Comments on: So, You Wanna Buy a Condo? Five Questions to Ask Before Buying http://www.moneyunder30.com/so-you-wanna-buy-a-condo-five-questions-to-ask-before-buying Personal Finance for the Young and Ambitious Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: devil http://www.moneyunder30.com/so-you-wanna-buy-a-condo-five-questions-to-ask-before-buying/comment-page-1#comment-1245 devil Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:24:35 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/so-you-wanna-buy-a-condo-five-questions-to-ask-before-buying#comment-1245 Condos have all the disadvantages of renting and owning. You're financially responsible for all maintenance and repairs (by yourself or through the HOA), yet you're also attached to noisy, stinky neighbors who don't think that any rules apply to them. Condos have all the disadvantages of renting and owning. You’re financially responsible for all maintenance and repairs (by yourself or through the HOA), yet you’re also attached to noisy, stinky neighbors who don’t think that any rules apply to them.

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.moneyunder30.com/so-you-wanna-buy-a-condo-five-questions-to-ask-before-buying/comment-page-1#comment-1244 mapgirl Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:03:59 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/so-you-wanna-buy-a-condo-five-questions-to-ask-before-buying#comment-1244 I bought an aging condo with decent appreciation, however, the maintenance and repair costs for my unit are killing me. (Upstairs unit leaked onto mine, causing a ceiling cave-in, at the same time, another unit's kitchen drainpipe was also leaking and was fixed while my ceiling was open.) Caveat emptor. If you can't handle the stress or hassle of construction work, be prepared to stay a renter. I bought an aging condo with decent appreciation, however, the maintenance and repair costs for my unit are killing me. (Upstairs unit leaked onto mine, causing a ceiling cave-in, at the same time, another unit’s kitchen drainpipe was also leaking and was fixed while my ceiling was open.)

Caveat emptor. If you can’t handle the stress or hassle of construction work, be prepared to stay a renter.

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