1 car side garage vs 2 car backyard garage on long narrow lot

[Barry Smith]

I am remodeling a property I recently bought and am interested to know what everyone thinks about the property value impact of building a one-car detached garage on the side of a small 2/1 house vs. a two-car garage in the backyard. 

A one-car side of house garage would fill in unused space on the side of the house and leave a much bigger backyard.

A two-car backyard garage would obviously hold two cars and/or more storage but would cut up a lot of backyard space and make the space on the side of the house useable only as a longer driveway.

Any thoughts on which might be better/worse for property value would be greatly appreciated!

[Evan Polaski]

@Barry Smith, what do the other properties in the market have?  What is the general demographics of the market?

I live in Cincinnati, and we intentionally built a single car garage when renovating our house.  It is not attached, but we did not want to take up the whole backyard with a garage.  Granted our house is larger and more catered to families, so wanted to have adequate yard for kids to play.  

The more I think through it, I think older neighborhoods a single car is expected, if any at all.  Additionally, with the pandemic, people are wanting more outdoor space, so having a yard that people can spend time in is more valuable.