Become a member of How To ADU

You want to build a home in your backyard or convert part of your house into an apartment. There are all these new ADU laws that are supposed to make it easier than ever, but it still seems complicated, right? This is a community of California homeowners who are all serious about planning and building their Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).
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Community Builder

$199/mo or $1,900/yr
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Get help with your ADU by becoming a Community Builder in our Backyard Breakthrough community. As a Community Builder, you are joining together to form a community where we all get our ADUs planned and built successfully. You benefit from access to LOADS of tools and resources as soon as you join, and an incredible network of like-minded ADU builders as long as you want to stay in the program. You can leave any time

Includes 10 products

Backyard Breakthrough Coursework
99K ADU Project
HPP CARES Requirements
Detailed Grant Process at HPP CARES (phase 1)
HCD School District letters
Get Another $50 Million in ADU Grants
Welcome aboard Backyard Breakthrough! START HERE!
Breakthrough Achiever course
Trudy Hoekstra's handout for the Lenders! Ask the Experts Series
List of Every ADU in California

Includes 6 events

New ADU Laws in 2023
$40k ADU Grant - Group Update
Q&A Live with Ryan O'Connell
Can you really build TWO units for $100k in California?
Ask the Lending Experts!
Finding Your ADU Builders, Architects, and Designers

Includes 3 private spaces

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