Both houses include a developed basement so both basements would be liveable space. The one big advantage to me with the walkout is the green space it backs onto for resale. The lot is an extra 8600, which doesnt seem like that much and would be worth its weight in resale. With the greespace you arent looking at slobs but rather the park. It's a tough call for me. I would build the stairs down from the beck to be able to get to the yard but those stairs would be steep and not good in the winter.
The walkout itself is $17,600 where the 40K comes from is additional $8,600 for the lot, 6,000 for the raised deck and columns, 2,000 for the trim upgrades, and 5000 added on for a possible control allowance (if required). This was just a quick quote but all said and done it was about 40K more.
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