What’s so bad about living in a townhouse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of insecure and stir crazy townhome owners/renters in here. First thing they’d do if they got a windfall of money would be…buy a SFH. Y’all aren’t kidding anyone. And yes, everyone judges you. Because that’s what people do.

I guarantee many of these folks townhouse is worth more than your SFH is worth.

This! If we move to townhouse in old town Alexandria it will be more expensive than out sfh.

This thread really isn't about historic townhouses / rowhouses in places like Old Town or Capitol Hill or Georgetown.

It's about newer townhouses you see in townhouse developments. A townhouse in Merrifield is in no way comparable to a townhouse in the SE quadrant of Old Town.

[Anonymous]

Townhome = glorified apartment

Cheap construction, ugly, no privacy, always some low class drama, and generally declines in value vis a vis inflation.

The builders are literally targeting people too poor to afford a home and cut every corner imaginable because they know the buyers are unsophisticated.

[Anonymous]

Humans need space, privacy, a pretty yard, and peace and quiet. Townhome people are grouchy because they lack all of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Townhome = glorified apartment

Cheap construction, ugly, no privacy, always some low class drama, and generally declines in value vis a vis inflation.

The builders are literally targeting people too poor to afford a home and cut every corner imaginable because they know the buyers are unsophisticated.

Have you seen new build SFH? You pretend like they’re made of superior quality when they’re basically made of the same cheap cardboard material 😂.

I swear, the people who act so superior have no idea what they’re talking about.

[Anonymous]

I initially wanted a TH for my first home purchase as I was a single mom and didn't want to deal with a lot of maintenance or additional costs for just 2 people but my agent talked me into a SFH due to better re-sale value.

I still think about the closer in TH I could have purchased versus my exurb SFH, which I love but, it is a lot more work even after re-marrying and expanding our family.

There is nothing wrong with townhomes. If rates weren't so high and I wouldn't end up spending more on it than I currently do on my SFH, I would move to a TH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Townhome = glorified apartment

Cheap construction, ugly, no privacy, always some low class drama, and generally declines in value vis a vis inflation.

The builders are literally targeting people too poor to afford a home and cut every corner imaginable because they know the buyers are unsophisticated.

I loved my "luxury" NW DC apartment.
The issue was that it was expensive and I would never own it and if I were to get a condo the high fees turned me off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Townhome = glorified apartment

Cheap construction, ugly, no privacy, always some low class drama, and generally declines in value vis a vis inflation.

The builders are literally targeting people too poor to afford a home and cut every corner imaginable because they know the buyers are unsophisticated.

And those overpriced McMansions and McCraftsman aren’t any different? They are targeting stupid naive people who will spend upwards of 2 million dollars on a house put together by poor immigrant contractors who threw those SFHs together in a few months. Tons of quality issues.

You act like they build those houses any better?? LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of insecure and stir crazy townhome owners/renters in here. First thing they’d do if they got a windfall of money would be…buy a SFH. Y’all aren’t kidding anyone. And yes, everyone judges you. Because that’s what people do.

Not everyone wants to be a suburb bumkin

Lots of nice sfh wotp, sweetie. But enjoy your shared walls and narrow floor plan.

You get the suburb feel while technically being in the city - worst of both worlds, congrats!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of insecure and stir crazy townhome owners/renters in here. First thing they’d do if they got a windfall of money would be…buy a SFH. Y’all aren’t kidding anyone. And yes, everyone judges you. Because that’s what people do.

I guarantee many of these folks townhouse is worth more than your SFH is worth.

This! If we move to townhouse in old town Alexandria it will be more expensive than out sfh.

This thread really isn't about historic townhouses / rowhouses in places like Old Town or Capitol Hill or Georgetown.

It's about newer townhouses you see in townhouse developments. A townhouse in Merrifield is in no way comparable to a townhouse in the SE quadrant of Old Town.

Then answer is it depends, not all SFH are created equal nor all TH or condos. Location, cost, construction, amenities, walkability, neighborhood, history, size etc etc can make it a very specific comparison, otherwise you are comparing apples and oranges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Townhome = glorified apartment

Cheap construction, ugly, no privacy, always some low class drama, and generally declines in value vis a vis inflation.

The builders are literally targeting people too poor to afford a home and cut every corner imaginable because they know the buyers are unsophisticated.

Have you seen new build SFH? You pretend like they’re made of superior quality when they’re basically made of the same cheap cardboard material 😂.

I swear, the people who act so superior have no idea what they’re talking about.

I love when broke people think anyone values their insights on real estate and investments. If you could do better, you’d do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of insecure and stir crazy townhome owners/renters in here. First thing they’d do if they got a windfall of money would be…buy a SFH. Y’all aren’t kidding anyone. And yes, everyone judges you. Because that’s what people do.

Not everyone wants to be a suburb bumkin

Lots of nice sfh wotp, sweetie. But enjoy your shared walls and narrow floor plan.

You get the suburb feel while technically being in the city - worst of both worlds, congrats!

We get it, everything out of your price range is terrible. Got it. Keep projecting…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of insecure and stir crazy townhome owners/renters in here. First thing they’d do if they got a windfall of money would be…buy a SFH. Y’all aren’t kidding anyone. And yes, everyone judges you. Because that’s what people do.

Not everyone wants to be a suburb bumkin

Lots of nice sfh wotp, sweetie. But enjoy your shared walls and narrow floor plan.

You get the suburb feel while technically being in the city - worst of both worlds, congrats!

We get it, everything out of your price range is terrible. Got it. Keep projecting…

You're the one who's projecting. Some people like living in the middle of a city, not the suburbs. WOTP is essentially a suburb, but with higher taxes and poorer public school choices than the actual suburbs.

[Anonymous]

TH are awesome. Only issue I would have is I didn't want to share wall space with others when I had kids. Didn't want to have to worry about noise from the kids or when we host parties.

Also, with a TH, your siding/roof/outside maintenance to the building is typically the responsibility of the HOA. So while I would replace a roof at the first signs of issues. The HOA may just fix until it gets too bad. That means you as the owner are responsible for any inside damages that result each time the roof leaks.

Basically, a large part of home maintenance is covered by the HOA and you are at the whims of when they are willing to fork over the $$$ for repairs and depending upon how the HOA is run, you might find yourself waiting for repairs or replacements when they wont authorize them yet. There are pluses to this---you never have to schedule roofers/painters/lawn care/etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Townhome = glorified apartment

Cheap construction, ugly, no privacy, always some low class drama, and generally declines in value vis a vis inflation.

The builders are literally targeting people too poor to afford a home and cut every corner imaginable because they know the buyers are unsophisticated.

Have you seen new build SFH? You pretend like they’re made of superior quality when they’re basically made of the same cheap cardboard material 😂.

I swear, the people who act so superior have no idea what they’re talking about.

I love when broke people think anyone values their insights on real estate and investments. If you could do better, you’d do better.

And I love people like you who think you’re “rich” because you bought a poorly built tract SFH built by Ryan homes way out in McLean somewhere. 😅

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of insecure and stir crazy townhome owners/renters in here. First thing they’d do if they got a windfall of money would be…buy a SFH. Y’all aren’t kidding anyone. And yes, everyone judges you. Because that’s what people do.

Who is everybody?
Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you would not need to impress people you do not like?