Why aren the number of bathrooms and bedrooms listed?
Bathrooms are expressed in terms of fixtures. A fixture, in essence, is the hole through which water runs. For instance, a property record card that lists 5 fixtures would translate to one and one-half bathrooms; that is, the full bath might include one fixture for a single sink, one fixture for a shower/tub combination, and one fixture for the toilet. The half-bath may be a toilet and a sink (two fixtures), for a total of five. A sink in a laundry room or utility room is not counted as a fixture. Bedrooms are not listed because all measurements are taken from the outside of a home, and specific rooms are not broken out. Many times bedrooms are used as a den, study, or storage room and not used as bedrooms at all.
