Heights vs Washington/Rice Military vs Memorial Villages. Where should I get my next place? (River Oaks: HOA, new home)

[txdemo]

Originally Posted by Lowexpectations

Most of them aren't townhomes fwiw, what kind of neighborhood "feel" are you looking for? Do you mean visually?

Take a Google Earth walk through there. It's townhome central. And the few remaining bungalows are soon to be townhomes.

[Lowexpectations]

Originally Posted by txdemo

Take a Google Earth walk through there. It's townhome central. And the few remaining bungalows are soon to be townhomes.

Living here I don't need google earth to know people don't understand that not tall skinny houses are town homes

[Lowexpectations]

Originally Posted by dkag

Oh well. It's pretty easy to comprehend Most people with a budget for a sfh in the Heights can only afford a townhome with no lot in the mentioned areas. They prefer to buy in the Heights because they can afford some sort of a yard there while still being centrally located. If they had the money they could get a superior location, superior schools and superior cohesive neighborhood feel. Yes, there are neighborhoods that actually have that feel... They would still get the same lot size though ~5K no need to worry about the maintenance. Your 11K lot must have been well outside the loop even Beltway perhaps? You may or may not have a desire to live there but you won't live there in a comparable house on your Heights budget. There is really nothing to discuss.

The comical part is you are imparting your opinion as fact when it comes to what other people want or wish for with their housing. Your opinion is yours and that's fine but project what other people want or wish they had is foolish

[txdemo]

Originally Posted by Lowexpectations

Living here I don't need google earth to know people don't understand that not tall skinny houses are town homes

Not trying to be snarky but I thought they were called town homes. What are they called?

Here's Shady Acres in 2005:


Here's Shady Acres in 2015:

[Lowexpectations]

Originally Posted by txdemo

Not trying to be snarky but I thought they were called town homes. What are they called?

Here's Shady Acres in 2005:
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Here's Shady Acres in 2015:
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Detached single family homes

[ToyYot]

I always think of a townhouse as a house with a small footprint on multiple floors, detached or not. Might not be technically correct but it describes the type of house adequately. When I think SFH I'm thinking larger lot, more traditional style detached one or two story house.

[dkag]

Originally Posted by Lowexpectations

Detached single family homes

Some of the homes in Shady Acres. You might think they are townhomes but don't be fooled! You see that small gap in the middle? They are freestanding "single family detached". Boom!

[txdemo]

Originally Posted by dkag

Some of the homes in Shady Acres. You might think they are townhomes but don't be fooled! You see that small gap in the middle? They are freestanding "single family detached". Boom!

That's a nice set up if you want to borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbor and don't feel like going outside.

[dkag]

Originally Posted by txdemo

That's a nice set up if you want to borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbor and don't feel like going outside.

We are so proud to be one big happy family here in beautiful Shady Acres.

[gwarnecke]

May not "officially" be a townhome, but looks and quacks enough like a duck that I'd call it one.

I consider single family home to be something with enough space around it that I could tear it down if I wanted to someday and build something different.