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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many posters are talking about cities other than DC?  All of of this talk of condo fees and assessments and big buildings with elevators etc don't really apply to many folks living here.

In our case, for example, we sold our suburban monstrosity after our youngest went off to college and bought a nice rowhome in one of DC's most walkable and popular areas with an English basement for almost exactly the same price.  The basement rental pays for the mortgage, and we get a 3 BR 2.5 BA place for ourselves.  Plenty of room and no condo fees . . . [/quote]

Yes, but you still have to manage all the maintenance.  One of the reasons many of us want those HOA/Condo fees is so we no longer have to deal with all of that.  I don't want to be 65+ and calling the roofer or HVAC person to fix things/install a new system/roof.  I want to pay someone to manage it for me and just have it happen (I'm on the 14 floor of a 25 floor bldg, so a "leak in the roof" doesn't directly impact me either, I will have to pay my part to fix it but I don't have to deal with the leak in my unit typically) 
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