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The problems are that duplex/triplex/quadplex are all compromises. They don't have any of the strengths of either apartments or single-family. At the same tim
by anamax 5y ago
The problems are that duplex/triplex/quadplex are all compromises. They don't have any of the strengths of either apartments or single-family. At the same time, they have all the weaknesses of both.
The result is that they're the right choice for no one.
- anamax 5y agoI neglected to mention that duplexes don't have the mechanisms associated with single-family or apartments for dealing with the problems that they share with both. I also should not have said that they're never the right choice. Some times the best choice available isn't that good, and isn't what you'd do if things were a bit different. That's how people end up in duplexes. It isn't what they want, but it is the best that they can do at that moment in time.