Joan Susie dedicated over 30 years to her busy career and was starting to make plans for a new life as an active retiree. As she looked to her future, two things were certain: She hoped to travel the world once she stopped working and she wanted to age in place within her tight-knit Silver Spring, Maryland, community. But she needed extra income to make that happen.

To accomplish these goals, Joan got creative with the assets she had: a great house with a small garage. "How about converting that dusty garage into a tiny home, live in it and rent the house?" she thought. She turned to architect Eric Saul who transformed the space into a two story ADU and her dreams of travel are now becoming a reality. As an added bonus, she’ll have the ability to have a family member or caretaker take up residence in the main house in the future so she can age in place.

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