February News from The Napa Sonoma ADU Center
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I’ve been doing some thinking about love. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about how we can foster a sense of community, mutual aid, and love during a time when our neighbors, families, and friends here in Napa and Sonoma Counties are struggling with the double-punch of a global pandemic and the subsequent economic implications.
December News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
2021 brought its share of tribulations to our community, and yet each day we hear from new homeowners like you who are ready to invest in building an accessory dwelling unit that will provide a roof over the head of a friend, family member, or neighbor in need of a home.
December News from The Napa Sonoma ADU Center
As we enter the holiday season and look ahead to the New Year, my most enduring sentiment is one of gratitude and awe at the generosity, resilience, and grace of our communities over the past year here in Napa and Sonoma Counties.
January News from The Napa Sonoma ADU Center
It’s been a whirlwind of a New Year, and here at the nonprofit Napa Sonoma ADU Center our 2021 survival tactic is to focus on the concrete action steps that we can take to move forward, one step at a time, to increase housing in our community and make smart decisions for ourselves and our families.
March News from The Napa Sonoma ADU Center
They say that four-leaf clovers are symbols of faith, hope, love, and luck — and here at the Napa Sonoma ADU Center we like to think of ourselves as a four-leaf clover for local Napa and Sonoma County homeowners interested in building ADUs.
April News from The Napa Sonoma ADU Center
It can be hard to know where to begin with our accessory dwelling unit plans, and sometimes that means that the process turns into a bit of a project management morass. After all, where do you even start with such a big (and exciting) project?
May News from The Napa Sonoma ADU Center
We’ve talked about this before, but it’s worth talking about again — accessory dwelling units are no small financial investment, and many folks wonder where to even begin with financing their ADU. Add to that the fact that many of us have some teeny tiny “mental blocks” — as you might call them — when it comes to money, and things can get tricky pretty fast!
June News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
As we head into summer – also known as build season! – a lot of us here in Napa and Sonoma Counties are thinking about how to harness the sun’s energy to make our accessory dwelling units green, sustainable, and eco-friendly. Or, alternatively, how to use shade effectively to accomplish the same goal!
July News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
We’re in the heart of building season here in Napa and Sonoma Counties, and the Napa Sonoma ADU Center is here to set you up for success with the building stage of your accessory dwelling unit journey.
August News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
Starting in preschool, we’ve all heard it repeated many times in many settings: “teamwork makes the dream work.” And, it’s never more true than in the ADU building process. One of our nonprofit’s primary goals is to make sure that you know that you’re never alone in your journey to building an ADU.
September News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
It is easy to feel overwhelmed by a project that requires a significant investment of time and resources. That’s why our nonprofit is here to hold your hand through the ADU journey, every step of the way.
October News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
It’s the time of year when homeowners in Napa and Sonoma Counties hold our breath and watch the weather report anxiously to see if fire or rain is on the horizon. And we’re currently breathing a sigh of relief as the forecast predicts welcome rains, possibly enough to even end this year’s fire season, according to some news reports.
November News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
A lot can be said about the past year and a half, and in this year’s season of gratitude I am choosing to focus on how this unique and challenging period of time has catalyzed us to reimagine our communities — and how we live — in a promising way.
January News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
We’re officially a few weeks into the New Year, and if you’re anything like me you may already be feeling like you missed the boat on this year’s resolutions. I’m here to tell you that if one of your resolutions was to build an accessory dwelling unit – whether as retirement planning, building a passive income stream, or creating a home for a family member – it is not too late, and the Napa Sonoma ADU Center is here to help.
February News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
For those of you who follow accessory dwelling unit news, you may have noticed that ADUs are everywhere these days – in fact, even the White House is spreading the ADU love! You can check out a recording here of a recent event hosted by the White House where national experts discussed how ADUs can help us build crucial housing for our friends, family, workforce and neighbors.
March News from the Napa Sonoma ADU Center
It’s been a busy and exciting year so far here at the Napa Sonoma ADU Center, between our work with all of the many homeowners across Napa and Sonoma Counties seeking to build accessory dwelling units, plus collaboration with our local government agencies focused on improving ADU permitting processes. We’ve been taking it one tiny nail at a time, and so far – thanks to all of you – we are going strong!
How to retire on your own terms
If there’s one thing we know about here at the Napa Sonoma ADU Center, it’s the skyrocketing cost to keep a roof over your head in Napa and Sonoma Counties. With the cost of living seeming to increase every day, many local homeowners are anxiously wondering how on earth they will be able to afford to stay in our community as they age on a fixed income.
Generate a passive income stream with an ADU
Your home is likely your largest financial investment. But you can double down on that investment by building an ADU that can generate a passive income stream while also creating a home for a friend, family member, or member of our local workforce.
Real-world ADU stories from your neighbors!
Join us next Tuesday, June 28 @ 6:00 pm for a FREE WEBINAR featuring two local homeowners who recently completed their ADUs.
ASK US ANYTHING – LIVE WEBINAR (September)
Join us THURSDAY, September 29 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm for an ADU webinar where you can Ask Us Anything about accessory dwelling units!
