Some people prefer to live in a house, while others feel that there is more advantage to living in an apartment. Are there more advantages than disadvantages of living in a house compared with living in an apartment?

In recent years, living in a

house

has risen in popularity over the alternative of sharing residential buildings. While some people find

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attractive and convenient to settle in a

house

, I personally believe that there are more benefits to

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a flat rather than owning its own

house

.

This

essay will explain why I believe the positives of life in an apartment far

outweight

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outweigh

the negatives of living in a

house

.

To begin

with the negatives, a crucial disadvantage of living in a

house

is that it is sometimes way more onerous than living in an apartment.

This

is because houses often offer a greater number of rooms,

thus

owners might have to pay

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more expensive rent than if they would have chosen to live in a flat.

Besides

, owning its own property frequently necessitates

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higher maintenance which offers little room for tenants to unwind and relax during their free time. As houses usually

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with a backyard, people may not have the long for mowing the outside areas or even picking vegetables or fruits from their gardens,

thus

increasing their commitment

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maintaining a neat and clean space.

Nevertheless

, living in an apartment does present some advantages.

For example

, most

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buildings

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in cities are strategic locations for those who desire to experience an urban lifestyle. Considering that blocks of units are located in busy cities,

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would allow individuals to make more friends along their way as well as widen their social circles with residents from the same building. Another significant perk of living in a flat is that it gives the possibility of sharing the area with new

flatemates

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flatmates

.

Such

an environment is likely to bring happiness and comfort

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people's life,

therefore

reducing their feeling of loneliness and isolation. To conclude, I think that the disadvantages of

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and the impossibility of saving money due to the purchase of a

house

are outweighed by the assets of being part of a community and closer to bigger cities when staying in a flat.