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4 Million Homes
Short. One
Massive Opportunity.

Cities across the country are racing to legalize ADUs. Investors who move now are turning single-family lots into multi-income properties — with forced appreciation, premium cash flow, and exits most strategies can’t touch. This is the playbook that shows you exactly how.

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4M+
Housing unit shortage
30+
States with ADU laws
16
Chapters of strategy

The ADU Investment Playbook

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Revolution Realty Capital

What’s Inside

The complete ADU investing
operating system.

From identifying the right property to choosing your exit — 16 chapters of actionable strategy, real deal math, and frameworks you can deploy on your next deal this week.

Part IStrategy & Market Selection
1
Why ADUs, Why Now
The housing gap, policy tailwinds, Fannie Mae changes, and why ADU investing is one of the most compelling value-add strategies for real estate investors today.
2
The ADU Strategy Matrix
Compare five ADU strategies — garage conversion, shed conversion, ground-up build, JADU, and lot split — with costs, timelines, risk levels, and return profiles.
3
Market Selection Framework
A seven-factor scoring model to evaluate any market for ADU investment viability — regulatory environment, rent-to-cost ratio, lot availability, and more.
Part IIFinding & Underwriting Deals
4
Deal Sourcing & Underwriting
How to find ADU-viable properties on and off market, run a five-step feasibility screen, and underwrite flip, BRRRR, and rental scenarios in RISE.
5
Legislation & Regulatory Due Diligence
Federal, state, and local regulatory layers for ADU construction. A six-step research process and monitoring system to stay ahead of changing ADU laws.
Part IIIBuilding Your Team & Project
6
Building Your ADU Power Team
The 10 professionals every ADU investor needs — lender, architect, GC, attorney, CPA, and more — with interview frameworks and vetting criteria.
7
Design & Construction
Build methods, floor plan principles, finish levels, permitting process, draw schedules, and budget management for ADU construction projects.
8
Financing Your ADU Project
Six financing options for ADU projects — cash, HELOC, cash-out refi, conventional construction, bridge loans, and DSCR — with the ADU financing lifecycle.
Part IVProtecting & Operating Your Investment
9
Insurance & Risk Management
Insurance coverage for every phase of an ADU project — builder's risk, general liability, landlord policies, umbrella, flood, and earthquake.
10
The Rental Playbook
Long-term, mid-term, and short-term rental strategies for ADU properties — setting rents, furnishing, tenant screening, and vacancy minimization.
11
Tax Strategy & Entity Structuring
Depreciation, cost segregation, Real Estate Professional Status, LLCs, land trusts, and 1031 exchanges for ADU investors.
12
Property Management for ADU Properties
Managing two units on one lot — shared spaces, utility metering, maintenance planning, tenant relations, and when to hire a property manager.
Part VExits, Lessons & Resources
13
Exit Strategies
Five exit strategies for ADU investments — hold for cash flow, sell post-stabilization, BRRRR, condo-map, and 1031 exchange — with RISE modeling.
14
Common Mistakes & Lessons from the Field
Ten preventable mistakes that kill ADU deals — permit timelines, impact fees, wrong contractor, over-building, and more — with prevention checklists.
15
Case Studies — Real Deals, Real Numbers
Four ADU case studies with full financials — garage conversion flip, ground-up hold, BRRRR, and a deal that didn't work — with RISE inputs and lessons.
16
Tools & Resources
RISE walkthrough, ADU cost estimator, pro forma template, permitting checklist, contractor questionnaire, ADU-readiness quiz, and glossary of terms.
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Why This Is Different

Most ADU guides are written for homeowners.
This one’s built for investors.

Real Deals, Real Numbers

A 64% ROI garage conversion in Phoenix. A BRRRR in Atlanta. A deal in San Diego that didn’t work — and exactly why. Full financials on every one.

Model Any Deal in RISE

Every chapter connects to RISE, the deal analyzer that shows your profit on a flip, cash flow on a hold, or whether a BRRRR returns your capital. Instant answers.

Plug-and-Play Frameworks

Underwriting checklists. Contractor vetting scripts. A 7-factor market scoring model. The permit process mapped step by step. Use them on your next deal this week.

Keep More of What You Make

New ADU construction creates one of the cleanest depreciation scenarios in real estate. Cost segregation, REPS, entity structuring, and 1031 planning — all covered.

Works in Any Market

Phoenix. Sacramento. Atlanta. Portland. Your town. The scoring model evaluates any market for ADU viability — so you invest where the math works, not where the hype is.

Financing That Actually Fits

Banks don’t know how to fund an ADU project. This playbook maps the bridge-to-DSCR lifecycle — so you know exactly which loan to use, when to use it, and what it costs.

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