease that is air tight
Plus living on site gives you more ability to evict than SFH rental does. And the city may not give you a separate meter, but you can install a smart water meter that detects how much water and electricity is being used. You can then pass that on to them.
Water is the cheapest utility there is. I replace and refill my jacuzzi often because its cheaper than over using expensive chemicals
She said her sister lives in the ADU. She coughed up $400k to convert a garage, don’t think she will evict her sister over an extra $60 on the water bill
Bruh, I’m looking for a 5k option 😂
How in the world it cost $400k for a 500 sqt house?
Exactly, this is a scam. You can get a 2,000+ sq. ft. house in North Carolina for $350K.
@@corypalmer5495Really? New Construction?
Convert garages to homes because the home owners can't afford their homes.
That ADU has a great big door for mosquitoes and other bugs.
Also, where is the parking for the two adults with maybe one or two cars?
I need to learn that bananas uptalk accent so I can afford $400K garage conversion like these people. What universe is this?
A California couple built a $500,000 ADU in their parents' backyard when they couldn't afford to buy a traditional house
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Seems expensive for a rental.
I love the design, except they should have done a sliding pocketed glass. Folding glass panels are nice, but they stick out into the yard. Kind of awkward to open the window and then have this giant wall of wood/glass sticking out in the yard.
400k are you serious? HOW would you even fund that? Def not a hard money loan
She definitely has rich parents 😂 a regular house in that neighborhood goes for 1.5 to 2 million
Nice of her to house her sister, keeping family off the streets 👍
I'd rather have the garage.
I’m 2 minutes in and still have no idea what ADU means. Other than it’s a house I have no idea what the acronym means.
It is a lovely result! Could you please share the dimensions with total square footage?1
Just do the square root of 500
I guess that might be 4 or 5 thousand as the monthly rental for this $400,000 project? But it's furnished though, so curious how much the owner is going to ask for the rental.
Nope, 2k max
aint nobody gon pay 4 grand to live in someone’s backyard storage box
What ??? 5:14 Project Cost $400K !!! But that doesn't even include cost of the land!
That's $800 per sq. ft.
$400K cost to have an ADU in your backyard??? are you kidding me??? just adding an extra $100 ,that's the cost of a 3 bedroom house!!!!!
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I’d rather put that $400k in a money certificate and use the monthly interest income to pay rent on an apartment unit.
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Just CRAM more people into an already overcrowded area. Great idea folks.
This is cool but its hard to watch rich people just piss away money.
So step one, be rich
Rich people "do rich." The sky's the limit when you're bucks-up. Privileged people, to be sure. Not practical -- at all -- for most.
BO knows $$$$$$$😮😅 for another 500 sq feet. Would be almost a million dollars 😅😊
$400k in a dividend portfolio would probably be generating more cash flow than this ADU.
1) You’re giving up your privacy
That’s all. No more back yard. No more barbecues. Nothing.
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WoW! What a scam artist. He charges $400K for something that costs less than $100K to build in L. A.
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I’m sorry but 400k is way too much for such a small unit in my opinion
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$400K..??? Whats the point? You coulda bought a condo near L.A and had double the room. I could build this for 120k all day in Texas. Insane rip off.
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Omg totally sariaslahhh
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People in L.A. are insane. 400k for a back yard studio?
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that is massively overpriced , even at 150 -which is more like what it should -be that is expensive
And what part of Los Angeles do you live in? Thought so
@@kelaniadobuye1797 lol you got ripped off or your parents did
@@jukodebu Building one for our son as we speak. Its double this size at 1100 sq ft . The property it sits on is worth $1.8 million. We are at $360,000 all-in w/ architect and didn't cheap out on anything and its just as boutique-looking as this. Its costs to build in a desirable area
@@kelaniadobuye1797 lol
This ADU is completely custom with very high-end materials. She said the concrete was falling apart, so the whole structure was demolished and they started from scratch. That folding door alone costs close to $35k and installation is another $20k in LA. The framing needed to install those upper windows all around is much more expensive than standard stick framing. They have to use engineered lumber or metal beams to allow for that type of open spam and enough support to put all those upper windows around almost the entire property. The stove/oven combo you see is a very high-end unit made in France, I think. The various tiles used in the bathroom and kitchen are 4x more expensive than what you'd see in a typical home. All in all, she didn't skimp anywhere and yes, the architect added quite a bit of expense, as well as building anything in Southern California will cost 3x more than the rest of the country. I recently finished a renovation that sold for $4M where the materials we used were similar but more expensive. Just my 2¢... 🧐😀🤑
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$400k? too expensive just for the ADU.
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It’s super cute, but $400k for a 500 sq ft dwelling?? GODDAMN.
Most of the money went into the boujie design and its renderings.
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I built a adu for 6k
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$400,000 ADU???
The foundation was falling apart that’s sounds sus……
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