SageHill
Herd Master
I love basements. Grew up in the midwest (northern IL) and practically everyone has a basement. The one thing to make sure you have is a good sump-pump. I do remember when the power went out it was a bucket brigade to keep the sump from overflowing into the basement. Nothing that a little generator couldn't handle now a days. Great for storage, making into additional living areas, just general anything you want area. As a kid ours had a workshop (wood stuff not automotive), a sewing room, a reloading room, and a ping pong table.