I like the 2 master suite idea.

What does this mean? "4 bedrooms upstairs that are Jack and Jills with 2 shared bathrooms with 1 half bath". Do you mean the 4 bedrooms are all connecting? If you mean the bathrooms are Jack and Jill bathrooms, spend the money to make them independent. Jack and Jill bathrooms cause endless trouble with people being locked out.

1. If you can eliminate J&J baths, I would do that, and eliminate the extra 1/2 bath upstairs. Who is in all of these bedrooms? If you have guests, they will be in a bedroom, won't they? So they will have a J&J bathroom attached to their room? Side note: this is one BIG reason I dislike J&J baths. Generally speaking they only "work" for young kids. There's a big privacy issue/door issue for older kids/adults. That's a lot of bathrooms to clean... Also, when do you plan on selling this home you haven't lived in yet that you're concerned about resale? A lot of things can change if you plan on being here for 20 years. If you only plan on being there for 4 or 5, then you can consider resale, but you're better off matching what others are doing in the neighborhood. If you need 2 master bedrooms, go for it. If you wouldn't use the upstairs master, then I think it's maybe not worth it, but of everything on your list, that's the one thing that may impact resale.

2. I like taller doors but that's me.

3. Man doors are nice to have.

4. Agree with Mark if you can do a window instead.

5. Um, are you sure they're not shower/tub combos? I have never heard of a bathroom only having a tub. If they are shower/tub combos, then it's NOT more versatile to have it only be a shower. If you are planning to have 4 kids to fill these bedrooms, they will almost exclusively take baths for the first 4 or 5 years, so NOT having a tub is LESS versatile.

How are you going to use the home? With the 4 bedrooms upstairs, is one of those intended to be a guest room? If so, do it with its own bathroom - guests are not going to want to share with anyone - they’ll want their privacy. Or, is the guest bedroom on the main floor? I personally think the taller doors are worth the upgrade - It is one of the first things I notice going into other homes and it looks fantastic. I like the idea about a window (to be converted to a door in the future). Can’t believe they’re charging you for a service door (or perhaps I misunderstood)

I have a garage at our rental house and it has no man-door to get into it without opening the main garage car doors. It is one of the most annoying things ever. If I were going to be here long term, I'd gladly pay 2100$ for a man-door to walk through.

Thank you for the responses everyone!

I am not sure if it is possible to remove the Jack and Jill easily as the hallways to bedrooms 3 and 4 are connected to it. Bedrooms 5 and 6 are possible though.

To answer some questions, there are a pair of Jack and Jills upstairs. The 4 bedrooms and 2 baths give a pair of 2 Jack and Jills. I will upload a second story floor plan so that it is easier to visualize.

The bedrooms will be for our family and the bedrooms will be for our kids, family/guests and in-laws should they decide to help us raise our kids when we are at work. I see a possibility that 2 of the bedrooms (Jack and Jill) will be guest beds. So if we do have guests, they would be using the Jack and Jill bathroom.

As anj_p has commented, "If you have guests, they will be in a bedroom, won't they? So they will have a J&J bathroom attached to their room?" -- The guests would be in a Jack and Jill bedroom with an attached bathroom. Makes somewhat of a sense if they are going to be using a shower that converting the half bath upstairs that is accessible by all is not really needed since staying in a room upstairs will have a bathroom attached.

"Um, are you sure they're not shower/tub combos?" -- so both Jack and Jills are equipped with a standard tub. We were thinking of making one of the Jack and Jills have a shower instead of a tub but to keep the other Jack and Jill with a tub so that there is at least one tub and 1 shower upstairs. Unless we convert the half bath to a full bathroom.

The ceiling height on the 1st floor is 9 feet 4 inches. They offer the standard 6'8 doors as standard or the 8ft doors on the first floor as an "upgrade". It does give the illusion of higher ceilings when doing the 8 feet doors. It's just I read that it is better doing on 10 feet ceilings. Would it look weird with 9'4 ceilings? The main exterior door entrance to the house comes with 8 feet door. The 2nd floor does not have that option and will be 6'8 doors since the ceiling height is 8 feet upstairs.

None of my business but how many children do you have?

Not a pro so take this with that in mind. The DR is too far from the kitchen. I wouldn't want to carry food down a hall past a bathroom. For so many BR the FR and den are small. If the guests are unrelated they won't want to sure the J&J bathroom. I also dislike the game room on 2nd floor.

You seem to be overbuilding. You talk about "IF" someone wants to move in and help raise the children. They would need a suite (bedroom, bathroom & sitting room) not a room with a J&J. You also mention resale so don't build a house so specific to you that it won't resell

Your questions are whether the options are worth it and helps resell - that just depends on where it's built and what you prioritize.

If it's in a tract subdivision, values are usually consistent in a range, so the take rate for these options on all the houses will matter. So if most of the houses are at $700K, and you tally up options to $750K, you may be held back to say $725K theoretically, but you cannot pinpoint a future market/buyer exactly. Over time though as homeowners add on and remodel their houses your gap that was closer initially may realize more of it's actual cost as other houses increase their value.

If it's an infill lot in an established neighborhood, the market is harder to pinpoint.

Some of the options will not be realized with resale (e.g. the pool door, the open railing) as those are minor to what will make the house marketable. Substantial options like 6bd/6.5bath will carry more value than 6bd/4.5bath.

So, do the options that are important to you, your lifestyle, and fits in your budget. Prioritize options that would be difficult to do later.

Personally I'd rethink this whole design. it's not good.

The best houses orient the public rooms towards the south for the best passive solar heating and cooling

The best houses are L, U, T, H, or I shaped.

The best houses are only one to two rooms deep. And covered lanai, porches, garages, etc count as rooms in this case. (This house is 3 rooms x 4 rooms deep!)

The best houses make sure kitchens have natural light, meaning windows so one doesn't have to have lighting 24/7 to use the kitchen. (And no, dining areas with windows 10' or more from the kitchen will not allow for natural light. Notice not a single window within the kitchen!)

The best houses make sure all public rooms and bedrooms have windows on at least two walls.

The best houses keep public and private spaces separate. (meaning private spaces are off in their own wing and not right off of kitchens or living rooms)

The best houses do not have you walk through the work zone of the kitchen to bring laundry to the laundry room. (see how one walks from guest bedroom to laundry room. And honestly walking across family room from master isn't so great either.)

The best houses do not have walk in closets too small to stand inside.

The best houses have an organizing “spine” so it’s easy to determine how to get from room to room in the house and what makes sense.

I will add where will you sit to eat meals as the dining room is too far from the kitchen and the cafe with the need to get to the back bedroom makes it impossible to put a table and chairs.

Everyone has gotten spoiled with their own bathrooms! As a guest, I have no problem using a hallway bathroom. I also don't mind sharing a hallway bathroom and prefer that over sharing a j&j. I never liked that a visiting adult (well know or not) could have unseen access to a child through a j&j bathroom.

I didn't do any en-suite secondary bathroom in the house we are building. Whoever buys our house one day, can feel free to remodel as they want and add more bathrooms instead of having large walk-in closets.

For OP, bedrooms 5 & 6 could have their doors moved down and the bathroom would then become a hall bath. The OP already has 6 toilets!

This wasn’t one of your questions, but the dining room/kitchen/powder room issue would be a big fat no for me. Way too far from the kitchen to the table. And a potty room right beside the dining room? Nope.

At first glance at the floor plans it looks like a convoluted mess.

So many thoughts. I would use optional bedrooms 6 and 7 to give those private bathrooms and then move the media room to bed 5. Also, that bathroom just a step away from the dining room is a big fat no. Swap the pantry/utility and move the powder over there.

How committed are you to this plan?

Could be wrong, but this looks like a tract home to me (with available pre-set options), if so, there is no real way to revamp the layout and start over….for the most part, it is what it is.

To me the side garage door is the most necessary upgrade (especially if you store garden tools in garage). The taller doors are the least important one. The pool door does not seem really necessary either as the patio door is right next to it.

Having guests share a J&J bathroom is an awful idea...