http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/ Accessory Dwellings Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:43:40 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/34 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/34 ps I make these points not to be hard on you, but because I know that many people are attracted to the idea of tiny houses because they are "a space of one's Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:35:54 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/33 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/33 Hi Kristy, Having gotten this far, it sounds like you are the adventurous sort. :) I actually won't chime in with much about the plumbing, because like Jeffrey Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:24:04 GMT jeffrey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/32 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/32 Hi, That's a rather broad question you've got there. More info is needed. What is the grade difference between the house and the building sight? 10 inches? 10 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:52:09 GMT Kristy Hunt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/31 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/31 Hello all, I am currently in the process of transitioning my childhood backyard treehouse hangout into my very first tiny house. This is my first ever building Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:49:06 GMT springberg@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/30 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:52:32 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/29 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/29 sounds interesting, Brian -- do you want to tell us more about why you developed it? I'm always interested in hearing "origin" stories, and over at Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:58:35 GMT springberg@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/28 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/28 I am about five weeks away from finishing a beautiful ADU in the Cathedral Park neighborhood in North Portland. It is a custom, two story, two bedroom home Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:50:50 GMT Kol http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/27 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/27 My latest blog post describes the taxes on my property after we built the ADU. http://pdxadu.blogspot.com/2012/10/property-taxes-for-adu.html Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:03:36 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/26 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/26 Say, regarding the calculation of property taxes, a simple journalistic approach might be useful. Has anyone just called the city and asked the question, "I'm Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:59:54 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/25 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/25 Emily, I think you were inquiring to me instead of Robert. From 2007 to 2008 my assessed value went from $97 to $135K. From 2007 to 2008 the actual tax I Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:13:06 GMT emily_refi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/24 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/24 Robert, thank you for providing the assessment values. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of tax increase did you actually see for the 38k increase in Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:28:18 GMT flafrese http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/23 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/23 I am starting a new nonprofit in Florida and would link to find others in the state or southeast with similar interest or experience with ADUs. Thanks! Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:56:30 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/22 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/22 Robert, yes, I am in Portland. My assessed value went from $97K to $135K. "Real market" value (according to the assessor) went from $247K to $346. The Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:55:28 GMT pembquist2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/21 Hi Martin, If you would rather not give specific numbers thats fine but I did have a couple follow up questions. Is your experience in Portland? You say your Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:41:24 GMT martininthefuture http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Accessory_Dwelling_Unit/message/20 Hi Robert & Tamara, Robert, when I added my ADU, it increased my assessed value by about 40%. The ADU had increased the finished living area on the whole