Yes, backyard condo units are legal everywhere in Texas thanks to many recent laws that have made these “accessory dwelling units” much easier to build. You can put a unit as close as 5-10 feet to your property lines.

Each backyard condo unit is equipped with a bathroom, toilet, shower, kitchenette with a stovetop, bedroom area with a bed, cabinets, washer/dryer, microwave, and fridge. They have everything someone needs to live independently of your existing home.

According to state law, the review process for building a unit cannot involve biased discretion. After the unit is built, you can rent it.

This unit could add $450,000+ in value to your home from day one. This means that the added value of the unit can often cover the price to build a unit. Also keep in mind your backyard condo unit can appreciate just like your home does.

Since we build a standard type of backyard condo unit, minor customizations to change the color of the cabinets, walls, and other things like that are included to help you make your backyard condo unit feel like an extension of your home.

If you sell your property, your existing home and backyard condo unit will both be part of the sale and will add to your square footage to your home. Since building a condo unit in your backyard often adds considerable value to your property, the value that the unit adds to the home sale can help you pay off the rest of the remaining loan balance (which becomes more and more likely as payments are made).

We connect the utilities to the main home, but make sure to keep track of the usage using a meter. This will allow you to charge a tenant for what they use.

Most homeowners will need to upgrade their insurance to cover a backyard condo unit. However, this cost is usually not extremely high.

The property manager can help with this.

We are the best way to easily navigate the process of renting out a condo unit in your backyard: from financing, to building, to finding a property manager. Our units are incredibly affordable and designed to bring you the highest possible rent.

Based on the average condo unit rent in Austin, homeowners can expect to make up to $### in rental income after all expenses each year. Our team of homeowner support agents is happy to prepare a customized rent study for you.

Yes, you can legally rent backyard condo units in Texas.

We will connect you with an experienced, pre-vetted property manager who is an expert in making sure your backyard condo unit will consistently have a tenant. With occupancy rates in the Austin area, often exceeding 96%, folks typically do not need to worry their unit will sit empty.

Each tenant is put through an income check, credit check, and a background check. You will also have the option to review and select which candidate you'd like to have as your tenant, and to set rules for your backyard condo unit (no pets, no smoking, etc.).

The property manager puts your rental or sale opportunity on some of the most frequented websites on the internet.

If you are certified to rent properties in Texas, we are more than happy to partner with you. If you have existing single or multifamily homes that you are managing for clients, we can put a unit on those properties to improve their yields and use your services to manage that extra unit.

Yes - you have complete flexibility to rent to anyone you would like. Some homeowners even choose to move into their backyard condo unit or use it as a studio office space.

Permits can be completed in under a month, while the build can be done in less than 2 months. Expect the process to take between 3-5 months all-in.

Yes, we and our experienced partners handle all these steps. Property management and maintenance is done solely by our pre-vetted partners who will be able to carry almost all of the work needed to be a landlord.

Each backyard condo unit is built to the same Texas building codes that single-family homes are built to. This means that backyard condo units are oftentimes built to a higher standard than existing Texas homes because of how much more stringent building codes have become.

Yes, each backyard condo unit sits on a structurally sound foundation built to the building code standards of each city (often this is a concrete piers).

Yes, it is insulated to all the state standards.

New parking almost never needs to be built.

We work with experienced factory to build your backyard condo unit in a series of panels that can be quickly and reliably installed by builders. We work with the most reputable local contractors and builders.

We are currently focused on the Austin area.

Yes! We can recommend potential lenders for you to work with. A lot of homeowners prefer a longer-term loan (20-30 years), with fixed interest rates, with the flexibility to make larger monthly payments.

We charge $275,000 to walk you through the process of building a condo unit in your backyard. This includes all required design work, permits, the backyard condo unit and its construction, basic furnishings, and an assigned pre-vetted property manager. With the right financing, you could pay under $1,000/month for your backyard condo unit.

In rare cases, some homeowners need expensive upgrades to their existing home to accommodate a condo unit in their backyard. Upgrades like this are the homeowner's responsibility, and we will let you know if you are one of the rare circumstances early in the process. We provide our pricing as a base price, subject to changes in these circumstances.