This poll was active 12.15.2013 through 12.21.2013
Tag: basement
What’s the best use for a Seattle-area basement?
Let’s say you own a home in the Seattle area that sports an unfinished basement. Do you: Leave it unfinished and use it as storage? Partially finish it and use it as a workshop? Finish it and use it as a rec room? Fully finish it with bedrooms and a bathroom? Something else? I’m curious…
Poll: Under my house, I prefer…
This poll was active 01.22.2012 through 01.28.2012
Misleading Total Square Footage from NWMLS Includes Unfinished Basements by Design
If you’ve been searching for homes in the Seattle area for longer than about a week, you’ve probably had an experience like this: After searching your favorite listings website for homes between 1,500 and 2,000 square feet, you find a decent-looking 1,800 square foot home that looks like a good candidate in your price range….
Finished Basements: What Could Go Wrong?
If you have spent some time looking at homes for sale around here, you have probably noticed that finished basements are frequently used as a major selling point, with some listings even counting a finished basement in the advertised total square footage of a home. However, as an article in today’s Seattle P-I points out,…