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Welcome to Townhomes.com

Townhomes are being built across the country and currently one of the fastest growing segments in the single family home market. In many large cities and areas that are very popular, townhome communities presell before they are even constructed. They make great properties to buy for a primary residence and are also great as rentals. Townhomes are very similar to living in a single family home but without much of the expenses and maintenance that comes with one. Use our website to search for townhomes for sale and for rent. You will be able to search properties on a local real estate site in your own area with MLS listings. Properties are updated daily to provide you with the newest listings. Find an experienced agent that can negotiate the best price for you and find the property that fits your needs.

What are Townhomes

A townhome is similar to a single family home except the homes are built together and usually share just the side walls. With a townhome, the owner owns the patch of land that the townhome is located. Many townhomes have fireplaces and some even have community pools, tennis courts and fitness areas on site similar to apartments. Townhomes can also have their own private garage that is attached to the home and others have a parking lot in front of the home. When purchasing a townhome, the owner will usually pay a monthly maintenance fee. So what is included in this fee? This fee usually includes weekly garbage pickup, all lawn maintenance for your yard in front and back, maintenance in all the common areas, maintaining the pool if there is one with the community, insurance for the outside of the unit and all maintenance for the exterior including roof, siding, parking lot, etc. The homeowner is typically only required to insure the inside of the unit which includes their belongings. Your agent or the home owners association will have all the details on what is included with your purchase and what is not.

Difference between a Townhome and Condo

Townhomes and Condos are different in several ways. First of all, with a Condo, you only own the inside of the unit. Anything on the outside of a Condo is considered a common area. Basically a Condo is very similar to an apartment and usually units are stacked on top of each other so you share walls and you also may have someone above you or below you or both if you are located in the middle of a floor. Compare that to a townhome, you actually own the patch of land that the townhome is located. This includes the land directly front and behind the unit also. This means you will have a front yard and usually larger back yard that is all yours similar to a single family home. There are some exceptions with stacked townhomes but typically with a townhome, there is no one located above or below you. Only the side walls between the units are shared. Most are built very well so that it would be hard to hear anything between the units. There are typically only a few townhomes in clusters so there are less people living in an area and less noise. Some townhomes include a garage so you can pull your car inside and have direct access to your unit without having to walk outside, once again similar to a single family home. Most townhomes are two stories with the living area located downstairs and bedrooms are located upstairs.