Home and Auto Unreal Estate Game: Alaska

**Rain Man** · 10-18-2016, 05:59 PM

Assume that you idly buy a state lottery ticket while getting a doughnut at 7/11, and voila! You're a winner! You win your choice of one the five houses that will be shown.

I'll give you five houses in a state, and you vote on the house you would take.

Background rules:

Assume that your job situation won't need to change - you can find an identical job or work from home or whatever, so jobs don't matter.

Consider the house itself and the location and anything else that's important to you (schools, restaurants, lot size, etc.). Feel free to do a google map search to check out the neighborhood and the area.

You cannot sell the home. You can live in it as long as you like, but when you move out, it reverts back to the state as a prize for a future winner.

All houses will generally be in the $900,000 to $1 million price range.

All maintenance and utilities and taxes are cost-neutral compared to your current home.

If you wouldn't move into any of these homes, you can instead accept a cash prize of $50,000 (tax free).

Today's state is Alaska. Here are your five houses:

Anchorage - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...9718507#photo0

Big Lake - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...1-01868#photo0

Chiniak (Kodiak Island) - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...7-19108#photo0

Homer - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...0-71440#photo0

Ketchikan - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...4-97750#photo0

**Shogun** · 10-18-2016, 06:30 PM

Big Lake.

That house is dope man

underEJ · 10-18-2016, 06:40 PM

Big Lake is quite nice. I'd do that for a couple of years then give it up. I need civilization sooner or later.

Dayze · 10-18-2016, 06:40 PM

man...this one is tough. I'm going with Ketchikan

but Big Lake is bad ass too.

underEJ · 10-18-2016, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dayze

man...this one is tough. I'm going with Ketchikan

but Big Lake is bad ass too.

I like the Ketchikan house, but I've been to Ketchikan and it is thousands of cruise passengers everywhere all day, and the businesses are all catering to tourists. Blechhh!

frozenchief · 10-18-2016, 07:20 PM

Big Lake has a nice house but the neighborhood around it can be sketchy

Anchorage - house decent but large city. IF you're going to live here why not get away from it;

Ketchikan - beautiful house but: 1) lots of rain; 2) city has two parts - blue collar/industrial and tourist - and they don't really mix; 3) Ketchikan has some weird crime; 4) Ketchikan does not get a lot of snow and it is really beautiful but you're on an island and you have to fly or take the ferry to get anywhere, including a ferry to the airport (look up bridge to nowhere);

Homer - great town and great views. I'd probably take this one simply because of the surroundings even though I'm not as wild about the house. But if you like lots of bald eagles and want to fish, Homer is your place;

Kodiak - great location but the house is for shit. You'd have to fly to Anchorage to get anywhere but life in Kodiak would be fun. It's large enough for a large Alaska community but it's still the Bush. great hunting and fishing and wildlife

**Gadzooks** · 10-18-2016, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frozenchief

Big Lake has a nice house but the neighborhood around it can be sketchy

I can handle sketchy locals with a shot gun and a few bribes. My main question would be - how long is swimming season in Big Lake, if at all?

frozenchief · 10-18-2016, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gadzooks

I can handle sketchy locals with a shot gun and a few bribes. My main question would be - how long is swimming season in Big Lake, if at all?

Lakes will be free of ice between mid May and early June. Swimming stops around mid September and even that is for the die hards. So pretty much the summer.

Like most Alaska areas, the quality of neighbors can vary from block to block, even within a block. Very nice houses next to property with a trailer on it. Big Lake is the meth capital of Alaska so you'd definitely want your shotgun. Weird thing is you could drive down the street and see really nice houses yet across the street are run down trailers, complete with cars on blocks.

**Rain Man** · 10-19-2016, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frozenchief

Lakes will be free of ice between mid May and early June. Swimming stops around mid September and even that is for the die hards. So pretty much the summer.

Like most Alaska areas, the quality of neighbors can vary from block to block, even within a block. Very nice houses next to property with a trailer on it. Big Lake is the meth capital of Alaska so you'd definitely want your shotgun. Weird thing is you could drive down the street and see really nice houses yet across the street are run down trailers, complete with cars on blocks.

Wow, that's funny to hear about Big Lake, because that's a pretty darn nice house to be in that type of neighborhood.

KChiefs1 · 10-18-2016, 07:24 PM

Big Lake

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Hoover · 10-18-2016, 07:45 PM

Homer. Love that area and the views are unmatched. I can deal with the house.

EPodolak · 10-18-2016, 07:50 PM

Taking the cash until we get to a warm State.

tx4chiefs · 10-18-2016, 07:53 PM

Voted stay. Again, too cold.

**rockymtnchief** · 10-18-2016, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tx4chiefs

Voted stay. Again, too cold.

Don't be scared. January 2015, I flew out of Montana (36 degrees) into Austin Texas (31 degrees) while my buddy in Sitka Alaska (48 degrees) was fishing.

**cdcox** · 10-18-2016, 08:31 PM

The Big Lake house is nice. But forever? Short days. Long cold winters. Not how I plan to spend the rest of my life. $50K me.

View Poll Results: Which house would you pick?
Anchorage	2	3.92%
Big Lake	16	31.37%
Chiniak	1	1.96%
Homer	8	15.69%
Ketchikan	17	33.33%
Give me the $50,000 cash and keep the houses.	7	13.73%
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

10-18-2016, 05:59 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-452449 VARSITY	Unreal Estate Game: Alaska Assume that you idly buy a state lottery ticket while getting a doughnut at 7/11, and voila! You're a winner! You win your choice of one the five houses that will be shown. I'll give you five houses in a state, and you vote on the house you would take. Background rules: Assume that your job situation won't need to change - you can find an identical job or work from home or whatever, so jobs don't matter. Consider the house itself and the location and anything else that's important to you (schools, restaurants, lot size, etc.). Feel free to do a google map search to check out the neighborhood and the area. You cannot sell the home. You can live in it as long as you like, but when you move out, it reverts back to the state as a prize for a future winner. All houses will generally be in the $900,000 to $1 million price range. All maintenance and utilities and taxes are cost-neutral compared to your current home. If you wouldn't move into any of these homes, you can instead accept a cash prize of $50,000 (tax free). Today's state is Alaska. Here are your five houses: Anchorage - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...9718507#photo0 Big Lake - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...1-01868#photo0 Chiniak (Kodiak Island) - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...7-19108#photo0 Homer - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...0-71440#photo0 Ketchikan - http://www.realtor.com/realestateand...4-97750#photo0
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10-18-2016, 06:40 PM	#3
underEJ Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Casino cash: $6183141	Big Lake is quite nice. I'd do that for a couple of years then give it up. I need civilization sooner or later.
Posts: 1,240

10-18-2016, 06:40 PM	#4
Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $1959358	man...this one is tough. I'm going with Ketchikan but Big Lake is bad ass too. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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10-18-2016, 07:20 PM	#6
frozenchief Cynical Misanthrope Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Alaska Casino cash: $-1520000	Big Lake has a nice house but the neighborhood around it can be sketchy Anchorage - house decent but large city. IF you're going to live here why not get away from it; Ketchikan - beautiful house but: 1) lots of rain; 2) city has two parts - blue collar/industrial and tourist - and they don't really mix; 3) Ketchikan has some weird crime; 4) Ketchikan does not get a lot of snow and it is really beautiful but you're on an island and you have to fly or take the ferry to get anywhere, including a ferry to the airport (look up bridge to nowhere); Homer - great town and great views. I'd probably take this one simply because of the surroundings even though I'm not as wild about the house. But if you like lots of bald eagles and want to fish, Homer is your place; Kodiak - great location but the house is for shit. You'd have to fly to Anchorage to get anywhere but life in Kodiak would be fun. It's large enough for a large Alaska community but it's still the Bush. great hunting and fishing and wildlife
Posts: 4,333

10-18-2016, 07:24 PM	#10
KChiefs1 I’m a Mahomo! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mid-Missouri Casino cash: $6771021	Big Lake Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________
Posts: 54,038

10-18-2016, 07:45 PM	#11
Hoover Rufus Dawes Jr. Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $-1941821	Homer. Love that area and the views are unmatched. I can deal with the house.
Posts: 18,016

10-18-2016, 07:50 PM	#12
EPodolak Spooky Action Join Date: Dec 2003 Casino cash: $-957442	Taking the cash until we get to a warm State.
Posts: 6,707

10-18-2016, 07:53 PM	#13
tx4chiefs Starter Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Casino cash: $5236461	Voted stay. Again, too cold.
Posts: 488

10-18-2016, 08:31 PM	#15
cdcox www.nfl-forecast.com Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $-458231	The Big Lake house is nice. But forever? Short days. Long cold winters. Not how I plan to spend the rest of my life. $50K me.
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