That said, if your comps don't require it, and your ARVs aren't there to justify the additional cost of finishing a basement, leave it unfinished.We have built SFHs on the North side of the city, and while our demographic and price point is different than yours, for a 3000 SF house we would generally do the following:-4 beds (3 on the 2nd floor + 1 in the basement)-3.5 baths (1 ensuite for the primary, 1 shared for the other 2 bedrooms on 2nd floor, 1 full bath in the basement, powder room on main)-Completely finished basement with rec space, storage, laundry, wet bar*I don't believe you'll be able to fit 4 decent sized bedrooms all on the 2nd floor with 3000 SF.

I prefer building new, and most contractors I know do as well.The bar has been raised in my market a LOT.

They have lobbies, restaurants, bars, gift, clothing and sundries retail shops, public meeting spaces, public event spaces, parking lots, front desks, 24/7 on site employees sometimes numbering into the hundreds, daily maid services, on site maintenance staff, signage advertising their business, they offer shuttle transportation services, concierge services, etc. 

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Go to the Search bar, and look for some local members in your area!

Now if you run a bar you better get a lot of entities stacked up and go for the anonymous as much as you can, but real estate not so much. 

South Park (excellent local bars/restaurants/boutiques, short ride away from all the mainstream parts of downtown)3.

There is a handy search bar in the upper right that makes it easy to find previous discussions, blogs, podcasts, and other resources.

Greater Knoxville area has several lakes but the ones of interest for rentals might be: 1) Douglas Lake, 2) Norris Lake, 3) Cherokee Lake, 4) Watts Bar.

"naturally dried timber, which is much harder than what you can find at Home Depot today" - I built a coffee bar and shelfs for our kitchen out of old 1.5" wood like this.

It helped me pass my bar exam on my first attempt.