The red circle to the right of the house would be a perfect spot for an additional detached garage/shop one day. Driveway conveniently already setup perfectly for it.
The empty lot to the left was actually purchased and split down the middle by this homeowner and the homeowner to the left, so no worries about construction there. Extra lawn to maintain though, but my push mower days are over. The yard and landscaping is immaculate, and I have no green thumb, so we're just going to retain the current landscapers the homeowners use:
Flood map, no issues. Flood zone doesn't extend past the lake across the street at all since there's a steep dropoff down to it from those folks' back yards:
