Three-bedroom madness

[danbrotherston]

Yup as I said to each their own and it depends quite a bit on your experiences as noted - both have their pro's and challenges, one thing I just thought of as a pro for condo's is if you travel alot, it's much easier to lock the door and not have to worry about daily/weekly maintenance as you would in a SFH

I did have the "one-time" reserve fund top-up fees come up when I owned a condo which I didn't appreciate, along with rising condo fees but that's standard I guess across the board

That surprises me.  I thought condo special assessments had to be for specific projects.

That's the typical example, but they can also be to bring the reserve fund up to the required level.