> Yet we consumers love to envision the maximum usage for a particular item – like a house or a car – then buy the item with a capacity high enough to accommodate our visions.<p>It's one step worse for houses. Even a single person should buy a "starter home" with 3 bedrooms in a good school district. Why? Not because the single person wants it, but merely because home buyers are encouraged to think that this makes the house easier to sell later, and even single buyers like yourself will not want an unsellable house.