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February 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346090Participant[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.
February 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346411Participant[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.
February 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346520Participant[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.
February 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346553Participant[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.
February 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346653Participant[quote=UCGal]
I don’t think a twin home has an advantage here… but I owned one in the Philly suburbs… a 100 year old, victorian style, twin home.The advantages
– I had one less exterior wall to heat. That’s not a value in our climate… but back east it reduced my heating bills.
– I had the benefit of a guard dog, without the work. (neighbors dog barked at people coming onto my porch, lol.)Mine was fee simple… property line ran exactly through the fire/party wall. No HOA’s. Only covenant prevented me from having a tannery or a manure pit in my back yard. (Seriously.) My neighbors on the other side of the wall were great… it was a good experience.
[/quote]I think it works pretty well here. During winter my condo is definitely warmed by the heat from adjacent condos. In the summer, when it’s hot, the shared walls are cooler (no outside exposure).That’s funny about the tannery and manure pile. I’ll have to check my CCRs to see if there’s anything like that.
February 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346065ParticipantI don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!
BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!
February 13, 2009 at 4:29 PM in reply to: Mira Mesa half-mil $ condos vs. bigger, better, cheaper sfrs #346528ParticipantI don’t have such confidence, although I do agree it is highly unlikely. If houses like that ever get to $250k I’ll buy a couple but will be SOL on my condo for another decade or so… I hope it ages well. Land-lordship here I come!
BTW I think Mira Mesa is a great place to live… Close to work, good restaurants, now we even have a Fresh and Easy and the new BevMo next door!
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