How Should I Remodel My Townhouse Bathrooms?

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Q: I am in the process of buying a 1960's, two-bedroom townhouse. The bedrooms are equal in size and share a Jack and Jill bathroom (upstairs). There is a powder room downstairs. The bathroom has a shared bath/shower combination in the middle with two doors, and each side has a sink/vanity and toilet. The bathroom is very small but I will steal space from a hallway closet for the remodel. I will split the bathrooms and want to have a separate walk-in shower and bathtub. I don't have space for two full baths, which would be ideal.

My options appear to be:
1) Shower in the master, and the bathtub in the guest room;
2) Master with separate walk-in shower and bathtub, and a half bath in the guest room
3) Master with bath and shower, and a half bath in the hallway instead of the guest room
4) Full large bathroom with separate walk-in shower, bathtub, accessible by both bedrooms (two doors).

The house is currently listed as a 1.5 bath, option 1 will result in a 2.5 bath, options 2 and 3, an odd 1full/2 half baths (which I don't believe I have seen), and option 4 would remain a 1.5 bath. I saw a similar place to mine whereby the seller added a shower to the powder room making it a 2 bath, but the shower was added to the downstairs powder room off of the kitchen and was extremely small and awkward. Upstairs they had 1 large, recently renovated bathroom shared by both bedrooms. In line with my personal preference (option 4) since I don't have frequent guests. Besides possibly flipping this property in a couple of years, I may want to rent it out. Likely buyers/renters in this area are single individuals or couples, with a lower chance of roomates.

Your feedback will be most appreciated.


--Anonymous, Houston, TX

A: If this were my investment, I would do the following:

Leave your downstairs powder room as-is.

If space allows, split the upstairs bathroom into 2 separate bathrooms, using the hall closet to add space. The 1st bathroom should have a vanity, toilet, and the shower-over-tub. The 2nd bedroom should have a vanity, toilet, and the shower only version. With this layout, you can claim to have Two Master Suites.

The layout I described above is the most asked-for layout I experience. If each bedroom has its own private bathroom, that feature alone could separate you from the competition when buyers are comparing your property to others.
Denise Shur is a Realtor® with 1:1 Realty in San Jose, CA.

A: Go for the two separate baths with a shower only in the master. It will payoff when you resell. Good luck!
Carrie Abfall is a Realtor® with RE/MAX Real Estate Professionals in Columbus, IN.

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