O'Neil Property Group
Live Plano listings updated daily from the MLS — plus what local buyers should know before making a move.
A finished basement is the cheapest square footage in real estate, and in Plano it stacks on top of the county’s best prices: a $350K Lakewood Springs home with a finished lower level delivers living space that would cost $500K+ assembled anywhere east of Route 47. The 2000s subdivision wave poured full basements almost universally, so the finished-basement pool here is deeper than the town’s size suggests.
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Active listings pulled directly from the MLS.
Expect rec rooms, home offices, guest bedrooms with egress windows, theater corners, and the occasional full in-law setup with a second kitchen. Most candidates are 2004–2009 Lakewood Springs and Churchill Farms homes where owners finished the space after closing; near-new Club homes with finished lower levels are rarer and price accordingly. Add roughly 600–1,200 usable square feet to the above-grade number.
Basement quality varies more than any other feature: a permitted, egress-windowed, properly insulated finish is a different asset than a 90s panel job. The 2000s builds in this area generally have good ceiling heights and dry histories, but sump, grading, and drain-tile realities differ street to street — local knowledge we bring to every showing.
Ask for permits on the finish work and confirm egress in any basement bedroom — it’s a safety and appraisal issue, not paperwork trivia. Radon testing belongs in every Kendall County basement purchase (mitigation is routine and cheap). Water history questions go in writing on the disclosure.
Finished-basement homes appraise unevenly — below-grade space counts differently than above-grade — which sometimes lets buyers acquire real living space the appraisal undervalues. That’s an opportunity when you’re buying and a pricing consideration when you’re selling; we handle both sides of that math weekly.
Whether you are just starting your search or ready to schedule a showing, Kealan O’Neil is here to help you every step of the way.