One- or two-story house? Which do you prefer?

i loved my room in the basement, so i want a house with a basement!

I like the fun ness of a 2 story with the ease of a 1 story, and I kinda got both- We have stairs that lead to a converted attic room, that is my hobby & smoke room. But all the laundry etc stays down stairs so the only real hassle is vacuuming the stairs and about once a year vacuuming the room. Thats all it need! Ashes rub in good ;)

I grew up in a ranch-style house(one story- real long), so I have always been fascinated with multiple story homes. I would love one! There is one single-family home in my town thats 4 stories, plus a basement. My dream house! Its gorgeous! I dont know about heating or cooling it, though. That could get expensive.

I wrote a pretty long post but then accidentally pressed the back button so this one will be very brief.

I like the open feel you can have with a two story home where the up stairs hall way is open to the downstairs. Thats how my parents home is. It makes the house feel bigger and it allows you to call up to someone who may be upstairs and they'll be able to hear you. I think laundry facilities should be on the same floor as the bedrooms.

My parents are going to build a log home for their retirement home. My dad told me they were going to go look at land soon. It's exciting to be able to design your own house.

I'm only one person what can I do with two story's worth of house?

I'd live in a shack if it served my purposes I suppose...

I want a two story house but I only have a one story house.

id liek well
ground floro is like living room kitchen chill out room ( couches and music sound proffed) ((sp)) toilet and couple simple bed rooms and a store room then have like a basement room thats like my 2nd hoouse
underground car parkign then new low room with bed and entertainment stuff kidn of liek a giant bedroom