âś… Lawn
âś… Driveway that fits two cars
âś… Two baths
âś… Not sharing walls with neighbor
That driveway does not fit two cars
One of them in the pic has two cars. Of course, the ass is sticking into the road a bit but ehhhh it counts.
In a lot of places you can get a ticket for blocking the sidewalk.
I’m thinking sidewalks aren’t being used much, if at all, in this fine Texas community.
To me, a european, those urban areas packed with the same house over and over again always seem so depressing and boring. Is there any variety or does it look like this for ~~kilometers~~ miles?
Variety is against the HOA, you don't want to go against the HOA.
I agree, and these houses look way too small and overpriced for a comfortable family setting, but stating that identical homes packed next to each other is purely an American thing is disingenuous. It’s a byproduct of capitalism, which supersedes national borders
In Chicago there is one block just north of Wrigley Field that was a demo for a planned community decades ago. Each of the 10 or so connected houses on one side of the street are all different. The opposite side of the street is identical, but mirrored. That means the northernmost house on the west side of the street is identical to the southernmost house on the east side of the street. The effect is that it looks like a very unique and natural community in spite of being completely planned and regimented.
Not only is it boring, it's made in the shittiest way possible. It's the American way, after all. You want properly installed outlets? What are you, some sort of royalty or something? Properly sealed windows? Look at Mrs. Moneybags over here. The siding is falling off the house? What did you expect from a $350k home?
What a poor use of land and space for housing. Why not increase density with at a minimum a duplex or triplex? This is ridiculous.
A lot of people don’t want to share walls.
“Hey uh, I have 3 loud kids and a wife who is loud during sex. Wanna be my neighbor?”
Then maybe develop the concept of a brick wall and social skills.
These types of houses won't protect you from noise. You're never more than 5m away from your neighbors and only separated by cardboard. You will hear them.
I'm currently living in an apartment building from 1910 or so, made from proper bricks. Hardly ever even notice that I have neighbors.
Can confirm. I currently live in the suburbs, with a fairly wide lot (100ft). In the warm months, there is almost never a moment of daylight where I can't hear lawn equipment (lawnmowers, leaf blowers, etc). And my house is well-built and sealed properly. For some reason, everyone thinks they need a giant riding mower or an enormous gas-powered leaf blower. There are lawn service contractors parked on the road almost all the time. The winter months aren't as bad, but snow blowers are out at the slightest hint of snow.
I had a much quieter experience when I lived in an apartment building. It's anecdotal, but it makes sense once you've lived in both.
What about neighbors who mow their own way 8am on a Sunday with their kids running around and screaming outside or their teenager blasting loud music out their bedroom window or every neighbor using some kind of noisy power tool because there's always someone doing renovations of some kind?
It's not because you live in a separate house that you will automatically have peace and quiet.
Yeah man not just that, but if the neighbor has a bug problem, great now I have a bug problem.
A lot of people have very narrow lived experiences, but are happy to talk about imagined experiences.
Exactly. If I'm working nights and need to use power tools in my home? No problem. In an apartment? Good luck
Not to mention half of the lot and interior square footage is dedicated to a car.
Why would you want 2 baths for a single bedroom house....
Have you lived with another human that needs to shit at same time as you? It definitely happens.
Just sit on the other’s lap and drop that double decker deuce, my friend. Also saves water with a single flush.
What's the use of having 2 bathrooms when there is only 1 bedroom?
If you're a couple, you can both use a toilet at the same time.
If you live alone you might want a separate bathroom for guests. The second one is possibly a half bathroom.
You can’t buy a shed for that price where I live. An apartment of that size would be $2500+ per month.
I don’t want this to be the future but it’s better than a future where no one can buy anything at all.
Exactly. I saw the price and the sq ft. and I was like, damn, I wish that wasn't in Texas.
I fucking hate the real estate market where I live. So do all my roommates.
What is amazing is that people would rather live like this, and have four feet of grass between them and their neighbors, than in a place twice as big with a shared wall...
"Listen, you're gonna live as the markets dictate. The labour markets, the consumer markets... are you listening?"
*me, lighting the Molotov coctail*
Ah-huh. Continue.
US-americans: apartments suck, I want a single house
Also US-americans:
Meanwhile, in the civilised world:
The absolute state of American urban planning. Jesus.
The houses are so close together and have so little yard I don't see why they didn't just turn them into townhouses.
Probably local planning restrictions, they're quite fucked up in the states.
Honestly not a bad deal if you live alone. Make an offer for 130k and settle for 145k then get approved for a loan with APR around 5% and you could be making monthly payments under 600 USD for 20 years. That's a lot lower than rent, I'll tell you that, and you can get your equity back at the end when you move.
Only issue is the loan term, variable property value, and if you're actually buying the land or just the abode.
The second car in the bottom driveway is partly in the road. This first cat is either partly in a garage, or missing. The driveways are so close that there is no street parking. I have concerns about buses (think school, not public transit) and garbage day.
What the actual fuck is that?
It's like a fully detached apartment you can buy.
Honestly, I'd rather have one of those shipping container homes. Above that, I'll live in a fucking trailer park.
That's not terrible honestly. The price will vary widely depending on where it is. It seems like a good low maintenance place.
people will complain about being forced to live in pods and then willingly live in places like this
Willingly is a strong word when the housing market is so fucked
I mean my first house was a two bed, 1 bath 900sq ft cape code in a much cheaper market. I paid 100k for it in 2005.
Honestly that seems like a pretty good deal for a first home. If you can come up with 10% down you’ll be paying ~1500 a month. Refi when rates go down and you could be close to 1k/mo.
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