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 Is $150 too much?
My father and I are having a hard time with this issue, but he is charging me $150 rent and i think thats too much because i'm never there, i'm always hanging out with friends or at work, (...


 Would you buy a house that someone was murdered in?
I am in the process of buying a house and have today discovered that someone was brutally murdered there just over 2 and a half years ago.
The case was in the national news and there is a new ...


 Can a landlord come into a house while you are gone and not tell you?
I live in North Carolina. Someone said a landlord can go into a house without giving you prior notice. I think this happened. That 'someone' came into my house while I was out. I think ...


 HELP!!! My neighbors are so noisy with their LOUD music!!! Any help would be appreciated.?
My neighbors are driving me crazy! They play their music so loud that my floor literally shakes. This has been going on for about 3 months on and off, for hours at a time. I have complained numerous ...


 If you had $5000.00, how would you flip it to make more money quickly.?
It must be legal and not deposited in a bank for long term growth. I'm seeking a fast pace money vehicle....


 2 sons,1@Home 1Not. When I die they share the estate, can the son who lives away force the house to be sold?
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 Im 25 and make $30,000 a year and still cant afford a morgage. When will the prices be low enough to afford it
i live in central florida getting ready to get married, and make decint money for my age. It seems as though ill never be able to afford a home. anyone have an insite on when the realestate will go ...


 My landlord will not fix the A/C do I have to pay rent?
i am in the final month of my lease for an expensive one bedroom apartment and the a/c does not work -- it runs but does not cool the apartment-- i have complained in the past but no action-- they ...


 What is a good trusting name for a Real Estate Company?
Im tired of hearing all the companies that are made up of peoples names. Im looking for one that has a universal feel to it....


 Can you legally hold a roommates belongings until they pay rent?
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 Are house prices to high?
the cost of houses are too high the first time buyers can't afford to ...


 Would you buy a piece of land on mars and why?
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 Wow, why does everyone on here bash people who are on low income housing???
I'm not at the moment but am thinking about applying. Our rent is a little too high compared to our income. I stay at home and watch our 14 month old son while my husband works. I'm not ...


 If you lose your job, house and there is no ss or medicare, can you survive in usa?
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 Does paying your first house payment the day you sign your morgage papers really knock 10 yrs off a 30yr loan?
my mom said she heard sopme expert on TV say so. I would really like to know. People who lend money please respond....


 Aside from drugs, smoking, and pets, does a landlord have the right to say what I can and can't have...?
...in my house?
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He wants to tell me I can't put up a Christmas Tree....


 If a person is a top contributor in yahoo answers does it mean they have a lot of time with no real life?
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 Do I need to disclose that my house is haunted when I sell it?
I can't really prove that it is. But every time I walk in I hear "Die! Die! Let your blood flow into the earth below!". While I have gotten sort of used to it over the years, I am ...


 My boyfriend and I are looking to buy our first house, no idea where to start with mortgages etc....?
we've been livin in rented accomadation for over a year now and want out! need advice on what mortgages and what type of mortgages are best etc. also we have a limited amount of funds, ie around ...


 Which is more fun: buying a house or buying a new car?
I am considering doing both right now, one or the other, actually. I find researching and looking for the right car to be
much more fun than researching and looking for a house....



Lucybelle
What do you prefer? Living in an apartment or a house? Why? Do you live in a house or aptartment now?
We live in apartment because there's not grass to cut or any other kind of maintenance.
                     
 




MNT
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I live in an apartment but i definitely like to live in a house.


dargonesti99
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I would say a personal residence. I own it. I can do whatever I want with it. I am in an apartment because I am saving up for a house.


not-just-a-mom
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We live in a house but at one time we where living in an apartment. I like my house much better than the apartment. Yes, we have grass to cut but we also can a people over & sit on the patio, have a BBQ, the kids can run & play in the yard, or swim in the pool ~ basically anything we want to do we can & we don't have to worry about making noise or disturbing the neighbors in the next apartment because there aren't any ~ there are alot of pro's to having a yard & I don't mind paying the small price of having to mow it 2x's week. In my opinion it well worth it :-)


jenn
i live in an apartment because i cant afford a house! besides. i get all utilities paid. it is a great home. when i have a family, however, i want a home.


Hi My Name is
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i guess a family would prefer a house with a backyard and all, but a single or couple, an apartment would be better for your reasons. I live in a house


Jaime L
I used to think that way. Now I would not move back into an apartment for anything. You always have to worry about your sensative neighbors, getting a parking spot, public pool, besides not much room. I have found that I really enjoy having a yard of my own & decorating it with flowers etc. Trying to make it the best looking house on the block.


jpspiderman2003
I want a house! Cuz I have no parking where I live now :((


Sujit
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well, since u, already are living in an apartment, so u know how it is living in an apartment. On the other hand living in a house of your own has its own advantages. I myself live in a house. First of all, u can design your house according to ur style and liking, not like an apartment where the builder has given u a set format to live in. Secondly, u have a lawn of ur own...believ me there is nothing like having the morning tea, playing with kids.....in ur own lawn. Yeah, maintaining can be a problem...but u can always have someone to maintain ur lawn. On top of all its ur land u are sitting on all the time, not on stilts.


merrigandesign
I live in a house out in the country that is over three hundred feet from my closest neibor.
I do not want to hear what my neibor has to say or when they fight.
I could never live in a chicken coup right ontop of all the rest of the freaken fools that live in apartments.


EmilyRose
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Well, I'm living in an apartment for the summer, a dorm during the school year, and a house whenever I'm not at school or traveling. A very much like living in my house at home (that's the only one of the three that really counts as home), but that's only because my parents are there to do all the work. The rest of the time I prefer an apartment because there's someone to come fix the toilet or change the light bulb or whatever else, and I'm not responsible for most of the maintenance or anything.

Although, the apartment I'm living in now is owned by a college and rented out to students over the summer, and today I came home to a note on the door warning us that they're going to be inspecting our rooms soon and, among other things, we'll get in trouble if there's trash around the apartment or the floor isn't cleaned. Last I checked I was old enough to decide for myself how to keep my room just so long as I didn't damage anything that belongs to the building, so I rather resented that. They also have all sorts of rules about how many guests we can have in our room at a time, and even how many bottles of wine or beer we're allowed to have if we're over 21 (and they've banned hard liquor entirely). So I think I'd put my vote in for an apartment with the added condition that it's NOT student housing. Although, at my school we're allowed to do pretty much whatever we want to our rooms except mess with the fire sprinklers, put holes in the walls, or grow drugs in our closet and leave them there when maintenance comes once a year to inspect the fire sprinklers, so maybe just not student housing that's owned by a conservative Catholic school...


KAT
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We live in an apartment too cause it's cheaper for now and less responsibility.
Once we know where we want to settle down, we want to build a house though to get a way from noisy and nosy neighbors.


pooteo1
would i rather own a house or rent an apartment?
is that the question?
my answer is own, when you rent you are just throwing your money away


fallguy2004
own a house because you can do whatever you want to it


deepak57
I live in a house ; but I prefer to live in an apartment as there are many persons to help for water supply ,phone service, TV cable service, electric supply problem etc. In a house you have to manage it yourself that is tedious some times .


rolex
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in apartment because i canot afford a house


mullinder@sbcglobal.net
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i have lived in apts for many years, i recently just rented a house. it is very small and old. i rather go back and live in an apt. homes are too much responsibility. the bigger the place is the more your utilitys are. but i do love the freedom and quiteness you get in a home, and the backyard for the kids to play in.


desiderio
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I would trade doing the mainenance for a place of my own. I would love a house, the quieter the location the better. Right now I live in a tiny apartment with my husband, two cats, and a baby on the way, right up the street from a hospital (noisy) on the 3rd floor. I know some apartments come with laundry inside the unit, but in 15 years of moving around, I've never lived in one. Most days there's not a lot I wouldn't give to have my own house.


ROB. B
I prefer living in an apartment just for the reasons you stated... Right now we live in a house, with 31/2 acres of land that needs cutting.. Spent 22+ in the service so I know all about apartments..( LOVE THEM,I'm lazy...


chocolate 90
i do live in an apartment and i'm lovin' it soooo much / coz u know livin in a house makes u sort of isolated and lonely .but livin in an apartment gives u this feeling of neighborhood , that u r not alone and whenever u r having any trouble u can just go to ur next door neighbor and ask for his help , in other words , u have company ... i 'd never choose to live in a house even if i had the opportunity ..


Annie Mae
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We own our own Home and we love it.


Jbryant
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I would rather live in a house. In an apartment-from my own personal experience- you cant be outside past a certain hour. You can hear your neighbors television or radio. If your downstairs you can hear them walking across their apartment or running down the stairs. In a house you cant hear all of that stuff. You can pretty much do what you want-I guess as long as you own the house.


lostinabigworld
I live in an apartment but i'd rather have my own house. In apartments there restrictions and crap. In your own home you can do anything. In apartments you hear the people upstairs run across the floor and vacuum at 3 oclock in the morning.


centuar
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house, a house has more privicy no noisey neighbors,no bangin on the wall to get them to turn down the music.

I Live in an apartment because i can't afford a house at the moment.


crane2watch
I had a house but lost due to some circumstances I wont go into here, and now live in an apartment. The main difference for me was in any repairs. In a house, if anything needed fixing, you had to do it yourself, or pay someone to fix - and bore the brunt of any costs. In an apartment, you have to wait for the manager to send someone and hope they fix it correctly without making a mess, but at least it's free. No maintence in an apartment is great, but you also have to put up with other residents, although, the bad ones usually don't stay long. In a house, you have neighbors that probably are not going to move, and are permanent, and if you have any issues with them - what to do, who to go to?


Gulliver
I would like to be in a house. House means more space, more privacy. I am now living in my own house.

Apparments are like small cells


eternity
I prefer to live in a house.
But I live in a flat because i'm flat broke.
Grrrr


Mat
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Me too and for the same reasons.


It is also cheaper.


Sammy
Exactly. The difference is when you rent, it's a simple life. When you own - geez where should i start...taxes...maintenance of every kind...insurance...and let me tell you for maintenace you have: cutting the lawn, snow plow the driveway, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc...and if you can't do it yourself, it is expensive to pay these people to come in and fix it. Even then, there's no guaranty. It's alot of time and expense! I guess it's your preference on how much time and money you have. Is my point.


cuteakoh7
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living in a house... because you can do what you want...


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