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> I'm pretty convinced most people buy because they're either tired of the bullshit that comes with renting or want to buy into a specific school district, not

> I'm pretty convinced most people buy because they're either tired of the bullshit that comes with renting or want to buy into a specific school district, not because they're worried about making a return on their investment. Another big factor is noise. A detached house is going to be quieter than most apartments in a shared building. That was the big reason we moved to a house. I'm a light sleeper and noise from people walking around upstairs was driving me nuts. Moving to a house with no one walking around above me was a huge improvement in my sleep. Edit: Yes, you can rent houses too, but at least where I live (Minneapolis) this doesn't seem to be very common.

ngngngng 5y ago
Noise was a big one for us, but it was the opposite problem. We were starting to have children and I didn't want to worry about making noise and disturbing my neighbors. In single family detached housing we can make as much noise as we want and only disturb ourselves.
- autarch 5y ago
  Yeah, that's a good point. Sometimes my landlord (who lived above me) asked me to turn the music down while I was working from home.
SilverRed 5y ago
This is highly dependent on the building. I have been in houses where all night you hear loud motorbikes and bogans doing burnouts while my current apartment has incredible sound insulation and double glazed windows to the point I wouldn't know other people live here if I didn't see them in the hallway.
- autarch 5y ago
  I've lived in a number of apartments and none were like this. Sounds amazing! But does it also have good sound insulation between apartments?
  - SilverRed 5y ago
    This is a 2019 30 level apt building. In the hallways I sometimes hear people talking but its very quiet. Inside my apt I can only hear the door directly opposite mine closing and it's also not very loud. I'm guessing its all dependent on how much money was spent on noise insulation. Between rooms inside my apt there is very little sound insulation which is not a big deal for me but maybe for others.
mapmap 5y ago
One would think that, but I am starting to believe there is a leaf blower running nearby during every daylight hour.

ngngngng 5y ago

Noise was a big one for us, but it was the opposite problem. We were starting to have children and I didn't want to worry about making noise and disturbing my neighbors. In single family detached housing we can make as much noise as we want and only disturb ourselves.

autarch 5y ago
Yeah, that's a good point. Sometimes my landlord (who lived above me) asked me to turn the music down while I was working from home.

SilverRed 5y ago

This is highly dependent on the building. I have been in houses where all night you hear loud motorbikes and bogans doing burnouts while my current apartment has incredible sound insulation and double glazed windows to the point I wouldn't know other people live here if I didn't see them in the hallway.

autarch 5y ago
I've lived in a number of apartments and none were like this. Sounds amazing! But does it also have good sound insulation between apartments?
- SilverRed 5y ago
  This is a 2019 30 level apt building. In the hallways I sometimes hear people talking but its very quiet. Inside my apt I can only hear the door directly opposite mine closing and it's also not very loud. I'm guessing its all dependent on how much money was spent on noise insulation. Between rooms inside my apt there is very little sound insulation which is not a big deal for me but maybe for others.

mapmap 5y ago

One would think that, but I am starting to believe there is a leaf blower running nearby during every daylight hour.