apartment or condo: which is better and what would you choose?
i’ve lived in both my whole college life, but mostly nakacondo talaga ako. for context, i’m living in ubelt, españa area and my contract is ending next month. i’m looking for places and i want sana na magcondo ulit but there are cheap apartments na decent tignan around here.
rent around this area is actually pretty high 😭 but sometimes, there are apartments na very nice pero kasing price na ng condo.
for me, ang ayoko sa mga condo ay mahigpit sila masiyado sa security (for obv reasons) eh i like inviting friends over. sa apartments naman, usually walang mapagiiwanan ng parcels and whatnot. hindi rin ako nakakapagpadeliver ng water sa unit ko mismo kasi walang nagaakyat.
mahilig rin ako magluto, so iniisip ko rin alin yung mas less yung restriction sa mga gagamitin ko.
isa pang consideration ko is yung gym, siyempre walang amenities and gym sa apartment, pero since it’s cheaper, i could probably just use the money i’ll save para sa gym subscription. but then again pag nasa condo, andon na lahat.
for everyone who’s living in an apartment or condo, what would you say is the pros and cons of living in one? please help me decide!