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| Square footage (not counting basement) - 1,138 sq ft. The entire basement completely finished w/bathroom, storage room, laundry room and 14x37 foot req room.
Does the finished basement double the square footage? |
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| I think it would depend on how the RE agents calculate it there (and probably the assessor). At the top of the page, it says GW is considering a small house to be under 2000 square feet (*snicker*)...so it'd be close, even with basement, given that requirement. |
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| Thanks Jason. I actually consider my current house a medium sized house compared to my last home, which was 1,447 sq ft total with no basement (cape cod, 1 1/2 levels 4 bd, 2 bth). The new house has more space and the basement is large enough for a party. I laugh too at the "small house" requirements. Boy, oh boy! |
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- Posted by spunbondwarrior (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 08 at 0:16
| If it's heated and "finished", it counts towards the total square footage. Do you consider this description as a small house?: 744 actually heated sq ft no basement, no attic, no "utility" room... A long drawn out constantly changing affair it is and has been...In theory, we will actually finish and move into it by next fall. I however want to build a new one already, what I started out to build, a round house... The new house: Editorial time: HAGD |
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| Your house is the same sq ft as mine. But no basement here. As mentioned, basements are up for grabs depending upon the state lived in. Some included if finished, some included even if not. Basements here are shown as separate sq footage regardless, listings are shown with the primary living space. My last home was listed at 1800 sq ft, basement was 1000 and not part of the total. If I did a search for a home with 1100 sp ft, it would not include the basement. I'd have to select a basement option. Which asks the question as to how they base taxes on houses with basements finished/unfinished. 1800 sq ft now sounds huge to me. I miss that at times, but sure nice not to be cleaning extra baths and large rooms. Odd how 700 sq ft really is a huge amount of great space for os much more options and room. So, to answer you, I'd consider your house small. Although if I had a finished basement would call my house big (2200)in the scheme of things. Have a wonderful log cabin in back, wish it was attached to the house...then I'd have a "big" house. |
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