Pros and Cons of Living in a Condominium against living in a house

[robinemz]

sis san sa cavite meron ba maganda developer dyan sa cavite thanks

sa antel grand village kami nakakuha sis. you should check it out. first residencial project ng antel corp. yan.

[wonder_elle]

sis robinemz ok ba dyan not hassle sa byahe? how about the amenities?? houses maganda ba pagkakabuilt?? thanks sis!

[robinemz]

sis robinemz ok ba dyan not hassle sa byahe? how about the amenities?? houses maganda ba pagkakabuilt?? thanks sis!

^ hi sis! ok na ok for us alam ko may separate thread dito on antel.. di hassle ang byahe sis. san ba work mo? you can check the amenities here -> http://www.antelgrandvillage.com.ph/amenities.html . yung sauna at day care na lang ang dko pa napapasok jan. yep! pwede kasing model house nila or if lot lang bibilin mo, pwede sarili mong design and contractor.

[WandaWits]

One downside of living in a condo - the pests! Unless siguro super new yung building, but those bldg that are relatively new, napapasok na rin ng ipis.

[be_Jenuine]

^Exactly. I work in BGC and distance-wise, it's really supposed to be just 25 minutes away from our house in Marcos Highway pero it usually takes me an hour or sometimes more pa depending on my work schedule. The condo unit that we purchased and currently waiting for turn over is in Pasig so makakabawas sa paghihirap ko sa pagdrive everyday.

Yes, me too ang laking oras ang nasesave ko sa pagpurchase ko ng condo. Kung dati dapat maaga gumising para iwas traffic ngayon may extra tulog na ako. Atsaka pag out na, imbis na nakikipagsabayan sa siksikan sa bus/jeep, palamig muna ako sa mall o kaya I'll walk home para exercise din since 5 to 10 minute walk lang naman ako now from office to condo. My time pa ako to relax and do chores pag uwi sa bahay di tulad dati na laging pagod paguwi

[catnip.deleon]

Yes, me too ang laking oras ang nasesave ko sa pagpurchase ko ng condo. Kung dati dapat maaga gumising para iwas traffic ngayon may extra tulog na ako. Atsaka pag out na, imbis na nakikipagsabayan sa siksikan sa bus/jeep, palamig muna ako sa mall o kaya I'll walk home para exercise din since 5 to 10 minute walk lang naman ako now from office to condo. My time pa ako to relax and do chores pag uwi sa bahay di tulad dati na laging pagod paguwi

Kaya ang isa talaga sa main factors why people choose condo dahil time saving, location. Ganyan din naman sa akin, less hassle ang byahe ko from work to my condo. Pag uwi, pwede pa ako gumawa ng mga bagay bagay, leisure time. Di pati masyadong nakakapagod.

[dalla_wang]

One downside of living in a condo - the pests! Unless siguro super new yung building, but those bldg that are relatively new, napapasok na rin ng ipis.

I wonder, medyo bago pa yung building pero naappasok na ng ipis. Isa sa mga factors why pests like cockroaches stay in a place kasi madumi siya. Papano pala hinahandle ng management yung ganong problems? Sa pests? I'm sure di rin naman pumapayag lahat ng residents na kunyari mag pa spray ng pesticides or something.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ in our condo sis, me free regular pest control spraying. Well, kasama na sa dues na binabayaran. Every quarter yata. Although minsan, di na kami nagpapa-spray kasi wala naman pests sa unit namin.. pag medyo maulan lang and parang dumadami lamok, dun kami nagpapa-spray. Takot sa dengue, esp me baby kami. Aalis muna kami lahat ng afternoon para ok na pag-uwi namin sa gabi. Me isang helper lang natitira para magbantay sa magsi-spray, then tatambay na lang sya sa may pool after. Or di kaya e hahabol sya sa amin sa mall. Or magdi-dayoff sya.

On another note, times like today na malakas ang ulan at hangin, I'm again glad that we live in a condo. For one, if nag-brownout, me generator. Me kuryente sa common areas + 1 outlet and 1 ilaw sa unit. For water naman, me stock naman lagi sa water tank. Di rin namin worry ang baha..

nung bagyong Glenda na nawalan ng kuryente, e medyo mainit kasi closed lahat ng windows since malakas hangin, we slept with our main door and service area door open to let cold air in.. tapos sa sala kami natulog with baby. Safe naman.

[mooncake and leaves]

^^ baka they need to fog in between ceilings. or once a year, they should treat all apartments in the same column or same floor, even the units that did not report seeing any roaches.

anyway, back to original question:

house. all things being equal, when it comes to aesthetics (and this is the only basis of most of my biggest decisions ), i can do more with a house than a condo.

[vhanya]

Parang baliktad yata. Kasi we have a condo now coz we cannot afford a house yet.  A house is definitely more expensive than a condo. What is she talking about?

You can have a nice condo for 10M. However, I think I need 20M to afford a nice house in a nice village.

[meimei]

^i agree. I can't afford a house yet in a nice village in the city kaya condo muna bibilhin ko. Not so happy about it, since my experience renting a condo is bad, naiingayan ako sa floor, dami kasing "kapitbahay" sharing the same aisle.


If i can afford a house in a good village in the city, naku ayun ang pipiliin ko instead of condo.


Sa suburbs oo merong affordable na house & lot or maybe sa city na not-so-exclusive village, hehe, pero i wouldn't want that naman. So depende talaga kasi iba-iba rin ang primary considerations ng tao sa pagbili ng real estate.

[purplegravity]

If i also have a budget, i prefer a house.  I want to have a garden of my own.

However, it is too costly to buy one in manila so condo na lang.  I love the location of my condo and i really can rest really well. Walang maingay.

[IamNobody]

Tingin ko lahat naman pipiliin talaga ang bahay. pero yun nga lang kapag meyo kapos pa at nagsisimula pa lang hindi pa kaya so will go for a condo muna. Then kapag nakaipon na at settling down na go go for a house na.

Condos are good for bachelors and yung mga single woman na nagtatrabaho. Then for the future kapag keribels na ng money money pwede na magkabahay. House naman ay for those people na mag sesettle down na diba.

[be_Jenuine]

Parang baliktad yata. Kasi we have a condo now coz we cannot afford a house yet.  A house is definitely more expensive than a condo. What is she talking about?

You can have a nice condo for 10M. However, I think I need 20M to afford a nice house in a nice village.

Much cheaper naman talaga ang condo compare sa house kaya nga yung mga starting families would prefer condo and ipon muna bago bumili ng bahay

^ in our condo sis, me free regular pest control spraying. Well, kasama na sa dues na binabayaran. Every quarter yata. Although minsan, di na kami nagpapa-spray kasi wala naman pests sa unit namin.. pag medyo maulan lang and parang dumadami lamok, dun kami nagpapa-spray. Takot sa dengue, esp me baby kami. Aalis muna kami lahat ng afternoon para ok na pag-uwi namin sa gabi. Me isang helper lang natitira para magbantay sa magsi-spray, then tatambay na lang sya sa may pool after. Or di kaya e hahabol sya sa amin sa mall. Or magdi-dayoff sya.

On another note, times like today na malakas ang ulan at hangin, I'm again glad that we live in a condo. For one, if nag-brownout, me generator. Me kuryente sa common areas + 1 outlet and 1 ilaw sa unit. For water naman, me stock naman lagi sa water tank. Di rin namin worry ang baha..

nung bagyong Glenda na nawalan ng kuryente, e medyo mainit kasi closed lahat ng windows since malakas hangin, we slept with our main door and service area door open to let cold air in.. tapos sa sala kami natulog with baby. Safe naman.

Wow nice naman ng developer nyo. Under saang developer kayo?

[ilovejdy]

House with my own garage
Condo naman only after I have my own house for investment (renting)

[Angelite]

House pero located sa city. So kakapagod long drive.

[bagaholic_chewy]

^^^ sis, this is an old condo building (as in, lampas 50yrs old na. But well-maintained. And, hindi masikip like the ones built in recent years; for example: 1br unit is about 70-80sqm, 2br unit is roughly 160-180sqm, etc). I don't know na who the developer is, hehe..

[be_Jenuine]

^^^ sis, this is an old condo building (as in, lampas 50yrs old na. But well-maintained. And, hindi masikip like the ones built in recent years; for example: 1br unit is about 70-80sqm, 2br unit is roughly 160-180sqm, etc). I don't know na who the developer is, hehe..

sis since mukhang perpetaul ownership yun condo mo. can you shed us some light pag dating jan? What happens after 50 years?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ not too familiar about technical terms or whatever. Simply put, we still own the unit even if lampas 50 years na ang building..

In the event the building get destroyed or becomes unliveable/inhabitable, I think the unit owners will have a say/vote on what to do via the association - whether to sell the lot and every unit owner gets equitable share on proceeds, or to rebuild (this, I'm not sure how resources for the construction will be pooled). Not sure ha, but ganun yata.

[be_Jenuine]

^ not too familiar about technical terms or whatever. Simply put, we still own the unit even if lampas 50 years na ang building..

In the event the building get destroyed or becomes unliveable/inhabitable, I think the unit owners will have a say/vote on what to do via the association - whether to sell the lot and every unit owner gets equitable share on proceeds, or to rebuild (this, I'm not sure how resources for the construction will be pooled). Not sure ha, but ganun yata.

^ Ganito pala ang set up nun.. Kasi maraming nagsasabi na impossible daw na tumagal ng 50 years well, yours just proved it wrong.