Hybrid Seattle is still the design firm for my project, and they're working on the latest design concept.  Both of us want to go for a maximum cost-efficient design, and they have a way to do that in mind that can be re-used for other container buildings.  I'm hoping to have the estimate to do the one-story home soon, because things will move pretty quickly after that.  In the meantime, I'm going to visit the permit office to find out how and when to split the lot.

It looks like the first step of construction will need to be the porch for my parents' house, because it provides storage that the garage is serving as now.  I'm going to need to make some measurements and check into code, to see what kind of detail they need before I can get a permit.  Naturally, I'll ask about that too, when I go in to check on lot division.