Your prefer to buy a house without a garage, but with enough land to build your own garage?
Buying a new home today is much easier than before due to the impressive number of properties listed on the local real estate market.
The properties available for sale can come with attached or detached garages or without a garage, but with enough land to build one according to your preferences.
A garage is very useful because you can keep your vehicles there to be protected from the outside weather elements, and you can also keep some of your stuff there (tools, rims, tires, etc.)
Buying a house with attached or detached garage
When buying an existing home, you don't have to look only at the price of the house, you also have to consider the cost of the entire property.
Besides the fact that you have to repair, replace, and update things in the house, you also have to change a few or more things in the garage, which again will generate additional costs,
More than that, homes with an attached garage, come with limited space because the size of the garage is largely dictated by the space required by the house.
There is way more freedom in a detached garage. Older homes and even some modern homes can come with a detached garage.
It is healthier for you and your family to keep the smoke and the noise produced by your vehicles away from the house.
A detached garage also reduces the number of access points in the house, which improves security.
However, if the size of the detached garage does not match your current requirements, you have to expand the garage, which will involve additional costs and time consumed with the design of the new garage, permits, a construction company, etc.
Buying a house without garage, but with enough space to build one
A home without a garage can be slightly cheaper, but if you need a garage for your vehicles, to deposit tools and other personal stuff, or perform a daily activity, you have to find a house with enough land to build your detached garage,
When planning your future garage you have to consider the aesthetic of the house and match the materials used to build the house with the materials used for the garage,
You also want to know the activity or activities that will take place in your future garage because you maybe only want to park your vehicles there, or maybe you want to use it as workshop, which is a much different thing.
You have to look at the existing house and have the conversation with your designer, architect or your design-build contractor to reach a sense at the end of the day between what you want and what you can really do.
In terms of proportion, you have to consider the height of the structure, the overall height of the garage and how it relates to the width and the garage door size.
If you want to keep more vehicles there or even larger things, such as bikes over your cars or even a boat, you will need a taller and wider garage door.
When the design and the permits are done, the construction itself will not take long, but the amount spent will be proportional with the size of your garage, you can consider an average cost of $50 per square foot..
Is it better to Buy or Build your garage?
Well, it depends on your budget and your willing to work.
If you buy a home with an attached or detached garage, you will only have to repair and replace a few things in the house and garage, which involves some costs.
If you want to build a new garage, you will need a new design, new permits, and a generous budget. If you can do some of the work yourself, you can save between 25 and 40 percent of the total cost.
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