Mansionmania Tournament: Round 1, Heat 9

[Rain Man]

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, 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:

New Hampshire:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...2_M90471-61146

Kentucky:

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...3_M46166-11630

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I really like both of those properties - both are beautiful and I like both homes quite a bit.

Going Kentucky though for a few reasons:

A) While not enormous, there is a stipend difference that will add up over time.

B) Raw acreage - no replacement for displacement, lads...

C) Location/access - the Kentucky home gives you access to Lexington and Louisville (college towns are great) not to mention Cincinnati which is home to both an AFC football team AND a National League baseball team so I can get my sports fixes and occasionally see the Cardinals/Chiefs in person without burning precious vacation weeks.

EDIT: I airmailed the ocean access in NH, but man, the North Atlantic is less 'ocean access' and more 'really F'ing cold waves access'. Apart from the views, I'm not sure what there is to really enjoy about going to a beach in New Hampshire. I'm probably wrong, though...

Re: B. Agree in principle, disagree in practice. I’m 160 hours in this month. There are times when I couldn’t give a **** less if I went outside ever again much less manage acreage.

Some acres take a lot of management and aren’t fun. Just as an example I live in town. 0% chance I’m fixing fence or managing weeds if I don’t get paid to.

Largely you’re right. But there is a limit.