condominium or residential house
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13874)
Philippines
January 12, 2026 7:03pm CST
which is better, where do you think you would be more happy and comfortable.
lately there have been leaks on our house roofs. have them all changed to new ones. like 15 roofs . but still waiting for rain to come to see if it already fixed the leaks after the repair. that's one problem with living on a residential house. have to maintain it on good condition.
no experience living in a condominium yet. but usually condominiums here are just steps away to malls and other commercial areas. very convenient though. but iit might feel, living in a small space can be boring and limiting and like living in a box in an average size condominium space.
seems there's this good and bad to each
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@LadyDuck (490698)
• Italy
13 Jan
It depends where. We sold our individual house to move to an apartment. The building is small and only 4 very quiet families live here. We have no one on top of us and we only share one wall with the neighbors. We hear absolutely nothing, it's as quiet as it was our house, but so much more comfortable and a lot less fixing to care about.
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@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
13 Jan
you transferred to an apartment already. you downsized then. it's great that you don't worry about having to do big repairs. it's stress free then.
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@LadyDuck (490698)
• Italy
13 Jan
@hotsummer - My husband health is not good and we are no more young. I did not want to take care anymore of a very big house and a garden and to have to do everything myself. I am very well where we are now.
@LadyDuck (490698)
• Italy
10h
@hotsummer - We are only my husband and I and this apartment is more than big enough for us. It's so peaceful here, so quiet. There is a forest behind our apartment and a small private road to drive here. No traffic, no noise, no pollution.
@AmbiePam (110101)
• United States
13 Jan
My sister had a condo with a roommate when she was in college, and it was an adorable one, complete with small backyard. She was happy there. But, as soon as she could buy a house, she did. The house wasn’t as nice as the condo, but she liked having her own house more.
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@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
13 Jan
yes condo indeed looks beautiful and cute. but indeed having a house can be better in some ways despite the extra work for the repairs. but then houses there in your country is different though. so that's why she liked having a home better as I think you have more beautiful residential houses there.
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@AmbiePam (110101)
• United States
13 Jan
@hotsummer The house wasn’t as nice as the condo. The condo was in a better neighborhood. However, the house was bigger, and had a garage.
@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
13 Jan
@AmbiePam yes having a garage is a big help. and those extra space gives a lot of advantage to store a lot of stuff.
if only I could afford it, I'll buy a condo without giving up the house we have now. I can just rent it out to others if I don't want to use the condo anymore
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@luisadannointed (10141)
• Philippines
13 Jan
I would say house! No to condo, but if you are immune to live in a CONDO that is good.
For me, living with a live community is better especially when you are building a family it is more healthier, I think.
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@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
5h
great that you have good relationship in your community. that's not always easy to havre.
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@DaddyEvil (165738)
• United States
13 Jan
Have you ever lived in an apartment? Condos are apartments you own, just like a house except your neighbors are right through the wall from you. You hear their arguments, their celebrations and their music, whether you want to hear it or not.
I prefer a house so nobody is right beside me and, while I still might hear them, at least there is more than one wall between us.
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@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
13 Jan
i haven't lived in apartments. i don't like noise or being too near my neighbor. but residential houses here have no easement. not as quiet as I want it to be but still maybe quiter than in condo's
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@DaddyEvil (165738)
• United States
13 Jan
@hotsummer I lived in an apartment for several years and I much prefer a house.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16683)
• Torrington, Connecticut
13 Jan
I can see myself in a condo when I'm older, I only bought a house to make my kids comfortable. once they are off to college me and my wife are looking to downsize
@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
5h
it's enjoyable living in a house specially with kids or when you have big family or even relatives just next to your house. but if not, yes, it's good option to be in condo.
great that you have planned it already early.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (16683)
• Torrington, Connecticut
4h
@hotsummer Yeah I don't really care to have guest over, my mortgage is a little over 3000 usd a month, I would be paying half of that if I were in a condo etc
@JESSY3236 (21374)
• United States
13 Jan
I never lived in a condo. I have lived in houses and one apartment (for a short time). Right now I live in a house I own.
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@hotsummer (13874)
• Philippines
7h
that is great. having your own home . it's not easy to own one nowadays with the inflation
