Would a family of 3 or 4 rather have a 2 car garage or shelves?

[Bruce P.]

Hi,

I have a friend pretty new to real estate, but he recently bought a 4 bed 2 bath single family home with a 2 car garage (for like 2 sedans).  The catch is that to fit both cars, he'll have to clear out extra shelves and a workbench.  Personally, I think it's handy to have a workbench and some extra shelves. But as I think about it, for a family of 3 or 4 wanting to rent a house, do you think they'd probably want space to park 2 cars?  Just trying to get some ideas from an investment point of view (rather than as someone living in the house as a primary residence), since different families may have different preferences.

[Wayne Brooks]

A 2 car garage rarely ends up with 2 cars in it....in Fl anyway.  Unless the house is in an area with severe winters/snow, I’d think most families would use part, if not all, of the garage for storage.