Is doubling the size of a house a good idea? Probably not because it will most likely be larger than anything in the neighborhood, which leads to superadequacy (being overbuilt for the neighborhood). I ran across this property the other day in Yolo County, and this house is definitely going to be oversized for the local market. Doesn’t it look like an entire 2-story house is being added to the back of the original house? What do you think this will do to property value?

If you have any questions, or real estate appraisal or property tax appeal needs in the Greater Sacramento Region, contact Lundquist Appraisal by phone 916-595-3735, email, Facebook, Twitter or subscribe to posts by email.

I took a photo of a “McMansion” today in South Sacramento. This house is currently for sale and is a whopping 3,293 square feet in the middle of a neighborhood of mostly single-story 1100-1400 square foot homes (with 3 or 4 bedrooms). It looks like this one may have actually been 1607 square feet originally, so it was already on the upper end of gross living area for the neighborhood, but now it has grown to over twice its original size. This house weighs in now as a 6 bedroom / 3 bathroom property (with a 3-car garage). What do you think?