Is split level consider 1 storied or 2 storied?

[Fernando]

I call it one storied.
I like what's the consensus with other appraisers.

 

[Tom D]

why no call it bi-level storied? or loft storied? the 2nd level is sorta like a loft to the 1st level.

 

[Jayjay25]

If it’s 1 floor over a finished basement it’s 1 story. The problem is determining if the finished “lower level” is considered above grade living area or not. The realtors alway include it even though it’s usually a finished basement in my neck of the woods.

 

[Jayjay25]

An easier way to look at is it is if there is GLA directly above GLA it’s a 2 story. If it’s 1 story in which 1/2 the house has been elevated or split then it remains a 1 story split.

 

[glenn walker]

In CA most a

I call it one storied.
I like what's the consensus with other appraisers.

In CA most buyers consider them as two story-

 

[Dublin ohio]

six of one, half a dozen of the other

 

[Sadie]

Is the lower level below grade? if so probably safest to call it one level with basement.

 

[Sadie]

why no call it bi-level storied? or loft storied? the 2nd level is sorta like a loft to the 1st level.

Because its not an option on the 1004 form

 

[Fernando]

I wish I could call it 1.5 on the 1004 form but I can't.

 

[Dublin ohio]

I wish I could call it 1.5 on the 1004 form but I can't.

Why not?