"The additional bathroom is a completely superfluous asset for at least 362 or 363 days each year, whereas a long commute does become a burden after a while." For instance, a recent study found that, when a person travels more than one hour in each direction, they have to make forty per cent more money in order to be as "satisfied with life" as someone with a short commute.
http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2008/07/buying_the_wrong_house.php
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/16/070416fa_fact_paumgarten
