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Showing posts with label finance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finance. Show all posts
Sunday, October 11, 2015

Re-Staining the Cedar Shingles and Waxing ADU Poetic

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I had heard that cedar shingles needed be restained every couple years. A couple months ago, I looked back and realized it's been four y...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Build Small, Live Large- Portland’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Tour- Sunday, June 1st, 2014

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Update 5/28/14: There's been a huge amount of interest in attending this tour, which is fantastic. Over 800 people have registered to at...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

One Data Point for the Property Tax Impact of an ADU

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My property tax appeal was successful. My property taxes were officially lowered from $4,021.75 to $3,154.21 for 2013. Adjusted tax sta...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Successful Appeal of the County's Initial Assessment of the Contributory Value of the ADU

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In my last post, I described how the county attributed approximately $142K of contributory value from the new ADU. This translated to a HUGE...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Refinancing my Property with an ADU

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Payback Rate--better than previously stated? With my main house rented out, I have no living cost s. In fact, the main house is generating...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Final ADU Project Costs and Living Free

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Cost is a big issue for homeowners who want to build ADUs and I am committed to being transparent about the costs of my project. So, now tha...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Financing Your ADU

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There are two main barriers for homeowners who wish to build an accessory dwelling unit. One barrier is zoning and building codes. In many...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

ADU Building System Science and Building Program Design Overview

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This long and somewhat technical post is intended for those who are interested in building an ADU themselves, or who are interested in buil...