you'd have to contact a real estate agent and get their perspectives. only they know the market in your area.

do you plan on staying in this home for awhile? 5-10 years? I'd say, "do what you like".

where are these 3 bathrooms upstairs? I assume one is an en suite, but what about the other two? is one a jack and jill?

are they in two separate areas?

are they large sizes?

is there no other space in the basement you could use?

you really aren't giving much info other than, "we have enough bathrooms for us".

How many of those 3 bathrooms have access to the hallway? One must be a master bath? what about the other two?

Beth, one is a large en suite with shower and separate large tub, the second is between two bedrooms and shared by the kids. It has 2 sinks and a tub/shower. The third is adjacent to the fourth bedroom which serves as a guestroom. It is pretty small - a shower and a small vanity.

The bedroom in the basement also serves as a guestroom but has our washer and dryer up against the wall, not enclosed.

We have considered moving the laundry back up to the small mudroom but it's pretty cramped since our coat closet is on the smaller side and it doubles as our main exit and entry in and out of the garage. The kids school and extracurricular equipment is stored in there mostly.

I figured since we do need to move it anyway, we'd move it to the second floor where it's most convenient to our bedrooms. But I wasn't sure if it's not advised to get rid of the bathroom...

The two are accessed through the hallway. Only the master/en suite is not.

Now I'm thinking maybe it's not the best idea?

again, not enough info.

how long do you plan on staying in the house? you should make the house livable for you and what you like, not for some prospective buyer.

what's the size of the other bathroom? if another family w/3 teenagers moved in, would it suffice?

we can't answer that.

your real estate person can. Ask them. ask them how readily available 3 upstairs bathrooms are and how much value that 3rd one is. If losing that bathroom cost you 30-40K on the sale price, is it worth it to you?

but then again, if I had to do laundry for 5 people, I'd want it upstairs so I wouldn't have to schlep two stories into the basement.

these are questions for a pro who sells homes in your area, and has for the past decade.

otherwise, we're all just guessing.

That's fair. I can't control who would buy the house in either case so thus the decision paralysis I suppose.

We're a newly retired military family so the idea of staying put is foreign to us but that is the plan. We have 10 years until both kids are out of HS and we'd like to think we'd stay until then. In which case both kids would probably want their own bathroom but that's definitely not part of the consideration😆

it is if you tell them to both do their own laundry! ;)

I'll try that 🤣

I’d do it. Two hall baths seem unnecessary and a decent laundry space IS necessary!

A floor plan would be helpful, though.

I 100% agree that the laundry should be on the level with the bedrooms. Do your guests primarily stay in the basement or do you use the upstairs guest room frequently? Would you mind (or would your guests mind) your kids and guests sharing? Is there a large linen closet or other space you could carve out on that level? Just throwing out ideas to consider - but yeah, I would very seriously consider giving up a bathroom to get my laundry upstairs. Leave the hookups in the basement though, you never know what the next person will want!

I'd move that laundry out of the basement! HATE taking heavy loads of laundry up/down stairs. And it seems that everyone here forgets that not too long ago, it was common for an entire family to share one bathroom. Was it inconvenient? Certainly. But I don't think anyone has night terrors about it.

Thanks all. I talked to a local agent and he said he probably personally wouldn't do it but it's probably not gonna hurt considering there is a large bath accessible by all 3 rooms (not including the master with en suite).

It would make my life so much easier if I didn't have to lug laundry from the basement to the second floor, and might help the kids learn to manage their own laundry a bit better. Here's to hoping I guess 😅

I'm 90% convinced we should do it so now I have to report back to my husband who does NOT want to do it, haha.

Is the bathroom big enough to leave a toilet and sink plus the w/d? That might be a good compromise (and I like having a sink in my laundry anyway).

I am about to start a remodel of a full bath so we can convert the laundry to a walk in pantry. Taking out tub, leaving half bath.

of course he doesn't. make him do the laundry for a month. I bet he changes his mind.

IMO changing the J7J to 2 bathrooms would be abetter idea if resale is the plan . But IMO the bathroom that needs to be there is the one in the hall for the guest room so then you lose the J&J for the laundry which IMO is a bad idea. I much prefer laundry on the main floor when ever possible that is the floor you spend all your time on so why not save trips for every load. If you post your floor plan to scale we might see something you have not thought about.

Are these bedrooms and bathrooms on an upper level? If so What are your states codes for laundry on an upper level? Likely they require a floor drain and if so does the bathroom you are thinking of using sit over a lower area that could work with that?