Understanding Property Types

Knowing a customer's Property Type can provide important contextual details for the scope of work the project will require, in addition to other considerations. See the list below to determine which Property Type best fits the building in your Opportunity.

House: A standalone, single-family residential structure designed for one household, including full ownership of the building and the lot beneath it.

• Distinction: Unlike a Condo or Townhouse, it shares no walls, roofs, common areas, or parcel ownership with adjacent properties.

Condo/Townhouse: An individually owned residential unit physically attached to neighboring units (Townhouse) or situated within a shared complex (Condo).

• Distinction: Unlike a House, land and exterior grounds are owned collectively and managed via an HOA, though the interior footprint is privately owned.

Shed: An unconditioned accessory outbuilding designed strictly for storage, equipment, or light utility work.

• Distinction: Classified as an auxiliary non-residential structure on a parcel, separating it from primary living quarters or commercial spaces.

Duplex: A single residential building structurally engineered into exactly two distinct, self-contained living units sharing a common wall or floor.

• Distinction: Specifically capped at two units, separating it from single-unit Houses and larger Multi Family properties.

Mobile Home: A prefabricated, factory-built residential structure constructed on a permanent steel chassis for transportability.

• Distinction: Defined by its manufactured, chassis-based construction method rather than site-built framing, regardless of whether it rests in a mobile park or on private land.

Rental: An occupancy classification indicating that the property is leased to a tenant by a property owner.

• Distinction: Defines financial and legal occupancy status rather than physical architecture. The building may be a House, Condo, or Apartment, but confirms the work has been approved by the owner.

Multi Family: A residential property containing 3 to 4 distinct, self-contained living units on a single land parcel.

• Distinction: Sits strictly between a 2-unit Duplex and large-scale commercial Apartment complexes (typically 5+ units).

Commercial: Real estate zoned, engineered, and operated for business, retail, office, industrial, or non-residential commercial use.

• Distinction: Classified strictly by municipal zoning and non-residential business function, separating it from all residential property categories.

Apartment: An individual living unit inside a multi-unit building or complex (typically 5+ units) owned by a single entity.

• Distinction: Unlike a Condo (where individual units are owned by different buyers), apartment units are almost exclusively leased, and unlike a Duplex, exist within larger multi-unit structures.

Other: A catch-all tag for properties or structures that fall outside standard residential, commercial, or accessory categories (e.g., garages, porches, gazebos, specialized farm structures).

• Distinction: Reserved strictly for non-standard real estate that cannot logically fit into any existing physical tag.