The demand for apartments on lower floors, especially from buyers in their middle and later years of life, remains high. Ground floor and first floor are the first requests that buyers present to the real estate agent.

However, older buyers or buyers looking for an apartment for their parents often consider ground floor apartments that do not require significant physical effort due to the absence of stairs, which can be exhausting for older individuals, especially if the apartment is in an old building and the building does not have an elevator.

An apartment on the ground floor has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Although for older individuals a ground floor apartment is the best solution, even older buyers often choose a high ground floor or first floor for safety in their apartment.

Advantages of living in a ground floor apartment:

-You may have already read above that living on the ground floor does not require significant physical effort, there are often no stairs that you have to climb every day, often with shopping bags in hand, and even when you just want to take a walk.

-On the other hand, in older buildings, you can find ground floor apartments that do not share an entrance with other tenants, but instead, you enter your apartment from the courtyard of the building.

-If the apartment has a separate entrance from the courtyard, you can arrange part of the courtyard in front of the apartment so that you can design a green area according to your taste, which will be your green oasis for enjoying nature outdoors.

-You do not pass by other people’s apartments every day on your way to yours, you do not have to be careful about how quietly you move or talk during the daytime rest.

-In older buildings without elevators, ground floor apartments are suitable for people with disabilities.

-The electricity is out in the building? Ground floor tenants do not have to worry about that; the elevator is of little use to them.

Disadvantages of living in a ground floor apartment:

– A ground floor apartment most often does not have a terrace, but if you enter directly from the courtyard, you can always arrange the aforementioned garden, that is, the courtyard.

– In large cities, due to less greenery around buildings, a ground floor apartment facing the street can be noisy and require more frequent regular cleaning due to the entry of more dust through the windows.

– The lack of light in the apartment is a result of the tenants’ decisions to install bars on the windows for the safety of themselves and their property.

– If you do not like children’s noise, a ground floor apartment is not an ideal choice for you. In the summer, you will often hear noise during children’s play in the park or the building’s courtyard.

To fully understand all the advantages and disadvantages before deciding to purchase an apartment, we suggest that you call and hire licensed real estate agents who are obliged to present all information about the condition of the property to you in the best way possible, without hiding anything. Agents employed at “Heroldo Real Estate” will confidently and transparently point out the advantages and disadvantages of a specific property and strive to choose one that meets your requirements.