Ok, good! That will make it much easier/more doable. We'd say a small covered porch in between the garage and the other side of the front door would be fine. Possibly put the opening onto the porch down near the garage? It sounds like you're looking more for covered entrance space where you can leave a wet umbrella rather than a porch you will sit on. I would not design it too deep or "big" or you will risk overpowering the rest of the house. It will also decrease the amount of natural sunlight entering the house through the front windows so that is another consideration...... Don't do a railing if code will allow. That will help make the porch aesthetically "smaller", save you some money, and if you end up wanting to put some chairs out there it will give you a little more space to sit comfortably without adding sq/ft. Hope this helped