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Originally Posted by Sliver
Trust me on this, you will use your backyard way less if you live in a walk-out. A standard house usually has a very accessible backyard. With a walk-out, you will be carrying your shoes through the basement (and asking your friends to do the same) to access the yard.
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This is true. The value of a walkout is that a developed basement is much more useable in a walkout. In my last non-walkout house, I rarely stayed in my developed basement much because it felt very cooped up.
I agreed very much that you'll use your yard less in a walkout if that's important to you. But the huge upside of a walkout is, well, it doesn't tend to leak as much and even if it does leak, it's easier to fix as the foundation is above grade.
Also, say you spend $60K to develop a walkout plus the added $40K more for the lot. For $100K you get a whole floor of squad footage and in this market, that's a very good deal. A hillside walkout bungalow is huge improvment over a non-walkout bungalow.