Maybe apartments in non US countries are nice? Any I’ve ever seen in the US are shit. And not cheap ones either. Paper thin walls and trash electrical.
And yes I know you can “buy” apartments but thats kind of a joke. You cant seriously think buying an apartment is like buying a house on a plot of land. You dont own the land your apartment is on and you sure as heck cant add on to it or build a small workshop near it! “Owning” an apartment or a townhouse is a scam.
Again, I just prefer open spaces and not being surrounded by people I dont know and probably won’t get along with. You cant pick your neighbors and it takes 1 Karen to ruin your life.
And yes, of course Karen’s exist in other communities with houses. I also think homeowner associations should absolutely be illegal and no one should be able to tell anyone what to do with their own house. Ill never live in one.
My apartment isn’t bad and blows away houses around here unless I want to spend about 3x what I pay for rent on a mortgage (after a 20% downpayment). Any house cheaper than that is going to be a shitbox. Yeah, I know about equity, but 3x is a huge gap that I instead choose to put towards retirement.
The sound insulation here could be better, but even so most of the noise comes from outside. Garbage trucks, barking dogs, etc. The house I lived in growing up was actually louder. A lot more neighbors’ dogs that were left outside at all hours of the night, more lawn equipment (when I was home, instead of during the business day), etc.
If I had hobbies that were loud or took up a bunch of space (particularly outdoor space), then I’d probably have to look into getting a house. But I’m in a good spot and see no reason to change.
What parts of the US have you visited? I’ve only really spent time in the NYC area. Many apartments in NYC are pretty nice, though I can’t judge their electrical quality. When I lived outside the city, I rarely had problems with hearing neighbors.
I don’t think most people really want to build a small workshop in their day to day. I did know a guy who got up to some weird shit in his apartment’s back yard. Bunch of artists doing weird metal sculpting stuff.
Again, I just prefer open spaces and not being surrounded by people I dont know and probably won’t get along with.
That’s fine, man. You don’t need to live in a city. But I don’t think it’s accurate to say most or even “99%” of people feel the same. Many people are happy in denser living spaces.
Maybe apartments in non US countries are nice? Any I’ve ever seen in the US are shit. And not cheap ones either. Paper thin walls and trash electrical.
And yes I know you can “buy” apartments but thats kind of a joke. You cant seriously think buying an apartment is like buying a house on a plot of land. You dont own the land your apartment is on and you sure as heck cant add on to it or build a small workshop near it! “Owning” an apartment or a townhouse is a scam.
Again, I just prefer open spaces and not being surrounded by people I dont know and probably won’t get along with. You cant pick your neighbors and it takes 1 Karen to ruin your life.
And yes, of course Karen’s exist in other communities with houses. I also think homeowner associations should absolutely be illegal and no one should be able to tell anyone what to do with their own house. Ill never live in one.
My apartment isn’t bad and blows away houses around here unless I want to spend about 3x what I pay for rent on a mortgage (after a 20% downpayment). Any house cheaper than that is going to be a shitbox. Yeah, I know about equity, but 3x is a huge gap that I instead choose to put towards retirement.
The sound insulation here could be better, but even so most of the noise comes from outside. Garbage trucks, barking dogs, etc. The house I lived in growing up was actually louder. A lot more neighbors’ dogs that were left outside at all hours of the night, more lawn equipment (when I was home, instead of during the business day), etc.
If I had hobbies that were loud or took up a bunch of space (particularly outdoor space), then I’d probably have to look into getting a house. But I’m in a good spot and see no reason to change.
That makes sense ! I can see it from that point of view. Im also lucky to be in an area with cheap ish housing.
Yeah thats my thing. Tons of hobbies that are loud and also take up space ha
What parts of the US have you visited? I’ve only really spent time in the NYC area. Many apartments in NYC are pretty nice, though I can’t judge their electrical quality. When I lived outside the city, I rarely had problems with hearing neighbors.
I don’t think most people really want to build a small workshop in their day to day. I did know a guy who got up to some weird shit in his apartment’s back yard. Bunch of artists doing weird metal sculpting stuff.
That’s fine, man. You don’t need to live in a city. But I don’t think it’s accurate to say most or even “99%” of people feel the same. Many people are happy in denser living spaces.