Accessorydwellings.org Website Review

a one-stop source about accessory dwelling units, multigenerational homes, laneway houses, adus, granny flats, in-law units… portland’s next adu tour will be on saturday, june 22nd save the date!   more tour information will be posted on this week’s adu case study was written and contributed by deborah kelly, the owner of an adu called mossy cobbles. deborah worked with her son, justin s. kelly, who is an architect and engineer, to design the cottage for deborah’s mother to occupy when she lived in portland for half the year. it was constructed by the next door neighbor, tony kikes with hardscaping by another friend and neighbor, steve carruthers. the cottage is now available as a short-term rental. kol peterson, one of the editors here, is hosting a clas* called “building an accessory dwelling unit on your property,” on saturday, january 5th. please visit kol’s site for more details.. adu rental income can be used to qualify borrowers to purchase on homeready loans. a homeready mortgage is a fannie mae, first-time home buyer loan program, with minimum down payment requirements, and some very particular underwriting characteristics. when a borrower is purchasing a single-unit primary residence with a 3% minimum down payment and there is an adu present, 75% of the potential rents from the adu can be used to qualify. asmund and jenny had been considering building an adu for quite a while and finally decided to take the plunge at the end of 2016. they were drawn by the potential for pas*ive income, the need for more space for their growing family and guests, and they wanted to lock in the sdc fee waiver benefit before its scheduled expiration. they were particularly drawn to the short–term rental model to maintain the sdc waiver, residential infill project, oregon and california state legislative updates…. there are significant adu legislative initiatives underway in california, porltand, and oregon at large. each of these legislative