Home and Auto Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 17 - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 10-19-2021, 04:05 PM

Mansionmania continues. I'm going to show you the most expensive homes in every state and a few territories, with a few extras thrown in from the largest states to get the tourney up to 64. It'll be a single-elimination tournament.

You will choose among each pair of houses with the following assumptions:

The purchase price for you is $0.
All maintenance, utilities, property taxes, HOA fees, and cleaning is included.
You must live in the home for the rest of your life.
You can't travel more than 100 miles from home (via google maps drive time) other than 1 two-week vacation each year.
You get $250,000 per year as a living allowance
You get an additional living allowance at the cheaper home, which will be valued at 1% of any cost difference annually. I will note this amount in the poll.
You get the furnishings. If unfurnished, you get an allowance that will give you mid-grade furniture in every room.
You get any vehicles in the garage. But only the garage - nothing parked outside.

I encourage you to click on the maps in the listings to see the general location and neighborhood.

Also, I will only enter contestants if they have a sufficient number of photos to judge, as determined by me.

Your entries in this heat are:

California:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...7_M18383-06951

New Mexico:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M12941-88422

Shag · 10-19-2021, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by wazu

In the California house you don't need money because you already have everything.

Wonder what yearly payments are on a big ass boat and a slip in Marina Del Rey...

ThaVirus · 10-19-2021, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shag

What do you spend $1M/yr on in Santa Fe, when you're restricted to a 100 mile radius?

There are no limitations on what you can bring to you so I'd imagine you can have some fun with $1m a year of spending money

mr. tegu · 10-19-2021, 08:01 PM

That California house is just nuts. The New Mexico house just doesn’t have enough wow factor, a lot of that I think is from the mostly single level layout.

jd1020 · 10-19-2021, 08:04 PM

California for me.

The New Mexico home doesn't even come close. It doesn't even feel like a mansion. I get the feel of some 3rd world country school house or some shit. Feels cramped. Low ceilings. Narrow hallways. Small rooms, besides the one with the weird water pit in the center. Galley kitchen. Just a weird way to spend $22M.

**Buehler445** · 10-19-2021, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shag

What do you spend $1M/yr on in Santa Fe, when you're restricted to a 100 mile radius?

You know, that’s such a foreign concept that I don’t know but I’d love to find out.

I’d probably buy or build a gym and workout all the time. Buy fast cars, faster airplanes, whatever. A super car every year sounds good. A bunch of farm ground and make some Buehler445-esque schmuck farm it for me

In honesty My boring ass would probably just sock it away, pay good lawyers and accountants and give my kids 50 million or so when I die.

MagicHef · 10-19-2021, 09:12 PM

So if the NM house won and went up against a cheaper house next round, its enormous stipend would disappear, right?

**Dartgod** · 10-19-2021, 09:23 PM

The NM house is too dated for me.

ClevelandBronco · 10-19-2021, 10:07 PM

The California house is spectacular.

Give me New Mexico.

**Rain Man** · 10-19-2021, 10:10 PM

California - That house. Wow. That house. If houses were cookies, that's a four-foot diameter chocolate chip house. I don't even need an indoor pool because it's in perfect weather. That house is unbelievable. And it's 34,000 square feet, which I think is more than 50 percent larger than any other house we've seen so far. You can do anything you want there. I would invite strangers into my home just to see their reactions.

New Mexico - This is interesting, because I really like Santa Fe and I really like the classic New Mexico architecture. This house takes stuff I like and multiplies it by ten. And on top of that and green chile I get over $1 million a year? Wow.

But the question in the thread is very thought-provoking. How would I spend $1 million per year? Does that make my life four times better than spending $250,000 per year?

How would I spend $1 million in Santa Fe? I'd have some pretty amazing art in my house, I'll tell you that. And I'd probably do fun stuff like sponsor plays and bring in Springsteen to play at my house parties. The interesting thing, though, is that when you have big money you typically satisfy your need for objects pretty quickly, and then you seek experiences. But if I can only travel outside my radius for two weeks per year, that limits my ability to seek experiences.

Both of these places are amazing, and normally New Mexico would be really hard to beat. But man oh man, that house in California is just irresistible. I have to go California.

mr. tegu · 10-19-2021, 10:26 PM

They didn’t even come close to taking pictures of even half of the California house. Probably a red flag and the rest is terrible. Or I suppose that people buying a house like that aren’t comparing the 15th bathroom in it to the 12th walk in closet on a competitor when making their decisions.

oldman · 10-19-2021, 11:42 PM

That extra cash with the NM place would be nice, but why do I need 20 bedrooms? It's not like it's in Utah and I'm a Morm --- nevermind. I'll take the CA place.

RedRaider56 · 10-20-2021, 05:03 AM

New Mexico. Love the architecture, love the area. I could learn to make turquoise jewelry, ski in the winter, fish in the summer, smoke weed every dang day and not give a damn about not leaving the house.

KCUnited · 10-20-2021, 05:05 AM

NM looks like some type of corporate team building retreat.

lawrenceRaider · 10-20-2021, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

There are no limitations on what you can bring to you so I'd imagine you can have some fun with $1m a year of spending money

Can import a lot of talent . . .

Monticore · 10-20-2021, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

Can import a lot of talent . . .

From where California? rather just have them walk over.

View Poll Results: Which one do you pick?
California, plus a $250,000 annual stipend	34	59.65%
New Mexico, plus a $1,014,000 annual stipend	23	40.35%
Gosh, I can't decide.	0	0%
Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

10-19-2021, 04:05 PM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-552449 VARSITY	Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 17 Mansionmania continues. I'm going to show you the most expensive homes in every state and a few territories, with a few extras thrown in from the largest states to get the tourney up to 64. It'll be a single-elimination tournament. You will choose among each pair of houses with the following assumptions: The purchase price for you is $0. All maintenance, utilities, property taxes, HOA fees, and cleaning is included. You must live in the home for the rest of your life. You can't travel more than 100 miles from home (via google maps drive time) other than 1 two-week vacation each year. You get $250,000 per year as a living allowance You get an additional living allowance at the cheaper home, which will be valued at 1% of any cost difference annually. I will note this amount in the poll. You get the furnishings. If unfurnished, you get an allowance that will give you mid-grade furniture in every room. You get any vehicles in the garage. But only the garage - nothing parked outside. I encourage you to click on the maps in the listings to see the general location and neighborhood. Also, I will only enter contestants if they have a sufficient number of photos to judge, as determined by me. Your entries in this heat are: California: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...7_M18383-06951 New Mexico: https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...5_M12941-88422
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10-19-2021, 08:01 PM	#18
mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $-1768700	That California house is just nuts. The New Mexico house just doesn’t have enough wow factor, a lot of that I think is from the mostly single level layout.
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10-19-2021, 08:04 PM	#19
jd1020 In Search of a Life Join Date: Nov 2010 Casino cash: $7032645	California for me. The New Mexico home doesn't even come close. It doesn't even feel like a mansion. I get the feel of some 3rd world country school house or some shit. Feels cramped. Low ceilings. Narrow hallways. Small rooms, besides the one with the weird water pit in the center. Galley kitchen. Just a weird way to spend $22M.
Posts: 24,502

10-19-2021, 09:12 PM	#21
MagicHef The Seated Villain Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle Casino cash: $550247	So if the NM house won and went up against a cheaper house next round, its enormous stipend would disappear, right? __________________ With a sack in 61% of his games, SB MVP Von Miller is the most consistent pass rusher in NFL history.
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10-19-2021, 09:23 PM	#22
Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $3720000	The NM house is too dated for me. __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . .
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10-19-2021, 10:07 PM	#23
ClevelandBronco I'm with the banned. Join Date: Sep 2006 Casino cash: $5658955	The California house is spectacular. Give me New Mexico. __________________ "Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth ..." – Pope Saint John Paul II
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10-19-2021, 10:10 PM	#24
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-552449 VARSITY	California - That house. Wow. That house. If houses were cookies, that's a four-foot diameter chocolate chip house. I don't even need an indoor pool because it's in perfect weather. That house is unbelievable. And it's 34,000 square feet, which I think is more than 50 percent larger than any other house we've seen so far. You can do anything you want there. I would invite strangers into my home just to see their reactions. New Mexico - This is interesting, because I really like Santa Fe and I really like the classic New Mexico architecture. This house takes stuff I like and multiplies it by ten. And on top of that and green chile I get over $1 million a year? Wow. But the question in the thread is very thought-provoking. How would I spend $1 million per year? Does that make my life four times better than spending $250,000 per year? How would I spend $1 million in Santa Fe? I'd have some pretty amazing art in my house, I'll tell you that. And I'd probably do fun stuff like sponsor plays and bring in Springsteen to play at my house parties. The interesting thing, though, is that when you have big money you typically satisfy your need for objects pretty quickly, and then you seek experiences. But if I can only travel outside my radius for two weeks per year, that limits my ability to seek experiences. Both of these places are amazing, and normally New Mexico would be really hard to beat. But man oh man, that house in California is just irresistible. I have to go California. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,353

10-19-2021, 10:26 PM	#25
mr. tegu Forever Royal Join Date: Mar 2012 Casino cash: $-1768700	They didn’t even come close to taking pictures of even half of the California house. Probably a red flag and the rest is terrible. Or I suppose that people buying a house like that aren’t comparing the 15th bathroom in it to the 12th walk in closet on a competitor when making their decisions.
Posts: 26,502

10-19-2021, 11:42 PM	#26
oldman Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North by Northwest Casino cash: $5836784	That extra cash with the NM place would be nice, but why do I need 20 bedrooms? It's not like it's in Utah and I'm a Morm --- nevermind. I'll take the CA place.
Posts: 5,319

10-20-2021, 05:03 AM	#27
RedRaider56 MVP Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Austin, Texas Casino cash: $990400	New Mexico. Love the architecture, love the area. I could learn to make turquoise jewelry, ski in the winter, fish in the summer, smoke weed every dang day and not give a damn about not leaving the house.
Posts: 7,311

10-20-2021, 05:05 AM	#28
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $-1491756	NM looks like some type of corporate team building retreat.
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