House, apartment or a condo

[tammypete]

I prefer to live in a house than an apartment or a condo.    It seems to suit my family a lot better than having an apartment or condo.

[jiuchan]

A house. It's better than an apartment because you have the chance of owning it later on. I think the same goes for a condo.

[schoolvan]

I like apartment because my sister owns it. I am behind her house.

[minervaspirit]

We've lived in our own single family home for many years but I still remember moving in to our first house.  This was after living in apartments for the first 6 years of our marriage.  The thing I was most excited about was that there was a laundry room IN the house.  No more shlepping to the laundromat; no more having to have a supply of quarters; no more having to sit and wait for laundry to be done - time that could be spent doing other household activities.
Since then I've come to love gardening.  Plus the privacy that only comes with living in your own SFR.

[misi49]

I definitely prefer my house in the country.  There's plenty of space to do what you want to and it's so quiet and peaceful - you don't have to worry about noisy, troublesome neighbors.

[texasmom32]

Definitely a house.  I have 2 young kids and we need the group and yard!  We lived in an apartment temporarily for a few months and it was horrible.  Before I had kids, I still preferred a house but apartments weren't bad.  You just have so much more room in a house, you don't have to worry about neighbors.  It's nice to have your own yard, front/back porch, etc. 

[timvolley]

I like living in my house because of the tax advantages of home ownership but the upkeep sometimes can be a lot of work

[Tresbn00]

I have lived in apartments for three years of my fifty year existence because I prefer living in houses.  I had no choice growing up because my parents always owned houses.  When I turned eighteen I rented a house with my sister for six months until I got a knock on my door from the bank telling me that the owners were being foreclosed upon and I was going to have to move out.  I worked in a bank at the time and made a really low offer on the house which was accepted. Financing was no problem. I knew the tenants upstairs always paid their rent on time. I knew the house was in good shape and I could use the tax break that comes with paying interest.

[melissaotto1982]

I love a house so that I can spend time doing the out door things like gardening, mowing, etc...

[makeblessed]

I have lived in all three; they each have their advantages and disadvantages. Apartments can be noisy, but you don't have to worry about the up keep as a condo and house.  Currently live in condo and we have restrictions as to what we can do outside and of course their is the maintenance fee but at least I own as oppose to an apartment which is money being paid to someone else, sometimes at a very high price and no long term investment in it. A house is very nice, but again you have the yard upkeep etc. When I was younger I liked the house, but as a retiree I prefer condo.

[DeliriousKris]

I DEFINITELY prefer living in a house.

My husband and I lived in an apartment for the first year of our marriage, and I didn't realize how much I hated it until we moved to a house. It's much quieter and peaceful in a house.
Right now we are renting a house. I cannot wait until we buy a house so that I can do whatever I want to it.

[devideddi]

house for the yard

[yaayme]

A HOUSE! I mean...who want's to live in an apartment? You don't have a backyard, you can't play loud music or exercise because people will complain about noise. There's always a constant threat of fire. If someone else is irresponsible and cause's a fire, it could put you at risk. You could loose your life, your home and all your belongs. Same go's for condo's. Plus apartments are creepy. I never liked them...I remember visiting my aunt's apartment and being creeped out. There was always some weird dude on the elevator.

[bremer51]

I have a house, with a big yard, attached garage, deck, garden, and lots of trees and birds and wildlife around.  I couldn't live in an apartment or condo at this stage of my life.

[sanglee]

apartments are comfy and you dont have a large area to clean, but house is more inviting and has more room to flex, and girls seem to want a house more than a puny apartment, I say house