I’m Building My Mom a Home in My Yard Instead of Sending Her to Assisted Living

I’m Building My Mom a Home in My Yard Instead of Sending Her to Assisted Living

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sotheby’s International Realty real estate agent, Shalini Karnani Bonjour, 50, who is building an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in her California backyard for her mother to live in. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. In 2024, my father passed away. He and my mother … Read more