[Rain Man]

Whew.

We have two very different contenders here. This is comparing not apples to apples, but rather kumquats to vienna sausages.

Kansas - it would be great to hang out at Buehler's house, so I'll mention that as a positive. The house is pretty nice, and I actually kind of like the plains setting. I've done my share of driving in plains states and I don't mind it at all. On the negative side, I have no interest in owning 3,500 acres of farmland here other than just leasing it to somebody. And is there a restaurant within two hours of this place? I like isolation, but I don't need this much isolation. I'll ask Buehler's thoughts on how much I could make with a lease, because that's a factor here. On the whole, the house is okay but the location is kind of a deal killer given how I'd want to spend my leisure time.

Delaware - The house is nice, but doesn't wow me in any way. And I've never really wanted one of those "walkway to a bunch of sand" beach houses without a tree in sight. I have little interest in being in the house itself. The big positive here is that the house is in a touristy area, so I could wander to one of the beach towns every day for lunch. I did a race in Rehoboth a while back, and it was nice. I didn't fall in love with it, but it was nice.

I dunno. This is a heat where I'm not enthused about either option. It might come down to money, and the Delaware property wins that. I don't know what income the Kansas property would generate, but if it's less than $160,000 a year, then Delaware wins with a noncommittal shrug.

I suspect Kansas can't beat Delaware's income enough to make it worthwhile. I'll go Delaware.