What your free review covers
The review is intended for preliminary planning and does not replace professional design, engineering, permitting, appraisal, legal, or construction services.
How it works
Why talk to UBP before choosing a contractor
A contractor you call directly is naturally selling their own services. UBP is a planning resource that comes first: we help you understand what may be possible, establish a realistic preliminary budget, and organize the project — so when proposals arrive, you can compare them clearly and ask better questions. Homeowners don't pay UBP directly. The intention is that participating contractors compensate us and set their own project pricing independently, but those arrangements remain under review and are subject to change.
Quick questions
You won't receive a UBP invoice for the preliminary review or contractor introductions. The intention is that participating contractors compensate UBP and determine their own project pricing, but those arrangements remain under review and are subject to change. Here's the current thinking on how the model works.
No. Your request goes to UBP first, not to a contractor list, and your information is not shared with contractors as part of the review. If you later decide you want introductions, we ask for your separate consent first — and only then may we introduce you to at most three participating contractors, not a dozen cold calls.
We'll tell you directly, with the reason. An honest "not yet" is part of the service — you'll know what's standing in the way and what to check next.
No. There's no obligation to hire anyone, and submitting isn't a financing application, permit application, or construction contract — it starts a preliminary planning conversation.
Southern California — Los Angeles County, Orange County, and the Inland Empire. We publish city-specific ADU guidance across the service area.