Accessory dwelling units aren’t just for your mother-in-law anymore.
In 2011, recently divorced real estate broker Beth Franklin bought a 1950s Cape in Falmouth. It’s a pricey part of the state, and her mortgage payments showed it. So she got permission from the town to convert her two-car garage into a two-bedroom apartment, which now she rents out. The extra income covers a third of her monthly mortgage payment and, in a few years, she’ll have made back the $100,000 she put into the unit.Read more on MaineHomes.com
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