Californians Spend $248K to Not Move Out, Thanks ADUs
Forget buying a house unless you struck gold in the 2000s because in Napa Valley, Todd Kuchta shelling out $248,000 on a 480-square-foot tiny home for his autistic son Jacob beats relocating near $1.1M estates and $12,000 yearly taxes. Meanwhile, Austinâs PR boss Justin Mauldin paid $41,500 for a backyard office to avoid the swarm of moving logistics. Sacramentoâs Blanca Barragan turned micro-renting into a $55,780 side hustle funding her familyâs $360,000 home and a $220,000 ADU, living tiny to live larger financially. Welcome to the era where second mortgages and county grants fund your backyard empire â Americaâs version of square-footage Tetris.
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When a 480 sq ft apartment costs $248,000, you realize housing isnât a market, itâs performance art disguised as real estate.
Why buy a McMansion when you can mortgage your life for a glorified garden shed? ADUs: because adulting now means downsizing into your own backyard.
ADUs are just COVID quarantine bunkers leveled up with a full kitchen and the crushing realization youâll never afford a normal home.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/14/2025 | Author: Alcynna Lloyd
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