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?

Shelter
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is a basic need of human
being
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beings
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. Nowadays majorly two options are available for accommodation. Many individual likes
house
, while some likes
apartment
. In
this
essay
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I will discuss
pros
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the pros
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and cons
about
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of
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both
choices.
Apartments
are
the
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vastly available in cities. It is
very
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a very
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convenient option for small
family
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families
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or students. It is very safe and comfortable in many ways.
Generally
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apartments
have only one entry gate, so it is very easy to lock the
house
while going outside and take care of keys.
Apartment
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The apartment
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offers many amenities to the residents like CCTV Surveillance, security guard, garden, children playing area, clean passage and stairs, gymnasium and in some cases they offer
facility
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the facility
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of swimming pool. So, you do not have to spend extra money on that. So, your children can get
company
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the company
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of other children of
apartment
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the apartment
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to play and you do not have to worry as a security guard is available to watch them. Some
apartment
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apartments
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also
appoint
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cleaning staff so you do not have to spare time to clean outside are of the
house
. On the other side,
houses
have their own benefits like plenty of space,
chance
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the chance
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of development and privacy.
Houses
have more space for living so, you can live with your whole family. If family
member
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members
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increase
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, it a chance to build
extra
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an extra
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room in vacant space available beside your
house
.
A
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House owners
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house
owners can develop
own
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their own
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garden if they have
interest
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in gardening. They can
also
built
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build
be built
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a garage for their cars. They can maintain their privacy as they have
separate
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a separate
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gate
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gates
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for entry/ exit. If we compare
both
,
Houses
are less secure than
apartments
as they have more gates to enter. People
belongs
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to
low income
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group can not afford the expenses to maintain the big
houses
. In conclusion,
Both
option
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options
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can be good and
both
but, place of living
is totally depend
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totally depends
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on the personal choices. As per my point of view,
apartments
are
blessing
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a blessing
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for the part of society who want more facilities
in
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on
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low
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a low
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budget.
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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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