The cost to dig a full basement verse a crawl space was minimal as was the cost of the additional concrete to pour the walls.
Putting a door in a concrete wall.
You ll need a masonry saw blade to make these.
The best place to install a door into a masonry brick wall is in a non load bearing wall.
Mark the opening size for the door on both sides of the wall.
I forget now but maybe it was 800 more to dig and pour a full basement and it cost 450 for cutting a door in a concrete foundation.
Once you locate a wall then find out the actual position of the door.
This way you will not have to worry about adding any supports or other beams to take the load of the home.