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Backyard Cottage Design Challenge
June 30, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Inspired by Seattle’s new backyard cottage ordinance, Method homes sponsored a design competition for backyard cottage designs that could be built as pre-fabs (to lower costs).
It drew a lot of entries from tiny to big, modern to craftsman, and all were pretty cool , take a look.
Now you can be just like the Kennedys and have your own family compound! Backyard cottages are fantastic solutions for extra living space or a studio, multigenerational housing for returning kids or parents. As years go by, you can even move the kids and their family into the main house, and you can downsize to the smaller one out back. And they will have free babysitters!
Another scenario can have the new cottage as an Accessory Dwelling Unit, which can be a legal rental as long as you live on the property. The Backyard Box website has examples of cottages with prices. From a financial standpoint, these are a make-sense real estate investment in that they would provide a positive cash flow from the start, and provide an decent return on investment.
