I love my apartment. I've always had difficulty with the idea of any type of long term commitment (>5 years). I like the yearly option of walking away free and clear.

I like my house the country that I designed and built myself half a mile to the nearest neighbour and my second choice is a cabin deep in the woods.

What I’d prefer is not necessarily what I can afford. I prefer mortgage and tax free. That might mean hooking up a tiny house to my truck and having a mobile address, or winning the lottery.

I currently reside in a condo and HOA takes care of maintenance for the grounds. Sometimes I miss having a yard and doing the landscaping of it. There’s a certain pride and sense of accomplishment to that.

What I’d prefer is living on an island in a place with all the modern comforts and no one nearby.

This.

I will be selling my house soon and looking to buy a condo closer to my work. I no longer wish to do the required outdoor maintenance required for .67 of an acre. I want to downsize and minimize.

house... one story, no basement, attached garage

Free standing home in an association

Serenity.

Mansion up in the woods of the Appalachians of PA where i grew up as a kid, absolutely beautiful and no neighbors for 2 miles in any direction

I live in what they used to call a 'patio home' back in the day. It's a small three bedroom, cozy living space, and a small private backyard. Perfect for my kids and me, easy to keep clean, and only two miles from work. Plus, I live next door to my brother and his family. It's the home I've always wanted.

Ultimately I would like a house, but the place I'm in now is the most comfortable home I've had to date. I have one side of a sizeable duplex. It's in a quiet neighborhood, and the occupants of the other side of the duplex are friendly, quiet, and peaceful. Lawn maintenance and snow removal are handled for me.

There are three bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a living room, a basement (one of the bedrooms is down here, I use it for my office,) a work room (also in the basement,) an attached two-stall garage, a large deck, a fireplace, central A/C, a sizeable yard, and lots of closet space. The only thing I really don't like is that there are exactly zero trees on the property. There is a line of "cemetery trees" on the property line to the west, but that's it. I figure if that's the only thing I have to complain about, then I shouldn't complain.

It's close to any services I need, and I work from home. It's a good thing I like where I live or working from home would be a drag. As I said, I would like a house, but it would have to be a pretty decent house to compare to what I have now.

house-have large dog,cat and an acre.

I live in a townhouse right now. Beautiful place, but they are a bit old. I had a huge water leak. When I say huge, I mean HUGE. it started from the upstairs washing machine to different parts of the ceiling of the first floor in different areas (e.g., living room, storage area, kitchen). WTF. They fixed it with no charge to us though

My house out here where I live now 2.3 acres 2100 sq ft. solid like a cave made of 8 inches of concrete all around sound proof quiet at night. Wood stove I installed to keep us warm. I get the occasional deer on my security cameras. Big fenced in yard for my dogs to guard. Old barn/shed converted in to a chicken/duck enclosure. Huge 2 car garage. Huge driveway for kids to play and be safe. There Is an attached apartment. Might make it into an art studio or somethin for solitude in the future.

Current digs is hard to beat: 3bd house on 1/2 acre on the edge of town; 5 min each from downtown and shopping; outside city limits; neighbors have big plots, one of them has horses; we get deer, pheasant, rabbits all the time... Like a little nature preserve. Dog has plenty of neighbor-dog friends and they can chill outside pretty much unsupervised. Snow and grass can be a pain but it's a worthy price to pay for privacy, peace and quiet, and nature.

Downside to living in the county is fireworks. 'Cause 'Murica.

The house I have with an acre of land all paid for. We burn wood and no AC. My wife drives a mile to work and groceries are a mile and a half. Eight minutes gets you anyplace in town. The only drawback is how red it is but there are a few lefties to talk to. Once a month we drive 50 miles to the next larger town where we catch a movie and do what shopping we can't do at home.

Out in the country living in a nice rock home with a nice fireplace. No close by neighbors for a good mile.

I prefer living on a boat. Seriously. I don't need to mow the lawn or trim the hedges. My back yard is as large as whatever body of water I happen to be on at the time and whenever I lie down I get rocked gently (usually) to sleep. I have the advantage of full sun when I want it and the sky is clear. I can get away from light, noise, and concentrated air pollution if I want. I have all the conveniences of any small home, and full control over who comes visiting because of locked gates at the end of the dock. What's not to like?

Now the reality. My wife hates the ocean -- or any body of water for that matter. That means I live in a three bedroom home in the desert. Oh well....

With no pool. That's a body of water too.

I like the idea of someone else dealing with maintenance (or at least some of it) but I play several musical instruments, one of which is loud enough to preclude a shared wall, so it's a house or a detached condo (which seems uncommon and expensive if you can find) for me.

I like tiny house living now, as I don't need to care for a lot of space that is just sitting there doing nothing. And, i love having everything i need at arms length! I do need outside space, though...lots of it! I don't need to own it! Every stage of life kinda dictates our needs...I don't know where I would put 5 kids in tiny house?

Earth ship. Self sufficient. The entire southern face is a greenhouse. You can grow your own food 365 days a year.

I have lived in a multitude of dwellings. Once I built my own apartment and learned regional codes and do craftsman stuff. From apartments to a single home and spent 20 years renovating and re-renovating and learning new skills. Now a single floor smallish 2 bed/2 bath home on 1 acre land is perfect. Lots of ways to be self sufficient in a very, very active community in a location close to 2 mega-cities (Seattle & Vancouver BC and several small and one medium city) with a great view. It is the perfect dwelling type/place for me.

I spent some time homeless as a child so a house represents security to me and only CBS will do since the few bright spots in my childhood were spent in a typical CBS Florida home circa 60's.

My house was built in 80 but has that older style vibe. I love those tiny homes but with a daughter and grandkids living here, I will be too old to sleep in a loft by the time they are gone LOL

If money were no object, I would have some weird ass unique monstrosity

I prefer to be out in the country. Wide open, empty of people places.

In town, I prefer houses/duplexes. I need gardening space, and a space in between doors (less likely to have to be social).

A camper van - I'd like to be somewhere different every night.