I have a house in the past. It is different from my current house in that it had an attic. The attic was originally used as storage for things that were no longer needed, but were too good to throw away. As time went on, this attic became more of a dumping ground for things we weren't using and didn't know where else to put. The problem with this was that I didn't really know what was up there. I knew there were old video games, some old clothes and some other items that were never really used. I also knew there were things like old furniture and lamps that were not being used but couldn't be thrown out because they were too nice or expensive to throw away. The house in the past had a basement which was great because it meant I could store more stuff down there if I needed the room upstairs. It also meant that if water ever got into this area, it would not affect anything upstairs since it had its own drain system built in to prevent flooding from above ground (see image below).