We moved into this house in 1967. Even back then we were seeing how hard it was getting to live and work in Marin. We were thinking about building an ADU for a while. We had a garage that was falling apart, but Donal was reluctant to give it up at first. What tipped him over was offering it as teacher housing, since him and I are retired teachers. We are in good health but know at some point we will slow down and could use it for caretakers or caregivers or move into the ADU with family in the main house. In the meantime, we wanted to help with the shortage of housing for teachers.
We found a fabulous architect that guided us through the process, who found us a great contractor. Once it was built, we were all really happy. It’s a really cool looking place. Our contractor considers it a highlight of his building work and brought his son and wife out to see it.
We put the word out the public schools like Redwood High School where Donal taught. Eventually, we found someone from my old school that was commuting two and half hours a day from the East Bay. Having a wonderful tenant and seeing the life it brings to her and us, made this really worth it. I can’t emphasize enough how useful having an ADU will be for us in the future. And being able to provide housing priced below market for teachers is great
