Villas and Condos - Let's Get To Know Them Both

So you have heard of villas... and condos as well. And we take it for granted that you might have already stayed in one of them, during those vacations to famous vacation spots such as St. Martin/ St. Maarten, Hawaii islands etc. (These vacation islands are full of such amazing villas and condos). But do you know what makes a villa different from a condo? Well, don't be ashamed, if you don't. The fact is that many people (most of them are ardent vacationers) don't know either. And that is why we have come up with this article, explaining the key differences between villas and condos. 

Read on to find out what those differences are:

· Villas are usually single storied, whereas condos can either be single storied or double storied (with the living areas on the bottom floor, and the sleeping areas on the top floor).

· The buyer gets the entire building as well as the land attached to it, in the case of villas. But in the case of condos, the buyer gets only a particular unit.

· Condo owners have to pay association fees, since condos belong to groups of residences (which usually have designated condo associations). Villas being single standalone houses don't have any associations, and hence no association fees.

· Condo owners don't have to worry about the maintenance of the exteriors as well as the public amenities in the condos, since they will be taken care of by the associations. But for villas, the owners have to take care of all the maintenance works.

· Condos or condominiums as they are known come much cheaper, when compared to villas.

· But villas can offer more comfort and privacy, when compared to condos any day.

· Condos are similar to apartments. In short, you will have to sacrifice your privacy from every single angle. But villas are just the opposite of what condos are. They offer lots of privacy and freedom.

· Condos come with more amenities and facilities such as gyms, saunas, and swimming pools etc., when put in comparison with villas.

· Villas are standalone homes, and so they offer very less opportunities for socialization. But in the case of condos, opportunities for socialization are more due to the presence of many families living in the same community area.

And if you thought that the list ends there, well no! We mentioned only the most important ones among the differences between villas and condos. The list is endless and the choices as well.

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