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Originally Posted by Table 5
Well, not unlike with a condo or apartment, when you're part of a duplex you're tied at the hip because you physically share the property, so everything one side does has the potential to affect the other. It's not necessarily a problem, but it has the potential to be if you (or they) ever want to make changes to the property and there is disagreement.
You also roll the dice with who your neighbours are as people in terms of lifestyle/habits. Case in point, last spring our duplex neighbours decided to go to Victoria for a few months, and AirBNB'd out their place during the time. So every Friday/Saturday for a month their unit became a party pad for 20-30 kids (because they couldn't go to clubs due to Covid restrictions, they decided to illegally party in AirBnBs). These parties got so out of control (broken bottles and pissing on our lawn, fights amongst different groups etc) that the cops had to be called several times. That was probably what sealed the deal in us wanting a detached home.
You can't pick your neighbours with a detached house either. But I do find having a physical (and financial) buffer does offer peace of mind.
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It’s definitely a fair point, I know our unit was a rental for about a year before we moved in and our next door neighbours were a bit reserved when we moved in when it came to stuff like yard work and garbage bins.
They’ve since warmed up and relaxed since all four units are owner occupied and we’ve made it through a summer/fall of yard work with everyone doing there share. Turns out their initial “these bins are reserved!” had more to do with the number of weeks recycling wasn’t picked up due to trash in the blue bins from the two rental units than anything else.