As somoeone sho has owned both a house and a condo, my personal recommendation would be a house. Condos have a number of factors that can be a concern.
1) New developments tend to have no reserve budget and get hit with special assessments. Ex. I have been hit with a few thousand dollar assessments a couple times. Older buidlings have reserve budgets, but also have higher risk for things like roof/foundation repairs.
2) Condos tend not to increase dramatically in value, but also tend to decrease quicker.
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