I live and work in Woodland, Ca. I wanted to find a way to earn some extra money and then I came across Jackson & Sands’ website. Doing a little research, it was apparent that I would solve my quest of earning some extra money each month by putting an ADU on my property. I discovered that I can put two ADU’s on my property. As I am finishing up the first one, I will start the process for the second one. I also realized that by having a 749 sqft 2 bd, 1 ba will give me the most bang for my buck. I was able to use cash on hand to build the first one, but the second one will be easier as I will have income coming in to help. It was incredible working with Jackson & Sands Engineering, they made the whole process so easy and simple, not to mention they have so many plans to choose from. If I could give anybody one piece of advice, I would recommend going to Jackson & Sands website and contact them to see what they can do for you.

I am a bay area resident who wanted to supplement my current income with rental income from an ADU. I chose to add an ADU to my property as I expect to see my investment returned within 4 years, unlike buying a single-family residence to use as a rental income property that could take 20+ years to see my initial investment returned. I was able to finance the construction of my ADU by completing a cash out re-fi of my current home. I browsed through Jackson & Sands Engineering, Inc. plans and decided on one of the 599 sqft models. I received a full set of plans relatively quickly after making my decision on which model to use. My local jurisdiction required one minor change and then I was off and running with a permitted set of plans. I know I saved time and money by choosing from Jackson & Sands Engineering library of plans versus creating a custom plan!

Family is first and foremost for us and when we had a chance to build an ADU on our son’s property, the decision to move to Santa Rosa was simple. Being able to be close to our grand kids and help out with them was just the cherry on top. Working with Jackson & Sands along with our designer was the best choice we could have made. We received plans that were ready to submit to the planning department. Selling our current home allowed us to have cash to build this ADU for us. Sean & Frank at Jackson & Sands couldn’t have been more professional and helpful. As someone who is new to this, we had a lot of questions. Every question we had was answered beyond our satisfaction. They answered questions before I even asked. They always made us feel important and for that we are truly grateful and would recommend them to anyone.