There are several ways where I have known sellers to attempt to add to their living area square footage:
-Calling an enclosed porch "living area"
-Calling a loft over a garage "living area"
-Calling partially-finished basement areas "living area"
-In a two-story home, doubling the footprint of the first floor to determine the living area, but not accounting for the vaulted ceilings
-In a deep garage, calling the separate workshop / laundry room in the rear "living area"
-Adding the sq ft of a detached guest room to the living area of the main structure
-In a standard home that has an attached garage, a small front porch and a medium rear porch, "accidentally" combining the sq ft of the porches and/or garage to the living area
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