To add a Shower or not

[Suraj Guptha]

I bought a 5 bedroom house which actually has about 7 living spaces, one full bathroom and 2 half bathrooms (no shower). I intend to BRRRR with it.

I am very conflicted about expanding one of the 1/2 bathrooms to add a shower. On one hand I am thinking a house with 5-7 rooms should have a second shower to improve rentability and on the other hand I am thinking if I should leave as it is and save on rehab costs. Most 5 bedroom houses in the area have more than 1 shower.

Do you think a second shower is required for a 5 bedroom house for rentability and eventually sellability? 

Will it improve rentability drastically or it won't matter?  

How much would converting a 1/2 bath into a 3/4th bath add to the overall appraised cost? 

Appreciate your views on this.

[Gordon French]

Add the shower... An additional shower will typically repay you twice the cost of adding it. In your case that house truly needs it and not having it will hurt you.