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Category: Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles

Neighbor Considerations When Building
June 11, 2018January 16, 2022 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles

5 Good Neighbor Considerations When Building Your ADU

Families across the Hawaiian islands are making the choice to transform some of their back gardens into […]

Building an ADU in Hawaii
May 31, 2018September 18, 2020 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

Building an ADU in Hawaii? What to Do Yourself and What to Leave to the Pros

Building an ADU on your Oahu Hawaii home property is one of the best things any homeowner […]

Renting out an adu
April 12, 2018September 1, 2020 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

Renting Out an ADU: Preparing Your ADU for Renters

With the growing housing crunch in Hawaii, it’s no surprise that an increasing number of homeowners are […]

Renting Out an ADU
April 6, 2018July 10, 2021 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

Renting Out an ADU: How to Find and Screen Renters

For many Hawaiian homeowners, the opportunity of building and renting out an ADU is quite exciting.Rather than having to […]

ADU Landlord Tips
March 19, 2018March 18, 2018 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

ADU Landlord Tips: Preparing Your Lease (Part 2)

Welcome back to the second half of our two-part series offering ADU landlord tips in preparing a […]

LEASE AGREEMENT
February 8, 2018January 16, 2022 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

ADU Landlord Tips: Preparing Your Lease (Part 1)

With your ADU construction, preparation, decoration, and landscaping complete, you’re almost ready to bring in renters. The […]

senior asian couple looking at plans for an ADU on a tablet computer at home
January 4, 2018September 1, 2020 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

Retirement Downsizing in Place with an Accessible ADU

This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series Accessory Dwelling Unit

Many seniors are seriously conflicted about the choice to downsize into a smaller, more manageable and affordable […]

New wall and ground for a modern extension of a house. ADU
December 21, 2017January 16, 2022 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

5 Tips for Building an Energy Efficient ADU

 If you’re thinking about or already planning to build an ADU on your property, it’s important to […]

Relaxing Modern Living Room and Kitchen room Interior in an ADU.
December 14, 2017September 1, 2020 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

How to Optimize Space In Your New ADU

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Accessory Dwelling Unit

Anyone who’s been looking into ADU designs recently has probably had to face a very stark truth: […]

Attractive young asian adult couple looking at blue prints for an ADU in Hawaii.
December 7, 2017October 7, 2020 Jim Kane Accessory Dwelling Unit Articles, ADU Articles

Just How Big is a 400 sq ft ADU?

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Accessory Dwelling Unit

Building an ADU on your property is one of the most beneficial things you can do for […]

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