# The ultimate fixer-upper? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580 "2023-01-21T21:45:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/1 "2023-01-21T21:45:23Z")
It _is_ an eye-catching real estate listing. > **[5603 Winslow Rd, Franklin, TN 37064 | MLS #2476796 | Zillow](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5603-Winslow-Rd-Franklin-TN-37064/2060108262_zpid/)** > > For sale This 0 square foot single family home has 0 bedrooms and 0.0 bathrooms. It is located at 5603 Winslow Rd Franklin, Tennessee. I couldn’t help but notice how much the front foyer view (photo #21) resembles that of Candyland in _Django Unchained_, though ultimately in a bit better shape. \*Franklin TN is the site of the first lynching of a Jewish man in the U.S. (8/15/1868). ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/2 "2023-01-21T22:41:59Z")
So…the listing is really for the property? I assume the home needs to be demolished. So, there’s a big cost. Then a new home built so…another big cost. I have no idea if this is a bad deal though. The property does look really nice. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/3 "2023-01-21T22:44:03Z")
I assume the buyer is essentially buying just the land and outbuildings, and would almost certainly tear down the mansion and build new. But I have to ask, what is a 4 1/2 car garage? I know in real estate speak a half bath is just a toilet and sink, no tub or shower. But I’ve never seen a half garage in a real estate listing before. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/4 "2023-01-21T22:47:11Z")
I think the 0.5 car part can be considered as just extra space for a workbench or bikes and so on. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/5 "2023-01-21T22:48:11Z")
I’ve seen that or phrases like extra deep garage. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/6 "2023-01-22T13:23:58Z")
Our house has a half garage. It’s a spot big enough for another car, but has no garage door (does have a window), and is intended perhaps to be used as a workshop or storage, or converted to an extra room. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/7 "2023-01-22T13:41:42Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > But I have to ask, what is a 4 1/2 car garage? A friend of mine built a 3 1/2 car garage. Room for three cars and a workshop with just a man door. Also a storage attic above the whole shebang. He only has two cars, so when we go to visit during winter weather, he opens the third garage door from his home and we park inside! ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-fixer-upper/978580/8 "2023-01-22T13:57:26Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > But I have to ask, what is a 4 1/2 car garage? I think it’s the house you move into when you had 9 cars but got divorced.