When we bought two years ago, a three-car garage was a priority. We use every inch of it.

Well,you are seeing first hand that people do want a golf cart garage. It makes selling a house go a lot faster - and also adds to the value.

I have friends who have a two car garage. They have two cars and a golf cart. It can be done but they have said if they ever trade up that a golf cart garage is mandatory.

We looked at adding to a 1.5 garage with an added 14x28 Cart garage. The cost estimate was $25,000...the 1.5 is just too small.

It's just useful space
 

No more than having a refrigerator or dishwasher is prestige. It's functional space. Let's face it, most Villages homes are quite small and space is at a premium. Many people park their vehicles in the driveway because their garage is full of storage items. I wish I had space for two cars and a cart, but I don't either. We do have a stretch garage which was a requirement for me when we bought.

Golf cart garages are a blessing! I really miss my cellar up north.

I have a 1.5 garage & wish I had a separate garage for the cart. The .5 area really should be for storage & the separate cart garage could keep the lingering gas cart smell separate from the laundry area!

We have a courtyard villa, can the drive way and or the garage be stretched?

Most buyers will narrow down their search to 2 or 3 homes. Then you check off what one has over another. If two homes are equal, then the one with golf cart garage would win. Unless of course, price and location are not alike. In the Lake Sumter area you could emphasize Virginia Trace is the most desirable village for it's location is so close to the square and yet it's somewhat secluded since Canal is not a busy thoroughfare. Location, Location, Location, what more could you ask! That would be my headline on your home listing.

You know overall I'm very happy here in TV but we're the kind of people that don't want to stay in one place for a long time. The model of home we have, I know we could sell it less than any of the TV realators have listed of the same model. But our stipulation is we'll sell it ourselves because I'm not going to sell it & be out of it the day of the signing like TV say, because that means you have to buy another house to go to when we sign. We would pay rent until we found another one, because our next one may not be in TV. Oh well, this won't happen for a while yet but we really think we could give someone a good deal & we could be happy with the very little money we would make it.

If you have a ttwo car garage and two vehicles, especially if one or both of them are SUV's, those two vehicles will fill the garage and not leave room for a golf car, even if there is a stretch on the garage. More importantly, having the golf car garage space makes the resale easier. I think you get the money for the golf car garage back in full and maybe even more when you sell the house. We just bought a new Premier home with a 3 car stretched garage because we need the storage space.

Its all about storage space-- more room for stuff- nothing more,

You will find the right buyer, no worries. Just as some like blue and some like red, there is a buyer for your house. We continue to live smaller and have less each and every year. We downsize, and give away, and need very little space or stuff to love this place we call home for 6 awesome months! Peace out...

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