Is basement egress window in laundry room good idea or overkill?

[Lisa Barnes]

I'm looking at a 3BR SFH built in 1996 to hold as LTR or possibly flip. It currently has two finished rooms in the basement, neither of them with a proper egress window. The larger of the two rooms is pretty big and would naturally make a good 4th bedroom, so if I buy this property I would probably put in an egress window in to make it a legal 4th. The other finished room is pretty small and best use would probably be a laundry area. If I put in laundry hookups, do I need an egress window in this room as well? What if I market it as a den or office or storage area? I'm concerned about liability if I put tenants in. I only have one other rental property and it doesn't have finished basement space.