 I would like to buy a house in 5 years? |
| How much should I be saving? a month I am a student at the moment!... |
|
 Renting vs buying a home or condo/townhouse? |
| I will be moving to Michigan soon, and am not sure if buying is better than renting. I will be 62 at the time I move, and plan to retire and work part-... |
|
 Ohio foreclosure? please help? |
| can someone please give me a timeline? our last payment was due on march 15th.our mortgage is with chase bank.my husband lost his job and theres no way we can pay for this house.i just want to know ... |
|
 If I put my name on a lease agreement with someone else, is our credit linked? |
| I need to get a roommate cause i can't afford rent. When they put their name on the lease, will their credit history be linked to mine?... |
|
| Best place to get a mortgage refinanaced? |
| Want to refinance home for cheaper interest rate. any ideas?... |
|
 How can I buy a house? I have a fairly good job and good credit but no money saved.? |
| I feel like I am in a poor position to negotiate since I have no cash, plus, all of the homes I like are about 30k more than I have pre-qualified for on my mortgage loan -- Dave.... |
|
 Private landlords? Housing benefit? |
| I am currently living relatives sharing a bedroom with my two kids due to relationship breakdown. Council wont help me find my own place. I work part time but on a low income so i am entitled to ... |
|
 What kind of mortgage should I get, and where from? |
| This will be me and my wife's first home and mortgage. Combined we make alittle less than 100k. We are looking at a house around 200k. We have good credit, and our parents would be lending us ... |
|
 Tenacy Agreement? |
| My girlfriend and I have lived in a flat for four years, we have not signed or renewed a formal contract with the estate agent last year or this year (it should be signed in Oct). We have found a ... |
|
 Can our landlords make us paint it back? |
I just posted a similar question regarding our old apartment, now onto one regarding our new one:
In the lease to our new apartment, it states we may paint the walls as we wish, with the ... |
|
 Landlord/rental/etc? |
Is this legal...
I've been living in someones home- renting it... but there is NO lease. All i had was a written agreement that I could stay here for one year... but no conditions or ... |
|
 Need to move out of our apartment but still have 6 months on our lease. what should we do? cant afford rent...? |
| we are in a bind, we can't afford rent anymore but still have 6 months on our apartment lease contract. don't know what we should do. any suggestions? please help and no mean comments ... |
|
 Can I buy a house with no credit or bad credit? |
| Here is the thing, I'm moving to Maryland soon and I'm done with the renting thing, I have no credit and my husband have a 567 score, we really wanna buy a house, what are my options?... |
|
 Where do I get/find housing foreclosure lists? |
| I am interested in purchasing foreclosure real estate, but I don't know where to find the lists of foreclosures. Please help me!... |
|
 What would you do if this happened to you? |
| renting a farm house, barns, garage, house, etc, and one day two people show up dress into their camo hunting cloths, get out their guns LOAD them, and continue to walk right through your yard where ... |
|
|  |
Linda G | What's the difference between a condo and a townhome? |
|
 |
 
greenshirt
|
Wow, a couple of so called realtors tried to anser the question and didn't even come close. Realtors often ask the question on here why people don't trust realtors, it's because you don't know what you are talking about.
A condo and townhouse has nothing to do with how many levels/floors it has. A condominium is a form of ownership. I think one other person on here actually had it right, she was smart enough to ask the title company. In the condominium form of ownership you own horizontal air space. Meaning you own the area inside your unit not the ground it is built on. Plus you own a portion of the common areas. For example if there are a total of 50 units in the condo project you own the airspace in your unit and 1/50 of the common areas. There is usually a Home Owners Association or Management company which you pay a fee. This fee goes to insure the project, maintain common areas and the exterior of the condo's.
Forget about what people said about how many levels. That has nothing to do with it.
A townhome typically shares a common wall with another home, meaning they are attached, but you still own the land it is built on. |
|
Cheeky Realtor
 |
A title company informed me that a condo and townhome are both the same, EXCEPT that you own the land that is underneath your townhome and you do not own the land that is underneath your condo. The number of stories DOES NOT matter, as my husband and I own a 1-story condo in Dallas, which we are trying to sell at this time. Visit my website if anyone out there is interested in buying it. I have another one listed in Dallas, too, which is on my website as well. |
|
TJ
 |
nothing really |
|
walterknowsall
 |
a condo is one floor and usually with other units in one building....a town home is two floors and sometimes are separate from other buildings or in a group |
|
mikeyc06010
|
I am amazed at the amount of misinformation out there. There really isn't much differencebetween the term condo and town house. The terms are interchangeable and dpending on the custom in your area one may be used more then the other....now there is a HUGE difference between a condo/townhouse and a co-op. |
|
rhsaunders
|
Totally different things. A condominium is an apartment in a multiple unit facility; you own the innards of your unit, and the condominium association owns the exterior walls (and collects monthly dues to keep them up). A townhouse is an apartment with two (or more) floors; it may be rented, or owned as a condominium. |
|
sexytrojan
 |
A condo, you have people above, beside and below you, like an apartment.
A townhome, or row house, you have people next to you on both sides. |
|
prarthitv
 |
Condominium = It's just like an apartment, except you are paying mortgage to own that property.
Townhouse = Depending on the area, its betwen two - three floors and several houses next to each other. If you are familiar with Row houses, exactly like that, but with 21st century touch.
I have experience with owning both, key thing is that the Monthly Association Fees. The association fee typically covers maintenance for such thing as Lawn, Snow Removal, Exterior Maintenace, Parking Lots, etc.
If you are deciding to purchase either or, ask how frequently do association fees jump. |
|
doglover
|
A condo is the form of ownership. It could be in an apartment building or not. A townhouse has two meanings. One is connected homes or apartments with two or more floors that you rent or it could be like a condo except that you own the land too. |
|
| |
|
| | |
| Questions List |
Answers | Last Post
| | | |
9 | 13 minutes(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 46 minutes(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 50 minutes(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 1 hour(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 6 hour(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 9 hour(s) ago
| | | |
7 | 1 day(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 3 day(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 1 week(s) ago
| | | |
9 | 3 week(s) ago
| |
|
Homepage 
Financial
Forum 
Renting & Real Estate 
No Spam
Adult 
Gambling
Unfinished
Deception
Plagiarism
Not English
