Budget Breakdown: An Architect Overhauls His Garage Into a Finely Tuned ADU for $75K

Valery Augustin rolls up his sleeves and converts his two-car structure into a long-term rental in Los Angeles.

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Architect Valery Augustin of DNA Architecture + Design and his wife, Kim, an art historian, had just 60 days to find another home when the owner of their beloved three-bedroom rental decided to sell. "We had this great deal on a house in West Los Angeles," Valery says. "We were paying something ridiculous—like $2,000 per month."

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