Each option has its own pros and cons.
Before buying real estate, people are often faced with a choice: to live in an apartment or in a country house? And here you need to weigh everything properly: this is not bread in the store to choose.
Pros
Inexpensive service
Of course, it is more profitable to maintain an apartment than a house. You don’t have to pay for a new roof yourself, put up a fence or order a septic tank service. However, the renovation is organized by the management company or the homeowners’ association. And for the repair and maintenance of common areas, everything is thrown off, paying the bills.
Developed infrastructure
What affects the cost of an apartment? First of all, people are interested in transport accessibility, proximity to the metro, so that there are shops, kindergartens, schools, hospitals and other social facilities nearby. In the city, all this is located quite close. All the infrastructure necessary for life can be located in one microdistrict or even a residential complex.
Resettlement possibility
When a house becomes dilapidated and is no longer subject to major repairs, the state provides housing free of charge under the program of resettlement from dilapidated housing or buys out the area at the market price. The program, of course, malfunctions, sometimes you have to wait a long queue, but you definitely will not stay on the street. But if a private house collapses, this is your concern.
Cleaning of the local area
Convenient when you do not need to think about cleaning the local area. After all, the janitors will clean up the courtyard, and the cleaners will wash the entrance.
Security
It must be admitted that it is safer to live in high-rise buildings. Around the neighbors. Even in case of an emergency situation, they will be able to help you promptly. The apartment can be safely left for several months. Some residential complexes have video surveillance and concierges.
Fast internet
High-speed Internet is especially needed now, when many study and work remotely. In large cities, towers are ubiquitous. Therefore, it will not be difficult for the provider to connect the Internet to the apartment or quickly fix the breakdown.
Communications
The work of house communications is monitored by special services. For example, vodokanal and energosbyt. If an emergency occurs, they will quickly eliminate it at your request.
Fire safety
All high-rise buildings are checked by the fire department. In addition, many residential complexes have fire hoses and fire extinguishers. But private houses can be built with gross violations.
Cons
Small square
Large families still choose country houses for living. It is not easy to get along in an apartment when, for example, four children are growing up. In addition, a country house with a large number of rooms can cost less than a hundred-meter apartment.
Parking problems and traffic jams
The higher the house, the more people live in it. Many owners complain about the lack of parking spaces – developers do not always think about them. Because of this, you have to park your car where you have to, or buy a place away from home. And the traffic jams? Roads are not getting wider, but the number of cars is increasing.
Noise
Since neighbors live around, you have to put up with a lot of extraneous sounds. The rules of what good neighbors never do, few people follow: someone started repairs and plays with a drill every day, and someone watches loudly TV or is engaged on a treadmill. Lovers of tranquility will find it difficult to get used to it.
Bad ecology
The ecology in the cities is noticeably worse than in the region. Many roads pass through megalopolises, respectively, cars, a lot of thermal power plants and hazardous enterprises. You can see how the city is covered with smog in the evening due to gas pollution.
Pros
Good ecology
There are more trees and other green spaces outside the city. Also nearby are forests, gardens and birch thickets. Many residents of private houses can also note the quality of the air. No smog or bad smell.
Big square
The average area of country houses is mainly from 100 square meters. There are many more rooms for each family member. And sometimes there are even several bathrooms – an unthinkable luxury for a city apartment.
Personal plot
First, there will be no parking problems. Secondly, on your territory you can build a bathhouse, a gazebo, equip a sports ground and even a swimming pool. Garden lovers can build greenhouses. And those who plant flowers can even equip a greenhouse.
Домашние животные
Your own home allows you to have several cats, dogs and other animals. You can keep them in the house or equip an aviary – as the owner wishes.
Convenient layout
There are many options for houses of different layouts on the market. After all, buildings are built according to the agreed projects with customers. Therefore, it is easy to choose a property with a suitable number of rooms.
Expansion
It is almost impossible to expand the area of the apartment. Even if you buy up the entire floor, any redevelopment is strictly coordinated with special authorities. In addition, this venture will cost a pretty penny. A frequent house can be changed as desired. For example, to attach a vestibule, a veranda, to make a second or third floor. No one can forbid you to expand your structure.
Cons
Underdeveloped infrastructure
The infrastructure of small settlements is much worse than in cities. Of course, there are shops, clinics, kindergartens and schools there. However, other important objects may be missing. And even these may not exist if we are talking about a small village. Which is extremely inconvenient.
Territory cleaning
Residents of private houses have to do everything themselves. To clean snow, patch up a roof, clean up an adjoining territory, etc. Therefore, it will take a lot more money to provide a house than to care for an apartment.
Low level of security
Since the neighbors in the village are behind high fences and at a fairly decent distance, it will not be easy to promptly call someone for help. In addition, if the house is left unattended for a long time, it can be robbed.
Lack of good communication
In many settlements, there are not enough towers for normal cellular communication. It is not always possible to conduct cable TV and the Internet. If there is no provider in the village, then he will issue you an impressive bill for the Internet connection.
Impossibility of free relocation
If the house is close to disrepair, then you will have to buy a new one yourself. In such cases, government assistance is not provided.