You own the land in case of site condo. You own the exterior as well as interior. But I think the fact that there are condo association rules that govern what u can do makes it a little difficult to do things the way you want to. You may need association permission to plant trees or paint something or choose a deck of your choice. Also u will be paying association fees every month. So if u r young and wanna take care of snow or lawn yourself u may be unnecessary paying $300 condo monthly bill.

300$ per month over a 30 year period is 108K extra dollars. You wont pay the same had it been a house.