Well, They all are good. If you are looking for a quieter engine it is the Honda. Most engine noise is not from the muffler , but the engine itself. Honda engines are designed to actually muffle valve noise etc. I am a old geezer and I always was sold on Briggs & Stratton. They are easy to fix and ran forever, if taken care of. After I started working on Honda products I felt like the man on the Maytag commercial.

We "only" changed the hard date for the movers once, but changed the soft date twice. Seems like builders are all optimists. For some reason, they are eternally certain that all subcontractors will show up on time, do everything exactly the way they're supposed to, coordinate perfectly with other subs, and clean up after themselves -- even though they never have before!

I moved much like you did when we moved here. I moved my kitchen, bathrooms, artwork, garage and shop things, clothing not in drawers and quite a bit of my office although not a heavy desk. 6 minute drive. I'd boxed books and hadn't put them in my SUV yet, the movers graciously offered to take them as they had room. I had brought my own lamps too I think. . All my living room furniture was new and delivered by the store as were the appliances. I tipped each of the three man crew, who brought the heavier pieces only, $40 each, Same with the movers I hired to move my mother to her retirement apartment an hour from her home. They moved three rooms of furniture and her clothing, I packed her kitchen myself, put those things into my SUV. It was a warm day, I had water which they accepted, soft drinks that they declined. Two men. They preferred to stop and buy their own lunch after they had packed and before they unpacked her things in her new city. I tipped them $40 each, although I think they were worth about 10 times that much for as helpful and good natured as they were that day last Fall ;-) Editing to add - I just remembered with the company hired to move mother, they brought us coffee! They called and asked how many were at the house that morning, and arrived with Starbucks, their treat ;-)

"What condo would you choose? Thank you for your thoughts." Personally, I don't think I would choose either one if they lack things that are important to me that can't be easily changed. Not having an outdoor space for a simple pleasure like morning coffee would be a deal breaker. Potty pads for a dog have no appeal to me. Part of the reason to have a dog vs a cat is that a dog makes you get up and move, go out for walks.... whether you want to or not. lol. Litter boxes are bad enough, but washing pads, ew. I get the feeling, that if you chose one of these, you would be settling for something you don't really want and have regrets.