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Bedroom Issues
After conversations with an appraiser, my city building inspector, and my lender, I have discovered that all 3 have different definitions of what is a bedroom.
My question: If I list the property for sale, can I use my own (reasonable) definition of what a bedroom is when I determine the # of bedrooms/bathrooms? Are there any real estate rules/conventions, or does the real estate agent decide the number?
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@Donald M. generally goes by what the assessor calls it. International Building Code for existing dwellings could help as well. In general a bedroom must have a door of its own (not be a walkthru to another room) have a closet and a secondary means of egress (window usually will suffice) ceiling height and square footage of room also come into question but can vary by age of home and other local rules, ect.