# Home buyers - how important is a basement?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 9, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-buyers-how-important-is-a-basement/838404 "2019-08-09T11:28:13Z")\
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> [@Do you own your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-your-body/112921/27):
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> Nebraska = Twisters
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> I vote for basement.

Yup. As extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change, basements are going to rise in value.

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