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Buying a Condo. What would you look out for

Chromis said:
I think there would be totally different considerations depending on whether you want to live in this condo temporarily to build equity toward your forever-home or house purchase in 3-6 years (then suffering with the conditions is a little is more acceptable) or just want your final home to be the condo in which case it better be acceptable on many levels.
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It’s certainly an equity play. This won’t be the final place we ever live. Buyers right now are giving up all protections and it seems crazy to me specially when I walk into a place with a HoA that’s only 50% funded and the unit has had multiple water issues and it’s off market three days later for 25k above ask. It’s wild to me. I know I don’t have a choice but still doesn’t feel right.
 
Way back, we decided to deal with driving over the bridge in order to own a house not a condo.
Union City by the bay was a sweet spot for us as far as cost/schools/safety/microclimate.
No regrets.
Now that we can afford a place on the peninsula, and kid is off to college, we still have no plans to move.

As far as a condo: Ideal is the tall skinny 2 story type where you own both floors and a carport.
 
rygh said:
Way back, we decided to deal with driving over the bridge in order to own a house not a condo.
Union City by the bay was a sweet spot for us as far as cost/schools/safety/microclimate.
No regrets.
Now that we can afford a place on the peninsula, and kid is off to college, we still have no plans to move.

As far as a condo: Ideal is the tall skinny 2 story type where you own both floors and a carport.
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I’ve looked and even out towards San Jose we could afford a house. Unfortunately across the bridge and that far south won’t work. I totally hear you on the preference between a house and condo though.
 
Well I can happily say that the title of the post should be change from Condo to bought a house within walking distance of Neptune.

We are so excited to close at the end of the month.

I am waiting for the prints to see where I can put a larger tank.

I would welcome the communities opinions on the build.

Layout below. Would love to find a way to run the sump in the garage with the display tank in the laundry/mud room.

@Srt4eric would love to hear your thoughts on if that’s possible or too much headache.

There is also a basement below the laundry room, but I’d be concerned about humidity down there if a large sump was placed down there.
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Blaise006 said:
Well I can happily say that the title of the post should be change from Condo to bought a house within walking distance of Neptune.

We are so excited to close at the end of the month.

I am waiting for the prints to see where I can put a larger tank.

I would welcome the communities opinions on the build.

Layout below. Would love to find a way to run the sump in the garage with the display tank in the laundry/mud room.

@Srt4eric would love to hear your thoughts on if that’s possible or too much headache.

There is also a basement below the laundry room, but I’d be concerned about humidity down there if a large sump was placed down there.
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Congratz!
 
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