The opportunity to live in your own house with a plot of land attracts many, which is not surprising. Having your own hacienda is an opportunity to move from the suffocating metropolis and be closer to nature, to get rid of the eternal bustle of the big city, noise and traffic jams. But is it really so? Let's analyze the main pros and cons of a private house.
Advantages of a private house
Let's start by analyzing the most popular advantages of a private house, which are noted by the majority of owners of such housing.
Health
Health is the first thing that is associated with one's own house, and rightly so. Moving outside the city will allow you to take a break from the daily race against time and get some sleep. In the fresh air, sleep is stronger, and the morning is more energetic. In addition to all the air is much cleaner, there is an opportunity to grow vegetables and fruits in your own garden — all these are indisputable advantages of your home.
If the life of a farmer is not for you, in the private sector fresh farm products are often sold by neighbors. If the plot allows, you can provide a small SPA area, an outdoor or indoor pool, a children's playground, a sports corner and a guest house. And walks outside the city are much more useful, they make it possible to fill the lack of sufficient physical activity on weekdays and restore mental balance after the city bustle. By the way, if you are thinking about buying real estate, we recommend that you contact us professional luxury real estate agency THE Capital.
There are no restrictions beyond the front door
The undoubted advantages of owning a house are freedom outside the front door and lack of proximity to neighbors! And what is behind the door of the city apartment? A plot with other apartments, a narrow entrance and a playground where not only your children play. Behind the door of your country house is an area that you can organize according to your taste and preferences. You can build a garden on the site, place a bathhouse, a gazebo with a barbecue, or find another no less convenient solution. In short, this is your territory and you have the right to dispose of it as you wish, it all depends on your imagination and available space.
Planning to your taste
When considering the pros and cons of living in a private house, you should understand that you decide the features of the location of the rooms, the type of stairs to the second floor, the size of the terrace or balcony, as well as other nuances in planning. While when buying an apartment, you have to choose what the seller or the developer company offers. The maximum that can allow this is to change the layout of living rooms, most often during construction. While you can always expand the living space in your house by organizing an extension, building a neat terrace with designer lamps, etc.
We should also note that quite often a cellar device is thought of in one's house at the construction stage. Here you can store fruits and vegetables from your own garden, harvest. At any time of the year, this place becomes a source of vitamins useful for the health of the family. You can also plan to have several toilets in your own house, while most standard apartments simply do not have enough space for them. You can provide a separate playroom for children (except for the children's room), then the toys will not fall under their feet, and the younger generation will feel much freer.
Independent heating
The advantage, which is an important point for most lovers of country housing, is the independence of heating. A separate heating system allows you not to freeze in the fall, when the radiators in the apartments remain cold. On the other hand, you don't have to overheat in the spring period, when the weather has already become summer, and the heating has not yet been turned off in the apartments. Thus, the heating season in your home ends and begins when it is convenient for the residents, and is adjusted depending on their preferences.
Permanent rest in nature
Thinking about how to live in a private house, the pros and cons of such real estate necessarily include the freedom to spend time in nature. Having country real estate with its own plot, now there is no need to think about where to go with relatives for barbecues, all the conditions are created right at the doorstep. Other outdoor activities include swimming in the river (pool), cycling, fishing and boating in the local water body, many active games. In winter, free time is devoted to sledding or exploring the winter terrain on skis and snowmobiles.
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Here we note that the concept of rest for the owners of private houses is completely different. It is often quite difficult to organize a spontaneous trip to the cinema or club. On the other hand, you can always have a quiet family dinner by the fireplace or a romantic evening by the lake in your home. Many believe that taking care of one's own vegetable garden or garden is also a kind of rest.
Other advantages
Reflecting on what life in your home is like, the pros and cons should be noted, remembering several other positive points that are important for future owners of country real estate:
- All the conditions for a comfortable life have been created in the modern microdistricts of Kyiv and the villages of the region. The list includes not only heating, but also water and gas supply, Internet. Therefore, you can always afford to be in touch with friends and relatives or switch to remote work.
- You don't have to constantly think about someone taking a parking space - you have your own parking in the garage or a specially designated place in the yard.
- Your home is your security. You can not worry about gatherings of dubious companies in the yard or entrance. And for greater comfort and peace of mind, install video surveillance and put the facility under security.
- You can have animals. For example, the dog you always dreamed of, without thinking about how the neighbors might react to it and whether there would be enough space for it.
- Children are always in the fresh air. Your child will spend less time on gadgets and more time walking.
Living in your own home: are there any disadvantages
It is possible to highlight the disadvantages of living in a private house, but each of them is completely solvable, a lot depends on the owner and his attitude to these disadvantages.
Transport
In most cases, suburban life is a distance from major highways and large cities, which creates difficulties if you need to visit a large city frequently for work, study, or other purposes. But the issue of movement can be solved by having several cars in the family. On the other hand, transport problems are easily solved by careful selection of the location of the country house. Currently, in the area of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, there are many options for cottages and mansions, which are sold near large cities, including right outside Kyiv or on its territory, in an ecologically favorable area.
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Work on the site and around the house
Having your own house, the pros and cons are connected with the fact that you always have to fix something in your house and monitor a large area. Get ready for the fact that you will have to find a reliable cleaning company and craftsmen, gardeners who can monitor the condition of the equipment, the cleanliness of the house and the beauty of the area. At the same time, all the trouble is not limited to supporting work - in winter, you need to clean the snow in the yard, and sometimes behind the gate, and in the summer, mow the lawn grass. Are you ready for such difficulties? Then this house is for you.
Preparation of documents for the house and plot
It is difficult to call the process of document preparation a minus, rather special attention should be paid to it. Before buying a development plot or a ready-made house, a thorough legal verification of documents is required to rule out fraud. Therefore, it is better that the conclusion of the agreement is supervised by lawyers who can be trusted. For example, the specialists of our agency have extensive work experience and are ready to cooperate with buyers until the fact of registration of ownership.
Features of the infrastructure
When analyzing what are the pros and cons of a country house, consider that often in the private sector the infrastructure is not as developed as in the city. Polyclinics, schools and kindergartens can be located far away, local shops are not as large-scale as we are used to seeing them in the metropolis. However, in any case, the intensity of the socio-commercial and entertainment infrastructure largely depends on the location. For example, you can choose a house in a village located 10-20 minutes from the capital, then in high school the child will be able to get to school independently.
When choosing a private house as a permanent residence, evaluate the pros and cons, and only then draw up a purchase and sale agreement. Our specialists are ready to answer all questions and offer to study online real estate available for sale at the moment. Was the publication interesting and useful? Subscribe to our real estate blog updates and get the latest posts from THE Capital real estate agency.
