Good post, doofrat. My perspective on condos is I’d never buy one unless I absolutely had to. I’d rather buy one of those freestanding “condos” that sit on a common ground of land but is a separate structure like a SFH. I’m big on having control over my situation and in a condo, like you’ve pointed out, you really don’t. You must share those walls and you are in a big building, connected to little buildings (actual apartment-condo) with all the inconveniences that come with it.