{"id":79,"date":"2018-04-21T02:56:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T02:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aduadvice.com\/?p=79"},"modified":"2021-06-07T11:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T04:03:48","slug":"adu-expert-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aduadvice.com\/adu-expert-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking About ADUs with Kol Peterson"},"content":{"rendered":"
If there’s one name associated with ADU education, it’s Kol Peterson.<\/p>\n
Kol literally wrote the book<\/a> on ADUs.<\/p>\n That’s why the ADU Advice team was excited about hearing Kol speak in person at an event in Bend. Afterwards, we had the opportunity to speak with him in depth about the future of ADUs.<\/p>\n First: “ADU” is an acronym for “accessory dwelling unit.” ADU’s are “tiny homes” that aren’t on wheels. They’re real homes in every respect … except smaller. ADUs can help reduce urban sprawl and provide much-needed livable housing.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kol took creative home buying to a whole new level. In 2011, he purchased a single family dwelling property, added an ADU in the backyard, then lived in the ADU himself while renting out the main house.<\/p>\n Result: Kol bought a home that pays its own mortgage — or, as Kol puts it, “A financially sustainable housing model.”<\/p>\n That experience hooked him on the ADU concept. At the time, Kol was employed with the USFS as an environmental planning specialist. Within three years, he was working for himself as an ADU consultant and co-founder of the first tiny house hotel<\/a> on the planet.<\/p>\n Before long, Kol was an in-demand speaker. He began coaching property owners considering adding an ADU, real estate professionals wanting to know more about ADUs, and builders thinking about getting in on the action.<\/p>\n In a nutshell: when it comes to ADU information, Kol Peterson is the champ. Our aim is to leverage the principles Kol teaches to help you get started on your ADU project.<\/p>\n Let’s get right down to the ADU Q&A.<\/p>\nIt began with the ADU Portland scene<\/h2>\n