Backyard homes · DADUs

A second home, in your own back yard.

For a parent, grown kids, or rent — a detached home on the lot you already own. Most Washington city lots may now hold two.

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A two-level backyard home at dusk behind a cedar fence
Backyard homes, explained48 sec
Who does this

Nobody does it for the square footage.

For your parents

Close, but separate

Sunday dinner together. Every evening apart. Instead of $6,975 a month in assisted living (Genworth, 2024).

For grown kids

A first place nearby

More than half of 18-to-24-year-olds live with their parents — 57% of men, 55% of women (U.S. Census, 2024). Everyone gets their door back.

For income

Rent that carries the mortgage

A one-bedroom in Everett rents for a median $1,545 (Zumper, Sept. 2026).

For later

An address you can sell

State law lets the unit be sold as its own condo.

Built around Puget Sound

Four we finished.

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Four built homes, photographed as finished · United Signature.

What the report checks

Your city's rules, on your parcel.

From public records

Units, size, height, setbacks, coverage, parking, flood, slope, sewer.

Only on site

Truck access, protected trees, the sewer lateral, easements, your HOA.

Sizes and costs

400 to 1,200 square feet. Seven to fourteen months.

Recent proposals run from about $297,000 to the mid-$400,000s. Your report gives the range for the designs that fit your lot.

Five priced packages

520 to 1,300 sq ft, footprints to scale. See prices →

Seven to fourteen months

Design to move-in. Permitting is the slow part.

A sourced planning range

Every rate dated. Never a promise.

Three quick questions

Do I have to live on the property?

In most Washington cities, no. Your report says which rule your city uses.

How big can it be?

Cities can't cap it under 1,000 sq ft. Your setbacks usually decide first.

Can I sell it separately?

State law says yes, as a condo. The report says whether that's realistic on your lot.

What fits on your lot?

Two minutes to ask. A few hours to know.

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