Home loans from banks and other financial institutions have definitely made owning a property in India quite simpler. However, one question that comes to almost every individual?s mind is which type of property to purchase? With builders coming with a number of properties like villa, flat, apartment, row houses, bungalow; it is certainly a very difficult question to answer. Therefore, a buyer will need to decide where to invest or what to buy, a villa or an apartment.
Listed below are some of the points that you should focus on when choosing between a villa and an apartment:
- The value of the property is one of the most important factors that determine which type of property to choose. If you compare between a villa and an apartment, the cost of villas is certainly much higher than the apartments, in fact, even pricier than the ultra-luxury category apartments. Also, the maintenance cost of the villas is higher than the apartments. This is because maintenance of villas not only involves regular day to day care but also maintenance of the common area and garden. If you consider all these points then the apartment is no doubt the best option available. On the other hand, if you are concerned only about luxurious amenities, and you are ready to shell out that extra money then opting for a villa is much sensible.
- The next important thing that needs to be considered is the location of the property. A property which is closely located to the hospitals, schools, and offices and has excellent road connectivity should obviously be the choice of the buyers. So, a villa or an apartment which offers easy access to all these areas will likely be in more demand. Usually, apartments are located in the outskirts as well as within the city precincts. On the other hand, villas are usually located near the outskirts and usually in the places where there is less noise and pollution.
- When it comes to customizations, villas certainly offer more freedom than apartments. A villa can be modified easily to reflect the varying tastes and styles while in the case of an apartment you will have to take a number of approvals in case you want to modify or expand anything.
Apart from this, you should find out if the property will be able to give you good returns in future if you want to sell it. For instance, the Villas in OMR are known for their outstanding infrastructure, location and spacious rooms, so, they will be able to fetch good returns when sold.
While both villas and apartments have their own set of pros and cons, other factors to consider aside from the ones mentioned above are those of community, security, facilities etc. Villas offer more space and liberty but apartments offer better security. However, the villas in gated residential complexes offer the same amount of facilities, security, and ease of management and an equal sense of community like apartments.
Thus, it can be concluded by stating that you should decide upon a villa or an apartment after considering the above-mentioned factors.