Very nice looking, great you can already get the 4 post even better no rooms above it if you ever want to go up with the roof. I think I'd kind of prefer the rear drive, can be out making a mess with yard equipment, cars, etc and still be presentable from front street view
Yeah... At first I really did not want a rear loading garage, but the pros outweigh the cons. Lots of room in the driveway and it appears we have a significantly bigger plot that is wide as hell in the front - we can fit probably 6-7 cars on the street that are still technically in front of our house. I was used to battling out for parking spaces in front of our townhome.
Did the home inspection yesterday and there wasn't anything alarming. Just a couple small things that need to be taken care of. The house is nearing 10 years old and everything was pretty normal.
We've already narrowed down what we want to do first too:
-Entire house needs paint... they painted it themselves and it looks like dog shit (ie: painting over outlets, painting over light fixtures, painting over crown molding, etc etc)
-Dress up the living room a bit: recessed lighting, crown molding, built ins, and snake electrical to the wall above the fireplace for our TV.
-Replace the carpet on the stairs with wood.
-Repair some wall damage in the garage and paint it, install high lift garage doors with direct drive garage door motors, epoxy coat the garage floor and install a 4 post lift.
-Install a rear patio... we've never had a patio/deck in our townhome and it was something we really wanted this time around.
-Closet built-ins
Eventually we will be re-staining the floors, repainting the kitchen cabinets and reworking the kitchen island, but that can hold off.