Advantages
- Condos on average are more affordable then other types of housing.
- Maintenance of the exterior of the building will be take care of.
- The peace of mind living next to neighbors if help is needed.
- Condos can be located in major cities surrounded by restaurants, night clubs, and local bars.
- Many condos offer a pool, gym, and basketball/tennis court for those who are active.
Disadvantages
- 1. There are condo rules by the condo corporation that would have to be followed.
- Condos can have additional fees such as corporation fees.
- Only your interior walls inward are own by you (depending on which type of condo you own.)
- You will have to share the pool, gym, and basketball/tennis courts will your other neighbors.
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The majority of condos that are sold are existing condos. This is
neither an advantage or a disadvantage---simply a fact. The majority of
marketing materials and advertisements you will see for condos is for
new construction. This means that it is easier to find ads, pretty
pictures and floor plans for new condos.
One of the advantages of buying an existing condo is what you see is
what you get. There will be no surprises, good or bad. There will be no
change orders. You won't have to look at a model and a floorplan to
get an idea of what you are buying. Instead, you can tour the property
that you will actually buy.
You can move into an existing condo as soon as your loan and title
work are finished. There will be no construction delays. Construction
delays can be sizable and in today's market it is even possible for
the builder to fold-up shop before the project is completed.
Twenty-four percent of married couples surveyed aged 18-to-34 said they had purchased a home before they were married. Of married couples aged 45 and up, only 14 percent said they had purchased a house before marriage.
Unmarried couples who live in the Northeast are the most likely to buy a home together prior to marriage, according to the survey.
In the Northeast, 60 percent of those surveyed said they waited until marriage to buy a home together, compared to 72 percent in the South.
For some young couples, buying a home together has become “the new engagement ring,” says Dr. Robi Ludwig, a psychotherapist and Coldwell Banker’s “lifestyle correspondent.” Millennials “know that they have an opportunity here, with low mortgage rates and low housing prices. And they think, ‘We’re moving toward marriage anyway, so let’s buy.’”
Some are even choosing to bypass the fancy wedding and honeymoon and save up for a downpayment instead, Ludwig says.
Couples are finding they can learn a lot about their future spouse when buying a home first, including about one another’s finances and even how many kids the other wants one day, since that often comes into play in finding a suitable size and style of home.
“It’s easy for couples to not think or talk about these things, but they’re forced to once mortgages and banks are involved,” Ludwig says.
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