More square footage or better upgrades?
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Crystal H
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How some builders come up with square footage.
Comments (7)There is little concensus on how square footage should be calculated. Is it possible there is a legitimate reason for the discrepancy? The generally accepted way to calculate squate footage in our area is to measure the OUTSIDE of the living space (heated, finished, not porches, not garage, not attic unless finished, not basement even if finished, etc.), then subtractions are made for two story spaces that are material. They generally don't subtract for foyers that are two story, but would subtract for a room that had a ceiling going to the second floor level. Subtractions are not made for space within the living envelope that is not livable (insides of walls, etc.). My house is somewhere between 3798 (my calculation) and 4300 square feet (tax assessor). There appraiser said it was somewhere in between. That's a pretty big difference, IMO. If I was going to sell I guess I could use the higher square footage and get away with it....See MoreSquare footage and bank apprasials
Comments (9)appraisals also differ by location. For example, a new home builder could have several subdivisions located all over a large metro area..with some of the subdivisions being maybe 75-100 miles apart. Maybe some of the subdivisions have the exact same model/floorplan with the exact sq footage. Maybe by chance, the homes are the same age and have the same options. But the same model in town A could appraise for $50k more than the exact model in town B, which are 75 miles apart. Why? Maybe town A has better schools and/or is a more expensive town that has a better location due to proximity to certain things, maybe closer to the mountains or sea or something....See MoreHow much flexibility is there with square footage, # baths, etc?
Comments (9)It was listed as 3600 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. I have no idea how they figured that. We bought it primarily for the acreage (6 acres, not huge but large for the area). Features of the house that we liked were the enormous living rooms, rustic fireplaces, and giant picture windows in the kitchen and dining room. The garage area was a definite downside, and we'd convert it back to a garage posthaste if we didn't have more pressing issues inside the actual house....See MoreHelp! Selling split level - square footage issues
Comments (56)I've attempted to explain issues regarding the house I want to sell, including associated issues that figure into my decisions. The associated issues are complex, and mistaken assumptions have been made by some commenters here that are wildly off-base, offensive and inappropriate. Suffice it to say, I am not leaving this town. I am not selling the property where I live. I've joined others in my community who are fighting for responsible building regulations to stop damaging run-off. I'm sorry if some commenters don't like that, but nothing you say will change this. It depresses me that land is considered so disrespectfully in this forum, and I wish all would consider land has more identity than just a box of cereal. Land has geographic identity.....the place on the map of this planet. Geological identity......the ancient bedrock beneath it. Biological identity.....the biodiversity of flora and fauna that call it home. Environmental identity......land and water quality. Historic identity.....the natural and social identities previously. Community identity.....as a permanent fixture in social surroundings. Tax identity.....what we owe for services that facilitate the surroundings. Personal property identity.....that which we call home. I was raised to respect land, and it depresses me that some people see it as merely transactional, a commodity to be exploited and then move on, and who cares about the damage to the land and those who remain. I'm not anti-capitalism, but late-stage capitalism seems to have eroded all other values. It's an unsustainable mentality, unsuitable to a shrinking planet. Besides being caretakers of land, we're caretakers of our own souls. You might even consider them one and the same....See MoreSina Sadeddin Architectural Design
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