building Type

An apartment

is owned by a corporation or a person and the units are all rented out to different people. You cannot purchase a unit in an apartment, you can only lease a unit.

A condo

is very similar to an apartment in appearance and function, but each unit of the building is owned by different individuals. Each individual can choose to rent out their unit if they wish, but manage their own unit. There is a homeowner's association (HOA) that takes care of the maintenance and upkeep of common areas, exteriors, and rules of the building. Condos can be high rises or low rises such as 3-4 story buildings.

A townhouse

is similar to a condo in that each unit is owned by different individuals. However, townhouses are multi-level units and are typically a row of similar units that share common walls on the left and/or right, but not on the top/bottom. Townhouses are similar to single family homes, but share at least one common wall. Townhouses also have an HOA that take care of common areas/exteriors.

Single family

homes are detached properties on their own lot that do not share any walls with other properties. Single family homes offer backyard space and more privacy. Some single family homes in Irvine have an HOA as well, to take care of regulation of community rules and maintenance of parks and community amenities/recreation areas.

 

 

On the other hand, multi family homes are defined as real estate properties that have more than one unit, which can ultimately house more than one family; the property can be an apartment building, a duplex, or triplex, to name a few

 

To better understand the difference between single family homes and multi family homes, one must first understand what each one is as an investment opportunity. Single family homes are defined as real estate properties that consist of one property unit that houses only one family; the property can be a condo, a house, or a townhouse amongst others. On the other hand, multi family homes are defined as real estate properties that have more than one unit, which can ultimately house more than one family; the property can be an apartment building, a duplex, or triplex, to name a few.

为了更好地理解单户住宅和多户住宅之间的区别，首先必须了解每个住宅的投资机会。单户住宅被定义为房地产，包括一个只有一个家庭的房产单位; 该物业可以是公寓，房屋或联排别墅。另一方面，  多户住宅被定义为拥有多个单元的房地产，最终可以容纳一个以上的家庭; 该物业可以是公寓楼，复式或三层，仅举几例。

 

 

Manufactured HOme

 housing (commonly known as mobile homes in the United States) is a type of prefabricated housing that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use.
制造房屋（在美国通常称为移动房屋）是一种预制房屋，主要在工厂组装，然后运往使用地点