Congratulations! And selfishly on my part, whew!
I'm just glad anytime I hear/read of someone buying. Hey, instead of reserving a cool place downtown you could just buy my pad instead (after I do the hard part of course, living through the construction mess and finish a remodel for you).
It's not cool or near downtown, more on the cute, lotsa greenery side. But I'm a 2 mile flat bike ride to BART and from there the wonders of downtown SF and the Bay Area.
Right now the kitchen looks like this though.
Condos, the good news - you're not an owner. The bad news - you're not an owner. This can mean rules, more rules, delays and missmanagement unless you luck out and have a real good HOA.
HOA fees are not tax deductable so consider if you can afford them how much more house could you buy?
But the flip side is your home needs a new roof, gutters cleaned, sidewalks repaired .... you're free to be off riding![]()