There are several types of real estate in America. Let's understand each of them.

An apartment building in which you can buy an apartment in America is called a "condo." This is the standard apartment that we are used to in our countries.

They are usually apartment buildings; they have some community, they may have a pool, they may or may not have anything - it makes absolutely no difference; different houses may be other in this respect. And this is the cheapest option for buying real estate. 

Townhouse.

 Townhouses consist of several houses connected. If an apartment is just a piece of a home, even if it's a bunkhouse, neighbors will still be above and below you. You and your neighbors are bounded only by a wall in a townhouse.

A townhouse is already more attractive than a condo, at least for Americans. They don't like condos. Townhouses are only sold without land. There are traditional townhouses that deal with the ground. But this land has no great value. The land is valuable if you can build something, change something, or tear something down. In a townhouse, the land is just an add-on. You can't tear down a townhouse because it's part of a big house; in principle, you can't change anything there, not even a lawn. In general, this land does not carry any great value. 

And the third kind is private houses. 

 It's just a house that stands on a certain lot; it has some piece of land. It can be a very small piece of land here because all the houses here are on top of each other. The house has land, and its value is that it's just sold with the ground. And on that land, you can already change something, destroy it, build something; you are the owner there and can do whatever you want. What other things do you need to know when choosing what to buy: a condo, a townhouse, or los angeles real estate (it's called a "big house" or "single-family home")? If you buy a condo or townhouse, who watches the outside of the house if you don't own the land?

 A townhouse comprises several houses, so who keeps an eye on it all? As you can guess, there is no HMO in America, so the residents take care of the house. There are so-called Home Owner Associations, or HOAs, which are made up of the residents themselves. And each townhouse or condo unit has certain monthly fees that residents must pay to these Home Owner Associates for keeping an eye on that house on the grounds.

The more amenities, the more expensive it usually is. For example, if there's a pool in the community, it will be more costly for HOWA because you have to take care of the pool. Those HOOIs cover everything outside. What you have inside your house is your problem. Everything outside: painting, roof, pools, tennis courts, lawns, etc., is HWH's problem, which is why people pay HWH fees every month.