From: "joe0000007" <5@3.3>
Newsgroups: alt.real-estate
Subject: Re: Converted Garage Good Or Bad?
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 05:57:17 GMT


"joe0000007" <5@3.3> wrote in message
news:MpIGd.885959$lR6.133393@news.easynews.com...
> I have a very small house, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, I believe 1120 square feet
> with the CG.  The 1 car garage was converted to a living area before I
> bought it.  It actually looks ok, no sliding glass door on the front or
> anything.
>
> I'm going to sell it this year.  Should I convert this back to a garage to
> make it easier to sell?  A real estate agent told me once that a CG house
> was less marketable.  This is in a middle to lower middle class
> neighborhood.  Mine is probably the least expensive house in the area.  I
> bought it for 50,000 in 1993.  Thanks for any advice.


I should mention that I might do the conversion myslef with some help from a
buddy.