Want to add an ADU but don’t know where to start?

My ADU Planning Workbook is what you are looking for!

Why You Should Trust to Me and Buy my ADU Planning Workbook PDF

I'm not a blogger who got curious about ADUs. I'm a credentialed urban planner with a degree from Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment, one of the top sustainability and land use programs in the Pacific Northwest. Before I started consulting independently, I worked as an Associate Planner at a county planning department, where I processed land use entitlements, conducted environmental review under SEPA, and staffed public hearings.

That means I've sat on the other side of the counter from the homeowners submitting ADU applications. I know what makes a permit sail through and what makes it bounce back for corrections twice. I know which questions to ask at a pre-application conference, what contractors get wrong about the inspection process, and where projects quietly hemorrhage money before a single wall goes up.

I've seen well-intentioned homeowners lose $10,000 or more to entirely preventable mistakes bad contractor contracts, missed permit requirements, and timelines that nobody told them to plan for.

The ADU Planning Workbook is what I wish every one of those homeowners had read first.

What is inside the PDF?

Section 1 – Project Vision & Intended Use

Section 2 – Site & Size Assessment

Section 3 – Zoning & Permit checklist

Section 4 – Cost Estimation Worksheet

Section 5 – Financing Options Planner

Section 6 – Project Timeline & Delay Guide

Section 7 – How to Vet & Hire Your Builder

Section 8 – Final Pre-Construction Checklist

Start your ADU Project off on the right foot!