When does basement's sqft get counted?

[Anonymous]

When ever the realtor feels like it or not, or just some part of the basement there is no rhyme or reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what to do with ours. It’s got two below grade windows, a finished floor and ceiling and the walls that are not foundation are finished. But the walls that are foundation are parted and can’t be finished /drywalled or have anything hung on them bc the walls need to breathe. But the space is included in the HVAC.

Can you frame out those walls with 8" or a foot gap for foundation venting?

That’s one option but the space is not that nice to begin with; it really needs that 8-12” to feel spacious.

[Anonymous]

Was the work permitted? That makes a difference. If the county has it listed as finished, it counts as finished square footage, but if the county has it listed as unfinished (e.g the work was done, but not legally), then it's still listed as unfinished.

[Anonymous]

In VA MLS shows above grade and below grade separately, so the listing will only have the above grade. However, sites like Redfin and Zillow add them together.