Hello World! Welcome Friends! Your home is your castle and, if you’re like most Americans, you are spending more time and energy on your property now than ever before. According to a recent Pew Research Center study, nearly 20 percent of American households are multi-generational. That number is expected to trend higher in the next few years.
At the same time, more Americans are working from home. That change, too, is expected to continue trending upwards. These new demands on our homes are leading more homeowners to look for creative, cost-effective ways to bring a touch of luxury to their properties. Accessory dwelling units or ADUs are quickly becoming a favorite way to achieve that goal. Let’s look at how high-end ADU plans are making luxury living more accessible for everyone.
ADUs Add (Private) Space
The benefits of multi-generational living are well known. From cost savings, safety, and shared child-care duties to the simple pleasure of closer family ties, most homeowners can see the appeal.
They can just as clearly see the downside: less privacy and autonomy for everyone involved. Sharing every inch of your house with your adult children or baby-boomer parents all the time is a sure path to unwanted conflict.
ADU homes provide the perfect balance. They allow you and your loved ones to share property and have easy access to one another while still giving everyone the luxury of private space to retire to.
Location, Location, Location
Millennials account for nearly half of all homebuyers right now and they are consistently prioritizing location over square footage. They aren’t alone.
Families of all ages and in all stages of life are rejecting long commutes and boring stretches of barren suburbia. Instead, they are embracing vibrant, thriving communities that can offer the lifestyle they enjoy.
Unsurprisingly, the real estate markets in these areas are often painfully tight. High demand and outdated municipal codes mean that families can’t always find houses with enough space or with the right layouts in their target areas.
Adding an ADU home to a property can transform it. ADUs can offer the additional square footage and functionality families need to build their dream spaces in their target areas with the property available.
ADUs Create Flexibility
It’s no secret that the pace of change in modern life is accelerating. What you needed from your home when you bought it may not be what you need now. What you’ll want when you retire will be different still.
ADU real estate creates the flexibility your property needs to accommodate your lifestyle through every phase of life. Good ADU designs can serve as guesthouses, private work or art studios, in-law apartments, or first independent living spaces for your adult children – or all of the above over time!
They give you the luxury of flexibility and growth, all without ever having to move or renovate your primary home.
Rental Income to Fund Your Lifestyle
ADUs are one of the fastest, simplest, and most cost-effective ways to start collecting investment property income:
- Require minimum upfront investment
- Can be built and ready to rent in as little as three months
- Are attractive rental properties and in high demand
- Are easier and less expensive to maintain than off-site properties
ADUs as rental properties can provide truly unique opportunities for homeowners. They can serve as traditional, long-term style rentals, short-term Air BnB type rentals, or rotate between rental and private property as needed to best accommodate your life.
The income your rental ADU provides can be an ideal way to fund the little luxuries of life, whether that’s travel, upgrades to your primary home, or the best food and wine money can buy.
Prefab ADU Plans Make Great Design Simple
Prefab ADU designs from industry leaders like Acton ADU make adding luxury to your life simple and affordable. Most prefab units are created with intensive input from talented and experienced designers.
They take into account:
- Modern lifestyle trends
- Standard workflows
- The natural, task, and ambient lighting
- Accessibility concerns
- Housing and style trends
The end result is a space that has all the hard work done for you. You’ll find your every need and desire pre-considered and accommodated.
Many prefab units even come with interior finish options. These “turn-key” units require almost no effort on your part. You don’t have to build them, decorate them, or hire individual contractors to do those things for you.
You simply choose the end result that you want and the manufacturer delivers it to your doorstep. They set it up, hand you the keys, and you’re ready to enjoy your new private space however you see fit.
ADU Designs Align With Your Dream Lifestyle
Everyone has their own definition of luxury. Their own dreams of what a rich, satisfying lifestyle looks like.
For some, it’s a private miniature estate where you and your loved ones can live in cozy harmony. For others, luxury looks like the ability to live largely and socially, hosting guests in style. Or maybe, for you, luxury looks like a “room of your own” where you can slip away to work or create in peace.
Perhaps you define luxury as having that extra dose of income you need to afford the treats and experiences that make life shine.
No matter what luxury looks like for you, ADUs can help you achieve it. They can provide the space, privacy, flexibility, and income you need to take your life from good to extraordinary.
With the vast variety of ADUs available in every size and style, finding the right unit for your needs is easier than ever. Recent changes to ADU law, such as those enacted state-wide in California, are making it easier than ever to take advantage of everything ADUs have to offer, too.
Designing Your Dream Home
Now you know how prefab ADU plans can help you make your dream home and lifestyle a reality. But why stop there? Check out the decorating and nuts-and-bolts sections of my blog for other great tips, tricks, and techniques to make your home shine!
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