The flip side of condos taking care of some things is having a condo board making decisions about your shared living space that maybe aren't the decisions you'd make. And you have to pay for those decisions. Plus, condo fees.
Home schooling? You know, it's not just for scary religious people anymore.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - Apr 05, 2016 12:39:38 pm PDT #19029 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
Dana - Apr 05, 2016 12:42:29 pm PDT #19030 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
With townhouses, I have definitely appreciated not having to worry about lawn care and landscaping. We are not lawn care people.
SuziQ - Apr 05, 2016 12:45:10 pm PDT #19031 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
With my townhome I have a small front and back yard. My back yard is mostly patio/deck. But I back up for a green space so there is pretty lawn back there that I don't have to care for.
lisah - Apr 05, 2016 12:49:58 pm PDT #19032 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
But I back up for a green space so there is pretty lawn back there that I don't have to care for.
That's ideal!
The one thing that has us semi-seriously consider moving from this place is its lack of back yard. It's convenient having the parking pad but no contained outside space of our own is a drag. (Especially when we're feeling too lazy to walk the dog and the only reason she wants to go out is boredom.)
Steph L. - Apr 05, 2016 12:54:23 pm PDT #19033 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I do love our fenced-in backyard for Kato. We can open the door, and out he goes, and if it's raining or snowing, he's the only one who gets wet.
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2016 12:55:11 pm PDT #19034 of 30003
brillig
My apartment will need to have a balcony or patio where I can sit out in the air. That is my non-negotiable.
Calli - Apr 05, 2016 12:56:14 pm PDT #19035 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
We can open the door, and out he goes, and if it's raining or snowing, he's the only one who gets wet.
My sister use to love that about her house and yard. Now their neighborhood apparently has coyotes, so she has to stand outside with her snack-sized dogs while they do their thing, especially at night.
SuziQ - Apr 05, 2016 12:58:39 pm PDT #19036 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I just put a deposit down on replacing my back fence. The HOA is extremely specific on the construction so the price ended up being 50% more than I had expected. But I adulted. Signed the order and paid half.
Current fence is less than 4' tall and if Jack jumps on it just right, I think it would just fall down. Replacement will be a 6' privacy fence. We will lose some of the view of the green space, but with the elevated deck, it won't feel so closed in.
Sheryl - Apr 05, 2016 1:00:17 pm PDT #19037 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Our townhouse has postage stamp sized yards. Gary can mow them with a weed-wacker.
meara - Apr 05, 2016 1:02:00 pm PDT #19038 of 30003
I don't have much yard (because I paid to have it replaced by a patio) but I just paid to have my dryer vent blown out today, and suspect I need to pay mad money to get the roof de-mossed like I should've done a few years ago? And at some point the appliances are going to start to go--everything is about 13 years old now??