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I was talking to a colleague who said his townhouse back home in another state that he still owns was detached -- no part of the structure touching another home -- I always thought that made it a single family home and not a TH.
Is my definition wrong? Either in local real estate jargon or otherwise? A bit of on line definition searching seems to indicate his usage is correct, that a TH can be detached. The term usually refers to attached, but this in itself is not the definition of a TH.
I'm now second guessing my understanding of what people mean when they talk locally of town homes. Not looking for the definition of TH vs condo, that has been explained well in the past I think.
"Townhome" is not a specific designation, but more of a marketing/style designation. Yes, they are usually attached.
Both Townhomes and detached homes can be Single Family Homes. And, they can be Condos. We have several complexes where units for sale are advertised as "Townhome Style Condos."
Locally, generally when you say "Townhomes," you are commonly talking about a unit that is attached to other unit(s), and title includes the structure and the lot.
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I've been to a townhouse that wasn't exactly sided against another. They were connected by the storage shed/closet in the back. If someone told me they had a townhouse that wasn't touching another one I'd assume it was possibly the same set-up. I've only seen this once on the Durham side of Brier Creek.
I've been to a townhouse that wasn't exactly sided against another. They were connected by the storage shed/closet in the back. If someone told me they had a townhouse that wasn't touching another one I'd assume it was possibly the same set-up. I've only seen this once on the Durham side of Brier Creek.
Centex built a bunch of those...some were in Heritage, Wake Forest and some were in Harrington Pointe, North Raleigh. There were others but those are the only ones I can think of...long day!
there are many examples of townhomes where they are minimally attached (storage closet) but locally, our verbiage is townhouse for any attached structure that includes some land.
As noted there are townhouse-like condos ... you can "walk out your front door an hit dirt and nobody lives above or below you" ... like Cameron Village, they are 2-5 in a row.
I am not aware of any CONDOS that are fully detached from any other structure though
I am not aware of any CONDOS that are fully detached from any other structure though
I've seen that before, although not in NC. Some friends of mine live in a nice house in Mass. that's really a "condo" because they don't own or care for the land or the grounds. I think it's some sort of development for older people.
These are just 5 or 6 units that are detached. I guess the rental company does the lawn care? I don't know. I have seen when they've turned over and gone up on the MLS and they are called condos then. I would have thought townhouses myself or just SFHs. They're townhouse shaped, two story, tall and skinny, probably 2 bedrooms up and living/kitchen down I'd guess. They don't have a neighborhood/complex name as far as I know and are probably mostly student rentals.
Just looked through some old listings and sometimes they're called condos/townhomes. They're just kinda weird little grad student rentals. Chapel Hill and Carrboro are full of those.
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