Ali's House with voice over

LabRat · 10-30-2007, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Io they count the basement as part of the square footage when they talk about the sizes of houses up there?

Depends. I'll ask a realtor what the 'rules' are, but on a listing there is usually a 'total' square footage and a 'finished' square footage.

I don't remember what our house was listed as...the main floor is about 1000 sqft, but the basement is 5/6 finished, adding about another 800 sqft of living space. The part that isn't ''finished" is the laundry/storage area that is underneath the steps and alongside a portion of them.

Florida didn't have basements either. Where do you people put all your STUFF???

monster · 10-30-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Depends. I'll ask a realtor what the 'rules' are,

I jinx posted some "rules" and I know she's a real-estate junkie, so i'm guessing they're pretty spot on. They're pretty much what i remember from when househunting -so two houses listed as the same size could be vastly different if one had a finished usuable basement.

kerosene · 10-30-2007, 04:59 PM

I believe the rooms in a finished basement can be listed as long as they have a window and a closet. For example, a house with 3 bedrooms on the main floor and one in the basement that meets the criteria would be considered a 4 bedroom house. At least that is true in this state.

10-30-2007, 04:59 PM	#3
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I believe the rooms in a finished basement can be listed as long as they have a window and a closet. For example, a house with 3 bedrooms on the main floor and one in the basement that meets the criteria would be considered a 4 bedroom house. At least that is true in this state.

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