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“5 Bedrooms & 4 Baths” Really?!? Yes, Really

Appearances vs. Reality Though it doesn’t look it, this 1 1/2 story Longfellow (Minneapolis) home truly packs 5 Bedrooms and 4 Baths into its three finished levels. The explanation for the “appearances vs. reality” mis-match? The home is a walk-out — that is, on a lot that slopes down from the front — and functionally...
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Arizona Walkouts

“Walk´- out“:  when a home is built on a slight hill sloping away from the front, making the lower level above grade. Walkout basements are something I associate with the Midwest, not the Southwest; for one thing, homes in the Southwest usually don’t have basements. However, that doesn’t mean Phoenix doesn’t have properties with that design....
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