I have a private house and an apartment. In the apartment, all problems with gas, water, heating, sewerage are eliminated by the communal organization.
In a private house, solve all the problems yourself or hire specialists. If you cannot do at least minor repairs yourself, then home maintenance will be expensive for you.
Why do I prefer an apartment? It is cheaper and in the place I need with good infrastructure more offers. A private house is located outside the city in a good green place, as a place to relax.
You have a point, and also, you are in the middle of the city with all are accessible, but with regards to the problems in your apartments is that if the communal organization takes time to send tradespeople to fix the issues, this is the most common issues, but still, overall apartment is my preferred too if only you have enough money to own it and also I think it is not that spacious, unlike the private house.
I dreamed of having apartments, but the cost here in our country is costly, unlike private houses in provinces (green places with mountains and a lot of trees). Because there is a lot of demand for it, I buy a lot and build a house on it as it is way cheaper.
In the provinces, the level of development is always worse. There are no good schools, no hospitals, no good high-paying jobs, and so on.
If you are young and you need a career, then you do not need a house. You are ready to move at any time for a better job.
Some of my acquaintances who work in the IT sector do not have houses and apartments. They live in different countries and constantly travel, renting real estate.
I see no point in buying real estate if you have not decided where you will live.
I have a private house and an apartment. In the apartment, all problems with gas, water, heating, sewerage are eliminated by the communal organization.
In a private house, solve all the problems yourself or hire specialists. If you cannot do at least minor repairs yourself, then home maintenance will be expensive for you.
Why do I prefer an apartment? It is cheaper and in the place I need with good infrastructure more offers. A private house is located outside the city in a good green place, as a place to relax.
I don't think it's a house vs apartment discussion, but since you took us here, none of these is better. It's like a discussion of a small city car vs 4x4 truck, both have their advantages. A woman who drives to work in traffic jams and needs to be able to park anywhere will choose a city car that saves her money and time. Someone who lives in the country and has to drive through rough terrain will choose a truck.
A house presents the same problems because on one hand you pay less for square meter, have a back yard to party, more privacy, but also houses are more expensive and require more maintenance. To each its own.
I feel like it's better to own real estate than not. Not only it goes up in value but also gives you a sense of security and attachment. It becomes important when you have children. You don't want them to move from one rented place to another all the time.
I agree that utility bills in a private house are much less than in an apartment, but maintaining the house is still more expensive in the end.