Yes. Especially since most newer 2 car garages can't fit 2 cars. I know most people in Florida don't use their garage as an actual garage because the house have no storage, and your water heater and HVAC are also in the "garage". Actually I only need a garage with 2 doors, but it's got to be deep enough to park a total of 4 cars (with the 2 "car" spots deep in the garage for my tools and workshop space).
Funny I was thinking about this yesterday.
My house was built in 2000 too
We never, ever have enough garage space becuase we all collect too much junk!
As a buyer, never bother with a listing agent. Carnival barking is their SOP. Bother your trusted agent to look into the property if it is something you think you are interested in.Had an issue today and I pulled a nasty...
I have a great agent in Florida but did not bother him as he has other things going on.
Seen a house I wanted and called the listing agent Thursday morning.
Asked about the house and of course he was clueless. Couldn't even tell me the builder which
I already knew. Seriously.
Without asking he tells me tomorrow is the open house and he will live stream it to me
and that way I can see the quality of it. He was going to get into all the hidden spaces and yada, yada, yada
He went on to bloviate how he has shocked the housing market and all of that good stuff.s
Typical nonsense nobody cares about.
Fast forward. Nothing from him. Zippo. Just 5 minutes ago he sends me a builder list of who could build
on one of my lots. Oh really... Nobody asked for that.
I called him just now and told him he has been dismissed. He wanted to plead his case, so I hung up and
blocked him. Nice and sweet. loser!
Was I mean?
Never seen an issue as it has it's own lane and I guess elderly folks may have a problem
IMO the garage is the most important part of the house, and the builders really dropped the ball with most of the garages in Florida, unless you go custom build. Most of their two car garages are a joke. I need as a bare minimum about 28' in depth, and 22' wide, even that is on the small side. Then add in an 8' high door like I have here. Coming from the North East we're giving up a basement.
They would call that 4 car around here.
They have them close to that size with just under 20' wide. That won't work for me. IIRC I saw a house with a 28' deep 22' wide garage which was nice, and doable. The HVAC and water tank inside it killed that deal, they should have put it in the laundry room. My wife is not a happy camper because of my requirements. The recent heatwave reinforced my hate for intensely hot weather, and the thought of it running for months on end has me rethinking this big time.
Well I took the wife to Orlando last week and it was cooler than hereThey have them close to that size with just under 20' wide. That won't work for me. IIRC I saw a house with a 28' deep 22' wide garage which was nice, and doable. The HVAC and water tank inside it killed that deal, they should have put it in the laundry room. My wife is not a happy camper because of my requirements. The recent heatwave reinforced my hate for intensely hot weather, and the thought of it running for months on end has me rethinking this big time.
I hear ya. I'm in no rush, especially with the market falling there, and the high insurance rates which keep moving higher.Well I took the wife to Orlando last week and it was cooler than here
I honestly would not be in a rush to buy in Florida if you have never lived there before. Rent for a year - or even one summer. If you survive, buy then.
My water heater is in the garage also but its tankless so its not bad. HVAC in the garage sounds silly. I think mine is 21'3" x 19'5" inside dimensions so my guess is on paper that it was 22 x 20.
You never wanted to go in the first place....
