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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
Asserts he isn't giving advice...cites the advice he just gave.
Admits he has zero first hand/intimate knowledge of owning a condo...asks what intimate knowledge he is missing.
For the record, you didn't offend me becasue I owned a condo. You annoyed me becasue I was on a condo board. You have no idea how they work yet you complain about them, which is what a ton of people who actually live in them do, and when you have to deal with it, it's annoying as hell. And the fact of the matter is, no, owning a duplex does not give you complete control over your house, there are still things to consider becasue you are attached to the door next to you.
No one has said you have as much control in a condo as you do in your own house, we are trying to make it clear to the OP that your assertion that you have zero control is completely incorrect (as is your statement about having complete control over a duplex).
It's a scale of how much control you have:
Condo (completely uninformed resident) < Condo (engaged resident) < duplex (though 1 neighbour can cause a lot of problems with little available recourse) < detached home
A duplex with good neighbors can be great.
A duplex with terrible neighbours can be a nightmare through no fault of your own.
A condo complex where you are an active member and take responsibility for how it is run, can be a great thing.
A condo complex where you are apathetic and don't get involved is a crap shoot, but it's your own fault, and you've always got a chance to get involved and direct change.
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Look, I hear you, it can be good. But given the choice, you should at least consider a duplex. That's all was saying.
In a duplex I could leave my shoes outside my door. No fine for that. If you have kids you know how bad it can get, wet shoes and hardwood floors don't mix.
Although many condos don't allow hardwood floors so the point is mute
