They are sorta trendy here in the Bay, since they offer the appeal of home ownership (of sorts) without the hassle of, you know, buying an actual home. I lived

They are sorta trendy here in the Bay, since they offer the appeal of home ownership (of sorts) without the hassle of, you know, buying an actual home. I lived in one in Sunnyvale with a roommate for a few years, and my experience was a bit mixed. The biggest beef was that the gate next to the light rail stop locked both opening and closing, so if you lost your key, you had to walk all the way around to Tasman (paranoid suburbanites about crime). That said, I still think a condo or townhouse is a better deal.