Actually this is a great way if that works for you. But I love a detached SFA precisely for this reason. I love taking care of my own yard. Doing my own repairs with my own two hands (for me there is a certain satisfaction in it - must be pathological). I want absolutely no restrictions to what I can do with my lawn, my walls, my decorations etc. I want to be able to have my own workship with own tools etc. It may not be an American dream (I am not even one) but it is my dream and is the dream for millions of others (americans or otherwise).