What’s so bad about living in a townhouse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these new SFHs are so close together they might as well be THs

Yeah I don’t get the point of having a SFH and my yard between us is me extending my arms and being able to touch both houses. I see this style popping up all over McLean and Fairfax. It’s ugly

Developers gotta save money and empty your pockets

[Anonymous]

Depends on where the townhouse is though right?

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of cheap SFH and expensive TH and vice versa. You should pick what works for YOUR lifestyle and budget, who cares what anyone thinks. There is more to life than keeping up with the Jonses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of cheap SFH and expensive TH and vice versa. You should pick what works for YOUR lifestyle and budget, who cares what anyone thinks. There is more to life than keeping up with the Jonses.

Not according to half the posters in this thread who think owning a SFH is akin to you being on a pedestal.

[Anonymous]

We lived in one when my kid was small, but as he got bigger we quickly outgrew it. IT was one of those early 80s era townhouses with no garage. I'd happily go back to a larger townhouse now with a garage, but a lot of the primarily TH neighborhoods are just jammed with cars and people. I also want a yard.

[Anonymous]

I think more people would have good experiences in townhouses if it was easier to tell how well soundproofed the party walls were. Some are exceptionally well built and some are so bad you can hear your neighbors cough and kids trampling up and down stairs.

It’s very hard to tell when touring.

[Anonymous]

How is this even a discussion thread?

Townhouses in Capital Hill are $1.5M+ and clearly desirable. Brownstones in Boston and NYC are similarly $$$. Obviously townhouses are fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this even a discussion thread?

Townhouses in Capital Hill are $1.5M+ and clearly desirable. Brownstones in Boston and NYC are similarly $$$. Obviously townhouses are fine.

Insecure SFH and TH homeowners are a real thing, unfortunately. Why anyone cares what home type anyone lives is just stupid.

My friends live in TH’s, I have friends who live in SFH. I don’t even think about these things.

Ironically the ones living in the TH have a higher HHI, but they live closer in near the city. The ones who have a SFH basically live paycheck to paycheck while living way further out in some far, middle of nowhere place like Bristow or Nokesville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on where the townhouse is though right?

Not really. People make snap judgments. Nobody is hyper-analyzing your super unique, super nice TH. It’s like living in the “best” house in a crummy neighborhood or crummy side of town. Nobody with real money wants to be in that situation. To people with money, townhome dwellers might as well be apartment dwellers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depends on where the townhouse is though right?

Not really. People make snap judgments. Nobody is hyper-analyzing your super unique, super nice TH. It’s like living in the “best” house in a crummy neighborhood or crummy side of town. Nobody with real money wants to be in that situation. To people with money, townhome dwellers might as well be apartment dwellers.

I genuinely can’t tell if you’re serious, so congratulations?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this even a discussion thread?

Townhouses in Capital Hill are $1.5M+ and clearly desirable. Brownstones in Boston and NYC are similarly $$$. Obviously townhouses are fine.

Who's comparing a Brownstone in Manhattan to a SFH home in NOVA? There are no SFHs that you can trade for a townhouse in that town. Lots of horrid coops and condos though.

So although many of the things I don't like about townhouses would still be an issue, if I needed to live in Manhattan, I'd still pay up and live in a townhouse if I had the money. They're certainly the best option on the island there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this even a discussion thread?

Townhouses in Capital Hill are $1.5M+ and clearly desirable. Brownstones in Boston and NYC are similarly $$$. Obviously townhouses are fine.

Who's comparing a Brownstone in Manhattan to a SFH home in NOVA? There are no SFHs that you can trade for a townhouse in that town. Lots of horrid coops and condos though.

So although many of the things I don't like about townhouses would still be an issue, if I needed to live in Manhattan, I'd still pay up and live in a townhouse if I had the money. They're certainly the best option on the island there.

I hope you realize approximately 85% of SFH in the suburbs of DC are complete and absolute tear-down level trash

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Simple, shared walls. So, shared noise, shared screaming / crying kid, shared music blasting, shared barking dogs, etc etc. It was always something.

+1,000,000. Shared walls suck.

[Anonymous]

NYC does not have townhomes. They are brownstones. You own your house no HOA fee.

I like a rowhouse there are zero shared walls. You have your brick wall which may be right against neighbors brick all but separate structures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How is this even a discussion thread?

Townhouses in Capital Hill are $1.5M+ and clearly desirable. Brownstones in Boston and NYC are similarly $$$. Obviously townhouses are fine.

Who's comparing a Brownstone in Manhattan to a SFH home in NOVA? There are no SFHs that you can trade for a townhouse in that town. Lots of horrid coops and condos though.

So although many of the things I don't like about townhouses would still be an issue, if I needed to live in Manhattan, I'd still pay up and live in a townhouse if I had the money. They're certainly the best option on the island there.

+1. My builder-grade glorified apartment in nova is just like a pre-war brownstone in nyc. lol