Some people prefer to live in a house, while others feel that there are more advantages to living in an apartment. Are there more advantages than disadvantages of living in a house compared with living in an apartment? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Nowadays, with growing population the real estate prices are sky-high in urban cities.
However
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, many choose to live in
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house
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the house
houses
, while others finds, staying in an
apartment
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more convenient. In my
opnion
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
opinion
, there are more drawbacks than benefits of staying in a
house
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. In
this
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essay, I will discuss both the sides.
Although
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, the property cost is extremely high in urban cities, still people prefer to live in individual homes because they feel the privacy is worth the cost. To illustrate, a family would get a lawn or a garden with the
dettach
showing lack of emotional involvement
detached
house
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which will give more private
spcae
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
space
spoke
to the member than living in
a
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an
apartment
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and share the garden space with hundreds of others.
On the other hand
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, many people feel it is cost-
effect
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effective
effectively
to live in buildings'
apartment
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, as the
maintainence
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
maintenance
is shared with the other residents of the building.
For example
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, the water bills and the property taxes will be divided between the member of the society, whereas, in individual
house
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the owner has to bare all the
expensies
amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
expenses
expansions
expense
.
Hence
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, an individual with a moderate income and financial
backgorund
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
background
will choose apartments. Another benefit of
livining
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
living
in
a
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an
apartment
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is, security. While there are many people living in the building, the
area
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will be crowded with people most of the time and the chances of anyone to attempt to do anything wrong will reduce. While near individual houses, the
area
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will be less crowded and chances of crime could be high.
For instance
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, the
area
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where there are more buildings, there
are
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is
also
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alots
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a lot
a lots
of people shopping in supermarkets, waiting at
bus station
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the bus station
a bus station
bus stations
or walking around and the
area
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is always lighted up.
This
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is
a
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an
important factor, concerning common people in deciding to choose between a
house
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or
apartment
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To summarise, in my opinion, the disadvantages outweighs the advantages of living in a
house
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as its more costly and less secure than living in a building
apartment
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. And an average person will opt for
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apartment
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an apartment
and not for a
house
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • privacy
  • outdoor activities
  • gardening
  • customization options
  • renovate
  • structural changes
  • investments
  • appreciation/depreciation
  • maintenance costs
  • utility costs
  • security features
  • gated entries
  • surveillance systems
  • shared amenities
  • community centers
  • suburban
  • rural areas
  • commutes
  • urban centers
  • public transport
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