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Originally Posted by Cappy
You mean my partner that is crushed with student loans? nah, she is no help (plus we arent married so keeping these things separate).
Same thoughts on townhome though, and for same reasons. My partner couldn't care less about moving into a home/town home so it works for us.
But you hit the nail on the head with condos and the requirement to keep pace with finishings. I look at some of the new places and what they are selling for an cannot believe it. Less square footage and crappy floor plans; but, they have the newest finishings! (i love seeing highrise condos with modern farm house finishing lol)
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Finishing are a major trap with condos. Basically, the equivalent of buying a new luxury car. Finishings are like furniture, they go out of style and get damaged over time. IMO you are much better off setting up your place so that you can easily remove and replace finishings with medium quality pre-fab stuff.
If it's a rental, Ikea has some perfect solutions for that. A new set of counters and bathroom vanities will go a long way towards making a rental look updated. If you have the unit set up for mix and match furnishings, you can replace those items for a few thousand dollars max. The same can be done with flooring now too. If you have the proper flooring foundation, you can switch out the flooring like Lego pieces for relatively cheap.