Someone calls or emails — sometimes a homeowner looking to add rental income, sometimes a parent wondering if they can build something in the backyard for their college kid to come home to. The question is always some version of the same thing: Can you guys build a garage apartment?

We get the question at least once a week.

The answer is yes. We’ve been building them for years. But here’s what we kept running into — every conversation started from scratch. What’s the permitting process in Fort Worth? What does something like this actually cost? How long does it take? What about the ROI?

Good questions. All of them. And we found ourselves answering them over and over, one phone call at a time.

So we built something.

We launched DFW Garage Apartments — a dedicated resource site where homeowners across the DFW metroplex can get real answers about garage apartment construction. Not vague marketing pages. Actual information. Costs, timelines, design considerations, permitting guidance, and what the return looks like when you’re done. It’s everything we wish existed when our clients first started asking.

Why Garage Apartments? Why Now?

Fort Worth’s been changing fast. Property values are up, inventory is tight, and a lot of homeowners are sitting on backyards with serious untapped potential. The city has been loosening ADU regulations — accessory dwelling units, the technical term for things like garage apartments — which means opportunities that didn’t exist five years ago are on the table today.

We’re seeing three types of people pursuing these builds: homeowners who want rental income from their property, families creating separate living space for aging parents or adult kids, and investors looking at the numbers and realizing an ADU can meaningfully change their return.

All three groups deserve better information than what’s currently available. That’s what dfwgarageapartments.com is for.

What You’ll Find There

The site covers the full picture — not just the pretty renders, but the real stuff. What does the permitting process actually look like in Fort Worth and surrounding cities? What’s a realistic budget? How do you design a space above a garage that doesn’t feel like an afterthought? What’s the timeline from first conversation to handing someone the keys?

We also get into the return on investment, because that’s the question behind the question for most people. They want to know if it pencils. Usually, it does.

Same Team, Dedicated Focus

The construction team behind DFW Garage Apartments is the same crew that handles all of 6th Ave Homes’ builds — new construction, remodels, additions. We’re not outsourcing this to someone else. We just recognized that garage apartments deserve their own dedicated space because the questions, the process, and the considerations are specific enough to warrant it.

If you’ve been thinking about it — even casually — go check it out. And if you know someone who’s been asking about building above their garage or adding a unit to their property, send them the link.

That’s why we built it. So the conversation can start somewhere better than square one.