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?

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urrent world, people tend to give a lot of thoughts on choosing their preferred home. While some people

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to live in a

house

, others find flats more accommodating. I am of the opinion that living in a

house

is more advantageous in relation to staying in an apartment. I will discuss

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egatives and positives of living in a

house

in relevance to that in an apartment in

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essay.

Firstly

, owning and maintaining a

house

is relatively expensive, and usually less affordable if anyone wants to have it closer to the city, whereas flats are comparatively cheaper.

For example

, purchasing

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land near the city is often expensive, and

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there is a huge building cost while the purchasing and building cost divides among a number of tenants.

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, there is

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reater risk of security lies in houses.

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is because in apartments motilities of outsiders is constantly monitored, and residents mostly have greater control on whom to let in, and

on the other hand

anyone can easily forcibly enter into

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a

house

.

However

, houses offer more openness, freedom and fresh air as these usually have a front lawn where residents can enjoy warm mornings and evenings.

In contrast

, apartments are usually closed or have small balconies, and

thus

people tend to feel secluded in them.

Moreover

, houses are usually more customizable as they

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on the request of the owner, and

also

can be easily rebuilt.

This

provides residents more

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to design and rebuild their

house

as they want. In conclusion,

although

apartments are often cheaper and more secured as compared to houses, I feel living in a

house

is more beneficial as they offer more openness, freedom and comfortable mornings and evenings, and are easier to redesign and rebuild.