I was going to move anyway, mostly out of boredom and I wanted a place closer to the heart of the city. I rejected several of the houses I looked at solely because I couldn't imagine where the gameroom would go. Eventually I bought a ranch style house build at ground level and had my man ready at closing to remodeled for a game room and two bathrooms.
No basement, no stairs, not even any exterior steps. My Escalera is for extractions only these days.