What’s so bad about living in a townhouse?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

No. If this is from personal experience, I think you live in a bad neighborhood and/or have bad windows/insulation. I’ve never had these issues and I’m sure folks smoke, play music occasionally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

My gosh, how thick are you? Your neighbors are more likely to be trashy in a lower income area with lots of renters and entry-level (town) home owners. This is quite literally what fuels higher end real estate — people fleeing trashy poor neighbors and seeking peace and quite and classy neighbors who know how to act.
You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

My gosh, how thick are you? Your neighbors are more likely to be trashy in a lower income area with lots of renters and entry-level (town) home owners. This is quite literally what fuels higher end real estate — people fleeing trashy poor neighbors and seeking peace and quite and classy neighbors who know how to act. People eagerly pay premiums for good neighbors and no unsightly cheap townhomes and apartments.

[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.

Yep. And no privacy. Random neighbors see everything. Creepy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

My gosh, how thick are you? Your neighbors are more likely to be trashy in a lower income area with lots of renters and entry-level (town) home owners. This is quite literally what fuels higher end real estate — people fleeing trashy poor neighbors and seeking peace and quite and classy neighbors who know how to act. People eagerly pay premiums for good neighbors and no unsightly cheap townhomes and apartments.

Sorry but you’re lying if you think this doesn’t exist if your yard is less than .3 acres. You might as well live in a townhouse with that tiny bit of space between your home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

My gosh, how thick are you? Your neighbors are more likely to be trashy in a lower income area with lots of renters and entry-level (town) home owners. This is quite literally what fuels higher end real estate — people fleeing trashy poor neighbors and seeking peace and quite and classy neighbors who know how to act. People eagerly pay premiums for good neighbors and no unsightly cheap townhomes and apartments.

Thickness is something you wish you had with your tiny yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

My gosh, how thick are you? Your neighbors are more likely to be trashy in a lower income area with lots of renters and entry-level (town) home owners. This is quite literally what fuels higher end real estate — people fleeing trashy poor neighbors and seeking peace and quite and classy neighbors who know how to act. People eagerly pay premiums for good neighbors and no unsightly cheap townhomes and apartments.

Thickness is something you wish you had with your tiny yard.

[Anonymous]

Townhome = I’m up to my eyeballs in student loans and Discover Card debt and this is all the mortgage loan officer will approve

[Anonymous]

I am convinced this thread was started by someone who is salivating over a NW townhouse and is afraid it will get too many other offers.

Is it the one on Benton St, OP? If so, good luck!

[Anonymous]

Explain how townhouses are different than row houses. There are nice ones, not nice ones, and varying neighborhoods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your neighbors are likely renters…or they soon will be when the units transition to rentals.

And you will hear their cars, every time they argue, when they have sex, and smell what they have for dinner. Fun times!

Just like in your SFH where you can stretch your arms out between you and your neighbors house and hear and smell the same thing!

Where are SFHs that close together?

Ummm everywhere in the DMV. Your average yard here is less than .10 acre. Unless you live on half an acre, you will hear and smell neighbor activities.

I live on 1/4 acre and there is room between homes. Not a ton of room as the builders build horizontally to prioritize backyard space, but enough.

You can still hear loud music and smell smoke. Sorry but 1/4 an acre isn’t enough for you to say “I live completely independent from elements”.

My gosh, how thick are you? Your neighbors are more likely to be trashy in a lower income area with lots of renters and entry-level (town) home owners. This is quite literally what fuels higher end real estate — people fleeing trashy poor neighbors and seeking peace and quite and classy neighbors who know how to act. People eagerly pay premiums for good neighbors and no unsightly cheap townhomes and apartments.

You.are.hysterical!!