What Your Contractor Should Tell You Before You Spend One Dollar on an ADU

Modern backyard ADU with large windows and a landscaped garden. In the foreground, a wooden table holds architectural plans, a checklist, pen, tape measure, and a white hard hat featuring a contractor’s company logo. Text discusses key conversations to have with your contractor before you spend time or money building an ADU.

By Olivia Serna | Baumeister Construction Building an ADU can be one of the most valuable improvements you make to your property. It can create rental income, provide a home for aging parents or adult children, and give your property flexibility that may last for generations. But before you choose cabinets, floor plans, or finishes, […]

Why Some ADU Projects Become Nightmares and Others Create Generational Wealth

Three people stand outside by a wooden table, reviewing architectural plans for ADU projects. Behind them is a modern white house with large windows and a detached guest house, set in a green, landscaped backyard during golden hour.

An Accessory Dwelling Unit can be one of the smartest investments a Southern California homeowner ever makes. It can create monthly rental income, increase property value, support family members and become a long-term asset for future generations. It can also become a financial headache. Two homeowners can start with the same goal. Both want to […]