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Is this primarily aimed at building duplexes on bare land? Or to convert existing single family homes to duplexes? For the latter, how are the economics? It is
by psadri 7y ago
Is this primarily aimed at building duplexes on bare land? Or to convert existing single family homes to duplexes? For the latter, how are the economics? It is not cheap to prematurely tear down a house to build a duplex instead.
- jandrese 7y agoIt may not be a common case, but there should be places where oversized homes can be divided into two units for a modest cost. Have to plumb in a second kitchen, redo some of the electrical, etc... but maybe cheaper than building a whole new house from scratch, especially if permitting on new construction is an obstacle. It needs a lot of custom engineering for every house though, which is expensive. In the end you'd probably have to set it up as the world's smallest condo for tax and maintenance purposes.