The house in the background went on the market about two weeks ago for an advertised price of $1.2 million US dollars.  That’s not unusual for this area as the price of housing has always been extremely high and almost all of the new houses being built are McMansions.

As the house went through the various phases of construction, I had this nagging feeling that something about it was different.  And then one day it occurred to me – the house has a one-car garage.

Now I have nothing against one-car garages, but one of the standard features one sees in the McMansions going up around here is a two-car garage. 

Would you buy this house if you could get one with comparable floor space and features at the same price, in the same neighborhood, with a two-car garage?