A click together floor - especially vinyl because it is thin and the click systems are vulnerable to damage - can be VERY difficult to lay in the "wrong" direction. It can double or triple the time to install when working backwards.....and be prepared for TWICE the "waste" when working backwards. If you want 2400sf of transitionless flooring then you REALLY need to pay the piper and GLUE IT DOWN. Yep. Glue down gets you want you want - cost will double for install....but you get away from transitions and you don't worry about working backwards. Glue down vinyl planks are WITHOUT the click edge....so there's no worry about which direction you need to work. Cost will be a factor. Some click together vinyl can have issues with "transitionless" spaces...while others do not. Some will advertise they have no problems when in fact they do. Large installs with vinyl on multiple levels/etc this gets very tricky to do it without transitions. And to be clear, transition strips are fairly cheap compared to a full glue down install. And it might be cheaper to use transitions than paying for MORE flooring (because of the waste/damage when installing backwards) and longer installation times (labor costs go up when you work "slowly"). There are some professionals who might not even attempt the "backward" install because they don't want the hassle, nor do they want to be blamed for damaging ALL THOSE PLANKS. Just a little FYI. If you REALLY MUST HAVE the "transitionless" floor - pay the piper and have it glued into place.

we used LVT as our walkout basement flooring. Finished on site hardwood everywhere else. I like that the LVT is everywhere in the basement including the bathroom floor. Lots of wet, sandy people coming into basement from lake. So far, so good. we used cork in our last house in the basement and even though it was warm, soft and luxurious..it didnt hold up. I think the LVT will hold up better.

Depends on your market/area/house. In our neighborhood/price range/house age, it would be out of place anywhere other than a finished basement and very much negatively affect the value if put in as the primary flooring, especially for appraisal. In other areas around here, it's right at home in the entire house and is getting put in a lot. On the other hand, right now you could sell a cardboard box anywhere here in a hot minute for over list price with 10 offers to pick from, so it may also depend on how far out you're looking and if this market continues for a while....

I don't know about the OP but @Cynthia we decided to go ahead and have it installed. We went with the Angel Trail. I will admit that the color is a bit lighter than we thought but we are getting more used to it. Also, the grout lines/tile lines are not very pronounced. My flooring company let me know this in advance and I could tell on the sample board as well. So we can see the lines but they aren't as noticeable like other vinyl tile flooring (we have another brand in our bathrooms). We just had it installed last week so we will see how well it does. According to the flooring company we used, Provenza is a well known brand that's been around a long time but these stone looking tiles are fairly new.