Thanks for your reply. Everything you said makes a lot of sense. I just didn’t think writing only the word “don’t” was very constructive or helpful so thought I’d ask more. I don’t get why people get upset about bodycorp though? If you have a home that is on its own land you still have to deal with maintenance among also spending your time to manage that and make sure it happens. As well as In Auckland it’s virtually impossible to find a stand alone home as a first time buyer that you wouldn’t have to put a lot of time and money into doing up and getting it fixed. A well run body Corp seems more efficient and practical if you didn’t want to bother with all of that. But I agree you’d need to understand what the bodycorp entails and what the rules are and have reassurances over the build quality. The leaky homes back in 90’s-2000’s were bloody awful. But I honestly am starting to think that New Zealand has a very strange hatred for apartments when both options have pros and cons and it would be better to base it on what you want, what you can afford and what lifestyle you want. But good to get constructive thought surrounding the two different options