Would you live a single story slab house with no garage? (houses, Mobile)

[unihills]

Originally Posted by blueherons

When you live near the coast, you cannot have a basement.

As far as garages go, many here are converted into bedrooms. Your taxes don't go up if you don't change the footprint of the home.

Your taxes may not go up, but your resale will go down, so there is a trade-off.

[Macgregorsailor51]

and I have never seen one that really worked.. they always look like what they , are a cheap solution to a major problem and you have lost your garage.. If it was done without proper permits it can be a nightmare when you go to sell.

Originally Posted by TheBeagleLady

It drives me crazy when people convert garages to bedrooms. Why??? We get crazy weather where I live. My point of view is that if I'm taking on that much debt, I want to be able to park my car in a garage.

[seasick]

Yes, I would. I don't like garages. I like carports. I would have a shed/workshop in back instead of a garage.

Then again, I live in an even climate. I think cold areas might need a garage?

[NewYorkiforniainHouston]

Originally Posted by LowonLuck

I just bought a house with a two car garage after not having one for 8 years prior. The garage is our most favorite place in the new house and I will never attempt to live without one again.

I did as well, but i'm the only one so I luxuriously park in the middle of the driveway and the garage haha

[HappyWife2]

I need to have a garage. My cars are too valuable to me to just have exposed to the elements and the potential vandalism/theft...thuggery that could occur.

[animalcrazy]

No and way. My next home is going to be a scary looking old Victorian and if it doesn't have a creepy basement with those narrow stairs that you see in all the horror films it's a deal breaker.

[randomparent]

Originally Posted by marjoriemorley

I would if I don't have a car.

Ditto.

[LowonLuck]

Originally Posted by NewYorkiforniainHouston

I did as well, but i'm the only one so I luxuriously park in the middle of the driveway and the garage haha

Lol we have seating and a fridge in the garage. That is how often we sit and entertain in that room of the house.

[need4speed2012]

Sure, if the price is right on the home.

[TheBeagleLady]

Originally Posted by Macgregorsailor51

and I have never seen one that really worked.. they always look like what they , are a cheap solution to a major problem and you have lost your garage.. If it was done without proper permits it can be a nightmare when you go to sell.

Exactly. We looked at a house that had a family room converted from a garage (it had a separate two car garage in back of the house). The family room still felt like a converted garage. It didn't feel inviting at all, and you could tell it had been a garage. It's just one of the reasons we didn't care for the house.