How She Built a House for $158,000 in Los Angeles

[@ShelbyChurch]

hi everyone - thanks for watching this video! The goal was to teach people who are unfamiliar with ADU’s about them: how much they can cost, how long it takes to build, what kind of fees you can expect. believe it or not, a LOT of people are unfamiliar with the term “ADU” - which is why I didn’t use it in the title. Many of you that clicked on the video are kind of in the real estate niche - but you have to remember that the average person might not know what an ADU is (I meet people like this all the time!) A lot of people I know are frustrated that it’s an Airbnb. I totally get that. I’d love to see more people turn these into long term rental units too. But it’s not my property and Krista is free to do whatever she wants with it. Many other people are building them with the intention of making them long term rentals, a place for elderly parents to live, etc. which is really cool to see. Not everyone is making them airbnbs - just in this case she did make it a 28 day+ airbnb. Let me know what you would do with the property if you built one of these!

[@johnchang8652]

How did she pay for it?

[@sunshine1450]

Hi Shelby. Would you be so kind as to have a quick chat with me about your project? I would like some information on your build for an ADU.

[@joseph.marmolejo]

Hey! I work for an ADU contractor in Upland, CA. I’d love to set up some time to talk and see how we can help! I’m sure your viewers would love to see another perspective on this topic!

[@joshuadominictoling5310]

@@ShelbyChurchDo you living in La Cañada Flintridge, CA, Shelby?

[@angelinacisneros7831]

@@ShelbyChurch she set it at 28 days because when people stay for 30 they automatically become tenants and the owner will be forced to charge the market rate, not the Airbnb rate which is often double to triple market rate for rent. This is sounding more and more illegal the more I’m reading the comments! Well if anyone is interested the city of LA takes illegal housing very seriously and maybe the hosting authority needs to be involved. Because who only needs to stay somewhere for 28 days and not an actual month. I’m sorry not this is super trashy.

[@clo6483]

How to build a house for $158,000 in LA. Step 1: Already have a (on average) $941,784 property

[@ZverevDL]

Lol. It's not a house but a garage )).

[@brokeboy87]

After I saw that in the video I clicked off for it being misleading

[@Juhilg1]

Came here to say this!

[@angelinacisneros7831]

@@brokeboy87I reported the video because f* greed

[@WoWUndad]

*her husband bought it

[@logmyshop6506]

I think it's controversial because so many people who build ADUs don't actually add to the housing supply for residents, just like this example. They built 2 new units and 0 of them will be available to local residents, because they prefer to and get more money from Airbnb. They contribute to rising rents while taking resources, like street parking, from the community.

[@paxundpeace9970]

People on Airbnb would rented a normal market unit. So it is adding to the housing supply. Two shorter term rentals allow for a normal unit to be kept free. It's her property.

[@trainsplanesandotherthings5187]

First of all, She can do whatever she wants, it's her property... Also It's not her responsibility to add to the housing market... Blame the politicians you voted for... the reason housing is so expensive and there are no affordable housing is the high cost and the crazy hoops it takes to build here in california... So many permits that take years to clear, all the fees and taxes, even a homeless tax is added to the cost of building , the high cost of property taxes..In San Bernardino there is even some crazy Kangaroo Rat tax to pay for the displaced rats... It cost so much to build,the builder would lose money on affordable housing... If you all would stop voting for Bond Measures our property taxes wouldn't be so high..

[@aldenrivers256]

When someone builds an ADU and rents it out on Airbnb, it can still indirectly free up housing in other areas. Here's how: if a traveller, temporary worker, or someone looking for short-term accommodation rents an ADU instead of a regular house or apartment, they leave those longer-term housing options available for people who need permanent residences.

[@DolphinDivingChamp]

Theres no new constructions going up in that neighborhood

[@Khanfuzed1]

just a bad take; infill = increased supply. not everywhere allows airbnb and not everyone wants to run aSTR… it could allow kids to live at home, elderly, or anyone who would value a small apace while providing resources for the local economy + taxes for LA

[@brianxyz]

The architect did a great job designing that unit. Looks way bigger than 499 sq. ft.

[@ShelbyChurch]

It definitely felt way bigger!

[@bparth1896]

Lol, she didn't "build a house for $158,000." She built an ADU (basically a shed) on an existing property with a home. So you'd have to count the price of that home and the lot. Also, she doesn't even "rent" them out, which is what the city wants to incentivize - she puts them up on Airbnb, just contributing to the housing crisis. She even skirts around the school tax with the

[@ShelbyChurch]

I’m just counting the Construction cost, but I feel like it’s common knowledge that there is a cost for the land as well but she didn’t have to pay more for the land. It was just with the house she already had. Definitely not ideal that it’s an Airbnb, but technically it’s legal and she can do whatever she wants with it - but yes, would love to see more people leasing them to long-term tenants

[@RoboticEmotion]

@@ShelbyChurch Can you see how the title of this video is misleading? This is about building an ADU.

[@marcosc8582]

@@ShelbyChurch should have said that, the cost of land is what is actually expensive here in LA.

[@ashishpatel350]

@@bparth1896 Airbnb needs to be taxes like a commercial space. Same with insurance and loans

[@ruralangwin]

Yep. Cheating everyone to make a personal buck.

[@andil6784]

First of all, the ADU is beautiful. But……. this is not adding “two new units to the LA supply”. From what she is saying, she’s renting them out as a short-term (or aka Airbnb rental) and that’s ALOT of money for such small units. This is money in her pocket (good for her) but does not help the housing shortage at all. Let just be honest. IMO this cavalier affirmation of $4000/month being an acceptable price is what’s driving housing and rent prices up.

[@ShelbyChurch]

It’s a midterm rental so different than a short term rental, but I totally get what you’re saying. I do think it would be cool if they were long-term rentals! I said to add to the housing supply because she sells these one day, they could easily be long-term rentals. They aren’t, but that doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t be in the future potentially.

[@striketochill]

@@ShelbyChurch Midterm rental is really not *that* different. Even if the stay is longer than a week or two, the ADU is not a primary residence like housing supply refers to... it's probably traveling nurses and other people passing through staying there. So it's not contributing to the LA housing supply. Which is fine, it's her life, but to position it that way feels ingenuine.

[@andil6784]

@@ShelbyChurch Thank you for adding some detail. It’s a great business model.

[@aldenrivers256]

ADUs are a modest solution to the housing shortage. It is true that this ADU is adding to the housing supply and can reduce demand for local residences putting a deflationary pressure on rent and property prices

[@rokae]

@@striketochill It still adds supply to the number of midterm rentals and makes other landlords less likely to pick doing a midterm rental versus long term rental

[@Helen_white1]

I remember in 2007 when I was working in real estate seeing people buy homes new from builders with the intention of selling before close of escrow to a new buyer for profit. The crash was so brutal and fast that I remember seeing a lot of these units foreclosed on with the builder plastic still on the carpet.

[@Lewistonwilliams-f5i]

Most people find it difficult to handle a fall since they are used to bull markets, but if you know where to look and how to maneuver, you can make a size-able profit. Depending on how you intend to enter and exit, yes.

[@ajbcreationsmt]

lmao at the Maybelline ad >.

[@Courtney-Alice-Gargani]

Thanks for the breakdown of the cost.

[@Courtney-Alice-Gargani]

She did a great job. I like it. My contractors had to pull a permit to replace my HVAC unit and a permit to rewire the electrical.

[@CK1000ism]

I think there is a huge difference with people who actually live on site versus the people who take multiple apartments and convert those into ADUs or people who rent party houses. They are the ones who are taking up existing housing and causing so many problems.

[@chinchillin6280]

Exactly. It’s Greed.

[@SoloLVLing_VIP4BL]

This is a perfect shared ADU information! Please continue to feature these series of ADU. I live around OC county that I’m planning on adding an ADU to my backyard which is a pool area right now, that we’re don’t even use anymore. Would love to learn and have more information on ADU and the processes. Would she be able to share the contractors and sources that she is using to do all the steps to build this ADU? If they’re great work experience I would love to use them as well.

[@exploringfindeverything]

Shelby, now this is terrific! This makes so much sense! Thanks for putting this together!! A+++

[@Beautybytracilei]

Great video! Amazing what she was able to do with such a small footprint!

[@oneofeverything9820]

I wish small ADUs also have to contribute to the schools. Everyone in the community from kids getting a good education and then eventually going on to become well adjusted adults.

[@ShelbyChurch]

They do with their property taxes I believe

[@berri5769]

yes! when they said families are not living in spaces under 500 sq ft i was like really? all i see on fb is families looking for adu or back houses. these used to be lower but they are now renting for like 2k+

[@Lion_McLionhead]

Kind of sucks that owning a house anywhere in Calif* nowadays requires inheriting an ADU with tenants. Everything that was once single family is now a tiny home shared with an ADU with tenants.

[@ofmyownaccord]

Sucks. I look for homes on zillow and every thing has a dumb ADU now. I spent years in an apartment.....I want an effing garage!

[@NatashaEstrada]

I mean you can withdraw the ADU from the rental market and remove it if you buy a property. Unfortunately a property with an ADU is going to cost more.

[@berri5769]

@@NatashaEstradathat’s true but like you said what could have been 900k with a garage and yard is now 1.4mil with an adu. thats pricing some of out.

[@ashishpatel350]

@@NatashaEstrada not really you still pay the taxes etc and people will bid up those properties because of the cash flow not because they need a home

[@mikeshafer]

LA should embrace tiny homes. Single people like myself really don't need more than 600sqft generally other than storing our stuff. Maybe call it 1000sqft max for storage. It would be nice if there were millions of these little starter homes available for purchase for people who don't need over, say, 1000sqft.

[@ShelbyChurch]

Yeah, it would be cool if there were more of these! I still think there’s an issue of limited land though. building up makes sense to me - more town houses like they have in Seattle.

[@mikeshafer]

@@ShelbyChurch Absolutely. LA doesn't have much land available, at least within the desirable parts of the city. Even the Valley is saturated. Maybe someone will decide to make Palmdale cool and expand out there.

[@paxundpeace9970]

The difference between 600sqft and 1000sqft can be more then a Grand each montth in places like LA.

[@vaughn6481]

It's actually not possible to permit the build of tiny homes on LA county land unless it's an ADU. Permitting in LA is wild.

[@mikeshafer]

@@vaughn6481 Yes, I know... that's the problem. LA should be doing everything they can to increase housing inventory. I do agree with Shelby on the street parking situation, but there simply needs to be more housing available.

[@AccidentalHorcrux]

10:40 she didn't add any housing units. she added rentals for tourists. this does nothing for the housing market unless she rents long term to locals or sells.

[@ShelbyChurch]

They could be converted to long term housing at any point, so they are new housing units. If she sold them one day a different owner might prefer long term (it’s less work)

[@NatashaEstrada]

@@ShelbyChurch I hope so because the city already has enough hotels etc for tourists.

[@EricWinsAtLife]

She has every right to do whatever she wants with her property. American dream!

[@AccidentalHorcrux]

@@EricWinsAtLife nope. doing this raises actual housing costs for locals. that's why some cities have banned Airbnb entirely, such as NYC, and I believe Palm Springs his began heavily taxing these short-term rentals for the same reason. Shelby made a video on it sometime last year even. these actions are not victimless and end up hurting the business owner in the long run as well.

[@EricWinsAtLife]

@@AccidentalHorcrux yeah as a local that air bnbs out my house in order for me to afford a house I live in I have to disagree, airbnb is helping me afford housing and not just leaving money into the hands of the corporations but to the individual. That mindset is what will keep you in that Victimhood mentality forever. I probably won’t change your mind but just giving my point of view. I love meeting people around the world and welcoming them into my home chatting with them and having them pay my bills 😂

[@Furtivo95]

Hey Shelby - Would it be quicker and less hassle if Krista went with Boxable prefab casita? They start at $60,000 for 360 sqft. You need to add foundation/hookup of utilities for about $15,000 but you can skip architect fees and pass inspection way easier. I think im gonna to do it on my property.

[@Chutney1luv]

Shelby, how wonderful are these two buildings! Her ADU's were attractive! The builders she used for the prices were unbeatable! They left no stone un turned for the $158k! They looked so much larger than a studio! Designed perfectly for one or two people. She had great parking; as well! Other areas with ADU's having problems with parking issues; may consider providing their tenants with the Metro Mico bus for $1.00, Lyft or Uber for transportation! On days, that they don't want to drive! Great post! 😅🏘🏖

[@NicksDynasty]

I'm all for ADUs everywhere. If cities were more walkable with good transit parking should be an afterthought

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Except these neighborhoods were built decades ago, so to demand that they suddenly be made more walkable now is absurd.

[@NicksDynasty]

​@@safeandeffectivelol A neighborhood isn't just the street the houses are on.. it's everything around it. It's walking a block or a few to a store or a transit stop. This is a street that is part of a neighborhood. Also, cities just need to change zoning in unwalkable areas to bring work, shops, and entertainment closer to homes. Also, allow for more multi-family units and change some car lanes to bus and bike lanes

[@Emphasis213]

3:29 I cant believe they put an ad placement on this piece that is too obvious.

[@chrisd3379]

literally i thought it was hilarious but it def caught my attention

[@laurenvazquez6778]

EXACTLY!

[@katjakroll2124]

I think its funny too but get your bag Shelby!!

[@natenay5730]

Wow, that price of rent is insanely high and parking in los angeles is hectic.

[@linusa2996]

Single bedroom should cost between 800 - 1,300 and that's already more than the $1,300 that I use to pay for a 1200 sq ft.2 bedroom with 2 car garage 10 years ago

[@g.pp.712]

I know Los Angeles has so many regulations when building/renovating a home but it is important because of safety issues. I watch lot of renovations in different states where additions are not up to code and potential putting habitant’s lives in jeopardy.

[@ShelbyChurch]

Totally agree

[@kirsten_305]

Yes people complain about all the regulations and I’m sure improvements can be made, but look at Florida where that condo collapsed because it was not built to code

[@calimolotov2000]

Not true! Most of the regulation is great for safety but not all is necessary for safety. Have you ever built a home in California ? I’m not trying to be rude but when people like you make statements like this it implies there is no wiggle room to address the insane building code requirements.

[@kirsten_305]

@@calimolotov2000 Can you provide an example of an ‘insane’ building code requirement? I ask because speaking in absolutes doesn’t help either. In fact, you are doing exactly what you are accusing the commenter of doing.

[@calimolotov2000]

Californias mandatory solar panels on all new homes.

[@houssamalucad753]

3000$ plus on the slow months is crazy rent for a studio, y'all LA people are crazy to live there.

[@TomNook.]

Depends if you work in tech or not, silicon valley salaries are several times higher than those in the rest of the US and the developed world.

[@safeandeffectivelol]

@@TomNook. Only for the top 20% who work for big tech. The startups do not pay nearly as well. Where are the rest of the workers supposed to live?

[@ronin7645]

​@@safeandeffectivelol- It's simple really, live where you can afford. If that's in the city, great. If not, it'll be outside the city.

[@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434]

Well I paid to stay here a few years ago and had the best stay. Free parking was a plus. I didn't want to stay in a hotel. To each their own!

[@brokeboy87]

It's great for homeowners, but it sucks for renters.

[@DPitt-ty4sd]

I can see why she does short term. Landlords have no rights in LA with long term tenants. You pick the wrong person you can’t get them out. Also, rent caps and other laws. Owners got screwed during COVID and many got no rent for years. They still had to pay for insurance and property taxes. Los Angeles is pushing the small landlord out. They are all selling to large companies.

[@ivanquezada4423]

You should have put "ADU" Iin your title. Would get wayyyy more views

[@ShelbyChurch]

I feel like a lot of people I talk to don’t know what ADU’s are!

[@AlexMendoza-ec8sy]

I think it might just be a California thing

[@matthewxcountry]

Curious why they didn't add a door to the bedroom to make it a true one-bedroom ADU. I bet there was some interesting conversation about that with the architect. Would be great to hear about.

[@AnsonPlock]

Great video!

[@lucristianx]

4k rent is still insane. That means you must make 208k after tax.

[@ShelbyChurch]

Yea it’s a month to month so if it was long term rental it would likely be less

[@lucristianx]

@@ShelbyChurch I just stare at LA with horror. Not so much her, she’s charging market rate.

[@itsnotme07]

Nicely done Shelby! For me, I like that Krista did her due diligence and contacted the neighbors and let them know if they had issues, to let her know so she could get them fixed. That is a VERY big hurdle to get over and at least let the neighbors know what's happening. Costs? Everything in California costs more...could probably build the same units in my backyard here in Texas for under $40k. The parking stuff is BIG there. Having off street parking is also key to keeping your neighbors happy. Especially if they don't have off street parking themselves. As Krista found out, DO NOT do this without permits...if you do, even if the building inspector doesn't notice it...it will make it impossible to sell the property as you'll have to rip it down and put whatever was there back. UGLY and EXPENSIVE!

[@youview5023]

Living in LA county, I can tell you it is not somewhat controversial it is VERY controversial because of the density that is already here, the irresponsibility of the owners which is clear in this vid and also the limits on parking, the noise and uncertainty of who is going to rent the property...😮

[@rezatashakori2]

its not a house its an ADU so ADU does not need a garage and doesn't need fire sprinkler and other fees and you don't have to upgrade the water meter etc so basically you save 200k minimum on the fees and extra nonesense that the city asks you to do compare to a house that you can sell

[@ShelbyChurch]

So true

[@vladrazym9955]

Unbelievable how this shoebox made of cardboard and pine can cost $158k to build. Crazy time to live

[@eazhar]

You might call one more unit in LAs housing crisis, but looks more like one more hotel room to me.

[@FindingContractors]

I know a contractor who can build this entirely just like above for 150k, 1 OAK Remodeling. Good Job Shelby above looks awesome!! Keep up the good work!

[@roguewavecreative]

I mean, it seems like a great accomplishment and everything but it’s still Airbnb so is it really increasing like actual rentals or I don’t know I mean, I get what you’re saying. I’m not saying that it’s bad necessarily, but the whole Airbnb thing is really not had a great effect on a lot of neighbourhoods and major cities, specially.

[@redriver15262]

$3,500-$4,000 /Month is INSANE for a place with no view and a questionable parking situation. A neighbor split their 2 story home into 4 separate units and it is HELL trying to find parking since everyone has 1-2 cars

[@chinchillin6280]

LA should regulate how many cars each house should have…..controversial but I’ve seen one apartment with a family of 4 (2 parents, 2 kids) own 3-4 damn cars! And took up all the backyard space. Oh and don’t get me started on why ppl in LA don’t get ticketed for double parking.

[@redriver15262]

@@chinchillin6280 my neighbors have parked in the fire lane for atleast 8 months. they leave their car there for days sometimes, and they'll even park another car behind it. all of this on a ONE LANE alleyway that has multiple garages (that they block)

[@chinchillin6280]

@@redriver15262isn’t it annoying?! We need better enforcement 😢

[@chinchillin6280]

@@redriver15262can you call the cops on them? Or street enforcement?

[@redriver15262]

@@chinchillin6280 we let the cops know before when they were in the area for an accident and they said "yea......well u gonna make a report online and then we'll get to it eventually but other things take priority as u might imagine" so basically they dgaf. ive wanted to sideswipe them soooooo bad so the cops HAVE to come and do an accident report and give them a ticket or tow their car and then pay for my damages since they're illegally parked and partially blocking the lane, but im sure that would suck to deal with

[@1_viewer]

I am pretty sure that currently building ADUs in all of California is legal and very recently the property can be split to sell the dwelling separately. 🤔

[@ih458]

Loved this! This is what I was hoping you would do on your SFR journey... it would be great for content & you could live in any of the units based on how your life changes.

[@dime7612]

Living in an ADU is like living in your parents basement. always having to walk by the main house…. What is the point of a house anymore in LA if you gonna have people looking at you all day and night????

[@nwalters7]

I loved this video!!!!!!! I love real estate development videos!! very interesting!!! Nice work once again, Shelbs!!!!

[@michellekim2737]

love videos like this!!

[@jj-if6it]

Lol I love that she admitted to starting with planning permission and a proper contractor

[@TurboCareBearStare]

158k actually seems crazy expensive to build a small structure on land you already own.

[@KatWells-b6z]

And 3,000- 4,000 to rent that small space in that crummy neighborhood

[@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434]

@@KatWells-b6z It's actually a very nice neightborhood. Where did you get the impression that it was crummy!? Have you been to L.A?

[@KatWells-b6z]

@@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434 all the close parking . I was born and raised in Los Angeles It looks south of Adams and near Hauser

[@darrenhankner5282]

its very congested in LA. No green back yard. just a cement parking space. lots of crime in LA. must be easy to break into a small house. Come out to Joshua Tree. get a 2 acer lot for $30 grand. put your small house on the 2 acer lot. No crime in Joshua Tree. rural Joshua Tree. Not in town.

[@mikeshafer]

The hardest part of doing anything on your own is the permitting process since it takes absolutely forever. Super annoying. LA should be printing permits as fast as they can to increase housing inventory.

[@calimolotov2000]

Very true! The insanity of the permitting process is enough to cause kill a project upfront

[@WildWest144]

I used to design and build custom homes in Arizona, the permitting process would take 2 years on average for each one. Government huh?

[@calimolotov2000]

@@WildWest144 Wow!

[@tfustudios]

It took the inspector a few hours to draft a cease and desist. It takes them 14 months to issue a permit.

[@ShelbyChurch]

Yes basically lol. However there’s way more work that goes into approving a permit, it’s pretty simple to write a cease and desist. Still agreed, though that 14 months is crazy to get that permitted.

[@tfustudios]

@@ShelbyChurch This video was helpful and inspiring. Currently planning to build ( in Santa Cruz Mountains). Considering modular for now. Loved what she did with trad construction!

[@Star-u3t1l]

SMART!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scottc.6409]

Nice video, would like to see a floorplan of this ADU.

[@AaronHope_Sow]

Krista is a boss

[@Blabberous]

All these haters. Stop hating the players hate the game. Besides it’s not these small business owners building a few ADUs that created this housing crisis it’s the large companies that scooped up a bunch of properties during Covid from cheap money plus the 07- 08 housing recession when builders slowed building that caused the short supply.

[@danielbenjamin8018]

Love the cross cutting editing in the interview! Like 60 Minutes!

[@wshfullthnker]

Neighbors also dislike them due to investors buying a home adding a home and flipping it or renting all units out. It would be interesting to know how long. The person in the video continues to live at the home. Or does she then move out to the suburbs with it's quite and not as dense.

[@jillv4006]

Crazy that she didn’t realize she had to get permits. I live in a tiny Midwest town and I know you have to get permits for a fence even. Surprised LA allows more than one ADU per residence.

[@onlyforme8453]

That rent is stupid high. And under 500 sq feet, ridiculous. 3k for rent is absurd.

[@YessyChang]

Question about your property taxes. Do you have to pay on the access value of your property based on the current market value or the cost of building the ADU? Thank you

[@Furtivo95]

Did she mention how much was the permit cost per ADU? I have a massive front yard and want to see about putting 2 ADUs!!

[@ShelbyChurch]

She did yes it’s in the video!

[@jasonfournier]

Imagine paying $3000 per month for that.

[@ShelbyChurch]

In LA this is like a fair price though 😅

[@ronin7645]

You obviously don't live in California to write that. What you wrote isn't new. LA didn't just recently become expensive.

[@jasonfournier]

@@ronin7645 Yeah we all get that. My $550k (at the time) house is less. And in a not so cheap part of NJ. Sunshine not worth it.

[@ronin7645]

@jasonfournier - Not worth it to YOU...and that's fine. But you do realize it's worth it to millions of other people right? 1 in 8 people living in the US lives in California. LA is the 2nd largest city in America. It's worth it to millions of people.

[@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434]

I'm looking at this video and I'm like damn this looks so familiar! I went back in my Airbnb history and there it was. I stayed here in June 2021. It's a beautiful space and gorgeous neighborhood! She did a phenomal job and I own two Airbnb's myself. I love the ADU concept!

[@marinaromanova149]

The world is small! Curious what neighborhood that is?

[@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434]

@@marinaromanova149 Very small World! It's a really nice residential neighborhood.

[@MM-gu8tk]

As soon as I saw the title I knew that she either built this on land she ( or someone in her family) already owned. Land is what is expensive in Los Angeles. My neighbors home got completely destroyed some months ago - crushed by a large pine tree . Leaving the home red tagged and inhabitable. And Yet- it was listed for sale for 499,999 - just under half a million for a demolished house on a super tiny lot.

[@fozzir]

This is total clickbait. The title of the video should be changed. She built a ADU, not a "house'.

[@andersonstudiosmusic]

This is not the same thing as building your own home for under $200,000. How much is her property (with her house already on it) worth? Could someone purchase a similarly sized undeveloped plot in the same area and build a new home all for under $200k? No.

[@dg5175]

All the fees and permits (especially in California) are crazy what you have to go through before building a house, even a tiny house or ADU.

[@EliotHochberg]

i'm not 100% sure, but I believe your guest is actually breaking the law in the city of Los Angeles. The ADU permit is great additional housing, not short term rentals. So her using it for Airbnb may be illegal. There was the ability to do that prior to 2017, but I believe now you can only post Airbnb in your primary residence. You may be able to do Airbnb for a secondary residence on the same property, but you are not allowed to have more than one Airbnb rental. This is as per Airbnb's website and their instructions on what is allowed in the city of Los Angeles. What this looks like to me is that the guest of the show is actually playing fast and loose pretty much all the time she didn't pull permits to convert a garage into a residence, and had she not been caught, she would've continued to do this. She was lucky that she got caught, because she found problems she wouldn't have otherwise found. But I don't think that she's learned her lesson. I suspect it's a very bad idea that she did this with you, as someone may discover that she's breaking the city laws.

[@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434]

She does 30+ day Airbnb stays which superseads alot of the Airbnb regulations in most areas actually.

[@MissJK_]

Why have her address blurred out only to have it displayed in the thumbnail?! 😐

[@xplorefurther]

"Built a house for 158000". How much is the land, by the way?

[@pyrofusiondancer]

An ADU is not a "house." I like the video for the information it contains, but that title isn't just misleading, it's wrong.

[@leepatton1180]

Girl that's a shed

[@ShelbyChurch]

It’s actually really nice! It’s nicer than my apartment lol

[@leepatton1180]

@@ShelbyChurch ok we should hook up maybe sometime help me sell some real-estate

[@AmmyWolfable]

My dad built 2 adu in true SFV area. Basically a studio and 1 bedroom. Instantly rented out as he had no idea what the going rate was for apartments.

[@VideoGameRoom32]

Do your guest know ahead of them the questions you ask them? How do you come up with content and not be repetitive?

[@JammCo]

Lots of people in the comments are telling of someone who will never own property. It’s not something I wish on you, I want you all to own. But if you can’t realistically tell that the video is about an ADU (which is housing!) by the price in the title you’re not home buying/building intelligent.

[@rubycarr6609]

Hi shelby, do you mind sharing who were the direct crew of people who built this model? Thank you!

[@gingin1050]

That is awesome! I would think it was that cheap!

[@ashishpatel350]

this doesn't add to the housing supply. this takes away housing from residents that are long term people. things like this are the reason housing is so unaffordable. 3-4 grand a month for a studio is mental. youd have to make over 200k a year to afford that rent. and the only way she can get that rent is through airbnb

[@payad4778]

No, it doesn’t add to the housing, but it definitely doesn’t take away either… if she had the goal of renting a place out, she also had every right to buy a separate home to put on Airbnb (taking away from the housing market) but instead, she converted a garage and built another small home on her property (that weren’t used for housing before, and aren’t used for housing now) therefor, not affecting the housing market. Except that perhaps people would stay in her ADU for a few months rather than renting out a different home (which would take away from the housing market), so in that perspective, she’s helping the housing market.

[@ashishpatel350]

@@payad4778 it takes away from housing and are meant to be a rental property not a hotel

[@payad4778]

@@ashishpatel350 okay based on you lack of explanation I’m gonna assume you don’t know what that means. I explained how it doesn’t take away., if anything, it adds

[@ashishpatel350]

@@payad4778 those permits are on the idea that it will be rented out to a long term tenant. She isn't adding to the housing stock she's part of the problem. It's one of the reasons why home owners insurance is off the charts is because people are using their property for commercial use

[@payad4778]

@@ashishpatel350 oh okay that does make sense about home insurances going up. Still doesn’t take away from the housing market though.

[@jonathanjacques7250]

Rental price is criminal.

[@MuttinHead]

Please don't use AI as a source for information in your youtube videos.

[@malaria39]

Clickbait. She didn't build a house. She built an ADU that she puts up on AirBnB.

[@RoboticEmotion]

They don't want you to know this one secret to building a house! Own a house then build another cheaper one in your backyard.

[@mwwhatever]

looks great, but this isn't helping the housing crisis. Maybe oncee you get your ROI you can find some good long-term tenants

[@joseromero9933]

Awesome video new sub

[@NewtralHuman]

@ShelbyChurch : We need to get the whole story about the cost. What does the land cost?

[@ShelbyChurch]

The land cost will be different in every case, you can easily get an idea of what it would be if you go on Zillow. Usually a lot this size in this area would be around 800 K to 1.5 million depending on the existing house condition

[@NewtralHuman]

@@ShelbyChurch : First off, thanks for your video and your reply! You are awesome, Shelby! (Sincerely asking). Shouldn't the cost of the lot ($800K to $1.5M) also at the very least be mentioned, because it gives a full perspective?

[@Jeroen74]

@@NewtralHuman I don't think the land cost matters, because by the very definition of an ADU you already own the land it's built on.

[@NewtralHuman]

@@Jeroen74 : Bruh! Ownership is all good. If I want to know what I'm going to financially commit to, then I want to account for all expenses, including my mortgage or full payment for the land.

[@kristinrodriguezrealtordmv3434]

@@NewtralHuman You have to remember they bought the main house that included the land. The cose of the main home/land have nothing to do with the cost to build the ADU"s.

[@chrisgonzales4420]

So my dad's adu above his garage had neighbors mad because of street parking. So we then pointed out that the ADU has its own driveway parking spot in front of the entrance gate to ADU. Now only one neighbor has an issue, since his family used to park on our driveway when we weren't home.

[@DanFrederiksen]

Building in LA seems to not be too bad. I was quoted 500k for 3000sqft modern with box roof so the trick is to get a decent lot. And new is always best. The more hideous the tear down the better. It freaks other buyers out.

[@jwfox54]

Good balanced info about ADUs

[@Jeroen74]

It's a cute little house, I like it 😌 Inspectors are a pain in the behind, but this shows they really are useful 😅

[@joebazooks]

most of the value in the average "home" cost is not the house itself but the property...

[@grahamstefaan]

Funny how she did the bare minimum to escape taxes.

[@ShelbyChurch]

She does pay taxes! She pays real estate taxes on the property of course. I think you’re referring to the school fee?

[@jasonfournier]

@@ShelbyChurch School Tax

[@Manohman-fx2jq]

that's nothing, city of Los Angeles now charges a linkage fee for additions over 1,500 sq ft. depending where in la you live it can run from $15 to $21 per new square footage.

[@jonathanjacques7250]

Duh, anyone would.

[@yarinha3844]

Hi Shelby, just so you know, the thumbnail doesn't have the street number blurred like the video does.

[@Jeroen74]

And a few other places in the video as well.

[@kongmw]

0:05 “under 200 thousand dollars” *shows > 200,000 on screen lmao*

[@KOK-sc8ez]

Looks great but OMG it’s hard for me to wrap my head around how expensive LA is!

[@rebeltheharem7028]

Step 1: Already have land worth over 650K. The total cost should include the land as a proportion. Since its roughly 1/3, and the main house is 2/3, then the house is actually over 350K. It was not a $158K home, since she also used 200K worth of land space.

[@johnrpizzaguy]

I have to ask one simple question. I’m a 5 generation L A guy who owns 2 houses in Woodland Hills. My question is are you from California? And one piece of advice is get someone to advise you on your taxes, you may see it as income but so does the IRS.

[@res_ipsa-REX]

Great video. Parking is a huge problem in many SoCal neighborhoods, especially San Diego. Even if parking is not currently a problem, it will be if many ADUs are added. Some cities have required that you have at least one off street parking spot per ADU on your property. That is a good idea, in my opinion... especially in neighborhoods that have been traditionally single family homes. Also, it would be a good idea to require an owner building an ADU to rent it to a lower income person for the first few years since the intent of the law authorizing and encouraging ADUs is to increase affordable housing.

[@ShelbyChurch]

They just started a grant that’s actually similar to what you’re proposing, you can get a $40,000 grant to build an ADU but it has to be rented to lower income I believe for at least the first few years

[@paxundpeace9970]

They do have a parking spot each on the lot and mostly single family areas have enough space foe parking because of driveways and garages. So your concern seems either phony or unrealistic. New buildings should be used to great extend for higher yielding rentals. It sets off building cost and it doesn't work the other way around that well.

[@paxundpeace9970]

​@@ShelbyChurchThat makes sense, hopefully we it get's to help tenants too.

[@TerryAnnOnline]

I doubt someone with an upper income would live in a ADU.

[@aldenrivers256]

Good points. However, I believe that parking requirements are too broad when they force individuals without a car to provide parking space. Not everyone who builds or rents an ADU needs or even wants a car, especially with growing options for public transportation, biking, and ride-sharing. Blanket parking mandates can discourage homeowners from building ADUs and limit the potential to address affordable housing. A controversial but strong solution would be to solve the 'tragedy of the commons' problem of on-street parking. This would involve better pricing for on-street parking that could help manage demand effectively, ensuring that parking is available for those who truly need it while avoiding unnecessary requirements for those who don't. Therefore a person with a car that doesn't want to pay for on-street parking is incentivised to build or rent a property with off-street parking.

[@Cat-qn1yw]

Thanks Shelby for all the info. Love this video! 🩷 I think Krista did a fantastic job.

[@EatSleepAndPlay]

You didn’t blur out the address at 5:28!!!

[@steamdecknation7908]

Way too expensive for the rent

[@claudiagonzalez8686]

Rural areas definitely have to be normalized. Living in crowded expensive cities does no one any good financially or mentally.

[@mukbangyesplease4905]

Great job Shelby.

[@ronnyt101]

Misleading. An ADU

[@PelosiStockPortfolio]

I rented a unit like one of these in LA for a year after I finished college and it was worse than living in the dorms. In this type of setup in LA, you only get street parking. Sure, she put in two dedicated parking spots, but those single bedroom ADUs will end up having multiple people with their own cars in each of them. Then people end up parking 4 blocks away at night and walk by sketchy af dudes chilling in their front yards drinking. Congrats, you just expanded the ghetto