John Arendsen's Blog

 ADU $40,000 CAL HFA Grant AvailableIf You live in California and thinking about adding a Backyard Home (ADU) to your property you won't want to miss monthly ZOOM meeting on Wednesday, June 8th from 12-1pm PDST. Danny Fitzpatrick, National Renovation Sales Manager for Guild Mortgage will be the f...

  Manufactured Housing Is On The Rise. Look For The Lipstick On A Pig!   CREST BACKYARD HOMES&ON THE LEVEL General & Manufactured Home Contractors Inc&TAG Real Estate Sales & Investments Invites You To ZOOM Us On May 24th From 11-12 For A Brown Bag Chat   There’s no doubt about it. In today’s ver...

ADU Q/A:Questions About Accessory Dwelling Units? We Have Answers. Not a day goes by whence we are not receiving myriad inquiries about BACKYARD HOMES. So we've decided to roll out with the very first ever ADU Q/A  Whether it's trying to decide on a site built vs a factory built option, the prope...

ADU News You Can UseDo It Yourself? Or Hire An Experienced Team?We all know our limitations and when it's time to call in the experts. Even as a general contractor I'm the first to realize that, while I'm responsible for all the experts, sub contractors, architects, engineers and tradesmen on any...

Using Your Reverse Mortgage To Add An ADU To Your PropertyPlease join us on Monday September 26th for the first of our 11 part ADU webinar series on Using Your Reverse Mortgage to add an ADU to your property. This pre recorded series is broken down into eleven fast paced 20 minute segments and is...

San Diego Now Allows Tiny Homes and Park Models as ADUsThe ADU landscape has changed in a big way.  This is great news for property/homeowners and investors with small lots with limited space in some ways. The City of San Diego has recently passed an ordinance that allows Tiny Homes and Park Mode...

Why "ADU Magazine" Loves CREST BACKYARD HOMESWe were honored to have been selected as a feature article for ADU Magazine. There is definitely an ever increasing interest and demand forBACKYARD HOMES and it doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. In fact statistics show that even in light ...

San Diego Realtors Learn What Is and Isn't A Factory Built ADU Since the rollout of the State of California's new ADU laws in 2017 there have been myriad approaches as to what really constitutes a Factory Built Accessory Dwelling Unit. CREST BACKYARD HOMES would like to help set the record straig...

Free ADU ZOOM Webinar presented by The North San Diego County Realtors.  I reailze this meeting conflicts with the weekly AR ZOOM meetint but I didn't have anything to do with the scheduling so I'm hoping I'm not stepping on anyone's toes. I really enjoy your weekly meetings and getting to know a...

This is not what I signed up for nor what I believe in. Yes, I've been in the affordable housing arena for over 3 decades and have worked with thousands of seniors and entry level homeowners that are looking for lower cost living solutions. One of those is to assist people who have the appropriat...