Would you buy a house that has the secondary bedrooms at basement level?

Sounds awesome to me. When I was really little, the basement of our house was basically my playroom. I’ve always loved the basement.

I’d ask my kid what he thinks, but he’s never seen a basement and thus has no basis for comparison.

Basement level would have great temperature control. Yes, I would.

I would have absolutely no problem with that.
My sister has a house with even the master bedroom on the lower level (below living room, dining room, kitchen). She raised two girls and I never heard any complaints from any of them about the bedrooms being on the lower level.

I knew a family that expanded their house by finishing the basement, putting the master bedroom and two kids’ rooms down there, rather than buying a bigger house. It was a smart choice for them and saved them a large amount of money, especially since they did a lot of the finishing work themselves. I thought it turned out great.

As long as people have about the same sleep schedules, so somebody isn’t always walking around overhead while others are in bed, I don’t see a problem with it.

I’d want to check one thing first, though: is there a lot of noise down there when someone flushes or runs water upstairs? Noisy pipes would drive me nuts.

Is it a basement or just a ground floor?

When I was a kid I live in a house built on a hill, where the front door entry was to a landing between the two floors. Downstairs was a big bedroom, a family room, and entry to the garage. It was considered fire safe because there was a door to the backyard which was below the grade of the back of the house.

My brother and I shared the downstairs bedroom. Worked out fine.

I knew someone with a house in the Poconos that was like this. Very nice house, great setup. I also had relatives with a house in an affluent area around here, and it was a ranch, but built on a slight slope. The master bed/bath with living room, dining room and kitchen were on the ground floor. Finished basement had secondary bedrooms, office, large bathroom and another living area, and walkout to the patio and back yard. Very nice house, nice setup.

As long as it was airy with plenty of light. Not if it was dungeon-like. If it was light and bright I wouldn’t have a problem with it. Especially if the children are older. My children are now adults, but from their teens I think they would have loved this.