Types of Houses

TYPES OF HOUSES WHEN YOU BUY INTO A CO-OP, YOU’RE BUYING A
SHARE OF THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE

BUILDING RATHER THAN PURCHASING THE
ACTUAL PROPERTY. THE NUMBER OF SHARES
1. APARTMENT YOU OWN TYPICALLY CORRELATES TO HOW
AN APARTMENT IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF MUCH SPACE YOU’RE AFFORDED IN THE CO-OP.
SIMILAR UNITS IN ONE BUILDING STRUCTURE. AN ONCE ACCEPTED INTO A CO-OP AND AFTER
IMPORTANT FEATURE IS THAT YOU MUST RENT PURCHASING SHARES, YOU’LL HAVE A VOTE ON
COMMON SPACES, AND YOU’LL SPLIT
THE PLACE FROM A LANDLORD. OFTENTIMES,
MAINTENANCE COSTS AND OTHER FEES.
APARTMENTS AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS HAVE
CONVENIENCE FACTORS LIKE AN ON-SITE
REPAIR WORKER, LAUNDRY ROOM, GYM
FACILITIES OR A POOL.
4. SINGLE-FAMILY (DETACHED)
THE KEY FEATURE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IS

2. CONDOMINIUMS
THAT IT’S COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM OTHER
HOUSING UNITS, UNLIKE CONDOS, APARTMENTS
IF YOU LIKE THE CONVENIENCES THAT COME
OR TOWNHOMES. THE MAJORITY OF HOMES IN
WITH AN APARTMENT BUT ARE LOOKING TO OWN
THE U.S. ARE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. THEY’RE
RATHER THAN RENT, A CONDO MIGHT BE A
LESS COMMON IN HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS
GREAT FIT FOR YOU. INSTEAD OF HAVING A
AND ARE TYPICALLY FOUND IN SUBURBS.
BUILDING MANAGER OR LANDLORD OVERSEE
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ARE USUALLY MORE
YOUR UNIT, YOU’RE IN CHARGE OF ALL THE
PRIVATE AND OFFER MORE OPTIONS FOR
REPAIRS AND THE UPKEEP INSIDE THE HOME.
PERSONALIZATION.
CONDOMINIUMS ARE A GREAT OPTION FOR CITY
LIVING AND FOR OLDER ADULTS WHO WANT TO
OWN AND HAVE A MORTGAGE BUT DON’T WANT
TO DEAL WITH THE UPKEEP OF A SINGLE-FAMILY
HOME.
5. TINY HOME
TINY HOME POPULARITY HAS BOOMED IN

3. CO-OP RECENT YEARS, SPURRING WHAT’S KNOWN AS
THE “TINY HOME MOVEMENT.” THESE SMALL
A CO-OP IS ALSO KNOWN AS A HOUSING ABODES USUALLY FALL IN THE RANGE OF 60 – 600
COOPERATIVE. THIS TYPE OF HOUSING IS QUITE SQUARE FEET. SOME TINY HOMES ARE
DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS ON THIS LIST. PREFABRICATED, AND SOME ARE COMPLETE
CUSTOM BUILDS. THEY’VE BECOME POPULAR OFTEN, MANUFACTURED HOUSES ARE IN A
AMONG SINGLE ADULTS AND COUPLES WHO COMMUNITY OR PARK, WITH MANY OTHER
WANT MORE FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL MANUFACTURED HOUSES ON RENTED LOTS.
FREEDOM, AS SOME TINY HOUSES ARE MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOUSES CAN BE PUT ON LAND
AND CAN BE MOVED TO NEW LOCATIONS. THAT IS OWNED IF THE HOMEOWNER CHOOSES.
MANUFACTURED HOUSE TYPES OF HOMES ARE
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TRAILERS AND
CAN BE SINGLE-WIDE, DOUBLE-WIDE, OR EVEN
TRIPLE-WIDE.
6. TOWNHOME
A TOWNHOUSE OR TOWNHOME IS AN
INDIVIDUALLY OWNED DWELLING THAT SHARES
AT LEAST ONE WALL WITH ANOTHER UNIT AND
8. RANCH
HAS ITS OWN ENTRANCE FROM THE STREET.
THEY’RE MOST POPULAR IN BIG CITIES WHERE
SPACE IS LIMITED. TOWNHOMES TYPICALLY A RANCH IS ANOTHER SINGLE-STORY STYLE OF
MAKE USE OF VERTICAL SPACE WITH MULTIPLE HOUSE. THEY ARE LARGER THAN A BUNGALOW
STORIES BUT SAVE HORIZONTAL SPACE BY AND ARE RECTANGULAR INSTEAD OF A SQUARE
SITTING SIDE BY SIDE WITH OTHER HOMES. IN LAYOUT. TRADITIONAL RANCH-STYLE HOMES
SOMETIMES THERE ARE SHARED AMENITIES WERE BUILT ON LARGE TRACTS OF LAND AND
AMONG A COLLECTION OF TOWNHOUSES. WERE OFTEN DESIRABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR
OUTDOOR SPACE.
7. MANUFACTURED HOMES
9. CABIN
MANUFACTURED HOUSES ARE HOUSES THAT
ARE BUILT AT A MANUFACTURING FACILITY OR COTTAGES (IN THE OLD SCHOOL SENSE OF THE
FACTORY AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE SITE WORD) AND CABINS ARE VERY SIMILAR
THEY WILL BE INSTALLED ON. LIKE SINGLE- ACCORDING TO SOME, BUT CABINS TYPICALLY
FAMILY HOUSES, MANUFACTURED HOUSES ARE EVOKE A MORE RUSTIC, SIMPLISTIC AND ONE-
INTENDED TO HOUSE ONE FAMILY. ONE WITH-NATURE FEELING. TRADITIONALLY THEY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANUFACTURED WERE BUILT OF LOGS, BUT THIS DOESN’T
HOUSES AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES IS THAT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE THE CASE. LIKE ORIGINAL
COTTAGES, CABINS TEND TO BE SMALL AND 11. CONTAINER HOME
UNASSUMING DWELLINGS, BUT SOME HAVE CO-
OPTED THIS AESTHETIC TO MAKE LARGE, CONTAINER HOMES CAN ALSO BE TINY HOMES,
LUXURY VACATION HOMES, JUST AS THEY HAVE BUT THIS TYPE OF HOUSE IS SPECIFICALLY MADE
WITH COTTAGES. A CHALET FALLS INTO THIS FROM EXISTING CONTAINERS (THINK CARGO
VAGUE CATEGORY AS WELL, WITH THE CONTAINERS ON A SHIP). THEY CAN BE MADE
SPECIFICATION THAT IT’S LOCATED IN THE FROM ONE LARGE CONTAINER OR MULTIPLE
MOUNTAINS (WHEREAS A COTTAGE AND CABIN SMALLER CONTAINERS AND CAN BE
CAN BE FOUND IN MANY LOCALES). CONFIGURED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. THERE ARE
SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES THAT
FOCUS ON BUILDING CONTAINER HOMES.
12. DUPLEX
10. MANSION
DUPLEXES ARE TWO HOUSES THAT SHARE A
WHILE THE DEFINITION OF “MANSION” IS LESS CENTRAL WALL OR FLOOR. DUPLEXES MAY BE
THAN EXACT—SOME SAY 5,000 SQUARE FEET, SIDE BY SIDE HOMES OR HOMES ON THE FIRST
SOME SAY 8,000 SQUARE FEET OR EVEN MORE— AND SECOND FLOORS. SOMETIMES HUGE
THE WORD USUALLY EVOKES SOME OBJECTIVE HOUSES ARE DOWNSIZED TO BECOME TWO (OR
FEATURES: LARGE SIZE, BEAUTIFUL MORE) BY ADDING NEW KITCHENS. RENTAL
LANDSCAPING (INCLUDING A POOL AND EVEN A DUPLEXES ARE OFTEN IN A MIXED
POOL OR GUEST HOUSE IN SOME INSTANCES), A NEIGHBORHOOD OF PRIVATELY OWNED
LOT OF ROOMS, TOP-OF-THE-LINE APPLIANCES DWELLINGS. FIND SIDE BY SIDE AND STACKED
AND ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT AND OVERALL DUPLEXES IN YOUR COMMUNITY. BOTH TYPES
LUXURY FEATURES AND AMENITIES. A MANSION ARE PREVALENT FOR SINGLES AND BEGINNING
CAN BE MANY THINGS, AND IT CAN ALSO BE FAMILIES AND DENSIFY SHARED LIVING
CALLED BY MANY OTHER NAMES DEPENDING ON OPPORTUNITIES. SOME DUPLEXES ARE
LOCATION, ARCHITECTURE, AND CERTAIN RENTALS; OTHERS ARE CONDOMINIUM UNITS
UNIQUE FEATURES. OTHER TYPES OF HOUSES OFFERED FOR SALE FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO
THAT CORRESPOND IN TERMS OF SIZE AND PURCHASE RESIDENTIAL SPACE. DUPLEXES
LUXURY TO MANSIONS INCLUDE CASTLES, COME IN MANY STYLES AND ARRANGEMENTS
PALACES, CHATEAUS, VILLAS, AND MANORS. THAT RANGE FROM SMALL AND MEDIUM TO
LARGE, ALL OFFERING A KITCHEN, LIVING/DINING
ROOMS, BEDROOMS, AND BATHROOMS.

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TYPES OF HOUSES WHEN YOU BUY INTO A CO-OP, YOU’RE BUYING A

SHARE OF THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE

THE KEY FEATURE OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IS

TINY HOME POPULARITY HAS BOOMED IN

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